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Bankruptcy - October, 2016

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• Corinthian's $3.5M Investor Deal Stalls Over Late Mailing
• Creditor Targets Energy Co.'s Ch. 11 For Dismissal
• Citing Doubts, China Fishery Judge Appoints Ch. 11 Trustee
• Caesars Deal To Pay Creditor's Attys Blocked By Judge
• Golfsmith Gets OK On $69M Hybrid Sale To Dick's Venture
• ATP Trustee Seeks OK On Deal Freeing Co. Of $48M In Fees
• Madoff Trustee Decries Firm's Bid to Have Him Testify
• Performance Sports Hits Ch. 11 Amid SEC Probe, Plans Sale
• Wyly Unsecured Creditors Slam $198M Deal With SEC
• Ombudsman Says Dick's Can Buy Golfsmith Customer Info
• Health Co. Execs Want 2nd Look At $20M LeClairRyan Deal
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 2
• NextEra Pays $2.4B For Remaining Stake In Oncor Electric
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 7
• Rainmaker Q&A: Baker Donelson's Timothy Lupinacci
• Emerald Oil's $110.5M Ch. 11 Sale Tentatively OK'd In Del.
• SunEdison Asks To Keep Creditors At Bay In Ch. 11
• Delivery Agent Seeks Approval Of $3M Executive Bonus Plan
• Paragon's Ch. 11 Plan Nixed Due To Liquidity Concerns
• Wyly Estate Chapter 11 Plan Denied Confirmation
• Casino Miami Jai-Alai's Owner Seeks Resolution To Tax Claim
• 2nd Circ. Bankruptcy Code Ruling Correct, Barclays Says
• Sports Authority Creditors Slam Agent's Fee Objections
• Rolls-Royce Co. Says EFH Owes $4.1M For Power Plant Work
• Madoff Trustee, Calif. AG Reach $277M Deal With Investor
• MF Global Says Insurers Must Pay $25M Plus Damages
• Widow Tells 2nd Circ. Fatal GM Crash Deal Based On Fraud
• Turning Tides For Employee Arbitration Agreements
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 6
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 1
• Platinum Partners Assets Frozen Following $200M Suit
• Hercules Asks For Cash Use Extension As Judge Mulls Plan
• Heavy Equipment Parts Maker ValuePart Files For Ch. 11
• DOE Docs Crucial In Fisker Investor Suit, Judge Says
• Abeinsa Gets Court OK On Lengthy Disclosure Statement
• Breitburn Warns Of 'Chaos' If It Loses Ch. 11 Control
• SunEdison Creditors Say They're Being Kept In The Dark
• Bid To Drop Molycorp Mine Ch. 11 Insurance Nixed
• BigLaw Is On A Lateral Hiring Tear In This Practice Area
• When Execs Must Pay Bankrupt Firms' Tax Penalties
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 5
• Rainmaker Q&A: Godwin Bowman's Bruce Bowman
• 9th Circ. Nixes $5.3M In Sanctions Against Attys, Firms
• US Trustee Seeks To Chop Garden Fresh Sale's Bonus Plan
• Breitburn Energy Fights To Maintain Control Of Its Ch. 11
• Midstream Service Cos. Fight Rejection Of Sabine Contracts
• Borgata Denies $103M Tax Deal With Atlantic City
• Caesars, Holdout Creditor Trilogy Reach Final Deal
• Samson Nets $660M In Series Of Ch. 11 Asset Sales
• UK Top Court Frees AIG From Covering Litigation Loan Losses
• Basic Energy Gets OK To Draw $30M In Bankruptcy Financing
• Lessons On Exec Bonuses From Sports Authority Bankruptcy
• EFH Pro Fees Near 'Eye-Popping' $400M In Ch. 11
• Judge Won't Certify Sabine Creditors' Appeal To 2nd Circ.
• FDIC Nabs $5M Jury Award In Receiver Suit Over Bank Failure
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 4
• Samson Set To Seek Final Approval Of $660M In Ch. 11 Sales
• China Fishery Given Short Leash By NY Judge In Ch. 11
• Mineral Processor Hits Ch. 11 With Prepack Plan In Hand
• Key Energy Lays Path To Convert $675M Of Notes To Equity
• American Apparel May Drop Chancery Case Against Charney
• DR Horton Must Pay $16.3M To Bankrupt Fla. Community
• Skadden Ducks Untimely $35M Creditor Malpractice Suit
• 11th Circ. Backs Fraud Conviction Despite Privilege Breach
• 10th Circ. OKs Testimony On Bankruptcy In Royalty Case
• Boeing Fights Sanctions In $1.2B Contract Fight
• Minn. Appeals Panel Affirms GE Capital Ponzi Suit Toss
• Oilfield Services Firm Basic Energy Launches $1.1B Ch. 11
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 3
• Bridging The Gap Between Outside And Inside Counsel
• Oil Co. Restructuring Deals Bring Unwanted Tax Burdens
• Implant Sciences Ch. 11 Gets Official Equity Committee
• Atlantic City Approves 5-Year Fiscal Recovery Plan
• HRG Group Sued For $2.5M To Pay Former Retailer's Liens
• Emerald Asks For OK On Operating Deal With Ch. 11 Buyers
• Golfsmith Creditors Back Sale To Dick's Sporting Goods
• Kid-Track Firm Gets OK On Sale Plan With Bidder Protections
• Toting $1B Debt, Key Energy Files Prepackaged Ch. 11
• China Fisheries Seeks To Keep Control Of Its Ch. 11
• Law Firms Spar To Rep Ex-ITT Tech Employees
• Jevic Could Be Most Consequential Ch. 11 Decision In Years
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 2
• So You Want To Be A Partner? You Need A Mentor
• Del. Trust Urges Justices To Join Appeal In EFH Case To Jevic
• US Trustee Objects To Kid-Track Firm's Ch. 11 Bid Terms
• Mass. Man To Cop To $1B Pyramid Scheme Ahead Of Trial
• Souplantation Creditor Takes Issue With Quick Sale Plans
• SunEdison Creditors Sue Lenders, Accuse Company Of Fraud
• Watchdog Says Abeinsa Ch. 11 Docs Aren't Detailed Enough
• Dewey Star Cooperator's Deal Sweetened Before 2nd Trial
• Debtor Asks Supreme Court To Settle Definition Of Tax Return
• Equitable Mootness In The Municipal Bankruptcy Context
• Argentina Says Some Claimants Aren't Part Of $90B Debt Deal
• Ch. 15 Judge Shields STX Offshore From $36M Arbitration Tab
• Phoenix Brands Ch. 11 Creditor Calls For Ch. 7 Conversion
• DLA Piper Adds Restructuring Partner From Akin Gump
• Nortel Gets OK For First Steps Of $7.3B Allocation Deal
• Republic Air Settles $74M Bankruptcy Spat With Bombardier
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 1
• Ex-TransCare Workers Get Class Cert. In Suit Over Layoffs
• Joint Hearing Set For $2B Essar, Minn. Ch. 11 Lease Fight
• PE Halifax Group Affiliate In Del. Ch. 7 Over $65M Debt
• Oil Rig Operator Bennu Titan Fights Bid For Ch. 11 Trustee
• Phoenix Reaches Exclusivity Deal With Creditors Committee
• SunEdison Gets Nod On $150M Sale Of Solar Material Biz
• 'Hasty' Judge Botched RBS Libor Claim Again, 2nd Circ. Told
• Extreme Plastics Gets Court OK On Ch. 11 Bid Procedures
• Trial Pros' Secret To Courtroom Success
• Cosi Creditors Say Proposed Auction Is Tilted To Lenders
• Sinkhole Claims Limited By New Definition, Fla. Justices Say
• 100 Days Of Cayman Islands Limited Liability Companies
• Defunct Zucker Goldberg Sues Wells Fargo Over Unpaid Fees
• Tervita Seeks US Protection To Finalize Canadian Restructure
• Maxus Must File Creditor Info Despite ID Theft Concerns
• Hercules Ch. 11 Dispute Roils As Plan Ruling Looms
• Caesars Strikes Tentative Deal With Holdout Creditor
• Jumio's Ch. 11 Plan, Global Creditor Settlement Approved
• Platinum Fund Liquidators Seek Shield From US Creditors
• Lehman Says Investors' $56M Claim Should Be Tossed Again
• Preparing For Changes To Federal Appellate Rules
• How Stale Claims In Bankruptcy Ended Up At High Court
• Full 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Fla. Tax Agency Contempt Ruling
• Bid To Argue Tossed Madoff Clawback Claims Gets Denied
• 2nd Circ. Judge Says Madoff Appeal Goes 'Beyond Chutzpah'
• 50 Cent Objects To $609K Fee Request In Sex-Tape Row
• Madoff Feeder Funds Get No Love On Appeal Over Citco, PwC
• Bankrupt Essar Steel's Minn. Lien Battles Moved To Del.
• Golfsmith Seeks Nod On New $80M Ch. 11 Financing
• Sports Authority Says Inventory Buyer Trying To Change Deal
• Phoenix Creditors Say It's Time For Company To Pay Up
• Ex-Brooke CEO Can't Wall Off Estate From Husch Attys
• Energy XXI Equity Owners Seek Class Cert. In Ch. 11
• Abeinsa Gets Nod For Restructuring Deal With Parent Co.
• Tristream Creditors Sue Over Rejection Of Midstream Deals
• 2 Ex-WR Grace Worker Asbestos Claims Clear Ch. 11 Hurdle
• Caesars Gets Nod On Deferred Compensation Plan Settlement
• Jevic Could Disrupt Real Estate Reorganizations: Professors
• Sidley, Proskauer Hold Onto Win In $52M Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Medical Lab CEO Can't Escape Aetna Kickback Suit
• How NY Is Fighting Back Against 'Zombie' Properties
• Samson Gets Conditional OK For $660M In Ch. 11 Sales
• Golfsmith Reports Ch. 11 Over-Advance Deal In Del.
• Jumio Says Global Creditor Settlement Key To Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Michaels Worker Asks 9th Circ. To Revive OT Suit
• $150M GCL Bid Wins SunEdison Solar Material Business
• Emerald Oil Seeks More Time To Hammer Out Ch. 11 Plan
• Bank Can't Give Trust Funds To Argentinian Debt Holdouts
• Madoff Trustee Decries 'Personal Attacks' In Clawback Fight
• Dynegy Seeks To Avoid Court With $825M Bond Restructuring
• High Court Won't Review $1.45M Maritime Lien Appeal
• OPINION: 3rd-Party Litigation Funding Needs Transparency
• High Court Rejects Ex-LightSquared CEO's Cert. Petition
• Unbuilt Texas Cancer Center Creditors' Ch. 11 Plan Approved
• Honeywell Invokes Public Right To Ch. 11 Asbestos Docs
• Facebook Co-Founder Blames Jumio Ch. 11 On Ex-CEO
• High Court Told Undoing Jevic Deal Would Harm Creditors
• 2nd Circ. FIRREA Ruling Impacts $32B, Banks Tell High Court
• UCI Gets OK On Disclosures In Ch. 11 Debt-For-Equity Swap
• EFH Gets Blessing On Deal Over $122M Wind Farm Claim
• Abengoa's US Creditors Say Global Deal Favors Spanish
• Breitburn Energy Shareholders Win Bid To Form Committee
• Skadden Looks To Ditch $35M Creditor Malpractice Fight
• US Pension Insurer Balks At $7.3B Nortel Allocation Deal
• Auto Parts Maker Gets More Time For Ch. 11 Plan Action
• Corinthian Ch. 11 Estate Can Access Health Provider Info
• IRS Objects To Jumio Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Solaria Objects To SunEdison Sale Over Prototype
• Samson Resources Defends $660M Oil, Gas Ch. 11 Auction
• Louisiana Defends $41M Tax Calculation Against Caesars
• 5th Circ. Upholds Sanctions For SkyPort Investor Advisers
• Del. Bankruptcy Judge Axes Fresh & Easy Ch. 11 Class Waiver
• Jumio Equity Holder Objects To Releases For Directors
• Justices To Resolve Clash Over Stale Debt In Bankruptcy
• Creditors Seek 60-Day Limit For Maxus Ch. 11 Plan
• Nortel Settles Cross-Border $7.3B Bankruptcy Allocation Fight
• Bomb Detector Co. Gets Interim OK For $1.5M DIP Draw
• Ex-Ski Club Head's Wife Hit With $9.3M Jury Verdict
• SEC Says Breitburn Can Afford Shareholder Payout In Ch. 11
• Interior Objects To Samson Ch. 11 Sales Over $137M Claim
• Abraham Fruchter Beats Labaton To Lead VW Diesel Action
• The Art Of Silence At Trial
• Colleges Should Note New Trend Among Bankruptcy Trustees
• Samson Says Bankruptcy Sale Efforts Raised $660M
• Peabody Gets Breathing Space In Deal With Ch. 11 Lenders
• Gawker Wants Probe Of Peter Thiel's Role In Its Bankruptcy
• GM Asks Judge to Toss Bankrupt Supplier's Lawsuit
• Cosi's Proposed Adviser Too Cozy With Chain, Trustee Says
• Objections Win More Time For Delivery Agent Ch. 11 Bids
• High Court To Weigh Liability Of Professional Debt Buyers
• Casino Ch. 7 Trustee Says Stay On $45M Award Is Unfair
• Cohen Seglias, Stern & Eisenberg End Malpractice Suit
• Hanjin Slams Maritime Cos.' Doc Request In Ship Arrest
• Bomb Detector Maker Files Ch. 11 With Sale Plans In Hand
• ITT Tech Trustee Files Suit To Put Gov't Actions On Ice
• AAI Resists Boeing's Doc Request In $1.2B Contract Fight
• High Court Won't Hear Skadden, Ex-CEO's Fee Fight
• Rainmaker Q&A: Schulte Roth's Brian Pfeiffer
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 5
• Samson Plan Takes Advantage Of Thanksgiving: Watchdog
• AmFin Financial Agrees To Hand $170M Tax Refund To FDIC
• RadioShack, Circuit City Again Seek Discovery In Drive Suit
• Empire Trustee's Adversary Suit Headed To Bankruptcy Court
• Watchdog Fights Bid To Seal ITT Tech Loan Program Info
• Delivery Agent Creditors Oppose Its Ch. 11 Sale Timeline
• Yellow Cab Can No Longer Afford Ch. 11, Trustee Says
• Bankrupt E-Cig Co. NJOY Gets OK For Nov. Auction
• Caesars Wants Bankruptcy Tool To Combat Possible Holdouts
• Intent To Harm Creditors Needed In Bankruptcy Sentence
• Walk The Line: Sanctioning Institutional Creditors
• The Divide Between Maritime And Bankruptcy Jurisdiction
• Judge Threatens To Sanction Atty For Torrent Of FCRA Suits
• Living-Will Pressure Mounts On Fed, FDIC Amid Bank Lapses
• PE Lender Loses $5M Constellation Collateral Payout Bid
• Tablet Co. Sold To Mattel To Poll Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge Skeptical Of Interest Demand In Lehman Bros. Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Lehman Claimants' Bid For Arbitration
• Gawker Estate Negotiating Ch. 11 Deal With Creditors
• Coming Soon: The 3-D (And 4-D) Brief
• Standard General Says Dov Charney Got Secret Legal Advice
• Abengoa Seeks To Moot Creditor Bid For Discovery
• Burr & Forman Opens Del. Office With New Bankruptcy Atty
• Venoco Class Settles Pre-Ch. 11 Sale Fight For $19M In Del.
• Child Tracking Device Maker Hits Ch. 11 Seeking A Buyer
• Murphy Energy Files Ch. 11, Eyes Possible Sale
• Lyondell Trustee's Clawback Claims Survive, NY Judge Says
• No Dodging Foreclosure After 'Surrender,' Says 11th Circ.
• Sherwin Can't Abandon Toxic Red Mud Beds, Texas Says
• Golfsmith Gets OK For Dual-Track Ch. 11 Sale Processes
• Australia Faces $200M Claim Over US Co.'s Generator Seizure
• Negligence Suit Over Tech Sold To China Will Stay In Pa.
• Seagate, Solyndra Trusts Get OK For $17M Ch. 11 Deal
• Whistler Energy Says It's Close To Ch. 11 Deal With Apollo
• Rainmaker Q&A: Salazar Jackson's Luis Salazar
• Logan's Roadhouse Workers Urge Stay Lift In FLSA Action
• Are Reclamation Claims Still Economically Viable?
• Cosi Gets OK To Begin Tapping $4.1M Bankruptcy Loan
• Extreme Plastics Sale Plan Hinges On Stalking Horse Bidder
• Caesars Given Litigation Breather Until Confirmation
• The 'Tough Noogies' Doctrine: Rights But No Remedies
• Dems Say Takata Restructuring Could Hurt Air Bag Recall
• Caesars, Creditors Ask Judge To Stay Guaranty Lawsuits
• Cash-Strapped Souplantation Owner Gets OK To Tap DIP Loan
• SEC Says Wyly Estate Must Hand Over $101M Final Judgment
• Accountant Ducks Buchanan's Negligence Claims In AFL Row
• SunEdison Spinoff Challenges Proposed Solar Biz Sale
• EFH Settles $40M In Uranium Contract Claims
• State AGs' ITT Tech Suits Put On Hold, For Now
• Samson Seeks Mediation As Creditors Prep Competing Plan
• Don Pablo's Tex-Mex Chain Latest Restaurant To Hit Ch. 11
• Ex-Forever 21 Shipper Says Amazon Deal Is Post-Ch. 11 Hope
• AAI Keeps Pushing for Sanctions in $1.2B Boeing Spat
• A Step Toward A Limited-Purpose Fintech Charter
• Dewey Trust, Proskauer, Sidley Beat Malpractice Suit
• Judge Has Alleged Sex Abuse Victim Pay Ex-Coach
• Slovak Bank Can't Get Greek Debt Arbitration Decision Nixed
• GE-Owned Homer City In Default Forbearance, Seeking Buyer
• Souplantation, Sweet Tomatoes Owner Files For Ch. 11
• 6th Circ. OKs Detroit Bankruptcy Pension Cuts
• Gawker Ch. 11 Plan Would Limit Possible Hogan Recovery
• Hercules Offshore Requests Ch. 11 Exclusivity Extension
• Horsehead Disputes Engineering Firm's $5M Ch. 11 Claim
• Golfsmith Landlords Oppose Retailer's Ch. 11 Sale Timeline
• ITT Tech Trustee Says State AGs Should Let Her Do Her Job
• GM Loses Bid To Put Ignition Switch Decision On Hold