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Bankruptcy - September, 2015

258 articles

• Kingate Defends Quick Appeal Bid In $825M Madoff Clawback
• F-Squared Bankruptcy Probe Refused For IP Row
• Yellow Pages Publisher Skips Payment On $261M In Bonds
• 3rd Circ. Allows Nightclub To Keep Lease At Revel
• Dewey Jury Eyes Conspiracy As Deliberations Progress
• Madoff Bankruptcy Judge Wary Of Customers' Intervention Bid
• Bankruptcy Atty Looks To Boot 'Housewives' Star's Suit
• Nixon Peabody, Mintz Levin Can't Escape Malpractice Row
• RadioShack Estate Wins Nod For Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Questions Remain Over Chapter 11 Application Of Bullard
• Charter Shipper Daiichi Files For Ch. 15 Bankruptcy
• Canadian Energy Firm Atlantic Hydrogen Hits Bankruptcy
• Bankrupt Molycorp Defends Its $3M Executive Bonus Plan
• Feds Want All Bulletproof-Vest Sales Back In FCA Case
• Boeing Wins Judgment In $355M Suit Over Satellite JV
• Dewey Jurors Voice Confusion Over Role At Trial
• Chrysler Execs Ask 6th Circ. For Another Shot At Benefits Suit
• Dewey Jurors Stuck In Mud, But Judge Has Little Recourse
• Hunt Seeks Texas Regulator's Blessing On EFH, Oncor Deal
• Exide Trust Claims Glencore Is Stonewalling Price-Fix Probe
• Puerto Rico Demands Same Bankruptcy Help That States Get
• Caesars Takes A Second Shot At Halting Creditor Suits
• Skanska Contractor's Shoddy Work Not Covered, Insurer Says
• What Attys Need To Know About Restructuring A Zombie Fund
• Greektown Asks Court To Nix Bid To Reopen Bankruptcy Case
• Huntington Must Pay $72M To Fraud-Linked Shell Co. Estate
• 4 Firms Make $5 Billion Bankruptcy Club
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Bankruptcy Practice Groups
• The Firms Scoring The Most Ch. 15 Work
• EFH Judge Won't Grant Bid To Delay Confirmation Hearing
• Caesars Pushes Out $554M Fight With Wilmington
• Bankrupt Caesars Unit's Noteholders Want Cert. In Refi Row
• Mann Bracken Can't Get $9M Coverage For Axiant Losses
• Constar Still In Fight With Dechert After Deal With Lenders
• 10 Marketing Tips From A Young Partner Perspective
• Dewey Jury Note Reveals Uncertainty, Dissent
• 5th Circ. Affirms Removal Of Ch. 7 Trustee For Overbilling
• Relativity Media Gets Nod For Bonus, Retention Plans
• Picard Seeks To Beat Back Intervenors Before Clawback Trial
• The Deception In Balance Sheet And Liquidation Analysis
• Global Regulators Reach Deal On Bail-In Bonds For Top Banks
• Ex-Orion Execs Slam CFPB In $67M Debt-Relief Scheme Row
• Frederick's of Hollywood Wins OK For Ch. 11 Disclosure
• Hudson Energy Can't Get Priority In A&P Bankruptcy
• Bankrupt Molycorp's $3M Executive Bonus Plan Draws Fire
• Dechert, Coudert End Row Over Partner Defections
• Bankrupt Tribal Casino's Trustee Aims To Extend Trust
• Dewey Jury Swamped In Evidence As Deliberations Drag On
• Final Approval Of $341M Lac-Megantic Settlement Delayed
• RadioShack Settles Standard General Indemnity Claims
• OPINION: Have Big Law Firms Lost Their Way?
• EFH Unsecured Creditors Push To Delay Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Notable Provisions Of The Voidable Transactions Act
• Picard Says Kingate Can't Appeal Yet In $825M Clawback Suit
• 2nd Circ. Shields Sovereign Immunity In Argentina Ruling
• Fight To Force Casino Developer Bankruptcy To Start In Dec.
• Kickstarting Information Governance: 3 Ideal Pilot Projects
• Albertson's Forks Over $13M For Haggen Pharmacy Operations
• Firm Gets Claims Pared In $2M Suit Over Improper Ch. 11
• Quantum-Raging Bull Settlement Can Stay Secret, Judge Says
• Dewey Jury Eyes Racy Emails As Deliberations Stretch On
• Relativity Media Bonus Plans Challenged By US Trustee
• Bankruptcy Firms Outside NY, Del. Face Hurdles, GAO Says
• DOJ Charges 7 With $20M Stock-Fraud Scheme
• Hercules Wins Confirmation Of $1.2B Debt-For-Equity Plan
• CORRECTED: American Pegasus Can Move Forward With $9M Clawback Suit
• EFH Asks Court To Reject Unneeded Water Rights Agreement
• Founder Owes $286M, Bankrupt Ski Club Tells 9th Circ.
• Costco Slips Petters Ponzi Suit On Jurisdiction
• Revel Casino's Utility Accused Of Fraud In Suit Over Bonds
• Variant Gets Blessing For Up To $10M In Extra DIP Money
• Relativity Lenders Defend Proposed Sale After Objection
• Private Equity Fund To Pay $6.8M To Settle SEC Fraud Claims
• 3rd Circ. Grants More Flexibility To Section 363 Buyers
• Boomerang Tube Valued Differently From Rivals, Adviser Says
• Duane Morris Partner Beats Sanctions In Fla. Bankruptcy
• JPMorgan Scoops Up Millions In Chrysler Tax Refunds
• OPINION: 47 Million Clients, Every Lawyer's Dream
• Blackhawk Named Winning Bidder In Patriot Coal Auction
• PREPA Strikes $700M Debt Restructure Deal With Lenders
• Ignition Switch Plaintiffs Say New GM Delayed Recall
• 50 Cent Sues Ex-Consultant Over Botched TV Deal
• Fate Of New GM Ignition Claims To Stay With Bankruptcy Court
• Quirky Files For Ch. 11, Strikes $15M Deal For IoT Arm
• Equitable Mootness And 3rd-Party Investors — Some Clarity
• US Trustee Balks At Frederick's Of Hollywood Ch. 11 Plan
• Saladworks Judge Orders Mediation In Bitter Ch. 11
• Howrey Creditors Settle With Arent Fox Partner
• Continental Wins Trims in Defunct Metal Co.'s Coverage Suit
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Ex-Detroit Treasurer Gets 11 Years For Pension Kickbacks
• Boomerang Tube Kicks Off Ch. 11 Confirmation Push
• Dewey Jury Gets 'All The Emails,' Asks If Falsity Is Illegal
• EFH Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure Statement
• Colt Nears Deal On New Lease, Gets Delay In Creditors' Probe
• GM Says It's Not Liable For Knowledge Gleaned From Old GM
• PREPA Pushes Off Bondholders Amid Talks With Monolines
• Lehman Sues US Bank Over Terminated Interest Rate Swap
• Dune Energy Gets Go-Ahead To Wind Down Business
• Ex-Delta Petroleum Exec Settles Fraud Action Over Oil Deal
• Religious Adjudication Of Disputes During Bankruptcy
• Samson Gets OK To Tap Cash Collateral In $4.2B Bankruptcy
• Colt Creditors Double Down On Lease Fight
• General Dynamics Wants Metal Co. Fraud Suits Merged
• Producer Says Relativity Media Chief Misrepresented Finances
• Dewey Jury Weighs Doubt, Larceny Standards
• San Bernardino Bondholder Fights Disclosure Statement
• A&P Extends Bid Deadline For More Than 170 Stores
• Class Action A Rare Remedy For Post-Discharge Violations
• Treasury Urges Congress To Act On Puerto Rico Restructuring
• Corinthian Calls CFPB, State Bankruptcy Claims 'Insulting'
• RadioShack Plan Approval In Limbo Over Indemnity Dispute
• Ousted Gemini Real Estate Exec Denied Robins Kaplan Docs
• Ex-Quiznos Execs Duck Restructuring Row
• Haggen Seeks OK For $9M Sale Of Prescription Records
• Dewey Jury Eyes Larceny Charges As Deliberations Continue
• 5th Circ. Leaves Oil Refinery's Ch. 11 Plan Untouched
• EFH Gets Nod To Enter Ch. 11 Plan Support Agreement
• Lehman Owes $1B Over Failed Intel Share Deal, Judge Says
• The Equity Cure Provision — Saving Debt With Equity
• Dewey Criminal Trial Goes To Jury
• RadioShack Ch. 11 Plan Stalled Over Lenders' Fee Demands
• Education Co.'s Ch. 11 Bars Lender's $3.2M Suit, Judge Says
• Dune Energy Defends Its Chapter 11 Plan, Settlement
• Sabine Oil Gets Green Light To Tap Into Cash Collateral
• Kutak Rock Renews Bid To Escape $10M Malpractice Suit
• Miss. Development Agency Denied $2.8M Claim In KiOR Ch. 11
• Bankruptcy Considerations For Venture Capitalists
• Warren, Vitter Call On Congress To Restrict Bailouts
• Peregrine Challenges $42M Tax Bill Over Founder's Fraud
• Argentina Nixes Proposed Class In Debt Row At 2nd Circ.
• Argentina Bondholders Ask Full 2nd Circ. To Hear Bank Row
• Argentina Accuses Burford Of Fraud In Expropriation Row
• Molycorp Gets Nod To Reject Contracts At Calif. Mine
• Oil Refinery In Virgin Islands Files For Ch. 11
• Ritchie Loses Round In Suit Against JPM Over Petters Ponzi
• Ex-Superior Offshore CFO Gets Insurance Suit Revived
• RadioShack Gets Lenders' Approval On Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• Solving Law Firm Staffing Problems Through Innovation
• DLA Piper Escapes Suit Over $36M In Disputed Transfers
• EFH Defends Pact With Creditors
• Garlock Slammed Over Bid For Asbestos Payout Info
• Baha Mar Creditors Win Dismissal Of Resort's Ch. 11 Cases
• Decoding The Code: Subordination Agreements In Bankruptcy
• Help Puerto Rico Access Bankruptcy, Treasury Told
• IRS Loses Appeal Over $24M LifeCare Sale Tax Bill
• Madoff Investors Score Approval Of 'Justified' $18M Fees
• The Dewey Trial Report: Finger-Pointing And Final Pleas
• Endeavour Creditors Challenge 'Structured Dismissal' Bid
• Revel Owner Accuses Utility Of Frivolous, False Claims
• Deutsche, RBS Denied Full 5th Circ. Review In $2B RMBS Row
• Chevron, EnerVest Slam Dune's Ch. 11 Plan Liability Releases
• Hellas Noteholders Trustee Can Tweak $565M PE Scheme Suit
• GM Says Ignition Switch Punitive Damages Are Off The Table
• Molycorp Gets Nod For Retention Plan At Calif. Mine
• Does UCC Article 9 Cover Business Interruption Policies?
• Saladworks Judge Postpones Ch. 11 Confirmation Hearing
• Dewey Bosses Ran Fraud From Top Of Firm, Jury Hears
• Ohio Franchise Still Trying To Topple Chrysler Dealer Law
• Columbia House Floats Oct. Auction Without Stalking Horse
• Colt Wants Creditors' Potential Suit Over Lease Halted
• General Dynamics Says Metal Co. Rewriting $3.7M Fraud Suit
• Wet Seal Gets OK To Solicit Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Life Partners Trustee Hits Back At CEO With $41M Fraud Suit
• SIGA Seeks Another Extension Of Ch. 11 Exclusivity Period
• Rosh Hashanah Reflections On The Talmud And High Court
• Argentina Creditors Urge 2nd Circ. For Access To $539M
• RadioShack Estate Loses Challenge Of $100M IRS Claim
• Ill. Board Wants Atty Suspended For 15 Years Of Appeals
• Haggen Gets $215M Interim DIP Financing Approved
• CFPB Resolves Illegal Fee Claims With Morgan Drexen CEO
• Allied Systems Estate Falls Short Of Ch. 11 Confirmation
• LCN Says Costs From Dewey Collapse Offset Any Fees
• Caesars Fights Bondholder Suits That Threaten Parent
• Dewey Jury Warned Not To Trust Prosecution's Witnesses
• Surfwear Co. Quiksilver Gets Interim Nod On $175M DIP
• Seyfarth Nabs Bankruptcy Pro From Polsinelli In NY
• RadioShack Estate Settles Gift Card Dispute With Texas AG
• Troutman Sanders Reclaims Finance Lawyer In NY
• Fisker Execs, Kleiner Perkins Get Investors' Suit Trimmed
• E&Y Beats Attorney's Suit Over $1M In Lehman Warrants
• Chrysler Bailout May Have Been Unnecessary, Judge Rules
• 11th Circ. Blesses Lender With Default-Rate Interest
• 8th Circ. Won't Rethink Golf Course Investors' Bank Suit
• Dewey Cooperators, Emails Don't Pin DiCarmine, Jury Hears
• Ill. AG Won't Appeal Pension Law Ruling To High Court
• EFH Wins Bid To Exclude Attacks On Ch. 11 Plan In Hearing
• Puerto Rico Calls For Tax Changes, Spending Cuts In Debt Plan
• Baha Mar Says Rosewood Hotels Can't End Licensing Deal
• Union Fights Patriot Coal On 3rd-Party Releases
• Haggen Files For Bankruptcy Amid $1B Albertsons Suit
• FHLB Loses Bid To Trim $150M Lehman Swap Suit
• Kelley Drye Adds Former Greenberg Traurig Atty In NY
• Surf Clothing Co. Quiksilver Hits Ch. 11
• Greek Bank Bondholders Must Brace Themselves For Bail-In
• A123 Brass Beat Claims They Hid Fisker Woes
• EFH Plan Support Deal Wrongly Solicits Votes, Trustee Says
• RadioShack Tries To Nix Class Bid In Unused Gift Card Row
• Dewey Felled By 'Anger And Greed,' Not Davis, Jury Hears
• Revel's New Owner Wants To Resell, Not Reopen, Utility Says
• Caesars Lands $3M Bid For Shuttered Miss. Casino
• Squire Patton Nabs Bankruptcy Pro From Lowenstein Sandler
• Columbia House In Talks With Potential Buyer
• Nortel European Units Fight Against Joining US Software Suit
• Bulletproof Vest Fiber Supplier Faces Leaner FCA Suit
• A&P's $5M Retention Plan Attacked By US Trustee, Union
• Takeaways From Europe's Application Of Bank Recovery Law
• The Future Of Mediation: Joint Session 2.0
• Geneva Wealth Managers Settle Investors' Madoff Suit
• Bahamian Court Names Baha Mar Liquidator With Limited Role
• Staffing Firm CRS Consents To Trustee To Oversee Ch. 11
• Suitors Lose Bid To End Life Partners' Ch. 11 Exclusivity
• Attys Say Sanctions Bid Over PREPA Talks Just A Distraction
• EFH Unit Fights Noteholders' Latest Make-Whole Gambit
• New GM Says Sales Agreement Strictly Bars Switch Claims
• Variant Gets Nod For Portion Of $5M In Extra DIP Money
• Quantum Foods Settles With Raging Bull Over Failed Sale
• Belluck & Fox Must Face Subpoenas In Garlock RICO Suit
• EFH May Soon Become A Bankruptcy Mediation Success Story
• Dewey Execs Show Confident Stance In Resting Early
• Patriot Coal Moves Closer To Sale After Resolving CBA Row
• Frederick's Of Hollywood Wins Ch. 11 Exclusivity Extension
• 'Collide' Producer Wants Relativity Distribution Deal Nixed
• Colt Nearing Ch. 11 Deal, Still Moving Ahead On Sale
• Lehman Trustee Takes Aim At $260M Compensation Claims
• Two Former Saab Execs Hit With Forgery Charges
• Evergreen Creditor Wants Stay Relief For Hangar Dispute
• Dewey Defense To Rest Without Calling Execs To Stand
• Metal Co. Fights General Dynamics Bid To Dismiss $3.7M Suit
• Garlock Is Trying To Shirk Asbestos Liability, Claimants Say
• Piper Aircraft Confirms Channeling Injunction Limits
• Dewey Bosses Aren't First Firm Honchos To Face The Clink
• Baker & McKenzie Adds 2 Compliance Attorneys In DC
• Fees Brawl Erupts After BNY Unit Beats $460M Refco Row
• Variant Urges Court Not To Toss Suit Against Ex-CEO
• DBSI Trustee Wins $18.6M Judgment Against Ex-CEO
• Examiner To Dig Into Cab Co. Sunk By Atty Accident
• Trustee Blasts Kutak Rock's Bid To Exit $10M Row
• Columbia House Can't Put Liens On DVDs, Universal Says
• Doc's Trustee Slams Dismissal Bid In Atty Malpractice Suit
• USA Discounters' Unsecured Creditors Hire Kelley Drye
• CFTC Seeks Lifetime Ban, $2.5M Penalty For Ex-Sentinel CEO
• Howrey Creditors Appeal Priority Ruling For Unpaid Rent
• Puerto Rico Utility Strikes Debt Deal With Bondholder Group
• Cohen Seglias Sues Stern & Eisenberg Over Failed Ch. 7 Bid
• Boomerang Creditors Get OK To Keep Analyst's Identity Secret
• Physiotherapy Trust Hits Ex-Owners With $250M Fraud Suit
• Dewey Defense Says DA Failed To Link Execs To Fraud
• Caesars Examiner Questions Duplicative, Pricey Firm Fees
• Gaming Co. Calls Bad Faith Claim Over $125M Deal Untimely
• Dentons Launches Greek Desk In Brussels
• Kan. Judge Appointed Head Of 10th Circ. Bankruptcy Panel
• Judge Won't Convert Cache Bankruptcy To Ch. 7 Yet
• McGuireWoods Nabs Cadwalader Bankruptcy Expert
• Madoff Trustee Granted Access To Cohmad Agent's Bank Docs
• 8th Circ. Backs New Trial For Ark. Atty Accused Of Fraud
• Major Saladworks Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Not On The Level
• The Baker Botts V. Asarco Fallout Has Begun