Bankruptcy Archive » November, 2015

Bankruptcy - November, 2015

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• Garmin Hid Spectrum Issues Around $1.9B Deal, 2nd Circ. Told
• Boomerang Tube Ch. 11 Exit May Now Cost $40M, Judge Told
• Hovensa Judge Gags Sale Details Until Gov't Announcement
• Fed Keeps Flexibility Despite New Bailout Limits
• Quick Appeal Blocked In Spat Over EFH Premiums
• High Court Declines Contractor's Sanctions Bid Against Tribe
• Sleek Audio Wants 50 Cent Deposed Over $18M Legal Debt
• GTAT Secures $80M Financing Plan For Ch. 11 Exit
• Ex-Coyotes Owner Looks To Undo NHL's Win On Team Debt
• 1 Less Reason To Fear The Hague Convention
• Federal Reserve Rule Limits Emergency Lending Powers
• How Trial Counsel Can Take Advantage Of New Federal Rules
• Dechert Says Capsule Deal Would Unfairly Tilt $80M Suit
• Investors Win $1.9M Arbitration Award Against Fla. Brokerage
• Ex-DHB CEO Pushes Court To Halt $20M Loan In Ch. 11 Plan
• Quiksilver Trustee Questions Worker Retention Payments
• EFH Judge OKs Major Peace Deals In Ch. 11 Plan Fight
• Columbia House Pushes Back Against Objections To Sale Plan
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• Albertsons Buying Back 30 Stores From Bankrupt Haggen
• The Dangerous Secrets Your Client Is Keeping From You
• Decision On Dewey Retrial Coming Soon, SEC Says
• Defending Malpractice Claims Against A Trustee Or Receiver
• Signal International Wins Confirmation Of Ch. 11 Plan
• IRS Won't Challenge Loss Over $24M LifeCare Sale Tax Bill
• Moore Slams Lehman's Withdrawal Move In $20M Suit
• Revel Owner Inks $45M Deal To End Casino Utility Feud
• Rimon Nabs Bankruptcy, Real Estate Ace From Duane Morris
• Kirkland Ch. 11 Fee Bid 'Unreasonable,' US Trustee Says
• A&P Sues Lee & Associates Over Botched $12M Store Sale
• 'Whoomp (There It Is)' Judgment Sends Publisher To Ch. 11
• ATP Execs Dodge Final Part Of Shareholder Suit
• Thompson Coburn Disavows Fall Of Anti-Terrorism Tech Firm
• Lehman Says NY Court Can Hear $17M Claim Against ANZ
• Boeing Found To Breach Deposition Rules In AF Contract Row
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• Trump International Golf Club Sells For $2.2M
• Judge Overseeing A&P, Hostess To Mediate Molycorp Spat
• Feds Drop Appeal Of 5 Madoff Employees' Sentences
• 4 Tips For Landing New Bankruptcy Work
• Jeweler Faces Arrest In $12M Investor Dispute
• Shipper Fears Loss Of Ship Over Defunct Marine Fuel Co. Debt
• Ex-MedCap CEO Reaches Deal With SEC Over Ponzi Scheme
• 4th Circ. Denies First South's Bid For Damages On Sour Loan
• Boeing Seeks 'Alter Ego' Presumption In Satellite JV Trial
• EFH Strikes Deal To End Major Opposition To Ch. 11 Plan
• Tilton's Patriarch Seeks To Push Investment Fund Into Ch. 11
• Caesars Objects To Claimholders' Litigation Push
• Target Pays $99M To End Lease Row Over Canadian Stores
• 2nd Circ. Provides Some Clarity On Legal Advice Protections
• Corinthian Puts Up $3.5M To Exit Shareholder Suit
• FirstBank's $62M Claim Against Lehman Brothers Nixed
• Heller Ehrman Slips $100M IP Malpractice Suit In 9th Circ.
• Texas Justices Will Hear Key Ponzi Scheme Case In January
• Perlman Bajandas Adds Bankruptcy Litigation Partner
• Trump Entertainment Seeks To Keep Control Of Ch. 11 Case
• Fisker Trustee Says BMW Owes $33M For Undelivered Engines
• Mont. Owners Of Bankrupt Co. Owe Tax Bill, 9th Circ. Says
• K&L Gates Says Remainder Of Malpractice Suit Falls Short
• Justices Asked To Eye Fired Truckers' Bid For Ch. 11 Priority
• GM Punitive Damage Ruling Complicates Ignition Bellwether
• Vinson & Elkins Adds Ex-Kirkland Bankruptcy Partner In NY
• GTAT Gets Nod For Sapphire Furnace Auction
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• A New Handbook For Restructuring In The US
• EFH Judge Strikes NextEra's Bid Proposal From Ch. 11
• American Apparel Allowed To Poll Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• Former Sentinel CEO Gets Lifetime Trading Ban In CFTC Suit
• Creditor Suits Beyond Scope Of Caesars Ch. 11, 7th Circ. Told
• Trump Entertainment Seeks Bigger Loan To Pay Taxes
• Gold Miner Atna Hits Ch. 11 In Wake Of Default On $22M Loan
• ATP To Pay $41M To Settle Gulf Of Mexico Pollution Claims
• Rapper 50 Cent's Attorneys Accused Of Running Up Hotel Bill
• Relativity Lays Out Its Ch. 11 Plan, Eyes $250M Facility
• GM Judge Clearly Sets Out Permissible Faulty Switch Suits
• Energia CEO Counters Boeing's $111M Shell Co. Claims
• Quaker Steak & Lube Unveils $25M Stalking Horse Bid
• Judge Skeptical Of Booting Kirkland As Caesars Rep
• Segall Can't Involve Bankruptcy Court In Fee Fight, Rivals Say
• GTAT Gets Breathing Room To File Ch. 11 Plan
• The 100 Law Firms With The Most Bankruptcy Partners
• Continental Wants Defunct Metal Co.'s Coverage Suit Nixed
• Moody's Says Bill Package Not A Magic Bullet For Atlantic City
• NextEra Renews Bid For EFH's Oncor Business
• HHS Seeks 11th Circ. OK To Cut Medicare To Nursing Home
• Click To Appeal: A Cautionary Tale On Electronic Filings
• Bernie Madoff Customers To Get $1.18B Distribution
• Booker Named In Suit Over Corruption At NJ Water Agency
• Cal Dive Judge Says Injured Crew Have Priority Claims
• Dallas Firm Counters Gasket Co.'s RICO Claim In Asbestos Suit
• Buchalter Nemer Nabs Insolvency Pro From Sidley Austin
• NII Shareholders Win Cert. In Suit Over Execs' Bold Claims
• Union Pacific Slams Asarco's Filing In Basin Cleanup Row
• Samson Judge Won't Allow Instant Bonus For Resigning CEO
• The 10 Mightiest Bankruptcy Practice Groups
• Structural Subordination May No Longer Have Your Back
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Reverse GM Bankruptcy Protection Ruling
• Pa. Justices Told Bankrupt Biz Can't Add Trustee To Suit
• American Apparel Calls Creditors' Woes 'Manufactured'
• Exhibit A — Winky Face: Emoticon Evidence Enters Courts
• Taylor-Wharton Unsecured Creditors Attack Key Worker Deal
• Howrey Bankruptcy Case Converted To Ch. 7
• Bankrupt Molycorp Gets Nod For Exec Bonus Plan On 2nd Try
• Greenberg Traurig Grows NY Office With Five Hires
• Diamondhead Casino Ducks Bankruptcy Trustee For Now
• Law360's 2015 Practice Group Partner Rankings
• Challenge To Malpractice Judgment Too Late, NJ Court Says
• Hovensa Creditors Want To Probe Owner Hess Corp.
• Caesars Can't Put The Brakes On $364M Pension Dispute
• Should In-House Counsel Use US Contract Terms In Europe?
• Centrix's $100M Fraudulent Transfer Suit Reopened
• Puerto Rico Tells High Court Debt Appeal Still Urgent
• EFH Director Denies Equity Improperly Steered Ch. 11 Deal
• Madoff Trustee Calls For $1.1M Judgment In Clawback Case
• Atlantic City Casino Tax Measure Down But Not Out
• E&Y Liable For Investors' Madoff Losses, Jury Says
• Calif. Bankruptcy Boutique Weiland Adds Named Partners
• NHL Can Make Ex-Coyotes Owner Pay Fees From Bankruptcy
• Coudert Resolves Several Clawback Suits Against Ex-Partners
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• American Apparel Creditors Say Disclosure Ignores CEO Suits
• The 3 Practice Areas That Keep Losing Steam
• Firm Wants Rothstein Fee Fight Moved To Bankruptcy Court
• Quiksilver Floats Plan To Retain 'Key' Employees
• Judge OKs Prime's $62M Bid For Bankrupt NJ Hospital
• Atlantic City Wants To Collect On $12M In Unpaid Trump Taxes
• Arnstein & Lehr's Tampa Attys Decamp To Burr & Forman
• Revived Genaera Shareholder Suit Gets Nixed Again
• Judge OKs Univita's $2.5M Asset Sale To Fla. Home Care Co.
• Cooley Claims It's Being Stiffed By Baha Mar Developer
• Veteran La. Bankruptcy Attorney Cops To Fraud
• Dewey Trustee Settles Legal Fees Fight With PE Firm LCN
• EFH Ruling Impairs Creditor Reliance On Indenture Trustees
• Akerman Launches Fraud And Recovery Practice Group
• Prime's $62M Bid For Bankrupt NJ Hospital Tops Auction
• Parallel Energy Gets OK To Tap Part Of $9M DIP Loan
• Quicksilver Creditors Sue Lender Group Over Liens
• Millennium Hits Ch. 11 Amid $200M Lab Tests FCA Deal
• Exide Investors Say Class Cert. Attack Cites Flimsy Report
• Colt Cleared To Solicit Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Boeing Launches Opening Salvo In $111M Satellite JV Trial
• Minn. Construction Contractor Indicted On Fraud Charges
• Creditor Balks At Cal Dive Bid To Prioritize Injured Workers
• Sentinel Trustee Takes Another Shot At BNYM's $312M Claim
• Agent Can't Arbitrate $3M MLB Contract Dispute, Trustee Says
• Courts Equitably Adjust Transferee Liability
• Senators Want Recall Plan For Possible Takata Bankruptcy
• Kutak Rock Pays $17.7M To Settle Malpractice Suit
• Global Regulators Finish Bank 'Bail-In' Proposal
• High Court Won't Hear $11.7M Alter-Ego Tax Case
• Boomerang Tube Judge Won't Confirm Ch. 11 Plan
• Howrey Conversion To Ch. 7 Likely Over Rent Claims Impasse
• Garvey Schubert Says $75M 50 Cent Suit Belongs In NY Court
• Milwaukee Archdiocese Ch. 11 Plan, Settlement Approved
• GM Ignition Switch Victims May Seek Punitive Damages
• High Court Urged To Reconsider Contractor's Sanctions Bid
• Ex-Dewey Partner Sues Barclays Over Capital Loan
• High Court Tosses MF Global Investors' Appeal In PwC Suit
• Parallel Energy Driven Into Ch. 11 By Oil Prices
• How Will London's Specialist Court Affect US Companies?
• When Consent Is Implied Even If You Expressly Withheld It
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• Freedman Exits Bankrupt Aletheia's Malpractice Suit
• EFH Ch. 11 Exit Push Ends First Week With More Plan Praise
• BNY Mellon Joins NJ Utility's Suit Against Revel Casino
• MF Global Execs Lose Bid For Extension Of E&O Coverage
• Quirky Gets Nod On $15M Sale Of IoT Buisness Wink
• Chancery Gives Charney More Time In Standard General Row
• Bankrupt Fresh & Easy Wants $4.5M Store Sale To CVS OK'd
• Freedom Communications Gets Nod On Cash Collateral
• Walter Energy Plans Asset Sale To Offload $1.25B Of Debt
• Final Hostess Asset Sale Clears Path For End To Ch. 11
• Justices To Examine When Fraud Blocks Escape From Debts
• How Sabine Oil Seized Control Of Bankruptcy Litigation
• Dov Charney Says Attys Withdrew In Standard General Row
• Hovensa Accuses Monarch Energy Of Disrupting Ch. 11 Sale
• Stroock Ducks $80M Malpractice Appeal Over Sour Loan Deal
• Puerto Rico Inks $1.3B Debt Relief Deal With Bondholders
• Alpha Gets Nod To Sell Idle Mines Despite Creditor Protests
• Bankrupt Fresh & Easy Gets OK To Tap Part Of $6M DIP Loan
• Bankrupt City Sports To Liquidate All Its Locations
• Wells Fargo To Pay $81.6M To Bankrupt Borrowers
• McGrane Fights $5M In Howrey Bankruptcy Payouts
• Cleary Says Hedge Funds Playing 'Gotcha' In Argentina Row
• 'Maze'-Like Revel Utility Dispute Stays Federal
• Severance Pay Not Always Safe From Bankruptcy Clawback
• Howrey Trustee Settles With Jones Day Partner
• American Apparel Cleared Over Firings After Pinata Protest
• Snell & Wilmer Foe Rips 'Gamesmanship' In Racketeering Suit
• Top EFH Exec Defends Hunt-Backed Ch. 11 Turnaround Deal
• 11th Circ. Urged To Keep Diagnostic Co. Owner's $6M Verdict
• Boeing Can't Nix Defenses Ahead Of Satellite JV Trial
• Hellas Noteholders OK'd For New $565M Complaint In PE Row
• Ballard Spahr Taps Former Latham Restructuring Pro
• Molycorp Lays Out $2B Debt Restructure Plan
• Cleary Targeted By Hedge Funds In Argentina Fight
• Frederick's of Hollywood Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan
• Linklaters Adds Bankruptcy Pro From Willkie Farr
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• Restoring Confidence In Calif. General Obligation Bonds
• EFH Begins Massive Push For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• 11th Circ. Says InnoVida Exec's Conviction Based On Evidence
• Quirky Picks Q Holdings As Stalking Horse For Asset Auction
• Doral Gets More Exclusive Time For Bankruptcy Plan
• Alpha's Mine Sale Plan Draws Creditor Protests In Ch. 11
• Fresh & Easy Workers Sue Over Layoffs After Co. Hits Ch. 11
• Freedom Communications Eyes $22.4M Ch. 11 Financing
• GTAT Strikes New Deal With Apple To Extinguish $439M Claim
• Real Estate Rumors: CWCapital, Google, Peak Capital
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• Spotlight On The Section 546(e) Rift
• Boeing Sanctions Bid Denied In $355M Suit Over Satellite JV
• Kirkland Blasts Caesars' Creditors Renewed DQ Bid
• EFH Judge's Ruling Might Shut Down Major Plan Objection
• Aramid Says It Doesn't Owe $2M Tax Bill In Ch. 11
• 'Dance Moms' Star Pleads Not Guilty To Bankruptcy Fraud
• Baha Mar's Chinese Lender Forecloses On Troubled Project
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal Over $42.5M Winstar Deal
• High Court Turns Down Goldman & Rosen Malpractice Suit
• DOD Owes Contractor $3M Despite Kickbacks, Fed. Circ. Told
• SoCal Group To Lead Bid For Bankrupt OC Register Publisher
• Snell & Wilmer Says Court Is Being Misled In RICO Suit
• American Apparel Gets Final OK For $90M Bankruptcy Loan
• Relativity Gets Nod On $35M Amended Ch. 11 Financing
• The Latest On Creditor Derivative Rights
• Union Says GM Is Cheating Retirees Out Of $95M In Benefits
• Using Information Graphics Effectively In The Courtroom