Bankruptcy Archive » June, 2008

Bankruptcy - June, 2008

119 articles

• Jones Day Adds Litigation Partner From Kirkland
• Judge Cements Congoleum's Stay In Chapter 11
• Empire Land Duels With Creditors Over Discovery
• After Roadblocks, Judge Allows Aloha Claim Sale
• Judge OKs Wornick Plan Over Group's Objections
• W.R. Grace Seeks $59M Loan From Life Insurance
• MRC/Marathon Balk At Bank's $200M Claim
• Dykema Sweeps Up Most Of Schwartz Cooper
• Tropicana Fights Back Against Call For Trustee
• Judge OKs Sharper Image Employee Incentive Plan
• Chrysler Denies Rumors Of Bankruptcy Plans
• Economic Woes Could Force Publishers Into Ch. 11
• Northwest Aims To Settle Ex-CFO's Bankruptcy Claim
• Bankruptcy Judge OKs Jeweler's Incentive Plan
• Calpine Battles Employee's Bid For Incentive Bonus
• Judge Says AHM Can End Executives' Contracts
• Bankrupt Lender Gets 5th Exclusivity Extension
• American Home Mortgage's Effect On Repo Buyers
• Mexican Bank Fights Wachovia Appeal
• Sharper Image Trustee Seeks Cardholder Claims List
• Truck Transportation Co. JHT Files For Ch. 11
• PwC Unit Wins Appellate Reversal In Yukos Tax Spat
• Adelphia Fraud Sentences Trimmed By Three Years
• Tough Market Pushes Caruso Homes Into Ch. 11
• Belron To Buy Bankrupt Diamond Glass for $54.6M
• Bear Stearns Redux: Bad News For Offshore Funds
• Trustee Slams Sharper Image Incentive Plan
• Big Dig Contractor Enters Bankruptcy After Charges
• Hospital In W.R. Grace Case Appeals Class Bid Ruling
• Whitehall Jewelers Files For Chapter 11
• Vallejo Seeks To Reject Agreements With Unions
• Steve & Barry's Nears Bankruptcy: Report
• Nellson Nutraceutical Files Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• American LaFrance Sues Daimler Trucks
• Gemini Air Cargo Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
• Credit Woes Hinder Hedge Fund Launches: Report
• Mortgage Lenders Settles License Dispute With States
• Judge OKs Voting On Sentinel Plan
• Intellectual Property Valuation Issues In Bankruptcy
• Dana Judge Denies $2.5M Fee Bid By Appaloosa
• Sale Of Aloha's Mesa Claim Runs Into Trouble
• Court Grants Ex-Refco Execs' Demand For Insurance
• Ex-Bear Stearns Execs Knew The End Was Near: Feds
• Fremont General Enters Ch. 11 To Close Sale
• $177M Award In BanInter Fraud Case Affirmed
• Adelphia Lenders Win Bid To Toss $4B In Claims
• Hancock Disclosure Statement, Backstop Deal OK'd
• Linens 'N Things Severance Plan Lacks Details: Trustee
• Plastech's Stalking Horses Win Their Races
• Trustee Objects To Mortgage Lenders' Investments
• W.R. Grace Judge Rebuffs ZAI Claimants
• Judge Pressures New Werner To Produce Docs
• Plastech Asks Court To Help In Tooling Dispute
• Vinson & Elkins Settles San Diego Suit For $4.35M
• Judge OKs Ziff Davis Plan, Ch. 11 Exit To Follow
• Sharper Image Fights Shoppers' Bid For Stay Relief
• Lenders' Demands Threaten W.R. Grace Exit
• Dana Agrees To Allow $125M Claim To End EPA Spat
• Judge Nixes Bonuses For Aloha Airlines CEO, CFO
• Piccadilly Can't Avoid Transfer Taxes: High Court
• Court Shoots Down 12th Congoleum Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Judge Leaves Greenberg Traurig For Otterbourg
• Wornick's Ch. 11 Plan Wins Over Most Creditors
• Plastech Strikes $200M Deals For Key Units
• Judge To OK Coudert Amended Disclosure Statement
• Asarco Parent Makes $4.1B Asset Bid
• Barclays To Amend Bear Stearns Case: Report
• Beware Damages Based On 'Deepening Insolvency'
• Judge OKs $400M Sale Of Leiner Assets To NBTY
• Newly Hired Nixon Peabody Partner Jumps To Dechert
• ATA Sues FedEx For Breaking Charter Pact
• Partner Objections To Coudert's Disclosure Remain
• 3rd Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Qwest Case
• Irish Ritchie Funds File Chapter 11 Plans
• Ampex Statement Approved, Creditors Still Skeptical
• Plastech Asset Buyer Must Honor Labor Deal: UAW
• Hancock Fabrics Stitches Together Plan
• Trustee Must Produce Docs In Row With Mayer Brown
• $210M DIP Financing Approved For Goody's Clothing
• EU Probes Italy's €300M Loan To Alitalia
• Bad Land Deals Send Oregon Homebuilder Into Ch. 11
• Asarco Creditors Blast $2.6B Sale
• Reliant's $500M Sale Of Channelview Plant Gets Nod
• Payout Plan For Aloha Execs Draws Flak From Pilots
• Empire Land Creditors Look To Hire Landau & Berger
• Ziff Davis Creditors Ask To Reserve Rights In Plan
• Metabolife CEO Gets 6 Months For Misleading FDA
• Calif. Real Estate Partnership Enters Chapter 11
• Threadbare Goody's Clothing Files For Chapter 11
• Sonnenschein Gets OK For Final Federal-Mogul Fees
• American Home Looks To Toss Exec Contracts
• Fedders Urges Court To OK Disclosure Statement
• Key To Turnaround May Be Only A Click Away
• Aloha Trustee Seeks To End Union Pension Plan
• Dura Bypasses Stay In Drive Toward Confirmation
• Pacific Lumber Judge Backs MRC/Marathon Plan
• In-House Counsel Beware: Miller V. McDonald
• FTC Looking Into Mortgage Lender Practices
• Sharper Image Seeks Exclusivity Extension
• Mrs. Fields Cooks Up Plan To Avoid Ch.11
• Scopac Requests Additional $25M Credit Facility
• Prosecutor Wants Mirabilis Bankruptcy Removed
• Wind Blows Distributed Energy Systems Into Ch. 11
• Bennigan's, Ponderosa Trying To Avoid Ch. 11
• Calpine Unit Says $2M Claim Is Actually $10M Debt
• Deep-Sea Dive Company Sinks Into Ch. 11
• Finn Dixon Launches Bankruptcy Practice
• Third-Party Complaints Dismissed In Suprema Suit
• Judge Approves Frontier's Executive Severance Plan
• Judge Endorses W.R. Grace's $291M Truce
• Coudert Disclosure Statement Gets Tentative Court OK
• Plastech Proposes $17M Wind-Down Settlement
• Sharper Image Under Fire Over Gift Card Policy
• Aloha To Sell Off Claim Against Mesa: Report
• Fleming Can't Shake Sanctions Order In Enron Case
• Detroit Casino Folds Into Ch. 11
• Werner Faces Contempt Charge Over Doc Production
• Indian Company Snatches Up Asarco For $2.6B
• Firms Seek Protection From Loss Of Contingency Fees