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Bankruptcy - November, 2013

226 articles

• Toshiba Offer Might Protect OCZ Tech From Liquidation
• ResCap Settlement Allowing $1.2B In FHFA Claims OK'd
• Bankrupt Mont. Power Co-Op's Trustee Removed By Judge
• Bankruptcy MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Andrew Dietderich
• Dewey Trustee Hits Firm's Ex-Director, CFO With $37M Suit
• Bridging The Gulf Between Literalism And Complexity
• Velti, Blackstone Units Rip Creditors' Ch. 11 Sale Gripes
• Excel Maritime's Revised Plan Offers Lenders Equity
• Harrisburg Receivership's Extension Wins Court Approval
• Pacific Chloride Seeks Fire Damages From Exide Insurers
• Credit Union's $78M Claims Against ResCap OK'd By Judge
• Pa. High Court Affirms Bank's $11M Confession Of Judgment
• FTC Greenlights NRG's $2.6B Bankrupt Edison Mission Buy
• How To Sell Intellectual Property During Bankruptcy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Brody
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights
• AMR Bankruptcy Judge Greenlights DOJ Merger Deal
• Corus To Pay $246M To Settle FDIC Tax Dispute
• TMT Creditor Seeks Bankruptcy Court's Nod To Sell Ship
• AgFeed's $45M Sale Of Chinese Assets Gets Judge's OK
• Florida Gaming, Silvermark Resume Miami Jai-Alai Sale Talks
• ResCap's Mortgage Loan Borrower Deal Gets Green Light
• Bankruptcy MVP: Jones Day's Bruce Bennett
• Yucaipa Asks NY Court To Restore Allied Credit Agreement
• Fisker Gets Interim OK For $8M DIP, Hastened Ch. 11 Case
• IRS-Blessed Retirement Plan Part Of Ch. 7 Estate: 1st Circ.
• Supreme Court To Hear Case On Inherited IRAs In Bankruptcy
• MSD Performance Gets Nod For $78M Sale To PE Firm
• Dish Slams LightSquared's 'Litigation Sideshow'
• LexisNexis Says TLO Auction Cutoff Thwarted $180M Bid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Libby Raymond
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Colleen Davies
• Savient's Unsecured Creditors Blast Cash-Collateral Motion
• Illinois Appeals Court Flips Ruling On Atty Malpractice Policy
• Medicare Deals Give HHS Pause Over Devonshire Ch. 11 Plan
• Recovery Now Available To Madoff Feeder Fund Victims
• Madoff Trustee Asks 2nd Circ. To Allow 6-Year Lookback
• Excel Maritime, Creditors Agree On Revised Ch. 11 Plan
• Canadian IT Firm Xchange Gets Nod For Sale, Ch. 15
• GMX Says Oneok Can't Stop Pumping Its Natural Gas
• US Airways, AMR Say Customers Can't Block Merger
• Bankrupt Advantage Rent A Car To Hit Auction Block
• Fisker Drives Into Ch. 11, Plans Private Sale
• ResCap Confirmation Trial Will Wrap Up In December
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Janet McDavid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Lisa Haile
• Bankrupt Dreier's Creditors File 6 Suits Over Unpaid Bills
• Furniture Brands Wins Court Approval For $280M KPS Deal
• LightSquared Exit Plans Not Feasible, US Trustee Says
• 5th Circ. Affirms Conviction Of $14M Bank Fraudster
• Judge OKs Sale Of 150 Fresh & Easy Stores To Yucaipa Units
• Mariah Re Can't Take Back $100M Payment, Insurer Argues
• Franchisors, Invoke Your Bankruptcy Rights Or Lose Them
• Capitol Bancorp Judge OKs Bank Sale Over Creditor Protests
• French Courier Company Enters Bankruptcy Proceedings
• Irish Real Estate Mogul Sued For $95M Over Chicago Spire
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Jane Smith
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Mary Ellen Powers
• TLO Assets Sell For $154M At Bankruptcy Auction
• State-Mandated Student Pro Bono Programs Are Inefficient
• Lehman Brothers Sues LCOR For $83M Over Swap Termination
• Madoff Trustee's $800M Deal With Major Investor Scrapped
• Jefferson County's Ch. 9 Exit Plan Gets Judge's Nod
• Failed Vegas Resort Execs Say Trustee's $3B Suit Won't Fly
• Best Practices For Valuing Preferred Stock
• Bankruptcy Pros Fear Chaos As Justices Return To Stern
• US Trustee Balks At Fresh & Easy $42M Property Sale Plan
• American Airlines Workers Urge Judge To Approve DOJ Deal
• Reorganized Rotech Says Baker & McKenzie Lied To Court
• Harrisburg Takeover Threatens City Officials, 3rd Circ. Told
• Longview Power Gets Nod For $150M DIP Package
• Revstone Creditors Say Ch. 11 Acrimony Warrants Trustee
• FDIC Will Give Full Outline Of Big Bank Wind-Down Plans
• Rockets Owner Willing To Buy Struggling Sports Network
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Weil's Mindy Spector
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Sandy Collins
• Bankrupt MSD Performance Takes $78M Offer From PE Buyer
• Bankrupt Holding Co.'s Plan To Sell Dallas Bank OK'd
• Ex-Goldking CEO Gets Ch. 11 Case Moved To Texas
• Edwin Watts Auction Plan OK'd After Stalking Horse Bails
• How Some Attorneys Succeed Where The 'Elite' Fail
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Rehear IRS-WorldCom Tax Row
• AMR Customers' Late Move To Block Merger Perplexes Judge
• ResCap Bondholders Grill CRO On Intercompany Debt
• Island Resort Seeks Ch. 11 Protection To Avoid Receiver
• Corzine, MF Global Managers Appeal Customer Payout Ruling
• Dewey Execs Shouldn't Duck Securities Fraud, Insurer Says
• 'Real Housewives' Stars Deny New Fraud Charges
• A Guide To Selling Special Assets During Bankruptcy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Jami McKeon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Gourley
• Bankrupt Hotel Staffing Co. Gets OK For $7M DIP
• Unsecured Creditors Question 'Rushed' Velti Sale Plan
• 'Girls Gone Wild,' Mantra Films Trustees Reach IP Deal
• Nortel $7.5B Cash Battle Delayed Until May
• Bankrupt Coda Gets WARN Settlement Approved
• ResCap Touts Ch. 11 Plan As Bondholders Push For More Pay
• IRS Gets Too Much Time To Go After Transferred Assets
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Miller Canfield's Megan Norris
• Expert Deposition Tips For Young Lawyers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchanan's Wendy Newton
• TMT Demands Release Of Ships From Secured Creditors
• Bankrupt BPP Fights Receiver Plan After Hotel Selloff
• Fresh & Easy Cancels Ch. 11 Auction, Goes With Yucaipa Bid
• PT-1 Trustee Owes Part Of $9M Tax Refund, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Oil Firm Fights Ex-CEO's Bid To Move Ch. 11 Cases
• Dewey Trustee Hits Former Partner With $4M Clawback Suit
• Supreme Court Roundup: 2012 To The Term Ahead
• DOJ Names New US Trustees For NY, Calif.
• FTC Settles With Payment Processing Co. Over $16M Scam
• Ex-Lexis CEO, Warburg Plan To Bid On Bankrupt TLO's Assets
• Receiver Can Sign Recovery Plan Docs For Pa.'s Capital
• 9 Firms Surge Onto GC All-Stars List
• 'Real Housewives Of NJ' Stars Face More Fraud Charges
• Skadden The Firm Most Loved By General Counsel
• Proskauer Sued For Malpractice Over OSG's Tax Bill
• LightSquared Sues Dish, Ergen Over Debt Acquisition
• 9 Top Firms Tumble From List Of GC Favorites
• 3rd Circ. OKs Nixing Claims For Original Holder's Actions
• MF Global Ordered To Pay $1.2B To Commodities Customers
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• More Firms Get Serious About Keeping GCs Happy
• When It Comes To Law Firms, Size Doesn't Matter, GCs Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Irell & Manella's Andra Greene
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Emily Parker
• AgFeed Blasts Trustee's Objection To Exec Bonus Plan
• Emerald Oil Used Confidential Info To Snag Lease, GMX Says
• 2nd Circ. Sends Thelen, Seyfarth Clawback Suit To NY Court
• Coda Estate Defends Settlement From PE Buyer's Objection
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Kim Johnson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Dominica Anderson
• Dewey Trustee Hits Think Tank With Clawback Suit
• ResCap Wins In Bondholder Row Over $342M Interest Payout
• Liberty Harbor Accused Of Forum Shopping In Ch. 11 Case
• Another Delay Sought In $7.5B Nortel Cash Fight
• Detroit Can't Keep Fees For $350M Barclays Loan Secret
• McDreamy Didn't Get Asia Rights In Tully's Buy, Suit Says
• Caution: Make-Whole Provisions Are Taken At Face Value
• Top NY Court Ends Malpractice Case Against Ex-Dreier Attys
• DOJ Official Sees Slim Chance For Delta On Merger Slots
• Bankrupt Grocer Plans $41.5M Property Sale To Fortress Unit
• Global Aviation Can Launch Second Ch. 11 In Del., For Now
• Ex-OSG Execs Again Urge Judge To Ax Investor Claims
• Physiotherapy Holdings Poised For Quick Ch. 11 Turnaround
• $4.5M In Attys' Fees OK'd In Winstar Fraud Settlement
• Fight Over Failed $3B Las Vegas Resort Nears Settlement
• New Global Aviation Ch. 11 In Limbo With Old Case Still Open
• Specialty Products Asbestos Creditors Get OK To Sue Parent
• Asbestos Claims Bill Would Ax Fraud, Not Privacy, Attys Say
• Delta Wants Bid On Airport Slots In US/American Merger
• Beef Co. Can Try To Reverse AFA Win In Tainted Meat Case
• House Passes Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Transparency Bill
• US Airways, AMR Win Limited Concessions As DOJ Blinks
• Reorganized Rotech Objects To $1M Baker & McKenzie Fees
• Asian Economies Are Struggling — Again
• Brazilian Bank With $450M Debt Gets Ch. 15 Protection
• Comparing A 363 Sale To A Plan Of Reorganization
• Physiotherapy Holdings Looks To Rehab Debt In Ch. 11
• Barclays Loses Bid To Ax AHM Trustee's $45M Contract Suit
• US Bank's Fraud Claims Tossed From $100M Guaranty Row
• $492M Sale Of Suntech's Chinese Unit Gets Creditors' OK
• Broker Sues US Bank Over $200M Peregrine Theft
• MF Global Must Face Suit Over $1.6B In Missing Funds
• Bear Stearns Liquidators Allege Ratings Agencies Ran Scam
• Global Aviation Again Hits Ch. 11 Amid Military Cuts
• GrayRobinson Adds Ex-FDIC Counsel To Ft. Lauderdale Office
• US Airways, AMR Settle DOJ Merger Suit With Divestitures
• Don't Sign Your Creditor-Client's Proof Of Claim
• TMT Group Sent To Mediation With Secured Lenders
• Bankrupt Delphi Corp. Pays $23M For Toxic Cleanup
• Chicago Spire Developer Heads Into Ch. 11 In Ill.
• CalPERS Again Seeks Appeal Of San Bernardino's Ch. 9 Status
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms
• Southwest To Push For Slot Sales In AA-US Airways Merger
• Wealthy Saudi Family Sues Arcapita Over $3.5M Investment
• Pa. Firm Settles With Ex-Partner After Exiting Bankruptcy
• Bond Insurers Sue Detroit After $9M In Missed Payments
• Investor Says Bankrupt Bergstein Owes $590M For Loan Fraud
• Bankrupt Ormet Gets Nod For $39M Plant Sale
• Patriot Coal Gets Green Light To Solicit Ch. 11 Plan Votes
• US Defends Constitutionality Of Detroit Bankruptcy
• Suntech Urges Court To Throw Out Involuntary Bankruptcy
• Stockton's Tax Bump Won't Be Beacon For Bankrupt Cities
• Successful Law Firms Retrench During Downturns
• Atlantic City Casino Files For Ch. 11 Protection
• Husch Fees Draw Trustee's Objection In Insurer Bankruptcy
• Former Anglo Irish Bank Says It Has 'Unique' Case For Ch. 15
• Lehman Sues Credit Suisse Over $1B In Bankruptcy Claims
• NAACP Can't Challenge Mich. Emergency Manager Law
• GateHouse Ch. 11, Spinoff Confirmed By Judge
• ResCap, Bondholders Throw Final Punches In Interest Row
• Why High Stakes Legal Failures Happen
• How 363 Sales Differ From Out-of-Court Sales
• Specialty Products Ch. 11 Must Have Asbestos Claims Deadline
• US Bank Can't Escape Suit Over $215M Peregrine Fraud
• MF Global Gets Nod To Repay Commodities Customers In Full
• Bankrupt Hotel Operators Seek Approval On $166M Sale
• Blaming Hertz Lease Deal, Advantage Rent A Car Hits Ch. 11
• Big M Blames Bankruptcy On Insurer's Delay In Sandy Claim
• Atlantic Express Files Ch. 11, Citing Labor Union Costs
• Calif. Court Sticks XL With $9M Payout In Bank D&O Case
• Takeaways For Insurers From NJ High Court's Landmark Case
• Anderson Judge Opens Door For Publishers' Antitrust Claim
• ResCap Confident Ch. 11 Exit Will Be Smooth
• Golf Shop Chain Lands In Ch. 11, Aims For $45M Sale
• Longview Power Lines Up $150M DIP To Fund Ch. 11 Exit
• Bankrupt Miami Condo Sets Date For $13M Asset Sale
• Annual Payments Not Needed For IRA Tax Benefit: 8th Circ.
• Corzine, Execs Blast MF Global Trustee's Negligence Suit
• Mobile Marketer Aims To Sell Units To Blackstone In Ch. 11
• DOJ Pressing For Divestitures From American, US Airways
• TMT's Unsecured Creditors Demand End To Litigation Wave
• Kroger To Pay Hostess $2M To End Row Over Unpaid Goods
• Bankrupt Oil Co. Sues Chartis, Lloyd's Over Fire Coverage
• Chinese Solar Co. Pays $492M For Suntech Assets
• 4 Steps CTL Lenders Can Take To Minimize Bankruptcy Risks
• Bankrupt LightSquared Says GPS Makers Cost It Billions
• TMT Accused Of Iranian Oil Trafficking By Ch. 11 Creditor
• SEC Sides With Barclays In Oil Trustee's $143M Fee Appeal
• AA Seeks Exit From Cantor Claims In 9/11 Row
• Holding Co.'s Creditors Rip Plan To Sell Dallas Bank
• Ch. 11 Pros Argue For More CROs, Strong Creditor Groups
• Contractor Calls Waterscape Discovery Motion 'Harassment'
• Who Owns The Tax Refund Attributable To A Distressed Bank?
• US Airways Pilots Lose ERISA Appeal in DC Circuit
• TLO's Ch. 11 Plan Rests On Sale With $105M Stalking Horse