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Bankruptcy - May, 2017

280 articles

• Feds Take Issue With Paragon Offshore's Ch. 11 Plan
• Madoff Testimony Undermines Trustee's Narrative, Court Told
• Venoco Won't Be Forced To Set Aside Well-Capping Funds
• Robins Kaplan Atty Gets Supreme Court Apology For Mix-Up
• Standard General Defends American Apparel Lending Suit
• Ryckman Creek Bid Rules, Ch. 11 Sale Plan Move Forward
• AAI Can't Nix Boeing's Doc. Challenge In $1.2B Contract Row
• How Bankruptcy Affects Payment Stream Assignments
• Law Firms Can't Toss CFPB's Debt-Relief-Deception Claims
• Altegrity Ch. 11 Manager Sues Ex-CEO Over Cyberattack
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• Puerto Rico Bond Payments Frozen Amid Competing Claims
• Central Grocers Creditors Say DIP Will Shortchange Case
• Rupari's $26M Stalking Horse Offer Is Winning Asset Bid
• William H. Gindin, Former NJ Bankruptcy Judge, Dies
• Schorsch, Others Seek Toss Of RCS Breach Suit In Chancery
• US Alerts WTO It Is Considering Massive Solar Tariff
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Pioneer Acquisitions, CW Realty
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• NJ Appeals Panel Tells Trial Court To Rethink $1.4M Judgment
• Hedge Fund Fights FINRA Bid To Ditch Bogus Payout Suit
• Corinthian Colleges To Pay $2.25M To End Investor Suit
• Marsh Supermarkets Wins OK For Rapid Bankruptcy Sale Plan
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• The Law360 400
• Plane Speaking Judge Rips Aircraft Firm's Cash Stockpile
• Fla. Firm Seeks To Claw Back Proceeds Of Alleged $64M Fraud
• SquareTwo Looks To Confirm Ch. 11 Plan After Creditor Deal
• Bankrupt China Fishery Gets 6-Month Exclusivity Extension
• US Trustee Objects To BCBG Ch. 11 Plan Details
• 2nd Circ. Eyes Trader's Recordings In $83M Lehman Pay Spat
• Breitburn Creditors Slam Bid For Exclusivity Extension
• Venoco Hits Headwinds In Ch. 11 Over Shut-Down Wells
• Bankrupt Payless Eyeing Claims Against Backers Over Buyout
• 21st Century Oncology To Restructure $1.1B Of Debt In Ch. 11
• Optima's Ch. 11 Plan Could See Post-Petition Interest Fight
• Helicopter Service Co.'s $3.9M Deal Denied Preliminary OK
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• Avaya Gets More Time To File Reorganization Plan
• $27M Verdict In Co-Founder Dispute Invalid, 9th Circ. Hears
• US Trustee Opposes $2.1M Katy Stalking Horse Bid Fees
• An Illinois Court's Lesson For Senior Lenders
• NJ High Court Remands Enviro Cleanup Coverage Row
• Marsh Unsecured Creditors Sweat 'Extremely' Quick Sale Plan
• Nuverra Creditors Nix Ch. 11 Plan, Cite Priority Fouls
• Battery Firm Seeks Quick OK For Ch. 11 Bidding, Auction Plan
• Adams Resources Gets OK For 'Unique' Ch. 11 Auction Plan
• Muzak Parent Files Ch. 15 Amid Canadian Restructuring
• Delivery Agent Execs Say Stearns Weaver Can't Rep Investor
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• Wet Seal Seeks Longer Exclusivity Period To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Rupari Reaches Deal With Lenders On $1.4M Bonus Plan
• Wastewater Co. CEO Fires Back, Claims Shareholder Sabotage
• CFPB, Law Firms To Mediate Deceptive Debt-Relief Claims
• Drone Maker Hits Roadblocks On Ch. 11 Cash Use, Refunds
• Delivery Agent To Convert Bankruptcy To Ch. 7
• Westinghouse Set To Tap Remainder Of $800M DIP Loan
• Trump Budget Targets Financial Regulators
• GM Slams Corvette Owners' Bid To Make Due Process Claims
• An Overview Of Silent 2nd-Lien Loans In The US And Europe
• Insurer Says Bribe Case Erases Defense Duty To Racetrack
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• SquareTwo Clears Path To Ch. 11 Exit With Creditor Deal
• Calif. Proton Seeks Ch. 11 Summary Ruling, Operator Toss
• Rupari $1.4M Bonus Plan Draws Trustee, Agent Objections
• 9th Circ. Says Union's Split Of American Airlines Equity OK
• US Trustee Objects To 'No Info' Ryckman Creek Sale
• Agent Provocateur Seeks $200K Loan From Prospective Buyer
• Puerto Rican Agencies Added To Restructuring
• Maxus Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed With Support From Creditors
• Bankrupt Avaya Attacked Over Survivor Benefits
• 2nd Circ. OKs Nixing Of Fund's $230M Madoff Claim Sale
• Embattled NYC Taxi Mogul Sues Accountants For Malpractice
• High Court Won't Hear Additional Stale Debt Claim Row
• Texas Driller 'Death Spiral' Suit Against Investor Dismissed
• CBO Says CHOICE Act Would Cut Deficit By $24B
• Justices Won't Take Up Rabobank Tying Scheme Challenge
• High Court Asked To Restore ERISA Suit Over Madoff Profits
• Nursing Home Reaffirms Medicare Circuit Split In Cert Push
• Standard Register Settles $10M Dispute With Liberty Mutual
• EFH Creditor Loses Doc Fight In Push For Ch. 11 Option
• 3rd Circ. Won't Boot Judge Off Bankruptcy Misconduct Appeal
• Trustee To Form Retiree Committee In Puerto Rico Bankruptcy
• Marsh Supermarkets Proposes Exec Bonus Plan
• Gardere Adds 3 Coats Rose Bankruptcy Attys In Dallas
• Suniva Gets New $5.2M Blended DIP After Conflict Claims
• 38 Studios Grand Jury Docs To Stay Sealed
• Offshore Marine Biz Gets OK For Rapid Ch. 11 Timing
• Creditors Seek To Force Car Battery Recycler Into Bankruptcy
• Mass. Fiber Optic Cable Operator Must Abide By $4M Contract
• Ciber Nearly Doubles Asset Price To $93M After Auction
• Questions About Bankruptcy Court Authority Continue
• Black Elk Trustee Gets $29M In Platinum Partners Claims
• SunEdison Says It's Poised To Solicit Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• GulfMark Gets Interim Clearance For 'Unusual' DIP Loan
• Newbury Affiliates Reach Deal On Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• Tidewater Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Rework $2B In Debt
• Avaya Faces Opposition To Ch. 11 Exclusivity Extension
• Bermuda Insurer Fights MF Global's $1.8M Attys' Fee Bid
• Maxus Ch. 11 Plan Releases Excessive, US Trustee Says
• Indiana County Judge Appointed To Bankruptcy Bench
• Ohio Chem Co. Sued By SEC Over $12M In Bogus Debt
• The Stakes Are High In FTI Consulting V. Merit Management
• GM In Tough Successor Liability Fight Over Nonswitch Claims
• Trustee Can't Get Funds From IRS, Gov't Tells 9th Circ.
• 4 Things To Know About Suniva's Solar Cell Tariff Bid
• Lily Robotics Claims Process Draws Calif. Prosecutor's Ire
• Central Grocers Gets Interim OK For New $205M DIP Loan
• House Votes To Add 4 Bankruptcy Judgeships
• Player In $3B TelexFree Scam Settles With SEC For $1.8M
• Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Puts Pensions At Risk
• Rupari Files 2nd Suit Over Tony Roma's Licensing Issue
• Soy Butter Co. Hits Bankruptcy After Illness Outbreak
• Adelphia Founders Seek To Revive Deloitte & Touche Suit
• AAI Wants Docs Kept From Boeing In $1.2B Contract Case
• Oil Driller Sucking Fund Into 'Death Spiral,' Judge Told
• Offshore Oil Marine Services Firm Plans $430M Debt Swap
• Travelers Must Cover Charney Suit, Standard General Says
• BankUnited Plan Admin Can't Revive $15M Coverage Bid
• SunEdison Creditors Committee In Position To Vote For Plan
• Katy Industries Gets Interim OK For $7.5M DIP Loan
• Jevic Ruling Scuttles Constellation's Ch. 11 Dismissal
• Ex Le-Nature's CEO Can't Escape Plea Deal, 3rd Circ. Says
• Delivery Agent Creditors' Discovery Bid Must Wait, Judge Says
• Tony Roma's Objects To Rupari Ch. 11 Licensing Assignment
• Justices Stem Tide Of Suits Against Stale Debt Collectors
• Netflix Fights Bankrupt Film Studio's Suit Over Streaming
• Fashion Retailer Rue21 Files For Ch. 11 Protection
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• Virtus Gets Mixed Cert. Rulings In 2 Securities Suits
• Katy Industries Hits Ch. 11 In Delaware, Seeking Sale
• Molycorp Judge Nixes Credit Bid Objection In Ch. 11 Sale
• FDIC Scores Partial Victory In $265M Tax Refund Row
• Cosi's Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan Is Now In Effect
• Garlock Seeks Court's OK For Latest Ch. 11 Plan
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• Barclays Prevails As Justices Decline $143M Safe Harbor Case
• Central Grocers Reaches Terms On $100M Stalking Horse Bid
• Western Digital Wants Possible Toshiba JV Sale Arbitrated
• Justices Spare Collectors That Pursue Old Debt In Bankruptcy
• Creditor Escalates Fight For Ocean Rig Involuntary Reorg
• Software Co. In Nortel Ch. 11 Tries To Up $8M Claim To $81M
• SunEdison Attacked For Insufficient Ch. 11 Plan Details
• Constellation Hits Back At Ch. 11 Dismissal Deal Critics
• MF Global Wary Of Insurer's Nixed Jurisdiction Challenge
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• Trustee Will Oversee Bankrupt E-Cig Maker NJOY's Estate
• Trustee Balks At Broad Releases In Newbury Ch. 11 Plan
• Marsh Supermarkets Seeks Quick Del. Ch. 11 Sale Checkout
• The Dewey Saga: From Collapse To Verdict
• Paul Hastings Moves To Toss $5.3M Doral Trustee Suit
• Azerbaijan's Largest Bank Seeks Ch. 15 Amid Restructuring
• Property Cos. Slam Haggen Creditors' Aim To Block Expenses
• ATopTech Quells Sale Objections From Largest Creditor
• Creditor Wants To Break EFH's 'Vise' Grip On Ch. 11 Case
• Merkin, Madoff Trustee Fire Back Over Trial Testimony
• Greenberg's AIG Loss Strengthens Gov't's Crisis Powers
• Central Grocers Extends Ch. 11 Cash Use For Another Week
• NJ Regulator Approves New Leases For Caesars' Casinos
• RadioShack Gets Court OK On Sprint Wind-Down Settlement
• Ex-Football Team Owner Gets 3-Plus Years In Fraud Plot
• The Limited Asks For More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• GM, Car Buyers Spar Over Tronox Ruling In Bankruptcy Case
• Ryckman Creek Lines Up Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• Marsh Supermarkets Opens Del. Ch. 11 With $67M Debt
• Trustees Press Ponzi-Scheme Insurance Case At 11th Circ.
• Dewey Appeal To Take Broad Look At Tangled Prosecution
• Weil's High Fees Bid In Bankruptcy Case Gets Bench Slap
• NJ Water Agency Demands Docs From Trenk DiPasquale
• Fast Molycorp Injunction Action Denied As Sale Murk Grows
• Australian Co. Seeks Ch. 15 In Wake Of Tax Avoidance Case
• Maxus Secures Del. Ch. 11 OK For Sale Of Gulf Assets
• Voices Of Desperate SunEdison Shareholders Flood Docket
• Dutch Court Says Russia Unlawfully Bankrupted Yukos
• Optima Steel Parent Co. To Contribute $200M In Plan Proposal
• Texas Driller Says Shabby Investor Deals Risk Its Ruin
• BCBG Ch. 11 Sees Azria Wife Appeal Loss Of $7M Payout
• Pepper Hamilton Adds Bankruptcy Pro In NY
• NY Judge Won't Combine Loan Suits Against REIT
• A Wake-Up Call For Banks To Comply With Bankruptcy Rules
• DLA Piper Gets Second Win In $36M Bankruptcy Appeal
• Split Dewey Verdict Shows Difficulty Of Convicting Top Execs
• Judge Handling Puerto Rico Case Seen As Strong Choice
• Platinum Partners Not Covered For Fraud Claims, Insurers Say
• NextEra Says Greenberg Traurig Neglected Common Defense
• Towing Co. Seeks Dismissal Of Ch. 11 Case After Sale
• 5th Circ. Bars Atty From Dropping Client Note In Ch. 7
• Glavin Dishes On 'Nightmare' Case For Dewey's DiCarmine
• Dance Mom Star Gets Year In Prison For Defrauding Creditors
• Contura Energy Marks Latest Coal Co. To Seek IPO
• Rupari Cash Budget Tweaked To Resolve Committee Objection
• ATopTech Ch. 11 Bidder Seeks Info Demand Protective Order
• Russian Railcar Co. Fights Arbitration Bid In Ex-CEO Row
• Shareholders Say SunEdison Disclosure Statement Flawed
• Shrewsbury And Its Impact On Delaware Foreclosure Actions
• Streamlining Salvages Dewey Case On Second Try
• Weary Dewey Jurors Say Case Against Sanders Far Clearer
• Texas Atty Keeps $40M Win Against IRS Over Tax Shelter Tips
• Trustee Drops Unilife Bonus Plan Fight After Testimony
• NextEra Blasts Texas Rejection Of $18B Energy Future Sale
• Co-Lender On Collapsed Golf Course Project Nets Partial Win
• Platinum Investors Blame Fund Losses On Feds' 'Crusade'
• China Fishery Lenders Oppose Extended Plan Exclusivity
• Jury Convicts Ex-Dewey CFO, Frees Exec Director
• THQ, Execs Agree To Pay $2.6M To Settle UDraw Suit
• Creditors Lose Bid To Challenge Outer Harbor's Ch. 11 Plan
• Takeaways From Cumulus Media Refinancing Ruling
• Ind. Atty Sanctioned For Aiding Unauthorized Practice
• Judge Swain Chosen To Preside Over Puerto Rico Bankruptcy
• NJ Judge Upholds Remand Of $36.3M Superfund Suit
• Late Tax Forms Can't Free Tax Debts In Bankruptcy: 3rd Circ.
• Trustee, Creditors Rip Constellation Ch. 11 Deal, Cite Jevic
• Central Grocers Gets OK To Use Lender Cash For A Week
• GM Trust, Lenders Wrap Testimony Phase In $1.5B Asset Row
• Molycorp Investor Asks Chancery To Stop Mineral Rights Deal
• Handling Of Lily Customer Refund Cash Draws Objections
• CORRECTION: Hinshaw Partner Seeks Sanctions After Price-Fix Suit Nixed
• Reality Star Says Creditors Unharmed By Bankruptcy Scheme
• Bankrupt Energy Co. Reaches Deal In Shareholder Suit
• Dewey Jury Eyes Execs' Actions In $150M Bond Offering
• Court OKs $2.1M Settlement With Former Publishing Exec
• Rupari Creditors Say Cash Budget Shorts Committee Funding
• In Tronox, 2nd Circ. Sends Clear Message About Injunctions
• Southern Coal Wants Essar Steel Complaint Moved To SDNY
• US Trustee Takes Aim At Unilife's $1M Exec Bonus Plan
• Yellow Cab Partner Fights Trustee's $7M Clawback Suit
• 9th Circ. Urged To Rethink Toss Of Ariz. Road Easement Row
• Calif. Panel Axes Bergstein's $50M Film World Malpractice Win
• Central Grocers Seeks Store Sales, Wind-Down In Ch. 11
• Dewey Retrial Jury Settles In For The Long Haul
• Unilife Gets Approval For Company Sale In Del. Ch. 11
• Another Platinum Partners Exec Calls For Jury Leak Probe
• RBS Beats Direct 2nd Circ. Appeal In Madoff Clawback Case
• Hancock Fabrics Gets OK To Poll Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Lehman Employee Stock Suit
• Insurers Say Puerto Rico's Plan Violates Restructuring Law
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Widow's Challenge To GM Crash Deal
• Coming To America? Examining The Chapter 15 Avenue
• Citibank Exec Defends Trade Valuations At $2B Lehman Trial
• Puerto Rico's $70B Case To Test Untried Restructuring Law
• ATopTech Slams Creditor's Prying Before Stalking Horse Sale
• Bankrupt Rupari Seeks Over $1.4M For Employee Bonuses
• Insurer Must Pay Tax Debt Before Policyholder: 3rd Circ.
• Husch Blackwell Picks Up 2 Insolvency Attorneys In Dallas
• Halt Medical Gets OK On Reduced Breakup Fee Proposal
• Madoff Trustee Changing Clawback Claims, Investor Says
• Dewey Jury Reconstructing Case Piece By Piece
• Credit Suisse Looks To Toss Solar Energy Co.'s Investor Suit
• Del. Justices Eye CB&I-Westinghouse Nuke Deal History
• Puerto Rico Seeks Court Protection To Restructure $70B Debt
• Hueston Hennigan Can Arbitrate SFX Chief's Malpractice Suit
• SquareTwo Unsecured Creditors Get More Time To Probe Co.
• Jimmy Choo Co-Founder's $4M Contract Suit Tossed
• Trenk DiPasquale Doc Response 'Paltry,' NJ Agency Says
• IT Co. Ciber Gets Green Light For Ch. 11 Auction Plans
• Citi's Trading Procedures Used To Combat $2B Lehman Suit
• Paragon Offshore Reaches Terms On Consensual Ch. 11 Plan
• ATopTech Creditor Wants Answers Before Stalking Horse Sale
• Nuverra Gets Access To Dual DIP Loans In Ch. 11 Case
• F-Squared Trustee Seeks To Claw Back $2M From Co-Founder
• Verdict Eludes Dewey 2.0 Jury In Fraud Retrial
• Recent Trends In Enforcement Of Intercreditor Agreements
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• Justices Set To Demystify Murky Safe Harbor Clawback Law
• Oil Field Enviro Firm Hits Ch. 11 With Debt Swap Planned
• Corinthian Colleges Launches Bankruptcy Clawback Blitz
• Fraud Retrial Of Dewey Execs Heads To Jury
• Aerospace Holdings Gets OK On $14M Private Sale To Harlow
• Revival Sought For Fox Rothschild Frivolous Petition Suit
• 'Housewives' Star's Ex-Atty Can't Halt NJ Malpractice Row
• Bankruptcy Atty Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Square Bias Row
• SEC Sues Recidivist Fraudster Over New Investment Scheme
• Atty, Firm Reach Settlement In Miami Land Price-Fix Row
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms
• High Court To Hear $16.5M Centaur Ch. 11 Clawback Appeal