Bankruptcy Archive » May, 2019

Bankruptcy - May, 2019

228 articles

• Ex-Black Elk Atty Gives 'Painful' Detail On Bond Vote
• $200M Settlement Reached In Tribune Media Clawback Suit
• Claims Rep For J&J Talc Supplier Survives Removal Bids
• Shopko's Ch. 11 Plan Rejected Over Executive Releases
• Calif. Regulators Sign Off On PG&E Wildfire Plan
• Tax Court Case May Limit Debtor Options To Fix Tax Liability
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Jurors Hear Of Platinum Boss' Role In Alleged Bond Scheme
• Unused Cash Concern Delays Orchids Paper's Ch. 11 Loan
• US Trustee Calls Fuse's Ch. 11 Plan Incomplete
• Calif. Panel Suggests Wildfire Rule Change After PG&E Ch. 11
• TridentUSA Lender Says Loan Fight Breaks Restructuring Deal
• Novum Keeps Sale Option Open As Ch. 11 Plan Talks Progress
• Tropicana Can't Escape Trustee's Claims CEO Caused Ch. 11
• High Court Places Heavy Burden On Bankrupt TM Licensors
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• White Star Gets $15M DIP Funding As Venue Fight Looms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Odebrecht, Axel Springer, Boost Mobile
• Hogan Lovells Adds Akin Gump Restructuring Atty In LA
• Last-Minute Deals Delay Argos' Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Judge Rejects Call For Ratepayer Committee In PG&E Ch. 11
• US Trustee Balks At Cloud Peak's Ch. 11 Bid Protections
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• Bankrupt Coal Co. Can't Kill Benefits, Funds Tell High Court
• Judge Nixes Workers' Bid For Quick End To Fisker WARN Suit
• Diamond Execs Want Out Of Ch. 11 Bank Fraud Claims
• Platinum Boss Said Fear Would Tame Investor Ire, Jury Hears
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• 5th Circ. Looks To Texas High Court In $79M Clawback Appeal
• Watchdog Opposes One Aviation's Ch. 11 Exclusivity Request
• Lampert Claims Sears Hasn't Made Good On Sale Deal
• Z Gallerie Says Ch. 11 Bonuses Needed To Close $20M Sale
• DC Circ. Revives Suit Claiming DC Underpaid Health Insurer
• White Star Petroleum Hits Ch. 11 In Del. With $347M Debt
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive UBS Win In 17-Year-Old Enron Info Suit
• Del. Bankruptcy Rulings Keep Most Essar Claims Alive
• Sears Holdings Ordered Into $194M Canadian Court Fight
• Resort Owner Seeks Ch. 15 Amid Misconduct Probe
• Actresses Say They're Not In Any Weinstein Sex Abuse Deal
• Puerto Rico Summons Detroit Tactic With $6B Debt Challenge
• Elk Petroleum Says Ch. 11 Case Poised For Creditor Fight
• Lone Star Laterals: Crowe & Dunlevy, Husch Blackwell
• FCA Suit Against Ex-Aegerion Execs Is Likely To Live On
• New Zealand Crypto Exchange Wants US Bankruptcy Cover
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• Aegerion Pharma's Interim Ch. 11 Cash Request Irks Judge
• Ex-Platinum CFO Troubled By Business Methods, Jury Hears
• Hollander Gets Interim Access To $90M Ch. 11 DIP Package
• Sears Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Legal Basis
• SEC Adds Sales Agent To Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Weinstein Co. Must Wait On Bid To Hire More Counsel
• Elk Petroleum Opens Ch. 11 To Rework $270M In Debt
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• TridentUSA Ch. 11 Lender Fight Over Priority Claims Heats Up
• Judge Grows Weary Of Infighting In J&J Talc Supplier's Ch. 11
• Platinum Jury Told Of Black Elk Bond Bait-And-Switch
• Reading Eagle Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Sale To MediaNews Group
• PG&E To Pay $100M To Wildfire Victims, Ch. 11 Plan Delayed
• Distressed British Fashion Co. Seeks US Bankruptcy Shield
• Firm Can't Object To Bankrupt Co.'s Final Report: 6th Circ.
• Brazil Telecom Resolves Share Dispute With Cape Verde
• High Court Bankruptcy IP Case May Spur Rejection Litigation
• Justices Urged To Pass On Argentina YPF Nationalization Row
• Hexion Ch. 11 Disclosures OK'd Ahead Of June Confirmation
• Distressed Cannabis Companies See Hope In 9th Circ. Ruling
• Hollander Ch. 11 Needs Less Restrictive DIP, Judge Says
• Justices Save TM Licensees From Contract Conundrum
• Tax Evasion Sentence Axed By 10th Circ. As Inappropriate
• US Trustee Balks At $1M Bid Protection In Kona Grill Sale
• Rehab Firm's Buyer Must Pay Ch. 11 Administrative Fees
• Cumulus Asks FCC For OK To Be Completely Foreign-Owned
• Weinstein Co. Demands Say In Sex Abuse Settlement Talks
• FERC Says It Has Role In Reviewing FirstEnergy Power Deal
• Credit Union's Ex-CEO Deserves Long Sentence, Feds Say
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• Aegerion Files Ch. 11, Plans $400M Sale To Amryt Pharma
• Atty Can't Duck Malpractice Claims Over Failed EB-5 Project
• Dressbarn To Wind Down Operations, Close All 650 Stores
• White Eagle Gets Nod To Fast Track Ch. 11 Plan Process
• Young Conaway Welcomes Back Retired Del. Justice Jacobs
• Platinum Exec Pressed Over Co-Founder's Truthfulness
• Investors Seek OK Of Award In Row With Brazilian Driller
• Busted Romanian Bank Can Go After Ex-Director's Assets
• Hollander Hopes To Put $166M Debt Load To Bed In Ch. 11
• PE Firm's Misdeeds Bankrupted ER Operator, Chancery Told
• Nev. Judge To Mediate USA Gymnastics' Nassar Abuse Claims
• UBS Can't Halt Madoff Feeder Fund's NY Bankruptcy
• Justices Take Up 'Entrenched' Split Over Bankruptcy Appeals
• High Court Says Bankrupt Brands Can't Nix TM Licenses
• Orexigen Cleared For Wind Down After Del. Ch. 11 Confirmed
• Cubic Energy Successor's Ch. 11 Debt Swap Plan Gets OK'd
• Alix Co. Lacks Standing In ANR Ch. 11 Fight With McKinsey
• Platinum Exec Says Co-Founder Misled Investors
• Platinum Reinsurer Strikes Back At Insurer 'Smear Campaign'
• The Law Firms Making Millions Off The PG&E Cases
• Wollmuth Maher Snags NOLA Energy Atty For NYC Office
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• Cubic Energy Successor Hits Ch. 11 With $53M Of Note Debt
• Calif. Gov., Fire Victims Slam PG&E's Request To Delay Ch. 11
• Pipeline Explosion Sparks EdgeMarc Ch. 11 Dispute
• White Eagle, Lender Settle Debt Status Row In Del. Ch. 11
• Platinum Partners' Alleged Alter Ego Seeks Ch. 15 Shield
• Ex-Dewey Chair Says Charges Brought 'Waves Of Despair'
• Calif. Officially Names PG&E As Cause Of Deadly Camp Fire
• Allstate Seeks To Join Chancery Brawl Over Reinsurance Firm
• Insurers Flag Special Counsel In Imerys Ch. 11
• Ex-Platinum Exec Tells Jury He Conned Investors
• Nassar Accusers Say Nat'l Gymnastics Org Can't Elude Probe
• Sears Estate Looks To Avoid $194M Canadian Court Fight
• Pa. Energy Co. EdgeMarc Files Ch. 11 With Plans To Sell
• Hexion Gets OK To Implement Ch. 11 Restructuring Deal
• Weinstein Holdings' Del. Ch. 11 Moves For Ch. 7 Conversion
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• Platinum Partners Insurer Wants Out Of Receiver's RICO Suit
• The Problem With 9th Circ. CFPB Leadership Structure Ruling
• Maremont Tweaking Final Details For Ch. 11 Asbestos Trust
• Insurer Faces Pushback In Bid For Asbestos Victims' Info
• Windstream Gets OK For Up To $24M In Ch. 11 Exec Bonuses
• SEC Says 1st Circ. Can Skip Kokesh Interpretation For Now
• Cloud Peak Gets Approval For $10M In DIP Financing
• Indonesian Telecom Creditors Lose Early Bid To Block Ch. 15
• San Francisco Mulling Multibillion-Dollar Bid For PG&E Assets
• Platinum Liquidators Try To Save Fraud Liability Suit
• Debt Attys Charging Base Fee Can't Get More, 5th Circ. Says
• GM Clawback Suit Nears End With Lenders To Pay $231M
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• Weatherford Reaches Ch. 11 Deal To Clear $5.8B In Debt
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• Aerogroup's $4M Ch. 11 Settlement With Ex-Suitor Approved
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Bristow Group Files Prepackaged Ch. 11 With $1.7B Debt Load
• US Trustee Rips TridentUSA's Tweaks To Execs' Bonus Plan
• Justices Won't Rule On $23M Morgan Lewis Sanction Denial
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Orchids Paper Stalking Horse Loses Ch. 11 Bid Protections
• Hold Charter In Contempt For Luring Customers, Court Urged
• Cloud Peak Energy Files For Chapter 11
• Convicted Atty Says 'Vague Estimates' Form $40M Restitution
• US Trustee Says Southcross Can't Seal Creditor Info
• PG&E Oversight Battle Looms For FERC, Bankruptcy Court
• Ditech Wins Approval For Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• Ex-Wells Fargo Atty Joins Greenberg Traurig Bankruptcy Arm
• LK Bennett Taps Hilco To Speed Del. Ch. 11 Liquidation
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• J&J Can't Transfer 2,400 Talc Suits To Del. Fed. Court
• DOL Puzzled By Sears' Ch. 11 Obligations To Retirees
• Brazilian Offshore Driller Wins Ch. 15 Recognition
• Mortgage Cos. Must Fight Lehman Claims In Bankruptcy Court
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• LifeCare Can Tap First $27M Of Del. Ch. 11 DIP Loan
• Platinum Jury Told Of Investor's Failed Bid To Reclaim Cash
• Irish Reinsurance Co. Seeks Ch. 15 As It Liquidates Abroad
• PBGC Urges Justices To Ignore Delta Pilots' Pension Appeal
• Imerys Slams Insurers' Bid To Lift Stay In Del. Ch. 11
• Triangle Petroleum Seeks Fast-Track Ch. 11 Equity Swap
• Faulty Ch. 7 Forms Don't Kill Whistleblower Suit: 2nd Circ.
• Alsup Says PG&E Board Must Tour Wildfire Devastation
• In Reversal, Ex-Platinum Boss Released After Night In Jail
• Shopko, Sun Capital Ink $15M Deal Over Money Transfers
• Troubled Chinese Oil Trader Seeks US Bankruptcy Shield
• Atty Must List Conflict Info Before Guiding Future Talc Claims
• Media Co. Fuse Seeks Docs In DirectTV Contract Row
• USA Gymnastics Wants To Mediate Nassar Abuse Claims
• Luxury Brand Retailer LK Bennett's Ch. 11 Bonuses Approved
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Hospital Chain Lifecare Opens Ch. 11 With $185M Debt
• Ill. Firm Must Face Bankrupt Client's Med Mal Suit, Court Says
• ASML Scores $845M IP Judgment Against Bankrupt XTAL
• NJ Pharma Co. Can Solicit Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Ch. 11 Judge Right On SAE Trade Secret Claim Value: Ruling
• MabVax Therapeutics Lines Up $3.7M Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• Bernie Madoff's Wife Settles With Trustee For $600K
• Carlton Fields Adds Experienced Bankruptcy Atty In Miami
• US Trustee Opposes Windstream's Ch. 11 Worker Bonus Plans
• M&G Lienholder Attorneys Win Rare $1.6M Fee For Ch. 11 Aid
• Sun Capital Drained, Bankrupted Shopko, Developers Say
• Aralez Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Gets Court's Approval
• Adviser Not Covered For Appvion ESOP Suits, Insurer Says
• Judge Seeborg Won't Hear PG&E Investor Suit Over Wildfires
• Ex-Platinum Boss Jailed Over Altercation With Prosecutor
• Bankrupt Welded Construction Seeks $71M For Pipeline Work
• CFPB's Leadership Structure Is Constitutional, 9th Circ. Rules
• Takeda Says Orexigen's Ch. 11 Plan Exposes It To $6M Claim
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• 9th Circ. OK With Ch. 11 Plan For Pot Grower's Landlord
• Justices Asked To Resolve Split On Consolidated Tax Refunds
• Customer Group Wants Ratepayer Committee In PG&E Ch. 11
• Contempt Standard For Chasing Invalid Debts Hangs On Intent
• Mortgage Borrowers Get Elevated Status In Ditech Ch. 11
• DLA Piper Snags SF Real Estate Partner From Paul Hastings
• FERC Won't Budge On PG&E Power Deal Oversight
• Ch. 7 Ruling Protects Banks From Debtor-Account Dilemma
• Puerto Rico Investors Sue To Claw Back More Than $1B
• Citadel Energy Sees 3 Counts Dismissed In Ch. 11 Suit
• Platinum Exec Facing Jail Over Trial Blowup With Prosecutor
• IT Service Co. Sungard Confirms Ch. 11 Prepack In A Day
• Fla. Contractor's Insurers To Pay $42M For Collapse Claims
• NJ Attorney Suspended 1 Year For 'Abandoning' Clients
• Kona Grill's $39M DIP Gets Nod, But Buyer Remains Elusive
• Thompson Hine Adds Bankruptcy Specialist In New York
• Silver Point-Controlled Macao Casino Investors Hit Ch. 11
• Investors Want Out Of Bankrupt Casino's $67M Pension Debt
• PG&E Seeks Court OK For $105M Wildfire Victims Fund
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• Platinum Execs' Attys Grill Cooperator On Investor Docs
• Life Settlements Sale To Ch. 11 Creditor OK'd In Del. Court
• 5th Circ. Cuts Bulk of Jury Award In Pump-And-Dump Suit
• Facebook Investors Lose Bid For Cambridge Analytica Probe
• Fisker Auto's Ch. 11 WARN Fight May Go To Trial, Judge Says
• Judge Says TridentUSA Ch. 11 Plan OK If Probe Info Added
• Hexion Settles Dispute Over $700M Ch. 11 Financing
• Home Decor Retailer Z Gallerie Can Seek Ch. 11 Plan Votes
• Defending Against Home Equity Loan Foreclosure In Texas
• Pharma Co. Says Bidders Showing Interest In Ch. 11 Sale
• FERC Can't Oversee FirstEnergy Power Deal, 6th Circ. Told
• Kona Grill Files Ch. 11, Plans Sale After Failed Expansion