Brooke Corporation

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Case Number:

2:08-bk-22786

Court:

Kansas

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  1. October 18, 2016

    Ex-Brooke CEO Can't Wall Off Estate From Husch Attys

    A Kansas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday refused to order Husch Blackwell LLP to erect an information barrier between the firm and Brooke Corp., despite claims by former Brooke CEO Robert Orr that litigation he's launched against the firm calls for it.

  2. August 11, 2016

    Brooke Ex-CEO Wants Barrier Between Estate, Husch Attys

    Former Brooke Corp. CEO Robert Orr on Monday pushed forward with his fight to have Husch Blackwell removed as counsel to the company's estate, telling a Kansas bankruptcy judge that new litigation he's launched against the firm calls for an information barrier between the attorneys and the company.

  3. July 21, 2016

    Brooke Ex-CEO Complains Of 'Lackadaisical' Estate Oversight

    Former Brooke Corp. CEO Robert Orr is continuing his campaign for the removal of the company estate trustee, who's also a Husch Blackwell partner, telling a Kansas bankruptcy court Monday that he's filed a complaint with a state agency over the trustee's "lackadaisical oversight."

  4. February 03, 2016

    Brooke's US Trustee Says Estate Trustee Doesn't Deserve Boot

    Brooke Corp.'s U.S. Trustee on Tuesday rejected CEO Robert Orr's demand that the current bankruptcy trustee and Husch Blackwell partner be replaced, saying the move is motivated by Orr's intention to sue the firm over allegations that a former estate trustee's actions actually caused the bankruptcy.

  5. November 10, 2015

    Kutak Rock Pays $17.7M To Settle Malpractice Suit

    The trustee for Brooke Corp. asked a Kansas bankruptcy judge Monday to approve a $17.7 million settlement resolving his malpractice suit accusing Kutak Rock LLP of helping the insurance holding company's executives mislead investors about its financial problems.

  6. November 06, 2013

    Husch Fees Draw Trustee's Objection In Insurer Bankruptcy

    The U.S. bankruptcy trustee for an insurance company that went belly-up in 2008 objected in Kansas federal court on Monday to paying the bill of the company's law firm, Husch Blackwell LLP, saying the estate's nearly $12 million in payments to the firm is unfair to creditors.

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