Bankruptcy Archive » July, 2018

Bankruptcy - July, 2018

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• Global Brokerage Shareholder Can't Use Ch. 11 To See Docs
• Puerto Rico Utility, Bondholders Reach Tentative Debt Deal
• Ryckman Creek Ch. 11 Sponsor Balks At $11M Trustee Claim
• McKinsey Aims To Dismiss RICO Suit Over Ch. 11 Disclosures
• Furniture Co. Hopeful For Ch. 11 Sales Of Product Lines
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Chad Husnick
• Puerto Rico Board Constitutional Challenges Certified To AG
• Marsh Must Face Asbestos Claims Once Barred By Trust
• Adidas Settlement Paves Way For Closing Of Rockport Sale
• Furniture Company Returns To Ch. 11 With $280M Debt
• Relativity Media Sees Pushback On Ch. 11 Sale To Lenders
• Whiteford Taylor & Preston Lands 2 Litigation Pros In Va.
• Rising Star: Jones Day's Stacey L. Corr-Irvine
• Lehman Administrators Get OK To Pay Out Surplus Assets
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• NY Commercial Division Backs Technology-Assisted Review
• In 'Rare Case,' Law Firm Beats Atty's Defamation Suit
• VER Technologies Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed After Settlement
• Indian Bank Gets Ch.11 OK To Subpoena Alleged Fraudsters
• Dentons And USAE Investors Get OK For $12.2M Deal
• 50 Cent Wins Sanctions Bid Against Concertgoers
• Necco Plant Shuttered After Ch. 11 Purchaser Sells Co.
• McCarter & English Adds Banking And Finance Atty In Philly
• Warren, Sanders Introduce Bill To Ax Puerto Rico Debts
• Firms Waived Right To Object To Bankruptcy Deal: 9th Circ.
• Tucker Arensberg Nabs Associate For Foreclosure Practice
• Tops Markets Beats Ch. 11 Objections Over Retention Bonuses
• Nine West Seeks Ch. 11 Plan Extension Amid Creditor Talks
• Fiat Chrysler Must Face Negligence Claims In Rider's Death
• Transmar's Trustee Won't Pursue Revived $2.6M Award
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• Puerto Rico Gov't Battles Over Fed. Board Budgeting Powers
• Delaware Ruling Ends Calif. Plant's Ch. 11 Tax Refund Suit
• Bankrupt Plant Grower Gets OK For $74M Sale To Wells Fargo
• 11th Circ. Won't Convert Fla. Pair's Bankruptcy To Ch. 11
• Gibson Delays Hearing On Disputed Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• Relativity Ch. 11 Judge Deflects Bid To Convert Old Cases
• Brand Bankruptcy: High Court Mulls TM License Circuit Split
• Del. Court Flags Creditor Sale Of Aerogroup Ch. 11 Assets
• SEC's $15B In Penalties Were Illegal, Skeptical Judge Hears
• Trustee Flags Oil & Gas Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan For Releases
• Fyre Fest Founder Settles With SEC For No Additional Fine
• Lehman, Credit Suisse Get OK To Settle $1.2B Claims Fight
• Minn. Mine Missed Ch. 11 Lease Deadline, Del. Judge Rules
• DEP, EPA Deals Let Ex-NJ Landfill Owner Duck Cleanup Suit
• Vedder Price Accused Of Bungling 'Soup Nazi' Debt Fight
• Celeb Chef's Group Wants Investor Suit In Bankruptcy Court
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• Bankrupt Power Co. Cleared To Spin Off Plant, Cut $95M Debt
• Contract Dispute Drives Aerospace Co. Into Ch. 11
• Arcapita Creditors Seek $30M Clawbacks In Ch. 11 Pretrial Bid
• Zohar, Tilton Go Back To Mediation Over Del. Ch. 11 Cash
• BioChemics Wants More Time To Come Up With SEC's $17M
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• 6th Circ. Clarifies Approach To Mandatory Abstention
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• Oaktree To Counter Top Bidder In Claire's Del. Ch. 11
• Weinstein Judge Lets 'Children Of The Corn' Suit Go Ahead
• House Panel Wants To Grill Puerto Rico Gov. On PREPA Crisis
• Gibson Brands Lender Wants Better Ch. 11 Sale Effort
• Gov't To Pay Cenveo $5.5M Over Pulled Census Contract
• 7th Circ. Refuses To Revive Suits Against Debt Collectors
• BCBS Affiliates Say Venue Still Wrong In ERISA Suit
• How NJ Law Protects Tenants By The Entirety
• Rehab Co. Gets Nod For $65M Ch. 11 Sale To Stalking Horse
• GM Ch. 11 Judge Undecided On $1B Ignition Switch Deal
• M&G Offers $6M Deal For Int'l Co. Exits From Del. Ch. 11
• Investors Sue Kleiner Perkins, I-Bankers Over Fisker Loss
• Toys R Us Inks $180M Creditor Deal To Ease Wind-Down
• Woodbridge Noteholders' Elder Abuse Claim Could Top $2B
• One-Off Error Not Grounds For FCRA Suit, Equifax Says
• 3 Cautionary Tales For Buyers Of Bankruptcy Claims
• BakerHostetler Closing On $1B Fee Mark For Madoff Case
• US Trustee Questioned Over McKinsey's Conflict Disclosures
• Half-Built Fla. Resort Gets OK For Bankruptcy Auction
• Boston Herald Can't Give Reporters Libel Releases In Ch. 11
• Lehman Can Enforce Unsigned Deal In 'Close Case': 2nd Circ.
• M&G Creditors Balk At Proposed Ch. 11 Exit For Int'l Units
• Deals Rumor Mill: IHeartMedia, Astellas, Aramco
• Puerto Rico Gov. Appoints New Utility Chief After Shake-Up
• Steadfast, Zurich Say They Don't Cover Builder In Fraud Row
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• New Privacy Laws' Unintended Impact On Bankruptcy Sales
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• Cities In Distress
• SC Nuke Plant Workers Earn Cert. In WARN Suit
• Gawker Gets Court's OK For $1.4M Sale To Bustle Owner
• Suit Against Insurer In Plane Crash Row Partially Revived
• Ch. 11 Auction Drives Videology Inc. Sale Price To $119M
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• Seabrook Bribe Case Pared, But Gov't Gets Win On Evidence
• 1st Circ. Gives Bankrupt Developer New Shot At Ch. 7 Suit
• Montgomery McCracken Wants Malpractice Row In Fed. Court
• Cities In Distress: Municipal Recovery Lessons From Pa.
• Burkle Sues Lantern Capital For $6M Over Weinstein Co. Sale
• Diabetes Monitoring Co. Hits Ch. 11, Seeks Sale To Creditor
• EFH Plan Trustee Can Decide Payments With Court Review
• $54M Adidas Claim Threatens $150M Rockport Ch. 11 Sale
• Erin Energy Ch. 11 Case Converted To Liquidation
• Puerto Rico Pension Investors Can Sue US Gov't, Judge Rules
• Facebook Users Seek Info In Cambridge Analytica Ch. 7
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• Cities In Distress: Michigan's Emergency Mgr. Law And Flint
• Probe Of Cos. Tied To Alleged Indian Fraudster May Be Pared
• Agrokor Seeks US Court Relief As It Restructures In Croatia
• Anglo Irish Investor Accuses Liquidators Of Fraud
• Contractor Can't Duck WARN Suit In Nuke Plant Shutdown
• Unsecured Creditors Rip Claire's Ch. 11 Process, Sale Plans
• Puerto Rico Fed. Oversight Board Picks Ruled Constitutional
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nine West, Mubadala, Xerox
• Mayer Brown Adds Ex-Jones Day Atty In Finance Expansion
• It's Not All About The Benjamins, Baby (Lawyer)
• Asbestos Transparency Laws Can Stop Double Recovery
• Cities In Distress: Are There True Alternatives To Ch. 9?
• Claims Trading Lessons From Delaware Bankruptcy Court
• Judging A Book: Hood Reviews 'Lawyering From The Inside Out'
• PREPA Board Members Resign Over Political Encroachment
• Netflix Says Relativity Can't Shift Their Deal To Buyer
• Woodbridge Ponzi Victims Seek $215M Loan Fund
• Herbert Smith Freehills Nabs Litigation Partner In NY
• Bustle Owner Wins Ch. 11 Auction Of Gawker.com Assets
• Cozen O'Connor Nabs Whiteford Taylor Bankruptcy Litigator
• Cities In Distress: A Tale Of 3 California Bankruptcies
• The Art Of Advising A Troubled PE Client
• Kavanaugh Splurged On Baseball Tix, Reports Say
• Chicago Federal Court Stays Busy Amid Judge Shortage
• The Weinstein Co.'s $21M Sale Price Reduction Approved
• FisherBroyles Adds Litigators in Florida, Philadelphia
• 4 Kavanaugh Arguments You Gotta Hear
• Cloud Storage Co. Gets OK For $3M DIP Loan To Pursue Sale
• PREPA Chief Resigns Amid Restructuring, Privatization Push
• Avaya Seeks Dismissal Of $23.5M In Charter Ch. 11 Claims
• Kennedy's Legacy Remains Alive In Kavanaugh's Nomination
• Senate Panel Gearing Up For Kavanaugh Vetting Fight
• What Civil Rights Rulings Could Look Like Under Kavanaugh
• 3 Top E-Discovery Case Law Lessons Of 2018 (So Far)
• Cities In Distress: What Chicago's Bankruptcy May Look Like
• 'Not A Complicated Case': Kavanaugh's Straightforward Style
• Puerto Rico Fights Special Revenue Bond Insurer Appeal
• Rockport Opens Del. Ch. 11 Suit To Block $54M Claim
• GM's Insurers Must Prorate Asbestos Coverage: Del. Panel
• IHeartMedia Creditors Seek To Bring Claims Against Lenders
• Dems Need Unified Front To Combat Trump's High Court Pick
• 5 Tips For Kavanaugh As Confirmation Gets Underway
• Woodbridge Noteholders' Bid To Nix Plan Exclusivity Denied
• With Kavanaugh's Nomination, Chevron's Future Looking Grim
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Argentina's Bid To Toss YPF Suit
• K&L Gates Boosts Hospitality, Restructuring Teams In Newark
• Camera Maker Arecont Gets Ch.11 OK On $13.8M Asset Sale
• Cloud Venture Tintri Inc. Opens Del. Ch. 11, Plans Sale
• Law Schools Must Take A Stand Against Mandatory Arbitration
• How Kavanaugh's Conservative Cred, DC Ties Won The Day
• Senate Battle Lines Drawn With Kavanaugh As Trump's Pick
• Puerto Rico Lawmakers Join Battle Over Fed Board Power
• 5 Kavanaugh Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
• IHeartMedia Defends Bid To Retain 2 Ch. 11 Financial Advisers
• Ill. Tax Agency Needs Proof To Collect In Bankruptcy Sale
• Houston Teams, Comcast Spar Over Deal's Value In Ch. 11
• Gibson Brands' Severance Deals Nixed In Ch. 11 Case
• Katy Creditors' Secured Debt Challenge Tossed In Delaware
• What You Need To Know For The Supreme Court Nomination
• Providence Financial To Pay SEC $49.5M To End Fraud Claims
• Lawmakers Question PE Firms Over Toys 'R' Us Collapse
• Commercial Ch. 11 Cases Halved In June Over Last Year
• Myths And Facts About Using TAR Across Borders
• In 2nd Try, SEC, ITT Execs Reach Deal On Eve Of Fraud Trial
• Kirkland Hires Former Skadden Tax Atty In California
• Halt Medical Resists US Trustee's Move To Convert Case
• The Path To Restitution After Lagos
• Global Brokerage Must Produce Docs, Shareholder Says
• FirstEnergy Unit Moves To Block Supply Deal Cancellation
• Color Spot Licensor Balks At Potential Sale Of TM Agreement
• Toys R Us Gets OK For Shorter Voting Period In Ch. 11
• Puerto Rico Gov. Challenges Fed Board's Legal Authority
• Avenatti Missed Tax Payment In Ex-Firm's Ch. 11, Gov't Says
• Rockport's Ch. 11 Banker OK'd, Asset Auction Canceled
• How Smaller Firms Can Go Global Without Going Bankrupt
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2018
• Global Law Firms Bulk Up In Europe As Brexit Approaches
• Relativity Can't Use Winston & Strawn In Netflix Ch. 11 Duel
• Inventory Auditor Blames FLSA Suit, $123M Debt For Ch. 11
• Blank Rome Hires Finance Partner In LA Office
• 2 Ex-Weinstein Co. Directors Want Out Of Sexual Assault Suit
• S. Africa Piles On Price-Fixing Charges Against Takata
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• High Court Nomination Watch: 7th Circ.'s Amy Coney Barrett
• Narrow Rulings Reveal Wide Gulfs Between Justices
• 4 High Court Lineups That Might Surprise You
• Ch. 11 Plan Dooms Jumio Investor Action, Del. Judge Says
• NJ Fights Trenk DiPasquale Bid For Water Agency Probe Docs
• PwC Must Pay FDIC $625M Over Colonial Bank Failure
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Law Firm Can't Sue Over Alleged Software Price-Fixing
• Lehman Urges OK For $750M Credit Suisse Derivatives Deal
• Trump Plows Ahead With Supreme Court Selection Process
• HSBC Hit With $245M Suit In China Fishery Ch. 11 Case
• A Trump Supreme Court Nominee Can Be Defeated
• The Most Talkative Justices Of The Term
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers