Bankruptcy Archive » September, 2011

Bankruptcy - September, 2011

212 articles

• Solyndra Needs Trustee To Oversee Bankruptcy: DOJ
• Wachovia, BDO Seidman Settle Le-Nature's Suits For $50M
• Lyondell Trustee Says Blavatnik Scored $1.2B In Buyout
• Truck Makers Can't Escape Transmission Antitrust Suit
• $150M Adelphia Stock Fight Belongs In District Court: FPL
• Ex-Worldwide CEO Gets 5 Years For $11M Loan Scheme
• Glassware Co. Gets $23M Loan From Prospect Capital
• Judge Sets Hearing To Settle Dodgers TV Rights Dispute
• Friendly's To Declare Bankruptcy
• Judge Clears $6M DIP Loan To Fund Graceway Ch. 11 Sale
• Defendants Trimmed In Tribune Trustees' Clawback Suit
• Mets Ruling Could Cost Victims $6.2B: Madoff Trustee
• DOE Admits Funding Solyndra Despite Shortages
• Travelers, Comerica Settle Dunmore Tax Fight For $13M
• Thelen Trustee Seeks OK For $5M Clawback Settlement
• Rye Portfolio Wants $400M Madoff Clawback Suit Moved
• Sponsor Bails On Barnes Bay Reorganization
• CBS Cleanup Case Hinges On Bankruptcy Ruling: Judge
• BofA Reduces Lehman Claims By $4.5B, Backs Ch. 11 Plan
• Till Dissolution Do Us Part
• Saab Parent Nears $44M Spyker Deal With PE Firm
• Tavern On The Green Sells Mark For International Use
• BPP's New Ch. 11 Plan Approved After Creditor Deal
• Debevoise Reps Drugmaker Galderma In Graceway Buy
• $33M Ambac Securities Action Settlement Gets Final OK
• Madoff Trustee Trims $245M Clawback Suit Against Plaza
• Pa. House Backs Harrisburg Receivership Bill
• Lehman, Mortgage Co. Reach Deal In Loan Sale Suit
• 8 Firms To Pay Heller $2.3M Over Atty Transfers
• 'LA Law' Star's Former Production Co. Enters Ch. 11
• Madoff Trustee's Mets Claims Have $386M Ceiling: Judge
• Lehman Brass, Calif. Cities End Securities Row For $1M
• Perkins Creditors Cleared To Challenge $72M In Claims
• Asbestos Plaintiffs Pursue Pfizer For $10M In 2nd Circ.
• Fox Goes To Bat Over Dodgers Broadcasting Contract
• Hussey Copper And Affiliates File For Ch. 11
• Mutual Fund Sues Citi Over Bankrupt Vegas Monorail Bonds
• Madoff Trustee's $1B Suit Against Mets Owners Trimmed
• Dodgers Fight MLB Control, Request More Time
• Palm Harbor Ch. 11 Plan Cleared For Creditor Vote
• SARE Bankruptcies Revisited
• RBS Can't Nix Lehman Trustee's $345M Contract Claim
• Solyndra Cleared To Auction Assets In October
• JPMorgan Cites Anna Nicole In Bid To Move Lehman Suit
• Deloitte Sued For $7.6B Over Taylor Bean Fraud Role
• MLB Tries To Eject Dodgers' Bankruptcy Counsel
• Another Creditor Wants Barnes Bay Ch. 11 Case Tossed
• Borders' $14M IP Sale To Barnes & Noble Approved
• US Wins $11M From Owner Of Insolvent Contracting Co.
• Dreier Trustee's $52M Deal With Hedge Fund Approved
• Bankrupt Solyndra Seeks $4M DIP Extension, Quick Sale
• CORRECTED Class Seeks Final OK For $209M Deal Over WaMu Stock
• Case Study: In Re Lothian Oil
• McCourt Should Sell Dodgers To Exit Bankruptcy: MLB
• Madoff Trustee Renews $91M American Securities Suit
• Ex-CEO Seeks Lighter Sentence In Le-Nature's Fraud Suit
• Creditors Want Barnes Bay Ch. 11 Case Tossed
• Dallas Stars Get Green Light For Auction
• How They Won It: Brown Rudnick Paves New Bankruptcy Ground
• Solyndra Execs Plead 5th In Hearing Over $535M Loan
• Case Study: HSRE-CDS I
• TerreStar Reaches Loan Settlement With Lenders
• Judge OKs Fraud Claims Over KPMG Audit For Sports Owner
• Judge Trims Trustee's $198M Suit Against Madoff Family
• B&N's $14M Borders IP Buy Held For Privacy Concerns
• BPP Rips Citizens Bank's Objections To Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge OKs $9M LandAmerica Settlement With E&O Insurer
• 3rd Circ. Reopens Question On Deepening Insolvency
• Travelport Lays Out Prepackaged Ch. 11 Plan
• Lawmakers Want Investor Info In Solyndra Loan Probe
• Bankrupt AES Thames Settles $300M Utility Claims
• Case Study: In Re TerreStar Networks
• Madoff Trustee, Baker Hostetler Seek $45M In Fees
• CORRECTED: Ch. 11 Trustee Will Oversee Howrey Bankruptcy
• B&N Objects To Privacy Standards For $14M Borders IP
• 9th Circ. Clarifies 'Scandalous' In Discovery Row
• Feeder Fund Settles Rothstein Ponzi Suit For $10M
• Citi Unit, Others Want $2B Thornburg Trustee Suit Axed
• Lehman Drops Appeal In $13B Barclays Suit
• Struggling Saab Receives Bankruptcy Reprieve
• Planning A Staycation For Solvent Co-Defendants
• Verizon Can't Dodge Fraud Claims Over Idearc Spinoff
• Russia's Tax Suit Violated Yukos' Rights: European Court
• Madoff Feeder Funds Seek Bankruptcy Suit Removal
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Nabs 2 Orrick Restructuring Partners
• Resort Group Brings Singapore On Board For Ch. 11
• Local Insight Creditors Cleared To Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• SB Trust Must Arbitrate Claims In LG Antitrust MDL
• Judge Rejects Barnes Bay Ch. 11 Plan
• Solyndra Bust Prompts House Inquiry Into Loan Programs
• Interpreting Section 546(e) Safe Harbor Post-Enron
• Ex-Worldwide CEO Cops To Hiding Assets From US Trustee
• Mich. Agency Loses Bid For Review Of Lehman Row
• Thelen Trustee Says Ex-Partners Must Pay For Clients
• Qimonda Gets Green Light For Liquidation Plan
• Madoff Feeder Fund Sues Societe Generale For $35M
• 2nd Possible Bidder Emerges For Dallas Stars
• Chrysler Dealers Lost Chance To Fight Sale: 2nd Circ.
• Disgorgements Can Be Discharged In Ch. 7: 9th Circ.
• Fla. Trustee Gets 7 Years In $16M Fraud Case
• Righthaven Defendant Seeks Asset Seizure Over Attys' Fee
• Solyndra Asks For More Time To Find Buyers
• Kaupthing, Real Estate Tycoon Settle $2.4B Suit
• Debating Bankruptcy Venue Reform
• 4 Ex-National Execs Booted From Great American Policy
• Madoff Investor Wins Bid To Remove $3B Clawback Suit
• Dodgers Seek To End Ch. 11 By Auctioning TV Rights
• AmFin Wins Confirmation Hearing For Ch. 11 Plan
• Bankruptcy Litigator Rejoins Foley From Patton Boggs
• Citibank Tries To Push Howrey Into Ch. 7
• Ala. County Approves Deal Over $3.2B Bond Debt
• Health Exam: Muni Health Care Bankruptcy Under Ch. 9
• Dallas Stars File For Ch. 11 With Plan To Sell
• Borders IP Asset Sale Brings In $15.8M
• Bankrupt Souper Salad Owner Wins $6M In Financing
• Judge Approves NAPC's $98M Ch. 11 Settlement
• Sprint Seeks $110M Payback In DBSD Ch. 11
• Treasury Probes $535M Loan To Doomed Solyndra
• GIT Asks Supreme Court To Weigh Ch. 11 Challenge
• Displeased Creditors Fight Barnes Bay's Ch. 11 Plan
• CORRECTED Poultry Co. Townsends Converts Bankruptcy To Ch. 7
• Innkeepers Buys Time In Suit Over $1B Cerberus Bid
• Barclays Doesn't Owe Ex-Lehman Workers $500M: Judge
• GOP Slams $535M Federal Loan To Solyndra
• Dealerships Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Chrysler Suits
• BNY Investors Sue Over $35M Lehman Loss
• Judge Delays Decision On Lehman Blitz For Giants Docs
• Nonprofit Contractor Challenges USDA Suspension
• Stern V. Marshall: Narrow Holding, Broad Implications
• Judge Nixes WaMu Ch. 11 Plan, Sends Parties To Mediation
• Bankrupt A&P Floats Bid To Mediate $1.3B In Claims
• 3rd Circ. Takes On Nortel UK Pension Row
• Inner City Media Reaches Deal On Bankruptcy Exit Plan
• Lehman Calls Giants For Illegal Block In Docs Fight
• Advanta, KPMG Nix Most Shareholder Class Claims
• FDIC Wants Riskiest Firms' 'Living Wills' By July
• HMB Snags Finance, Bankruptcy Quartet From Dykema
• Despite Ch. 11 Woes, Sun Still Shines On US Solar
• Thornburg's $94M Barclays Suit Gets Green Light
• WaMu Fights Investors Over $337M In Asset Claims
• Righthaven Says Attys' Fees Could Send It Bankrupt
• Borders Settles Book Distributor's Claim For $8.4M
• TerreStar Shareholder Questions Akin Gump's Objectivity
• Trustee Drops Bid To Dismiss Cargo Co.'s Ch. 11 Case
• Debevoise Welcomes Bankruptcy Pro From Kirkland Ellis
• Swedish Labor Unions Try To Force Saab Into Bankruptcy
• Can A Usury Savings Clause Save The Lender?
• Marketing Co. Counters Borders With Fraud Claims
• US Fidelis Creditors Rip $57M Mepco Claim
• Vegas Developer Moves Closer To Ch.11 Exit
• Sbarro Cleared To Auction Assets
• Ex-Meruelo CEO, President Want $3M In Unpaid Wages
• A&P Shareholder Claims Execs Hushed Faulty Finances
• Creditors Blast Marco Polo DIP Financing As Inside Job
• Del. Diocese Insurers Must Honor $15M Settlement: Judge
• Ex-Lehman Execs Tangle Over $90M In Insurance Funds
• Case Study: CML V LLC V. Bax
• Foley Adds 3 Bankruptcy Partners In San Diego
• Saab To Appeal Court's Denial Of Creditor Protection
• Ambac Investors Ask Judge To Toss $33M Settlement
• Ch. 11 Trustee Can't Merge Film Producer's Cos.
• Perkins Boosts Unsecured Creditor Payout Pool To $7M
• BNY Transfers Hurt Sentinel Creditors, 7th Circ. Told
• Judge Nixes Broad Discovery Bid In Madoff Feeder MDL
• Judge Greenlights $495M DIP Loan For NewPage
• Top Judge Pushes For Bankruptcy Venue Reform
• Feds Raid Bankrupt Solar Panel Maker Solyndra
• South Edge Ch. 11 Trustee Tries To Oust Bogatz Atty
• Gallo Holdings Enters Ch. 11 With Eye On Asset Sale
• Interpreting In Re United Operating
• Ex-Milberg Partner Claims Ignorance Of Madoff's Scheme
• Borders E-Book Partner Balks At Proposed IP Sale
• Stonewall To Pay $21.5M To End Asbestos Coverage Suit
• $62.5M Deal Between Madoff Feeder, HSBC Rejected
• Insurers Balk At Madoff Trustee's $1B Tremont Fund Deal
• Weil Scores Restructuring Ace From Jones Day
• Judge OKs $2.5M DIP Loans To Fund Solyndra Sale
• NewPage Files For Ch. 11 In Face Of Folding Demand
• Lehman, Barclays Spar Over $2B Compensation Contract
• Sbarro Presses For Ch. 11 Auction Plan
• Idaho County Can't Seek Bankruptcy To Duck $5M Verdict
• 1st Impressions — In Re Marcal Paper Mills
• Saab Seeks Reorganization Amid Wait For Chinese Funds
• Geithner Dodges Delphi Retirees' Claims In Pension Suit
• Elektrobit Blasts TerreStar Ch. 11 Disclosures
• Judge Greenlights $105M WaMu Truce With Investors
• Email Marketer To Give Up Borders' Customer Info, IP
• Evergreen Solar Gets Tentative OK For Auction Plan
• Newly Bankrupt Solyndra Slapped With WARN Action
• FDIC Opposes Corus Ch. 11 Plan Over $265M Tax Refunds
• Ambac Looks To Clear $33M Deal By Nixing Investor Claims
• Heller Ehrman Goes After Wham-O For $2.3M In Fees
• Cruel Intentions: Recent Developments In Dreier
• Madoff Victims Want Another Shot At 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Nixon Peabody Snags 2 Paul Hastings Corporate Pros
• Ex-Employee Targets Borders Over Bankruptcy Layoffs
• Del. High Court Denies Standing To Defunct LLC's Creditor
• MGM Seeks To Purchase $11M United Debt
• Creditors, BNY Mellon Object To Sbarro Asset Sale
• Raser Sues Over Alleged Power Generator Lies, $100M Loss
• Judge Gives Final OK To Gulfstream Ch. 11 Plan
• Ambac Settles NYC's $117M Tax Claim For $3.2M
• Madoff 'Net Winners' Lose Out
• Judge OKs Sale Of Alabama Aircraft To Kaiser
• Debtor Targets Credit Agricole Unit Over Ship Arrest
• Borders Says Next Jump Poached Valuable Customer List
• FDIC Bests Ex-WaMu Workers' Compensation Claims
• Madoff Trustee Sues Barclays, Others For $218M
• Berger Singerman Adds Hahn & Hessen Bankruptcy Pro
• TerreStar: Lender Liens And FCC Licenses
• Hotel Owner Aims To Thwart Marriott With Ch. 11
• Judge Affirms His Jurisdiction In Parmalat Auditor Suits