Bankruptcy Archive » December, 2016

Bankruptcy - December, 2016

159 articles

• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• Trustee Goes Whole Hog With Caesars Plan Objection
• Mediating E-Discovery Disputes Can Save Time And Money
• GM Owners Ask Ch. 11 Court To Allow Late Class Claims
• PPG Can't Pursue $110M Claim Against Midland, Court Affirms
• SunEdison CEO Opposes Unsecured Creditors' Litigation Bid
• NY Judge Halts Anti-Suit Orders In MF Global Insurer Fight
• Sundevil Power Wins Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Bennu Titan Gets OK On $1.5M In Post-Petition Financing
• NJ 'Housewives' Star Wants To Revive Malpractice Suit
• Security National Makes Peace With Lehman Over Utah Loans
• Modular Building Firm Aims For Quick Del. Ch. 11 Exit
• Nortel Says $565M PBGC Deal Boosts Odds Of Ch. 11 Exit
• KWM Files Protection Notice As Administration Looms
• Garlock Claimants Support $20M Canadian Asbestos Deal
• Judge Says Treasury 'Miserably Failed' In Auto Pension Fight
• Bankrupt Performance Sports Unveils $5M Bonus Plan
• ModSpace To Drop $400M In Debt With Prepack Ch. 11 Plan
• Bennu Titan Trustee Seeks $25M DIP Loan To Fund Sale Plan
• UK Ride-Hailing App Karhoo Seeks Ch. 15 Protection In NY
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• Are You Prepared For A 'Post-Fact' Jury?
• EFH Settles $800M Prepay Premium Fight With Senior Lenders
• Energy Co. To Pay SEC $1.4M Over Whistleblower Firing
• Maxus Resolves Exclusivity Row With Pledge To File Plan
• Privacy Ombudsman Ordered In Performance Sports Ch. 11
• Bankrupt Hanjin Gets Go-Ahead To Sell Calif. Port Stake
• Bankrupt Oil Co. Gives Preferred-Share Action The Slip
• Ex-JPMorgan Execs Duck Parmalat Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
• Ex-Atty Charged In Fla. With Embezzling Bankruptcy Funds
• Maxus Says Killing Plan Exclusive Period Would Derail Case
• Optima Gets Access To Lender Cash To Fund Ch. 11 Case
• Medical Laser Co. Lensar Hits Ch. 11 After IP Settlement
• Abuse Claims Are Coverable 'Occurrences,' Diocese Says
• Platinum Partners Execs Charged With $1B Securities Fraud
• High Court Urged To Review FDCPA, Bankruptcy Law Clash
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• Caesars Lenders Call Reorganization Plan 'Unacceptable'
• The Bartram Decision: Guidance For Foreclosure Actions?
• Phoenix Brands Touts Ch. 11 Plan Ahead Of Confirmation
• Steelmaker Gets Thailand Court Nod For $1.9B Restructuring
• Implant Sciences Gets OK On $117M Asset Sale
• Energy Future Asks 3rd Circ. To Rethink Make-Whole Fight
• Apollo, 21st Century Fox Face $360M 'Idol' Lenders Suit
• Asbestos Trusts Contest Honeywell Records Ruling In Del.
• High Court Ruling In Jevic Likely To Be Narrow
• Bankruptcy MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Edward Sassower
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• Trump Taps Kasowitz Bankruptcy Atty For Israel Ambassador
• NJ Finalizes Chiesa Shahinian's Atlantic City Retainer Deal
• Madoff Feeder Funds' Cross-Claims Against HSBC Tossed
• Steelmaker Optima Seeks Ch. 11, Cites $259M Maturing Debt
• Violin Memory Can Launch Ch. 11 With Quick Sale Plan
• Fed's Brand-New Bank Bail-In Could Have Short Shelf Life
• Brach Eichler Can't Get Fees For Extra Ch. 7 Work
• Fed Rule Aims To Make Investors Pay For Big Bank Failure
• Bankrupt Calif. Store Owner Gets 6.5 Years For Wine Scheme
• Bankruptcy MVP: Weil Gotshal's Gary Holtzer
• Tronox Judge Clarifies Tort Claim Process
• Bankrupt Brazil Dept. Store Can Go After Owner's US Assets
• Clean Energy Co. Abeinsa Wins Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• 7th Circ. Says Both Sides In Ethanol Suit Broke Contract
• Reed Smith Pursues Lawyers From Struggling KWM Europe
• Bankrupt Hanjin Lands Ch. 15 Recognition In NJ
• S. African Retailer Edcon Seeks Ch. 15 Protection In NY
• Creditor Dispute Could Delay Caesars Reorganization
• Tech Firm Violin Memory Hits Ch. 11 With $145M In Debt
• Bankruptcy MVP: BakerHostetler's Elizabeth A. Green
• Ex-Quiznos Execs Escape Investors' Claims At 10th Circ.
• Dentons No Longer Pursuing KWM Europe Takeover
• Samson Set For Showdown On 2 Competing Ch. 11 Plans
• Essar Mine Renamed In Ch. 11, Still Faces $1B Debt Digout
• Gawker's Liquidation Plan, $31M Hogan Deal Get Court's OK
• GM Asks Supreme Court To Review Bankruptcy Shield Ruling
• Performance Sports Shareholders Blast Pre-Ch. 11 Severances
• Rules Of Civil Procedure Updates Affect E-Discovery
• Golfsmith Real Estate Sale Teed Up With $22M Baseline Bid
• The Path To The California Bench
• Feds Say Wells Fargo Failed To Address 'Living Will' Problems
• Pension Funds' $100M RBS Suit Revived Over 5th Circ. Ruling
• Enron's Legacies, A Decade And A Half Later
• Bankruptcy MVP: Skadden's Jay Goffman
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• Del. Justices Bar Logistics Co. Trustee's $6M Clawback Bid
• 9th Circ. Says Intervenor Can Head Case After Filer Leaves
• American Apparel's Ch. 11 Financing Gets Final OK
• First United Bank Directors Can't Escape $8M FDIC Suit
• Stalking Horse Is Top Bidder For Implant Sciences' Assets
• Ex-WaMu Workers Seek Sanctions Over Ch. 11 Pay Wait
• Recusal Denied In Greenberg Bankruptcy Misconduct Appeal
• GM Lenders Can't Seal Investor Info, Bankruptcy Judge Finds
• Restoring Some Certainty Post-Marblegate
• Bankruptcy MVP: Ropes & Gray's Gregg Galardi
• Wind Firm's $215M Ch. 11 Takeover Confirmed
• KWM Europe Confirms It's Reviewing Purchase Offers
• American Apparel Litigation Trustee Wants New Ch. 11 Tossed
• Xtera Creditors Say DIP Loan Will Leave Case Insolvent
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• Basic Energy's Ch. 11 Debt Swap Easily Approved In Del.
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor Equities, JBL, Ares Management
• 'Housewives' Star Gets OK To Share Proceeds With Creditors
• 8 Things You Need To Know About EU's Insolvency Proposal
• Trump Resorts Seeks Clawback From Health Trust, Others
• Judge Recognizes Spanish Order In Abengoa Bankruptcy
• La Paloma Power Plant Creditors Surprised By Ch. 11 Filing
• Cosi Can Hire DLA Piper, Tap $4.5M DIP Loan, Judge Rules
• Fed To Release Final Bank 'Bail In' Rule Next Week
• FCA Suit Witness 'Disobeyed' Subpoena, Whistleblower Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive ERISA Suit Over Madoff Profits
• Lawyer EQ: Finding Success In Every Interaction
• Ex-Furniture Co. Exec Gets 2 Years For $17M Bank Loan Fraud
• Rule 2004 Obligations And Risks For 3rd-Party Witnesses
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• Ch.11 Structured Dismissals Come Under Fire At High Court
• American Apparel Unsecured Creditors Blast DIP Loan Details
• 'Housewives' Star Defeats Atty's Opposition To Settlement
• Calif. Power Plant Hits Ch. 11 With $524M Of Debt
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• The Biggest Fla. Court Cases Of 2016
• Alpha Settles With Contura Over $100M Liability
• American Apparel Notifies 3,500 Workers Of Possible Layoffs
• SunEdison, Creditors To Seek D&O Mediation Plan Approval
• Auto Parts Maker UCI Gets Complex Ch. 11 Plan Approved
• Caesars Judge Debates Trustee's Stand-Alone Objection
• Key Energy Breezes Through Unopposed Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Abeinsa Makes Final Push For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Gawker Plan Sees Writers' Support, Accuser's Protest
• Investors Say PSG Case Should Continue Against Ex-Execs
• UN To Take On Murky Intersection Of Arbitration & Insolvency
• Bankrupt Golfsmith Wins OK For Key Worker Bonus Program
• Abeinsa Settles With US, But Still Faces Ch. 11 Plan Row
• Xtera Communications Ends Concerns Over Auction Rules
• Investment Manager Charged In KIT Digital Fraud
• Rural Pa. Wireless Developer Dials Up Ch. 11 In Delaware
• Chamber, Law Groups Urge Justices To Back Debt Collector
• Mayer Brown Snags Pensions Pro From Dentons
• Minn. Diocese Says Insurers Must Cover Sexual Abuse Cases
• Consumer Data In Bankruptcy: Lessons From Key Cases
• Lender Urges 2nd Shot At Proving KPMG Aided $525M Fraud
• Millennium Labs Trustee Gets OK For $1.8B Loan Investigation
• Garvey Schubert Pays 50 Cent $14M To End Malpractice Suit
• NY Couple Awarded $47K After Post-Ch. 7 Discharge Pursuit
• Price-Hike Demand May Sink Anderson Antitrust Appeal
• Xtera Ch. 11 Auction Rules Will Deter Buyers, Lender Says
• American Apparel Strikes Auction Plan Deal With Creditors
• Quiznos Ex-Execs' Claims Paused Over Arbitration Dispute
• Publisher Wants Judgment On 'Whoomp!' Rights Ownership
• 5 Insights From Airbus Group's Joshua Walker
• EFH Floats Revised Ch. 11 Plan That Draws Immediate Fire
• IRS Flags Abeinsa Ch. 11 Plan On $19M Tax Claim, Releases
• House Passes Bill To Overhaul Systemic Risk Designations
• American Apparel Clashes With Creditors Over Auction Plan
• Trustee Wants Abeinsa Ch. 11 Plan Rejected Over Releases
• Baseball Analyst Seeks Review For Gawker Defamation Claim
• Bennu Oil & Gas Files For Ch. 7 Bankruptcy In Texas
• Stormy Seas For Indenture Trustees
• Nortel Ch. 11 Disclosure Cleared For $7.3B Bankruptcy Plan
• Judge Denies Enron Investors' Bid To Retry UBS Suit