Bankruptcy Archive » April, 2014

Bankruptcy - April, 2014

298 articles

• Ex-Execs Fight Quiznos Ch. 11 Plan Over Debtors' Bid To Sue
• Ex-MF Global Execs Again Seek $10M More For Defense Costs
• Film Investor Can't Ditch Aramid Contract Claims
• Simplexity Gets Thumbs-Up For $10M Sale To Wal-Mart
• GM, Class Plaintiffs Prepare For Bankruptcy Court Battle
• Texas Tax Authorities Object To Coldwater Creek Sale Plans
• Claims Trading — Taking The Good With The Bad
• Global Aviation Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Forbearance Deal
• CFTC's $645M Peregrine Fine Wins Judge's Approval
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hausfeld's Megan Jones
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gunster's Lila Jaber
• Dreier Wins Judge's Approval For Bankruptcy Plan
• A Primer On UCC Article 9 Sales
• Produce Documents 'Subject To' Objections At Your Own Risk
• 3 Takeaways For PE Firms From Energy Future's Ch. 11
• Energy Future's Case Puts Spotlight On Prearranged Deals
• Kirkland Brings Big Bankruptcy Chops To Energy Future Case
• Kirkland & Ellis Among 16 Targeted In Prince Adversary Suits
• Junior Creditors Will Be Key To Energy Future's Ch. 11
• The Golden State Warrior: Judge S. James Otero
• Mt. Gox Creditors Back Revival Of Bitcoin Exchange
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kirkland's Anne McClain Sidrys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Porter Hedges' Joyce Soliman
• Cryptocurrency Exchange Insolvencies May Force Reg Action
• Energy Future Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Tackle $40B Debt
• Global Aviation Catches Flak For Ch. 11 Forbearance Pact
• Detroit, Unions Reach 5-Year Agreements In Bankruptcy Row
• Leading Fla. Insolvency Advisers Kapila, Mukamal Team Up
• 5 Years Later: What We've Learned Since GM's Bankruptcy
• GM Slams 'Forum Shopping' In Ignition Defect Class Actions
• OSG Shareholders Blast Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• GE To Pay $2.7M To Settle Rothstein Feeder Fund's Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Patton Boggs' Laura Weidenfeld
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Axelrod Firm's Sheryl Axelrod
• A New Uncertainty For Distressed Debt Investors
• It's An Honor To Be Your Friend?: Social Media And Judges
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Linde Seeks OK For $1.75M Cleanup Settlement With NEC
• Quiznos Gets Nod On Franchisee Deal Over $40M In Claims
• Gordon Silver To Open LA Office With 3 Stutman Hires
• Brookstone Gets OK For $96M DIP, Spencer's Sale Plan
• Coldwater Creek Creditors Get Time To Study Liquidation Plans
• Bankruptcy Work Is In Small, Middle Markets, Experts Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Kim Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Sara Thorpe
• A Reminder To Review FCA Liability Before Ch. 11 Plan
• Dolan Co.'s Ch 11. Plan Missing Crucial Info, US Trustee Says
• Pittsburgh Riverhounds Ch. 11 Case Won't Get Trustee
• GM Buyers Ask NY Judge For Recall Info After Calif. Dismissal
• Verizon Urges High Court To Review IRS' WorldCom Claim
• Ex-Airline Exec Asks High Court To Ax $8.5M Tax Liability
• US Airways Pilots Ask High Court To Review ERISA Appeal
• US Seeks To Wrest Control Of Bankruptcy From TelexFree
• PBGC Rips Revstone Creditors' 'Wasteful' Bid To Oust It
• Tokyo Court Orders Mt. Gox To Begin Liquidation
• What Next For The Detroit Institute Of Arts?
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Liz Buckingham
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Enu Mainigi
• Legal Evolution: Back To Business
• Following Fisker, Your Credit Bid Rights May Be Impaired
• Better Economy May Spur Bankruptcy Firms To Branch Out
• Green Field's Battle-Forged Ch. 11 Plan Gets The Go-Ahead
• Ex-DBSI Execs Say Jurors 'Misled' Amid Acquittal Push
• Privileged Dechert Tapes Will Stay With Coudert Administrator
• Judge Taps Trustee To Oversee Money Centers Ch. 11
• Global And Domestic Hurdles May Rattle Auto Parts Sector
• NJ Judge Trims Attys' Charges In Lucchese Racketeering Case
• Understanding Various Aspects Of A Bankruptcy Trust
• GM Bankruptcy Cover Violates Due Process, Plaintiffs Say
• Chartis Can't Dodge Suit Over Losses On $103M Hotel Loan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Curtis' Nancy Delaney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston Hunt's Anna Elento-Sneed
• Brookstone's Unsecured Creditors Blast $96M DIP Loan
• Former Top-Level Dewey Atty To Testify In Criminal Case
• Bankrupt Revstone Seeks Approval Of $14M Subsidiary Sale
• Money Centers CEO Says Ch. 11 Trustee Would Hurt Recovery
• Event Rentals Plans Sale To Apollo Following Ch. 11 Auction
• The Accidental Advocate: Judge John E. Jones III
• Mandatory Pro Bono Is Not The Answer For Practitioners
• DOE Allots $34M To Keep USEC Uranium Project Afloat
• Detroit Brings In Muni Finance Expert, Plan Adviser
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Priest Johnson's Priest Johnson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Lauren Resnick
• Lehman Court Imposes New Limitations On Professional Fees
• GM Asks NY Bankruptcy Court To Bar Ignition-Switch Claims
• Rising Star: Wachtell Lipton's Emil Kleinhaus
• CFPB Zeroes In On Student Loan 'Auto Default' Complaints
• Evergreen Aviation Trustee Seeks Nod For $4M Asset Sale
• Money Centers Creditor Says Mismangement Warrants Trustee
• 5 Auto Litigation Trends To Keep Out Of Your Blind Spot
• Detroit Ch. 9 Plan Confirmation Set For End Of July
• Only 7 BigLaw Firms Have Women Running The Show
• Genco Shipping Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Cut $1.2B Debt
• Judge Axes MF Global Execs' Appeal Of Customer Pay Ruling
• DA Says Dewey Criminal Trial Could Last 6 Months
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Horvitz & Levy's Lisa Perrochet
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Amy Wintersheimer
• Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Jessica Boelter
• Fla. Court Tips Scales In Favor Of Involuntary Bankruptcy
• Union Deal Brings NYC Bus Operator Closer To Ch. 11 Exit
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Over AMR Make-Whole Fees
• The 25 Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs Akin Gump Appellate Pro
• SPHC Proposes $3M Asbestos Claimant Notification Plan
• Rising Star: Kramer Levin's Joshua Brody
• Mt. Gox Liquidation Is A Bad Sign For US Investors
• GM Says $95M Revstone, PBGC Deal Ignores Its Claims
• Chicago Spire Floats New Ch. 11 Plan With Lender Related
• JPMorgan To Pay Madoff Victims $218M After Judge's OK
• Brookstone Bondholders Decry Terms Of DIP Loan
• Bankrupt Ashley Stewart Plans $18M Sale To Clearlake Unit
• Defunct Auto Parts Co. Says Parent's Suit Belongs In Canada
• Dewey Prosecutor Wants SEC Case Stayed, Defense Atty Says
• AMR Can't Terminate Retiree Benefits, Judge Says
• Liberty Mutual Can't Duck Dissolved Co.'s Asbestos Claims
• 1st Circ. Sets Precedent On Post-Petition Interest
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Monica Sullivan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sutherland's Cynthia Shoss
• The Future Of Law Firm PR: The Good, Bad And Ugly
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Trustee Hits PR Firm With Clawback Suit
• Union Says Quantum's $54M Sale Must Respect Contracts
• OSG Lines Up $935M In Ch 11 Exit Loans From Goldman Sachs
• SEC Wins Asset Freeze Of Alleged Pyramid Schemer TelexFree
• Insurers Can Rescind $20M From Fraudster's Firm, Judge Says
• Detroit Headed To Mediation Over Water Authority Deal
• Skadden To Pay $4.25M In Settlement With Fletcher Trustee
• Bankrupt Dolan Co. Gets Nod For $10M DIP Package
• Carlton Fields Opens LA Office, Adds 2 Ex-Steptoe Attys
• Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Ryan Bennett
• Jacoby & Meyers Urges Judge To Toss Involuntary Bankruptcy
• Pittsburgh Soccer Stadium Stakeholder Seeks Ch. 11 Trustee
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Annette Jarvis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Barbara Steiner
• Light On The Horizon For 'Bad Boy' Guarantors
• Quantum Foods To Go With $54M Oaktree Stalking Horse Bid
• GM's Bankruptcy Shield Bid Will Test Asset Sale Terms
• Money Centers Decries Ch. 11 Trustee Bid, Wants Auction
• FDIC Trumps Jackson Walker In Row Over Bank's Legal Fees
• UK Court Rejects Madoff Feeder Fund's Clawback Suit
• Lucchese Associate Asks For Mistrial Due To Court Ejection
• CFTC Demands $645M Penalty For Peregrine Fraud
• MF Global Brass Must Face Some Customer Claims
• Rising Star: Kasowitz Benson's Jeffrey Gleit
• Considerations Before Appointing A Bankruptcy Trustee
• Judge Denies Womble Carlyle Fees From Star Dynamics
• Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox Abandons Rehabilitation Bid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Hubbard
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Laurie Daniel
• GM To Ask Bankruptcy Judge To Bar Defect Claims
• Ind. Limestone Goes With PE Firm's $26M Stalking Horse Bid
• Beware 'Jewel' Risks In Lateral Partner Hiring
• Oak Rock Investors Accuse Auditor Of Missing $100M Fraud
• The Great Persuader: 7th Circ. Chief Judge Diane Wood
• Telecom Co. TelexFree Hits Ch. 11 Blaming Compensation Plan
• Former Execs Of Defunct Antioch Lose Bonus Protection Bid
• Energy Future Misses Key Deadline Amid Restructuring Talks
• Detroit Deal Will Cut Pension Hikes For Ex-Cops, Firefighters
• Ex-Madoff Aides Seek Acquittal After Jury's Guilty Verdict
• Global Geophysical Nabs $152M Ch. 11 Financing Deal
• Rising Star: Davis Polk's Damian Schaible
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Veenker Law's Vicki Veenker
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Pennington
• Ex-DBSI Execs Guilty Of Fraud In Ponzi Scheme, Jury Finds
• Heartbleed Rains On The Legal Cloud Parade
• Bankrupt Edgenet Lands Parallax Unit As Stalking Horse
• Fisker To Dole Out $28M From Sale Proceeds
• Rising Stars: Cleary Gottlieb's Luke Barefoot
• Apollo's MPM Seeks $3B Debt Cut Through Ch. 11
• Coldwater Creek Gets Green Light For Quick Liquidation Prep
• ResCap, GMAC Agree To Pay $2M To End Wage Class Action
• The 363 Vs. 365 Battle Will Continue
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Sandi Nichols
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rimon's Robin Powers
• Rising Star: Bilzin Sumberg's Jeffrey Snyder
• Simplexity Gets OK For DIP Loan To Fund Wal-Mart Sale
• 1st Circ. Reinstates W Boston Hotel Developers' Ch. 11 Plan
• MACH Gen Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan Shaving $1B In Debt
• Brookstone's Bondholders Revealed In Court Docs
• Recent Trend To Expand ERISA Liability Grows
• Deals Rumor Mill: Michael Foods, Etihad, Mt. Gox
• Dewey's Defenses In WARN Suit Don't Hold Up, Judge Says
• Ex-Refco Customers Dodge Claims In $263M 2nd Circ. Case
• Detroit's $85M UBS, Merrill Lynch Swaps Deal Wins Approval
• Coldwater Creek Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Liquidate
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Susman Godfrey's Brooke Taylor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jeffer's Louise Ann Fernandez
• Keep Your Audience From Checking Email: 5 Legal Talk Tips
• Rising Stars: 2014's Top Attorneys Under 40
• The 2014 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Priorities Change When An Investment Firm Goes Belly Up
• Glacial Energy Heads To Ch. 11 With $1B In Debt
• Velti Gets Go-Ahead For Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• Judge Nixes One Trigeant Fight Till Another Is Settled
• Detroit Refuses To Pave Path Out Of Ch. 9 With $2B In Art
• Rothstein Trustee Settles With Alleged Ponzi Scheme Funder
• Edgenet Can't Nix Noteholder Committee Over Supposed Cost
• Kodak, Shutterfly Agree To Drop Noncompete Lawsuit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Susan Kohlmann
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Betsy Kamin
• Alphametrix Receiver's $19M Suit Says Brass Bled Company Dry
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Auction Nixed Over Lack Of Qualified Bids
• Syms Landlords Blast $30M Deal To Sell HQ Lease
• Developer's Claims Against IBRC Over Tampa Mall Tossed
• 5 Things GM Needs To Do Right Now
• Revstone Unsecured Creditors Want PBGC Off Committee
• Chinese Solar Cos. Can't Dodge Solyndra's Antitrust Suit
• Judge Orders Leaked Garlock Hearing Transcripts Destroyed
• Train Derailment Victims' Ch. 11 Plan Gets Nixed
• Ex-Gold Buyer CEO Must Pay $12M In OT Suit, Judge Says
• Five Mile Loses Appeal Of MSR Hotels' Bankruptcy Plan
• A Close Look At The Different Forms Of Exit Financing
• Chicago-Area Atty Cops To Ripping Off Bankruptcy Clients
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Brien And Ryan's Hansen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paradigm's Maureen Dorney
• Tuscany Drilling Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• Detroit Retirees, Berkshire Hathaway Buck Bankruptcy Plan
• Bankrupt Ski Club Founder Can't Skirt $41M Judgment
• Justice Of The Peace: CIT Chief Judge Donald Pogue
• Simplexity Rips Terms Of Bankruptcy Loan From Fifth Third
• FDA Ignored Device Reclassification Process, DC Circ. Told
• USEC Paid $15M In Bonuses Just Before Ch. 11, Docs Show
• Cash Collateral Orders Revisited Following ResCap
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Debbie Spranger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Whitney Roy
• Bankrupt OSG Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Pact With Lenders
• Puerto Rico Bank Hires Cleary Gottlieb For Restructuring
• James River Coal Co. Seeks Ch. 11 Protection
• Tuscany Drilling's Ch. 11 Disclosure Needs Sale Accord: Judge
• Oreck Pays $2M To Clean Up Germ-Killing Vacuum Ad Row
• Fed. Circ. Won't Nix GM, Chrysler Dealers' Takings Suits
• Speech Tech Co. DynaVox Enters Ch. 11
• Dreier's Ch. 11 Plan Garners Another Ex-Atty Objection
• US Court Can't Touch Mt. Gox CEO, Atty Says
• Abuse Victims Object To Milwaukee Archdiocese's Ch. 11 Plan
• Sbarro Has 31 Potential Bidders For Bankruptcy Auction
• Dish's Ergen Looks To Sue Falcone Over LightSquared Ch. 11
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Amaducci
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steinman & Rodgers' Rodgers
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Over GM Life Insurance Cuts
• A Settling Party's Cross-Claim Shield In Bankruptcy Cases
• Pros And Cons Of Trial Presentation Software Programs
• Bankrupt Simplexity Gets OK For $10M Wal-Mart Sale Plan
• Advantage Seeks Green Light For $100M Bankruptcy Loan
• Ex-Dreier Atty Challenges Ch. 11 Plan, 'Partner' Status
• Brookstone Gets Interim OK For $96M In DIP Financing
• Genco Shipping To File for Ch. 11 In Deal With Lenders
• Goldman Sachs Can Keep $63M From Adelphia, 2nd Circ. Says
• Cozen O'Connor Aims To Recoup $50M For Bankrupt Casino
• Bankrupt Global Geophysical Accused Of Inflating Revenues
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Feinberg Day's Elizabeth Day
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Elizabeth Moeller
• Crisis Management Lessons From Mt. Gox
• Bankruptcy Issues The Defense Industry Should Think About
• M*Modal Lands Restructuring Deal To Cut Debt By $350M
• Fire Pushes Packaging Co. Hedwin Into Bankruptcy
• Simplexity Creditors Balk At Wal-Mart Stalking Horse Deal
• Detroit May End Bankruptcy By October, Court Told
• IRS Challenges Sorensen's Ch. 11 Plan Over Unpaid Taxes
• Dish Chairman Demands Finance Docs From LightSquared
• American Spectrum Unit's $17M Property Sale OK'd In Ch. 11
• Anadarko Pays $5B To Settle Tronox Enviro Liabilities Row
• Bankruptcy Rates Keep Dropping As Interest Rates Stay Low
• DOE To Take Over Bankrupt Co.'s Uranium Enrichment Plant
• Centrix Founder Must Face $100M Fraudulent Transfer Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Patricia Curtin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Caldwell's Robyn Crowther
• Brookstone Hits Ch. 11, Plans $146M Sale To Spencer's
• Weinberg Gross Faces $2M Suit Over Improper Ch. 11 Filing
• Suitors Clash Over Latest $30M Deal For Syms' Lease
• Proposed Cuts Will Heat Up Detroit's Battle With Retirees
• Apparel Co. Ecko Unltd. Files For Ch. 11
• Tuscany Drilling Ch. 11 Disclosure Lacks Info: Shareholders
• Bankrupt Budd Co. Says $390M Deal Protects 10K Retirees
• Judge Tosses Gulfco Ch. 11, Says It's A 2-Party Dispute
• How To Reduce Or Eliminate The Need For Exit Financing
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Farella Braun's Stephanie Skaff
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Haynes And Boone's Jan Sharry
• Daewoo Ordered To Pay Legal Fees For Bankrupt US Unit
• IBRC Looks To Sink Developer's Suit Over Tampa Mall
• Select Staffing Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Halve $650M Debt
• The Lion In Winter: Judge Stephen Reinhardt
• Lightstone Head Seeks To Revive $100M Willkie Farr Suit
• Porter Hayden Asbestos Coverage Suit Kept Alive
• 3 Justifications For Piercing The Corporate Veil
• Bankruptcy Judge Orders Mt. Gox CEO To US For Deposition
• Astros, Comcast Enter Mediation Over Sports Network Ch. 11
• AIG Must Defend $176M Westernbank FDIC Suit, 1st Circ. Says
• Defunct Philly Casino Project Files For Ch. 11
• Ex-Supermodel Janice Dickinson Lands Deal In Bankruptcy
• Bondholders Denied Cert. In Suit Against Wells Fargo
• Exide Can Hire King & Spalding For Price-Fixing Probe
• Some Retirees Get Less Under Detroit's New Ch. 9 Plan
• NY Court Won't Revive $50M Paul Hastings Malpractice Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Jennifer Peterson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Betsy McDaniel
• Suntech Ch. 15 Venue 'Engineered,' Solyndra Says
• 2nd Circ. Sends Bankruptcy Lease Question To NY High Court
• Ex-Kleenmaid Directors To Face Trial Over $12M Fraud