Bankruptcy Archive » February, 2018

Bankruptcy - February, 2018

175 articles

• Ambac's Puerto Rico Bond Payment Challenge Tossed
• Justices Hone Creditors' Ability To Ax Pre-Bankruptcy Deals
• Electric Car Co. Founded By Terry McAuliffe Hits Ch. 11
• Takata Fights States' Claim Of Unrestricted Litigation
• Feds Get $149.5M Deal With Deloitte Over Taylor Bean Audits
• Ch. 11 Case Conflicts Delay $15.5M Patriot National DIP
• Zurich Seeks Quick Win In $5M F-Squared Coverage Row
• Rand Logistics Plan Confirmed With Gov't-Backed Language
• GM Asks Bankruptcy Court To Rein In Mich. Groundwater Suit
• Honda Gets Final Nod On $605M Deal In Takata Air Bag MDL
• KWM Administration Costs Have Vastly Exceeded Estimates
• Irish 'Banks' Sued Over Failed Chicago Spire Project
• Fallbrook Gears Up Del. Ch. 11 After $8M DIP Fee Approval
• Real Alloy Reports Initial Offer From Del. Ch. 11 Buyer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amazon, Glassdoor, Toys R Us
• 9th Circ. Asks DC High Court For Clarity On Howrey Profits
• Rand Logistics Confirmation Decision Deferred For A Day
• Reinsurance Co., Creditors Reach Stock Bid Procedures Deal
• US Biz Of Indian Man Accused Of $2B Bank Fraud Files Ch. 11
• Why Machine Learning Should Matter To Lawyers
• SunEdison Investor Sues CEO, CFO After 'Meltdown'
• Justices Limit Ch. 11 Safe Harbor For Securities Clawbacks
• Seadrill Gains Restructuring Plan Support With Creditor Deal
• US Trustee, Creditor Slam Patriot National DIP, Sale Plans
• Weinstein Co. Gearing Up For Bankruptcy As Sale Collapses
• EFH Ch. 11 Sale Plan Confirmed By Del. Court
• Transmission Company Opens Ch. 11 To Rework $58M Debt
• Avaya Reaches $1.5M Ch. 11 IP Settlement With BlackBerry
• Fed Not Looking To Relax Bank Regulations, Top Official Says
• Hawaii, NM Can't Get Better Position In Takata Ch. 11
• REIT Resource Capital Beats Investor Suit Over $41M Loss
• Key Constituents In Retail Bankruptcy: A Shifting Landscape
• Getting Back To Basics With Master Limited Partnerships
• DBSI Trustee Wants IRS To Return All Ponzi Funds
• Ex-Fla. City Commissioner Sentenced For Corruption Scheme
• Jevic Floats New Plan Settlement To Comply With High Court
• EFH Says It's Nearing Resolution Of NextEra's Plan Objection
• Tilton, Patriarch Hit With $10M Suit In TransCare Case
• Understanding Texas Mechanic's Liens And Bonds: Part 3
• 2nd Circ. Raises Bar For US Jurisdiction Over Foreign Banks
• China Fishery Settlement Clears Way For Sale, Trustee Says
• Radio-Control Car IP Holder Wants To Resume Hobbico Ch. 11
• Tops Supermarket Can Tap $265M Ch. 11 Financing
• EFH, Creditor Experts Won't Testify On Reserve Bond Issue
• M&G Lienholder Priority Fight In Del. Awaits Sale Moves
• Sidley Austin Adds Ex-Winston & Strawn Global Finance Atty
• Luxury Shoe Retailer Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Liquidate
• Woodbridge Seeks Ch. 11 Judge's OK For Calif. Consent Order
• Westinghouse Cleared To Solicit Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Weil Seeks To Nip Conflict Concerns In Breitburn Ch. 11 Case
• Treasury Backs Dodd-Frank Wind-Down Powers, Eyes Reform
• Understanding Texas Mechanic's Liens And Bonds: Part 2
• Holland & Knight Adds Bankruptcy Litigator In Houston
• Tops Supermarkets Opens $1.2B Ch. 11, Plans Debt Rework
• Ex-CEO Of Bankrupt NY Solar Co. Attacks Subpoena Request
• Woodbridge Ponzi Defendant Seeks Toss Of SEC Charges
• Swift Action Called For In Pacific Drilling Ch. 11 Case
• Cab Co. Says Bankruptcy Trustee's Suit Based On Falsehoods
• Tribunal Orders Egypt To Pay $1B In Gas Supply Row
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up Atty's Suit Over $1.2M Fee
• $300M Emergency Loan Approved For Puerto Rico Electric Co.
• SDFL Adopts Guidelines For Cooperation On Int'l Bankruptcies
• Hedge Fund's $26.2M Bid Tops Ch. 11 Auction For Aerogroup
• Muni Market Shaken By Puerto Rico Special Revenues Ruling
• Takata Wins Nod For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation, $1.6B Sale
• EFH Raises Questions Over Reserve Fund Interest Payments
• Weil's Role Part Of Probe Of Breitburn Conflict Claims
• Ex-Debevoise Partner Tapped To Help Atlantic City Recovery
• Convicted Dewey Exec's SEC Deal Hinges On Criminal Appeal
• Boston Herald Cleared For $12M Ch. 11 Sale To MediaNews
• How Emerging Sources Of ESI Will Impact Discovery
• Puerto Rico Electric Co. Denied Bid For Emergency Loan
• Dubious Timeline Saves Nursing Home Chain From OT Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Thomson Reuters, Seadrill, Petrobras
• Insurers Cleared To Subpoena Asbestos Claim Info In Ch. 11
• Appvion Lenders Slam Creditors' Bid To Challenge Liens
• $380M Trade Secrets Claim Against Avaya Gets Pushback
• Put The Brakes On Acceleration Bay Litigation Funder Ruling
• Stroock Adds Kasowitz Benson Restructuring Star In NY
• Takata Allowed To Discharge State Claims In Ch. 11
• Some Pointers For Stressed And Distressed Charitable Orgs
• A Chat With Hogan Lovells HR Chief Allison Friend
• Trenk DiPasquale Email Probe Ordered In Water Agency Suit
• Puerto Rico Utility Creditors Unveil $534M Loan Offer
• Trustee Fee Fight Prompts Ch. 11 Retroactive Closing Bid
• Cumulus Trustee Objects To Exec Bonus Payments
• Aerogroup Gets Nod For New $23M Stalking Horse Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Healthineers, Blackstone, Takata
• Velocity Holdings Cleared For Vote On $400M Ch. 11 Plan
• 3rd Circ. Snubs Fraudster Bar Owner's Bid To Trim Sentence
• $12M Digital First Media Bid Wins Boston Herald Auction
• Considerations For Attorneys Using Artificial Intelligence
• Rent-A-Wreck Ch. 11 Case Tossed As Bad Faith Filing
• Del. Ruling Gives Schorsch, Others Part Of $18M Fee Tab
• SEC Pushes Gibson Dunn Out Of Woodbridge Ch. 11
• Charming Charlie Gets OK To Poll Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• $1.8B Offer Deepens Fight Over Breitburn Ch. 11 Plan
• Cenveo Creditor Seeks Probe, Alleging Insider Deals At Co.
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 14
• Proskauer Says No Evidence Ex-Partner Aided Stanford Scam
• GST AutoLeather's $167M Bankruptcy Sale Gets Court's OK
• Potlatch To Pay $6M To EPA, DOT Over Pollution Cleanup
• Powersports Co. Says Ch. 11 Creditor Probe Growing Futile
• Madoff Trustee Reaches $76M Settlement With Feeder Fund
• Judging A Book: Duncan Reviews 'Justice And Empathy'
• Gun Maker Remington To File Ch. 11 To Slash $700M In Debt
• Takata Paves Way For Ch. 11 Exit With Tort Committee Deal
• Plaintiffs Want To Rework $1B Deal With GM Ch. 11 Trust
• MBS Trustees Under Scrutiny At Close Of Lehman Ch. 11 Trial
• Aerogroup Licensee Opposes Sale That Would End Its Rights
• Archer & Greiner Nabs NYC Bankruptcy Boutique
• SEC Seeks Contempt For Accused Woodbridge Ponzi Boss
• Ticket Co. CEO Plans Guilty Plea In Ponzi Scheme Case
• When Blockchain Meets Article 9 And Bankruptcy
• UBS Escapes $2.9B Madoff Feeder Fraud Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Bankrupt Cumulus Gets OK To Pay Employee Bonuses
• Lehman Puts Finishing Touch On MBS Claims Estimation Trial
• Bankrupt Hotel Developer Must Face Bid For $15M Payout
• TerraForm Can't Use SunEdison To Halt $231M Suit
• The Art Of The Litigation Funding Deal
• 5 Cos. Price IPOs Totaling $959M Despite Market Turbulence
• Judge Skeptical Of Dewey CFO's Bid To Vacate Conviction
• Ascent Resources Marcellus OK'd For Quick Prepack Ch. 11
• Accused Ponzi Leader Seeks End To SEC's $1B Asset Freeze
• Judge Questions Attys' Fees In 2 Takata Air Bag Deals
• Bankrupt Solar Panel Installer Hit With WARN Suit
• Macaroni Grill Plan Confirmed Over WARN Class Objection
• Bahraini Bank, Investment Co. Can't Dodge Ch. 11 Suits
• Suit Funder Can't Seek Payout In NJ After Ky. Loss: Judge
• Latham Nabs Bankruptcy Expert From Sidley In LA
• Smart Contracts Need Smart Corporate Lawyers
• Workers Paid Fair Price For RadioShack Stock, 5th Circ. Says
• Toys R Us Gets OK On Store Closures, Employee Bonuses
• Bankrupt Payday Lender Can't Move CFPB Suit To Texas
• Another Bankruptcy Discharge Case Before High Court
• Investors Want Closing Of Millennium Labs Ch. 11 Blocked
• NY Wheel Parties To Mediate Ch. 11 Issues, Contract Suits
• Ascent Resources Hits Ch. 11 With $1.2B Debt Rework Plan
• Kirkland Says Ex-US Trustee Is Isolated From Ch. 11 Case
• How To Fix Your Broken Client Teams
• ID Screener Spurned By Navy Gets Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• Takata Whistleblowers Say Ch. 11 Plan Must Reserve $250M
• Bon-Ton Gets Interim $725M DIP OK, Beats Liquidation Push
• Cook Inlet Decision Rightly Protects Deemed Consolidation
• Puerto Rico Oversight Board Defends $1.3B PREPA Loan Bid
• Walter Investment To See Lower Cash Projections, CEO's Exit
• Breitburn Shareholders To Reopen Ch. 11 Row After $1.8B Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, ADM, Bhushan Steel
• US Trustee Opposes Toys R Us Store Closure Plan
• US Trustee Slams $245K Payments To Boston Herald Insiders
• Bon-Ton Stores Hits Ch. 11 With $1B Debt, Sale Plans
• The Bankruptcy Eligibility Of Quasi-Government Entities
• M&G Unsecured Creditors Contest $463M DAK Liens In Ch. 11
• Fla. Swingers Club Fights Bid To Freeze Assets, DQ Atty
• EFH Ch. 11 Sale To Face Texas Regulators Unopposed
• Madoff Investors Can't Get All SDNY Judges Off Their Case
• WaMu Ordered To Pay $5M Tax Counsel Fee For Ch. 11 Work
• Judge OKs $1M Deal In Zurich, Flooring Co. Coverage Row
• Envelope Maker Cenveo Files Ch. 11, Hopes To Shed $700M
• Patriot National Workers File WARN Act Suit In Ch. 11 Case
• How To Serve Your Blind Client Effectively
• Per Plan Or Per Debtor? New Ruling Has Precedential Value
• NYC Contractor Beats Union Challenge, To Sell Biz In Ch. 11
• Fresh Starts But Not A Clean Break As Miami Firm Splits
• M&G USA Gets Nod For $33.5M West Virginia Plant Sale
• GST AutoLeather Reports Ch. 11 DIP, Sale, Fee Compromises
• Patriot National Gets OK On $5M In Interim DIP Financing
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Clearing FCC In $21M Spectrum Row
• Boston Herald Boosts Worker Focus In Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• W.Va. Newspaper Hits Bankruptcy, Has Planned Buyer
• WARN Class Objects To Macaroni Grill Ch. 11 Plan
• Puerto Rico Electric Co. Preparing To Privatize, Says Panel
• Bankruptcy Trustee Defends Crane Heyman Malpractice Suit
• Evolving Due Process In The Digital Age
• Under New Tax Law, Time Is Running Out For Ponzi Victims