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Bankruptcy - September, 2008

140 articles

• When One Party To A Swap Agreement Goes Bankrupt
• Lehman Creditors Ask Court To Reconsider DIP Loan
• Curbing Executive Pay: The Latest In A Long History
• Small Business Lender Falls Into Bankruptcy
• Mrs. Fields Urges Judge To Confirm Ch. 11 Plan
• Creditors Set Up Roadblocks To Goody's Plan
• Pillsbury Seeks Liability Finding In Malpractice Suit
• Steve & Barry's Creditors Move To Subpoena Docs
• US House Rejects Bailout Plan
• 9th Circuit Has Advantages For 3rd Party Claims
• Citigroup Adds Wachovia In FDIC-Brokered Deal
• Friedman Billings Sues Lehman To Retrieve Security
• Senate OKs $25B Loan For Auto Cos.
• WaMu's Chapter 11 One For The Record Books
• Bailout Could Accelerate Bankruptcies: Experts
• Picadilly's Effects On Asset Sales
• IRS, TCBY Not Sweet To Mrs. Fields Ch. 11 Plan
• Renaissance Homes Files For Ch. 11
• Asarco Mulls Flexing NAFTA Muscle To Block Sale
• Feds Seize WaMu As Bailout Talks Crumble
• Hughes Hubbard Acquires Bankruptcy Boutique
• Diamond Glass Inches Closer To Ch. 11 Exit
• Adelphia Ch. 11 Plan Trumps Equity Holders' Claims
• Goodyear Draws $600M In Revolving Credit
• Bickering Over Delphi Pension Plan Stops
• Legal Scholars Question Sweeping Bailout Powers
• Judge Approves $150M DIP Loan For WCI
• Troubled Cos.' Pension Plans $400M Short: PBGC
• Judge Allows Delphi To Freeze Pension Payments
• Tropicana Sues Purchaser Over Collapsed Hotel Deal
• Court Gives Nod To Asarco Disclosure Statement
• Teamsters Object To Frontier Bid To Toss Contracts
• Criminal Charges In Doubt Despite FBI Probe
• BNP Paribas Exploited Propex: Creditors
• Diamond Glass Files Amended Liquidation Plan
• Senate Leaders Question Terms Of Bailout
• Even With Bailout, Bankruptcy Boom Far From Over
• Govt. Bailout Golden Egg For Some Firms
• Judge Upholds Dana Corp. Asbestos Deals
• Japanese Firm Snaps Up 2 Lehman Units
• Home Interiors To Sell Operating Units
• Mortgages Ltd. Investors Ask To Form Committee
• Disbarred Lawyer Can't Hide Behind Ch. 7: 1st Circ.
• Aloha Trustee, Pilots Union Reach Deal On Admin Fees
• Insurer Nixes Ex-Refco VP's Demand For Extra $7.6M
• Bankruptcy Implications For Swap Counterparties
• New W.R. Grace Plan Appeases Asbestos Claimants
• Democrats Push For Changes To $700B Bailout Plan
• Hedge Fund Challenges Lehman-Barclays Deal
• Regulators Likely To Take 2nd Look At Hedge Funds
• Judge Allows Lehman To Sell Assets To Barclays
• Governors, Lawmakers Push $25B Auto Rescue
• Boscov's To Sell Assets To Versa Capital
• Lehman Case Could Be Less Complex Than Expected
• Quality Home Loan Creditor Files Ch. 11 Plan
• Speculation Surrounds Morgan Stanley, WaMu
• Provisions Of The Bankruptcy Code And SIPA
• SemGroup Gets OK For Remaining $25M DIP Funds
• 2008 Filings Already Outpace Previous Year: Report
• Sea Containers Files 1st Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• Bayou Reaches Settlements In 32 Adversary Cases
• Experts Divided On Benefits Of AIG Bailout
• Motor Coach Runs Over Unsecured Creditors
• Creditors Committee Named In Lehman Bankruptcy
• Under Fire, Homebuilder Woodside Files Ch. 11
• Lehman's Asian Posts Feel Heat From Ch. 11 Filing
• Syntax-Brillian Shareholders Sue Execs Over Collapse
• Court Endorses Dana's Plan To Mop Up Mess
• Hurricanes Push Fla. Developer Into Ch. 11
• Delta Financial Files Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan
• Rampant Speculation, Few Facts In Lehman's Wake
• Barclays To Step Up To Lehman Plate
• Burdened By Debt, Bus Maker Pulls Into Bankruptcy
• Wall Street Braces For Layoffs, Employment Litigation
• Lehman Must Act Quickly: Bankruptcy Experts
• Lehman Shareholders Face Long Line Of Creditors
• Asarco Amends Ch. 11 Plan
• Wall Street Upheaval Yields Law Firm Bonanza
• At Brink Of Collapse, AIG Gets Emergency Funding
• Judge Signs Off On Whitehall Settlement
• GM Swoops In To Rescue Delphi
• Court Confirms NetBank's Liquidation Plan
• Lawyers Face Dramatic Challenges On Wall Street
• Global Summit Gives Lowenstein Silent Treatment
• Emerging From Ch. 11, NYRA Is Off To The Races
• Be Careful To Describe Litigation Or It Will Be Lost
• Judge Dismisses Fortunoff Ch. 11 Case
• Quaker Fabric Backers Sue Over Fraudulent Transfers
• Oil Driller Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
• Mortgage Co. Holding Collateral Hostage: JPMorgan
• Judge OKs US Trustee's Request For SemGroup Probe
• DOJ Seeks Green Light For Dana Corp. Settlement
• VNUS Sues Bankrupt Rival Over Vein Surgery Patents
• Trustee Gets Feathers Ruffled Over Asarco Bid
• 3rd Circ. Upholds $182M Judgment Against PwC
• Asarco Adds Settlement Package To Ch. 11 Plan
• Creditor Seeks Examination Of Linens 'N Things
• Ch. 11 Filings Soar In August Amid Credit Crisis
• Sky Darkens For Lehman Brothers
• McDermott Scores Sidley Austin Bankruptcy Lawyer
• 5th Circ. Writes New Chapter In Enron Litigation
• Reliant Files Reorganization Plan For Texas Plant
• Judge Signs Off On SemGroup Settlement
• US Trustee Objects To Fee Requests In Tricom Ch. 11
• Bingham Looks To Rival For Bankruptcy Co-Head
• Enron Judge OKs $668M Payout To Coughlin Stoia
• Pillsbury Winthrop Off The Hook In Malpractice Suit
• Friedman's Gets More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Fannie, Freddie Bailout Draws Big Legal Guns
• Trustee Goes After CEO In Subprime Bankruptcy
• Vallejo Eligible For Ch. 9: Judge
• 1031 Tax Group Trustee Sues Over Real Estate
• Wachovia Loses Bid To Nix 'Bad Faith' Bankruptcy
• Fannie, Freddie Takeover Likely To Spark Litigation
• Preparing A Witness For A Successful Deposition
• Dunmore's Bid To Dispose Of Records Draws Objection
• Hospital's Appeal Bid Fails In W.R. Grace Case
• Fannie, Freddie Conservatorship Mirrors Chapter 11
• Creditor Objects To Home Interiors Legal Fees
• Judge OKs Nutritional Sourcing Disclosure Plan
• 6th Circ. Sustains Mortgage Cos.' Trademark Suit
• 8th Circ. Says Bankruptcy Law Unconstitutional
• $250M Boscov's DIP Financing Approved
• Stamp Tax, Other Exemptions After Piccadilly
• 3rd Circ. Reverses WARN Act Exemption Ruling
• Appaloosa Makes Bid For $82.5M Fee In Delphi Suit
• Aloha Unions Object To Ch. 7 Trustee Order
• Mervyn's Points Finger For Ch. 11 At Former Owners
• Sharper Image Battles Calls For Ch. 7 Conversion
• PacificNet Agrees To Pay $6.2M To Bondholders
• Tricom's Bid To Discount Bancredit Claims Denied
• Judge Extends Deadlines In Whitehall Bankruptcy
• Wickes Gets More Time For Removal Notices
• NetBank Trustee Objects To Liquidation Plan
• Creditor Slams Sharper Image Legal Fees
• Interstate Bakeries Closes In On Reorganization Plan
• PBGC Moves To Dismiss Pilots' Benefits Suit
• Linens 'N Things Files Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan
• Trustee Returns Fire In Refco Suit
• Grupo Mexico Committed Fraud V. Asarco: Judge