Bankruptcy Archive » September, 2013

Bankruptcy - September, 2013

258 articles

• Furniture Brands' Creditors Argue For $280M KPS Bid
• AgFeed Judge Must Appoint Ch. 11 Examiner, Trustee Argues
• Belle Foods Gets OK For $16M Sale Of 43 Grocery Stores
• Comcast Hits Houston Sports Network With Involuntary Ch. 11
• GateHouse Media Can Use Cash Collateral To Fund Ch. 11
• GM Not Liable For Pre-Bankruptcy Settlement
• Hostess Unions Lose Fight To Prioritize Pensions
• LightSquared, Lenders Agree To Asset Sale Procedures
• Harbinger Partly Escapes LightSquared Investor Suit
• Fresh & Easy Grocery Chain Seeks Sale In Ch. 11
• Friendly's Sues To Wipe $9.3M In Pre-Bankruptcy Debt
• The Flaws In Ga.'s Insured V. Insured Exclusion Ruling
• MSD's Unsecured Creditors Target Cash-Collateral Motion
• 450 Ex-Dewey Partners Sued For $1.6M Over Broken Lease
• New York City Opera Board Votes In Favor Of Bankruptcy
• Tully's Coffee Estate Gets Initial Nod For Liquidation Plan
• Peabody, Arch Dodge Coal Miners' Suit Over Patriot Spinoff
• GateHouse Media Files For Ch. 11 With Spinoff In Mind
• Municipal Underwriters On SEC's Fraud Radar
• DOJ Says US Airways Can't Have Privileged Merger Docs
• Rainmaker Q&A: Paul Hastings' Martin Edelman
• Lone Pine Wins Interim Stay In Ch. 15
• Bid For Borrowers Committee Denied In New Century Ch. 11
• Siemens Settles Class Action Over HearUSA Stock Price
• Report Uncovers Inconsistencies In Detroit Pension Funds
• Landauer Pursues Ch. 11 Plan After Stalking Horse Debt Buy
• Cengage Judge Taps Mediator To Resolve Ch. 11 Plan Issues
• Broker-Dealers Ditch Some Claims In $500M DBSI Ponzi Suit
• Guccione Collector Bucks Penthouse's Copyright Claim
• US Trustee Rips Breakup Fee In Furniture Brands Ch. 11 Sale
• Heller Ehrman, Greenberg Traurig $5M Deal OK'd
• AgFeed Says Ch. 11 Examiner Could Derail $50M China Deal
• DLA Piper Skirts $17M Malpractice Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Lone Pine Aims To Restructure, Raise $100M In Bankruptcy
• Sun Capital Case Creates New Risks For Private Equity
• Bankrupt Reliance Off The Hook For Pa. Warranty Claims
• Chicago Scrap Metal Recycling Company Enters Bankruptcy
• China Natural Gas Auditors Escape Shareholder Class Action
• MSD Resists Lenders' Efforts To File Alternate Ch. 11 Plan
• $41.5M Versace Mansion Sale Approved By Bankruptcy Judge
• Lindquist Snags Former Wells Fargo Atty, Bankruptcy Pro
• A Close Look At Securities Law Issues In Ch. 11
• Ex-Mercantile Execs Settle SEC Claims Surrounding $5M Loss
• Hilton Objects Again To Embassy Suites Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Tribune Co. Exec Sentenced To 2 Years For Theft
• Rainmaker Q&A: Conrad O'Brien's James Rohn
• Coda Estate Gets Nod To Solicit Votes For Ch. 11 Plan
• NJ City-Owned Hotel Checks In To Ch. 11 With Hope Of Sale
• Credit Union Agency Targets Big Banks In $2.4B MBS Suit
• Creditors' Fraud Claims Cut From Tribune Clawback MDL
• Mercantile Bancorp, Investors Agree On $23M Ch. 11 Sale
• AMR Customer Suit Delayed Until DOJ Action Resolved
• LightSquared Must Replace Sale Director As Talks Continue
• 'Regrettable' Effect Of Rule 11 In Dow Corning Case
• US Bank Under Fire Again Over Petters' Ponzi Scheme
• Doctors Suing OnCure Object To Ch. 11 Plan
• Devonshire Can Use Cash Collateral To Fund Ch. 11
• Capmark's Confirmed Ch. 11 Plan Bars Fillmore's $50M Suit
• Atari Restructuring Plan Keeps French Parent In Control
• LightSquared Pick To Run Auction Is Conflicted, Lenders Say
• Penthouse Publisher Floats Ch. 11 Plan To Rework $565M Debt
• Cynergy Shakes Some Claims In Creditor Contract Suit
• Cengage Tries To Keep $274M Fund Out Of JPMorgan's Hands
• Ex-MF Global Workers Take On Judge's WARN Ruling
• Highway Technologies Looks To Wind Down In Ch. 7
• Trustee Urges 7th Circ. To Review Winston Malpractice Case
• The Alphabet Soup Of Getting Restricted
• US Air, AMR Delay Drop-Dead Date For Troubled Merger
• Anglo Irish Bank Gets Short-Term Protection From US Suits
• Ecotality's Asset Sale, Ch. 11 Financing Get Green Light
• Aircraft Parts Co.'s IP Claims Headed To Bankruptcy Court
• US Airways, American Demand DOJ Docs On Airline Mergers
• InnoVida Holdings Exec Gets 4 Years For $40M Scheme
• Embassy Suites Operators Seek Nod For New Ch. 11 Plan
• Patriot Coal Wins Green Light To Probe Arch Coal
• Detroit Pension Fund Loses $40M Claim Over CDOs
• GateHouse Media Asks For Debtholders' Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• Reputed Mafia Associate Cops Plea In Mortgage Fraud Case
• AgFeed Inks $53M Sale Of Chinese Assets Amid Scrutiny
• How Lawyers Can Effectively Build A Reputation Online
• Beyond Thunderdome: Ch. 9 And Saving The Blighted City
• 4 Ways To Make Sure Comments On Agency Rules Count
• Goldman Pays $7.5M To Exit Old Suit Over 1999 Toy Co. IPO
• A Bird's-Eye View Of The American Airlines Case
• 6th Circ. Nixes Miller Energy Investor Suit Over Oil Assets
• Anderson Kill Scoops Up 5 Attys From Boutique Firm
• Contractors Want Coal Plant's Stay Lifted For Arbitration
• Continuing Care Facilities On PGA National Resort Seek Ch. 11
• Recovery Plan Approval Lets Harrisburg Skirt Bankruptcy
• ArmorWorks Blasts Request For Ch. 11 Case Trustee
• Beef Co. Claims AFA Unit Withheld Info In Tainted Meat Case
• CalPERS Can't Block San Bernardino's Ch. 9 Proceeding
• Lehman, Michigan Housing Authority Spar Over Swap Deal
• Detroit Workers Demand Orr Testifies On Talks With Gov.
• Miami Exec Gets 12.5 Years For $40M Investment Scam
• Tax Sharing Agreements — A Tale Of 2 Jurisdictions
• Creditors Blast Anglo Irish Bank's Bid For Emergency Stay
• Penthouse Publisher Can Use Cash Collateral During Ch. 11
• Harrisburg Aims To Pay Bank $1.9M From Western Auction
• NY Office Space Woes Force VFX Creator Into Bankruptcy
• Rothstein Estate Gets Revenue From Versace Mansion Auction
• Lenders Say LightSquared's Auction Plans May Kill $2.2B Bid
• Staffing Co.'s German Case Gets Nod By US Bankruptcy Court
• Understanding The Process Of Modifying A Bankruptcy Plan
• Sega Drops $141M On Bankrupt Game Developer Index Corp.
• Rainmaker Q&A: DLA Piper's Stasia Kelly
• Detroit Defends Ch. 9 Bid Against Retirees' Objections
• 11th Circ. Says Disbarred Atty's Debt Not Dischargeable
• Purported Mafia Wife Cops Plea In Mortgage Co. Takeover
• Corzine Scheme Led To MF Global's Downfall, Trustee Says
• 6 Things To Know About AMR-US Airways Merger Challenge
• MSR Moves To Keep Control Of Bankruptcy
• Miami Beach's Versace Mansion Sells For $41.5M At Auction
• Bankrupt Allied Gets Nod For $135M Asset Sale To Rival Firm
• Bankruptcy Judge Sides With Edison Mission in Chevron Row
• Ethanol Plant Lenders Decry Bondholders' Distribution Hopes
• Jury Lets Silicon Valley Law Group Off Hook For Malpractice
• Ecotality Goes From Electric Car Chargers To Ch. 11
• Personal Communications Judge OKs Auction, Stalking Horse
• Peabody Energy Appeals Patriot Retiree Benefit Decision
• Whistleblowers Want Stay Lifted In Liberty Medical FCA Suit
• Detroit Says Kirkland Atty Can't Testify In Syncora Row
• Penthouse Magazine Publisher Seeks Ch. 11 Protection
• Bankrupt Mercantile Bancorp Urges Approval For $23M Sale
• Law Firm Should Pay $36M For Malpractice, Jury Told
• Merrill Lynch, Others Still On The Hook For GMX Class Action
• Atlantic City Casino Accused Of Offering Bogus Refunds
• Lehman Balks At Freddie's Bid For $1B Claim Priority
• US Trustee Wants Ch. 11 Examiner Appointed In AgFeed Case
• American Airlines CEO Denied $20M Severance Package
• Bankrupt Excel Sent To Mediation With Lenders, Creditors
• Revstone Creditor Loses Bid To Convert Cases To Ch. 7
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Atty Sanctions In Bankrupt Client Fee Row
• Proskauer Asks If Stanford Receiver Attys Shared Info
• Dewey Trustee Seeks $1.2M In Latest Batch Of Lawsuits
• Insurer Suffers Setback In $11.5M Ariz. Bank D&O Fight
• Former Anglo Irish Bank Customers Blast Ch. 15 Bid
• Kodak's Patent Deal With OLED Co. Gets Court Approval
• Oreck Customers Seek To Lift Ch. 11 Stay For False Ad Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Taylor English's Mark Sanders
• Navigating Conflicts When Serving 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• AMR's Approved Plan Unlikely To Sway DOJ In Merger Fight
• Jack Cooper's $135M Bid Wins Reopened Allied Ch. 11 Auction
• Ailing Fla. Man Asks To Be Dropped From Mafia Prosecution
• ResCap Gets Green Light For $597M Settlement With FGIC
• Merrill Lynch Can't Dodge Trusts' RMBS Buyback Suit
• Bankrupt Furniture Brands Seeks To Hand Out Bonuses
• Howrey Trustee Settles Claim Against Paul Hastings
• Detroit Ch. 9 Eligibility Objections Set For October
• Countrywide, BofA Beat FDIC's $1.5B RMBS Suit
• It's Called 'Adequate' — Not 'Automatic' — Protection
• KSL Media Blames Ch. 11 On Alleged Embezzlement Scheme
• Troutman Sanders Adds Ex-Rutan & Tucker Insolvency Pro
• AMR Avoids Make-Whole Pay On Secured Notes In 2nd Circ.
• Landauer, Creditors Settle Differences Over Ch. 11 Sale
• Insurer Denies Liability In FDIC Suit Over R-G Premier Collapse
• AgFeed Creditors Wary Of Latham Hire In Ch. 11 Case
• AMR Bankruptcy Plan Gets Nod, But Merger Still Uncertain
• NJ High Court Won't Nix Fees In Doc's Divorce Case
• Landauer Slams Creditors' Objections To Ch. 11 Sale Process
• Tattoo Artist Appeals Slashed IP Claim In THQ Bankruptcy
• CORRECTED: OSG Execs Dodge Claims They Hid $35M Tax Debt
• Bankrupt National Envelope Gets Stamp On $70M Sale
• KPS May Enter Rival Bid For Bankrupt Furniture Brands
• Apax Sues Cengage To Ensure Payment Under Ch. 11 Plan
• American, US Air Say DOJ Merger Suit Ignores Reality
• Patriot Coal Wants To Speed Up Ex-Parent's Discovery
• Disbarred Atty Says Assessed Fees Should Be Dischargeable
• Detroit Retirees Ask Federal Court To Weigh Bankruptcy
• Sharp Resolves Syntax Trust's LCD Price-Fixing Claims
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bradley Arant's Robert Maddox
• NetBank Unit's Tax Refund Belongs To FDIC, 11th Circ. Says
• Why Continuing Attacks On In Pari Delicto Will Fail
• Dewey Trustee Sues Legal Staffing Co. For $1.5M
• ArmorWorks Creditors Urge Court To Appoint Ch. 11 Trustee
• The Effects Of Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Corzine Attacks CFTC Lawsuit Over MF Global Collapse
• Madoff Victims Can't Add Interest, Inflation To Claims: Judge
• Mercantile Bancorp Investors Pan Planned $22M Ch. 11 Sale
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• PwC Fails In Bid To Toss FDIC's $1B Negligence Suit
• Wannabe Buyer Blasts Miami Casino's Ch. 11 Filing
• 2nd Circ. Pushed To Revive $17M DLA Piper Malpractice Suit
• Excel Maritime Says Creditors Can't Touch $20M In Escrow
• Mexico's Maxcom Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Restructuring Plan
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• Michigan Governor Will Testify In Detroit Bankruptcy
• PBGC Incorrectly Nixed Pilot Benefits, DC Circ. Hears
• Dish Chairman Slams Harbinger's $4B Suit Over LightSquared
• Allied Reopens Ch. 11 Auction Amid $135M Rival Bid
• MoFo Agrees To Trim $23M Bill In ResCap Bankruptcy
• Miami Firm Agrees To Settlement Over Shapiro Ponzi Suit
• Howrey Hits 3 More Ex-Partners With Clawback Claims
• Greenberg Accused Of Aiding RE Fund's Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Fund Owners Reach $10M Deal In Investor Fraud Suit
• PCD Creditors Slam Proposed $105M Sale
• Ch. 7 Trustee Seeks To Intervene In 'Nightmare' Domain Suit
• Lehman Creditors Defend Extra Attys' Fees
• Lenders Balk At Ch. 11 Sale For Auto Parts Co. MSD
• US Trustee Objects to Developer Oceanside's Ch. 11 Plan
• Versace Mansion Owners Aim To Void Lease Ahead Of Auction
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Furniture Co. Files For Ch. 11, Plans Sale To Oaktree
• Cengage Blasts Creditors' Bid To Pursue Disputed Claims
• Hotel Internet Provider Wins OK For $1.5M Ch. 11 Loan
• Hilton Says Licenses Bar Embassy Suites Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• Jenner & Block Hires Ex-TARP Watchdog Barofsky
• Detroit Says Ch. 9 Opponents Are Inventing Requirements
• UK Fines Deloitte $22M Over MG Rover Conflicts
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, KSL Capital, OGX
• Safe Harbor Doesn't Protect Tech Co.'s Fraudulent Statements
• Bankrupt AgFeed Discloses SEC Tentative Action Notice
• Creditor Fears Loss Of Rights In NE Opco Ch. 11 Sale
• Landauer Creditors Say Planned $22M Sale Moving Too Fast
• Bankrupt Legal Service Trustee Demands Millions From CEO
• PE Firms Blast Challenge To Allied Ch. 11 Auction
• MF Global Workers Look To Revive WARN Class Action
• Floundering Industries Fuel Global Interest In Ch. 11
• Lehman Pushes For Hedge Fund's Docs On $600M Claim
• Jailed Peregrine CEO To Face Questions From Son, US Bank
• Hotel Internet Provider Co. Checks In To Ch. 11
• How 11th Circ. Muddied The Law On Bank Tax Refunds
• Excel Maritime Creditors Push For Chair's Docs In Fraud Probe
• Auto Parts Co. MSD Seeks Buyer As It Drives Into Ch. 11
• Mall Security Firm Locks Up Final Approval For $12M DIP
• Bankrupt AMR Says It Doesn't Owe Dewey $4.6M In Fees
• Ambulance Co. Rural/Metro Gets Nod For Restructuring Deal
• Norse Energy Siphoned Off $50M To Other Units, Creditors Say
• Mich. AG Joins Suit Against $11B US Airways-American Deal
• USTelecom Asks 2nd Circ. To Rehear IRS-WorldCom Tax Row
• Creditors, Teamsters Blast Allied's $105M Asset Sale
• BNY Mellon Rips Cengage Unsecured Creditors' 'Power Grab'
• Ill. Regulator Slams Triad's Bid To Rush $780M Tax Fight
• KIT Digital Judge Says Ch. 11 Equity Rule Bests $15M Claim
• Ask Before You Sign That Lender-Developer Side Agreement
• NewPage Trustee Leads Clawback Blitz Seeking $71M
• Morgan Lewis Settles With Bankrupt Howrey For $1M
• Cross & Simon Says Malpractice Suit Is Bid To Skip Legal Bill
• Judge OKs Orchard Bankruptcy Deal With Lenders, Creditors
• Versace Mansion Owners Settle Rothstein Trustee Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Mont., Canada Challenges To WR Grace Reorg
• GenVec Ditches Liquidation Plan For Novartis Partnership
• Fortress Tips Newspaper Group Into Bankruptcy, Plans Spinoff
• Understanding The Rules Of Bankruptcy Cramdown
• Bus Manufacturer Loses Bid To Keep Ch. 11 In Del.
• How To Tank A Mediation Without Even Trying
• Revstone Creditors Want Pachulski Stang Off Unit's Case
• Allied's Ch. 11 Auction Called A 'Sham' By Losing Bidder
• Coal Plant Operator Can Use Cash Collateral To Fund Ch. 11
• Lenders Call For Trustee In Miami Casino Ch. 11 Case
• Exide Asks Bankruptcy Court To Halt $115M Calif. Plant Suit
• Bankruptcy Judge OKs Anchor BanCorp's Reorganization
• Detroit Unions Say Mich. Gov. Must Comply With Subpoena
• Insurer Must Back Bonds Of Bankrupt SC Toll Road Operator
• ResCap Discovery Rules OK'd Over Bondholders' Protests
• Fed, FDIC Provide Resolution Roadmap For Smaller Banks
• Best Practices On ESI Issues In Bankruptcy Cases
• In Re Lindsey Deepens A Divide