Bankruptcy Archive » November, 2016

Bankruptcy - November, 2016

235 articles

• Travelers Says Miners' Wage Claims Hinge On Coverage Call
• Watchdog Says NJOY Ch. 11 Bonus Info Should Be Public
• Chrysler Says UCI Ch. 11 Plan Suffers From Claims Haze
• McKool Smith Adds New Dallas Bankruptcy Principal
• Fresh & Easy Class Settlement Gets Bankruptcy Judge's OK
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Coliseum Capital Considering Performance Sports Buy
• Implant Sciences Equity Holders Get Challenge Extension
• PacSun Gets OK To Pay $12.8M In Ch. 11 Professional Fees
• Men's Clothing Biz Wants Ch. 11 Shield For Top Execs
• Woman In Sex Case Pans Rural/Metro's Ch. 11 Bid To Nix Suit
• 6th Circ. Says Time Alone Can't Bar Ch. 7 Case Revival
• Feds Probing Hedge Fund-Linked Bankrupt Offshore Driller
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Venue Choices
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• Ex-Patton Boggs Atty Wants $1M In Ch. 7 Malpractice Case
• Holland & Knight Not Liable For Inofin Losses, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Finds Ex-Ski Club Owner Can Sue Ex-Atty
• Chartis Concocted Reason To Nix $18M Payout, Merrick Says
• Vehicle Leasing Agent Says UCI Ch. 11 Plan Scant On Details
• CORRECTED: Big Banks Fight Samson Creditors' Ch. 11 Disclosure
• Greenberg Traurig Calls Del. Judge Recusal Try Baseless
• Clothing Maker Hampshire Group Hits Ch. 11 To Liquidate
• Insurance Fumble Taints DirectBuy Peace On Ch. 11 Bidding
• Trucker's False Report Claim Tossed In Altegrity Ch. 11
• Wastewater Co. CEO Says Investors Using Court To Get At IP
• ING Bank Can't Rehash Axed Liens In Ship Fuel Fight
• SunEdison D&O Actions To Go To Mediation
• GCs Say This Firm Is The Most Arrogant
• The Missing American Jury
• 6th Circ. Denies Payment Bid In Dow Corning Implant Deal
• Implant Sciences Explodes Over Ch. 11 Equity Group Demand
• Congressional Dems Seek Probes Of Trump Conflicts
• Trustee, IRS Object To Ch. 11 Plan For Telecom Co.
• Rainmaker Q&A: Godwin Bowman's Sidney Scheinberg
• Anguillan Bank Hits Ch. 11 Amid Widening Cash Move Probe
• Boeing Ducks AAI Doc Bid In $1.2B Air Force Contract Fight
• Chrysler Execs Ask 6th Circ. For New Shot At Benefits Suit
• Transtar Gets Interim OK To Draw $30M In DIP Financing
• Madoff Trustee Can't Claw Back Funds From Kochs, Others
• DirectBuy Sale Plan Under Fire From Creditors, Trustee
• Sundevil Gets Conditional OK For Ch. 11 Plan, Plant Sale
• Nortel Judge To Consider If PBGC Claim Is In Good Faith
• 2nd Circ. Dubious Of Lehr Trustee's Bid To Target Ex-Worker
• Intervention Energy Ch. 11 Tossed After Stonewalling Claim
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Is Momentive Losing Momentum?
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Prompts EFH To Delay Confirmation Trial
• Quiznos Subsidiaries Say They Don't Owe Execs Legal Fees
• Enviros Say Peabody's Ch. 11 Can't Stop Coal Lease Appeal
• Extreme Plastics' $23M Sale To PE Affiliate Gets Go-Ahead
• Molycorp Settles With Investors Over Mine For $1.25M
• GM Ruling Helps Tronox Plaintiffs, 2nd Circ. Told
• BakerHostetler Seeks $34M In Fees For Madoff Trustee Work
• Ex-Manager Of Nearly Broke Fla. City Gets 3 Years For Bribes
• Phoenix Brands Gets Nod To Poll Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Auto Parts Firms Speedstar, DACCO Open $600M Ch. 11 In NY
• Big Apple Circus Cites Low Sales, Donations In Ch. 11 Petition
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• Justices Must Reverse Jevic's Claim-Skipping, Truckers Say
• Pension Fund Takes Issue With Nortel's Ch. 11 Disclosures
• Top Court Urged To Fix Conflict Over Tax Return Definition
• Delivery Agent's $3M Executive Bonus Plan Gets Court OK
• International Shipholding Gets Key Restructuring Nods
• EFH Disruptions Prompt New Look At $90M Del. Trust Appeal
• Fox Rothschild Adds Bankruptcy Partner From Riker Danzig
• Xtera Communications Gets OK On $7.4M DIP Loan
• Ill. Contractor Can Press Clawback Suit Against Successor
• Dewey Judge Says Retrial May Be Another Marathon
• Man Convicted In $160M Visa Fraud Hopes To Avoid Jail
• United HealthCare Fights RadioShack Ch. 11 Records Demand
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• Calif. Johnny Rockets In Ch. 7 Faces $37M FACTA Judgment
• Baseball Analyst Says Gawker Can't Escape Defamation Claim
• Delivery Agent Gets Ch. 11 Sale Nod After 11th-Hour Deal
• Del. High Court Asked To Reverse Ruling On Regency Merger
• Minn. Bid To Reclaim Essar Steel Ore Leases Nixed In Del.
• Closed Chrysler Dealership Owes Unpaid Employee Benefits
• Ex-Fla. City Manager Can't Reduce Bribery Sentence: Feds
• Energy Future Loses 3rd Circ. Make-Whole Fight With Lenders
• Penson Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks $21M In Schonfeld Contract Suit
• Republic Airways Files Ch. 11 Plan, Aims To Emerge In '17
• The Landlord-Tenant Relationship Post-Bankruptcy
• W.Va. Enviro Agency Says Alpha Brass Hid $100M Liability
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• 2 Lenders Dropped From ResCap's Contract Breach Suit
• Puerto Rico Fights Off Lift Of Stay In Bondholder Suits
• Optical Communication Firm Hits Ch. 11 With $66M In Debt
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Jurisdiction Over Tronox No-Suit Order
• Don't Pass Lame-Duck Rules, House GOP Warns Agencies
• Rainmaker Q&A: Stroock's Brett Lawrence
• Shareholders Given Official Voice In Breitburn Bankruptcy
• Abeinsa Judge Denies Bid For Ch. 11 Examiner
• Minn. Archdiocese Offers $138M To End Abuse Suits In Ch. 11
• PROMESA And The Future Of Puerto Rico: Part 2
• Ch. 7 Trustee Takes Over Yellow Cab Bankruptcy
• A Primer On The Presidential Appointee Vetting Process
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• DOE Must Hand Over Privileged Docs In Fisker Investor Row
• Funds Say Goldman, Others Flubbed $157M SunEdison Buy
• PROMESA And The Future Of Puerto Rico: Part 1
• River Cleanup Claims Against Repsol Sent To NJ
• Garden Fresh Gets OK On New DIP Loan, Bid Procedures
• Energy Future's E-Side Set For 4-Day Trial
• The Intersection Of Avoidance Actions And Setoff
• United To Buy $1B Embraer Jets, Lease To Bankrupt Republic
• American Apparel Gets OK On $10M In Interim DIP Financing
• Mall Cops Get Buzzcut In Bankruptcy Wage Deal
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• 7th. Circ. Revives Chicago Atty's Gawker Defamation Suit
• Essar Steel Fights Minn. Permit Yank In $2B Ch. 11 Battle
• Investors' Madoff Case Too Late, JPMorgan Tells High Court
• 6th Circ. Says It Can't Stop Detroit Water Shutoffs
• Former NJ AG Appointed To Steer Atlantic City's Finances
• Watchdog Balks At Energy Future's 3rd-Party Payments
• Intervention Creditor Wants Court Help In Equity Transfer
• Korea Line Wins Hanjin Assets In South Korean Court
• Lehman Bros. Seeks Another Extension For Claim Objections
• 10th Circ. Says Broker Can't Ditch Arbitration Tab In Ch. 7
• Molycorp Mine Trustee Hits Equipment Makers With $14M Suit
• American Apparel Back In Ch. 11 With IP Sales Planned
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• Sanctions Sought In Suit Over Mortgage Firm's Failure
• Sanctions Issued Over Depositions In $63M Real Estate Suit
• Texas Apparel Co. Cites Industry Woes In Ch. 11 Filing
• Helicopter Co. Escapes Shareholder Suit Over $310M IPO
• Auto Lenders Object To Extreme Plastics' Proposed Sales
• BigLaw Staff Turns To Blue Chip Senate Candidates In 2016
• Atty Can Resume Defamation Case With Denton Stay Lifted
• Energy Investor Atinum Seeks Ch. 7 Conversion
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• UCI Proposes Ch. 11 Settlement With Creditor Groups
• 3rd Circ. Won't Reconsider Creditors' Appeal In Hanjin Suit
• Momentive Creditors Ask 2nd Circ. For Higher Interest
• NJ Gambles On State Takeover Of Broke Atlantic City
• Altegrity Subsidiary Wants To Bar False Report Claim
• SFX Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed After Final Equity Value Fight
• Looted ChinaCast Seeks Ch. 11 After $65.8M Judgment
• RadioShack, Circuit City Win Discovery Bid In Drive Suit
• Bankruptcy Panel Can't Hear Petition, En Banc 9th Circ. Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Jackson Walker's Alfred Meyerson
• Logan's Roadhouse Gets Nod For 'Excellent' Ch. 11 Plan
• Employment Law Possibilities Under President Trump
• Exide Insurers Look To Duck Battery Plant Claims Coverage
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• FDIC Tells 2nd Circ. It's Bound To Revive $140M RMBS Suit
• NJ Firm's Bankruptcy Estate Could Sue Insiders, Report Says
• Labaton Beefs Up NY, Del. Offices With Trio Of Hires
• E-Cig Co. NJOY Says $30M Credit Bid Tops Ch. 11 Auction
• Wyly's $198M SEC Settlement Wins OK From Ch. 11 Judge
• Sale Of Bankrupt Kid-Tracking Firm To Smartcom OK'd
• Honeywell Given Limited-Use Access To Asbestos Claim Info
• American Apparel Ordered To Make Good On Ch. 11 Payments
• Atlantic City Takeover Looms As NJ Again Nixes City Plan
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• C&J Class Appeal Cites 'Dangerous' Ruling On $2.9B Merger
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• 6th Circ. Says Chrysler Execs' Benefits Suit Came Too Late
• 11th Circ. Told To Revive Co.'s Bankruptcy Plot Claims
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• SunEdison Unsecured Creditors Seek To Sue Yieldcos
• 2nd Circ. FIRREA Ruling Strays From Precedent, Justices Told
• Del. Judge Lifts Vestis Ch. 11 Stay For Bike Injury Suit
• Atty Beats DQ Bid In Case Involving Brother At Fox Rothschild
• Yahoo Need Not Turn Over Emails In IBRC Ch. 15 Probe
• Solicitor General To Argue In High Court Review Of Jevic
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal In Lukoil, Diamond RICO Case
• Rabobank Tells 7th Circ. To Toss Law Firm's Fee Case
• Citizens United Architect Predicts Future Finance Battles
• Clinton Trounces Trump In Donations From Biggest Of BigLaw
• SEC, Wyly Family Reach Deal On $101M Fraud Judgment
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• NJ High Court Censures Atty For Unauthorized Law Practice
• Supreme Court Won't Hear $4B EFH Debt Deal Dispute
• Capital Efficiency Driving Oil And Gas Industry Changes
• Couple Convicted After Meningitis Outbreak Ask For Probation
• Bankruptcy Court OKs C&J Energy Execs Bonus Pay Plan
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive Fraud Suit Against Ex-K&L Attys
• Watchdog Says Kid-Tracker Co.'s Releases Are Too Broad
• Alpha Natural Resources Asks For $25M Reimbursement
• Ex-Gawker Head Asks Nix Of $100M Atty Claims In Bankruptcy
• Madoff Trustee Announces $32M Cohmad Deal, $8M Suit Toss
• Implant Sciences Gets OK For Replacement $8M DIP Loan
• Takata Denies Ch. 11 Reports, Wants To Avoid Disruptions
• The Pivotal Election Of A Bankruptcy Appeal
• Sherwin Alumina Ends 2-Year Union Spat With $2M Ch. 11 Deal
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• Nortel Takes Aim At Fed Agency's Pension Fund Claim
• State, Federal Regulator Suits Against ITT Tech Put On Hold
• Emerald Oil, Ex-Exec Settle $336K Pre-Ch. 11 Bonus Tiff
• DirectBuy Gets Cash Collateral Access To Fund Sale Plans
• Canyon Says Big Banks Must Litigate SunEdison In California
• Takata's US Unit Preparing For Bankruptcy, Report Says
• Garden Fresh To Retool Del. Ch. 11 Auction, DIP Proposal
• Nortel's $7.3B Allocation Deal Approved By UK Court
• Gawker To Pay Off All Unsecured Creditors In Settlement
• Rainmaker Q&A: Cadwalader's Yushan Ng
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• Baker Donelson Beats Hedge Fund Fraud Suit Over Loan Docs
• US Trustee Takes Aim At Releases In SFX Ch. 11 Plan
• Texas Furniture Cos. File For Ch. 11 Amid Antitrust, FCA Row
• Canadian Paper Co. Get Provisional Relief In Ch. 15 Case
• Constellation Wants Ch. 11 Dismissed After Asset Sales
• Bryan Cave Adds Litigation, Bankruptcy Partner In Miami
• Atlantic City Vows To Fight Agency's Fiscal Plan Rejection
• Hellas' Lessons On Noncontractual Claims For Noteholders
• Implant Sciences Shareholders Target DIP Loan, Atty Hires
• Life Partners' Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan Confirmed
• Gawker, Founder Pay $31M To Settle Hulk Hogan Litigation
• Goldman, Lehman Settle Bankruptcy Claim For $5.9M
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• DirectBuy Becomes Latest Retailer To Declare Ch. 11
• Hercules Offshore Ch. 11, Wind-Up Plan Confirmed In Del.
• Wyly Estate Slams SEC In Fight To Collect $101M Judgment
• NJ Agency Rejects Atlantic City's Financial Bailout Plan
• Golfsmith's Auction Fees For Losing Bidders Denied
• Trump's Tax Attorneys Warned About Casino Debt Maneuver
• SunEdison Reaches Truce With Creditors On Units' Data
• Rig Owner Drops Opposition To Ch. 11 Trustee Appointment
• Performance Sports Gets Interim OK For 2 Bankruptcy Loans
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Mayer Brown GM Docs
• Bankrupt Energy Co. Disputes $36M In Ch. 11 Claims
• Lessons Learned From Hanjin Shipping's Bankruptcy
• Ex-Enron Exec Gets 6 Months For Hiding Partnership Interest
• American Apparel Missed Payment, Litigation Trustee Says
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8