Bankruptcy Archive » June, 2018

Bankruptcy - June, 2018

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• Justice Kennedy Leaves Mixed Record On Civil Rights
• Film Distributor Trustee Wants $20M Back From Parent Co.
• EDMC, 58 School Affiliates Open Del. Ch. 7 For Windup
• Puerto Rico Sees New Fiscal Plan After Labor Reform Fails
• Relativity, Creditors Reach Deal To Advance Ch. 11 Case
• Platinum Partners Execs Set For New Year Fraud Trial
• Fyre Fest Trustee Struggling To Get Info From Founder
• Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Nominee July 9
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brookstone, Ascensus, Xiaomi
• Carlyle's Chancery Case On Guernsey Fees Can Go To Trial
• Kennedy's Retirement: Legacy, Fallout & The Battle Ahead
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Nighthawk Energy Sells Assets For $18M After Ch. 11 Filing
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 3
• New Stats On Millennial Attorney Disciplinary Actions
• In A Health Provider Restructuring, Beware The Master Lease
• Nine West Beats US Trustee's Bid To Block CEO Retention
• Libel Shield Debate Stalls Boston Herald Ch. 11 Plan In Del.
• Why The Defense Bar Celebrates Kennedy
• Toys R Us Told It Can Do What It Must To Sell Its Asian Assets
• Roberts Becomes True Power As 'Kennedy Court' Ends
• $75M Orexigen Asset Sale Gets Approval In Del. Ch. 11
• Reinsurance Firm's Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure, Vote Plan OK'd
• 2nd Circ. Won't Undo Backing Nix Of Sabine Gas Contracts
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 2
• Delay On Kennedy Replacement 'Ain't Going To Happen': GOP
• For Creditors, Written Representation Is The Best Evidence
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: Prioritizing Is Always Key
• From Iqbal To Citizens United: Kennedy's Biggest Decisions
• Life After Kennedy: 1 Big Question, 6 Judges To Watch
• 'Goodbye, Tony!' Justices Bid Farewell To Kennedy
• When Partisan Passion Raged, Kennedy Was The Vote To Get
• Applebee's Franchisee Denied Escrow As Contract Row Rages
• Seismic Data Co. Files Ch. 11, To Be Bought By Competitor
• 2nd Circ. Blocks Latest Suit Targeting Madoff Investor
• Jefferies Seeks Toss Of Failed Biotech Co. Investors' Suit
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 1
• Fyre Festival Investor Can Pursue Claims Against Organizers
• GOP Kicks Off Race To Confirm Kennedy Replacement
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: How Congress Affected My Career
• Justice Kennedy's Retirement To Upset High Court Balance
• Are OCC's Reserve-Based Lending Guidelines Enforceable?
• Fiat Chrysler Must Face Crash Claim Despite Ch. 11 Sale
• Rehab Company's Lender Agrees To Limit Ch. 11 Credit Bid
• Navillus Ch. 11 Auction Request Shelved As Mediation Begins
• Winston Says Netflix Can't Claim Conflict In Relativity Ch. 11
• KKR Faces Heat From Investors Over Downfall Of Toys R Us
• O'Melveny Nabs 3 Greenberg Traurig Bankruptcy Attys In NY
• Pension Funds Lose Bid To Alter Central Grocers Asset Sale
• Montgomery McCracken Wants Malpractice Suit Axed
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: DC Isn't As Bad As You Think
• Nine West Lenders Clear Way For $50M DIP Term Loan
• Color Spot To Focus On Going-Concern Sale In Ch. 11 Case
• US Trustee Wants Cenveo Ch. 11 Blocked Over Exec Bonuses
• Miami Hospital Sold For $30M Out Of Bankruptcy
• Ex-NY Insurance Watchdog To Join Morgan Lewis
• Lehman Judge Approves Deutsche Bank Claim Payout Plan
• Chubb Widens Bid To Avoid Weinstein Coverage With UK Suit
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: 6 Things I Learned In Congress
• Claire's Revises Ch. 11 Bid Scheme After Criticism
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• US Trustee Opposes Nine West's Interim CEO Candidate
• Mud Slung In Conflicts Suit Against Madoff Victims' Lawyer
• EFH's Presence In Allocation Fight Challenged By Elliott, UMB
• Ampal Looks To Curb Tax Liability From $1B Egypt Gas Award
• Pa. Reinsurance Ruling Sets Precedent For Insolvency Cases
• Weinstein Co.'s Ch. 11 Sale Price Takes $23M Tumble
• Relativity Media Investor Accuses CEO Of $12.5M Fraud
• Tax Relief Under Tax Cuts And Jobs Act? Not For Debtors
• Quick Win Bid Denied In Aerogroup Ch. 11 Creditor Fight
• Liberty Withdraws $1.16B Offer For 40% Of IHeartMedia
• HCR ManorCare Presents New Ch. 11 Plan with Better Deal
• TransCare Trustee Pressed On $10M Suit Against Lynn Tilton
• Pension, Discovery Deals Reached In Tops Markets Ch. 11
• Creditors Object To $750M Lehman-Credit Suisse Deal
• BigLaw's Associate Salary Model Is A Relic Of A Bygone Era
• Ex-Dewey CFO Disbarred By Fraud Scheme Felony Conviction
• Zohar Ch. 11 Director Deal Approved With Indemnity Change
• IHeartMedia Beats US Trustee's Objection To Exec Bonuses
• Tops Markets' Creditors Push For Probe Of Pre-Ch. 11 Moves
• Rennert, Ex-Attys Move To Settle Row Over $214M Verdict
• Judge OKs $13.5M BNY, JPM Settlement In $15M Debt Suit
• Gawker Auction Set For July After Stalking Horse Offer OK'd
• Westinghouse Moves To Ax $262M In Fluor Contract Claims
• Applebee's Slams Affiliate Fee Escrow Plan In Del. Ch. 11
• Think Finance Gets Support On Bid To Dismiss CFPB Suit
• Zohar Says Independent Director Indemnification Is Critical
• Ambac Opens 1st Circ. Fight Over Puerto Rico Bond Diversion
• HSBC Loses Stay Protection In China Fishery Ch. 11 Probe
• #MeToo At Law Firms And What We Can Do About It
• AngioDynamics Seeks Biolitec Patents To Satisfy $75M Award
• Ex-IT Firm CFO To Pay $1.6M In SEC Judgment Over Fraud
• Bertucci's Says Prepayment Fee Is Not Owed To DIP Lender
• US Trustee Challenges Navillus' Ch. 11 Equity Auction
• FDIC Gets $4.1M Refund In Ch. 7 Case, 10th Circ. Affirms
• Air Charter Founders Lose Retrial Bid In Fraud Case
• No Sanctions For Atty Who Shared Allegedly Confidential Info
• A Chat With Holland & Knight CFO Mia Stutzman
• How Will Weinstein Co. Bankruptcy Impact Accusers?
• F-Squared Discovery Delayed In Del. Ch. 11 Trustee Suits
• GCs Tackle Law Firm Culture In Diversity Push
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• The Hurdles Facing BigLaw's Minority Women
• Knowledge Lawyers Can Help Firms Stay Ahead Of The Curve
• Talk Radio Networks Ask Judge To Lift Cumulus Ch. 11 Stay
• Rockport DIP Financing Is Approved, But Allocation Is Punted
• Justices Reject Momentive Ch. 11 Make-Whole Payments Row
• Brazil Telecom's $20B Restructuring Deal Clears US Court
• In Their Own Words: Minority Partners On Reaching The Top
• Celebrity Restaurateur Faces Remand Move By Investors
• $340M Ch. 11 Sale Of Nine West, Bandolino Brands Approved
• The 2018 Law360 Diversity Snapshot
• Minority Lawyers On Why They Left BigLaw
• Taking On The 'Petri Dish' Of BigLaw Bias
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
• Law360's Pro Say: What BigLaw Should Do About Diversity
• Indian Bank Seeks Ch. 11 Exam Of Alleged Fraudster, Others
• Weinstein Co. Floats Deal With 'Hotel Mumbai' Producers
• Ch. 11 Case Solutions Tightened As Jevic Anniversary Passes
• $300M Pellet Facility Bankruptcy Suit Kicked To Fed. Court
• An Unprecedented Look Inside The FARA Unit
• US Trustee Slams IHeartMedia Executive Bonuses
• Maxus Trustee Targets YPF, Repsol In $14B Ch. 11 Fraud Suit
• Options For Failing Marijuana Cos. And Their Creditors
• Casino Ch. 7 Trustee Wins Bid To Capture CEO's Assets
• Augustus Energy Cleared For $14M Del. Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• Insurers To Pay Minn. Diocese $15M For Sexual Abuse Claims
• EFH Plan Administrator Can Chime In On Allocation Fight
• SunEdison Investors Seek Class Cert. In Stock-Drop Suit
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 2
• Rockport Approved For Closing Sales At Retail Locations
• Ex-Dewey CFO Gets Discovery Stay For Criminal Appeal
• Software Co. Says $514.16 Fee Row Belongs In Fed. Court
• American Airlines Union Collusion Claims Tossed In Ch. 11
• Lehman Settles $1.2B Credit Suisse Trade Closeout Fight
• New GM Questions Scope Of Ch. 11 Defect Deal
• 2nd Circ. Hands ING Bank A Win In Marine-Fuel Lien Dispute
• Avenatti's Ex-Partner Seeks Assets To Satisfy $10M Judgment
• Madoff Trustee Recovers $280M In Ezra Merkin Settlement
• A Growing Divide On Trademark License Rights In Bankruptcy
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 1
• Concertgoers Object To 50 Cent's Sanction Bid In Bankruptcy
• MACH Gen Gets Del. Court Nod For $10M DIP Draw
• Puerto Rico Investors Cry Foul Over Sales Tax Revenue Deal
• The Walking Company's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Court Approval
• Delta Pilots' Pension Fund Suit Trimmed To A Single Claim
• Venezuela's Foley Hoag Attys Can Depart Crystallex Appeal
• Authentic Brands Makes $340M Bid For Nine West Assets
• Deals Rumor Mill: Abraaj, Sportradar, Xiaomi
• CORRECTION: Fyre Festival Investor Wants To Pursue $3M Claim
• Tilton Balks At $500K White & Case Role In Zohar Ch. 11
• BMW Can't Immediately Appeal In $33M Fisker Clawback Case
• Marsh Supermarkets Gets Del. Ch. 11 Liquidation Approval
• FirstEnergy Excludes Unions From Bonuses, Workers Say
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Seek Texas Justices' View On Sabine Case
• Mass. Power Plant Owner Back In Ch. 11 With $700M Of Debt
• GM Ignition Switch Suit Goes From SDNY To NM State Court
• Rehab Network Extends Sale Timeline To Appease Creditors
• Winston & Strawn Accused Of Conflict In Relativity Ch. 11
• A Valuable Precedent On Bankruptcy Vote Designation
• 'Housewives' Star Gets Green Light For Atty Malpractice Deal
• Sequor Law Picks Up 2 Bankruptcy Attys From GrayRobinson
• Trustee Defends $15B Suit Over SEC's 'Unlawful Power Grab'
• MF Global Creditor Plan Stalls On €126M Deutsche Bank Debt
• Shanghai Zhenhua To Pay Toisa $20M To End Row In Ch. 11
• Relativity Founder Shielded From Part Of Investor Fraud Suit
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 2
• Think Finance Says CFPB's 'Threadbare' Suit Must Go
• IHeartMedia Can Pay Employee Bonuses, Access $450M DIP
• Murray Plumb & Murray Adds New Bankruptcy Partner
• Penthouse Bankruptcy Ends 'Caligula' IP Suit
• Good Faith Won't Excuse IRS Action, 1st Circ. Says
• Ohio Auto Dealer Won't Face Contempt In Chrysler Dispute
• Union Boss Takes Aim At Feds' Double Fraud Theory
• Trustee Says Rehab Network Should Give Bidders More Time
• Calif. Justices Asked If Nonpatrons Can Sue Sites For Bias
• Jewelry Cos. Tied To Indian Bank Fraud Get Ch. 11 Trustee
• NFL Teams, Banks To Be Subpoenaed In National Events Ch. 7
• Rockport Incentive Pay Plan Fails Ch. 11 Tests, Trustee Says
• Cenveo's Revised Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures OK'd By Judge
• Lehman's Bid For Preferred Stock Swap Comes Under Fire
• Defining A Shareholder's Bankruptcy Veto Power
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 1
• ITT Ch. 7 Trustee Says CEO, Board Failed To Save School
• Planet Hollywood Owner Gets Bertucci's At Auction For $20M
• Deals Rumor Mill: PetSmart, Azelis, BHP
• Applebee's Tees Up Litigation With Bankrupt Franchisee
• Agreement Reached In Puerto Rico Sales Tax Revenue Fight
• 7th Circ. Upholds Nearly 4-Year Bankruptcy Fraud Sentence
• 1st Circ. Unsure If Date Flap Dooms Lehman Whistleblower
• Montgomery McCracken Faces $620M Suit For Toxic Tort Work
• Establishing Diversity When A Trust Is Involved
• Rockport's Amended Ch. 11 Bid Protections Get Court's OK
• Creditor Committee Cut Out Of EFH Reserve Allocation Fight
• Cenveo Reaches Global Ch. 11 Plan Settlement With Creditors
• Weinstein Co. Must Face Sexual Assault Victims' NY Suit
• Nine West Creditors Can Probe $2.2B Sycamore Takeover
• Creditor's Attempt To Block Ch. 11 Wasn't Bad Faith: 9th Circ.
• Debt Investors Slam Woodbridge Ch. 11 Anti-Assignment Bid
• Trenk DiPasquale Must Produce Hard Drives In Ex-Client Row
• 1st Circ. Mulls Creditors' Role In Puerto Rico Recovery
• The State Of Creditor Recovery Efforts In Venezuela: Part 2
• Justices Remind Creditors To Get Debt Agreements In Writing
• EFH Claimants Oppose Fee Allocation Bid From Note Trustee
• Reinsurance Co. Nets Higher Plan Funding Offer At Auction
• Coal Money Stays With Bankruptcy Estate, 6th Circ. Says
• The State Of Creditor Recovery Efforts In Venezuela: Part 1
• Why Widespread Use Of Live Video Testimony Is Not Justified
• Justices Back Bankruptcy Protections For Dishonest Debtors
• Easton Execs Strike Out On Bonus Pay
• Weinstein Accusers Say Studio Mocked Them In Ch. 11 Reply
• Tops Markets Reaches Pension Fund Deal, Sets Up Ch. 11 Exit
• Nuke Plant Workers Defeat Scana's Bid To Toss Class Action
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Paragon Ch. 11 Trust Seeks To Keep Claims In Bankruptcy
• Rockport Creditors Challenge Bid Protections In Ch. 11
• Texas Grid Regulator's Immunity Will Hurt Market, Court Told
• Necco Sold To Backup Bidder After Canceled Auction Deal
• Judging A Book: Wallach Reviews 'Uncivil Warriors'
• Structured Finance Is Safe Despite Merit Ruling