Bankruptcy Archive » January, 2011

Bankruptcy - January, 2011

143 articles

• Judge Taps Mediator In Nortel Counterfeiting Suit
• Kelley & Ferraro Files For Ch. 11 Amid Legal Woes
• Deutsche Bank To Pay $14M In GM Swap Settlement
• UBP Advances Ch. 11 Plan With Creditors' Support
• WR Grace Approaches Final Lap In Marathon Ch. 11
• Bankrupt Vertical Founder Sent Into Liquidation
• Velvel Loses Latest Appeal Bid Against Madoff Trustee
• The Persistent Churn Of Law Firm CMOs
• Global General Files For Ch. 15, Seeks Cut-Off Scheme
• Tronox Unit Says Metals Co. Welshed On Supply Deals
• Mesa Slashes $180M In Aircraft Lease Claims
• Ultimate Acquisition Must Wait To Pay Vendors: Judge
• Judge Denies Class Cert., Tosses GM Apartheid Suit
• Judge OKs Bankrupt Townsends' Auction Plan
• InSight Prepack Plan Gets Green Light
• Newly Bankrupt Angiotech Ends Merger Fight For $6M
• Rothstein Partner Settles With Bankruptcy Trustee
• The WaMu Lesson: Craft Your Releases Carefully
• Mich. Pans Loehmann's Ch. 11 Plan Over Unpaid Taxes
• Innkeepers USA Granted Ch. 11 Plan Extension
• Frozen Food Co. Contessa Seeks Ch. 11 Amid Cold Sales
• Slow Sales Send Ultimate Electronics Into Ch. 11
• Pulsar Re Says Lehman Looted $450M Ahead Of Ch. 11
• Judge Grants St. Vincent Ch. 11 Plan Extension
• FGIC Wins Ch. 11 Plan Exclusivity Extension
• NYC Off-Track Betting's Ch. 9 Case Shut Down
• Ch. 11 Trustee OKs UnXis Bid For SCO Group's Assets
• New Lehman Plan Ups Unsecured Creditors' Recovery
• Summit Media Enters Ch. 11 With Lenders' Blessing
• Jennifer Convertibles, Ashley Spar Over Ch. 11 Plan
• Senators Continue To Float State Bankruptcy Option
• Ambac Assurance Rehabilitation Plan Approved
• 9th Circ. Taps 3 Attys For Bankruptcy Court Openings
• Mesa Air Reaches $27.5M Deal With Creditor AAR
• Dodd-Frank's Orderly Liquidation Authority
• Del. Judges Put Mortgage Doc Destruction On Hold
• Constitution May Thwart Bankruptcy Option For States
• Regulators Clear FairPoint To Emerge From Bankruptcy
• Tribune Noteholders Want Discovery Into Buyout Deal
• Bankrupt Mexican Airline Set To Resume Flights
• Lender Battles Garrison Properties Over Cash In Ch. 11
• RCS Capital Fails To Undo ABC Ch. 15 Protections
• Ex-Lehman Execs Want Savings Plan Action Tossed
• Mesa Set To Exit Ch. 11 Over Lender's Challenge
• The Rise Of 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Homeland Can't Shake MBS Katrina Coverage Suit
• Tribune Co. Blasts Noteholder Doc Request
• WaMu Eyes Quick Turnaround On Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• DOJ Fights Bankrupt Lender's Bid To Trash Loan Docs
• Harry & David Eyes Restructuring Aided By Jones Day
• Blockbuster Gets Green Light To Close Stores
• Old GM Faces $2M Suit Over Ohio Superfund Cleanup
• Orchard Brands' Ch. 11 Plan To Slash $420M In Debt
• WL Homes Trustee Must Alter Arbitration Bid: Judge
• Ex-Taylor Bean Chief Chases Docs In $2B Fraud Case
• Mesa Grants $200M In Claims To End Plane Lease Suit
• Vallejo, Calif., Files Ch. 9 Plan
• Goldman Sachs Unit Hit With Contract Suit Over Oil
• Creditors Face New FDIC Claims Resolution Rules
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal
• TerreStar Junior Lenders Sue To Void Satellite Liens
• WaMu Equity Holders Appeal $10B Global Settlement
• Judge Delays Centaur Ch. 11 Hearing Over Discovery
• Final Claim In Refco Ch. 7 Bankruptcy Dismissed
• 2nd Circ. Revives Parmalat Venue Dispute
• BofA Says Seizure Of Lehman Deposits Not Malicious
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Sidley
• Willkie Reps Brookfield In $1.7B General Growth Deal
• Are Insolvent Corporations Hurt By More Debt?
• Tronox Wins OK For Environmental Settlement
• Innkeepers Strikes $1.14B Deal With Lenders
• Judge OKs Majestic Star's Ch. 11 Plan To Repay $65M
• Judge Postpones Ruling On Mesa's Ch. 11 Plan
• Hedge Funds Appeal $4B WaMu Securities Win
• Northeast Biofuels Creditors Fight For $1.5M
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• Bankruptcy Appeals Court Says Qualia Can Avoid Liens
• Buyer Can't Drop $15M Trico Boat Deal, Judge Says
• Chemtura Escapes Claims For Future Cleanup Costs
• Creditors Attack Lehman Ch. 11 Exit Progress
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Cadwalader
• Judge OKs $4.75M Quigley Deal Over Asbestos Claims
• Court OKs FairPoint Ch. 11 Plan Despite Verizon Worries
• Judge Sends Tribune Paper Hawkers' Suit To Mediation
• TMST Creditors Fight Orrick Bid To Move Fee Request
• Judge OKs $7.2B Picower Settlement In Madoff Case
• FTC Will Challenge Consummated Acquisitions
• CTS Drives Into Ch. 11 After Comerica Seizes Assets
• Beso Investor Desperate For Refund From Eva Longoria
• Judge Lets Brooke Ch. 7 Trustee Settle $4M In Claims
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Brown Rudnick
• Ex-TMST Execs' Bid For Defense Costs Trimmed
• Verizon Fights To Bring Claims Over $2B Landline Deal
• Radical Bunny Managers Want SEC Fraud Case Nixed
• Judge Shuts Down Idaho Resort's Ch. 11 Case
• Law360's Bankruptcy Groups Of The Year
• Teligent Trustee Battles K&L Gates In 2nd Circ.
• Retailer Anchor Blue Returns To Ch. 11
• Constar Enters Ch. 11 Again With Plan In Hand
• Debtors May Only Deduct Applicable Costs: High Court
• Georgia-Pacific Cuts $38M Deal With Smurfit-Stone
• NY Appeals Court Nixes Suit Over MBIA Restructuring
• Don't Gamble With Your Gaming Case
• Old GM Reaches Settlement With Asbestos Claimants
• Del. Diocese Offers Sex Abuse Victims $74M
• Aleris, J. Aron Settle $59M In Bankruptcy Claims
• Tribune, Lenders Resist Further Ch. 11 Discovery
• Corporate Bankruptcies Tumble By Half In 2010: Report
• Judge OKs $84M Deal Over Asbestos Coverage
• Mexican Court Rejects Vitro's Prepack Plan: Report
• With UK Deal, US Gains Access to Lehman Audits
• Interpreting The Earmarking Doctrine
• Judge Keeps Qimonda Docs Secret In $100M Liens Suit
• TMST Trustee Says Orrick Should Get No Fees
• WaMu Ch. 11 Plan Sent Back For Changes
• Creditor Challenges Loehmann's Ch. 11 Plan
• Tronox Asks Court To Sign Off On Truce With SEC
• What Did You Know, When Did You Know It?
• Landlords Object To Blockbuster Store Closings
• WaMu Noteholders' Claims Pushed To Back Of Line
• Ambac Execs Can't Shake ERISA Action
• AmFin Files Ch. 11 Plan Under $765M FDIC Cloud
• Judge Strips GSC Execs Of Ch. 11 Control
• A Look At Australia's New PPSA
• Ex-Greenberg Atty Gets 15 Months For $500K Theft
• Madoff Trustee Wins OK For $500M Union Bancaire Deal
• CTDI Fights To Dismiss Nortel Counterfeiting Suit
• Blockbuster Woes Continue With FMLA Action
• Chemtura To Pay $7M For NJ Cleanups
• Loehmann's Wins OK To Seek Creditor Votes
• Delta, Mesa Air Settle Bankruptcy Claims
• Questioning Prepetition Bankruptcy Bans
• Ex-BearingPoint Execs Ask For NY Trial Venue
• Morrison Cohen Snags Bankruptcy Pro From Olshan
• Del. Diocese Ups Payout Offer For Sex Abuse Victims
• Wis. Archdiocese Seeks Ch. 11 Protection
• Judge OKs $15M DIP Package In InSight Ch. 11
• Judge Lets FDIC Intervene In Downey Tax Refund Suit
• Trustee Files 600 Avoidance Actions In Lyondell Ch. 11
• Creditors Slam Meruelo Maddux Ch. 11 Plans
• Ex-Madoff Operations Chief Seeks To Toss Indictment
• Dewey Can Enforce Subpoena In $1B Legal Advice Suit
• There's No Stopping Credit Bidding