Bankruptcy Archive » October, 2018

Bankruptcy - October, 2018

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• Reorganized Westinghouse Must Return $166M: Ch. 11 Estate
• Tops Ch. 11 Plan Faces Pushback From Gov't Watchdog
• Real Estate Firm Fights For Control Of Ex-Exec's Jet
• Del. Judge Nixes Irish Bank Creditor's U.S. Ch. 15 Suit
• Pacific Drilling Gets Court Approval Of Ch. 11 Plan
• Pharma Co. Egalet Hits Ch. 11 With $129M Debt
• NY Wheel Builder To Seek Ch. 11 Sale Of Project Components
• Vindicated Prisoner Urges Claim Against GM, Estate
• Toys R Us Poised To Sell Asian Business To Debtholders
• Schulte Roth Can't Duck Hedge Fund Subpoena: Liquidators
• Probe Shows Bankrupt Centrix Chief Hid Wealth, Trustee Says
• Ex-Modi Executive Subpoena Dispute Inches Forward
• NY Wheel Builder To Chart Ch. 11 Course After Failed Deal
• Applebee's Calls Franchisee's Ch. 11 Plan A 'Travesty'
• Patriarch Brands Zohar Ch. 11 Cash Plan As Deal-Breaker
• Australian Ad Startup Units File For Ch. 11, Blaming Google
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• Lehman Gets OK To Amend Claims Against Mortgage Sellers
• Platinum Execs Decry Evidence Hold In $1B Fraud Case
• Indian Bank Says Ex-Gem Co. Exec Can't Plead 5th Over Docs
• Mnuchin Seeks D&O Coverage Of Relativity Legal Bills
• Mattress Firm Gets Final OK For $250M DIP Loan Package
• Woodbridge's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Confirmed In Delaware
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• Schulte Roth Fights Subpoena Bid On Platinum Partners Work
• Fowler White May Be Sanctioned Over Retaining Epstein Docs
• Trustee For Unsecured Tops Notes Wants Ch. 11 Plan Relief
• Open Road Films Gets $87.5M Stalking Horse Bid
• Coal Co. Trying To Shirk Paying Benefits, Retiree Trustees Say
• EFH Judge Splits Up $275M Tab For Failed NextEra Deal
• Pipeline Builder, Sunoco Reach Contract Termination Deal
• Weinstein Co. Looks To Nix Producer's $10M Sex Assault Suit
• High Court To Address Rift On Bankrupt Brands' Trademarks
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• Bankrupt Pipeline Co. Tries To Keep Sunoco Contract Alive
• Sears Gets Nod To Start Closing Sales At 142 Stores
• RadioShack's Contract Claims Trimmed In Del. Sprint Suit
• Bankrupt Driller Reaches $4.5M Settlement With BHP
• Embezzling Atty Loses Bid For Lighter Sentence At 2nd Circ.
• EFH Judge Releases $275M NextEra Reserve To Creditors
• US Steel Tower Says Steakhouse Chain Owes It $4.4M In Rent
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• Agrokor Sees Creditor Settlement Recognized In US Court
• Ex-Gem Co. Exec Fights Subpoena In Owner's $2B Fraud Row
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revisit EFH $275M Breakup Fee Decision
• In Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy, Responsive Party Elusive
• Decision Imminent On Woodbridge Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Lowenstein Sandler Nabs Ex-Trenk DiPasquale Name Partner
• NJ Water Agency Hits Back At Trenk DiPasquale Judgment Bid
• NY Wheel Developer Reconsiders After Funding Shortfall
• Futures Group Says Peregrine Investors' Losses Not Its Fault
• Oro Negro Stops Rig Seizure By Bondholders After Standoff
• EXCO Seeks To Dodge Pipeline Co.'s $237M Contract Claim
• Drug Rehab Co. Gets Nod For Additional Ch. 11 Financing
• Puerto Rican Board Fights Creditors' Collateral Bid At 1st Circ.
• $38.5M Sale Of Heritage Home 'Nonluxury' Brand IP Gets OK
• Puerto Rico Lawmakers Seek Fed Power Limits At 1st Circ.
• Avenatti On Hook For $4.9M Owed To Former Law Partner
• Withheld Customer Payment Puts Pipeline Builder In Ch. 11
• Unsecured Creditors Flag Drug Rehab. Co.'s Ch. 11 Financing
• Ropes & Gray Adds Fried Frank Bankruptcy Atty In NYC
• Platinum Defendants Battle Receiver For Attys' Fees
• Showtime Strikes Rights Deal With Bankrupt Distributor
• IHeartMedia Asks Ch. 11 Judge To Approve Fee Examiner
• Titanic Artifacts' Chapter 11 Sale Gets Court's OK
• Delphi Retirees Fight PBGC Bid To Ax Pension Suit
• Necco Board Insists D&O Suit Belongs In Bankruptcy Court
• GreenTech Auto Fetches $50M Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Bid
• Couple Sues Accounting Firm Over Woodbridge Ponzi Losses
• Horsehead Execs Challenge Judge's Opinion On Investor Suit
• EFH Reserve Release On Hold Pending 3rd Circuit Rehearing
• Toys R Us Lenders Become Stalking Horse For IT Biz
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• Asbestos Trusts Facing Heat As DOJ Ramps Up Oversight
• Georgia-Pacific Gets Unjust Benefit With Ch. 11, Creditors Say
• Battle Brews Over Atty's Admission In Woodbridge Ch. 11
• Oaktree Says Financial Docs Are Privileged In Fraud Suit
• Nine West Files Amended Ch. 11 Plan With $105M Settlement
• Noble Group Seeks US Protection During $3.5B Restructuring
• Necco Trustee Says Director Suit Should Stay In Fed. Court
• Sidley Austin Mourns Death Of LA Bankruptcy Partner
• 4 Things To Watch In The Sears Bankruptcy
• Sen. Warren Demands Toys R Us Pay Worker Severance
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• Creditors Say Fla. Insurance Co. Fraudulently Dumped Assets
• Weinstein Co. Buyer Wants Answers On Production Contract
• FirstEnergy's Bankrupt Units Seek OK For $25M Credit Deal
• Platinum Partners Liquidators Seek Docs From Funds' Ex-Firm
• Embezzling Bankruptcy Atty Tells 2nd Circ. Gov't Broke Deal
• Crypto As Commodity, And The Bankruptcy Implications
• Asbestos Trust Rep Beats DOJ Objection In Duro Dyne Ch. 11
• Paul Hastings A 3rd Party To Fraud, Cancer Center Exec Says
• Maxus Ch. 11 Asset Stripping Arguments Set For December
• Law Firm Barred From Contacting Madoff Clients About Suit
• Teamster Pension Fund Says Tops Hasn't Honored Ch. 11 Deal
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• Investor Can't Overturn Yukos' Buyer's Bankruptcy Plan
• Madoff Pal Asks To Quash Bid For JPM Docs In Clawback Suit
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• Holding Co. Wants $437K Fees Cemented In Arbitration Row
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• 21st Century Oncology Gets Stipulated Dismissal of FCA Suit
• Nine West Creditors Ask To Sue Sycamore For LBO Losses
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• Treasury Must Hand Over 60 More Docs In Auto Pension Suit
• Sears Authorized To Tap DIP Loan In 1st Day Of Ch. 11
• Market Evidence Will Likely Be Key In Sears Bankruptcy
• Sears Files Ch. 11 In NY With Sale, Store Closing Plans
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• Exco Investors Accused Of Staving Off Its Bankruptcy
• Cobalt Investors Seek $147M Deal In Angolan Oil Bribe Row
• Sears' Property Tax Breaks Unearned, School District Claims
• J&M Deal To Keep 85 Stores Open Moves Ahead In Del. Ch. 11
• Woodbridge Property Investors Take Issue With Ch. 11 Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sears, SoftBank, Athenahealth
• 6th Circ. Refuses To Rehear Fiat Worker's Race Bias Suit
• Manning Gross, Kurowski Shultz To Join Forces In January
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• Applebee's Franchisee Told To Clarify Risks In Ch. 11 Plan
• J&M Forced Into Hybrid Asset And Liquidation Sale For Ch. 11
• NY Judge Stays Deposition In Madoff Victims' Law Firm Suit
• Color Spot's Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures Get Go-Ahead In Del.
• Tablet Co. Execs Ink $2.5M Deal Over Pump-And-Dump Claims
• BHP Says Bankrupt Driller Must Repay $9M In Royalties
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• Fyre Festival 'Serial Fraudster' Faces 6 Years, $26M Forfeiture
• Weinstein Ducks 1 Sexual Assault Charge In NY, But 5 Remain
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• SDNY Decision Could Inject Uncertainty Into 363 Sales
• Sears Adds Turnaround Expert To Board Amid Ch. 11 Reports
• Finance Atty Joins Holland & Knight In Denver
• Navillus Navigates Through Ch. 11, Sees Plan Confirmed
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sears, WeWork, Bayer
• BioChemics Receiver Named To Help SEC Sniff Out $17M
• Easton Can't Dodge Bulk Of Bat Labeling Class Action
• Critical Factors For Airline Survival And Restructuring
• One Aviation Hits Ch. 11 In Delaware With $198M In Debt
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• Mattress Firm Wants Rent, Store Reductions In Del. Ch. 11
• Stalking Horse Bid Elusive In Open Road Films Ch. 11 Case
• Ampal Reaches $150M Deal To Resolve Gas Row With Egypt
• FIKA's Proposed $11M Sale To Ch. 11 Lender Approved
• Westmoreland Coal Hits Ch. 11 With Plan For Lender Takeover
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• UPDATE: Ill. Atty, Developer Freed From Claims They Defamed EB-5 Fund To Chinese Investors
• Justices Won't Review Objection To Samson Resources Ch. 11
• Kossoff & Kossoff Accused In $100M Accounting Cover-Up
• CORRECTED: Ex-Exec Of Modi Jewelry Co. Seeks Access To D&O Coverage
• Bondholders Seek To Appoint Receiver For Puerto Rico Utility
• ATD's $1.2B DIP Financing Approved Over Trustee's Objection
• Asbestos Trusts Come Under DOJ Civil Investigation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Salini Impregilo, CannTrust, Civitas
• Mattress Firm Files For Ch. 11 With $3.3B Debt, Exit Plan
• HealthNow Wants Out Of Hospitals' Benefits Payment Suit
• Sedgwick's Ch. 11 Filing 'A Success Story,' Judge Told
• Bankrupt Verity Health Fights Leases, Citing $25M Loss
• Bank Units Urge Judge To Deny FDIC A Redo In Colonial Suit
• Applebee's Opposes Ch. 11 Franchise Deal Rejection Attempt
• Madoff Trustee's $156M BNP Paribas Clawback Bid Trimmed
• Tire Distributor ATD Opens Del. Ch. 11 With $2.6B Debt
• Aruba Airline Passengers Seek Cert. In Exit Fee Suit
• Brookstone's $65M Sale Of Airport, Online Retail Biz OK'd
• Can Defrauded Crypto Investors Hope To Recover Anything?
• ActiveCare Ch. 11 Sale OK'd With Liability Concerns Resolved
• Coal Supply Agreement Won't End In FirstEnergy Bankruptcy
• Sedgwick Ch. 11 Sets Stage For Atty Payments Battle
• Lehman Judge Nixes Bids To Transfer Lender Indemnity Suits
• M&G Gets $2M As Funds In Delaware Ch. 11 Run Out
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• Furniture Co. Hit With Doubled Jury Award In IP Row
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Toys R Us Axes IP Auction, To Focus On Branding
• Lehman To Add Indemnity Claims Against Mortgage Sellers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Exxon, Cinven, Mattress Firm
• Telco Not Shown Insolvent At Time Of Transfer, 11th Circ. Says
• Open Road Gets More Time To Nail Down Stalking Horse Bid
• Gibson's Chapter 11 Plan Gets Nod In Delaware
• Boeing Tries To Cut Lost Profits Claims In $1.3B Deal Row
• Georgia-Pacific Affiliate Says Ch. 11 Should Keep Going
• Verity Health Gets $235M Stalking Horse Bid On 2 Hospitals
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• UCC Incorporation By Reference: An Imperfect Way To Perfect
• Sedgwick Files For Ch. 11 Bankruptcy
• Proposed Asbestos Trust Rep Faces Depo In Duro Dyne Ch. 11
• Brookstone Gets $73M Bid To Buy Airport Stores, IP Assets
• 3 Big Banks Can't Dodge Enron Debt Investor Suit
• EFH Judge Won't Address $60M NextEra Claim
• Nixon Peabody Facing DQ Bid In Level Solar Ch. 11
• Puerto Rican Class Wins Cert. In Utility Conspiracy Suit
• Ex-Life Partners Atty, CEO Ordered To Pay $7M In Fines
• High Court Won't Hear Carrier's $21M Spectrum Row With FCC
• Execs, Attys Avoid $80M Suit Over Brazilian Investments
• High Court Passes On Noble-Conoco Row Over $63M Cleanup
• High Court Won't Hear Skadden Win Against Ex-Radnor CEO
• The Substantial Substantiation Rules For Code Section 170