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Bankruptcy - April, 2018

193 articles

• Appleby Snags Norton Rose Partner In Cayman Islands
• Ex-Worker Says Winn-Dixie Ch. 11 Plan Strips Class Rights
• Gordon Ramsey In Hot Water Over Caesars Eatery Contracts
• MF Global Ch. 11 Litigation Trust Seeks 3-Year Extension
• 'Idol' Lenders Say Apollo Mismanaged Co. For Own Benefit
• CST Ch. 11 Dismissal Granted Pending Timing Issues
• Foley & Lardner Snags BakerHostetler Bankruptcy Expert
• Weinstein Claims TWC Ch. 11 Sale Rush May Mingle Assets
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• Pa. Turnpike Agency Inks $2M Deal To End IT Contract Row
• For Some Insurance Claims, Plain Language Isn't Enough
• FDIC Vice Chairman Set To Depart Agency
• Pension Fund Says Bankrupt Grocer Should Be Arbitral Ally
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Gibson, Baker
• NYC Plugs Its $9B Media Biz As Weinstein Co. Sale Looms
• Weinstein's Doc Demand Not About Ch. 11 Case, Studio Says
• Wells Fargo, Other Lenders Want 8th Circ. To Nix Ponzi Suit
• $57M SunEdison Deal May Be In Trouble After Funds Opt Out
• 'Extraordinary' $46M BofA Award Upends Punitives Formula
• GM Faces Potential $1B Payout Tied To Defective Switches
• As Suniva Ch. 11 Hopes Dim, Second Creditor Seeks Sale
• How Lagos Might Affect Internal Investigations
• Investor Wants To Trade Claims While On Creditor Committee
• Real Industry Equity, Stock Groups Contest Ch. 11 Plan
• Woodbridge Creditor Seeks Block On Shapiro Play For $133K
• Bankruptcy Filings Keep Subsiding, But At A Slower Pace
• Erin Energy Hits Ch. 11 Amid Africa Oil Production Issues
• Remington's Nonconsensual Releases Not Allowed, SEC Says
• Puerto Rican Unions Sue To Void Restructuring Proceedings
• Katy Industries' Ch. 11 Confirmation Paused For Ex-CEO's Suit
• GM Gets NY Law Liability Claims Tossed From Ignition MDL
• Atty Cites 1st Circ. In Seeking Contempt In Biolitec IP Case
• $1.5B Stanford Trial Against Proskauer Postponed
• Wachtell Guides QCP's $2B Welltower, ProMedica Deals
• Thiel Reaches Pact Not To Buy Gawker Assets, Avoids Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Eli Lilly, TransUnion, Quality Care
• Union Workers Can't Get Priority Ch. 11 Claim, Judge Hears
• GST AutoLeather Reaches Global Deal On Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Proskauer Pulls Bid At 5th Circ. To Stay $1.5B Stanford Trial
• Think Finance Says CFPB Unconstitutional In Dismissal Bid
• Consent Confusion Sank Tribune Race Bias Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Bankruptcy Venue Reform Not Likely To Happen This Year
• 9th Circ. Affirms Reversal Of Ch. 7 Sanctions In RE Row
• Patriot National's Plan Releases Too Broad, Ch. 11 Judge Says
• Puerto Rico Judge Must Rethink Sharing Of Fiscal Plan Docs
• Proskauer Asks 5th Circ. To Stay $1.5B Stanford Trial
• W.Va. State Court Receiver Ducks Fraud, Assault Suit
• Hogan Lovells Adds 3 Bankruptcy Partners From Jones Day
• The Benefits And Challenges Of Lending To Series LLCs
• Proskauer Loses Bid To Delay $1.5B Clawback Trial
• Nine West Files Ch. 11 Plan With $200M Stalking Horse Bid
• Avaya Ch. 11 Judge Pegs SAE's Trade Secrets Claim At $1.2M
• Weinstein Co. Skirting Film Ownership Issue, Producer Says
• FirstEnergy Reaches Deal With Creditors In Ch. 11 Cases
• New GM, Mich. Residents Dispute Provisions Of 2009 Sale
• Zohar Reaches Deal To End Dismissal, Stay Fights In Ch. 11
• Burt Barr Gets $3M Legal Malpractice Suit Tossed
• High Court Won't Review Sentinel's Clawback Attempt
• 2nd Circ. Upholds DLA Piper Win In Malpractice Suit
• Investors, Pernix Set $75M Stalking Horse Bid For Orexigen
• Sanctions Bid Advances Against Fla. Firm, Billionaire
• Toys R Us Fetches $235M Offer For Canadian Stores
• Puerto Rico Sales Tax Bond Fight Sparks Muni Market Anxiety
• NY Wheel Dismissal Ruling Put Off For Renewed Mediation
• Key Safety Not Covered For Interest In AIG Dispute: 6th Circ.
• Puerto Rico Fed Board Approves Pension-Cutting Fiscal Plan
• Lehman Judge Fumes At RMBS Trusts' Distribution Moves
• Envelope Maker's 3rd-Party Releases Draw Ch. 11 Trustee's Ire
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs 3 Restructuring Attys From Cooley
• Weinstein Co. Says Dozens Of Buyers Have Shown Interest
• NextEra Fights To Keep $275M Termination Fee At 3rd Circ.
• 1st Circ. Upholds $2.7M Payment From Bankrupt Railroad
• Mediation Progress Pushes Zohar Dismissal Trial One Week
• Bon-Ton's Ch. 11 Liquidation Sale Approved By Del. Court
• Trustee Slams Patriot National Ch. 11 Plan On Ghost Releases
• 'Hotel Mumbai' Producer Sues Weinstein Co. To Nix Contract
• No Quick End To Relativity Co-Founder Fraud Claims: Judge
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• ATP Vendors' Mineral Liens Void, 5th Circ. Says
• High Court Not Sure Restitution Law Covers GE's Legal Fees
• High Court Weighs Issue Of Fraud In Discharging Debts
• Rent-A-Wreck Head Demands Co. Pay His Ch. 11 Legal Fees
• Texas Grid Regulator Immune From Panda's Suit Over Ch. 11
• Bertucci's Gets Approval On $750K Interim DIP
• 2nd Circ. Cool On Saving Funds' Suit Against DLA Piper
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toys R Us, Amazon, GE
• A&P Creditors Seek Upwards Of $26M From Pepsi, Frito-Lay
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• The Impact Of Tax Reform On Film, TV And Print Media: Part 2
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• SEC Reaches Deal With Exec Convicted In Dewey Fraud
• Relativity CEO Says Investor Can't Beat Claims Injunction
• Co. Can't Undo Hockey Player Reorg Plan, Says 6th Circ.
• Land Sale Subject To Stay, Stillwater Tells 2nd Circ.
• Bertucci's Restaurant Chain Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Worth $20M
• NJ Scales Back Former AG's Role In Atlantic City Finances
• AAI Fights Boeing's Bid To Stall Sanctions In $100M Suit
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• The Many Challenges Facing Venezuela Bribery Suit: Part 2
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• The Law360 400
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• Billionaire, Fla. Firm To Face Depositions In Sanctions Bid
• CFPB Fights Quick Win Bid By Law Firms In Illegal Fees Suit
• HCR ManorCare Gets Consensual Plan Confirmation
• Up Next At High Court: Taxing Online Sales, Patent Damages
• Zohar Ch. 11 Dismissal Hearing Procedures Set By Court
• Weiland Golden Gets Bankruptcy Partner And New Firm Name
• $890M 'Save Toys R Us' Bid Made By MGA Entertainment CEO
• Greenberg Traurig Beats Malpractice Claim In Clawback Row
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Ch. 7 Trustee Fights Sanctions Over His Chicago Cab Suit
• The Many Challenges Facing Venezuela Bribery Suit: Part 1
• Fla. Firm Fights Sanctions In Billionaire Sex Offender Row
• Cumulus Defends Valuation To Open Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• NextEra Fights To Keep $60M Expense Claim Against EFH
• Hospital Owner Can't Keep Ch. 11 Malpractice Row In Court
• Judge Rips Feuding Parties In NY Solar Co.'s Ch. 11
• Ex-CFO Of 'Soup Nazi' Co. Gets 9 Months For Tax Evasion
• Why Bankruptcy Lawyer's Trade Secret Cases Failed
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• NY Unions Attack Construction Firm's Ch. 11 Claim Objections
• Orexigen Reaches Deal With Creditors On $70M DIP Loan
• Aviva Ends $35M Note Fraud Claims Against Dewey Execs
• 6th Circ. Says Couple's Appeal Of Fraud Verdict 'Nonsensical'
• Cenveo Defends Bid To Hire Ex-VP As Bankruptcy Consultant
• Lathrop Gage Snags LA Insurance Partner From Latham
• Bon-Ton Liquidation Looms After Del. Court Nixes Bid Fee
• Ex-Nortel Execs Beat Long-Simmering Securities Fraud Suit
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Bondholders Ratchet Up Puerto Rico Sales Tax Revenues Spat
• Orexigen Noteholders Say $70M DIP Loan Strips Value
• Zohar Funds Manager Denied Docs From Other Court Cases
• Toys R Us Asks For Extra $80M In DIP Financing
• Aircraft Parts Co. Gets Win In Trademark Suit
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• Southeastern Grocers OK'd To Pay Fees On $1.125B Exit Loan
• Patriot National Creditor's Bid To Continue $110M Suit Denied
• Nine West Seeks Court OK For $300M In DIP Financing
• Examiner OK'd In Ch. 11 Tied To Alleged Indian Fraudster
• Billionaire Sex Offender Fights Firm's Sanctions Bid
• Gawker Ch. 11 Judge Wrestles With Libel Claims' Releases
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• Bankrupt NY Solar Co. Blasts Ex-CEO's Bid To Liquidate
• VER Technologies Gets Interim OK On $364M DIP Package
• Steptoe's Malpractice Win Kept Intact Amid Stolen-Asset Row
• FirstEnergy Supplier Fight Deemed Purview Of FERC, Ch. 11
• Weinstein Co. Auction Plan Approved With Extended Timeline
• Footwear Co. Nine West Files For Ch. 11, To Sell Units
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• The Impact Of Tax Reform On Film, TV And Print Media: Part 1
• Cobalt Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan Approved After Settlement
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nine West, Dolce & Gabbana, BNP Paribas
• More Claims Advance In RCS Creditor Trust's Schorsch Suit
• Bankrupt Cumulus Seeks To Buy Chicago Station For $18M
• VER Technologies Enters Ch. 11 With Merger Plan
• Jevic Lender Fights Possible Ch. 7 Conversion
• Woodbridge Creditor Seeks To Halt Ponzi Class Actions
• SEC Says $15B Disgorgement Suit Misinterprets Kokesh
• PES Refinery Cleared For Ch. 11 EPA Ethanol Settlement
• Zohar Funds To Mediate Ch. 11 Issues Ahead Of Hearing
• Why PE Isn't The Real Reason Retailers Are Going Bankrupt
• Fla. Hotel Project Struggles Highlight EB-5 Risks
• Bankrupt Payday Lender Can't Move Pa. AG's Suit To Texas
• Ex-Chrysler Dealer's Franchise Fight Hits Snag At 6th Circ.
• EV Energy Gets OK For Speedy Ch. 11 Confirmation Schedule
• Ex-Bauer Execs Slam Ch. 11 Trustee's Stand On Pay Claims
• Weinstein Co. Catches Gov't Flak For Ch. 11 Bid Procedures
• TBS Founder's Estate Sues Execs For $90M Over Lost Shares
• Schulte Roth & Zabel Adds Corporate Restructuring Partner
• Jewelry Merchant Charming Charlie Confirms Ch. 11 Plan
• 'Acrimony' Warrants Ch. 11 Trustee For Zohar, UST Says
• Justices Punt Tribune Co. Clawback Row After Merit Ruling
• Fieldwood Energy Gets OK For Prepackaged Ch. 11 Plan
• SunEdison Preferred Investors Want $57M Deal Clarified
• A Cautionary Tale For Sublicensees
• PES Fights Intervention Bid For Plan-Critical Consent Decree
• Puerto Rico Gov. Rejects Oversight Board's New Budget Cuts
• Patriot National D&O Payouts Can Resume, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Takes Lloyd's Off Hook For $5M Excess Policy Claims
• Hobbico Approved For Pair Of Ch. 11 Asset Sales At $26M
• EV Energy Partners Hits Ch. 11, Seeks To Shed $343M In Debt
• Failed Developer Asks 1st Circ. To Undo Bankruptcy Judgment
• FirstEnergy Power Generation Units Seek Relief In Ch. 11
• Stillwater Loses Appeal Over Transfer Claims For 11 Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shree Renuka, GreenSky, Tabarak
• 11th Circ. Revives Bankruptcy Client's Claims Against Attys
• A Notable Footnote In High Court Merit Management Decision