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Bankruptcy - June, 2017

269 articles

• Puerto Rico Utility Headed For Bankruptcy After Panel Vote
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sheppard Mullin Sued By Bankrupt Co. Over Property Sale
• Doral Trustee Slams Paul Hastings' Bid To Ax $5.3M Suit
• RadioShack Asks For More Time To Negotiate Ch. 11 Plan
• Banks Ask High Court To Review 2nd Circ. In $140M FDIC Row
• Square Says 9th Circ. Should Reject Bankruptcy Atty's Suit
• Leaseholder Opposes Maxus Post-Confirmation Property Sale
• 3 Key Areas Legal Operations Teams Should Focus On
• Protecting And Enforcing Judgment Creditor Interests In IP
• How To Use The Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense
• What The Experts Said About High Court Rulings This Term
• National Events Bankruptcy To Be Split Into Dueling Queries
• Alitalia Shakes Specter Of Disruptions In US Flight Service
• Optima Steel Ch. 11 Plan Leaves All Creditors Unimpaired
• NJ Court Repeats Insurers May Be Sued For Enviro Cleanup
• Ryckman Creek's $2.5M Executive Bonus Plan Gets Approval
• Nortel Judge Won't Let Software Co. Up Claim By $73M
• Madoff Trustee Atty Blasts Discovery Concealment Accusation
• US Law Firms Face Discovery Of Foreign Clients' Records
• Texas PUC Again Denies OK For $18B NextEra-Oncor Deal
• The Future Of Law And The Demise Of The Midsize Firm
• 7th Circ. Ends Home Health Care Co.'s Suit Over Bankruptcy
• Mayer Brown Malpractice Suit Tossed At 7th Circ.
• PureChoice Founder Gets 22 Years For $25M Investment Scam
• Puerto Rico Oversight Board Must Rethink Plan In Bond Row
• Missing Alleged Fraudster's Wife On Hook For $1.75M
• Puerto Rico Board Rejects Utility Debt Restructuring Deal
• Change NJOY Bankruptcy To Ch. 7, Unsecured Creditors Say
• NextEra Again Appeals In $18B Bid To Buy Oncor
• 2nd Circ. Told It Erred In Tossing Libor Claims Against RBS
• 9th Circ. Affirms Fee Cut For Howrey Creditors' Ex-Atty
• The 10 Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Gawker Estate Can Probe Thiel's Ties With Law Firm
• The Most Talkative Justice Of The High Court Term
• The Cases That Got The Justices Talking
• Town Center's Impact On Real Estate Lenders And Borrowers
• SunEdison Gets OK For $32M Unsecured Creditors Settlement
• How Discovery Has Changed Under New Federal Rules
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Pre-Voir Dire Questions
• SunEd Blasts Whistleblower Execs In Push For $32M Deal OK
• Bankrupt Payless Expands Store Closure Plans, Again
• Panda Temple Gets OK On Disclosure Statement With Edits
• Takata Gets Clearance To Launch Massive Ch. 11 Case
• Del. Justices Reverse Chancery In $2B Westinghouse Row
• Chilean Co. Receiver Fights Bankruptcy In $7.4M Fraud
• Puerto Rico Oversight Board Sued For Utility Deal Delay
• Gorsuch And Thomas Becoming Fast Friends At High Court
• Soupman, Investors Reach Deal On Temporary Injunction
• 5 High Court Concurrences That Read Like Dissents
• The Sharpest Dissents From This Supreme Court Term
• Mo. Regulator Demands Katy Industries Pays Workers' Comp
• Worker Class Action Against Ruby Tuesday Ends In Default
• MF Global Insurer Posts $15M To Continue Arbitration Bid
• Supreme Court Declines To Hear Class Action Tolling Case
• Le-Nature's Ex-CEO Says He Was Coerced Into Guilty Plea
• Wyly Estate, SEC Spar Over Whether Kokesh Ends Claims
• Nigeria Knocks Ex-Enron Unit's Fee Bid In $21M Award Row
• Minnesota's Law Of Prejudgment Interest Needs Clarity
• High Court To Hear Ch. 11 Case Over Debt Recharacterization
• An Interview With Floyd Abrams
• Puerto Rico Defends Methods To Resolve Bond Conflict
• Madoff Trustee Inks $23M Deal With Fraudster's Sons' Estates
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• IP Cases Led The Pack In High Court Amicus Briefs
• 'Soup Nazi' Distributor Says Investor Tried To Disrupt Ch. 11
• Central Grocers Announces Liquidation Of Food Inventory
• Customers Seek Early Win In AMR-US Airways Merger Dispute
• Bucking Tradition: NewLaw And The Coming Millennials
• EFH Gets Nod For Up To $6.3B In Replacement DIP Financing
• US Trustee Blasts Ryckman Creek's Executive Bonus Plan
• Bankrupt IT Co. Pays Investors $1.3M Over Faulty Reporting
• Takata Ordered To Pay $8M In US Virgin Islands Air Bag Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Tossing Ariz. Road Easement Row
• 2nd Circ. To Reduce Fee Award In $655M Madoff Settlement
• GulfMark Offshore Gets OK To Poll Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Susman Godfrey's Matthew Berry
• Air-Bag Maker Takata Files For Bankruptcy In Delaware, Japan
• Gray Matters: We Feel, We Decide
• $20.5M Ch. 11 Bid Approved For Molycorp Rare Earth Mine
• Stalking Horse Fight Heats Up In Joe's Crab Shack Ch. 11
• Judge Denies Implant Sciences Investors A Solicitation Agent
• Bankrupt Hospital Laundry Co.'s $125M Sale To KKR OK'd
• Bankrupt BCBG Seeks Go-Ahead For $131M Asset Sale
• Tidewater Confirmation Hearing To Be Delayed 3 Weeks
• Texas Court Nixes $31M Suit Against Nursing Home Execs
• Texas Justices Say Noble Can't Ditch $63M Cleanup Indemnity
• Defunct Scrap Metal Co. Committed No Fraud, Court Affirms
• Puda Coal Investor Wants Receiver After $228M Judgment
• Oft-Punished Ill. Atty Can't Dodge Sanctions In Bankruptcy
• Implant Sciences, Watchdog Protest Bid For Consultant
• Insurer Ordered To Pay MF Global Almost $1M In Attys' Fees
• DOL Flags Optima Ch. 11 For ERISA Liability Releases
• Tidewater Balks At Shareholder Bid To Delay Ch. 11 Consent
• Sears Canada To Close 59 Stores In Monitored Restructuring
• Molycorp Trustee Looks For Approval Of $20.5M Buyout Bid
• Puerto Rico Court Shouldn't Hear Tax Row, Stakeholders Say
• MIG To Pursue Wind-Down After Court OKs $72M Asset Sale
• Acting Comptroller Blasts CFPB At Senate Hearing
• Justice Kennedy's Moderating Influence On The High Court
• Justice Sotomayor On The Power Of Dissent
• Azeri Bank's Restructuring Under Fire In Ch. 15 Hearing
• Whistleblowers, MDL Plaintiffs Object To $32M SunEd Deal
• Unilife, Competitor Spar Over Ch. 11 Sale Doc Access
• Aquion Asset Sale Price Balloons After Ch. 11 Auction
• Creditors Object To New Motion For DIP Limitless Ch. 11
• Why Likes And Retweets Are Worth Protecting In Bankruptcy
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Juror-Posed Questions
• Marblegate Picks New Fight With EDMC After 2nd Circ. Loss
• 'High Risk' DIP Loan Worries 'Soup Nazi' Distributor Judge
• National Events Restructuring Put On Hold Again
• Keystone Tube Clears First Ch. 11 Hearing On $400M Rework
• Central Grocers Ch. 11 Cases Transferred To Ill. Court
• Biz Groups Say Bankruptcy Law Stops Lehman Swap Claim
• D&O Insurer Off The Hook In Capitol Bancorp Suit: 6th Circ.
• Puerto Rico Blasted For Trying To Expand Bankruptcy Shield
• Bankrupt Energy Co. Settles Preferred-Share Suit For $2.9M
• Insurance Co. Objects To Molycorp Bidder's $20.5M Bid
• Millennium Labs Case May Doom Powerful Ch. 11 Tool
• Helicopter Co. Investors Try Again To Get $3.9M Deal's OK
• What Lenders Must Know About The FSMA: Part 2
• Patent Suit Adversary Blasts Muzak Parent's Ch. 15 Bid
• Justice Sotomayor On Working A Room And The Post-Scalia Void
• EFH First-Lien Creditors Seek Lock-Down In New $6.3B DIP
• Puerto Rico Creditors Rip Board's Plan To Solve Bond Conflict
• SEC Goes After Remains Of Bankrupt Wind Turbine Co.
• Lender Blasted For Effort To Lift Ticket Reseller's Ch. 11 Stay
• Atty Linked To $1.2B Rothstein Scheme Can't Vacate Sentence
• Trump's FDIC Pick May Not Test Agency's Unwinding Power
• Highland Won't Fight Ocean Rig's Caymans Case Validity
• Aeropostale Sues Purchasers Over $1.3M Vendor Deposit
• Takata Says No Decision Yet On Bankruptcy Restructuring
• Ybrant's Ch. 11 Plan May Short $37M Lien, Creditor Says
• Specialty Metals Maker Brings Prepackaged Plan To Ch. 11
• What Lenders Must Know About The FSMA: Part 1
• High Court Won't Hear ERISA Suit Over Bernie Madoff Profits
• 4-Year-Old Madoff Victim Fund To Begin Payments This Year
• Fed. Watchdog Wants Puerto Rico To ID Key Services
• Katy Industries Reaches Deal On Auction Timeline, DIP Plan
• Hotel Lender Gets $12.6M From Caesars Bankruptcy
• Takata Stock Trading Halted Amid Reports Of Bankruptcy
• MIG Creditors Want Assurances $72M Sale Will Follow Plan
• Bonanza Creek Ch. 11 Professionals Awarded $17M In Fees
• Bankrupt French Oil Services Co. Gets Interim Payments OK'd
• Travelers Says Charney Defamation Suit Costs Not Covered
• 6 Things Every Accounts Receivable Buyer Should Know
• Tips For Complying With ABA's New Encryption Guidance
• Rep Slams Puerto Rico Fiscal Board For Delay On Utility Deal
• Judge Won't Toss Suit Against GE Capital Over $3.6B Scheme
• Lily Robotics Sells IP Assets For $750K In Ch. 11 Deal
• Del. Suit Claims Coal Co. Investors Diverted Bid Rights
• $20.5M Bid Tops Molycorp Auction, Beats Stalking Horse
• Oracle Objects To SunEdison's Service Transfer Plan
• Ex-Client Sues Blasingame Burch Over Pelvic Mesh Deal
• Canada's Thornton Grout Adds Ex-Ontario Bankruptcy Judge
• Fisker Trustee Can Go After $33M Paid To BMW For Engines
• Creditor, Retiree Committees Appointed In Puerto Rico Case
• Outer Harbor Creditors Appeal Lien Investigation Shutdown
• A Closer Look At Midland Funding V. Johnson
• Justice Ginsburg On Oral Argument And 'Imperious' Attorneys
• 5 Federal Judges To Mediate Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Fights
• Lender To Bankrupt Ticket Reseller Seeks Lift Of Ch. 11 Stay
• Implant Sciences Gets Tentative OK On Ch. 11 Disclosures
• NRG Energy Unit Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Cut $1.8B Debt
• 'Soup Nazi' Distributor Hits Ch. 11 After Tax Evasion Case
• GulfMark Retail Noteholders Sue Over Rights Offering
• Real Estate Rumors: Opal, Jeff Shapack, Broadway Tech
• Marsh Approved For $28M Sales Of 26 Stores, Inventory
• Puerto Rico Fiscal Reform: The End Of The Beginning
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Preliminary Instructions
• CST, Oaktree Clash Over $15M DIP, Ch. 11 Options In Del.
• Permit Issues Plague Molycorp Mine Sale, Regulators Say
• Essar Steel Ch. 11 Confirmed With New Owner, High Hopes
• MF Global Insurer Must Post $15M To Continue Arbitration Bid
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive RBS Libor Claims For 2nd Time
• Alitalia Files For Ch. 15, Hinting Disruption To US Operations
• Due Diligence From The Lateral Partner's Perspective
• Bankrupt Gymboree Gets Access To $35M New DIP Money
• Jevic Eyes Mediation After High Court Remands Settlement
• Sears Canada Mulls Sale As Financial Woes Intensify
• Lateral Partner Due Diligence: Where Should A Firm Begin?
• Justice Ginsburg On Diversity And Persuading Her Colleagues
• Cox Affiliates Accused Of Monopolizing Used-Car Market
• Horsehead Execs Seek To Toss Securities Suit Over Zinc Plant
• 'Housewives' Star's Ex-Atty Loses Appeal Over Ch. 7 Deal
• SunEdison Cleared To Solicit Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Defaults Send Tank Maker CST Industries Into Del. Ch. 11
• High Court Leaves Door Open For More Debt Collection Cases
• Gymboree To Restructure $1.1B In Debt In Ch. 11
• Hancock Fabric's Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed Over Objection
• Georgia Power Takes On Nuclear Plant With $3.7B Toshiba Aid
• Former Fla. Atty Lands In Prison For Bankruptcy Fraud
• BigLaw Partner Balances Career And Cancer Fight
• Alleged Ponzi Scheme A 'Melting Ice Cube,' Creditors Told
• GM's Excess Insurers Ordered To Prorate Asbestos Coverage
• CFPB Could Avoid Fight With New Debt Collection Plan
• Supplier Objects To Liens In Katy Industries DIP
• 'Housewives' Star's Ex-Atty Can't Escape Malpractice Action
• Rupari Seeks To Seal Worker Info In Bankruptcy Filings
• Bond Insurer Calls Puerto Rico Fiscal Plan Unconstitutional
• Extreme Plastics Wants Out Of Cases Due To Lack Of Funds
• Has EU Really Made Cross-Border Asset Preservation Easier?
• BCBG Seeking Asset Sale To Marquee, Global Brands
• A Look At Credit Agreements In Insurance: Part 2
• SunEdison Seeks OK For $32M D&O Insurance Deal
• Puerto Rico Justices Must Hear Bond Issuer Row, Judge Told
• US Trustee Says Katy Industries Can't Seal Employee Info
• Experian, TD Bank Depart Atty's FCRA War
• Atty's Retainer With Ch. 7 Client 'Reprehensible,' Judge Says
• Del. Bankruptcy Judge OKs $2.7M Settlement In Haggen Ch. 11
• Pension Fund, Union Fight Hospital Laundry Co.'s Ch. 11 Sale
• House Passes Bill Overhauling Dodd-Frank
• A Look At Credit Agreements In Insurance: Part 1
• GM Ruling Shows Bankruptcy May Not Erase Duty To Warn
• Texas Affirms Denial Of NextEra's $12.2B Oncor Acquisition
• 7th Circ. Judge Wary Of Sentinel's 2nd Clawback Attempt
• $2.4B Lehman RMBS Deal Draws Investor Side-Eye
• Westinghouse Asset Sale Could Prompt CFIUS Review: Feds
• Bankruptcy Atty Cops To Embezzling Millions From Clients
• Paragon's $1B Debt Reduction Plan Wins Court Approval
• New GM Can Face Nonswitch Claims For Post-Sale Conduct
• 3rd Circ. Says Former Le-Nature's Exec Can't Lower Sentence
• Delphi Auto Settles Creditor Suit For $310M
• Bebe Says Loan, Property Sale Will Pay For Canceled Leases
• Caesars Plans Up To $2.2B REIT Financing For Vegas Palace
• Sunnyslope Has Important Ramifications For Secured Lenders
• GOP Says Choice Act Key To Broader Regulatory Agenda
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Setting Trial Time Limits
• Former Quiznos Brass Can Recover Legal Fees: Chancery
• Joe's Crab Shack Parent Hits Ch. 11 With $50M Purchase Bid
• EFH Seeks Court OK For $6.3B Ch. 11 Refinancing Plan
• Big Business Lobby Tries To Hobble Litigation Finance, Again
• $800M SunEdison Yieldco Pact OK'd Amid Plan Soliciting Stall
• Halt Medical Cleared For Ch. 11 Asset Sale To DIP Lender
• Paragon Teed Up For 1-Day Ch. 11 Confirmation Trial
• Transmar Blasts ABN Amro's Ch. 7 Conversion Request
• Tycoon's Estate Says High Court Ruling Ends SEC Judgment
• Co. Run By Accused Ticket Sale Ponzi Schemer Hits Ch. 11
• Rupari Gets Sale Nod, Tony Roma's Fight Sent To Mediation
• Debt Buyer SquareTwo Gets OK To Sell Off Canadian Holdings
• Hwy Toll Funds Under Fire In Puerto Rico Bond Payment Row
• Implant Sciences Equity Holder, Lender Settlement Wins OK
• Kane Russell Alums Launch Financial Services-Focused Firm
• White & Case Nabs 2 Restructuring, Insolvency Partners
• Court Narrows In On Intent Of Assets In $1.5B GM Loan Row
• A Slice Of MFN With That Incremental Loan
• Antares Sues Giftware Distributor Over $96M Loan Default
• Marsh Supermarkets Must Name Execs In Bonus Plan: Trustee
• Essar-Creditor Talks Ordered As Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Nears
• Former Enron Unit Seeks Fees In $21M Nigeria Award Fight
• Delivery Agent Execs Ask Judge To Toss Investor Suit
• Central Grocers' $205M Ch. 11 DIP, Sale Plan Approved
• Telecom Co. MIG Floats $72M Sale Proposal To Pay Creditors
• SquareTwo Defends 3rd-Party Releases In Ch. 11 Prepack
• Lehman​ ​Deal ​Looks To End MBS Claims For Minimum ​$2.4B
• GOP Dodd-Frank Rewrite Heads For House Vote
• Court Gives Bear Stearns Win In HomeBanc Securities Suit
• Haggen Creditors Can't Block Use Of Sale Proceeds: Judge
• Rehab Cops To $27M Medicaid Fraud, Will Pay NY Millions
• New Wave Of Lehman Litigation Appears To Be Imminent
• Hospital Laundry Co. Cancels Auction, Readies Sale To KKR
• 5th Circ. OKs Early Win For Banks In €137M Financing Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Madoff Trustee's Calculation Method
• When Is A Working Capital Agreement A Loan? It Depends
• Breitburn's Ch. 11 Exclusivity Extended Amid Deadline Talks
• Bondholders Want Stay Lifted On Puerto Rico Public Pension
• ICSID Axes Italy's Quick Win Bid Against Bankrupt Solar Co.
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Dismissal In $86M Steelworker Pension Row