Bankruptcy Archive » March, 2019

Bankruptcy - March, 2019

173 articles

• McKinsey's Ch. 11 Deal Shouldn't Stop DQ Claims, Critic Says
• Serbian Co. Wants $12M Award Row Paused During Ch. 15
• SC Utility Customers Can't Sue Westinghouse Over Nuke Plant
• Climate Suits Against Bankrupt Energy Co. Can't Be Revived
• Ex-Zinc Co. Execs Must Face Investor Suit, Del. Judge Says
• Sentinel Trustee Denied Redo In $14M Bankruptcy Fight
• Fla. Court Upholds $20M Anti-Mafia Settlement Of Ch. 7 Debt
• Walter Energy Noteholder Says Rights Denied In Ch. 11 Sale
• TransCare Trustee's Claims Against Tilton Going To Trial
• Nirav Modi, US Biz Execs Hit With Ch. 11 Racketeering Suit
• Exonerated Man Loses Bid To Sue GM, Bankruptcy Estate
• Sears Investor's Short-Swing Trading Suit Put To Rest
• Make-Whole Provisions Still Enforceable After Momentive
• PG&E, JPMorgan's $5B Bankruptcy Deal OK'd Over Protests
• Texas Jury Awards $15M Over Sham Real Estate Investment
• Firms, Attys Settle With CFPB Over Illicit Debt Services Fees
• Oro Negro's Monthslong Mediation With Creditors Falls Flat
• NextEra Can't Undo $275M Fee Denial, Justices Told
• Bankrupt Telecom Asks To Pursue Verizon MDL Appeal Fight
• Charlotte Russe Gets Ch. 11 Nod For $6.4M Asset Sale Plan
• Puerto Rico Bondholders Shot Down Once Again By 1st Circ.
• Slamming The Brake On Traffic Ticket Protections For Debtors
• Deutsche Bank Loses Bid To Stay Global Tax Refund Case
• With Axed Releases, Aegean Marine Gets Ch. 11 Plan Nod
• General Electric To Pay $49M To Settle Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Imperial Tobacco Granted Temporary US Asset Protection
• Aerogroup IP Creditor Gets Big Share Of $24M Sale Proceeds
• Ex-Heinz CEO Can't Raise Bahamas Bankruptcy In US Case
• AT&T Hit With $68M Suit Over Escrow Funds In NII Ch. 11
• Lack Of Contractor License Erases $14M In Del. Ch. 11 Claims
• Climate Change Must Guide Utility Plans, Ex-PG&E Boss Says
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Experian, Equifax Escape FCRA Suit For Now, 9th Circ. Rules
• Lehman Loan-Servicing Units Seek Ch. 11 Wind-Down
• LBI Noteholders Say Ch. 11 Plan Result Of Fraudulent Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, Uber, Avaya
• PG&E Says It's Impossible To Comply With Calif. Safety Regs
• J&J Talc Source Lifts Del. Ch. 11 Stay For Past Owner
• Justices Pass On $371M Antitrust Suit Against Time, Hearst
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• PBGC Didn't Need Court To OK Ending Delphi Pension Plan
• Wildfire Victims Say PG&E Should Pay $9.5M In Settled Claims
• Pharma Co. Reaches $3.6M Deal With Unsecured Creditors
• Ill. Regulator Can't Nix Insurance Co. Arbitration Fee Bid
• Justices Urged To Nix Tribal Immunity In Casino Bankruptcy
• MabVax Hits Ch. 11, Blaming Alleged $27M Pump-And-Dump
• 1st Circ. Grants Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Stay In Medicare Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• National Events Ch. 7 Trustee Sues Ex-CEO For $45M
• Judge Says He Can't Decide $15M Sears Credit Card Row Yet
• 'Real Housewives' Star Settles Signature Apparel Suit
• Falling Ads, New-HQ Debt Push Reading Eagle To Ch. 11 Sale
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• New Testimony Can't Save Suit Against Madoff Associate
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Seadrill Can't Dodge Oro Negro Ch. 15 Depo Subpoena
• J&J Talc Supplier's Ex-Owners Ask For Ch. 11 Shield
• Auto Dealers' Ch. 11 Can't Stop Deceptive Ad Suit, FTC Says
• Retailer Brookstone Gets Approval, Praise For Ch. 11 Plan
• Sears Ch. 11 Estate Pushes Lampert To Turn Over $49M
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• J&J Talc Supplier Tort Claimants Fight Insurance Fund Bid
• Bankruptcy Court Reversed For Ignoring 11th Circ. Mandate
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Bankruptcy Judge OKs Brookstone Workers' $1M Wage Deal
• Biz Owner Asks Supreme Court For Subpoena Protection
• Charlotte Russe Floats $5M Ch. 11 Sale Of IP, Lease Assets
• Ex-Pa. Hospital CEO Faces $2M Severance Pay Challenge
• Indonesian Shipping Co. Unit Confirms $143M Ch. 11 Plan
• Top LBI Creditors Say Junior Lenders Are Violating Ch. 11 Pact
• SEC Challenges Releases In Aegean Marine's Ch. 11 Plan
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• Asbestos Trust Fight Delays Maremont's Ch. 11 Approval
• Sanctions Sought Over Appeal In Synergy Pharma's Ch. 11
• Retailer Shopko To Liquidate After Failed Ch. 11 Sale Bid
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• High Court Turns Down 3 Employment Cases
• Trustee Says NY Wheel Ch. 11 Plan Releases Impermissible
• High Court Won't Hear Suit Over Ch. 7 Patent Sale
• Nordam Group Gets $480M Boost In Del. Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• FDIC Strikes $335M Deal With PwC Over Colonial Bank Audits
• American Airlines Merger Aided Competition, Economist Says
• Wells Fargo To Pay $13.8M For Unwanted Loan Modifications
• Lead Class Attys in Madoff Ponzi Suit Awarded $20M
• Singapore Oil Co. Wants Pre-Ch. 11 $50M Loan Payment Back
• Bradley Arant Snags Ex-Quarles Real Estate, Banking Pro
• Helicopter Operator PHI Hits Ch. 11, Blames Oil Downturn
• Seadrill, Oro Negro Clash Over Ch. 15 Subpoena Bid
• White Eagle Ch. 11 Plan Lands With Unanswered Questions
• US Trustee Challenges TridentUSA's Ch. 11 Bid For Bonuses
• Toisa Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Gets Court Approval
• FERC Using Power Deal Spat To Alter Bankruptcy Law: PG&E
• Insurers Fight J&J Talc Co.'s Insurance Pay Plan, Claim Rep
• Sullivan & Cromwell Adds Veteran Cleary Bankruptcy Lawyer
• Del. Bankruptcy Court Reclaims Control Of Article III Suits
• PG&E Saga Shows Calif. Utility Model Untenable, Execs Say
• A Deep Dive Into The CDS And Syndicated Financing Markets
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• PG&E, JPMorgan Asked To Revise $5B Bankruptcy Deal
• Bankrupt Jeweler Accused Of Aiding Fraud Seeks Ch. 7 Status
• With WARN Act And Bankruptcy, Better Think Inside The Box
• Trust Wants Beneficiaries To Stop Trashing 'Buck Rogers'
• Canadian Tobacco Co. Seeks Restructuring After $11B Ruling
• 3rd Judge Set To Greenlight Weinstein Trafficking Claims
• PG&E Escapes Charges Over 2017 Calif. Wildfires
• LBI Noteholders Haven't Violated Ch. 11 Stay, Judge Rules
• Media Co.'s 'Excessive' Ch. 11 Financing Fee Halved
• American Airlines CEO Defends 2013 Merger At Ch. 11 Trial
• CTI Foods Cleared To Use Chunk Of $155M Ch. 11 Financing
• Synergy Pharma Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan Releases
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Travel Agents Slam American Airlines Merger At Ch. 11 Trial
• Bankrupt Oil Co. Can Keep $5.5M In Disputed Cash: 9th Circ.
• Paragon Ch. 11 Claims To Be Decided By Bankruptcy Judge
• Bankruptcy Court To Keep FERC-PG&E Power Deals Fight
• Arts And Crafts Media Co. Hits Ch. 11 In Delaware, Plans Sale
• Mass. Affordable Housing Covenants Safe During Foreclosure
• Home Decor Retailer Hits Ch. 11 Amid Supply Struggles
• Law360's Bankruptcy Editorial Advisory Board
• CTI Foods Enters Ch. 11 With $400M Debt-Trimming Plan
• Del. Judge Nixes Claims Rep Changes In Maremont Ch. 11
• J&J Talc Supplier's Ex-Owners Can't Tap Insurance Funds
• Ex-Dentons Finance Pro Joins Haynes And Boone In NY
• CRS Trustee Gets $100M Accounting Fraud Complaint Redo
• Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims To Protect Bankrupt, Disabled Vets
• Implications Of 2nd Circ.'s Madoff Foreign Clawback Opinion
• Firm Not Covered For Malpractice Suits, 5th Circ. Affirms
• J&J Talc Supplier Sues Over Millions In Insurance Funds
• PG&E Under Court Pressure To Trim Trees Or Stall Dividends
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Avenatti Continues To Hide Bank Records, Ex-Partner Says
• OneJet Suit In State Court Won't Hurt Bankruptcy: Investors
• A New 3rd Circ. Damages Formula For Entireties Fraud Cases
• Hospitals' ERISA Suit Against BCBS Transferred, Not Tossed
• Sears Hammered By 'Craftsman' Trademark Suit
• Charlotte Russe Auction Pumps Liquidation Price By $8M
• TridentUSA Authorized To Fully Tap $50M Ch. 11 DIP Loan
• Concerns Raised Over Credit Bid In Novum Pharma's Ch. 11
• Things Remembered To Sell Up To 178 Stores In Ch. 11 Deal
• Jones Day Adds 3 Ex-Weil Restructuring Attys In Paris
• Golf Club Maker Says Fraud Judgment Forced Ch. 11
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• Trustee Says Maremont's Asbestos Trust Is Ripe For Fraud
• Aralez Ch. 11 Sale Of Toprol Brand To Deerfield Approved
• 'American Idol' Lenders' Claims Sent To NY Court
• Gap, The Children's Place Get OK To Buy Gymboree Assets
• Mayer Brown Picks Up DLA Piper Bankruptcy Duo In London
• Jeans Maker Diesel's US Unit Seeks To Shed Leases In Ch. 11
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $92.8M Civil Fine Against Rajaratnam
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• Ponzi Scheme Suit Not Barred By Cayman Law, Court Says
• Lenders Say Charlotte Russe Ch. 11 Bonuses Too Easy To Get
• Stamina Helps Cleary Gottlieb Seal ESL's $5.2B Sears Rescue
• Westmoreland Coal Gets Approval For Ch. 11 Plan, Asset Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Purdue Pharma, Cision, HNA Group
• SEC Can't Collect Punitive Disgorgement, 1st Circ. Told
• High Court Passes On Challenge To Ala. County's Ch. 9 Plan
• FIU Bridge Collapse Forces Contractor Into Ch. 11
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Specialty Pharma Co. Floats Exec. Bonuses In Ch. 11
• Trenam Law Snags Ex-Adams and Reese Bankruptcy Pro
• CRS Trustee Wins $4.5M Clawback Against Well Fargo
• What The Justices Are Focusing On In Bankruptcy TM Case
• BlueMountain Nominates New Slate Of PG&E Directors
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• NYC Community Center Delays Cost $33M, Contractor Says
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief