Bankruptcy Archive » May, 2014

Bankruptcy - May, 2014

288 articles

• Glacial Energy, Creditors Seek OK For Ch. 11 Settlement
• Ex-Edgenet Principals Want More Time To Bid In Ch. 11 Auction
• Bankrupt Evergreen Aviation Gets Nod On $5M Asset Sale
• Hangley Atty In Line To Nab Fed Bankruptcy Judgeship
• Fresh & Easy Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• EnPro's Garlock Files $275M Plan To Resolve Asbestos Claims
• Pa. Lawyer, Client Charged By Feds In Bankruptcy Fraud
• Caesars Flips AC's Atlantic Club To Florida Hotelier
• Bankrupt Foxwoods Developer Says Pa. Owes It $50M
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hayley Hanson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Mary Turke
• Can Bankrupt Law Firms Claw Back 'Unfinished Biz' Profits?
• Energy Future's Creditor Committee Blasts $4.5B DIP
• Risk To Patent Portfolios May Diminish Allure Of Ch. 15
• IGPS Purchaser Is Being Legally Taxed, Says NY AG
• Longview Gets Nod To Solicit Votes For Updated Ch. 11 Plan
• Spanish Casino Co. Again Extends Talks Over $1.3B Debt
• Furniture Brands Wins OK To Solicit Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• GM Urges JPML To Centralize Ignition-Switch Suits In NY
• US Tax Court Says Trusts Not Liable For Company's Debts
• Bankrupt Quantum Foods Gets OK To Hire Liquidation Agent
• Advice From Counsel: The Emerging E-Discovery Playbook
• LBOs Account For Nearly A Third Of Defaults Since Crisis
• Garmin Moves To Dismiss LightSquared's Contract Claims
• Another Look At Creditors Rights Vs. The Public Interest
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Whyte Hirschboeck's Gina Carter
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Stewart Bernstiel's Bernstiel
• Coldwater Creek Creditors Slam $3.5M Exec Bonus Plan
• WaMu's Suit Against D&O Insurers Not Ripe: Del. High Court
• $102M Ocala-Freddie Mac Settlement Gets Judge's OK
• Is It Time To Increase Your Billing Rates?
• Best Practices For Financial Reporting During Ch. 11
• Merrill Appeals Order Allowing Trusts' RMBS Buyback Suit
• ArmorWorks Eyes Ch. 11 Exit After $3M PE Deal
• High-Stakes Litigators Can Cost $1,500 An Hour
• GCs Question If Partners Are Worth The Cost
• BigLaw Hourly Rates Dwarf Rivals' Across The Board
• Bankrupt Global Aviation Gets Nod For $13M Unit Sale
• Free Lance-Star Newspaper Co. Gets Go-Ahead For $30M Sale
• 5 Insights From Ingram Micro's Lily Hughes
• GSE Moving Too Fast On Ch. 11 Disclosures, Creditors Say
• US Bank Hit With $50M Suit Over Involuntary Bankruptcy
• Mahalo Directors Get Claims Pared In Debt-Shifting Suit
• Jacoby & Meyers Bankruptcy To Proceed In New York Court
• Bankrupt Garlock Asserts Stay As Asbestos Suit Looms
• Tronox Bankruptcy Judge Signs Off On $5B Anadarko Deal
• Tax Foundation Pushes High Court To Take WorldCom Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Mehrnaz Boroumand
• Timing Is Everything: Disallowing Prepayment Premiums
• Bankrupt OSG Gets OK On $1.5B Rights Offering
• $1B Left In GM Trust For Creditors, Ignition-Switch Victims
• Gov't Urges High Court To Reject Madoff Trustee Suit
• Trustee Says Money Centers Must Liquidate
• Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Peter J. Walsh To Retire
• Paper Co. Can't Revive Nuisance Suit Against NJ DEP
• 7th Circ. Urged To Revive Grant Thornton Malpractice Suit
• PACA And Bankruptcy: What Secured Lenders Must Know
• LightSquared, Dish Chairman Head To Mediation Over Ch. 11
• Fidelity May Put Up $500M For $5.4B Energy Futures Loan
• Thelen Trustee Takes A Hit In Partner Payment Disputes
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Barnes & Thornburg's McGee
• 5 Insights From MetLife General Counsel Ricardo Anzaldua
• RE Co. Accuses Beard Kultgen, Kelly Hart Of Malpractice
• OSG Removes Final Obstacle To $1.5B Rights Offering
• Pa. Judge Can't Nix Retiree Center Deal OK'd In Bankruptcy
• Attys Mismanaging $163M Blitz Trust, Burn Victim Says
• PE-Backed Momentive's $570M DIP Financing Deal OK'd
• New Stream Execs Cop To Conspiracy In Fraud Case
• Detroit Expert Says Plan Feasibility Report May Be Delayed
• Judge OKs Gingrich Group Trustee's Settlement With Newt
• 5 Tips For Success In Bankruptcy Mediation
• Trustee Blasts $2.6M Bonus Plan For Coldwater Creek Execs
• Ruderman Ponzi Victims Can Be Paid Before $25M SEC Claim
• Brazilian Valve Maker Lupatech Seeks Ch. 15 Protection
• GM Counsel Knew About Defect Before Bankruptcy, Suit Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Keating Muething's Rachael Rowe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Shearman's Antonia Stolper
• Is Intellectual Property Amenable To Securitization?
• Energy Future Wins Fight To Keep Ch. 11 In Del.
• Judge Won't Remove Howrey Trustee From Ch. 11 Case
• Dewey Trustee Sues Former Partner For $1M
• Wells Fargo Wrongly Charged Attorneys' Fees, $5M Suit Says
• $195M State Aid For Detroit Gets Lawmakers' Approval
• 5 Insights From Hewlett-Packard GC John Schultz
• Bankrupt Speech Tech Co. DynaVox Gets OK For $18M Sale
• Creditors Say Fallen Bankruptcy Firm Can't Avoid Ch. 7
• Specialty Hospital Of America Enters Ch.11 With Sale Plan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cohen & Gresser's Bromberg
• The Advent Of Electronic Balloting In Ch. 11
• Bankrupt MedLab Floats Ch. 11 Plan, $5.5M Unit Sale
• 2nd Circ. Mulls Voiding Fairfield's Sale of $230M Madoff Claim
• Filene's Basement Trustee Seeks Fried Frank Docs In Ch. 11
• Edison Mission To Pay $23M To Settle Retirees' Claims
• The Trial Lawyer's Guide To A Winning Direct Examination
• Emoral's 363 Purchase Protection Comes With A Price
• Financial Report Analysis: A Guide For Bankruptcy Lawyers
• 5 Insights From Caterpillar Chief Legal Officer Jim Buda
• Bankrupt Coldwater Creek Gets Nod For $1.1M Spa Sale
• Quantum Foods' Ch. 11 Stays Afloat With Revived $60M DIP
• Detroit's State Aid Moves Ahead As JPMorgan Pledges $100M
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Linsey Bozzelli
• Optim Energy Seeks Extension to Ch. 11 Exclusivity Period
• Coldwater Creek DIP Lender Says Creditors' Beef Is Baseless
• Disbarred Texas Atty Pleads Guilty To Ch. 13 Forgery
• Energy Future Gains Support For Keeping Ch. 11 In Del.
• Bankruptcy Firm Peitzman Weg Combines With Robins Kaplan
• Mich. Lawmakers To Vote On $195M Detroit Legislation
• The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing
• 5 Insights From Prudential General Counsel Susan Blount
• 3rd Circ. Pressed To Make Visteon Pay Retiree Benefits
• Dewey Trust Sues To Recover Payments To Ernst & Young
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Troutman Sanders' Amie Colby
• Tuscany Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan With Debt-For-Equity Swap
• NECC, Tenn. Reach $5M Deal Over Meningitis Outbreak
• Dewey Brass Can't Quash Insurer's $35M Note Fraud Suit
• Bankrupt Savient Wins Approval For Ch. 11 Plan
• Asbestos Claimants Want To Limit Access To Garlock Docs
• 5 Insights From Microsoft Deputy GC David Howard
• Ex-MF Global Execs Granted Extra $10M For Defense Costs
• Ex-TMST CEO Denies Lying On TV In Bid To Nix SEC Suit
• Kramer Levin Partner Scores Supreme Court Advisory Post
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Zelle's Judy Langevin
• Brookstone Wins OK To Solicit Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Police, Firefighter Unions Attack Detroit Bankruptcy Plan
• That's Cold: 6th Circ. Reading Of BAPCPA In Ice House
• Sbarro Gets Go-Ahead To Exit Bankruptcy Again
• Aurelius, Others Lose Bid To Block Genco Restructuring Deal
• Creditors Say Coldwater Creek DIP Loan 'Gave Away The Store'
• Wife Of Accused TelexFree Schemer Held After Flight Attempt
• Energy Future Owes Senior Lenders $665M, Suit Says
• Ex-Dewey Execs Say $37.2M Compensation Was Justified
• Fall Deadline For Detroit May Be 'Unrealistic,' Judge Says
• Deal Reached To Allow $30M Syms HQ Lease Sale
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frost Brown Todd's Beth Naylor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Genova's Kathleen Einhorn
• Ex-NBA Star Asks High Court To Revive Defamation Suit
• Another Arrow In The Chapter 11 Trustee's Quiver
• Judge Nixes $5M Fee Bid By Spansion Ch. 11 Committees
• Law Practice Is Evolving Via 'Legal Project Management'
• Judge Suggests Longview Ch. 11 Deal Appeal Skip Mediation
• Energy Future Creditors Challenge $2.5B Junior Note Tender
• Kasowitz Wants SK Foods Malpractice Suit In District Court
• Togut Segal Nabs Ex-Kasowitz Auto, Finance Bankruptcy Pro
• Ex-Owner Of Bankrupt Mexicana Airlines Seeks Asylum In US
• Penn National Unit Files Ch. 11 To Save Iowa Floating Casino
• Bankruptcy Mediation Is On The Rise, Panelists Say
• 5 Insights From Aetna General Counsel William Casazza
• 8th Circ. Says Bankrupt Developer Purposely Duped Lender
• Oregon Ruling Could Chill Prepetition DIP Offers
• No End In Sight For Health Care Provider Bankruptcies
• US Trustee Blasts 'Broad' Releases In Tuscany's Ch. 11 Plan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lowenstein's Sharon Levine
• Exide Asks To Extend Ch. 11 Exclusivity Over New Air Regs
• Creditors Blast Coldwater Creek's 'Rushed' Ch. 11 Case
• Ex-Versace Mansion Owner Gets OK For Ch. 11 Exit Plan
• Florida Gaming Corp. Equity Holder Can't Nix Asset Sale
• ResCap Trust Sues BofA, RBC Over Bad Loans
• AmFin Claims 'Egregious' Discovery Misdeeds By FDIC
• Judge Approves $49M Enviro Clean Up For Eastman Biz Park
• Genco Wants Equity Holders Committee Disbanded
• 5 Insights From Cisco General Counsel Mark Chandler
• Cozen O'Connor Nabs Former Dentons Insurance Pro
• Misconduct Not Grounds To Terminate Ch. 15 Recognition
• Energy Future Senior Creditors Object To Financing Plan
• A Close Look At Creditor Roadblocks In Bankruptcy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Audra Dial
• A Case For Expanded Use Of Mediation In Bankruptcy Cases
• Nortel Canadian Units Seek Full $4.5B From Patent Sale
• Proskauer Seeks Discovery Stay In OSG Malpractice Suit
• Dewey Trustee Fires Off 11 Clawback Suits Worth $22M
• Health Co. Trustee Targets K&L Gates In Negligence Suit
• Optim Energy Creditor Can't Challenge $700M Cascade Claim
• Former Anglo Irish Bank Wins US Nod On Loan Liquidation
• The Tenacious Technocrat: Judge Francis Allegra
• States Assert Standing In DC Circ. Dodd-Frank Challenge
• Ex-Dewey Employee Wants His Case Severed From Execs'
• Metavation Slams GM's Pursuit Of $10M Post-Asset Sale
• US, Bond Insurers Fight Detroit Bankruptcy Plan
• WorldCom High Court Bid Puts Data Taxation On The Line
• Gateway To Extend Computer Warranties To Settle Suit
• 5 Insights From MassMutual General Counsel Mark Roellig
• Bankrupt Retailer Sues Rose Snyder Over $2.9M Tax Refund
• Howrey Trustee Hits Back At 'Frivolous' Conflict Claims
• Negligence Charges Filed Over Fatal Quebec Train Crash
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Butler Snow's Christy Jones
• Nortel Units Spar Over Patent Sale In $7B Liquidation Fight
• Intel Can't Withdraw Lehman Claim Over $1B Collateral
• Senate Version Of Asbestos Trust Transparency Bill Emerges
• Bankrupt Quantum Foods $54M Oaktree Sale Falls Through
• Were The GM, Chrysler Dealer Terminations Constitutional?
• Howrey Creditors Slam Trustee's $4.2M Deal
• Jones Day Blasted For Leaking Docs In Detroit Ch. 9 Case
• Genco Equity Holders Appeal Restructuring Agreement
• TelexFree Exec Accused In $1B Scam Not A Fugitive, Atty Says
• 5 Insights From UPS Chief Legal Officer Teri McClure
• Quiznos Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan To Slash $400M In Debt
• New GM Still Owes $450M In Benefits, Union Tells 6th Circ.
• 10th Circ. Denies Ceragenix Whistleblower's Arbitration Bid
• Weil, DLA Piper And More Slam Thelen's Bid For Hourly Fees
• Ex-Sentinel CEO, Claiming Jury Laziness, Urges Acquittal
• Judge Paves Way For End Of Madoff Trustee's Clawback Suits
• Detroit Plan Threatens Muni Bond Market, SIFMA Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Meyer Suozzi's Lois Schlissel
• Energy Future Blasts Bid To Shift Ch. 11 Case To Texas
• Cutting-Edge Nortel Trial To Transform Cross-Border Battles
• Ford's Landmark Win Opens Doors For Asbestos Defendants
• High Court Must Honor Foreign IP Law In Ch. 15, Rep Says
• Revstone Creditor Deal Waved Through, PBGC To Get $75M
• Syms Creditors Blast Challenge To $30M Lease Sale
• Balancing The Cost Of Legal Research Investments
• Howrey Creditors Look To Remove Ch. 11 Trustee
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frandzel Robins' Pat Trendacosta
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kasowitz's Linda Kornfeld
• Peregrine Reaches $10M Deal With Ponzi Victims
• Another Case To Further Fisker's Credit-Bid Uncertainty
• Nortel Trial Docs Expected To Be Unsealed By Monday
• GM Asks Texas Court To Stay Case For Bankruptcy Issues
• Stroock Ducks $80M Malpractice Suit Over Loan Deal Gone Bad
• LightSquared Fails To Confirm Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Peanut Corp. Exec Pleads Guilty In Deadly Salmonella Case
• Plan To Resurrect Mt. Gox Can Be Pitched To Japan Trustee
• James River Coal Gets Nod For 2-Track Ch. 11 Auction
• Physiotherapy Case Shows Debtors Can Be Choosers
• 5 Insights From Sprint General Counsel Charlie Wunsch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brinks' Laura Beth Miller
• Rebuttal: Mandatory Pro Bono Is Needed
• Brazilian Airline's Trustees Want Sanctions Over Subpoena
• Ford, Others Win Asbestos Doc Access In Garlock Ch. 11
• Ex-Howrey Partners' Clawback Deal Will Pressure Holdouts
• Lighting Tech Co. Files For Ch. 11 Protection In Texas
• Adelphia Creditors Must Kiss Off $149M Clawback
• Ex-Peanut Corp. Exec To Change Plea In Salmonella Case
• Understanding The Various Laws Governing Foreclosure
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Munsch Hardt's Deborah Perry
• Laying Down The Law — Law V. Siegel's Wider Implications
• EU Approves Restructuring Aid For Allied Irish Banks
• 5 Insights From News Corp. GC Gerson Zweifach
• Compounder Reaches $100M Deal In Meningitis Outbreak MDL
• Landis Rath & Cobb To Rep Shareholders In Tuscany Ch. 11
• Coldwater Creek Wins Nod For $161M Liquidation Deal
• Elder Statesman Of The Capital Court: Judge Paul Friedman
• IRS Floats Tightened Definition Of 'Acquiring Corporation'
• Ex-Howrey Partners To Pay $4.2M To Settle Clawback Claims
• Pa. AG Asks Judge To Nix Sale Of Bankrupt Cultural Center
• M*Modal Scores Tentative OK For Ch. 11 Deal To Slash Debt
• Law Firm Wants Dolan Co. Stay Lifted To Pursue $27M Claim
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Carol Joseph
• Progress And Problems In Mexico's New Bankruptcy Law
• 5 Insights From Archer Daniels Midland GC Cameron Findlay
• Think Like A Screenwriter: 5 Tips For Trial Lawyers
• Bankrupt Relator Can't Bring $12B FCA Suit Against Navistar
• Blank Rome Adds Ex-UBS GC To Finance, Bankruptcy Team
• Flynn Parties Want $36M Bond On IBRC's Massive Loan Sale
• Judge OKs Thelen Trustee's Deals With More Ex-Partners
• GSE Environmental Hits Ch. 11 Planning Debt-For-Equity Deal
• Rothstein Fund Trustee Says $54M Deal Bars Investor Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Energy Future, Pfizer, Siemens
• Diamond McCarthy Snags Heller Bankruptcy In 7-Atty Hire
• Detroit Creditor Vote Greenlighted By Judge
• IRS Says Savient's Ch. 11 Plan Is Missing Tax Payments
• Ergen Won't Back Down As LightSquared Seeks Plan Approval
• Edgenet Gets Green Light On Parallax Stalking Horse Plan
• ABA View Backs Dechert In Coudert Unfinished Business Row
• 5 Insights From AIG General Counsel Tom Russo
• Select Staffing Gets Nod For Plan To Cut $280M In Debt
• Dynegy Execs Escape Securities Fraud Class Action
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bracewell's Dee Martin
• Dry Times: How To Deal With California's Drought
• Energy Future Gets Green Light For First-Day Motions
• OSG Unveils Revised Ch. 11 Plan With $1.5B Rights Offering
• Detroit City Retirees Agree To 4.5% Cut In Pension Benefits
• Would-Be Dolan Owner Denies Forcing It Into Ch. 11
• Special Master Backs $669M Hit For Handful Of Refco Execs
• GM Judge Wants Quick Ruling On Bankruptcy Shield's Fate
• Ernst & Young Settles With CalPERS Over Lehman Audit
• D&O Insurance Roadblocks In Bankruptcy Are Unwarranted
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fine Kaplan's Bobbi Liebenberg
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hiscock's Connie Cahill
• Energy Future Gets Nod For $2.3B Interim DIP Package
• Syms Landlords Blast Approval Of $30M HQ Lease Sale
• GM Wants Ignition Switch Suits Stayed While Judge Rules
• Fisker Seeks More Time To Finalize Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge Axes China Natural Gas' Ch. 11 Exclusivity Extension
• Defense Industry In Distress: Opportunities, Obstacles
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BatesCarey's Maria Enriquez
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Sharon Kirsch
• Prepetition Default Interest — Take Nothing For Granted
• 5th Circ. OKs Baker Botts' $4.2M Award In Asarco Fee Fight