Bankruptcy Archive » August, 2018

Bankruptcy - August, 2018

209 articles

• Receiver Seeks OK Of Clawback Deals In Alleged $7.4M Fraud
• Woodbridge Fights Trans Worker's Suit Amid Bankruptcy
• Creditors Flag Weinstein's Request To Lift Ch. 11 Stay
• Verity Health System Files For Bankruptcy In California
• What To Watch In Kavanaugh's Confirmation Hearing
• New Pass-Through Deduction Will Pass Over Many Lawyers
• Bankrupt Aerogroup Sues Global Brands Over Aborted Sale
• How Reckless Judicial Impeachments Threaten Rule Of Law
• Judging A Book: Fogel Reviews 'Good Judgment'
• Westinghouse WARN Plaintiffs Split Over Court Jurisdiction
• Applebee's Franchisee Cites Progress On Ch. 11 Lender Deal
• IRS Not Immune To Monetary Damages, 9th Circ. Finds
• Pacific Drilling Financing Provisions Pared As Bonuses OK'd
• Ex-NY Developer Busted After Investors Sue For $17M
• $5M Fine Is Excessive, Ex-Life Partners CEO Tells Judge
• 10 Ways To Prevent E-Discovery Woes
• AMR-US Airways Merger Challenge Heads To Trial
• Indian Bank Can Depose Ex-Exec Of Modi's US Jewelry Cos.
• Surprise $40M Stalking Horse Bid Placed In Brookstone Ch. 11
• Viacom Objects To Weinstein Co.'s Settlement With Netflix
• Insurer Can't Prorate Asarco Asbestos Coverage, Judge Says
• Toys R Us Plan Shortchanges Priority Claims, Trustee Says
• Cloud Storage Co.'s Ch. 11 Sale Yields $13M Price Hike
• Life Partners Atty Says He's Not To Blame For CEO's Bad Acts
• 11th Circ. Changes Course On New Value Defense
• Madoff Investors Fight To Keep $41M In Profit Withdrawals
• Investors Sue Clear Channel In Chancery Over $1B Claim
• Sessions Aide Confirmed To Lead DOJ Civil Division
• Health Screener Files Ch. 11, Preps Sale To Quest Affiliate
• Pa. Energy Co. To Buy Rex Energy Out Of Ch. 11 For $600M
• 7th Circ. Backs Disbarred Atty's Fraud Conviction, Sentence
• F-Squared Was Wrong Test Case For SEC Disgorgement
• US Pension Safety Net Wants To See How Deep Its Trouble Is
• 4 Key Components To New Firm Partnership Agreements
• US Cos. Culpable In $2B Indian Bank Fraud, Examiner Says
• Archer Norris Files For Bankruptcy After Exodus Of 30 Attys
• Navillus Gets OK To Solicit Votes On Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• Energy Co.'s Fired Board Can't File For Ch. 11, 9th Circ. Says
• Brookstone Gets $35M Purchase Offer In Delaware Ch. 11
• Puerto Rico Board Opposes Construction Wage Increase
• $5M Crash Settlement Belongs To Bankruptcy Estate: 5th Circ.
• Furniture Co.'s Final DIP OKed After Hiking Committee Fees
• Open The Federal Courthouses
• Samuels Jewelers Wants To Seal Proposed Ch. 11 Bonuses
• Bienert Miller Picks Up Bankruptcy Partner From Klee Tuchin
• M&G Luxembourg Creditors Slam $6M Deal In Del. Ch. 11
• Celebrity Accountant Guilty In $3.5M Ripoff Of Singer Ne-Yo
• Cenveo Gets Judge's OK For Ch. 11 Plan, Exit Financing
• Real Estate Rumors: Toys R Us, McSam Hotel, Mill Creek
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Ch. 11 Should Be Put To Bed, Judge Told
• Quarles & Brady Adds Ex-BakerHostetler Madoff Trustee Atty
• EFH Creditor Questions Proposed Fee Calculation Methods
• Avaya, Charter Spar Over $23.5M Claim, Spoliation Sanctions
• Puerto Rico Creditors Move To Halt Gov't Bank Restructuring
• TerraForm Global Wants Option To Terminate $57M Settlement
• Del. Series LLC Changes Bring Clarity For Secured Lenders
• Level Solar Files Ch. 11 Plan Amid Calls To Convert Case
• Orexigen Says McKesson Can't Nab $7M In Debt Setoff Fight
• Momentive Interest Trial Opens With Quizzing Of Rate Expert
• US Trustee Objects To Concealing Brookstone Ch. 11 Bonuses
• Reinsurance Firm Scottish Holding's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Nod
• Kokesh Does Not Bar SEC Disgorgement Orders, Judge Says
• Navigating Counsel Conflicts Of Interest In Bankruptcy
• Judge Questions Simpson Thacher In-House Attys' Role
• Del. Court Approves Woodbridge Group Ch. 11 Disclosure
• Puerto Rico Board Blames Short-Sighted Fixes For Debt Crisis
• DC Circ. Ends Delta Pilots' Pension Suit
• Claire's Senior Creditors Sue Oaktree Over Plan Opposition
• Ignition-Switch Case Count Below 1,000, GM Lawyers Report
• Ex-Fisker Auto Board Member Can't Escape Shareholder Suit
• Cambridge Analytica Agrees To Give Docs To Facebook Users
• Ex-Lehman Worker's Retaliation Suit 1 Day Late: 1st Circ.
• Ice Co. Investors Can't Sue Over Dividend, 3rd Circ. Says
• 'High Availability' — A Key Term In Law Firm IT Strategy
• Furniture Brands Trustee Worried By Heritage DIP Releases
• Insurer Can't Arbitrate $480M Garlock Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Gibson, Lender Say Claim Fight Can Wait Until Confirmation
• Navillus Strikes Deal With Unions That Bankrupted It
• Pacific Drilling Says Majority Shareholder OK'd Ch. 11 Plan
• Unregistered Brokers Sold Woodbridge Securities, SEC Claims
• The 'Post-Fact' Jury In The 'Fake News' Era
• Bowles Rice, Insurer Resolve $41M Fight On Eve Of Trial
• Claire's Retains Del. Ch. 11 Control, Beats Challenge
• 7th Circ. Backs Officers Of Defunct Bank Co. On $76M Refund
• Half-Built Fla. Resort's $39M Sale Gets Court Approval
• Ex-Constellation CEO Says He Is Victim In Stock Fraud Suit
• PG&E Fire Liability Has Calif. Considering Ch. 11 Alternative
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Madoff 'Feeder Fund' Class Action
• Weinstein Co. Creditor Asks To Go Forward With NY Debt Suit
• Judging A Book: Lipez Reviews 'Last Great Colonial Lawyer'
• How FIRRMA Will Change National Security Reviews: Part 2
• Will Law Schools Start Counting 'Generation ADA'?
• Equitable Mootness Applies In Ch. 9 Cases, 11th Circ. Says
• Boeing Must Face Bankrupt Aircraft Co.'s $100M Suit
• Georgia-Pacific Affiliate's Ch. 11 Slammed As 'Sham'
• Applebee's Franchisee Gets Bank's Cash To Prep Ch. 11 Goals
• Old Guidelines Warrant New Sentence For Fraudster: 1st Circ.
• Relativity Can Sell $40M Assets And Netflix Deal To UltraV
• How FIRRMA Will Change National Security Reviews: Part 1
• A Chat With Ogletree Knowledge Chief Patrick DiDomenico
• Bear Stearns Bankruptcy Suit Win Upheld By District Court
• US Trustee Backs Ex-CEO's Bid To Convert Level Solar Ch. 11
• Cambridge Analytica Trustee Fights Facebook Users' Doc Bids
• Suniva Can Move Forward With Creditor Equipment Eviction
• American Realty Investors Still Face $63M Judgment
• Ex-Union Leader Guilty Of Taking Bribe From Hedge Fund
• How One Firm Moved The Needle On Disability Inclusion
• Woodbridge Says Creditor Claims Aren't Backed By Liens
• Appvion's Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Gets Approval In Del.
• Harvey Weinstein Must Face Actress' Sex Trafficking Claims
• Momentive, Noteholders Gear Up For Interest Revision Trial
• W.R. Grace Insurers May Be Directly Liable For Asbestos
• Woodbridge Noteholder Group Slams Del. Ch. 11 Disclosures
• You Can't Deadlock In 3 Hours, NY Judge Tells Bribery Jury
• Interview Essentials For Attorneys On The Move
• David Boies On How Dyslexia Shaped His Practice
• BigLaw's Mental Health Stigma Shows Signs Of Fading
• ActiveCare Gets Nods On DIP Financing, Auction Plans
• Suniva Creditor Sues To Halt Removal Of Solar Cell Equipment
• Aralez Gets OK To Tap $5M DIP, Must Produce Budget Info
• Insurers Won't Cover Verizon's $95M FairPoint Settlement
• Rakoff Hits Ailing Cocoa Trader With 3 Years In $350M Fraud
• Ex-Union Boss Like 'Con Man' Cooperator, Bribery Jury Hears
• Fisker Ch. 11 Trustee, Karma In Talks On Stock Sale Reset
• Lehman Judge Keeps Mortgage Suits In NY Bankruptcy Court
• 11th Circ. Tosses Atty Sanction In Trucking Co. OT Case
• Clerking For Ginsburg
• How The Legal Industry Lets Down Lawyers With Disabilities
• Gaining Access: Disabled Lawyers Share Their Stories
• Unsecured Creditors Blast ActiveCare's Fast-Track Sale
• Woodbridge Creditors Object To Claim Assignment Plan
• Creditors Get Film Co. Owner's Bankruptcy Converted To Ch. 7
• McKinsey Critic Bolsters Call To Reopen ANR Ch. 11 Case
• DC Metro Contractor Sues Insurer, Bond Co. For $2.1M
• Aralez Sheds Assets For $250M As Bankruptcy Cases Begin
• Federal Law Both Sword And Shield In Cannabis Litigation
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 3 Surprises
• 'Man-Purse And Some TLC' Sweetened $60K Bribe, Jury Told
• Relativity Wins Approval Of Creditor Settlement, Final DIP
• Ryckman Owner Must Honor $11M Trustee Buyout, Court Told
• GM Trust, Lenders Told To Resolve $1.5B Loan Row Quickly
• 1st Circ. Hands Win To Puerto Rico In Bond Lien Dispute
• Clerking For Ginsburg: A Superhero Supreme
• Weinstein Given Until Sept. To Respond To Chubb's UK Suit
• Bowles Rice, Title Insurer Set For Trial In $41M Contract Row
• 1st Circ. Opens Path For PREPA Bondholders' Receiver Bid
• Indian Bank Raises Fraud Concern In Samuels' Del. Ch. 11
• Woodbridge OK'd For $215M In Del. Ch. 11 Noteholder Loans
• Bribery Trial Judge Asks How $60K Cash Fits In 'Man-Purse'
• Nine West Creditors Seek Lenders' Info On 2014 Takeover
• Lenders In $25B EFH Loan Row Get No Priority, 3rd Circ. Says
• When Antitrust Conspiracy Cases Merit Summary Judgment
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 RBG Lessons On Having It All
• J&M Sales Will Seek Restructuring In Ch. 11 Case
• Bankrupt Real Mex Gets Access To $1.6M In DIP Financing
• Fed Oversight Board Wins Power Fight With Puerto Rico Gov.
• Cooperator Tells Jury He Paid Off Ex-Union Boss As A Favor
• Jewelry Co. Hits Ch. 11 Amid Indian Bank Fraud Allegations
• Level Solar Grilled By Court Over Ch. 11 Case Progress
• 5th Circ. Told Bankruptcy Can't Touch $5M Crash Settlement
• Clerking For Ginsburg: How To Play The Long Game
• Court Declines Fast Ch. 11 Hearing On $2.4M Ryckman Claim
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $371M Antitrust Suit Against Time, Hearst
• Del. Ch. 11 Court OKs Hearing On Weinstein Contract Rules
• Oil Co. Investors Should Get Cert. In Stock Suit, Judge Says
• Aerogroup Creditor Agrees To Halt Foreclosure Action
• Retailer J&M Sales Opens Del. Ch. 11 With $110M Debt
• Janus Ruling Finds Way Into Ex-Union Boss' Bribery Trial
• Producer Drops Film Rights Suit Against Weinstein, Disney
• ActiveCare Delays Ch. 11 Auction Plan For Committee Talks
• FirstEnergy Unit Defends Bonuses In Retention Plan
• Ex-Employees' SunEdison Stock-Drop Suit Nixed Again
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mattress Firm, SoftBank, Sprint
• Real Mex Chain Again Files Ch. 11 With Planned $47M Sale
• 8th Circ. Affirms DOL Win In Suit Against Ex-Blanket Co. CEO
• Clerking For Ginsburg: In Pursuit Of Precision
• Gawker Bankruptcy Can't Shield Writer From Defamation Suit
• Lender Says Applebee's Franchisee Ch. 11 Bonuses Excessive
• Madoff Investor's $3.4M Deal Not Covered, 2nd Circ. Told
• GM, Drivers Look To GenOn In Ch. 11 Ignition Switch Deal
• Oaktree Slams Claire's Ch. 11 Moves, Challenges Control
• Brookstone To Begin Closing Sales At All 101 Mall Locations
• Think Finance Can't Dodge CFPB Suit, Judge Says
• Weinstein Says Rape Grand Jury Didn't See Exculpatory Info
• Junior Creditors Could Share In 363 Bankruptcy Sales
• Rising Star: Davis Polk's Lara Samet Buchwald
• Clerking For Ginsburg: My RBG Guide To Judging
• Platinum Demise Front And Center At Ex-Union Boss' Retrial
• Netflix Waves White Flag In Relativity Ch. 11 Contract Fight
• Ampal Sees Its Stake In $1B Egypt Gas Award Preserved
• Weinstein Ch. 11 Emails OK'd For Rape Charges Defense
• Retailer Brookstone Opens Ch. 11 In Del. With Sale Plans
• KPMG Can't Escape Investors' Suit Over Miller Energy Audit
• Del. Court Tosses NextEra's $60M Admin. Claim In EFH Ch. 11
• Rising Star: Weil's Ryan Preston Dahl
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 Things I Learned
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Tower, PG&E, United Group
• Atty's Spouse's Contempt Case Paused Amid Bankruptcy
• Cloud Storage Co. Gets OK On Ch. 11 Bid, Auction Plans
• Chubb Says It Needn't Pay Weinstein Sex Misconduct Defense
• Gibson Ch. 11 Disclosures Get Nod With Creditor Settlement
• Backroom Talks Stall Relativity Trial Over Netflix Deal
• Weinstein Creditors Want Del. Ch. 11 Probe Of Co. Exec
• TelexFree Promoter Settles SEC Pyramid Scheme Suit For $1M
• 3rd Circ. Keeps US Bank On Hook For $6M 'Bad Faith' Award
• Price-Fixing Scheme Didn't Target Retailers, Samsung Says
• Clerking For Ginsburg: The Equality Lessons
• Rising Star: Kramer Levin's Anupama Yerramalli