Bankruptcy Archive » August, 2010

Bankruptcy - August, 2010

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• Innkeepers Wins Approval For $50M Financing Bid
• Barclays, JPMorgan Sparred Over Lehman Assets: Atty
• SunCal Can't Wriggle Out Of Lehman Automatic Stay
• Most Admired Attys: Jones Day's Corinne Ball
• WorldCom Judge Weighs IP Claims Against Verizon
• An Inherent Claim Against The Estate?
• Visteon Ch. 11 Plan, $700M Exit Financing OK'd
• Madoff Trustee Settles Tiff Over Feeder Fund Cash
• Viacom, Diddy Still Face All Claims In $60M TV Spat
• Barclays Saw Signs Of Lehman Options Losses: Exec
• Most Admired Attys: Latham's Jan Baker
• Tronox Says Enviro, Tort Deals Will Let It Exit Ch. 11
• Mexican Lender Seeks Ch. 15 Against $100M Notes
• Innkeepers Confidentiality Requests Too Broad: Judge
• Dreier Ch. 7 Trustee Seeks To Ax Clients' $6M Claim
• Boulder Capital Told To Return $24M Loan Repayments
• Losing The Bid: Philadelphia Newspapers Sale Dispute
• Judge Approves Pacific Energy Disclosure Statement
• Station Casinos' Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• W Hotel Owners' Liquidation Plan Confirmed
• Federal Atty Wins Appointment To Bankruptcy Bench
• WR Grace Submits Settlement With Insurers In Ch. 11
• Chemtura Settles Class Actions Over '04 Fire For $7M
• DLA Wants Malpractice Suit Out Of Bankruptcy Court
• Barclays Adviser Said He Made $10M In Lehman Deal
• EPA Orders PCB Cleanup At Former GM Plant In NY
• VeraSun Gives Union Tank Car $20M Claim Over Leases
• MediCor Disclosure Statement Approved
• The Legal Market In Transition
• Blockbuster Eyeing Mid-Sept. Bankruptcy
• ProtoStar Inc. Disclosure Statement Approved
• Asarco Strikes Deal Over Wash. Mine Cleanup
• Court Should OK $12M Deal For Peanut Victims: Judge
• General Growth Wins Approval Of $45M Property Sale
• Spheris Inc. Liquidation Plan Confirmed
• Hearing Set On Visteon's $700M Exit Financing Plan
• Economic Woes, Energy Prices Push Trico Into Ch. 11
• Chemtura, Insurers Ink Diacetyl Suit Coverage Deal
• The New Normal In Acquisition Finance Commitments
• Paul Weiss, Lowenstein Fined $2M For 'Frivolous' Suit
• IDT Seeks To Revive Suit Over $42.5M Winstar Deal
• Investment Banks Need 'Living Wills': Lehman Trustee
• Ex-Barclays Exec Said He Hid Lehman Asset Details
• American Safety Razor DIP Financing Approved
• Kazakh Bank Can't Dodge Foreign Debts Under Ch. 15
• Oriental Trading Files Prearranged Ch. 11 Plan
• Innkeepers Judge Greenlights Probe Into Apollo
• Dreier Trustee Sues Asset Fund To Recover $16.7M
• Calif. Coastal Deal With Wilmington Trust, Lenders OK'd
• Kaiser Fights Malpractice Loss Against Squire Sanders
• WaMu Securities Case Added To Confirmation Process
• Judge Approves Crucible Ch. 11 Liquidation
• Spat Over Dreier Ex-Wife's $7M Claim To Be Heard
• Chemtura To Pay $26M To Settle Cleanup Claims
• Canada, Abitibi Reach $123M Deal In NAFTA Row
• Clash Over American Razor DIP Financing Continues
• Lehman Re Sues Lehman Bros. Finance Over Collateral
• PBGC Wins Suit To End Rouge Steel Pension Plans
• MedQuist, CBay Settle Spheris Asset Spat
• Lenders Move To Stop Confirmed Bashas' Ch. 11 Plan
• Actrade Can't Block Jury Demand In $14M Surety Spat
• SCO Group Gets OK To Sell Software Business
• Heightening Scrutiny Of Repurchase Agreements
• Gores Group Buys National Envelope Assets For $150M
• Lehman Judge Scolds Barclays Over Video Testimony
• American Apparel Under Siege As It Mulls Ch. 11
• Oaktree Deal Clears Way For Almatis Ch. 11 Exit
• Former Quebecor Aims To End Enviro Cleanup Claims
• St. Vincent's Gets Green Light On 4 Asset Sales
• American Safety Razor Lenders Want Say In Ch. 11 Plan
• Chemtura Puts Diacetyl Claims To Rest For $50M
• Forced Ch. 7 For Sommet Group OK'd
• MIG Wins Court Approval Of Disclosure Statement
• Philly News Deal With Pension Funds To Get Hearing
• Negotiations Implode In Tribune Ch. 11
• Ex-Thornburg Execs Win Access To D&O Benefits
• FDIC Opposes Imperial's Exclusivity Extension Bid
• Distrigas Scores $51M From Bankrupt Power Co. EBG
• Visteon's Impact On Debtors' Ability To Cancel Benefits
• Judge OKs Aegis Disclosure Statement, Asset Sale
• Leslie Controls Inc.'s Disclosure Statement OK'd
• Trustee Slams Empire Land Execs' Bid To Tap D&O
• Unions Seek Rule 2004 Probe Of Sun-Times Buyer
• American Mortgage Closes In On Exit From Ch. 11
• Judge Streamlines Avoidance Claims Against SemCrude
• Fairfield Fund Sues To Recoup $162M In Madoff Payout
• Squire Sanders Off Hook For Kaiser Malpractice Suit
• General Growth Bankruptcy Plan Clears Major Hurdle
• MarketXT Settles Trader's $37M Claim For $730K
• Neff Creditors Want OK To Sue Over Crushing Debt
• Las Vegas Monorail Files Ch. 11 Plan
• US Power Co. Unit Files Ch. 11 As Part Of $1B Sale
• Mexicana Wins Injunction Blocking Plane Seizures
• Lehman Wins Control Of CDO Assets, French Deal Nod
• Ex-Lyondell Workers Seek OK To Sue Over Bonuses
• Hotel Chain Highland Hospitality Mulling Ch. 11
• ITP Fine Enforcement In The EU
• Verizon To Pay FairPoint $3M In Lease Deal
• Innkeepers Deal Passes Muster With Lehman Judge
• SEC Eyes GGP Execs In Insider Trading Probe
• Voting Deadline For Tribune Ch. 11 Plan Extended
• American Apparel Says It May Go Bankrupt In Next Year
• Court Tells Visteon To Pay Retiree Benefits
• Fireman's Fund Says Leslie Plan Slights Insurers
• Pepper Hamilton Loses Rangers CEO To Reed Smith
• Chemtura Settles Dispute Over Fla. Cleanup Sites
• Magazine Wholesaler Fights To Revive Collusion Suit
• Limiting The In Pari Delicto Defense In Pa.
• McGuireWoods Seeks Docs For Ethanex Securities Suit
• Duane Morris Snags Patton Boggs Corporate Pro
• Equity Committee Bid Nixed In AbitibiBowater Ch. 11
• Paul Hastings Can't Escape $55M Malpractice Suit
• Coating Co. NCoat Enters Ch. 11 With $900M In Debt
• Preserving Value Through Mediation
• Bashas' Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• Blockbuster Gets Extension From Noteholders
• Arguments Against Fixed Fees, And Why They're Myths
• Orleans Homebuilders Files Ch. 11 Plan, Disclosure
• Fuel Blasts Push Caribbean Petroleum Into Ch. 11
• Linens 'N Things Noteholder Loss Suit Booted
• Colleges Fail To Get More From Celotex Asbestos Trust
• PBGC Assumes Chicago Sun-Times Pension Liabilities
• Atari Exec Gets Off $6.7M Bankruptcy Hook
• Hughes Heirs Object to GGP Reorganization Plan
• FDIC Scores Seat At River Road's Bankruptcy Table
• Capmark Creditors Ask To Sue Citi, Goldman Over Loan
• Iowa Fund Seeks To Join Lehman Securities Case
• Shane Vows To Repay Claims In Reorganization Plan
• Case Study: In Re Visteon Corp.
• Lyondell, UBS Ask Court To Block Highland Suit
• Pegasus Again Loses Appeal Of Ch. 11 Dismissal
• Extended Stay Creditors Drop Bid To Sue Over Buyout
• La Toya Jackson Heads Off Ch. 11 Case Reopening
• Icahn Sues Tropicana Las Vegas Over Trademark
• Banks Call Adelphia E-Mail Evidence A 'Red Herring'
• Ga.'s Sea Island Resort Enters Ch. 11 For $198M Sale
• US Energy Wins Disclosure Statement OK
• When International Arbitration, US Bankruptcy Collide
• Drywall Claimants Seek Class Status In Tousa Ch. 11
• Spongetech Execs Plead Not Guilty In Fraud Case
• Dreier Trustee Seeks $28M From Collapsed Hedge Fund
• Tronox Aims For 2011 Trial Date For Kerr-McGee Suit
• Examiner Gets Subpoena Power In WaMu Probe
• Adelphia Trust Fights To Save Claims Against Banks
• PBGC Objects to California Coastal Ch. 11 Plan
• Zell Won't Have To Disgorge Funds In ERISA Suit
• Bankrupt SCO Group Seeks Sale Of Software Business
• Lehman Minibond Holders OK'd To Go After LBSF
• Racetrack's Antitrust, Contract Claims Survive
• Pension Fund Barred From Seeking $3B In Nortel Ch. 11
• Chemtura Wins Green Light For $1B In Exit Financing
• WaMu Settles ERISA Claims In MDL For $49M
• Winston Reps Constellation In $1.1B Power Plant Buy
• Trustee Opposes Visteon Trade Committee
• AbitibiBowater Seeks OK For $750M Exit Financing
• FDIC Avoids Liability For Dime Bancorp Warrants
• Effects Of SEC V. Byers On Creditors' Rights
• Court Vacates Order For AmFin Examination
• Founder's Sons Nab Station Casinos' Assets For $772M
• NYC OTB, Racetracks' Dispute Sent To State Board
• Anadarko, Others Slam Tronox Disclosure Statement
• St. Vincent's Moves To Sell Off 2 Nursing Homes
• When You And Your Contingency Fee Client Disagree
• Dish Network Fights DBSD Plan Cramdown In 2nd Circ.
• 7th Circ. Nixes FCC Objections In Airadigm Ch. 11
• Senate Bill Would Scale Down Ch. 11 For Small Cos.
• Sharper Image CEO To Settle Avoidance Suit For $3M
• Lessons From The LyondellBassell Rights Offering
• Tops Sells 7 Supermarkets To Quell FTC's Concerns
• Madoff Trustee Wins $180M Judgment From Vizcaya
• Bankrupt American Razor Gets $25M Financing Deal
• $593M Rangers Bid Beats Out Cuban's
• Chemtura's Challenge Of Cleanup Claims Goes On
• GGP Seals $500M Equity Deal With Texas Teachers
• RSUI Fights Ch. 11 Coverage For Quality Home Loans
• 2nd Circ. Says Creditors Can Use Argentine Fund Assets
• 20-Year-Old Cleanup Claims Against Texaco Barred
• DESA Bankruptcy Converted To Ch. 7 Liquidation
• FGIC Corp. Expects Quick Trip Through Ch. 11
• Brown Rudnick Won't Be Sanctioned: Tribune Examiner
• Tribune Plan Hearing Delayed, Report Made Public
• MLB's Favored Buyer Likely To Win Rangers: Experts
• Almatis Wins Green Light For Dubai Financing Pitch
• Bosque Lenders Pitch Plan To Pick Up All Equity
• Judge Boots Magazine Wholesaler's Collusion Case
• Creditors Win Bid To File Rival Plan For Meruelo
• 5th Circ. Says Utex Can't Alter AT&T Contract
• In Pari Delicto Claim Cut From Madoff Victims' Appeal
• GGP Tweaks Ch. 11 Plan To Improve Capital Structure
• Bankrupt Mexicana Scrambles To Protect US Assets
• Hedge Funds Win Access To $2B In Lehman Cash
• Baker & McKenzie Settles Coudert Claims For $7M
• Creditors Want Tribune Confirmation Hearing Delayed
• AbitibiBowater To Seek Creditor Approval Of Plan
• Paperboard Maker Newark Sails To Ch. 11 Finish Line
• Circuit City, Creditors Agree On Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• Chemtura Wants $1B To Pay For Ch. 11 Exit
• ProtoStar Files New Ch. 11 Plan With Creditor Support
• Bankruptcy Implications Of Environmental Liabilities