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Bankruptcy - October, 2015

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• EFH Judge Again Sides With Power Co. On Make-Whole Issue
• Simpson Thacher, JPMorgan Ditch Suits Over $1.5B GM Loan
• American Apparel Asks Bankruptcy Court To OK Staff Bonuses
• Ex-MLB Star Dykstra Cleared To Amend Jail Beating Suit
• JPMorgan Fights To Keep $8.6B Lehman Suit In Federal Court
• Argentina, Cleary Say Hedge Funds Want Privileged Docs
• Judge Sounds Alarm On Ballooning Fees In Sabine Bankruptcy
• BNY Mellon Says Revel Casino Owes $1M For Electricity
• Madoff Trustee Blasts Former Customers' Bid To Intervene
• Fresh & Easy Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Close Business
• The Wet Seal Estate Wins Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Morgan Drexen Should Pay $173M For Illicit Fees, CFPB Says
• Privacy Policies And Asset Sales: It Pays To Plan Ahead
• Bitter Saladworks Ch. 11 Wins Peaceful Plan Confirmation
• Ex Maine Chief Bankruptcy Judge Heads To Bernstein Shur
• Taylor-Wharton Gets Nod For Quick Ch. 11 Auction
• F-Squared Ch. 11 Plan Docs Show $2B In Lodged Claims
• RadioShack Lawsuit Blitz Seeks Millions From Apple, Others
• Samson Resources Says Ch. 11 Deal In Danger Of Collapsing
• Quiksilver's $175M Ch. 11 Financing Gets Final Approval
• Kirkland Dodges DQ Bid By Caesars' Creditors, For Now
• Wealth Management For Attorneys
• Argentina Calls Firms' Injunction Play 'Coercion'
• 5 Law Firms That Inspire Fear With Their Marketing Mojo
• Yellow Cab Can Continue Paying Key Partner In Ch. 11
• Judge Wants Active Tense, Cartoons In PG&E Escrow Appeal
• EFH Ch. 11 Confirmation Part 1 To Finish By Thanksgiving
• Trustee Hits Life Partners Sales Team With $92M Clawback
• CFPB Wins Judgment Against Defunct Corinthian Colleges
• Legacy Capital Wants $213M Madoff Clawback Suit Gutted
• The State Of Medicaid Provider Fees In Bankruptcy
• Nursing Home Can Stay Open During CMS Fight, Judge Says
• Malibu Golf Club Gets Nod For $35M Auction
• TriReme Takes $20M Catheter IP Loss To Fed. Circ.
• GTAT Creditor Says Exclusivity Extension Would Cost Estate
• 'Swivel Sweeper' Direct Sales Co. Gets Ch. 15 Shield For Now
• RAAM Global Energy Co. Hits Ch. 11
• Taylor-Wharton Slams Objections To Its DIP Package
• Relativity Ch. 11 Financing Delayed As Judge Raises Issues
• Bankrupt Molycorp Proposes $2.5M Bonus Cap For Execs
• Caesars Eyes $3M Offer After Nixing Miss. Casino Auction
• Pro Bono: The New Associate's Compass To Success
• Arch Coal Nixes Debt Swap Deal With Noteholders
• New Guidance For Parties Contesting Cramdown Rates
• 9th Circ. Upholds JPMorgan's $15M Win In Meritage Loan Row
• Chicago's Fiscal Future Bleak But Not Hopeless, Experts Say
• Stradley Ronon Urges Judge To Nix $200M Malpractice Suit
• Taylor-Wharton Unsecured Creditors Rip 'Egregious' DIP Loan
• 'Swivel Sweeper' Direct Sales Retailer Hits Bankruptcy
• Alter-Ego Tax Ruling Exceeded Court's Powers, Justices Told
• MF Global Investors Ask High Court To Review PwC Defense
• Energy Future Holdings Ch. 11 Fees Set To Top $200M
• F-Squared Wants Ex-CEO's Severance Pact Nixed
• Relativity Claims Firm Balked On $30M TV Sale Funding
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• A Cautionary Tale For Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitioners
• Lehman Says Loan Sellers Moved Assets To Skirt Mediation
• U.S. Bank Asks High Court To Review Atty Fee Ruling
• BNSF Dodges $41M Suit From Execs Of Refrigerated Rail Co.
• Quirky Gets Nod For November Auction
• Snell & Wilmer Racketeering Suit Has Legs, Court Told
• Fed Nears Rollout Of Key Bank Bail-In Proposal
• Columbia House Owner Prepares For Ch. 11 Auction
• Hedge Fund Operator Inks $46M Deal In Madoff Clawback Suit
• Argentina Violated Agreement On $234M In Bonds
• 5 Ways GCs Can Spot A Lazy Lawyer
• Empire Land Execs Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Coverage Bid
• Samson Unsecured Creditors Object To Ch. 11 Moves
• Pa. Atty Disbarred For Working Under Ex-Partner's Name
• EU Sues 6 Member States Over Lack Of Failed-Bank Laws
• Asarco Says Atty's Addiction Relevant In Superfund Fight
• Caesars Creditors Fight To Limit Kirkland's Role
• Gun Maker Colt Cancels Bankruptcy Auction
• City Sports Gets Nod To Push Back Auction Plans In Ch. 11
• DLA Piper Exits Suit Over Bankrupt Hospital's LBO
• Obama Admin Pushes Ch. 9 Protection For Puerto Rico
• 7th Circ Shields Casino From Fraudulent Transfer Charge
• Ponzi Schemer Gets Lighter Sentence After 9th Circ. Win
• Approval Of Relativity's Revised Ch. 11 Financing Is Held Up
• A&P Gets Nod To Sell More Stores For $150M
• Chevron Fights For $1M Fuel Bill From Bankrupt OW Bunker
• Sokol Behot Adds Partner To Chair Its Bankruptcy Practice
• Gun Co. Wants Its Patents Excluded From Colt's Ch. 11 Sale
• Greenberg Traurig Snags Energy, Restructuring Pro
• Standard Register Says Pa. Tax Liability Should Be Slashed
• Caesars Nabs More Time To Proffer Ch. 11 Plan
• Puerto Rico Ends Talks With Bondholder Group
• The 5 Most Bloated Practice Areas
• Caesars Accused Of Trying To Avoid $51M Interest Payment
• Judge Got US-UK Tax Treaty Wrong, Lehman Tells 2nd Circ.
• NJ Firm Tries To Nix Office Deals With Landlord In Ch. 11
• US Trustee Balks At Proposed FGMK Hire In Quantum Ch. 11
• Bankrupt Relativity Strikes Deal Over 'Infiltrator' Film
• Directors And Officers May Be Liable For WARN Act Claims
• 4 Reasons To Use Electronic Deposition Exhibits
• Howrey Creditors' Former Atty Can't Contest Slashed Fees
• Dewey Mistrial Gives Young Lawyer A Slight Edge
• The Best Of The Dewey Live Blog
• Where The Massive Dewey Prosecution Went Wrong
• 3 Takeaways From Blackstone, Ivanhoe's Stuy Town Deal
• Relativity Television Sale Closes After Objections Resolved
• Howrey Trustee, Creditors Want Conversion To Ch. 7
• Dewey Execs Still Serve As Cautionary Tale
• Patriot Coal Sues Peabody Over $145M Retiree Obligations
• EFH Junior Noteholders Press Make-Whole Payment Claim
• EFH Sues Oncor Minority Stakeholder To Force Sale
• Madoff Trustee Seeks To Hand Out $1.5B In Newest Payout
• Dentons Nabs Prosecutor For White Collar Work In Chicago
• Caesars Wants 7th Circ. To Save It From Creditor Suits
• Blackstone, Ivanhoe Seal Deal For Beleaguered Stuy Town
• The Dewey Criminal Trial From Start To End
• The Top 10 Moments Of The Dewey Criminal Trial
• Down But Not Out, Dewey Prosecutor Expected To Retry Case
• Embattled Hedge Fund Manager Files For Ch. 11
• VIDEO: Dewey Defense Attys React To Mistrial
• MF Global Execs Ask For E&O Coverage Extension
• How The Dewey Trial Became A BigLaw Obsession
• Trustee Objects To OW Bunker Liquidation Plan
• How The Dewey Execs Slipped The DA's Grasp
• Glacial Energy Units End Ch. 11 After Asset Sales
• Hedge Funds Blast Argentina, Cleary Over Stalled Discovery
• Most Dewey Jurors Wanted To Acquit Davis, DiCarmine
• Haggen Gets Green Light For $92M Bankruptcy Auction Plan
• Taylor-Wharton Unsecured Creditors Blast 'Warp-Speed' Sale
• Investors To Appeal Dismissal Of Quiznos Restructuring Suit
• Endeavour Pact Shrinks Ex-CEO's $6.2M Employment Claim
• Dewey Criminal Trial Ends In Jury Deadlock
• Real Estate Rumors: Stuyvesant, Silverstein, Kushner
• 3rd Circ. Tells Courts How To Balance Clashing Stay Factors
• OPINION: The Bitter Pill Of Competition Within Large Law
• Ulterior Motives Can Derail Forced Bankruptcies: 3rd Circ.
• Endeavour Gets Nod To End Ch. 11 In Structured Dismissal
• A&P Gets Nod To Sell More Stores
• Texas AG Settles 'Made In USA' Suit Against Solar Firm
• Dewey Jury Eyes $150M Bond Offering, But No End In Sight
• PREPA Gets Another Extension To Work Out Debt Plan
• NJ Foreclosure Firm Spars With Landlord In Ch. 11
• American Apparel Optimistic About Post-Bankruptcy Fate
• Caesars Exec's Testimony Caps Off Forced-Bankruptcy Trial
• Haggen's $56M Store Sale Flouts Employee Rights, Union Says
• Barnes & Thornburg Partner Tapped As Bankruptcy Judge
• Boeing Wants Too Much In $355M Suit, Ex-JV Partners Say
• The Gift Card Problem For Retailers In Chapter 11
• TriReme Fears Bankruptcy After $20M Catheter Row Loss
• Bankruptcy Judge Nixes Fund's Buy Of $230M Madoff Claim
• OW Bunker Floats Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• EFH Judge To Limit Time In Ch. 11 Confirmation Hearing
• Quiksilver Gets Nod On $175M Oaktree DIP If Sale On Radar
• NJ Lawmaker Wants Gibbons Testimony On Showboat Deal
• Dewey Judge Resists Call To Declare Mistrial
• Fisker Execs Lose Second Bid To Escape Investors' Suit
• Judge Denies RadioShack Challenge Of $100M IRS Claim
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• Haggen Looks To Settle $15M Claim With Grocery Trade Deal
• Auto Insurance Co. Affirmative Hits Ch. 11
• Ethics Check: Negotiating For A Job With Opposing Counsel?
• Cutting The Long-Tail: UK Vs. US Insurance Insolvencies
• GM Injury Victims' Atty Says Punitives Have 'Biblical' Purpose
• E&Y's Negligence Led To $128M Madoff Loss, Jury Told
• MF Global Investors Get Class Cert. In Collapse Case
• Quiksilver Urges Court To Reject Alternative Ch. 11 Financing
• Lehman Seeks Billions In Allegedly Lost Swap Payments
• 9th Circ. Nixes Maligned Atty-Fee Rule For Bankruptcy Stays
• Station Casinos Files $100M IPO Eyeing Public Market Return
• Trustee Says Quirky's Employee Bonus Plans Aren't Justified
• Dewey Jury Silent As Marathon Deliberations Stretch On
• 'Dance Moms' Star Charged With Hiding Income During Ch. 11
• Recent Reflections Of Heightened Class Ascertainability
• A&P Wants Bankruptcy Stay Extended To Personal Injury Suits
• Rejected! Power To Reject Charterparties In US Bankruptcy
• Madoff Trustee Goes To Trial In $1.1M Clawback Suit
• Dewey Jury Nears Breaking Point As Mistrial Looms
• Bulletproof-Vest Material Co. Fights Bid To Revive FCA Claims
• Revel Says Utility Is Blocking Efforts To Heat Casino
• Quiksilver Creditors Fight Oaktree Financing Proposal
• Cryogenics Co. Gets Interim Approval To Tap $14M DIP
• Relativity Television Buyers Want To Retain CEO, Employees
• Gemini Parties Reach Deal To Sell NYC Hotel Trio
• Hovensa Gets Final Approval To Tap $40M Financing
• High Court Won't Hear Malpractice Suit Against Texas Firms
• Molycorp Creditors Seek Oaktree Docs Over $260M Loans
• Optim Energy Ch. 11 Ruling Optimal For Equity Investors
• Dewey Judge Denies Mistrial Bid As Execs Beat More Charges
• OW Bunker Gets A Few More Days Of Exclusivity In Ch. 11
• 2nd Circ. Won't Reconsider Argentina Central Bank Ruling
• Caesars Setback In Creditor Suits Throws Wrench Into Ch. 11
• Agent Says MLB Contracts Dispute Belongs In Arbitration
• Malibu Lighting Unit Gets OK To Tap Part Of $21.5M DIP Loan
• US Judge OKs Ch. 11 Plan For Railway In Quebec Train Blast
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• Puerto Rico Rep. Floats Plan For Treasury Bond Guarantee
• Dewey Jury Still Stuck, Asks For Star Cooperator Testimony
• 2nd Circ. Denies Ex-LightSquared CEO's Bid To Stay Ch. 11
• Trustee Wants Stroock Off Haggen Ch. 11 Over JPMorgan Ties
• American Apparel Lender Thinks Ex-CEO Might Disrupt Ch. 11
• Baha Mar Stirs Uncharted Waters
• Patriot Coal's Ch.11 Plan Gets Nod From Judge
• Signal Gets OK To Solicit Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Railway Co., Insurer Reach $3M Deal Over Derailment
• Milagro Oil & Gas Ch. 11 Plan Gets Green Light From Judge
• Verdict Eludes Dewey Jury As Deliberations Continue
• FDIC Says Its Suit Against Banks Over Colonial Was Timely
• Star Lehman Trader's $83M Bonus Claim Mostly Rejected
• Ex-Heller Ehrman Client Can't Get Third Shot At $20M Claim
• Taylor-Wharton Ch. 11 Auction Proposal Put On Fast Track
• Caesars Can't Halt Creditor Suits Against Parent Company
• LightSquared Bankruptcy Curb On Ergen Too Broad
• Malibu Lighting Files For Ch. 11
• A New Critique Of Ch. 11 Reform Carries Serious Weight
• Colt Creditors Dealt Setback In Spat Over Lease
• Karmaloop's Bankruptcy Converted To Ch. 7
• Dewey Prosecution May Be Tripped Up By Charge-Heavy Trial
• Dewey Execs Face A Tougher Path To Victory With The SEC
• Dewey Defense Places Trust In Jury With Extra Deliberations
• Cryogenics Co. Taylor-Wharton International Hits Ch. 11
• 'Insider' Deals Slammed As Gemini Hotels Inch Toward Sale
• SIGA Asks Del. Justices To Ax $195M PharmAthene Ruling
• Trustee Raises Privacy Objections To Quirky's Sale Bid
• A123 Investor Wants 3rd Crack At Suit Over Fisker Demise
• Dechert Says Bottle Maker's $80M Fraud Suit Still Faulty
• Clear Contractual Terms Beat Equitable Principles — Again
• A&P Gets Nod For $40M Wakefern Auction
• Dewey Execs Beat Some Charges, Jury Stuck On Others
• Tax Court Says Shareholders Still Owe Defunct Co.'s Debts
• Coyotes Ex-Owner Slams NHL's Claims Over Reorganization
• Company Behind W.Va. Spill Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan
• Patriot Coal, W.Va. Reach $50M Bankruptcy Cleanup Deal
• Texas Atty Says Deal With Firm Can't Ax Claim Against Client
• Allied Nevada Gold Wins Confirmation Of Ch. 11 Plan
• NJ Water Agency Sues Ex-Employees Over Bankruptcy Claims
• American Apparel Gets Interim Nod On $90M DIP Facility
• Relativity Gets Green Light For $125M Sale Of TV Business
• A&P Defends Proposed $40M Wakefern Sale
• 50 Cent Lobs $75M Malpractice Suit At Garvey Schubert
• Dewey Jury Says It's Deadlocked On Most Charges
• NJ High Court To Mull Riker Danzig Win In Mortgage Row
• SEC Hits Former OCZ CEO With Accounting Fraud Suit
• Alter-Ego Tax Case Doesn't Warrant Review, High Court Told
• Snell & Wilmer Wants 'Indecipherable' Racketeering Suit Axed
• Cayman Eviscerates Liquidation Option For Fund Investors
• 5 Things Clients Never Tell Their Lawyers
• American Apparel Gets Time To Sort Out Litigation In Ch. 11
• Supreme Court Snubs Texas Atty Fighting Contempt Order
• Justices Asked To Revive Goldman & Rosen Malpractice Row
• Trial Fires Up Over Dueling Caesars Bankruptcies
• High Court Turns Down $210M Borders Gift Card Spat
• Boston-Based City Sports Files For Ch. 11
• Justices Still Not Interested In 6th Circ. Preemption Ruling
• Judge Grants Time For Review Of $125M Relativity Asset Sale
• High Court Knocks Down Madoff Victims' Appeal
• Haggen Gets $92M In Bids For Calif. Grocery Stores
• How Gemini's Internal Battle Combusted Into Ch. 11s
• 'Whoomp!' There It Goes, As Justices Decline To Hear IP Row
• Davis Polk Adds Veteran Capital Markets Atty To Tokyo Office
• Lehman Ruling Offers Much-Needed Guidance On 'Loss'
• American Apparel Files For Chapter 11
• FBOP Argues It Isn't Subject To Pension Agency's Claims
• Feds, States Weigh In Against Patriot Coal Ch. 11 Plan
• PREPA Gets 2 More Weeks To Work With Bondholders
• Bailey & Glasser Nabs Former Chief Bankruptcy Judge
• 2nd Circ. Grants Emergency Stay In LightSquared Ch. 11 Row
• 5th Circ. Stands By Dismissal Of $50M FCA Suit
• Miller Energy Files For Bankruptcy Amid SEC Investigation
• Bankruptcy Atty Calls Square's 'Bad List' Discriminatory
• Dewey Trial Stretches On With No Sign Of A Verdict
• 2nd Circ. Looks Ready To Ground Pilots' Labor Beef For Good
• Snell & Wilmer Co-Defendants Say RICO Suit Is Full Of Holes
• EFH Bankruptcy Yet To Face Its Biggest Hurdles
• GM Says Ignition Defect Can't Be Imputed Without Specifics
• Madoff Trustee Can't Claw Back Foreign Transfers, Cos. Say
• Molycorp Director Says $3M Bonus Plan Fairly Pays Brass
• Ex-Quiksilver Exec Fights Bid To Nix Severance Deals
• Dewey Judge Suggests Asking Jurors About A Partial Verdict
• Caesars Seeks OK Of $8M Money Laundering Compliance Fine
• Paul Weiss Must Pony Up Privileged Docs On Defunct Med Co.
• JPMorgan Beats Bulk Of $8.6B Lehman Collapse Suit
• Bonuses For GT Executives Blocked By Bankruptcy Judge
• Allied Bankruptcy Deal Is Dead, Second Del. Court Says
• Judge Demands Better Info From GM On Docs In FOIA Suit
• Can Alphabet Soup Fix Puerto Rico's Debt Service Issues?