Bankruptcy Archive » July, 2017

Bankruptcy - July, 2017

236 articles

• Chicago-Area Hotel And Convention Center Files For Ch. 11
• FINRA Panel Lets Fidelity Off Hook In Client Account Row
• Former SunEdison Exec Wants Millions From Ch. 11 Process
• Puerto Rico Gov't Blasts Request For Committee Shakeup
• SC Plant Owners Ditch Westinghouse Nuclear Project
• LA Loses 9th Circ. Bid To Revive Tax Liens Nixed In Ch. 11
• BCBG, Fresh Out Of Ch. 11, Sues For IP Licensing Fees
• EFH Creditor Wants $275M NextEra Breakup Fee Dumped
• Fiduciary Duty Claims In Bankruptcy: Mitigating The Risks
• Cybersecurity Risks In The Courtroom
• Shareholders Urge Strong Safe Harbor In FTI Consulting Case
• Trustee Seeks Info On Flight To France Purchased By Mogul
• Retail Resuscitation A Race Against The Clock In Amazon Era
• Bids For More Puerto Rico Creditor Committees Under Fire
• True Religion Landlords Balk At Lease Rejection Proposal
• Rent-A-Wreck DIP Loan Approved, With Pledge Not To Tap It
• Toshiba To Pay $2.2B For Unit's Exit From SC Nuke Reactors
• CIMLA And The Confusion Around Maritime Liens
• Gray Matters: Clients Are Not Really 'Emotional'
• National Events Creditor Nabs Remaining Assets, Ch. 7 Looms
• Payless Shoes To Walk Out Of Ch. 11 After Plan Approval
• Millennium Labs Judge Grills Sides On 3rd-Party Releases
• U Of Puerto Rico Plan Trustee Wants Clarity On Asset Transfer
• Bank Can Seize $2.3M More In Defunct Co.'s Assets: 6th Circ.
• Bostwick Creditors Say Plan Administrator Is Conflicted
• 2nd Circ. Denies Ex-Lehman Trader's Bid For $85M Bonus
• Paragon Drilling Units Get Nod To Use Cash Collateral
• Fisker Takes Trustee Avoidance Powers Overseas
• Having A Chief Privacy Officer Reassures Your Firm's Clients
• Essar Judge Sidelines Fight Over IRS' $9M Debt Hunt
• Ticket Co. 'Insider' Ripped For Payout Bid Amid Ponzi Claims
• EFH Creditor Gets More Time To Top Berkshire's $9B Sale Bid
• Katy Creditors Challenge Secured Debt Claims In Sale Deal
• SquareTwo Fights Bids To Open Up Class Action Cases
• CEO Accuses Prosecutor Of Using Fraud To Get Guilty Plea
• Takata Delays Action On Unique Bankruptcy Funding Plans
• GM Appeals Successor Liability Over Nonswitch Claims
• Some Needed Certainty On Administrative Expense Status
• Seadrill Says Ch. 11 Postponed Until Mid-September
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Discussions Before Deliberations
• SunEdison Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• GM Can't Sue Asbestos Trust For Wrongful Death Contribution
• Caribbean Regulator Seeks Exit From Bank Raiding Suit
• Rent-A-Wreck, Citing Litigation Costs, Files For Ch. 11
• Court OKs BCBG Chapter 11 Plan, Rejects $7M Parachute
• 5 Questions Firms Should Ask When Evaluating Litigation AFA
• For Law Firm Offices, Business Savvy Is The New Cool
• Litigation Finance And Its Uses In Bankruptcy
• JPMorgan Due $11M In Auto Mogul Fraud Row, 6th Circ. Says
• La Paloma Keeps Ch. 11 Control In Deal With Top Creditor
• TerraForm Brass Reach $20M Settlement Of Solar Deal Suit
• Puerto Rico Bondholders Seek Seat On Creditor Committee
• Tony Roma Seeks Ruling On Rupari Licensing Dispute
• $425M DSI Renal Ch. 7 Recovery Suit Can Proceed
• Judge Gives Shareholders Nod In $2.9M Lihua Deal
• PNC Bank Can't Duck New ResCap Loan Claims
• UST Objects To Weil's 'Evergreen' Retainer In Takata Ch. 11
• The Best Documents In Your Case May Be From 3rd Parties
• A Possible Pathway Out Of The Stern V. Marshall Maze
• Planning A Legal Career With A Future Relocation In Mind
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Women See Another Year Of Slow Gains At Law Firms
• Could An NFL Diversity Rule Be A BigLaw Game-Changer?
• How 4 Firms Are Moving The Needle On Gender Diversity
• BigLaw Bias Suits New Wild Card In Fight For Gender Equity
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• 4 Female Perspectives On BigLaw Leadership
• Dynamic Files For Ch. 11 After $3.5M Hit In Arbitration
• Australian Police Link Takata Air Bag To Death
• Gambling Co. Blasts 7th Circ.'s Ch. 11 Safe Harbor Ruling
• Puerto Rico Pension Law Spurs Bondholder Suit Against US
• Watchdog Says Keystone Tube Releases Forced On Creditors
• Miami-Area HOA Emerges From Ch. 11 After $11M Deal
• Texas Judge Questions Arbitration For 'Indirect Customers'
• Breitburn Equity Holders Can Press For Valuation Info
• Potential EFH Bidder Granted Emergency Deal Discovery
• The Elephant In The Room: Advancing Women To Partnership
• How Midsize Law Firms Can Minimize Cybersecurity Threats
• Miners, Travelers Reach Deal In Wage Claim Coverage Row
• Is Bankruptcy An Option For Ancillary Marijuana Businesses?
• Objectors Force Delay Of SunEdison Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Paragon Puts Rig Assets In Ch. 11 For Lack Of Transfer Deal
• Delaware Court Weighs Israel's Reach In Car Firm's Ch. 15
• Takata Seeks Ch. 11 Rep For Future Air Bag Injury Claimants
• US Fights Essar Exec's Bid For Tax Penalty Protection
• Vanguard Claim Row Belongs In District Court, Judge Rules
• GOP Bill Would Change Bank Risk Designation Process
• NJOY Bankruptcy Converted To Ch. 7
• Rising Star: Morrison & Foerster's Jennifer Marines
• Failed ACA Insurer's Suit Belongs In Claims Court, Feds Say
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 12
• Constellation Avoids Ch. 7 Conversion With Funding Deal
• Unilife Receives Court OK For Sales To Credit Bidders
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Toss Of Oil Producer Claims To Sold Oil
• Madoff Trustee Gets 2nd Crack At 2nd Circ. RBS Case Appeal
• Bid To Block Ch. 15 Recognition Scrutinized In Russian Case
• Greenberg Traurig Blasts Malpractice Claim In Clawback Row
• MF Global Insurer Loses Appeal Bid Over Bermuda Suit
• Rising Star: Fried Frank's Matthew M. Roose
• NJ High Court Tosses Ethics Charges Against Bankruptcy Atty
• Renco Loses Challenge To Trustee's Sale Of $26.2M Stake
• US Expo 2015 Group, $28M In Red, Opens Ch. 7 In Delaware
• The 2017 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Turning Bust To Boom: P3 Initiatives Under PROMESA
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Matching Experts
• SEC Seeks To Lift Stay On Suit Against Ex-Dewey CFO
• Ticket Reseller In Ponzi Case Can Sell Remaining Inventory
• BCBG Founder Says Clothier's Ch. 11 Plan Is In Tatters
• 'Idol' Lenders' Suit Against Apollo, Fox Going Back To Calif.
• Romacorp Says Trial Not Needed In Rupari Licensing Deal Suit
• Bondholders Seek Receiver For Puerto Rico Electric Co.
• Third Man Cops To $6.4M Diamond Investment Fraud
• Performance Sports Recoups $8M From $575M Ch. 11 Sale
• Cancer Center Chain Seeks Approval Of $500M Ch. 11 Plan
• Takata Judge Will Hear Bid To Halt Air Bag Suits In August
• Rising Star: Davis Polk's Eli Vonnegut
• The Role Of Public Relations In Municipal Restructuring
• US Trustee Objects To Gymboree Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• NY Bankruptcy Judge Strikes MF Global Insurer's $15M Bond
• The Rise Of Midsize Firms
• 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Submitting Litigation AFA
• $1B Paragon Ch. 11 Gets Last-Minute Delay In Rig Handoffs
• Ex-TelexFree Director Settles In SEC Suit Over Alleged Scam
• CST Resolves Committee DIP Concerns Over Challenge Period
• 9th Circ. OKs Partial Disallowance Of Fees In Howrey Case
• Katy Industries Cleared For $62M Ch. 11 Sale In Del.
• Puerto Rico Board OKs Development Bank Restructuring
• IRS Opposes Malibu Lighting Restructure, Liquidation Plan
• Lenders Say Lehman Mortgage Row Not For Bankruptcy Court
• 'Soup Nazi' Distributor Gets Nods On $1.7M DIP, Sale Plan
• Racetrack Not Covered For $21M Blago-Tied Fraud Suit
• Feds Can Revive Some FCA Claims Over Faulty Body Armor
• Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Angela Allen
• How Mobile Apps Can Benefit Your Practice
• The Future Of Litigation Finance Is Analytics
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Rising Star: Weil's Sunny Singh
• Auditors Face Suit But Not Interest In $2B Bank Failure Row
• Unsecured Creditors Challenge $43M Of Limitless Mobile Debt
• Leader Of Bryan Cave's Bankruptcy Group Dies
• US Trustee Says Outer Harbor's Case Approaching Insolvency
• Health Co. Execs Can't Stop $20M LeClairRyan Settlement
• Unilife Committee Says Sale Plan Cuts It Out Of Recovery
• My Strangest Day In Court: The Life Partners Bankruptcy
• Takata Asks Bankruptcy Court To Halt Loads Of Air Bag Suits
• Ex-Lehman Workers Denied $300M In Deferred Pay Claims
• Appeals Court Expands Protection Of NY Reporter Shield Law
• Trade Groups Kept Out Of Lehman's $1B Bank Clawback Fight
• FDIC Rips Insurer's Bid To Escape Puerto Rico Bank Dispute
• Tidewater Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan To Rework $2B In Debt
• Asarco Counsel Can't Play 2 Roles, Union Pacific Says
• Where AI Meets Cybersecurity And The Legal Profession
• Creditor Bid To Split National Events Case Draws Skepticism
• MF Global Says Insurer's $15M Bond Post Remains Defective
• Justice Breyer On Changing His Mind And Sparring With Scalia
• Ex-Lehman Workers Grilled Over $300M Deferred Pay Claims
• Dallas Man Cops To Diamond Investment Fraud Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Told Malpractice Claim Belonged In Bankruptcy Court
• Marsh Supermarkets Continues Cash Collateral Discussions
• New GM Out Of Reach For Car Defect Punitive Damages
• EFH's Largest Creditor Resists Berkshire Hathaway Bid
• DR Horton Reaches $11M Deal With Bankrupt Fla. Community
• CST Industries Unsecured Creditors Blast DIP Loan
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Interim Arguments
• Unstructured Data Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
• Justice Breyer On The Limits Of Presidential Power
• Bankrupt Co. Tied To Alleged Ponzi Asks To Sell Event Tickets
• Takata To Recall 2.7M More Air Bag Inflators
• Constellation Judge Reluctantly Delays Ch. 7 Conversion Bid
• 'Receipt' Means Goods In Hand In Bankruptcy, 3rd Circ. Says
• Outer Harbor Creditors Say Debtor's Plan Period Is Done
• Bank Can Keep $4M Tax Refund In Parent Co.'s Bankruptcy
• Rupari Says Tony Roma License Deal Should Be Assigned
• 5 Questions To Ask Firm Before Accepting A Litigation AFA
• No Injunction For You, Del. Judge Tells Soupman
• Fyre Festival Hit With Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition
• Judge Taps Harvard Prof As Overseer Of $1B Takata Fund
• Alleged Ponzi Schemer Barred From Selling US Open Tickets
• Unilife Committee Atty Withdraws To Save Firm's Retention
• Westinghouse Creditors Skeptical Of Milbank Hire For Board
• Teachers Sue Puerto Rico Over Fiscal Plan Budget Reductions
• Elliott Says It's Considering $9.3B Offer For Oncor
• Working Capital True Up Is Not An End Run Around Liability Bar
• Takata Ch. 11 Tort Committee Has Tough Road Ahead
• Why You Should Argue Your Appeal
• 6 Ways Teaching A Law School Class Can Benefit Lawyers
• 9th Circ. Says Criminal Restitution Trumps Bankruptcy Stay
• Soupman Defends DIP Loan, Sale Plan From Secured Lender
• Investor Says Fla. Homebuilders Scammed Him Out Of $4.5M
• Joe's Crab Shack Auction OK'd, With KRG As Stalking Horse
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Gibson, Goodwin
• City Of Hartford Hires Greenberg Traurig Restructuring Team
• Gawker's Probe Of Thiel Keeps Harsh Light On Legal Funders
• MF Global Insurer Fights Default Bid Over $15M Bond Payment
• Maxus, Creditors Bash Objection To Property Sale
• Sports Authority Objects To Google's $1.4M Claims
• Bias Claims Take Priority In Aeropostale Ch. 11: Creditor
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit To Pay $9B For Bankrupt EFH
• Takata Ch. 11 Gets Committee With Personal Injury Victims
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Madoff-Trustee Calculation Row
• Equity Group's Bid For New Tidewater Ch. 11 Delay Nixed
• Bankrupt Co. Seeks Alleged Ponzi Schemer's US Open Tickets
• Lehman Judge Signs Off On MBS Claims Estimation Deal
• F-Squared Trustee Sues Ex-CEO Over 3rd-Party Algorithm
• Capitol Bancorp Trustee Asks 6th Circ. To Rethink D&O Loss
• True Religion Gets OK To Tap $35M In Bankruptcy Financing
• Turnaround Advisers Must Beware Calif. Labor Landscape
• Guess Co-Founder Dodges Malicious Suit Claims At 9th Circ.
• Workers' Comp. Issue To Be Heard At Katy Sale Hearing
• Feds Release Overviews Of Big Banks' 'Living Wills'
• Oh, The Indemnity! New Claims May Follow RMBS Settlements
• Enron Unit Defends Fee Bid In $21M Nigeria Award Fight
• Justice Stevens On Gorsuch And Sticking With The Cubs
• Unilife Creditor Objects To Committee's Counsel Retention
• 11th Circ. Keeps Bank's Insurers Off Hook For $50M Judgment
• Attys' Early Win Bid Nixed In $1.8M Clawback Row
• Tidewater Resists Committee Bid To Again Delay Confirmation
• Paragon Shareholders Denied Plan Stay To Pursue Appeal
• Essar, ArcelorMittal Reach Deal On $1B Ch. 11 Claim
• Helicopter Co. Investors Move Closer To $3.9M Settlement
• Bond Insurer Wants Trump To Intervene In Puerto Rico Case
• $15M Offer Sets Pace For RadioShack Ch. 11 IP Auction
• Judge Slams Auto Magnate's Fraud In $425M JPMorgan Fight
• Muzak Parent Says Rival Spread False Info To Poach Users
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Corporate Partner In Dallas Office
• Alitalia Sees Foreign Bankruptcy Recognized In US
• Retailer True Religion Seeks Ch. 11 Rework Of $493M Debt
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Openings Before Voir Dire
• 5 Questions To Ask Client Before Proposing A Litigation AFA
• SEC Settles ITT Student Loan Case, Nears Deal With Execs
• Justice Stevens On Playing Politics With The High Court
• No Shocker: Puerto Rico's Electric Co. Files For Bankruptcy
• Bankrupt Cancer Treatment Co. Seeks Stay For Nondebtor
• Madoff Trustee Says Transferee Issue Can't End $2.2M Suit
• Lehman Throws Support Behind RMBS Settlement
• How Good-Faith Defenses Can Waive Attorney-Client Privilege