Bankruptcy Archive » January, 2019

Bankruptcy - January, 2019

220 articles

• Judge Not Impressed By Platinum Founder's Media Leak FOIA
• Bankrupt Canadian Oil Cos. Can't Evade Cleanup Duties
• Mintz & Gold Adds 4 Partners In Expansion
• Catalina Marketing's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd In Delaware
• Fluor Slams Bid To Toss $247M Westinghouse Ch. 11 Suit
• Bon-Ton Stores' Ch. 11 Dismissed Due To Lack Of Assets
• Puerto Rico Pension Bondholders Have Valid Liens: 1st Circ.
• Sen. Warren Says Sears Workers 'Shortchanged' By Ex-CEO
• $18M Sale Of Bankrupt Makeup Co. Gets Judge's Approval
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• PG&E Highlights Circuit Split On Power Purchase Agreements
• Ex-Firm Head Must Forfeit Stolen $20M, Feds Say
• Synergy Execs Get Incentive Pay If Ch. 11 Sale Reaches $214M
• Holding Co. Asks High Court To Approve Ch. 11 Patent Sale
• Beauty Brands' Ch. 11 Financing OK'd Amid Budget Concerns
• Bankrupt PG&E Asks To Pay $130M In Bonuses To Workers
• NextEra Wants High Court To Undo $275M Breakup Fee Ruling
• Judge Alsup Rips PG&E For 'Killing People, Starting Fires'
• Life Insurance Buyer Gets $5.6M Offer In Ch. 11 Sale
• Creditor Seeks Right To Examine White Eagle's Del. Ch. 11
• PG&E's Ch. 11 Brings Rift With FERC Over Power Deals
• Holland & Knight Hires Chicago Office Head From Locke Lord
• Ch. 11 Filing Gives PG&E Chance To Douse Future Fire Claims
• PwC Says BofA To Blame In $400M Suit Over Bank Failure
• Hedge Fund Bets $70M On Atlantic City's Former Revel Casino
• 3 Aspects Of Value Preservation For Restructuring Cos.
• PG&E Files For Bankruptcy In Wake Of Calif. Wildfires
• Weinstein Must Face $10M Sexual Assault, Trafficking Suit
• Life Settlement Co. Says Lender Scheme Forced It Into Ch. 11
• Atty's DQ For Financial Ties Reversed In CRS Clawback Case
• Sears Unsecured Creditors Challenge $5.2B Ch. 11 Sale
• J&M Sales Case To Convert To Ch. 7 Due To Lack Of Options
• Instagram Influencers May Be Subpoenaed In Fyre Bankruptcy
• OneJet Investors Say Securities Suit Not Tied To Bankruptcy
• Woodbridge, CEO To Pay $1B To Settle Ponzi Fraud Claims
• Lenders, Law Firms Brace For Foreclosure High Court Ruling
• Del. Judge Skeptical Reinsurer Can Delay Ch. 11 Repayment
• PG&E Can't Evade FERC Review To Ditch Deals In Ch. 11
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• South Texas Beef Processor Files For Ch. 11 Protection
• Weinstein Gets Court OK To Hire Casey Anthony Atty
• Feds Want 1 Year, $7M From Platinum Partners Founder
• A Look At The Expansion Of Nonrecourse Carveouts
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Weil
• Avenatti Faces Uphill DQ Fight In $10M Row With Ex-Partner
• Nine West Creditors Prep For Court Fight Over Ch. 11 Plan
• Liquidators Beef Up $1B Platinum Partners Fraud Suit
• Buyout Advisers Dismissed From Tribune Co. Ch. 11 MDL
• Hedge Fund Pushes To Oust PG&E Board, Avoid Ch. 11
• PG&E Says Anti-Wildfire Probation Changes Not 'Feasible'
• PBGC Opposes Bon-Ton's Ch. 11 Dismissal Bid
• Sears Creditors Seek To Sue Ex-CEO For Retailer's Downfall
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• Gov't Shutdown Delays Rehab Co. EBH Topco's Ch. 11 In Del.
• Will Bankruptcy Stay Criminal Proceedings For PG&E?
• How To Comply With Qualified Financial Contract Rules
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
• Glansaol Gets Ch. 11 DIP, Employee Bonuses Mostly Approved
• Bankrupt Atty's Creditors Battle Over Fees After Settlement
• No Need For Examiner In Republic Metals' Ch. 11, Judge Finds
• Alix Brings McKinsey Disclosure Fight To SunEdison Ch. 11
• PBGC's Ex-Chief Counsel Retires, Joins Wagner Law Group
• Papa Gino's Gets Nod On $20M Ch. 11 Sale To Creditor
• Deals Rumor Mill: J&J, Union Life, Edcon
• Weinstein Hires Casey Anthony Atty, Harvard Law Professor
• PG&E Says Ch. 11 Moves Are None Of FERC's Business
• UST Opposes Maremont Asbestos Trust Rep. In Del. Ch. 11
• Beauty Brands Gets Nod For Bid Procedures With New Buyer
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Kirkland
• Robinson & Cole Adds Pa., Del. Offices With Bankruptcy Hires
• IHeartMedia Gets Court's Stamp Of Approval On Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Maxus Owners Say $14B Suit Covers Well-Worn Ground
• Weinstein Racketeering Accusers Can't Expand Email Review
• Maremont Opens $75M Del. Ch. 11, Plans Asbestos Trust
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• Being Strategic About Chapter 11 Communications
• SG To Argue At Supreme Court In Bankrupt Brand's TM Case
• PG&E Secures $5.5 Billion In DIP Financing For Ch. 11
• Ex-Weil Partner Sues MetLife For Disability Benefits
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Davis Polk
• Madoff Investors Can't Evade Clawback By Withdrawing Claim
• Oro Negro Ch. 15 Parties Agree To Mediate Rig Fight
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Charles Harder Clients End 2 Gizmodo Defamation Suits
• Avenatti Slammed For 'Tactical' DQ Bid In Fee Fight
• IHeartMedia Clears Ch. 11 Path With Legacy Noteholder Deal
• Samuels Jewelers Consignor Asks For Inventory Protections
• Sears OKs $5.2B ESL Bid, Preps For Feb. 4 Sale Hearing
• Limited's Ch. 11 Trustee Sues Sun Capital Over $42M Transfer
• Sale Of Fugitive's Cos.' Assets OK'd In $7.4M Fraud Case
• Beauty Brands Gets More Time To Review Ch. 11 Sale Offer
• Midwest Retailer Shopko Gets Quick OK For $480M DIP Loan
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Akin Gump
• PG&E Equipment Caused Calif. Wildfires, Judge Finds
• Court Fight Over Puerto Rico Sales Tax Deal Wraps Up
• Deal With Rajaratnam, Ex-Galleon Execs Signals End To Ch. 7
• 2nd Circ. Won't Resurrect Union Suit Over Platinum Fraud
• Weinstein, Lawyer Officially 'Part Ways' After Split Rumors
• Beauty Brands Del. Ch. 11 Sale Plan Draws Creditor Fire
• Catalina Marketing Reaches Deal On $275M DIP Loan
• Appeal In $80M Brazil Oil Co. Suit Was Premature: 11th Circ.
• Gymboree Hits 2nd Ch. 11, Will Liquidate Most Stores
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• Puerto Rico Creditors Press For Sales Tax Plan Approval
• Westmoreland Says It Will Seek To End Union Contract
• Republic Metals Lenders Fight Ch. 11 Examiner Appointment
• LBI Media's Ch. 11 Disclosures Get Nod In Delaware
• Beauty Brands Bidder Says 23-Store Offer Is Best Available
• PG&E's Ch. 11 Is Climate Change Wake-Up Call For Utilities
• Sears' Biggest Sale (Itself) Offers Valuable Lessons For Retail
• Calif. County Sues PG&E Over Deadly Nov. Wildfire
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• Aly Raisman's Nassar Suit Paused Pending USAG Ch. 11
• US Trustee Rips Bankrupt Makeup Co.'s $1.4M Exec Bonus Bid
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• Puerto Rico Fed Board Looks To Invalidate $6B In Bond Debt
• FirstEnergy Customer Violated Ch. 11 Stay, Judge Rules
• LBI Noteholders Say Co. Cheated Them Out Of $129M
• Group Owes SEC $6.6M In Woodbridge Securities Probe
• Del. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin J. Carey To Retire In August
• Lender Says Life Settlement Co. Is Using Ch. 11 To Pay Parent
• 10th Circ. Affirms Liberty's Win In Black Lung Coverage Row
• Promise Healthcare Gets Nod For $3M Exec Bonus In Ch. 11
• Aegean Marine Gets OK On $535M DIP, $681M Purchase Bids
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• Pharma. Co. Egalet's Ch. 11 Confirmed In Delaware
• PG&E Says Calif. Wildfire Fallout Sending It To Ch. 11
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• Bon-Ton Can't Confirm Ch. 11 Plan, Seeks Case Dismissal
• Avenatti Seeks DQ Of Ex-Partner's Counsel In $10M Fee Fight
• Del. Judge Refuses Mass. AG's Bid To Kill Starion Ch. 11
• Bankrupt Brands Can End Trademark Deals, Justices Told
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• IHeartMedia Lays Out Case For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Fyre Fest Trustee Seeks To Widen Probe Into 3rd Parties
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• Sidley Austin Adds Global Restructuring Atty To Dallas Office
• No Plan Deal Yet On Mammoet Ch. 11, NY Wheel Owner Says
• Airline Merger Trial Preparing For Takeoff In Bankruptcy Court
• J&M Landlords Want Rent Paid Before Ch. 7 Conversion
• Hotel Tech Holding Co.'s Ch. 11 Denied As Ploy To Evade Sale
• Investors' Attys In Cobalt Bribery Case Seek $43.5M In Fees
• Last 3 Banks In $120M Enron Debt Investor Suit Settle
• Nine West Wins Approval For Revised $22M DIP Plan
• Judge Tells PG&E To Boost High-Wind Safety Or Power Down
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• Ex-Sears CEO Ups Bid To Save Retailer To $5B
• Investor Suit Against Defunct Carrier Removed To Fed. Court
• CFPB Defends Constitutionality In 9th Circ. Oral Args
• Mass. AG Says Starion Misrepresented Distress In Ch. 11
• ANR Ch. 11 Case Reopened For McKinsey Conflicts Probe
• LBI Noteholder Trustees Object To Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure
• Facebook Users' Call For Cambridge Analytica Docs Granted
• US Trustee Flags Promise Healthcare's $3M Exec Bonus Plan
• Biometrics Co. Dodges Claims It Bribed Foreign Execs
• Fairway Energy's Ch. 11 Case Will Remain In Delaware
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• Weinstein Gets Ch. 11 Doc Access Pending NY Class Motion
• National Events To Consolidate Estates, Resolve D&O Dispute
• Fairway Energy Fights Call To Move Ch. 11 Case To Texas
• Cambridge Analytica Exec Can't Stay Out Of Ch. 7 Case
• J&M Sales' Ch. 11 Creditor Seeks Fast Move To Del. Ch. 7
• Beauty Brands' Plan To Seek Speedy Ch. 11 Sale Gets OK
• Gov't Can't Claim $1B Loss At Platinum Criminal Trial
• Promise Healthcare OK'd To Sell Mo. Hospital For $10M
• Takata Allows $53M Ch. 11 Claim To End Price-Fixing Suit
• Sears Gives Ex-CEO's Fund 1 Day To Submit Revised Bid
• Platinum Liquidators Can't DQ Curtis From Fraud Suit
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• The Changing Role Of The Chief Restructuring Officer
• Fisker Fraud Claims Time-Barred In Ill., 7th Circ. Says
• Notes Trustees Seek Indemnity In IHeartMedia Ch. 11 Plan
• SunEdison Shareholders Win Cert. In Stock-Drop Suit
• Feds Look To Give Ex-Firm Head 22 Years For $20M Theft
• Beauty Brands Opens Del. Ch. 11 With Planned Sale
• Justices Seek SG's Input On Argentina Cert Bid In YPF Row
• Madoff Aide's Initial Bid To Finish Sentence At Home Denied
• Starion Says Ch. 11 Case Was Filed To Save Its Business
• Squire Patton Hires 2 Bankruptcy Attys from Clark Hill
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sears, P.F. Chang's, BP
• English Translation Key In 1st Circ. Puerto Rico Bond Dispute
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• Deal Letting Investment Co. Abandon Talc Deposits Upheld
• David's Bridal Secures Confirmation For $800M Del. Ch. 11
• Synergy Pharma Negotiates, Locks In Ch. 11 Sale Procedures
• Medical Device Co. Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Financing
• Justices To Hear Bankruptcy Fight Over Discharge Violations
• Ex-Prez Of Miramax LA Wants Out Of Weinstein Suit
• Firm's Ex-Partner Seeks 8 Years In Theft Of More Than $20M
• Hotel Tech Holding Co. Fights Bid To End Its Del. Ch. 11
• Rothstein Rosenfeldt Trustee Seeks OK For $4.7M Deal
• Nine West Creditors Fight $22M DIP Loan Plan
• Gov't Shutdown Won't Delay Promise Healthcare Ch. 11, Yet
• US Trustee Wants Fee Examiner In Sears Bankruptcy
• Platinum Liquidators Ask To DQ Curtis From Fraud Suit
• Bankrupt Construction Co.'s Bid To Recoup $108M Bills OK'd
• Shutdown Sparks DOJ Bid To Pause Promise Health Ch. 11
• Clothing Retailer FullBeauty To Restructure In Ch. 11
• Parker Drilling Authorized To Tap $50M Ch. 11 DIP Loan
• Del. Judge Nixes Calif. Court Venue In Venoco Ch. 11 Suit
• 2 Cos. Fight Mellon Over Legal Fees In Puerto Rico Bond Row
• All Claims Set To Be Paid In Full In Nordam Ch. 11 Plan
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• Weinstein Accusers Seek More Protections On Emails
• Synergy Pharma Defends Ch. 11 Sale Plan After Objections
• Casino Heirs Can't Intervene In Turnover Order: 7th Circ.
• Fairway Energy, Creditor Fight Ch. 11 Move From Del. To Texas
• NJ Medical Device Co. Seeks Financing In Del. Ch. 11
• With No New Bids, Judge OKs Sears Notes Sale To Cyrus
• Promise Healthcare Floats Sale Plan For Remaining Assets
• Makeup Brand Co. Seeks OK For Employee Bonuses In Ch. 11
• Liquid Holdings Execs Shave Some Investor Claims Over IPO
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• Bankruptcy Cases To Watch In 2019
• Bankruptcy Legislation To Watch In 2019
• 3 Trademark Cases To Watch In 2019