Bankruptcy Archive » March, 2012

Bankruptcy - March, 2012

201 articles

• BNY Seeks To Duck Suit Over $1B Lyondell-Basell Losses
• SP Newsprint Creditors Seek Docs On Fees To Insider Co.
• Sino-Forest Files Bankruptcy, $4B Suit For Ponzi Report
• Perkins Coie Draws In 4 Corporate Trust Pros From Pryor
• Solyndra Requests More Time To File $900M Ch. 11 Plan
• Dynegy Coal Deal Flak Buried Stock, Investors Claim
• Nortel Seeks Mediator To Break Benefits Standoff
• Investors Seek More Protections In Wake Of MF Global
• 5th Circ. Finds No Adams & Reese Conflict In AIPC Ch. 11
• Thornburg's $35M MBS Underpayment Suit Will Proceed
• Harrisburg Receiver Seeks Probe Of Troubled Incinerator Deal
• Shipper TBS Cleared To Set Sail With Ch. 11 Plan
• Mediation Fails In Specialty Products Asbestos Dispute
• House Members Get Few Answers On MF Global's Last Days
• Brokers Say Judge Erred In Approval Of Grubb & Ellis Sale
• Veteran Litigator Jumps From Patton Boggs To Ballard Spahr
• Is Your Public Company An Acquisition Target?
• Magic Johnson, Guggenheim Score Dodgers With $2B Bid
• Solyndra Was Candid With DOE Over Risks, Report Says
• Swiss Bank Wants Madoff Suit Out Of Bankruptcy Court
• Must-Have Performance Metrics For Law Departments
• Resort Founder Again Targets Atty With Malpractice Claims
• AMR Targets Union Contracts In Bid To Advance Talks
• Cetero Gets Nod To Borrow $2.4M To Fund Ch. 11 Sale
• $45M Winning Bid For Bankrupt NJ Hospital OK'd
• MF Global Hearing Will Hinge On Question Of Intent
• Beacon Asks Court To Scuttle Its Ch. 11 Case
• BGC Finally Gets Go-Ahead To Buy Grubb & Ellis Co.
• Ex-Hogan Lovells Atty Admits $2M Fraud
• Judge Quashes Challenge To $7B Picower Deal In Madoff Case
• Judge Puts Vitro Affiliates On Hook For $1B In Debt
• MF Global CFO Denies Knowledge Of Fund Transfer Breach
• Madoff Fund Backs Off $900M Ernst & Young Negligence Suit
• MLB Says Dodgers' Ch. 11 Plan Shirks League Rules, Settlement
• Judge OKs Beyond Oblivion's $4M Deal With Music Startup
• Case Study: In Re Grumman
• Apple Says Kodak Pilfered Digital Camera IP
• Beacon Power Seeks Mediation In $6M DOE Fee Dispute
• Judge Merges Crescent Creditors' Suits Over $1.6B Duke Deal
• Corzine Gave 'Direct Instructions' To Move $200M, Memo Says
• Judge Hops On Freight Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan
• Licensors Challenge Failed Online Music Startup's Sale
• Uncertainty In Complex Real Estate Restructurings
• Judge Remands NY's Suit Against E&Y Over Lehman Audits
• Wells Fargo, Other Creditors To Work With Stockton, Calif.
• Dodgers Look To Nix $131M Claim From Owner's Divorce
• Grubb & Ellis Sale In Limbo After Court Blinks
• Judge Values Defaulted NYC Apartment Building At $91.7M
• Madoff Trustee Renews Fight Against UniCredit In $59B Suit
• Imperial's Disclosure Statement Wins Over FDIC Concerns
• REMIC Tax Concerns Surrounding Foreclosures
• Nebraska Book Seals Deal With Bondholders On Ch. 11 Plan
• AMR Considers Scrapping Labor Deals Amid Stalled Talks
• 5th Circ. Revives Mirant Suit To Recover Loan Payments
• Nebraska Book Defends Ch. 11 Plan Pact With Bondholders
• Houghton Mifflin Taps Debt Restructuring Firm
• Investors Win Cert. In Ponzi Suit Against Greenberg, Quarles
• US Protests Brown Rudnick's Fee Request In Beacon Bankruptcy
• House Subcommittee To Subpoena MF Global Exec
• Lenders Accuse Marco Polo Of Dragging Feet On New Plan
• Flight Attendants Bash Planned American Eagle Cuts
• Grubb & Ellis Auction Nixed After BGC Partners Is Sole Bidder
• Nationwide Units, Napa Strike $15M Burn Coverage Deal
• Case Study: In Re XMH
• Judge Trims Nortel Affiliates' Claims To $9B From Sale
• Vista Affiliate's $250M Buy Of CDC Software Gets Nod
• BofA Didn't Breach Fontainebleau Lending Contract, Judge Says
• Elpida Wins Shelter From Patent Suits In Ch. 15
• 15 Ex-Thelen Partners Settle Trustee's Contract Claims
• Geithner Will Address Creditors Over Lehman Collapse
• Ala. County Creditors To Appeal Largest-Ever Ch. 9
• Nebraska Book Creditors Balk At Ch. 11 Plan Pact
• Shutterfly's $24M Stalking Horse Bid For Kodak Unit OK'd
• Another Court Weighs In On Stern V. Marshall
• Ex-Empire Land CEO, Attys Face Sanctions Bid In Ch. 7
• MF Global Can't Hire Trustee's Firm For Consulting Work
• Quarles Must Face Claims It Aided $200M Securities Fraud
• Kodak Seeks Probe Into Apple's Patent Claims
• Adversary Cases Rise Amid Drop In 2011 Bankruptcy Filings
• United Retail Landlords Balk At Proposed Sale
• Sprint Facing Heightened Bankruptcy Risk, Report Says
• Bahrain's Arcapita Bank Files For Bankruptcy
• Ch. 15 Check — Recent Rulings On Foreign Proceedings
• Dodgers, Beaten Fan Reach Deal On Bankruptcy Claim
• $40M Rothstein Adversary Case Stays In Bankruptcy Court
• ResCap Ch. 11 Looms Closer As Buyout Rumors Swirl
• Broadstripe Capital Heads To Liquidation From Ch. 11
• Lender Wants $80M From PE-Backed Buyer Of Jameson Inns
• Dynegy Tears Into Examiner Over Coal Transfer Rebuke
• Timing The Bankruptcy Filing Of Commercial Real Estate
• WaMu Takes Aim At 12 Insurers In D&O Coverage Fight
• Wells Fargo To Pare $30M Secured Claims In Dreier Deal
• Senators Urge MF Global Trustee To Scrap Exec Bonuses
• Ambassadors International Moves To Ch. 7 Bankruptcy
• United Retail, Creditors Forge Deal Over Stalking Horse Bid
• Bankruptcy Judge Allows Tribune LBO Suits To Proceed
• NC Claims BNY Mellon Broke Deal With $95M Lehman Buy
• Asahi Can't Escape $175M Pension Suit On Jurisdiction
• Nearing Deal, General Maritime Wins Exclusivity Extension
• The Latest Innovation In Middle-Market Lending
• NY Judge To Take On Madoff Trustee's $100M Maxam Suit
• Ariz. Developer Seeks Ch. 11 In Face Of $90M Foreclosure
• Rothstein Investor Can Recoup $25M Clawback Settlement
• Ambac Ch. 11 Plan OK'd With No Shareholder Recovery
• Berlian Laju Shipping Units Seek Ch. 15 Lifelines
• United Retail Creditors Challenge Stalking Horse Bid
• IBM Dodges Antitrust Suit Over Mainframe Resales
• $200M MBS Suit Against Citigroup Moved To State Court
• Reorganization And D&O: Not Always Business As Usual
• Grubb & Ellis Creditors Challenge DIP Financing Terms
• Kodak Retirees Want Committee In Ch. 11 Case
• Judge OKs Additional Discovery For Beaten Dodgers Fan
• 5th Circ. Denies BofA Late Claim In Dallas Logistics Case
• Evergreen Solar Says Buyer To Spend $8.5M For Mass. Plant
• SEC Sues Ex-TMST Execs For Hiding $428M Loss In 10-K
• New Stream Creditors Get Nod To Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• UBS Clawback Suit Moved Back To Bankruptcy Court
• Vitro Bondholders Can't Collect Until Mexican Plan Ruling
• Judge Expands Dynegy Holdings Examiner's Role
• Hedge Fund Trustee Must Wait To Sue In Petters Case
• PE Firms, Innkeepers Trustee Settle $84M Claim Dispute
• Rothstein Trustee Seeks $10M From Insurer
• Fairfield Funds' Liquidator Files 45 Clawback Suits
• Judge Sends CIT, Tyco Tax Row To 2nd Circ.
• Why Communications Is Key To Merger And Lateral Success
• Hooters Casino Hotel's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Nod
• Bankrupt Racino Owner Sues To Block $17M In IP Claims
• NC Developments Seek Bankruptcy Protection
• Kodak Shareholders Request Equity Holders Committee
• Rothstein Trustee's TD Bank Suit Stays Put For Now
• Stern Doesn't Bar Bankruptcy Court From Hearing Claims: Judge
• Dynegy Examiner Cries Fraud Over Coal Transfers
• Hostess CEO Steps Down Amid Compensation Ruckus
• Vorys Welcomes Bankruptcy, RE Partners in Ohio
• AMR Seeks More Time As Labor Pains Persist
• Allen & Overy Reps Iceland Foods In $1.7B Buyback
• When Is Nonrecourse Loan Fully Recourse?
• Paul Hastings Wants Brobeck Suit Out Of Bankruptcy Court
• Failed Music Startup Gets $2.4M Sale Bid Hearing Bumped Up
• Regulator Can't Intervene In Southern Montana Electric Ch. 11
• PFF Bancorp Creditors Cleared To Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• Thompson & Knight Nabs Another Crowell Finance Pro
• Apple Dealt Blow In Kodak IP Row
• Qimonda Lacks Standing To Bring IP Suit, Judge Says
• The Uncharted Territory Of 'Reverse' Preemption
• Cano Petroleum Seeks Ch. 11 Sale Amid Cash Woes
• Lehman Exit Vindicates Ch. 11 Process, Experts Say
• Bondholders Take Hit Under Nebraska Book's New Ch. 11 Plan
• Kodak's Promises Don't Clear Up IP Claims, Apple Says
• Bankrupt Domfoam Settles Claims In Foam Antitrust MDL
• Ryan International Airlines Touches Down In Ch. 11
• Judge Backs Settlement Talks On Beaten Dodgers Fan's Claim
• Madoff Report Calls For Transparency In Trustee Hires
• Ambac Urges NY Court To Override Ch. 11 Plan Concerns
• A Distressed Deal Buyer's Guide
• Grubb & Ellis Sale Back On Track After Bidding Snag
• Tribune Creditors Feud Over Ch. 11 Plan Payouts
• Grubb & Ellis, Creditors Can't Agree On BGC Asset Sale
• 9th Circ. Says District Court Bankruptcy Orders Out Of Scope
• Giordano's Ch. 11 Trustee Says Owners Hid $5M From Creditors
• Ex-TWA Pilots Can't Form Own Committee In AMR Ch. 11
• Bankrupt Semiconductor Co. Ends DRAM Price-Fixing Suit
• Garlock Must Give Financial Docs To Asbestos Claimants
• Lehman Emerges From Landmark Ch. 11
• Lehman Blasts Zell's New $1.5B Archstone Bid
• Ch. 9 Descends Into The Sewer To Clean Up
• Goldman Sachs Can't Budge Capmark's $147M NY Suit
• Yellowstone Club Owner's $375M Malpractice Suit Shut Down
• Beaten Fan Rebuffs Dodgers' Bankruptcy Compromise
• Greensfelder Nabs SmithAmundsen Bankruptcy Partner
• Beacon PE Deal A Bright Spot For DOE Program
• Ala. County Wins Court Approval For Largest-Ever Ch. 9
• Health Info Services Co. Jobson Gets OK On Prepack Ch. 11
• Kodak Snaps Back Against Apple's Proposed IP Suits
• A Recap Of Bankruptcy Rule 2019
• Mets Owners Going To Trial In Madoff Clawback Case
• Credit Suisse Gets Claims Slashed From New Century MDL
• AES Settlement Paves Way For $240M Sale Of NY Power Plants
• Shutterfly Offers $24M For Kodak Photo Services
• Hedge Fund Demands Ford Help Pay Off $85M Judgment
• Ally Financial Fights To Repo 900 Saab Cars
• Trump Steps Into MSR Ch. 11 To Grab Resort For $150M
• Law360 Bankruptcy Editorial Advisory Board
• Deutsche Bank Sinks $1B Kirch Settlement
• Dodgers Offer Ch. 11 Trade-Off To Beaten Fan
• Entertainment Co. Scores $8M In 'Yu-Gi-Oh' Licensing Row
• Combatting Calif. And Ariz. Antideficiency Legislation
• Builder American West Heads To Ch. 11 In Pact With Banks
• GM Says $367M Hedge Fund Deal Was Signed After Ch. 11
• Judge Frees Travelers From $500M Asbestos Settlements
• New NY Bankruptcy Chief Chides Attys In St. Vincent Case
• Orchard Trustee's Suit Over $310M Payout Survives
• Turner Padget Reels In Myrtle Beach Real Estate Expert
• Madoff Trustee Can't Add Evidence To $386M Mets Fight
• Eurozone Withdrawal: Implications For Global Markets
• Deloitte Takes Aim At AMR Trustee's 'Radical' Policy
• Hostess Defends 'Necessary' Ch. 11 Pension Cuts
• Struggling Fashion Co. Connaught Gets OK To Sell Itself
• 5 Steps For Dealing With Troubled Properties
• Jones Day Adds Nomura Exec As Restructuring Partner
• AES Slams Creditor Gripes Over $240M Sale Of Power Plants