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Bankruptcy - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Hedge Fund Blasts Lehman's 'Zombie Position' In $265M Suit
• Nortel Calls Tech Co.'s $81M Ch. 11 IP Claim 'Stunning'
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• Feds Say Modular Space Disclosure Too Skimpy For Creditors
• Dewey Exec Wants Ex-Firm Head On The Witness Stand
• 2nd Circ. Affirms ResCap Win Over Mailing Error
• Louisiana Heart Hospital Hits Ch. 11 After Major Expansion
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• Puerto Rico Passes Bill To Pay Part Of $70B Debt
• Lehman Begins $265M Court Fight With Hedge Fund Mgr.
• Trump Fires Acting AG For Defiance On Immigration Ban
• Stanford Trustee Can't Toss Ex-Diplomat's Ch. 7 For $1.2M
• Oakley Objects To Performance Sports' $575M Asset Sale
• Implant Sciences Investors Can Sue In NY Amid Ch. 11
• Xtera Gets Nod For $10.5M Asset Sale To Stalking Horse
• CFPB Sues Law Firms Over 'Exorbitant' Debt Relief Fees
• Merkin Loses Bid To KO Clawback In Madoff Bankruptcy Case
• Oil Tanker Co. Toisa Slides Into Ch. 11 With $1B Debt
• Violin Memory Says Soros Unit's Ch. 11 Bid Clears $14.5M
• Dewey Trustee Relents On Bid To Destroy Records
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Jones Day
• 50 Cent Fights Reed Smith Fee Claim With $32M Suit
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Cleary Gottlieb
• Tech Firm Violin Memory Finds Buyer At Bankruptcy Auction
• Attys Leave 'Housewives' Case Over $290K In Unpaid Fees
• Jury Selection Drags On For Dewey Execs In Round 2
• Maxus Energy's Unsecured Creditors Lambaste Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Chrysler GC Offers 4 Tips For Weathering A Crisis
• Peregrine Victims Want A Second Shot At Recouping Losses
• IMX Equity Panel Denies Ch. 11 Sabotage Claim By Lenders
• NJ High Court To Weigh If Future Atty Fees Count As Security
• SunEdison Gets OK For $15M Asset Sale To Mitsui Unit
• Unwinding A 22-Year-Old Fraud On The Court
• 7th Circ. Kills 'Flimsy' Suit Alleging Rabobank Tying Scheme
• Close To Ch. 11 Confirmation, EFH Still Faces Hurdles
• Tilton Fights To Keep Zohar Suit Out Of SEC Case
• Performance Sports Goes With $575M Stalking Horse Bid
• Bankrupt ATopTech Wants $1.5M For Employee Incentives
• Dynegy Wins Ch. 11 Plan Approval For Subsidiary
• Couple Lacked Standing For Med Mal Claim, Ark. Court Says
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• Out-Of-Court Restructuring After Marblegate
• Implant Sciences Equity Holders Say Adviser Is Conflicted
• CORRECTED: Firm Seeks Del. Chancery Confirmation Of Manager Ouster
• Standard General Sues Insurer Over Dov Charney Coverage
• Bankruptcy Filings At Lowest Since 2006, Report Says
• Debt Owner Can't Refuse Payment To Get Restaurant: Judge
• IRS Urges Justices To Keep Status Quo On Tax Discharges
• Xtera Cancels Ch. 11 Auction, Plans Sale To HIG Unit
• Mailing Error Shouldn't Get ResCap Off Hook, 2nd Circ. Told
• Madoff Investor Loses Appeal To Unblock $11B Suit
• A Note On Mortgage Assignments In New York
• Nortel Judge Threatens To Remove US Trustee Atty By Force
• Fla. Firm Dodges Ex-Client's Bankruptcy Billing Suit
• Xtera Creditors Say Secured Lenders' Liens Are Invalid
• 5th Circ. Upholds La. Bankruptcy Atty's Prison Sentence
• Thompson & Knight Seeks OK Of $26M In Life Partners Ch. 11
• SunEdison Yieldco Wants $231M Row In Bankruptcy Court
• Nortel Wins Plan Confirmation After 8 Years In Ch. 11
• Oil, Gas Co. Chaparral Wins Ch. 11 Disclosure Approval
• Bennu Titan Ch. 11 Headed To Texas To Join Parent Co.
• Hedge Fund Says Creditors Worsened American Apparel Woes
• Mayer Brown Not Liable For $1.5B Loan Flub, 7th Circ. Told
• Taxing Marijuana: A Hazy Issue For Municipal Bankruptcy
• SEC, Nursing Home Owner Resolve Bond-Pilfering Claims
• Creditor Panel Fights Shutdown In ScripsAmerica Ch. 11
• Fla. Heart Doctor's FCA Settlement OK'd By Bankruptcy Judge
• Jury Selection Kicks Off In Dewey Retrial
• Oil Tanker Holding Co. Agrees To Pay $5M SEC Penalty
• Ind. Blasts Peabody's Ch. 11 Statement Over Bond Details
• Saul Ewing Seeks $11.4M For 2 Years Of Work On ADI Case
• Lowenstein Adds Former Cooley Partner To Bankruptcy Team
• TerraForm Yieldcos Enter Exclusivity Deals With Brookfield
• Triangle USA Gets Court OK For $250M Exit Facility
• Nortel Trade Group OKs $154M Claim As Ch. 11 Ruling Nears
• Punitive Awards Test DuPont's Plan To Shed Cancer Liabilities
• REIT Faces Another Suit Over $41M Hotel Loan Write-Down
• MF Global Insurers Ordered To Drop Bermuda Proceedings
• CORRECTED: Photo Copyright Claims Against Dex Media Defeated
• Telecom Giant Avaya Drops $1B IPO After Bankruptcy Filing
• Justices Won't Hear Worker Claims Barred By Ch. 7 Omission
• Performance Sports To Sell Soccer Uniform Line For $1.6M
• Lynn Tilton Calls Zohar Funds Lawsuit 'Tactical Game'
• Wyly Urges 2nd Circ. To Hear Arguments In $299M SEC Appeal
• Bankruptcy Veteran Joins Broad And Cassel's Miami Office
• Indonesian Coal Miner Bumi Seeks Ch. 15 In New York
• Mnuchin's Testimony Leaves Many Regulatory Questions
• IMX Equity Panel Offers Fee Cap For Ch. 11 Lender Suit
• SEC Claims Assisted-Living Owners Mixed Bond Accounts
• Life Settlements Industry: 2016 In Review
• What Marblegate Means For Bondholders And Trustees
• Nortel, Creditors Ask For Ch. 11 Plan Approval
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• IMX Lenders Oppose Equity Holders' Standing Request
• Bennu Bankruptcy Cases Belong Together In Del., Court Told
• Takata Bidders Reportedly To Seek Court-Led Rehab In Japan
• Optima Unsecured Creditors Blast Switch To New DIP Loan
• Bankruptcy And Construction Atty Joins Casner & Edwards
• Avaya Hits Ch. 11 In NY With More Than $1B In Debt
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• US Trustee Blasts Peabody's $240M Fee Bid In Ch. 11
• Duane Morris Litigation Partner To Lead Newark Office
• Hanjin Wins Approval Of $78M US Asset Sale
• The Limited Gets Approval For Shortened Sale Process
• Trenk DiPasquale Can't Escape Suit From NJ Water Agency
• 2nd Circ. Revives $140M FDIC Mortgage Securities Suit
• KWM Reboots European Business After Administration Filing
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• Puerto Rico Reaches Deal On Pension Bond Payments
• Widow Gave Up Right To Challenge Fatal Crash Deal, GM Says
• Substantive Consolidation Remains Alive And Well
• High Court Wrestles With Clash Over Stale Debt In Bankruptcy
• Zohar Funds Sue Lynn Tilton's Patriarch Partners
• 2nd Circ. Says EDMC Restructuring Did Not Violate Bond Law
• Samson Resources Cleared For $60M Ch. 11 Rights Offering
• Claire's Latest Retailer To Feel The Heat, Scraps IPO Plans
• Hercules Offshore Raises $24M For Creditors With Fleet Sale
• Golfsmith Gets Court OK For $22M Sale Of Corporate Campus
• Bankrupt Ultra Resolves $303M Pipeline Contract Row
• KWM Appoints Administrators Amid Financial Woes
• Hague Convention's Impact On Secured Transactions
• Clothing Retailer The Limited Hits Ch. 11 After Liquidating
• Dewey Execs Blast DA's Bid To Limit Star Witness Questions
• Caesars Wins Bankruptcy Plan Approval
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Gardere Welcomes 5 Attys In Texas, Colo. Offices
• ATopTech Hits Ch. 11 10 Months After $30M IP Verdict
• Dewey Execs Trying To Mislead Jury, Prosecutors Say
• Triangle USA Gets Nod To Take Ch. 11 Plan To Creditors
• Hampshire Nets Nearly $1M In Del. Ch. 11 Goods, IP Sale
• Life Partners Investors Want Goodman & Nekvasil DQ'd
• Artificial Heart Maker Gets Ch. 11 Dismissal Approved
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• 'Dance Moms' Star, Feds Battle Over Proper Sentencing
• Baker Botts Adds Ex-Mintz Levin Bankruptcy Atty In NY
• 9th Circ. Revives Shareholder Suit Over UDraw Sales
• Caesars Settles Last Objection To Ch. 11 Plan
• Dewey's Zach Warren Freed Of Charges Over Firm's Collapse
• Warburg Pincus Can't Beat Rural/Metro Investors' Fraud Suit
• Hanjin Fights For Approval Of $78M US Asset Sale
• NJ Water Agency Seeks Sanctions For Atty Over Dismissal Bid
• 'American Idol' Parent Blasts $23.75B Songwriter IP Claim
• GE-Owned Coal Plant Operator Gets Nod For Speedy Ch. 11
• KWM Real Estate Outpost Grabbed As Administration Looms
• Platinum Execs Hid Funds After Raid, Feds Say
• Nortel Resolves Objections To Ch. 11 Plan From IP Fight
• Kid-Tracker Co.'s Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Gets Court Approval
• Funds To Get Hearing Over Puerto Rico Pension System Debt
• American Apparel Sells IP, Wholesale Inventory For $103M
• 'Nightmare' $4B Samson Ch. 11 Finds Route To Peace, Exit
• NY Bankruptcy Court Finds MF Global Insurers In Contempt
• The Fate Of Distribution Rights After Bankruptcy
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Essar Global Facing $1B Suit From Essar Steel In Ch. 11
• Wells Fargo, Experian Fight Lawyer's Fair Credit Act Suits
• SEC, NY DA Fight Dewey Trustee's Bid To Destroy Records
• Samson Files Amended Ch. 11 Plan After Deal With Creditors
• Oil Co. Triangle USA Seeks OK For $250M Ch. 11 Exit Loan
• Tribe Says Money Centers' Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures Lack Info
• Fisker Trustee Can't Knock Down Investor Claims
• GE-Owned Coal Plant Operator Homer City Hits Ch. 11
• Brookfield Outlines Handful Of TerraForm Takeover Proposals
• Snell & Wilmer Tells 11th Circ. To Deny 'Rambling' RICO Suit
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• NJ Investment Manager Denies KIT Digital Fraud
• Limitless Creditors Oppose Cell Tower Lease Rejection Plan
• Bankrupt Optima Steel Scores Much-Needed $40M DIP Loan
• Lehman Bros., US Reach Deal In $67M Foreign Tax Credit Row
• Former Opa-locka Commissioner Pleads Guilty To Bribery
• Fracking Sand Producer Gets Approval For $2M Financing
• KWM Delays Appointing Administrator As More Partners Flee
• GE-Owned Plant Operator Heads For Ch. 11 Amid $600M Debt
• Gawker Breaks News 1 Last Time
• Canada's Gildan Wins American Apparel Auction For $88M
• Howrey Trustee Aims To Collect From 2 More Ex-Partners
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• Fracking Sand Co. Chieftain Hits Ch. 11 Seeking Sale
• Golfsmith $22M Bid-To-Beat Is Only Offer In Ch. 11 Sale
• Bankrupt Trucking Co. QTS Gets OK For $5M Wage Deal
• OW Bunker Holds Maritime Liens In Payment Row, Judge Says
• Iowa Revenue Dept., US Trustee Slam Nortel's Ch. 11 Plan
• Bennu Titan Trustee Wants Parent Co. Ch. 7 Case In Del.
• High-Speed Hampshire Ch. 11 Sale Plan Gets Del. Court OK
• Dewey Judge Seeks DA Input On Cooperator Deal Testimony
• Garden Fresh Sale To Creditor Gets Court Approval In Del.
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Hanjin Creditors Blast Bid For Asset Sale Approval
• Chancery Denies Legal Fees For Former Quiznos Execs
• Feds' Supreme Court Atty To Talk Stale Debt In Bankruptcy
• GM Drivers Say Sale Doesn't Bar Ignition Switch Claims
• Curbing The Power Of Pari Passu Clauses
• CFTC Settles For Small But Personal Fine In Corzine Deal
• Exec Of Oil Field Co. Charged With $100M Fraud Scheme
• EFH Peddles $4M Boiler As End Of $42B Ch. 11 Saga Nears
• Davidoff Hutcher Sued For $1M By Sports Authority Creditor
• Vodka Maker Roust Gets Prepackaged Ch. 11 Plan Approved
• Samson Settles With Creditors To End Ch. 11 Plan War
• Virtus Can't Appeal Claims Over F-Squared, Judge Says
• Bankrupt Lensar Seeks Quick Access To Lender Cash
• Appeals Court Denies GSP 2nd Shot At KPMG In $525M Fraud
• Bankrupt Performance Sports Gets OK On $5M Bonus Plan
• Nortel's $565M PBGC Deal Gets Ch. 11 Judge's Sign-Off
• Violin Memory Gets Nod For Quick Ch. 11 Auction Plan
• Simplexity Ch. 7 Suit Against Versa, Officers Goes Ahead
• TerraForm Power Will Shed UK Solar Plants In $580M Deal
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• The End Of Robosigning Challenges To Calif. Foreclosures
• 11th Circ. Says It Can't Mull Judge Corruption Dismissal Order
• American Apparel Floats Settlement With Litigation Trustee
• Paul Hastings Gets Nod On $8.7M Fee In Molycorp Case
• Bonanza Creek's Ch. 11 Prepack Plan Delayed By A Week
• Firm Wants 7th Circ. Revival Of Bankruptcy Software Fee Suit
• International Shipholding's Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures Get Nod
• Dewey Execs Say Cooperator's New Plea Changes Retrial
• 'Circuit Split' On Tax Returns In Bankruptcy Hits High Court
• $16.5M Centaur Ch. 11 Clawback Spurs High Court Petition
• Draft Ops Files For Ch. 11, Seeks Stay In Hockey Contract Suit
• 9th Circ. Stays False Ad Appeal After E-Cig Co.'s Ch. 11
• Trustee Blasts Roust For 'Unprecedented Speed' In Ch. 11
• Corzine To Pay CFTC $5M Over MF Global Meltdown
• Less Is More When Drafting 'All Assets' UCC-1 Descriptions
• Bankrupt Transmar Allowed To Use Its Cash For A Week
• NY Appeals Court OKs Dismissal Of GreenPoint RMBS Claim
• MF Global Insurers Warned Over Seeking Impermissible Relief
• Oil Driller Bonanza Creek Hits Ch. 11 With $1B In Debt
• Hampshire Aims For Fast Ch. 11 Sale Despite Objections
• Container Cos. Slam 'Retaliatory' Subpoenas In Hanjin Ch. 15
• Garden Fresh Ch. 11 Sale Looks Murky To Landlords
• How A Single Objection Could Thwart Caesars' Ch. 11 Plan
• MoFo Nabs Bankruptcy Pro From WilmerHale In NY
• Limitless Mobile Reaches Deal For Larger, $5M DIP Loan
• Chase, Experian Trim Suit Over False Mortgage Info
• Ex-Lehman Workers Take $200M Ch. 11 Pay Beef To 2nd Circ.
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Ex-Barnes & Thornburg Bankruptcy Pro
• EFH Gets Green Light For Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure Statement
• MF Global Says Farmers Co-Op Owes $1.7M For Trades
• Court's Sensible Analysis Saves Banker Fees In Bankruptcy
• Mass. Bid To Undo City Sports Ch. 11 Gift Card Order Nixed
• EFH Backs Out Of Ch. 11 Deal With Secured Noteholders
• 10th Circ. Revives Asarco's Mine Cleanup Suit
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• Kid-Tracking Firm's Banker Says Ch. 11 Plan Won't Pay Fees
• Fla. City Official The Latest Charged In Corruption Case
• High Court Had Fewer Cases In '16 While District Loads Grew
• Garden Fresh Says Only Qualified Bid Is Stalking Horse's
• Vodka Distributor Roust Hits Ch. 11 Again
• Commodity Trader Transmar Files For Ch. 11 Amid Cocoa Tiff
• Bankruptcy Stay Lifted In 'Idol' Winner Contract Dispute
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• Banking Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2017
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