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Bankruptcy - July, 2019

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• Most Builders Settle Victim Claims Over FIU Bridge Collapse
• True Health Gets Nod For $7.8M DIP After Deadline Shift
• FTD's $18 Million Gifts.com Sale Approved, Others Delayed
• 2 Ex-Execs Want Platinum Bond Fraud Convictions Flipped
• Logistics Firm Syncreon Files Ch. 15 In Del. With $1.1B In Debt
• 5th Circ. Defends Difficulty Of Discharging Student Loans
• Alix Can't Reopen Telecom Ch. 11 To Probe Rival McKinsey
• Debunking 3 Myths About Contract Attorneys
• 'B-Movie King' Unlikely To Get Early Win In Sons' Trust Suit
• McDermott Brings 2 New Partners To New York Office
• Diagnostic Firm Says Medicare Holdback Pushed It Into Ch. 11
• Elk Lenders Must Decide On Intent Ahead Of Ch. 11 Auction
• Ex-IT Firm CEO To Pay $2.9M SEC Judgment In Fraud Case
• Ed Dept. Wants Pause In Student Loan Suit To Stay In Place
• #MeToo Defendant Bankruptcies Can Delay, Not Deny, Justice
• Palm Families Can't Toss Corporate Parent's Ch. 11
• Elk Petroleum Equity Holders Cry Foul Over Ch. 11 Bid Plans
• PG&E Almost Free From SF Bay Waste Suit After $4.9M Deal
• VidAngel Fights Injunction After $62.4M Infringement Verdict
• Skadden Ch. 11 Retention Isn't A Conflict, Stearns Says
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2019
• Workers At Burned Refinery Sue For Back Pay, Benefits
• Stearns' Skadden Hire Takes Flak From Bankruptcy Watchdog
• BlueHippo CEO Can't Escape $13.4M Debt In Bankruptcy
• Philly Children's Hospital Ch. 11 Sale Plan Approved In Del.
• Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Defends Makeup To High Court
• Kona Grill Sells 24 Locations For $20M In Ch. 11 Sale
• Windstream Says Uniti Lease Deal Was Disguised Financing
• Judge Orders Mediation For $25B Puerto Rico Bond Disputes
• Joerns Gets Nod For $320M Debt-Equity Swap Ch. 11 Plan
• Elk Petroleum's Creditor Valuation Deal Approved In Delaware
• 5 Hard Phrases Lawyers Should Master
• PG&E Bondholders Rip CPUC's 'Road To Nowhere' Proposal
• Cambridge Analytica Hit With FTC Suit Over Facebook Breach
• Document Decision On Hold In J&J Talc Supplier's Ch. 11
• McKinsey Says Alix Lacks 'Shred Of Evidence' In Ch. 11 Probe
• Pa. AG, Bankrupt Fintech Firm Settle Payday Lending Suit
• 2 More Trials On Deck Over Alleged Platinum Bond Fraud
• Cities, Counties Lose Bid For Committee In Insys Ch. 11 Case
• Thompson Hine Welcomes Back Partner In Bankruptcy Group
• Independent Director Investigations Can Benefit Creditors
• PG&E Insurers Take Swing At Resolving Utility's Ch. 11
• Fire-Ravaged Refinery Can Tap $100M Loan In Ch. 11 Case
• Fintech Exec Fails To Narrow SEC Suit On Inflated Financials
• Insys Pulls Support For Novel Gov't Entities Committee
• Charming Charlie Hit With Proposed WARN Act Class Action
• Philly Hospital Nurses Want Union Contract In Ch. 11 Sale
• $50M IRS Claim Holds Up Avadel Pharma Ch. 11 Confirmation
• US Trustee, AGs Rip Ditech's Plan To Ditch Consumer Claims
• 11th Circ. Affirms FDIC's $5M Win In Suit Over Bank Failure
• White Eagle Reworks Ch. 11 Sale Order After Lenders Balk
• Blackhawk OK'd To Tap $240M Loan After Lien Changes
• Liddle & Robinson Hits Ch. 11, Citing Alleged Bad Loans
• Elk Petroleum Avoids Ch. 11 Trustee In Settlement Bid
• Trustee, MDL Group, Maryland AG Blast Insys Ch. 11 Proposal
• SEC Slams 'Overbroad' Release In Helicopter Co. Ch. 11 Plan
• Fire-Stricken Philly Refinery Opens Second Ch. 11 In Del.
• E-Discovery Experts Could Increase Fed. Court Efficiency
• Cancer Center Ch. 11 Reopened, But Not For Antitrust Fight
• J&J Still Can't Transfer 2,400 Talc Suits To Del. Fed. Court
• Coal Co. Blackhawk Mining Opens Ch. 11 On $1.1B Debt
• Philly Hospital's Ch.11 Plan To Sell Residency Program OK'd
• SC Utility Customers Tell 2nd Circ. To Revive Nuke Plant Suit
• SFX Directors, CEO To Pay $7.5M To End Shareholder Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Warren Attacks PE Firms For 'Legalized Looting' With New Bill
• Carlton Fields Switched Sides In Transaction, Suit Says
• Cloud Peak Gets $35M Ch. 11 DIP Nod, Nixes Wyo. Tax Lien
• Open Road Films Seeks Approval Of Ch. 11 Plan Docs
• Akin Gump Brings Debt Finance Partner To NY Office
• Remembering Justice Stevens As A Law Firm Leader
• Alix Seeks Another Probe Of McKinsey Conflict Claims
• 'May I Just Ask': Era Of Civility Passes With Justice Stevens
• Justice Stevens' Chevron Legacy Under Attack
• 'Kindness, Humility, Wisdom': Justices Remember Stevens
• The Stories They Tell About Justice Stevens
• Hear Justice Stevens In 5 Memorable Moments On The Bench
• Justice Stevens' High Court Legacy In 4 Charts
• Emerge Energy Can Tap $7.5M Of Its $35M Ch. 11 Financing
• Madoff Trustee Reaches $860M Deal With Overseas Funds
• J&J Talc Supplier Chafes At Insurers' Ch. 11 Doc Demand
• No Need To Reopen 21st Century Ch. 11, Doctors Say
• Clifford Chance Brings Bankruptcy Partner To NY Office
• Law Firm Honcho Can't Undo FTC's $1.8M Win, 9th Circ. Says
• United Sporting Creditors Want To Stop Ch. 11 Inventory Sales
• A Look Back At Justice Stevens' Most Important Opinions
• Justice John Paul Stevens' Brand Of Judicial Humility
• Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, Hero To Left, Dead At 99
• Philly Kids Hospital's Owner Proposes Fast Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• Class Set In Aruba Airline 'Exit Fee' Suit Despite Obstacles
• McKinsey Critic Wants To Reopen Another Ch. 11 For Probe
• Liquidation Trustee Wins Subpoenas For Ex-Relativity Execs
• Answers To Key Legal Finance Ethics Questions
• FAA Says One Aviation Can't Sell Aircraft Licenses In Ch. 11
• Emerge Energy Hits Ch. 11 In Del. With $339M In Debt
• Tycoon Sent To Bankruptcy After £799M Debt Deal Dashed
• Feds Ink $33M Enviro Deal With Defunct Magnesium Cos.
• Law Firms Seek $1.8M In Escrow From Zohar Portfolio Entity
• Disney Says $62M Trial Loss Won't Stop VidAngel's Piracy
• Pa. Says Ch. 11 Hospital License Sale Needs State Approval
• Federal Agencies Need A Uniform Record-Keeping Process
• Stoel Rives Adds 2 Partners From Foster Pepper
• SEC Settles With Broker In Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme
• Insys Proposes Novel Gov't Committee Deal In Ch. 11 Case
• Philly Hospital's $65M DIP Loan Approved After Roll-Up Tweak
• Charming Charlie Gets $13M Loan To Run Store Closings
• Fracking Supply Co. Hits Ch. 11 With $128M In Debt
• PR Bondholders Say Debt Dispute Should Go Forward
• SunEdison Settles With Investors For $74M
• Weak Ties To Imerys Ch. 11 Get J&J Talc Suit Remanded
• The Role Of Dictionaries In Last Term's High Court Decisions
• How To Evaluate The Rise In Legal Employment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sears Buyer Owes $166M More In Sale Deal, Judge Says
• Beechwood Needn't Post $250M Security, NY Judge Rules
• Philly Hospital's Ch. 11 Closure Hearing Pushed By Del. Judge
• Insurers Want To Investigate J&J Talc Supplier's Ch. 11
• Weinstein Changes Attys Again As Trial Looms
• Charming Charlie Slips Back Into Ch. 11 A Year After Emerging
• Indiana AG Says Medical Debt Collector Belongs In Ch. 7
• Miner Says Bankrupt Blackjewel Fired Workers Without Notice
• Hedge Fund Boss Convicted Of $100M Mismarking Scheme
• PG&E Ordered To Respond To Report It Ignored Fire Dangers
• Platinum Execs' Fate Lies With Judge After Mixed Verdict
• Elk Petroleum Calls Equity Holders' DIP Objections Baseless
• Lehman Slams Bid To Move Suit From Bankruptcy Court
• Nassar Victims' Anonymity OK'd In Olympic Committee Suit
• Madoff Trustee's Legacy Capital Suit Must Go To Trial
• Ex-CEO Of Relativity Blasts Trustee's 'Excessive' Subpoena
• Bankrupt Philadelphia Hospital Floats Resident Program Sale
• White Eagle Seeks Ch. 11 OK For $384M Stalking Horse Sale
• PG&E Fights To Keep Ch. 11 Discovery From Regulators
• Sears Reneged On Purchase Agreement, New Owner Says
• NY Judge Won't Recuse Herself Over Impartiality Concerns
• The Business Case For Championing Diverse Legal Teams
• Cloud Peak Investors Push For Ch. 11 Equity Committee
• Cullen Adds Ex-Meyer Souzzi Partners To Bankruptcy Practice
• Can Data Solve BigLaw's Diversity Problems?
• 12 Attorneys On How Diversity Gives Them The Edge
• Fund CEO's Alibi Straight Out Of 'Casablanca,' Feds Tell Jury
• Stearns Files Ch. 11 To Cut $183M In Secured Debt
• 2 Former Platinum Execs Convicted Of Fraud, Ex-CFO Walks
• Aluminum Co. Wins $35.5M From Insurers Over Lost Business
• How The Legal Pipeline Is Failing Black Attorneys
• Fla. AG Flouting Ch. 11 Stay In State Suit, Windstream Says
• Puerto Rico Oversight Board Sues To Stop Benefits Law
• Sears Seeks $330M From New Owner Over Store Sales
• Restaurant Chain Blames 'Progressive' Wage Laws For Ch. 11
• In Their Own Words: 9 Partners On Diversity At Work
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Elk Petroleum Nears Deal With Creditors Over Ch. 11 Trustee
• Key Contractor Might Cut Off Philly Hospital In Ch. 11
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2019
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot By The Numbers
• Diversity Efforts At Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Despite Progress, Firms Still Slow To Track LGBT Data
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Novum Pharma Seeks $3M Ch. 11 Loan To Fund Restructuring
• PG&E Creditors Object To D&O Insurance Purchase
• Cancer Center Asks To Reopen Ch. 11 To End Antitrust Suit
• Court Denies PR Judges' Go-Ahead For Pension Suit
• The Curious Case Of Crypto Valuations
• Creditors Should Be Wary Of Debtor Promises To Pay In Full
• Clark Hill Snags Bankruptcy Atty From Saul Ewing
• Insys Reaches Ch. 11 Deal To Pause State Opioid Suits
• Ditech Wins Approval For $52M Bid Protections In Ch. 11 Sale
• FTD Gets Nod For 3 Stalking Horse Bidders In Ch. 11 Auction
• Doctor Training Programs Spark Fight In Philly Hospital Ch. 11
• Elk Petroleum Fights Bid For Ch. 11 Trustee Takeover
• NM Atty Disbarred After Taking Client's Cash
• Gibbons Adds Ex-Drinker Biddle Bankruptcy Vice Chair In NJ
• Rethinking The Tech-First Approach To Law Firm Solutions
• United Sporting Creditors Score 3 More Weeks To Find Buyer
• Weatherford Files Ch. 11 Prepack Clearing $5.8B In Debt
• Orchids Paper Gets Court OK For $207M Ch. 11 Sale
• Biopharm Co. Gets Rare Jump On $17.4M Ch. 11 Asset Sales
• Blackjewel Coal Hits Ch. 11 As $28M Loan Comes Due
• MetLife Wants To Ax Ex-Weil Partner's Disability Benefits Suit
• Monitronics Files For Ch. 11 To Cut $885M In Debt
• Philly Hospitals Hit Ch. 11 After Announcing Facility Closure