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Bankruptcy - August, 2017

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• IRS Isn't Shielded From $13M Ponzi Clawback, 9th Circ. Says
• Draw Another Circle Trustee Alleges $25M Looting By Execs
• RadioShack's Unsecured Creditors Say Reorg Doc Lacks Info
• SEC Sues Advisory Firm That Used F-Squared's 'AlphaSector'
• Peak Hotels Trustee Says Move Bid Aims To Halt Claims Probe
• C&J Energy Blasts $5M Legal Fee Bid In Merger Suit
• Paul Hastings Says Doral Trustee's Clawback Claims Still Fail
• Deals Rumor Mill: BHP Billiton, Deutsche AM, Bon-Ton
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $156M From BNP Paribas, Upping Ante
• Slater & Gordon To Split Off Troubled UK Biz
• The Psychology Of Hourly Fee Arrangements
• Fyre Festival Investors Secure Involuntary Ch. 7
• Puerto Rico Board Argues Utility Receiver Will Doom Business
• Frankel Wyron Founder Tapped As Takata's Future Claims Rep
• Soupman Sale Approval Withheld On Fairness Concerns
• SunEdison Shopped For Ch. 11 Plan Votes, Court Told
• Peabody Says Bankruptcy Shields It From Climate Suit
• Rupari Permitted To Control Ch. 11 Case Into October
• Tishman, Lehman Pull Out Win In 10-Year Archstone Slog
• Bankruptcy Court Skeptical Of New GM Punitives Claim
• 'Soup Nazi' Distributor Pegs Investor Group As Ch. 11 Buyer
• Puerto Rico Board Says Fiscal Plan Gripes Aren't Actionable
• Judge OKs Rothstein Feeder Fund $7M Deal With Bank
• La Paloma Senior Creditor Says Its Plan Is 'Far Preferable'
• Perfumania Talks Dollars And Scents In First Ch. 11 Hearing
• FBOP Wants $276M Tax Refund Row Stayed For Pension Fight
• Hospital Laundry Co. Beats Ch. 11 Plan Challenge
• Hedge Fund Appeals Shareholder Tax Form Decision
• 'Housewives' Star Liable For Fraud In Rocawear Licensing
• 1st Circ. Nixes Atty's Appeal Of Suspension By RI Justices
• Puerto Rico Board Sues Gov. To Enforce Furloughs
• French Oil Services Co. Gets OK To Solicit Ch. 11 Plan Votes
• CFPB Slams Law Firms' Bid To Gut Its Illicit Fees Claims
• Rupari Unsecured Creditors Suggest Ch. 7 Conversion
• Air France Must Turn Over Info On Mogul's Plane Ticket
• O'Melveny Blasted For $2.6M Fee Bid In La Paloma Ch. 11
• Peekay Gets TRO Against Absent Credit Card Processing Firm
• Norwegian Cruise Lines Can't Block Arbitration, Court Told
• Fragrance Giant Perfumania In Del. Ch. 11 On $199M Debt
• Lessees Left In Limbo
• Self-Collection In E-Discovery — Risks Vs. Rewards
• Judge Won't Rethink UBS Win In Suit Over Enron Info
• Peekay Says Credit Card Processor Has Cut Off Services
• MF Global Must Go To Arbitration With Insurer, Judge Says
• US Seeks Approval Of $43M Peabody Pollution Cleanup Deal
• Ryckman Creek Seeks $3M In Additional DIP Funding
• Caesars Seeks OK Of $126M Management Liability Settlement
• BakerHostetler Gets $32M More In Fees In Madoff Bankruptcy
• 6 Common Lateral Partner Myths Debunked
• In Delaware, The Gift Plan Is Not Dead Yet
• Greenberg Team Closes Out 25-Year Southeast Bank Ch. 7
• Ex-Home Health Co. Partner Tells 9th Circ. $27M Verdict Fair
• Dollar Tree Opposes Dollar Express Payments To Creditor
• Defunct Insurer Agrees To Arbitrate Reinsurance Dispute
• Takata Creditor Plan's $3.5M Moelis Fee Riles Carmakers
• Puerto Rico Creditors Want In On $6.2B Adversary Suit
• 4 Ways Law Firms Can Help Battle Addiction
• Wyly Widow, DOJ In Deal Talks On Tax Fight Over $8M Home
• 'Housewives' Star, Ex-Atty Fight Over Disclosure To Court
• Amid Ch. 7, Yellow Cab Deal With Atty Gets Judge's OK
• A Look At Latest 7th Circ. Opinion In Sentinel Management
• Atty Denies Bad Faith Role In Energy Co.'s Bankruptcy
• Aman Resorts Asks To Move Involuntary Bankruptcies To NY
• A Law Firm Guide To Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking
• Takata Seeks OK To Pay Retainer Of $1B Fund's Master
• True Religion Gets Nod For Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure, Voting
• SunEdison Seeks OK Of $5.75M AIG Deal Over Fire Damage
• K&L Gates Nabs Ex-Ropes & Gray Bankruptcy Pro In Boston
• Ybrant's Ch. 11 Case Booted After Failure To Secure Loan
• Gov't Weighs In On Review Standard For 'Nonstatutory Insider'
• Bankrupt Westinghouse Hopes To Keep Key Employees
• Bankruptcy Sale Does Not Obviate Chapter 91 Compliance
• Calif. Court Keeps Dov Charney Hedge Fund Suit On Ice
• Creditors Blast PE Firm's Release In Angelica Bankruptcy
• Gawker Defamation Claims Not Personal Injury, Judge Says
• TerraVia Leaves Plan Option Open In Sale Procedures Order
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Bar Of Netflix Streaming Studio's Movies
• Gawker Sale Bars Deadspin Defamation Suit, Gizmodo Says
• Avaya Adds $60M Creditor Recovery Pool To Ch. 11 Plan
• Malpractice Suit Belonged In Bankruptcy Court: 3rd Circ.
• Clarifying A Bankrupt Employer's WARN Act Obligations
• Schumaker Bungled Insolvency, Dental Network Co. Says
• Diversity In The Legal Profession — A Stubborn Vision
• Food-Algae Firm Defends $20M Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Plan
• Why Midsize Firms Run The Gamut On Diversity
• Law Firms Head Back To School For Diversity Guidance
• Bankrupt Rupari Can't Assume, Assign Roma License Deal
• GCs Find New Urgency In Longtime Push For Diversity
• Air Berlin Asks For Legal Cover In US After Bankruptcy
• Journalists Allowed To Pursue Info From Puerto Rico Board
• NJ Doc Sues Insurance Co., Attys For Malpractice In $1M Loss
• New Salary History Laws Crimp Attorney Hiring Process
• Auditors Can't Blame FDIC For Colonial Bank Fraudsters
• Breitburn Energy Beats $5.5M Royalty Payment Claims
• Enron Unit's Fee Bid 'Murky' In $21M Nigeria Award Case
• Energy Future Drops Berkshire Bid For Sempra's $9.45B Offer
• The Top Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Racial Diversity Stagnating At US Law Firms
• How 5 Firms Are Building More Diverse Ranks
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Travelers Ordered To Cover Standard's Charney Suit Defense
• US Trustee Slams Payments To Ybrant's Bankruptcy Counsel
• Sanction Upheld For Trader Who Hid Millions In Bankruptcy
• Bankrupt E-Cig Co. Asserts Disposal Of Inventory Is Harmless
• Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Case Challenge Certified To AG
• Bankrupt Ticket Co. Trustee Seeks Subpoenas For Big Banks
• Westinghouse Liable For Project Shutdown Costs, Co. Says
• RadioShack Files E-Commerce-Focused Restructuring Plan
• Slowdown In Bankruptcies Belies Oil Cos.' Stormy Situation
• 5 Tips For A Successful Legal Blog
• BofA To Shell Out Over $6M To Evicted Bankrupt Couple
• Breitburn Creditors Spending Too Much, Wells Fargo Says
• Lehman Attys Tout Progress As 9th Ch. 11 Anniversary Nears
• 8th Circ. Says Ritchie's Suit Should Be Stayed, Not Tossed
• Takata Ch. 11 May Give Automakers Lasting Liability Shield
• Ryckman Creek Customer Questions Ch. 11 Plan Feasibility
• PE Fund, AGs Reach $192M Deal Over Corinthian Colleges
• Menswear Co.'s Ch. 11 Plans, D&O Claims OK'd
• GM Accused Of Sabotaging $15M Deal With Consumers
• Funeral Home Owner Can't Bury Tax Conviction At 4th Circ.
• Bank Wants Defunct Airplane Co.'s $23.3M Hoard Doled Out
• RadioShack Tells Judge Ch. 11 Plan To Be Filed Imminently
• Sungevity Ch. 11 Dismissal Approved Over Trustee Objection
• Judge Affirms Feds' $15M Infusion Into GM Litigation Trust
• DBSI Ponzi Schemers' 9th Circ. Appeal Largely Rejected
• JPMorgan Loses Bid To Appeal Petters Lawsuit
• Studio Bankruptcy Ruling 'Haunts' Deal, Netflix Tells 2nd Circ.
• Judging A Book: Kopf Reviews Posner's 'Federal Judiciary'
• Lehman Ruling Sets Stage For Future Subordination Contests
• When Are Appellate Time Limits Jurisdictional?
• Takata Ch. 11 Judge Halts All Non-MDL Airbag Lawsuits
• Landry's Wins Ch. 11 Auction For Joe's Crab Shack, Taverns
• Alleged Ponzi Schemer Denied Leave To Travel To Vegas
• Polsinelli Picks Up Texas-Based Bankruptcy Shareholder
• SIPC Recommends $32M Fee Approval For Madoff Trustee
• Landlords Balk At True Religion's Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• Takata Objects To Atty Group's Claims Rep Candidate
• SEC Fines KPMG $6.2M Over Miller Energy Audit Failures
• Las Vegas Racetrack Creditors Look To Force Ch. 11
• The Use Of Special Masters In Complex Cases
• Paralegal Killed In Charlottesville 'Enjoyed The Law'
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer
• Puerto Rico Creditors Assail Board's Discovery Opposition
• 7th Circ. Denies Sentinel's 2nd Clawback Attempt
• TerraVia Wants IP Award Row Sent To Del. Bankruptcy Court
• CRS Trustee Files Clawback Suit Over Discounted Biz Sales
• Sungevity Pushes For Structured Dismissal Despite Objection
• High Court Asked To Examine Ch. 11 Rent Assignment Interest
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: New Demands
• Del. Case May Set New Roadblocks For 3rd-Party Releases
• 7th Circ. Says Casino Execs To Blame For Lost License
• Bankrupt Sexual Health Chain Gets OK To Tap Lender Cash
• Westinghouse Faces Worker Suits Over Nuke Plant Shutdown
• Takata's Japanese Parent Gets Temporary Litigation Shield
• Rakoff Puts $360M Transmar Bank Fraud Case On Fast Track
• Rajaratnam Fights Galleon Fund Trustee's $135M Fraud Suit
• It's Time To Improve Voir Dire In Federal Court
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Insider Risks
• Breitburn Gets OK To Use DIP Proceeds For Swap Deals
• Feds' Claim Against Crawfish Importer Can Skip Ch. 11 Stay
• Trustee For Columbia House Trying To Claw Back Millions
• Justices Rescind Grant To Hear Ch. 11 Debt Rebranding Case
• Takata's Japanese Parent Seeks Ch. 15, Litigation Halt
• Sexual Health Chain Peekay Plans Sale In Del. Ch. 11
• Understanding When Claims Travel With The Debt
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Balancing Act
• Firm Brings New Antitrust Suit Over Bankruptcy Software Fees
• Puerto Rico Sales Tax Bond Row On Track For Dec. Resolution
• EFH Creditors Slam $270M Breakup Fee In $9.1B Berkshire Bid
• Takata Confronts Opposition To Bid For Air Bag Suit Freeze
• Knight Energy Holdings Files For Ch. 11
• Facing Mass Store Closings As A Retail Landlord
• How The IPad Can Be A Litigator's Best Friend
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: CPO Vs. CISO
• Fed, FDIC Extend Living Will Deadline For 19 Foreign Banks
• Nissan To Pay $98M To Exit Takata Air Bag MDL
• Constellation Creditors Deny Jevic Fit In Ch. 11 Ruling
• PBGC, Creditors Object To Hospital Laundry Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan
• Hospital Says 21st Century Ch. 11 Can't Shield Affiliate
• Bondholders Sue To Guard Puerto Rico Electric Co. Money
• Ex-Dewey Partners Urge Leniency For Convicted Former CFO
• 7th Circ. Says Peregrine Forex Customers Can't Collect
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Ex-Heller Ehrman Atty Row
• Creditor Fears Ybrant Can't Pay Award-Based $37M Lien
• Coal Investors Ask Chancery To Ax Diverted Bid Right Claims
• Utah Judge Won't Sanction Feds In Couple's $2.4M Tax Fight
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Atty's Appeal Of $1M Judgment
• Transmar Cocoa CEO, Son Accused Of Massive Bank Fraud
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Entering Joint-Representation AFA
• SunEdison Shareholders' Objections Put To Rest
• Takata's Automaker Customers Back Air Bag Suit Freeze
• Hedge Fund Makes Bid To Toss Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Case
• EFH Judge Wants Only 'Ready To Go' Berkshire-Beating Bids
• Avaya Files Ch. 11 Plan, Looks To Trim $3B In Debt
• Norwegian Cruise Lines Looks To Pause London Arbitration
• Idle Boast Leads Levine Kellogg To Win For Bankrupt Condo
• Legal Incubators Can Help New Lawyers And Society
• GM Beats Pre-Ch. 11 Ignition Claims From Drivers In 6 States
• Takata Objections Arrive In Convoy As Del. Ch. 11 Grows
• Jet Co.'s Abrupt Liquidation Didn't Trigger WARN Act: 3rd Circ.
• Zucker Goldberg Shareholder Spirited Millions Out, Suit Says
• US Trustee Blasts Sungevity's Structured Dismissal Bid
• Puerto Rico Board Tees Up Fight With Gov't Over Furloughs
• EFH Plans' Flops Highlight Regulators' Relevance In Ch. 11
• Court OKs Move By Lehman Brothers Unit To Dodge Tax
• Puerto Rico Bondholders Share The Pain
• EFH Seeks To Block NextEra From Getting $275M Breakup Fee
• Mineral Liens Can Be Contractually Waived In Texas
• Zucker Goldberg Creditors Seek To Recover $4.6M
• Fyre Fest Attendees Can't Centralize Venue, MDL Panel Says
• Puerto Rico Oversight Board Says It Should Lead Debt Probe
• Implant Sciences Ch. 11 Confirmed, Cash Fight Continues
• A&P Creditors Hit Egg Producers With $4.4M Clawback Suit
• SunEdison Free To Push Back Rights Offering Cutoff
• Bank Bound By Unsigned Lehman Deal Despite Dismissal
• TerraVia Gets OK On Interim DIP, Accelerated Sale Hearing
• Wells Fargo Must Pay Telecom Cos. $1.7M In Diverted Funds
• How To Prioritize Your Law Firm's Crisis Response Plan
• Injured Atty Settles Claim Against Bankrupt Cab Co. For $22M
• Air-Bag Plaintiff Fights Bankrupt Takata's Injunction Bid
• Texas Energy Co. Sheds $820M In Ch. 11 Consummation
• US Trustee Slams Hampshire Group Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• $480M Garlock Asbestos Fund Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Keystone Tube Gets Ch. 11 Debt Swap Confirmed In Del.
• Time For Bankruptcy Auctions To Go Online
• Madoff Trustee Wins Bid To Limit Exhibits At Merkin Trial
• Algae-Based Food Co. TerraVia Hits Ch. 11, Seeking Fast Sale
• MF Global Insurer Pushes For Dismissal Of Adversary Suit
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Closing Argument
• DLA Piper Names Co-Managing Partners In Chicago
• True Religion Judge Rejects Lease Dump Plan, OKs $60M DIP
• Russian Ex-Biz Owner's Bankruptcy Granted US Recognition
• SunEdison Takes On Appeal Over Key Ch. 11 Plan Agreement
• Bostwick Ch. 11 Moves Ahead After Insider Suit Compromise
• RadioShack Asks For $2M DIP Loan To Fund Plan Process
• Ex-Zucker Goldberg Atty Owes Firm $1.93M, Suit Says
• Firm Denied Malpractice Suit Move From Bankruptcy Court
• Jefferies Dodges Arbitration With Biotech Investors
• Oil Producers Cannot Recover From Downstream Purchasers
• Adams Resources Reaches Terms On Well Interest Sales
• 5 Questions All AFAs Should Answer Clearly