Bankruptcy Archive » March, 2011

Bankruptcy - March, 2011

189 articles

• Lehman Wants More Info From Creditors Seeking $20B
• Madoff Trustee Fights JPMorgan Bid To Move $6B Suit
• Nortel Ch. 11 Stay On Pension Trustee Row Upheld
• Seahawk Asset Sale To Hercules Gets Antitrust OK
• New Stream Wants To Bar Investor Group From Ch. 11
• Lehman Gets Real Estate Investors' Fraud Suit Tossed
• Judge Tosses $3B Madoff Feeder Fund Action
• West End Fights Bid To Appoint Ch. 11 Trustee
• AHLH Disclosure Statement Sent Back For Revisions
• Madoff Victims Win $1.1M From Cohmad VP
• South Florida Trustee To Surrender On State Charges
• Judge Approves Old GM's $36M EPA Deal, Liquidation
• Judge Refuses To Kick Trustee Off Madoff Case
• Chesapeake Corp. Remnants Get Liquidation OK
• Japan Airlines Pays Debts, Emerges From Bankruptcy
• Orchard Brands Scores $90M Exit Loan Agreement
• Lender Says Bogus KPMG Audit Enabled $525M Default
• Local Insight Wins Extension Of Ch. 11 Exclusivity
• Judge OKs $130M DIP Loan For Harry & David
• Made-For-TV Movie Maker Secures Path Out Of Ch. 11
• Cynergy Trustee Wants $47M From Predecessor Prez
• 3rd Circ. Cuts Clifford Chance From Investor Action
• 7th Circ. Revives Investor Suit Over Cadant Loans
• An Ounce Of Prevention For Problems With No Cure
• Tribune Noteholders Revise Ch. 11 Plan
• Summit Media Creditors To Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• Lehman Loses UK Suit Over $4M In Swap Payments
• UBS Can't Shake Highland Claims Over Lyondell DIP
• US Bank Blasts Creditors Over TerreStar FCC Licenses
• The Gifting Doctrine V. The Absolute Priority Rule
• Harry & David Files For Ch. 11 With $198M Lender Deal
• NetBank Execs Seek Ruling On Investors' Hedge Claims
• Ex-Haynes Client Suffers Setback In Malpractice Suit
• Bankrupt Aircraft Co. Targets Union Pact
• McBreen Demands Insurer Cover Fiduciary Claims
• Group May Make Rival Bid For St. Vincent Facility
• Madoff Trustee Blasts 'Unprofessional' Removal Bid
• Borders Seeks To Pay Execs, Managers $8M In Bonuses
• Asarco Wants Others To Help Cover $33M Calif. Cleanup
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part I
• Mood Media Deal For Muzak Could Reach $345M
• $8M Boeing Claim Imperils AAI Ch. 11 Plans: Creditors
• West End Financial Threatened With Ch. 11 Trustee
• Point Blank CEO Hit With Lawsuit Over SEC Deal
• BofA, Citi Settle Heller Ehrman Claims For $20M
• Bryan Cave Adds Drinker Biddle Bankruptcy Pro In NY
• FDIC Sets Its Sights On Failed Banks' Law Firms
• Tips For Buying Distressed Mortgage Loans
• Jaffe Tries To Enforce $550M Deal In Madoff Case
• Ex-Hinckley Bankruptcy Pro Joins McCarter In Boston
• Investor Group Seeks Removal Of Madoff Trustee
• Pillsbury Fights For Expenses From Malpractice Suit
• Boeing Wants Priority For $8M Claim Against AAI
• Judge OKs Lehman's $957M Deal With German Affiliate
• Case Study: In Re TOUSA
• 10 Law Firms Lose Appeal Bid In Coudert Ch. 11
• Pfizer Unit To Exit Ch. 11 With $265M Asbestos Deal
• Owens Corning Escapes Suit Over Faulty Shingles
• Judge Clears Tribune Creditors To Sue Buyout Investors
• Judge Sinks Shareholder Action Against Franklin Bank
• Caribbean Petro Clears Ch. 11 Hurdle With Settlements
• WaMu Disclosures Key To Ch. 11 Vote
• MetaMorphix Seeks To Convert Case To Ch. 7
• Angiotech Seeks US Approval Of Canada Restructuring
• Mets Owners Cry Foul Over Madoff Trustee's $1B Suit
• Anguilla Resort Developer Gets OK For $5M DIP Loan
• Ambac, US Name Mediator In $700M Tax Dispute
• 5 Marketing Lessons From Howrey's Graveside
• Accused Arms Smuggler Sabre Sold For $5M
• Lehman Trustee Files $1.3B Suit Against Citi
• Madoff Trustee Now Wants Over $1B From Mets Owners
• Tribune Judge Urges Talks, Raises Specter Of Trustee
• Coudert Settles Bard Unit's $25M Malpractice Claim
• Lyondell Unit Settles Akzo's $74M Glidden Claim
• Del. Diocese Gets More Time To Finish Ch. 11 Plan
• Oxford, SEC Sign Consent Deal In Forex Fraud Fight
• Madoff Trustee Sues 'Faithless' Austrian Consultant
• Adelphia, Banks' $42M Grid Interest Deal OK'd
• Mario Cuomo ... Mediator? ... Really?
• Resort Developer Enters Ch. 11 To Unload Property
• Yellow Pages Publisher Idearc Ducks ERISA Suit
• Understanding FTC V. LabCorp.
• FCC Won't Clear Tribune Ch. 11 Plan, Expert Says
• FDIC Sues Ex-WaMu Brass, Wives For Wrecked Bank
• DLA Piper Nabs Edwards Angell Attys For Del. Office
• Icahn Wins Dismissal Of Blockbuster Creditor's Suit
• Rising Star: Kirkland's David Seligman
• Madoff Investor's Heirs Fight Bid To Vacate Settlement
• TARP Created 'Too Big To Fail' Moral Hazard: Watchdog
• Spongetech Public Auction Wins Court Approval
• Lehman Asks For Tentative Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Date
• House Panel Demands Docs On SEC Atty's Madoff Ties
• Rising Star: Brown Rudnick's Gordon Novod
• Where Bankruptcy And Real Estate Collide
• Loral CEO Hid Ch. 11 Prep, Investors Tell 2nd Circ.
• Rising Star: Cadwalader's Peter Friedman
• New Stream Investors Lose Discovery Bid
• FDIC Sets Up Clawback Rules For Failed Bank Execs
• Dish Network Wins Approval Of $1.4B Takeover Of DBSD
• BNY Mellon Still On Hook For $1B Lyondell Suit: Funds
• Borders Wins Conditional OK For $505M In Financing
• GSC Trustee Wants Kaye Scholer Fees Slashed
• Bankrupt DBSD Fends Off Sprint's $100M Demand
• New Stream Files Rival Ch. 11 Against Investors
• Trustee, Insurers Attack Asbestos Firms' Fees Bid
• Tribune Needs To Exit Ch. 11 Soon, Exec Says
• Ex-Taylor Bean Prez Pleads Guilty In $2B Fraud Case
• Madoff Trustee Struggles To Serve Kohn Defendants
• Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Jeffrey Bjork
• A Loan Trader's Guide To Reorganization Equity
• Minn. Court Enjoins $47M Forex Fraudster
• St. Vincent's To Sell Manhattan Hospital For $260M
• Tribune Experts Defend Key Aspects Of Ch. 11 Plan
• Borders, Creditors Spar Over DIP Financing Terms
• Milbank Reps Station Casinos In $500M Resort Buy
• Innkeepers Wins Judge's OK For $1B Auction Proposal
• Judge OKs E&Y Subpoena In Taylor Bean Fraud Suit
• Sunwest Receiver Settles $3.8M Loan Dispute
• Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Alice Eaton
• Is Bankruptcy An Option For Tribal Casinos?
• Judge Delays Approval Of SEC Deal With Body Armor Co.
• UBS Touted Fraudulent Medicore Investments: Atty
• Blockbuster Sidesteps Ch. 7 With Last-Minute Deal
• OK'd Majestic Star Ch. 11 Plan Will Cut Debt By 80%
• Court Confirms Universal Building Liquidation Plan
• Examiner OKs $2.6M Weiland Fee In Fremont Ch. 11
• Jackson Hewitt In Talks On Potential Prepack Ch. 11
• Not So Sweet 16
• Jones Day Leads Cumulus In $2.4B Citadel Buy
• Fairfield Sentry Battles HSBC, Others Over Venue
• Noteholders Push For Auction In Blockbuster Ch. 11
• Judge Approves Anchor Blue Plan To Close 75 Stores
• UK, Iceland Arrest 9 In Kaupthing Collapse Probe
• Madoff Trustee Sues French Bank For $430M
• Noteholders To Buy Metamorphix Assets For $6M
• Goodwin Procter Snaps Up Bankruptcy Pro
• Dynegy Warns Of Potential Ch. 11 Filing
• Case Study: Credit Agricole V. American Home
• Tribune Noteholders Attack Lender Settlement
• Court Approves MPC Liquidation Plan
• Curtis Grabs Kirkland Bankruptcy Atty In NY
• All Steel Violated Orleans Ch. 11 Stay, Judge Says
• Battery Co. Settles Ill. Cleanup Claims For $1.3M
• Investors Seek $320M In New Stream Ch. 11
• Pacific Energy Sues Forest Oil For $250M Over Sale
• Tribune Offers Creditor Certainty In Ch. 11 Plan
• Alston & Bird Settles Fight Over HomeBanc Fees
• Madoff Feeder Fairfield Goes On Recovery Rampage
• Morgan Keegan Liable In Madoff Feeder Case: FINRA
• Tousa Creditors Lose $316M Loan Appeal
• Champion Enterprises Cleared To Liquidate In Ch. 11
• Old GM Reaches $51M Settlement Over Enviro Claims
• Ponzi Schemes And Avoidance Actions: 3 Issues
• Perkins Coie Opens New NY Office With Arent Fox Pro
• High Court Denies Cert On Ch. 11 Insurance Payments
• SEC Launches Probe Of Ex-Top Atty's Madoff Ties
• Garlock Loses Bid For Details Of Asbestos Deals
• Judge OKs $85M Sale Of Palm Harbor To Cavco
• Ambac ERISA Claimants Win OK For Limited Discovery
• C-Bass Disclosure Statement Wins Court Approval
• LA Developer Says It Can't Afford Ch. 11 Legal Fees
• How Bankruptcy Can Affect Employment Prospects
• BearingPoint Wants $47M Contract Suit Stayed For Now
• South Florida Trustee Charged With $16M Fraud
• Senator, Congressman Probe SEC Counsel's Madoff Ties
• First American Merges Claims In Orleans Ch. 11
• NEC Sues Linde For $5.7M In Cleanup Costs
• IAC Loses Bid To Toss Suit Over Call Center Deal
• Irked Customers Battle Madoff Trustee In 2nd Circ.
• Ind. City Battles Majestic Star Ch. 11 Plan
• Borders Seeks More Time To Consider Leases
• Judge Blesses Old GM Liquidation Plan
• How To Get Your Vote Designated
• Ex-Taylor Bean Exec Drops Deutsche Bank Subpoena
• NM Real Estate Co. Faces SEC Fines For Alleged Fraud
• Tribune Ch. 11 Plan Hearing To Remain Open: Judge
• Lehman Strikes $2M Deal With American Eagle, Tribe
• Madoff Trustee Hits Jewish Group With Clawback Suit
• Idaho County Files For Ch. 9 To Dodge $4M Verdict
• $1.1B Dish Network Bid Gets Tabled In DBSD Ch. 11
• Weighing Ch. 11 For Nonprofits In The 5th Circ.
• EU Backs Ericsson's $65M Purchase Of Nortel Unit
• Former Colonial Bank Exec Pleads Guilty To $2B Fraud
• Mesa Sheds Aircraft Leases To Exit Ch. 11
• Madoff Trustee Sues To Recover $2.1B From Tremont
• Orchard Brands Wins Statement Approval In Ch. 11
• Adelphia Settles Banks' Grid Interest Claims For $42M
• Blockbuster Priority Auction Claims Unfair: Lenders
• PRPs With Contribution Claims: Pay Up Or Skip Court