Bankruptcy Archive » November, 2014

Bankruptcy - November, 2014

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• The 100 Law Firms With The Most Bankruptcy Partners
• Caesars Unit Pledges Tort Stake To Junior Bondholders
• Ex-Dewey Atty Facing $13M Clawback Suit Files For Ch. 7
• Defunct Firm Boss Liable For $4.4M Owed To Atty, Court Says
• Trump Says It Needs $5M Icahn Infusion To Stay Afloat
• Chancery Won't Nix Ex-Quiznos Execs' Indemnification Claims
• Reichhold Creditors Take Aim At $106M DIP, Sale Plans
• DHB Investors Reach $37M Deal To Fund Ch. 11 Plan
• Energy Future, Sierra Club Reach Deal Over $6.4M Fee Award
• Dewey Trustee Sues Morgan Stanley, 8 Others For Unpaid Fees
• Freedom-AIG $3M Chem Spill Coverage Deal Hits Roadblock
• Bond Buyers Won't Copy Argentina Holdouts, S&P Says
• Momentive Wants $9M In Bondholder Atty Fees Canceled
• Shoulda Put A Lien On It — 4 Advantages Of Security
• Law360 Reveals 10 Largest Bankruptcy Practice Groups
• Wells Fargo 'Living Will' Passes But Needs Work, Fed Says
• Top Caesars Creditors Allege 'Brazen' Asset-Stripping
• Revel Appeals Order To Let AC Collect $33M In Unpaid Taxes
• Atlantic City's $22M Tax Sale Deal With Trump Casinos OK'd
• Ampal CEO's Suit Says Bondholder Defamation Sunk Company
• What Municipal Bond Investors Can Learn From Detroit
• Judge Rips Into Attys In Solyndra Price-Fixing Docs Spat
• Blank Rome Snags Clifford Chance Restructuring Partner
• EFH Seeks Bankruptcy Court Approval For $80M In Bonuses
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• Falcone Steps Down As Harbinger Group's CEO, Chairman
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Tobey Daluz
• Longview Gets Wins On 3 Bankruptcy Appeals
• NII Floats Ch. 11 Deal With Aurelius-Led Bondholders
• MF Global Execs Seek To Tap $7.5M More In E&O Coverage
• Trump Resorts May Get DIP From Icahn In Bid To Avoid Ch. 7
• Fairfield Tries To Preserve Challenge Of $230M Madoff Sale
• Ex-Arena Football Team Owner Faces Fraud Charges
• Momentive Creditors Slam Mootness Claims In Ch. 11 Appeal
• Aereo Plans To Shop Infringing Streaming IP In Ch. 11
• Top Caesars Noteholders Cry Default On Asset Sales
• Ex-Thelen Attys Lose Bid To Keep Partner Draws
• Free Trade, Comity And The Bankruptcy Code
• Aereo's Gone, But Internet TV Is Here To Stay
• Phoenix Seeks To Cap $10M Software Claim At $500K
• UniTek Investors Win Access To Emails In Ch. 11 Fight
• LDK Solar Wins Ch. 11 Confirmation, Ch. 15 Recognition
• Lawyer Called Sociopath By Judge Suspended From Pa. Bar
• AmFin Asks High Court To Review $170M Tax Refund Dispute
• IBRC Gets Thumbs-Up For Sale Of Blackrock Clinic Loans
• Garlock Says Asbestos Racketeering Claims Not Time-Barred
• SEC Says It Can Pursue Wyly Widow In $261M Judgment
• Dewey Insurer Balks At Execs' Fees As Firm Tab Tops $35M
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Do Lawyers Enjoy Immunity In Drafting Orders For Judges?
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Shackelford's Rakhee Patel
• Aereo Files For Ch. 11 In Bid To Dodge Copyright Suits
• Chipping Away At WaMu's Rigid Exculpation Ruling
• Ex-Quiznos Brass Fight To Keep Indemnification Claims Alive
• Bankrupt Windsor Wins Nod For $189M Debt-For-Equity Plan
• Heller Goes After Attys' Unfinished Biz Profits At 9th Circ.
• Porter Hayden, AIG Insurers Ink $15M Asbestos Coverage Deal
• Exide Gets Nod For Plant Pact With Calif. Enviro Regulator
• Detroit Ch. 9 Empowers Cities To Tackle Soaring Pensions
• US Bank Must Face Trial Over Role In $215M Peregrine Fraud
• Trump, Icahn Want Atlantic City's Tax Debt Auction Nixed
• Top NY Court Shoots Down Ch. 7 Bid To Sell Widow's Lease
• Stay Violations And 'The Computer Did It' Defense
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Caesars Reveals Plan To Turn Largest Unit Into REIT
• Apple Deal Looks Bad For Bankrupt GT, Noteholders Say
• Brookfield Backs Out Of $110M Deal To Buy Revel Casino
• Marion Lender Wants 'Bad-Faith' Ch. 11 Dismissed
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive Challenges To Dodd-Frank, CFPB
• Mexico Sells $2B In 10-Year Bonds With New Default Clauses
• RG Steel Forges Deal To Cut $84M Linde Claim By Half
• Madoff Trustee Told To Tweak Mass Repleading Bid
• Trump Resorts Must Prove Case Shouldn't Become Ch. 7
• 9th Circ. Limits Twombly, Iqbal Pleading Standards
• Dangers Lurk For Investors In Health Care Turnarounds
• MBS Investors Entitled To Increased Bankruptcy Recoveries
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Madoff Fund Reaches $95M Settlement With Picard
• IberiaBank Fights Ch. 11 Release Of Claims Over $10M Loan
• Revel Seeks To Boot 'Burdensome' Atlantic City Tax Deal
• San Bernardino Faces May 30 Deadline For Ch. 9 Exit Plan
• Seegrid's Ch. 11 Confirmation Hearing Pushed To 2015
• Exide Floats Ch. 11 Plan To Trim Debt By $600M
• Liner Picks Up 2 Bankruptcy Pros From Steptoe & Johnson
• Trump Entertainment Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• McDermott Tries To Cut Scrapbooker's Malpractice Suit
• Garlock Parent Says New Info Won't Alter Asbestos Liability
• Madoff Trustee, Investor Fight To Halt Class Actions
• Wyly Family Members Decry Asset Freeze In 2nd Circ.
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• Arcapita Wraps Up $100M Equity Offering After Ch. 11 Exit
• Katten Settles Lowis & Gellen's Malpractice Claims
• IBRC Again Faces Opposition To Blackrock Loans Sale
• Anti-Foreclosure Efforts Could Get Boost In High Court Cases
• HSH, Citi Blast Nautilus Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• EDMC Lenders Say Grudge Brought Restructuring To A Halt
• Defunct Solar Co. Wants $950M Panel Antitrust Suit Revived
• Suntech Beats Solyndra On NY Venue, Ch. 15 Approval
• Revel's Unsecured Creditors Say DIP Request Cheats Them
• Madoff Investors To Get Nearly $500M In Feeder Fund Deal
• LA Says Exide's Ch. 11 Vernon Plant Deal Moving Too Fast
• Fox Rothschild, Tarter Needn't Disgorge Pay In Ch. 7 Row
• UniTek Shareholders Plan To Contest Ch. 11 Plan, Demand Info
• Fitch Backs Public-Private Model Amid Ind. Toll Road Woes
• Cozen O'Connor Fraud Suit To Stay In Bankruptcy Court
• Storied New York Bankruptcy Judge Gerber To Retire
• Ex-DBSI Prez Faces SEC Admin Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• BofA Takes Ch. 7 Junior Lien Fight To Top Court
• Howrey Judge Kicks Unfinished-Business Suits To 9th Circ.
• Crumbs Decision Protects TM Licensees' 365(n) IP Rights
• Trump Resorts Says Ch. 11 Plan Can't Wait For Casino Closure
• Layoffs, Liquidation May Follow Bingham, Morgan Lewis Deal
• Ch. 11 Looms As Caesars Unit Looks To Shake $18B Debt
• OW Bunker's US Units To Explore Bankruptcy Auction
• U.S. Trustee Says PwC Would Be Conflicted In EFH Ch. 11
• Dickstein Can't Ditch Pawnshop's $30M Malpractice Suit
• Falcone Won't Give Up On LightSquared Equity Play
• Stockton Holdout Wants Ch. 9 Plan Stopped During Appeal
• Wedding Singer Pal's Co. Must Pay $3.6M Over Alleged Fraud
• Bankruptcy Watchdog Takes Aim At LDK Solar Ch. 11 Plan
• Jones Day Bankruptcy Team Basks In Detroit Triumph
• Morgan Lewis Partners Approve Bingham Deal
• Garlock Fights Venue Change In Law Firm Fraud Suit
• A New Playing Field For Distressed Municipalities
• Coda's Ex-Partner Says $14M Clawback Suit Belongs In China
• Liberty Medical Wins Approval For $68.5M Bankruptcy Sale
• Danish Marine Fuel Co.'s US Units Follow Parent Into Ch. 11
• Bankrupt Biofuel Co. KiOR Gets Interim Nod For $15M DIP
• Taj Mahal Threatens To Close If Union Doesn't Drop Appeal
• NYC Opera Suitor Rips Slow Reorg Process, Demands Auction
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Paul Zevnik
• ResCap Beats Dismissal Bid In 6 MBS Actions
• Tactical Wins Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation After 2 Asset Sales
• Former Dewey Partners Seek Appeal Of Clawback Ruling
• Recent Interrelatedness Ruling Has Opened A Can Of Worms
• Goldman Slays Dragon's $580M Failed-Buyout Suit Again
• 9th Circ. Nixes Investor Challenge To Mortgages Ltd. Payouts
• NY DA Wins Stay Of Securities Suit Against Ex-Dewey Exec
• O'Melveny Hit With $14M Legal Mal Suit By Investing Co.
• $27M MF Global Metals Market Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Bankrupt Dendreon Eyes Possible Auction In February
• Trump's Firm Defends Lien On $1.3M Contingency Award
• Law Firms' Extra Fees Bid In Fisker Ch. 11 May Go To Trial
• FGIC Could Go After Banks Under $1B Detroit Debt Deal
• UCC Filing Lessons From Delaware's GM Ruling
• Banks Find No Relief In New Leveraged Lending Guidance
• Momentive Says Appeals Of Ch. 11 Plan Now Moot
• Bankrupt Natrol Gets Nod For $132.5M Sale To Aurobindo
• 7 Lessons From The Detroit Bankruptcy
• Record $5B Anadarko Cleanup Deal Clears Final Hurdle
• Bankrupt Seegrid Fights Bid To Delay Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Argentina Creditor Can't Keep Lawyer From Leaving US
• Aurobindo Blows Away Natrol Stalking Horse With $132M Bid
• Proskauer Pays 'Girls Gone Wild' Co. To End Fee Row
• Detroit Settlement Model Looms Over Future Chapter 9s
• What Detroit Means For Bonds In Ch. 9 Cases
• Ex-GOP Leader Says He Wasn't A True Dewey Partner
• Biofuel Co. KiOR Hits Ch. 11 With $16M Debt-For-Equity Swap
• High Court Won't Hear NetBank's $5.7M Tax Refund Case
• Archdiocese, Insurer Settle Dispute Over Sex Abuse Coverage
• Union Appeal In Trump Bankruptcy Sent Straight To 3rd Circ.
• Cancer Drug Maker Dendreon Hits Ch. 11 Hoping To Sell
• New Rules Would See Creditors Take Hit In Big Bank Failures
• Nortel Gets Discovery Relief in Rockstar IP Fight
• 9th Circ. Remands Ponzi Schemers' Case For Resentencing
• Wyly Ex Sues To Keep $500,000 Alimony Out Of Bankruptcy
• High Court To Settle Rift On Service Deadline Extensions
• Full 5th Circ. To Rethink Pro-Snax In Bankruptcy Fee Row
• Continental Skirts Claim Over Broken Finder's Fee Deal
• Attys Tend To 'Buy Themselves Off' In Class Deals, Judge Says
• Argentina Faces $4.7B In Claims In New Bond Suits
• Apple Pulled 'Bait And Switch,' Says COO Of Bankrupt GTAT
• Atlantic City Can Collect $20M In Unpaid Revel Taxes
• Exide Strikes Settlement With Calif. Over Vernon Plant
• NH Resolves Dispute With Feds Over $194M Bankruptcy Deal
• Wiley Rein To Spin Off Bankruptcy Practice
• Detroit Wins Confirmation Of $7B Debt-Cutting Plan
• Sears Considers Forming REIT In Quest For Liquidity
• Dewey Brass Can't Dodge Criminal Trial
• The Importance Of Unambiguous Intercreditor Agreements
• Ch. 7 Trustee Says Bank Failed To Stop Suspicious Banking
• IRS Says Wyly's Bankruptcy Personal Budget Is Texas-Size
• Comcast Drops Bid To Block Sports Network's Ch. 11 Plan
• SEC Probes GT Advanced Shares, Sapphire Business
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rethink Reviving Genaera Investor Suit
• Danish Marine Fuel Co. Seeks Court Shelter To Survive
• IndyMac Trustee, FDIC Settle $58M Tax Refund Dispute
• OCZ Judge Delays $7.5M Deal For Trustee To Probe Claims
• Fate Of Detroit Ch. 9 Plan Turns On Fairness And Feasibility
• Lehman Unit's Trustee Mulls Ending Curacao Bankruptcy
• San Bernardino Fights Creditors' Ch. 9 Deadline Bid
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• What Momentive Teaches Us About Rule 3018 Vote Changing
• GM Says Bankruptcy Bars Defect Claims Over Resale Value
• Nortel's Canadian Wing Seeks To Scuttle $1B Interest Deal
• Comcast Can't Take $100M Ch. 11 Claim To 5th Circ.
• NML Wants Ex-Official Kept In US In Argentine Debt Fight
• ITT Auditor Walks Away Amid CEO Search
• 2nd Circ. Probes Reach Of Bankruptcy Safe Harbors
• Trump Resorts' Disclosure Statement Tabled By Judge's Doubt
• San Bernardino OK'd To Spurn Firefighters Union Contract
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Nursing Home's Ch. 11 Threatens Agency Police Powers
• Richmond Fed's Head Wants To End Implied Bank Safety Net
• A New Distressed Claims Trading Landscape In Germany
• Senate Flip Endangers Ch. 11 Reforms For Big Banks
• Apple, GT Proceed With Settlement After Records Unsealed
• UniTek Gets Interim OK For $43M DIP, Speedy Bankruptcy
• AgFeed Resolves Objections To Win Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Nortel Units Clash Over $1B Bondholder Interest Deal
• Wyly Widow's $28M Home Can't Cover Debts, Filing Says
• $200M Attys' Fee Bid Draws Objection In LBO Collusion Case
• Asahi Settles PBGC's Metaldyne Pension Case For $40M
• 2nd Circ. Cracks Door After Foreign Madoff Fund Sale Ruling
• ICV Partners Presents $84M Offer For Bankrupt Natrol
• Shelbourne Hands Related Control Of Chicago Spire Site
• UAW Retirees Slam Visteon's Attempts To End Benefits Row
• Argentina Appeals Contempt Finding For Debt Bypass Plan
• How Debtors Can Hold All The Cards In A Union Gamble
• PE Firm's Claims Pared In Suit Over Allied Bankruptcy
• Related Demands Takeover Of Developer's Chicago Spire Site
• Ergen Deal Could Be LightSquared's Ticket Out Of Ch. 11
• SEC Granted Broad Freeze On Wyly Family Assets
• Island Resort Kicks Off Bid To Wipe Out $122M Bank Debt
• UniTek Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Go Private
• Susquehanna Bank Beats IRS In Fourth Circuit Lien Ruling
• Lehman Judge Wipes Out Workers' $348M Stock Claims
• Simon Greenstone Wants Garlock Asbestos RICO Suit Nixed
• IRS Says Payroll Firm's Trustee Can't Recoup $3M Payment
• Energy Future Gets Nod To Auction Oncor Stake
• High Court Won't Hear Argentina's $185M Arbitration Appeal
• Trump Resorts Ch. 11 Disclosures Draw Fire Over Tax Issues
• High Court Won't Revisit 3rd Circ. Decision In Diacetyl Suit
• Star Dynamics Booted From Ch. 11 As Judge Blocks $5M Sale
• UBS Says Madoff Trustee Seeks Again To Erode Confidentiality
• Marion Energy Turns To Ch. 11 To Avoid Receivership
• Comity Is King: Chapter 15 Lessons From Rede And Vitro
• Comcast Loses Bid To Stay Houston Network's Ch. 11 Plan