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Bankruptcy - February, 2019

183 articles

• Millennium's $35M Clawback Suit Survives In Del. Bankruptcy
• Funding Dispute Threatens To Scuttle Rehab Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan
• Weinstein 'Protectors' Can't Ditch Trafficking Suit, Court Hears
• PG&E Puts $10.5B On Books For Camp Fire Liability
• Empire Land Creditors Slam Settlement With Law Firms
• PG&E Attys Told To Rein In Proposed Orders In Bankruptcy
• 2nd Circ.'s Madoff Foreign Clawback Ruling Boosts Trustees
• Ex-Essar Execs Say $1B Ch. 11 Suit Is Thin On Facts
• Nursing Home Co. Inks $18M Deal Over Medicaid FCA Claims
• Online Retailer Sues VC For $11M Over Partner's Malfeasance
• One Less Jet For Bankrupt OneJet As Airplane Sale Approved
• Del. Judge Will Address Maxus Ch. 11 Asset Stripping Case
• Split 6th Circ. Upholds Tribal Immunity From Bankruptcy Code
• Windstream Gets Judge's OK To Tap $400M In DIP Funds
• Zohar Funds' Debt Agent Approved Over Tilton Objections
• Lenders Say Asset Manager Aided $360M Transmar Scam
• Promise Healthcare's $90M Ch. 11 Hospital Sales OK'd
• How A US Discovery Statute Can Affect Cayman Litigation
• Gov't Apathy Toward Prosecutorial Misconduct Is Alarming
• Platinum Trial Delayed At The Last Minute Over 'Medical Issue'
• Beauty Brands Administratively Insolvent, Converted To Ch. 7
• CORRECTED: M&G Plastics Plant's $1.1B Ch. 11 Sale Cleared
• Nine West's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Sweetened Creditor Deal
• SEC Settles Charges With Corinthian College's Ex-Brass
• LBI Media Inc. Wants To Block Noteholders' Ch. 11 Challenge
• PG&E Power Sellers Say Bankruptcy Court Can't Usurp FERC
• Energy Subcontractors' Bankruptcy Settlement Axes Liens
• Windstream Files Ch. 11 Following $310M Judgment
• Puerto Rican Officials Can't Challenge Fed Powers At 1st Circ.
• Madoff Trustee Can Claw Back Foreign Transfers: 2nd Circ.
• Chapter 11 Debtors Could Recoup Some US Trustee Fees
• McKinsey Ch. 11 Settlement Adds To Disclosure Conundrum
• 3rd Circ. Narrows Del. Bankruptcy Judge Candidates To 2
• Airport Officer Says OneJet Suit Should Stay In Fed. Court
• Bill Would Give Calif. Lawmakers A Say In PG&E Ch. 11
• Synergy Pharma Faces Pushback Over Ch. 11 Plan Releases
• Jeweler Laundered Money In $2B Indian Bank Fraud: Probe
• Republic Metals' $25.5M Sale To Japan's Asahi Gets Approval
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• Charlotte Russe Bid Plan OK'd Amid Hope For Ch. 11 Rescue
• Specialty Pharma Co.'s $34M Ch. 11 Financing OK'd
• Bankrupt Banro Corp. Dodges US Suit Over Congo Operations
• McKinsey Wants Critic's Co. Out Of ANR Ch. 11 Case
• USOC Knew Of Nassar Claims Before Coverage, Insurer Says
• Energy Cos. Say Bankruptcy Nixes Coal Ash Pollution Claims
• Ex-Barclays Forex Chief Faces Calif. Jury Over HP 'Spanking'
• Bankrupt Ex-Partner Can't Dodge Unpaid Rent, 3rd Circ. Says
• Energy Co. Seeks To Cancel Contracts With Bankrupt PG&E
• Justices Cite Igloos, McDonald's In Bankrupt Brands Case
• Charlotte Russe Asks For $1.8M In Ch. 11 Employee Bonuses
• US Trustee Proposes New Asbestos Reps In Maremont Ch. 11
• Give Your Recession Obsession A Break
• $610M Stalking Horse Bid For 4 Verity Hospitals Approved
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• FERC Blasts PG&E Bid To Block Authority Over Power Deals
• USA Gymnastics Names NBA Exec As New President, CEO
• NJ Pain-Drug Maker Hits Ch. 11 With $75M Purchase Offer
• Operating Losses Deliver Medical Courier Firm Into Ch. 11
• Energy Supplier Losing Customers As It Seeks Ch. 11 Buyer
• Payless Slips Back Into Ch. 11 With Plans To Close US Stores
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• McKinsey Pays $15M For Failing To Disclose Ch. 11 Conflicts
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• Milbank Beats Trustee Objection To Rep Gymboree In Ch. 11
• Puerto Rico Fed Board Was Illegally Appointed: 1st Circ.
• Sears Creditors May Probe Sale Of $900M In Debt To Cyrus
• 2 Energy Cos. Must Face $14B Suit From Del. Ch. 11 Trustee
• Wells Fargo Wants Quick OK On Samuels Jewelers Credit Bid
• Ex-Vinson & Elkins Atty Joins Pillsbury In NY
• Sprawling $1B Platinum Case Finally Going To Trial
• Whiteford Taylor's Bankruptcy Team Adds Veteran In Delaware
• Great Eastern Energy Hits Ch. 11 In Del. With $61M Debt
• Life Insurance Buyer Gets New Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Bidder
• Puerto Rico Fed. Board Sues For Island Senate's Financial Info
• Retailer Shopko Seeks To Investigate McKesson In Ch. 11
• Bankrupt Imerys Dropped From Dying Woman's J&J Talc Trial
• UST Wants New Asbestos Claims Rep In Maremont Ch. 11
• Promise Healthcare's $35M Ch. 11 Sale Of 2 Hospitals OK'd
• Opt-Out Releases Prove Problematic In Aegean Marine Ch. 11
• Pellet Cos. Trustee's Suit Belongs In State Court: Judge
• Kasowitz Benson, Pachulski Can Rep White Eagle In Ch. 11
• Avenatti Loses Control Of Firm Amid Claim He Hid Millions
• Salini Offers $254M For Stake In Struggling Rival Astaldi
• Bankruptcy Judge Scolds PG&E Over Last-Minute Filings
• Nassar Victims' Payout Hangs On Fight With USAG's Insurers
• Aegean Marine Fights Pushback Over Ch. 11 Plan Releases
• Ditech Cleared To Tap $1.9B Ch. 11 DIP Package
• Bankrupt Freight Co. Can Use $3M Cash From Banks
• $173.8M In Deals OK'd To Settle Cobalt Energy Bribery Claims
• J&J Talc Supplier Seeks Ch. 11 Amid Asbestos Suit Tidal Wave
• Natural Gas Holding Co.'s Ch. 11 Gets Speedy OK In Del.
• Waypoint's $445M Ch. 11 Sale Of Choppers To Macquarie OK'd
• Platinum's Huberfeld Gets 2.5 Years In Bribery Case
• Ex-Goldman Sachs Exec Says Former Partner Owes $1.5M
• Beauty Brands Ch. 11 Sale Approved As Insolvency Looms
• Ga. Atty Sentenced To 15 Years For $20M Fraud Scheme
• Mesabi's Ch. 11 Fee Suit Tossed Over Jurisdiction Concern
• Rehab Network EBH Topco Gets Ch. 11 OK In Delaware
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• Keep Power Deal Partners Out Of FERC Fight, PG&E Says
• Lehman Creditors Urge Top UK Court To Overturn Tax Bill
• Bankruptcy Ruling Reminds Corp. Counsel To Mind Rule 1.13
• New England Motor Freight Files Ch. 11 In NJ
• $785M In Debt, Diagnostics Provider Files For Bankruptcy
• NJ Medical Device Co.'s Ch. 11 OK'd In Delaware
• Platinum Exec Can't Halt Trial Over Jury Info Leak Claims
• Investment Co. Says Mesabi $16M Fee Suit Outside Ch. 11
• After Losing Sale Fight, Sears Creditors Seek Speedy Finish
• Ditech Re-Enters Chapter 11 With Prepacked Restructuring
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• No Premium Recovery Guarantees For 5th Circ. Lenders
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• DOJ Fights To Overturn Rep In Duro Dyne Asbestos Trust
• Madoff Investors Lose $41M Clawback Fight At District Court
• Kasowitz Benson, Pachulski Challenged In White Eagle Ch. 11
• Liberty Mutual To Pay Minn. Diocese $6.5M For Abuse Claims
• Fyre Fest Fraudster McFarland Hit With $3M Default Judgment
• Lost Millions Spark Call For Examiner In Freight Co.'s Ch. 11
• Fiat Chrysler Loses Ch. 11 Appeal Over Crash Victim Claim
• Drugmaker Avadel Gets Boost From Parent In Del. Ch. 11
• Rehab Co. Seeks More Ch. 11 Funding While Sorting Out Sale
• Momentive Disrupts Intercreditor Agreements And Reorgs
• Ex-Union Boss Gets 58 Months For Taking Hedge Fund Bribes
• Sanders And Schumer (Mostly) Right On Share Repurchases
• Calif.-Based DC Solar Hits Bankruptcy After FBI, IRS Raid
• In Spite Of Objections, ESL's $5.2B Bid For Sears Approved
• Chemical Supplier Inks $51M Deal To Exit Antitrust Suit
• Platinum Exec Wants Trial Halted Pending Media Leak Review
• Approved Ch. 11 Trust Targets Execs, Firm For Fraud Claims
• Nassar Accusers Seek Answers Amid USA Gymnastics Ch. 11
• Retailer Things Remembered Looks To Save Stores In Ch. 11
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• What Happens When Crypto Meets Insolvency
• Why NY's Sutton 58 Decision Won't Rattle Real Estate Finance
• Bankrupt Atty's Creditor Gets Another Shot At Fees In NJ
• Drugmaker Files Ch. 11, Blames Low-Selling Urination Drug
• Things Remembered Files Ch. 11, Stalking Horse Bids $17M
• Natural Gas Holding Co. OK'd For Quick Ch. 11 Consideration
• NYC Enviro Agency Fights Doc Request In Durr Ch. 11
• Aralez Puts Forward Ch. 11 Plan Isolated From Toprol Sale
• Jefferies Uses New York Law To Escape Texas Investors' Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of US Bank's Untimely RMBS Suit
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• Why High Court's Schein Decision Is Dangerous For Debtors
• Furniture Co. Wants New Post-Verdict Patent Claims Tossed
• Insurers' $95M Verizon Suit Paused While Del. Court Decides
• Novum Pharma Taps Cash Collateral As It Seeks Ch. 11 Buyer
• Sears Fights PBGC On How To Terminate Pension Plans
• GM Trust Hashes Out New Ch. 11 Ignition Switch Deal
• 'Stars Aligned' To Allow FullBeauty's Breeze Through Ch. 11
• Charlotte Russe Has Short Runway To Find Ch. 11 Buyer
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Platinum Affiliates Scoff At 'Heavier' $1B Liquidator Suit
• Avenatti Ordered To Court Over Contempt Bid In $10M Row
• Holding Co. For Pa. Marcellus Shale Gas Co. Files For Ch. 11
• Puerto Rico Gets Green Light For $18B Sales Tax Debt Plan
• Sycamore Under Attack As Nine West Ch. 11 Trial Opens
• Zohar Defends, Tilton Objects To New Agent In Del. Ch. 11
• Sears Faces Challenges To $5B Sale Plan, Store Closures
• FullBeauty Wins Quick OK For $900M Ch. 11 Plan
• Bankruptcy Ruling Piles More Gloom On Canadian Oil Cos.
• Republic Creditors Seek $6M Clawback From Founder's Kid
• Novum Pharma Opens $53M Del. Ch. 11 With Sale Plan
• Avenatti's DQ Bid In $10M Row 'Tactically Abusive': Judge
• Greenberg Opens New Minneapolis Office With DLA Crew
• Clothing Retailer Charlotte Russe Declares Bankruptcy
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• Aegean Marine Hit With Suit Over Alleged $300M Fraud
• Ex-WaMu Execs Lose Del. Ch. 11 Fight For Pay Incentives
• Citgo Denies Bankruptcy Rumor In Wake Of WSJ Report
• ESL Says $5.2B Ch. 11 Sale Only Way Forward For Sears
• PBGC Sues Sears To Take Over Struggling Pension Plans
• Promise Healthcare's $80M Ch. 11 Sale Of Calif. Hospital OK'd
• Nine West Pleads Case For Ch. 11 Plan OK Ahead Of Trial
• Insurer Says It Needn't Defend Auditor In Microcap Scheme
• Oil Storage Co. Settles Dispute Over Costs In Ch. 11
• Indonesian Shipping Giant To Rework $437M Debt Load
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1