AFA Investment Inc.

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Case Number:

1:12-bk-11127

Court:

Delaware

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  1. March 28, 2014

    Meat Co. AFA Seeks $84M In Slew Of Clawback Suits

    The estate of bankrupt AFA Foods Inc., the meat processor driven into Chapter 11 amid controversy over its "pink slime" filler, launched a host of avoidance actions Friday in Delaware bankruptcy court, seeking to claw back about $84 million for the benefit of its creditors.

  2. November 13, 2013

    Beef Co. Can Try To Reverse AFA Win In Tainted Meat Case

    The Delaware bankruptcy judge presiding over the Chapter 11 proceedings of AFA Foods Inc. — which sought court protection amid the "pink slime" filler controversy — on Wednesday allowed a Nebraska beef company to attempt to overturn a judgment in Maine federal court in a tainted meat dispute with the debtor.

  3. September 18, 2013

    Beef Co. Claims AFA Unit Withheld Info In Tainted Meat Case

    A Nebraska beef company said Wednesday it wants an automatic stay lifted in the bankruptcy case for AFA Foods Inc. — which sought court protection amid the “pink slime” filler controversy — claiming it has new evidence that will change the outcome of a tainted meat dispute with the debtor's affiliate.

  4. June 25, 2013

    'Pink Slime' Meat Co. Gets Nod On Creditor, Worker Deal

    Meat processor AFA Foods Inc., driven into Chapter 11 protection amid controversy over its "pink slime" meat filler, got the green light Tuesday for a settlement that resolves claims from some creditors and a class of laid-off workers, over the objections of a supplier that said the agreement "short-circuits" the bankruptcy process.

  5. June 24, 2013

    Beef Supplier Challenges 'Pink Slime' Co.'s WARN Deal

    A Nebraska-based beef company embroiled in a long-standing dispute with an affiliate of bankrupt AFA Foods Inc. over who is responsible for allegedly tainted meat objected Monday to a proposed settlement AFA reached with creditors and a class suing it over labor violations.

  6. June 17, 2013

    'Pink Slime' Maker Reaches New Bankruptcy Settlement

    Meat processor AFA Foods Inc. has reached a new settlement with creditors, lenders and a class suing it for labor violations, telling a Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday that the parties had addressed issues that sank a previously proposed settlement resolving disputes over the "pink slime" producer's bankruptcy.

  7. December 14, 2012

    'Pink Slime' Co. Escapes Ex-Worker's WARN Suit For Now

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday tossed a putative class action brought by an ex-AFA Foods Inc. employee, finding the suit against the "pink slime" beef filler maker and its private equity parent lacked the factual foundation to pass the pleading stage.

  8. November 14, 2012

    WARN Class Asks Judge To Deny AFA Exclusivity Extension

    A putative class of ex-employees suing "pink slime" maker AFA Foods Inc. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday to deny the company an extension of its exclusivity period to file a Chapter 11 plan, repeating their call for a Chapter 7 conversion.

  9. October 11, 2012

    'Pink Slime' Meat Co. AFA's Creditor Settlement Gets Nixed

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday rejected a proposed settlement among AFA Foods Inc.'s creditors over proceeds from the meat processor's liquidation, finding that the deal circumvented the usual protections afforded creditors under a Chapter 11 plan.

  10. October 05, 2012

    WARN Class Wants 'Pink Slime' Bankruptcy Turned Into Ch. 7

    A putative class of ex-employees suing bankrupt "pink slime" maker AFA Foods Inc. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday to immediately convert the company's case to Chapter 7, saying the meat processor's proposed global settlement otherwise would leave nothing left for them to recover.

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