Bankruptcy Archive » March, 2008

Bankruptcy - March, 2008

149 articles

• People's Choice Amends Reorganization Plan
• Solutia's Lawyers Seek $89M For Ch. 11 Work
• Fedders, Banks Hit With $150M Misconduct Suit
• Bondholder Cries Foul On Dura Disclosure Statement
• Calpine Professionals To Reap $440M In Fees
• Harvard Endowment Eyes Pacific Lumber Land
• Interep Ad Agency Files Pre-Arranged Chapter 11
• Sea Containers Sheds $17M In Debt With Unit Sale
• Judge Dismisses Levitz Bankruptcy
• JP Morgan To Pay $2M Over National Century Collapse
• Delphi, DOL Call Truce In ERISA Spat
• Ziff Davis' Ch. 11 Case Speeds Ahead
• IRS Asks People's Choice To Nail Down Tax Issues
• Delaware's New Local Rule For Section 363 Sales
• Aloha Eyes Auction Of Air Cargo Business
• Sharper Image Trustee Slams Hiring Of CEO's Firm
• Citing Turmoil, Subprime Lender Gets More Time
• American Home Wins Another Exclusivity Extension
• Operator Of Disney Store Chain Files For Chapter 11
• Delta Financial Seeks More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Malpractice Suit Likely In Wake Of New Century Report
• Dutch Ruling Hands Yukos Creditor Moravel $848M
• IBM Tears Down SCO Group's Disclosure, Sale Plan
• Tower Records, Warner Settle To Tune Of $3.7M
• Florida Home Loan Holding Co. Enters Bankruptcy
• American LaFrance Wins Creditor Support For Plan
• Judge Gives Kara More Time To Protest Claims
• PBGC Objects To Plans For Pacific Lumber Unit
• Mortgage Lenders Wins More Time To File Plan
• Casino Fights Bondholders, Fending Off Ch. 11
• Enron Creditors Reach $1.66B Deal With Citigroup
• Court Approves Asarco Bidding Procedures
• Riverstone Execs Settle With SEC In $30M Fraud Case
• New Century Was Ticking Time Bomb: Examiner
• Mass. Joins Opposition To Sale Of W.R. Grace Sites
• Fedders Wins Extension To Wrap Up Asset Sales
• Desperate Thornburg Issues $1.35B In Debt Notes
• Asarco Balks At $468M Cleanup Settlement
• Noteholders Want To Scour Dura's Books
• American LaFrance Seeks To Remove Creditor
• KPMG Prevails Against Trustee Of Bankrupt Dot-Com
• Ethanol Producer Halts Operations On Road To Ch. 11
• Two Jump From Heller To Sheppard's NYC Office
• Adelphia, NBC Reach $7.2M Deal Over Fees
• American LaFrance Creditors Call For Trustee
• Sea Containers Creditors Call For Settlement Probe
• Judge Approves Auction Of Delphi Factory
• Feds Balk At W.R. Grace Plan To Sell Polluted Sites
• Supreme Court Hears Transfer Tax Exemption Case
• Judge Rejects Delta Pilots' Look-Back Claims
• Coudert Balks At Dechert's Bid To Dip Into Escrow
• Sentinel Files $550M Fraud Suit Against Auditor
• NovaStar Pays $2M To End Involuntary Bankruptcy
• Fare Wars Prompt Aloha Airlines' Ch. 11 Filing
• Northwest Employees Settle Prepetition Grievances
• W.R. Grace Secures Amended $165M DIP Loan
• Bryan Cave Creates Subprime Lending Team
• Judge OKs Reliant's $468M Channelview Sale
• Delphi Secures 'Prophylactic' Plan Extension
• Bankrupt Dura Keeps Control Of Its Destiny
• Ex-New Century Workers Urge Court To Unseal Report
• PBGC Seeks To Enter Delta Pension Fray
• Northwest Creditors Fight Veto Of $4M Success Fee
• Claimants Push For Expert In W.R. Grace Case
• Paper-Products Maker Warns Of Loan Default
• Sullivan & Worcester Forms Credit Crisis Practice
• New Century's Disclosure Statement Gets Judge's OK
• Bank Liquidators Allege Telecom Exec Stole $120M
• American Home Creditors Back Loan Sale
• Delphi Probes Report Of 'Inappropriate' Shorting
• Reliant Gets Another Extension To File Plan
• Lenders Scale Back W.R. Grace's Exit Financing
• Reed Smith Forms New Financial Industry Group
• Judge Won't Let Deloitte Off For Adelphia Audit
• No $6M Bonus For Adequate Job: Calpine U.S. Trustee
• Lionel Files Third Amended Plan
• U.S. Trustee Slams Weil Gotshal Fees In NYRA Case
• Judge Gives MediCor 3rd Extension To File Plan
• Andrews Kurth Launches Subprime Group
• Northwest Battles Fuel Surcharge Class Actions
• EEOC Tries To Revive ADA Claims Against Delphi
• W.R. Grace, Feds Strike Deal Over Cleanup
• Countrywide Cries Foul On U.S. Trustee Investigation
• Trustee Objects To PwC Fees In Federal-Mogul Case
• Hedges Against Risk May Complicate Bankruptcy
• Trust Can Bring Claims Against Banks: Third Circuit
• Joint Venture Will Run Sharper Image Store Closings
• Citigroup Asks Court To Stay Enron MegaClaims Trial
• Botched Exit Deal To Cost Interstate $5M
• Paulson Unveils Plan To Curb Market Excesses
• Jury Convicts Five National Century Execs
• Lack Of Cash Sends Casino Owner Into Ch. 11
• Mortgage Lenders' Plan Leaves Some Out In The Cold
• GM Seeks To Secure Tooling If Plastech Can't Deliver
• Court Approves $13M Sale Of Fedders Subsidiary
• Court Denies N.J.'s Late Claim Against W.R. Grace
• Feds' Crisis-Prevention Plan Puts Weight On Investors
• K&L Gates Snags Bankruptcy Bigwig
• Judge Closes Book On Law Firm's Ch. 11 Case
• Delphi Seeks To Head Off Infringement Action
• Pachulski Stang Wins Bid To Toss Race Bias Suit
• After Travelers, Post-Petition Fees An Open Issue
• Polluter Bankruptcies Prompt Lawsuit Against EPA
• New Century Creditors Want Report Kept Secret
• McGuireWoods Snags Partner From Drinker Biddle
• W.R. Grace To Pay $250M For Asbestos Cleanup
• Thacher Proffitt Forms Distressed Debt Group
• Ailing Vitamin Co. Seeks Refuge In Bankruptcy
• Delphi Plans $19M Sale Of Shock Absorber Factory
• Landlords Object To Sharper Image Liquidations
• Ernst & Young Seeks Almost $1M For Dura Work
• Fedders Seeks To Avert 'Speculative' Lawsuit
• Interstate Bakeries May Scratch Plans
• Delphi Gets Tentative OK On $3B Loan From GM
• Key Creditors Back Dura's Reorganization Plan
• W.R. Grace Auditor OKs Counsel's $1.8M Bill
• Judge OKs $60M DIP Loan For Sharper Image
• Objections Pile Up Over Wickes Lease Sale
• PriceWaterhouse To Pay $30M To Settle Audit Suit
• Kilpatrick Beefs Up Subprime Practice
• Northwest Wins Injunction Against Senior Pilots
• Sharper Image Cries Foul Over Calif. Suit
• GM Stepping In To Fill Delphi's $3B Loan Gap
• Bankruptcy Judge OKs $80M Fortunoff Sale
• Judge OKs Examiner With Limited Role In Asarco Case
• Prepetitioned Deals May Be On The Rise
• Credit Crunch Has Allowed Creditors To Take Charge
• Upside Of A Downturn: Big Business For Bankruptcy
• Sentinel Trustee Sues BoNY For $550M
• Trustee Claims Countrywide Acted In Bad Faith
• Ziff Davis Media Files For Chapter 11
• Without Merger, Alitalia Bankruptcy Looms: Official
• Construction Worker Class Certified In NYC Wage Suit
• Calpine Hit With $200M In Compensation Requests
• National Century Execs' Lose Bid For Acquittal
• February Was Boom Month For Ch. 11 Prepacks
• Thacher Proffitt Scores New Bankruptcy Partner
• Trustee Fights Bonuses For Fieldstone Insiders
• Aided By Buyout Firm, SCO Group Files Ch. 11 Plan
• Asarco Seeks Court OK To Settle Missouri Claims
• Pacific Lumber Parent Seeks $51M DIP Loan
• People's Choice Files Blueprint For Liquidation
• Trustee Attacks New Century's Disclosure Statement
• Calpine CEO To Receive $29M Bonus
• Deutsche Bank Objects To New Century Plan
• Regulator Wants Banks' Detailed Data On Mortgages
• 'Success' Fees Nixed In Northwest Bankruptcy
• Pacific Lumber Disclosure Statement Approved
• Dechert Seeks To Enforce Agreement With Coudert