Bankruptcy Archive » January, 2010

Bankruptcy - January, 2010

185 articles

• Lehman Buy Was Aboveboard: Barclays
• Smurfit Clears Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement Hurdles
• Court Helps Japan Airlines Fend Off Creditors
• 3 Ch. 11 Plans Advance In Fremont Bankruptcy
• Eddie Bauer's Disclosure Statement Greenlighted
• WaMu's Bid For Wider Probe Into JPMorgan Sale Nixed
• US Blasts Interest Scheme In Accuride Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge Allows $40M Payments To Lyondell Lenders
• Aleris Trustee Ordered To Testify In Valeo Contract Suit
• High Attrition Pushes Skin Care Co. NPG Into Ch. 11
• Judge OKs Twin River Casino's Disclosure Statement
• Aventis Wins Dismissal Of $3M Fraudulent Transfer Suit
• Insurer Can Still Probe Flintkote Ch. 11 Plan: Court
• Stay Of Samsung, Spansion Patent Spat Approved
• Macquarie To Sell Parking Unit For $111M Via Ch. 11
• Investors Alarmed As Rule 2019 Uncertainty Persists
• Thornburg Officers Dismissed From Subprime Suit
• Movie Gallery Reportedly Headed Back Into Ch. 11
• Lyondell Examiner Has Done Enough: Court
• Madoff Trustee, Levys Strike $220M Clawback Deal
• Judge OKs $1.2B Pilot Travel Centers, Flying J Deal
• Equal Maker Settles Sweetener Distribution Spat
• Creditors Aim To Block Spansion's Japanese Deal
• Icahn Picks Up Fontainebleau Las Vegas For $150M
• Asarco Assails Sterlite Plan To Cash In On Losing Bid
• Negotiating Break-Up Fees In A Stalking Horse Bid
• Trustee Slams WaMu Investor's Committee Request
• Tribune's $45.6M Bonus Plan Approved Over Objections
• Bill Aims To Add Bankruptcy Judges Amid Case Crunch
• Ex-Delta Worker Appeals Subordination Of ERISA Claim
• Twin River Amends Ch. 11 Plan To Satisfy Creditors
• In-House Counsel Name Favorite Litigators
• Developers Of Dallas Logistics Hub File For Ch. 11
• Philadelphia Newspapers Heats Up Rule 2019 Debate
• TXCO Ch. 11 Plan Gets Verbal Approval
• Filene's Basement Gets Court OK To Start Liquidation
• Actrade Settlement Nixed Over CEO's Alleged Pilfering
• No Relief For Contractor Seeking $7M In Hotel Ch. 11
• DBSD Accuses Dish Of Bad Faith In Bankruptcy Appeal
• Reader's Digest Wins Approval Of $555M Note Issue
• Old GM Sues BMW Over $26M Transmission Deal
• Clarifying Fiduciary Duty For Distressed Calif. Cos.
• United Rentals Loses Preferential Transfer Appeal
• Teligent Seeks To Limit K&L Gates Discovery
• Accuride Noteholders Must Reveal Identities: Court
• Chemtura Moves To Thin $2.1B In Superfund Claims
• Noteholders Fight Spansion's Disclosure Statement
• Judge Affirms Dismissal Of $6M Claim In Oneida Ch. 11
• Lehman Fires Back In Metavante Swap Dispute
• Tousa Creditors' $60M Suit Over Failed Deal Gets OK
• Creditors Bash Smurfit-Stone Disclosure Statement
• Affiliated Media Launches Prepackaged Ch. 11
• Old GM Must Comply With Tax Audits: Texas Comptroller
• JC Flowers-Controlled Funds Convert Ch. 7 To Ch. 11
• Court Approves Latham's Prepack Plan
• WaMu Creditors Scoff At Shareholders' Committee Bid
• Madoff Trustee Taps Kugler To Pursue Canadian Assets
• Rulings Underscore Need For E-Discovery Expertise
• Six Flags Investors Escape Disclosure Requirement
• Air America Bids Adieu As Radio Revenues Fade
• Freedom Communications' Disclosure Statement OK'd
• Chrysler Disclosure Statement OK'd Despite Protests
• Quebecor Trustee Hits 1,700 Vendors Over Transfers
• Spansion To Sell Italian Operations, Retain IP Rights
• BofA Files $50M Objection To Neumann Plan
• Gottschalks' Disclosure Statement Gets Thumbs Up
• Atrium Aims To Shutter $350M In Debt Through Ch. 11
• Spansion, Aehr Reach Pact On $18.5M Claim
• Aurelius, Icahn Gain Entry To Fontainebleau Dispute
• General Growth Ch. 11 Plan For Baltimore Mall OK'd
• Cyrus Asks District Court To Undo Ion Restructuring
• Morris Enters Ch. 11 Expecting Speedy Restructuring
• Dura Buyer Can't End Contract With Supplier: Judge
• Recession Tosses Uno Chicago Grill Into Ch. 11
• LG Appeals Bar On Claims In Circuit City Ch. 11
• Avoiding The Prepack Steamroller
• Court Clears Way For White Energy Ch. 11 Plan
• Champion Reaches $130M Asset Sale Deal
• Lyondell Retains Exclusive Ch. 11 Plan Rights
• SIPC President Defends Net Equity Approach
• Former Monaco Execs Seek To Nix Dealer's Price Suit
• WR Grace Proposes New DIP Setup, Exit Package
• Affiliated Media Lenders Greenlight Prepack Ch. 11
• Gottschalks Lodges More Detailed Liquidation Plan
• Japan Airlines Lands In Bankruptcy In Japan, US
• Objections To Chrysler Disclosure Statement Flood In
• Dreier Clients Go After 'Stolen' $6.3M Settlement
• Supreme Court Declines To Hear QSI Payout Case
• Great Works Internet Gets Ally In FairPoint Billing Row
• Capmark Investments Follows Parent Into Ch. 11
• Kelson Won't Get $15M Breakup Fee: 3rd Circ.
• Lyondell Creditors Seek Probe Over Reliance Bid
• Detroit To Chrysler: Where Are My Taxes?
• Young Creditors Fight Lenders Over Ch. 11 Plan
• Village Voice Media Decries Bankruptcy Speculation
• Generation Brands Reorganization Plan Confirmed
• Reader's Digest Sells Digital Learning Co. For $32M
• Wilmington Trust Wants Examiner To Probe Tribune LBO
• Las Vegas Monorail Steers Into Bankruptcy Court
• IRS Seeks Interest On Overdue Smurfit Taxes
• Newspaper Publisher Morris To File Prepack Ch. 11
• Court Lets Philly News Ditch Acquisition Leftovers
• Station Casinos Creditors' Fraud Claims Trigger Protest
• Ranch's Amended Plan For Fremont Calls For Merger
• Climate Bills Pose Problem For Bankruptcy Lawyers
• Western National Balks At TXCO Ch. 11 Plan
• Confidential Discovery OK'd For Spansion, Tessera
• Lyondell, Insurers Settle $2.5M Rita Damage Claims
• Judge OKs Lehman's Bulk Objection Procedures
• Smurfit Unit's Creditors Seek Conversion To Ch. 7
• Luna Wins Ch. 11 OK After Settlement With Hansen
• US Fights DeCode Asset Sale Due To Security Risks
• FDIC Asks To Delay Hearing On $38M Spat Over Bank
• Bell Nunnally Nabs Warner Stevens Bankruptcy Partner
• Court Expunges $626M In Claims Against Lyondell
• Stallion Set To Gallop Out Of Bankruptcy
• Spansion Wants Tessera Expense Claims Capped
• Law360 Bankruptcy Editorial Advisory Board
• Creditors, Trustee Object To Twin River Ch. 11 Plan
• Newfield, Anadarko To Split TXCO Assets For $310M
• AbitibiBowater Unit Settles EPA Air Claims
• RH Donnelley Cleared To Exit Ch. 11
• Smurfit-Stone Workers Bring ERISA Class Action
• Muzak Set To Exit Ch. 11 With $100M In Financing
• Colonial Asks Court To Deny FDIC Grab At $38M
• Station Creditors Denounce Plan To Sidestep Examiner
• A New Legal Framework For Nakheel, Limitless Claims
• Senate Considers Special Court For Failing Banks
• WL Homes Trustee Slams Baker Hostetler Fee Bid
• WaMu Wants Equity Committee Disbanded
• Judge Orders CCS 2nd-Lien Lenders Committee
• Le-Nature's Adds K&L Partner To $500M Fraud Suit
• Haights Cross Announces Prepackaged Ch. 11 Plan
• Bankruptcy Likely For Japan Airlines Before Tie-Up
• Magna Investor Settles With Creditors For Over $96M
• Circuit City WARN Claims To Be Tackled In Bankruptcy
• Metavante Seeks Reversal In Lehman Swap Dispute
• Georgia-Pacific To Snap Up Grant Facilities For $400M
• Lyondell Sponsors Oppose Broader Scope For Examiner
• TitleMax Ch. 11 Rolls Over Merrill $15M Cash Demand
• Tronox, Arco Near Settlement In Okla. Oil Pollution Suit
• Spansion Strikes Deals With Japanese Ex-Subsidiary
• Hayes Lemmerz Appeals Ace Win In Insurance Spat
• Wachovia Wants In On Abitibi Reorganization Plan
• TMST Trustee Fed Up With Lawyers' Fee Structure
• Tops Markets To Buy Penn Traffic Stores For $85M
• ION Media: Second Lien Terms Enforced
• Former GM Objects To $1.4B In Claims
• White Energy Ch.11 Plan Ruffles Creditors
• Dewey Prevails In Fee Spat With Midway Creditors
• Colonial Bancorp Judge Won't Extend Automatic Stay
• Creditors Balk At Lehman's Proposed Guidelines
• DBSD Accuses Sprint Of Trying To Derail Ch. 11 Plan
• TLC Vision Ch. 11 Plan Leaves Shareholders In Dust
• TXCO Creditors Show Support For Anadarko Bid
• PBGC, Landlord Object To Metaldyne Consolidation
• Lenders Warn Of International Aluminum Plan 'Wipeout'
• Philly News Lenders Fight To Keep Delivery Contracts
• Fremont Investor Polishes Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge OKs Rival Trump Casino Disclosure Statements
• Courts OK Nortel, Genband $282M Stalking Horse Deal
• Rejected Chrysler Dealers Lose Out On Claims
• Judge Won't Toss WAVO Trustee's Malpractice Claim
• Judge OKs Mesa 1st-Day Motions In Ch. 11 Case
• Steve & Barry's WARN Act Suit Fails To Pass Muster
• Anadarko Offers TXCO Up To $310M For Assets
• Simmons Aims To Put Ch. 11 Case To Bed
• Google, Other AHM Creditors Sued Over Transfers
• WaMu, JPMorgan Settle With Insurers
• Creditor Blasts 'Unfair' Reader's Digest Plan
• 9th Circ. Affirms $450M Award In Reinsurance Spat
• Capmark Hits Back Against Noteholder Action
• BNSF Slams WR Grace, Arrowood Insurance Settlement
• Rules Of The Road: Buying Distressed Assets
• International Aluminum Enters Ch. 11 With Plan In Hand
• Mesa Air Descends Into Ch. 11 Due To Lease Woes
• Investors Seek Class Status In Lehman Fraud Suit
• Chrysler Fights Legislation Defending Rejected Dealers
• 3rd Circ. Kills WR Grace Bid To Bar Mont. Mine Claims
• Credit Suisse Faces $24B Suit Over Resort Losses
• Judge Approves Metaldyne Asset Sale On Appeal
• Bankruptcy Legislation To Watch In 2010
• Recession Aftershocks To Bring More Filings In 2010
• Bankruptcy Lawyers' Wish List For 2010
• Bankruptcy Firms Of The Year