Bankruptcy Archive » March, 2018

Bankruptcy - March, 2018

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• Probe Sought In Ch. 11 Tied To Alleged Indian Fraudster
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Co. Punished For Dodging Discovery Tied To $75M IP Loss
• House Panel Skewers Puerto Rico Fiscal Board's Performance
• Zohar Claims Fund Manager Lacks Standing For Ch. 11 Exit
• KPMG Hong Kong Exits Fraud Suit Over Work For Failed Firm
• 5th Circ. Says Ch. 11 Crucial In Comcast, Network Debt Row
• Lehman Benefits Plan Blasts Whistleblower 1st Circ. Appeal
• Hobbico Committee Questions Atty's Ties To Stalking Horse
• Goodwin Liu Talks Academia, Constitutional Law, Oxtail Stew
• DC Circ. Sides With NLRB In Newspaper Successorship Row
• Republic Airways Execs Escape Securities Fraud Suit
• Remington Bankruptcy Could Halt Deal Appeal At 8th Circ.
• Battle Intensifies Over Patriot National D&O Insurance
• Weinstein Accusers Face Uncertain Path In Ch. 11 Case
• BigLaw Doesn't Have A Diversity Problem
• Real Industry Seeks Court's OK For Sale To Noteholders
• Fed. Board Seeks Additional Cuts In Puerto Rico Fiscal Plan
• FDIC Settles Tax Refund Row With Defunct Ill. Co. For $240M
• Appvion OK'd For New $100M DIP Over Lender Objections
• Separate Westinghouse Suits 'Dumbest Possible Idea': Judge
• Roman J. Israel, Esquire, Meet Donald J. Trump, POTUS
• Winn-Dixie Parent Co. Gets OK On Ch. 11 Credit Amendments
• Judge Notes 'Disturbing' Allegations In Zohar Ch. 11 Dispute
• $1.1B M&G Ch. 11 Plant Sale OK'd Over Bancomext Objection
• Briefing Allowed In EFH Claim Reserve Application Row
• Aeropostale Ch. 11 Plan, 3rd-Party Releases Approved
• Allied Nevada Investors Can't Block Ch. 11 Plan: 3rd Circ.
• Chicago Cab Co. Wants Dykema, Ch. 7 Trustee Sanctioned
• We Need A Cybersecurity Framework For Law Firms
• M&G's $1B Plant Sale Delayed After Committee Settlement
• Remington Approved For Unique Ch. 11 DIP Funding Plan
• Rapper Ja Rule To Give Fyre Fest Info To Ch. 7 Trustee
• Puerto Rico Energy Regulator Seeks Injunction In PREPA Case
• Westinghouse Secures Approval Of Ch. 11 Plan
• Relativity Cofounder Says Ch. 11 Plan Blocks Fraud Suit
• Winn-Dixie Parent Opens $1.3B Ch. 11, Debt Rework In Del.
• Equity Partnership Isn't What It Used To Be
• Sanctions Sought Against Billionaire Sex Offender, Fla. Firm
• Zohar Insurers, Investors Want Tilton Ch. 11 Tossed
• Katten Muchin Adds Bankruptcy Vet, 4 Others In New York
• American Airlines Questions Merits Of Ch. 11 Merger Trial
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Allens Trustee Suit Against Creditors
• 2 NJ Attys Suspended In Separate Ethics Cases
• Lehman Bros. Nixes Customers' $117M Transfer Claims
• Remington Opens Del. Ch. 11 With $1B Debt Rework Plan
• PES Refinery Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed, Ethanol Fight Remains
• Hedge Fund Suspected Of Fraud Secures Ch. 15 Protection
• Judging A Book: Hardiman Reviews 'Without Precedent'
• MGA Entertainment CEO Trying To Save Toys R Us Stores
• Breitburn Earns Court Approval Of Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• $1.1B M&G Texas Plant Sale Pact Delayed As Cash Dwindles
• Remington Ch. 11 Filing Days Away, Co. Says
• Nationstar Must Face Suit Over Post-Ch. 7 Collection Calls
• Top Tax Changes For Law Firms: What Lawyers Need To Know
• Toys R Us Approved To Liquidate US Stores By June 30
• Creditor Loses Bid For Nearly $4M Of BioChemics-SEC Deal
• Puerto Rico Reaches Deal With US Treasury On Disaster Loan
• Judge Nixes Constellation Creditors' Settlement Appeal
• Pennsylvania Withdraws Objection To Refinery Bankruptcy
• Mich. Residents Say New GM Must Face Groundwater Suit
• RMBS Seller's Bankruptcy Axes Class Suit Against Citibank
• Boies, BigLaw May Get Small Change In Weinstein Ch. 11
• Bankruptcy Notice Lessons From Lyondell
• Companies Should Avoid The BigLaw Bonus Structure
• IHeartMedia Legacy Noteholders Sue Over Ch. 11 Debt Plan
• Appvion DIP Lenders Oppose Priming By New Financing Deal
• UBS Securities Beats $14.4M Clawback Action Over Sentinel
• Vitamin World Creditor Seeks To Convert Ch. 11 To Ch. 7
• Weil Reasserts Distance From Debt Holder In Breitburn Ch. 11
• 9th Circ. Nixes Trusts' ERISA Suit Over Unpaid Contributions
• Jones Day And Orrick Kill Heller Clawback
• PES Ch. 11 Plan Hit With Objections From US Gov't
• Ch. 7 Trustee Fights Cab Co.'s Bid To Duck Transfer Suit
• Chief Innovation Officer — The New Star On Legal Teams
• Tops Markets' Deal With Vendor Wins Bankruptcy Judge's OK
• CFPB Urges 9th Circ. To Keep Subpoena Against Law Firm
• Millennium Lab Ch. 11 Cases Closed, But Not Retroactively
• Lopsided Takata Recall Repair Rates Worry Senate Panel
• Claire's Gets Interim Access To $105M Bankruptcy Financing
• Ex-Pastor Must Pay $8.6M For Embezzling From Parishioners
• New Fla. Law Allows Bankruptcy Docs In Foreclosure Suits
• Investors Say Banks Seek To Limit Stakes Shortly Before Trial
• Considerations For Appointing Equity Committees In Ch. 11
• EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Downfall Of Latham's Chairman
• Weinstein Co.'s Del. Ch. 11 Kickoff Marked By $25M Loan Fight
• National Lawyers Need National Licensing For National Courts
• Firms Battle Over Repping Class In Westinghouse WARN Suit
• Judge OKs Eagan Avenatti's Exit From Ch. 11
• Buyer Worries Lead Augustus Energy To Seek Ch. 11 Sale
• Reinsurance Firm's Restructuring Implementation Deal OK'd
• Aeropostale Ch. 11 Lender Releases Seem OK, Judge Signals
• US Trustee Objects To PES Ch. 11 Plan Over Creditor Rights
• Constellation Healthcare Files For Voluntary Chapter 11
• New Bribery Suit's Implications For Venezuela Restructuring
• Claire's Opens $1.9B Ch. 11 In Delaware To Rework Debt
• Zohar Funds Say Manager's Bid To Lift Stay Isn't Urgent
• Alleged Ponzi Promoters Can't Nix $340M SEC Suit In Mass.
• Pa. Revenue Agency Asserts $3.8B Tax Claim In PES Ch. 11
• IRS Says It's Protected From Trustee's $3.6M Clawback Suit
• Ga. Plant Owners Seek Return Of Cash From Westinghouse
• Asbestos Firm Must Face Insurers' Coverage Payback Suit
• Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo Parent To File Ch. 11, Close 94 Stores
• Chrysler Slips Punitive Damages Claim In Ch. 11 Ruling
• Failed ACA Insurer's Suit Tossed Over Jurisdiction
• A Chat With Littler Info Chief Durgesh Sharma
• Feds Settle Bulletproof Vest Claims With Toyobo For $66M
• Bankrupt Laser Co. Hid Assets To Duck Court Judgments: Suit
• Toys R Us Creditors Fear Wind-Down Uncertainties
• Weil's Breitburn Lienholder Work A 'Fee Issue,' Judge Says
• Blank Rome Nabs Finance, RE Attys From Herrick Feinstein
• Zohar Manager Tries To Unpause Ownership Rights Appeal
• Law360's Bankruptcy Editorial Advisory Board
• IHeartMedia Hits Ch. 11 To Cut More Than $10B In Debt
• Bankruptcy Court's Block Of $1B Lehman Clawback Upheld
• Pipeline Cos. Seek ExGen Texas Ch. 11 Financial Assurance
• Square Inc.'s Bankruptcy Atty Ban Is Illegal, 9th Circ. Told
• Toys R Us To Liquidate, Close All US Stores
• Patriot Nat'l Drops Some Ch. 11 Releases From Disclosure
• FieldTurf Can Rope In More Defendants Following $30M Win
• M&G Creditors Stays Move To Subordinate DAK's $463M Claim
• Pension Fund Objects To Tops Markets Vendor Agreement
• Takata Hit With Price-Fixing Charges By South Africa
• Orexigen Gets Interim OK For $7.5M DIP To Fund Sale Process
• Litigation Stay Fight Brewing In Zohar Funds Ch. 11 Cases
• Cocoa Seller Can't Probe Other Transmar Creditor In Ch. 7
• 7th Circ. Revives Fund's Suit Over Withdrawal Charges
• Burt Barr Says No Way Ex-Client Could Collect $3M Judgment
• Investors Sue Comerica In $1.2B Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme
• Lawyering A La Carte: Unbundled Dispute Resolution Services
• EPA Lets Bankrupt Pa. Refiner Slide On Biofuel Payments
• Latham Snags Restructuring Co-Chair From O'Melveny
• Bitcoin: A New, Volatile Asset In Bankruptcy
• Tilton Takes Zohar Funds Into Ch. 11 To Resolve Litigation
• Judge Rejects Breitburn Ch. 11 Plan But Gives Path Forward
• Bon-Ton Gets Final OK On $725M DIP, Bidding Procedures
• Patriot National Plan Disclosure Statement Approved In Del.
• CIT Grants $2.8M Default Judgment Against Rupari For Fraud
• Drugmaker Orexigen Opens Del. Ch. 11 With $226M In Debt
• You're Perfect, Now Change: Perfectionism Hurts Lawyers
• In Lakeridge, Concurring Justices Take The Spotlight
• Capital One Sued For Checking Credit Info Post-Bankruptcy
• Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction
• Why The 'Blue Slip' Battles Are Becoming White Hot
• Senior Judges Fill The Void Left By Rampant Vacancies
• How Far Right Can The President Pull The Courts?
• Ex-Jevic Workers Argue For Liquidation Over Ch. 11 Deal
• Transmar Cocoa CEO, Son Plead Guilty To $400M Bank Fraud
• Appvion Creditors Say New DIP Loan Bid Ploy For Assets
• M&G Lienholders Say Plant Sale May Not Pay Them In Full
• BNP, Trustee Argue Due Diligence In Madoff Clawback Suit
• Ex-Sugar Felsenthal Bankruptcy Pro Joins Horwood Marcus
• A Potential Shift On Education Debt Discharge Standards
• Woodbridge Reaches DIP Deal With Noteholders
• Lehman Gets $2.4B Value On RMBS Claims By Trustees
• Speedy Class Cert. Rejected In Patriot National Ch. 11
• Facing Contempt, Law Firm Founder Drops Bankruptcy
• Bagel Chain Ex-CEO Wants Bankruptcy Court To Rule On Pay
• CFPB Tweaks Mortgage Servicer Rule
• Chubb Units Don't Have To Cover IT Co. In Hawaii DOT Spat
• Regulators OK $9.5B Oncor Sale, Capping EFH Bankruptcy
• Consultant Targeted In NJ Water Agency Mismanagement Suit
• Patent Adversary Disputes Hobbico Ch. 11 Sale Plans
• BCBS Affiliates Can't Dismiss Hospital Benefits Payment Suit
• CRS Trustee Settles Claims Against Auditor For $2M
• Puerto Rico Atty Fees Of $50M OK'd Amid Billing Concerns
• Bancomext Sues M&G In Ch. 11, Probes $550M Transfers
• Puerto Rico Regulator Wants Power In PREPA Restructuring
• Fyre Festival Organizer Cops To Fraud, Faces 10 Years
• SEC Rebukes Ponzi Suspect's Bids To Escape Case, Penalties
• HCR Manorcare Approved For Quick Trip Through Bankruptcy
• Examiner To Be Tapped In Cenveo Ch. 11 To Probe Payments
• GM Seeks Stay In Mich. Groundwater Contamination Suit
• RCS Trust Seeks To Reargue Tossed AR Cap Breach Claim
• Defense Bar, Law Prof Side With Ex-CEO Over GE Legal Tab
• Shoemaker Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Negotiate Rent Deals
• High Court Ruling Questions Ch. 11 'Insider' Status Test
• Asbestos Suits Not Barred By Ch. 11 Plan, 3rd Circ. Told
• Weinstein Co. Sale Collapses Over 'Disappointing' Info
• Barnes & Thornburg Opens Office With Ex-Cooley Partner
• 9th Circ. Revives Loan Advice Suit Against Heller Ehrman
• Investing In Ground-Leased Or Net-Leased Real Estate
• 10 Tips For Working With IT To Preserve Data
• Patriot National's $15.5M DIP Loan Cleared With Changes
• NY Wheel Ch. 11 Dismissal Proceeds After Mediation Fails
• $16M Ch. 11 Deal Ends Paragon-SinoEnergy Rig Dispute
• Fund Blasts Trustee's Deal With Insurer In $70M Ponzi Case
• Heller Can't Take Ex-Partners' Fees, Calif. High Court Says
• HCR Manorcare Files Ch. 11 To Wipe Out $445M In REIT Debt
• Banks Beat Some New Claims In Colonial RMBS Fight
• High Court Won't Review $655M Madoff Settlement
• High Court Ruling In FTI Consulting Makes Eminent Sense
• Ch. 11 'Insider' Reviews Should Be Deferential, Justices Rule
• Cayman-Based Hedge Funds Under Investigation Seek Ch. 15
• Fee Examiner Says Too Many Attys At Puerto Rico Hearings
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Real Industry Floats Ch. 11 Plan With $17.5M Equity Buy
• Appvion Committee Objects To Legal Fees For Creditor Group
• Lehman Cites High Court Bankruptcy Ruling In Clawback Fight
• A Powerful Tool For Tracing Foreign Assets In US
• Ex-Solar Co. CEO Wants Bankruptcy Case Converted To Ch. 7
• Wrist Wear Co. Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Sell IP, Sue Apple
• $500M Weinstein Co. Sale Revived After Threat Of Bankruptcy
• Insurer Slams Patriot National Ch. 11 Disclosure Omission
• Manufacturer Presses IP Claims Against Bankrupt Toys R Us
• Protecting Privilege In Litigation Financing Negotiations
• Lessons Learned From The Oil Patch Blues