Bankruptcy Archive » October, 2019

Bankruptcy - October, 2019

194 articles

• Conflicted Board Saddled Chemical Co. With Bad Debt: Suit
• Bayou Steel Creditors Say Sale Timeline Pushed Back
• Barneys $271M Chapter 11 Sale Approved In New York
• Madoff Trustee Tells High Court To Let Clawback Ruling Stand
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• Private Equity Wants To Buy Your Asbestos Liabilities
• Arizona's Purdue Suit Violates Ch. 11 Law, High Court Told
• PG&E Judge Mulls Limited Atty Gag In Tubbs Fire Case
• PROMESA Proposals Get Mixed Reviews From Private Sector
• Emerge Energy, Committee Argue Over Ch. 11 Asset Valuation
• Blue Prairie Touts Its Chicory Flour As It Seeks Ch. 11 Buyer
• Liquid Holdings Reaches $4M Settlement Over IPO Claims
• Retailer Fred's Gets $38M In Ch. 11 Sales Approved
• Deal With Puerto Rico Pension, Tax Claims Locally, Court Says
• ETC Chafes At EdgeMarc Committee's Ch. 7 Conversion Try
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Finance Partner From McGuireWoods
• Bayou Steel Seeks $800K Employee Bonuses In Ch. 11
• SEC Says No Bankruptcy For Real Estate Ponzi Vehicle
• Zumobi Gets Interim Access To $500K DIP Loan In Ch. 11
• Southcross Energy Files Ch. 11 Plan In Del.
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• Murray Energy Becomes Latest Coal Miner To File Bankruptcy
• PG&E Agrees To Extend Wildfire Proof Of Claims Deadline
• Items Seized Before Ch. 13 Don't Violate Stay, 3rd Circ. Says
• Dura Says Zohar's Needs Not A Concern In Ch. 11 Venue Fight
• Consumer Groups Rip FDIC, OCC For Payday Lender Support
• Luxury Movie Theater Chain Approved For $51M Ch. 11 Sale
• Forever 21 Data Breach Suit Paused Amid Bankruptcy
• Tech Firm Zumobi Opens Ch. 11 With $13M Debt, Buyer
• Blue Prairie Files Ch. 11 To Sell Food Ingredient Business
• PG&E Says Equipment Failed Just Before Wildfire Started
• Tilton Hurls More Challenges In Zohar's Ch. 11
• Bank Group Says 1st Circ. PR Bond Ruling Hurts Local Gov'ts
• Philly Hospital Operator Asks For More Time On Ch. 11 Plan
• Renco Appeals $79M Award To Pensions Over Steel Mill Sale
• $74M SunEdison Investor Settlement Gets Judge's Approval
• Oil Well Owners Seek Clearance For Alta Mesa Fracking Suits
• Blackhawk's Updated Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed With Assurances
• Judge's Testimony OK In Disbarment, Texas Justices Say
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NY Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein To Retire Next Year
• DeVos Hit With $100K Contempt Fine In Student Loan Row
• Payless Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed With Creditor Settlement
• Liddle & Robinson Gets OK For Ch. 11 Probe Into Ex-Partner
• Sugarfina's $15M Ch. 11 Asset Sale Approved In Del.
• Stearns Nears Sale To Blackstone As Ch. 11 Plan Is Confirmed
• Xceligent To Pay $11M In Real Estate Photo Fight With CoStar
• Ex-Performance Sports Execs Want Liquidation Trustee Out
• A Hard Choice Ahead For Sears Ch. 11 Creditors
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Nix Of $65M Stanford Ponzi Deal
• Tilton-Backed Entities Out As DIP Lenders In DURA's Ch. 11
• FTD Must Include Case Expense Forecast In Ch. 11 Plan Docs
• MF Global Estate Sues US Trustee Over Ch. 11 Fee Hike
• Gov't Wants Philly Hospital Program's Ch. 11 Sale Reversed
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• Consumer Protection Issues For Single-Family Rental Market
• Stearns Creditor, Trustee Dispute Ch. 11 Fee Payments
• Destination Maternity's Lenders Paint Grim Ch. 11 Picture
• Schramm Ch. 7 Conversion Deferred For Sale Appeal Process
• Herbert Smith Adds International Arbitration Partner
• VidAngel Slams Disney Suit, $62.4M Jury Verdict As 'Farce'
• 5th Circ. Says Bar Exam Prep Debt Can Be Discharged In Ch. 7
• PR Officials Balk At Debt Write-Offs As Part Of PROMESA Fix
• Mass. AG Sues Trump Administration Over College Debt Relief
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• Centrix Trustee Wants $15M From Ponzi Operator, Family
• Southcross Energy Asset Sales Bring $107M Into Ch. 11 Estate
• Del. Court Brands Tilton Firm's Tenn. Ch. 11 Loan 'Troubling'
• PG&E Judge Calls Dearth Of Wildfire Claims 'Heartbreaking'
• United Sporting's Ch. 11 Plan On Hold As Judge Mulls Dispute
• O'Melveny Nears Nixing Malpractice Suit After Arbitration Win
• Weil Gotshal Seeks $2M For Work On PG&E Case
• Toyota Hit With Putative Class Action Over Repossessed Cars
• Destination Maternity Seeks Ch. 11 With $244M Debt
• How 401(k) Bankruptcy Exemption Can Be Lost
• Ex-Lehman Workers Say Contracts Allow $260M In Pay Claims
• US Trustee Asks Court To Reject Emerge Liability Releases
• Shumaker Loop Beats DQ Bid From Bankrupt Cancer Center
• $4M Refund Belongs To Bank, Not Parent, FDIC Tells Justices
• United Sporting Cos. Rips Into Objections Over Ch. 11 Plan
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• PG&E Bondholders, Wildfire Victims File Rival Ch. 11 Plan
• Midstream Agreements Can Still 'Run With The Land'
• Highland Capital Under Fire To Have Ch. 11 Trustee Take Over
• Law360's The Term: Puerto Rican Debt Crisis, DC Sniper
• Creditors Slam $11B PG&E Proposal Over Calif. Wildfires
• $216M For Hurricane Work Due Despite Indictment, Co. Says
• Chinese Tycoon's Creditor Wants His 'Sham' Ch. 11 Tossed
• Hinshaw Banks On Bankruptcy Pro From Lawrence Kamin
• Insys Exec Trial Fair Despite Alleged Weil Conflict, Judge Says
• Ford Wants $1.7M In Fees For $53M Dealer Loan Fraud Win
• Fed. Circ. Revives Fight Over Sirius IP License Validity
• $3.3B FirstEnergy Ch. 11 Plan Gets Court Approval
• Joint Employer Key Food Can't Dodge Bargaining, NLRB Says
• Barneys Reaches Terms On $271M Staking Horse Bid
• DURA Automotive Files Ch. 11 With Tilton Purchase Offer
• Welded Construction's Ch. 11 Pipeline Suit Stays In Delaware
• FirstEnergy's Toxic Gas Suit Not Their Problem, Insurers Say
• Highland Capital Files Ch. 11 Ahead Of Hearing On $189M Suit
• Fred's Resolves Creditors' Quibbles With $35M DIP Loan
• Orchids Gets More Time To Work Out Ch. 11 Exec Releases
• Exide Loses Bid To Halt California Penalties Via Ch. 11
• Lehman Lost Right To Recoup Bad Loans, Mortgage Cos. Say
• Insys Judge Unsure If Execs' Bribes Equal Drug Dealing
• USA Gymnastics Lands 2-Month Extension To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Kirkland Helps KPS Clinch 2 Funds With Total Of $7B In Tow
• Ex-Yukos CFO Says Kremlin-Defying Board Owes Him $13.5M
• True Health Set To Begin Soliciting Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Tenet Says Philly Hospital Owner Needs To Pay Up In Ch. 11
• Sears Wins Approval Of Ch. 11 Plan, But Exit Isn't Imminent
• US Trustee Balks At United Sporting's Lender Releases
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• Justices Won't Hear Suit Over UBS Brokers' Enron Knowledge
• Justices Struggle Over Need To Confirm PR's Oversight Board
• Ex-Woodbridge CEO Gets 25 Years For $1.3B Ponzi Scheme
• Purdue Opioid Suits Get One-Month Pause, For Now
• Up Next At High Court: Puerto Rican Debt Crisis, DC Sniper
• Chicago Man Ran Illegal Sports Gambling Business, Feds Say
• Barneys Gets Extension To Name Ch. 11 Stalking Horse
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• Committee Opposes Releases In Orchids Ch. 11 Proposal
• Fyre Fest Ticket Holders Want Ja Rule Back In $100M Suit
• Philly Refinery Puts Restructuring, Sale Options In Ch. 11 Plan
• Fired Workers Want Bayou Steel Ch. 11 Sent To Louisiana
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Court Told Settlement Is The Best Result For Purdue Ch. 11
• Purdue Docs Show DOJ Deal Is Key To Ch. 11 Settlement
• UBiome's Ch. 7 Case Conversion Approved In Del.
• Sears Hometown Investors Say Lampert Engineered Bad Deal
• 1st Circ. Says F-Squared's $7.7M Fee Claim May Hinge On SEC
• EdgeMarc Energy Has No Path Forward With Ch. 11
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• PG&E Judge Clears Way For Rival Ch. 11 Plans
• McDermott Taps Ex-Skadden Atty As Bankruptcy Co-Chair
• Orchids' Third-Party Ch. 11 Releases Draw Ire Of SEC
• Chinese Chemical Co.'s Ch. 15 Petition Approved
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• Ropes & Gray Adds Willkie Finance Duo In New York
• Arizona Backs Out Of Purdue's Opioid Settlement
• Aerogroup Reaches Deal With Lenders To Dismiss Ch. 11
• Purdue's Sackler Family Loses Bid To Toss Mass. Opioid Suit
• Avenatti's Trial Set For April In Stormy Daniels Book Case
• Feds Ask To Delay Next Platinum Trial While Appeal Plays Out
• Purdue Agrees To Put Off Consideration Of Ch. 11 Bonuses
• Alsup Slams Calif. City's 'Half-Baked' PG&E Probation Plan
• Texas Justices Ponder 'Good Faith' In $79M Clawback
• Investor Suing Insys 'Not Listening' To Court, Judge Scolds
• Insys Seeks Extension Of Ch. 11 Plan Exclusivity Period
• Woodbridge Trust Seeks Documents From Shapiro's Wife
• Fusion Files 2nd Ch. 11 Plan After Judge's Request For Clarity
• Wildfire Victims Say PG&E's Ch. 11 Plan Won't Cut It
• Insurer Marsh Seeks 'Final' Asbestos Ruling In 2nd Circ.
• Sugarfina's Ch. 11 Financing, Bid Protections Get Court OK
• Avenue Stores' $17M Ch. 11 Sale Wins Approval In Del.
• Blackhawk's Follow-Up $35M DIP Loan Gets Lenders' OK
• Supreme Court Lets Puerto Rican Pension Fund Claims Stand
• Frustrated 1st Circ. Seeks Guidance In Pension Fund Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Seized Bank's Due Process Dispute
• Ruling Endangers Philly Hospital Program's Ch. 11 Sale
• Ford Wins $53M From Defunct Dealer In Financing Fraud Trial
• 3rd. Circ. Won't Revive WR Grace, Hospital Asbestos Fight
• 25 AGs Say Purdue, Sackler Suits Should Proceed In Ch. 11
• Platinum Prosecutors To Appeal Acquittal, New Trial Orders
• Perelman's Deluxe Entertainment Seeks Access To $115M DIP
• Elk Petroleum Wins Nod For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• NY, Calif., 24 Other States Fight Purdue's $38M Bonus Plan
• Sears Seeks OK For Ch. 11 Plan, Creditor Settlements
• Chrysler Dealers Can't Tie Feds, Auto Bailout To $1B In Losses
• Avenue Stores' Ex-Employees File Ch. 11 Suit Over Layoffs
• Blackhawk Seeks $35M Boost For Confirmed Del. Ch. 11 Plan
• TWA Pilots' American Airlines Contract Suit Stays Grounded
• Gibson Dunn Nabs 3 Bankruptcy Attys From Jones Day
• Bayou Steel Plans Quick Asset Sale In Ch. 11 Case
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• Candymaker Sugarfina Has New $14M Stalking Horse Offer
• Bankrupt Philly Hospitals Seek Service Cutoff Halt For Appeal
• Debevoise Adds Jones Day Atty As Restructuring Co-Chair
• Avenue Stores' Ch. 11 Bid Protections OK'd With Condition
• Colo. Co. Says 'Valid-When-Made' Doesn't Belong In Case
• PG&E Case Attys Blast Fee Application Protocol
• Open Road Films Gets OK On Ch. 11 Liquidating Plan
• News-Gazette Gets Court OK For $4.5M Bankruptcy Sale
• CEO's Bankruptcy Can't Kill Tax Debt Yet, Utah Judge Says
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• UBiome Seeks Liquidation As Creditors Balk On DIP Loan
• Tubbs Fire Victims Litigating Through Press, PG&E Complains
• Company Tied To RICO, Fraud Suits Has Del. Ch. 11 Tossed
• Forever 21 Plans To Shutter More Than 200 Stores In Ch. 11
• RAIT Calls Investors' Objections To Ch. 11 Plan Unfounded
• PG&E Says It Has Enacted Enhanced Wildfire Protection
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• Reporters Demand Access To Puerto Rico Finance Docs
• AmEx Says 1 Global Receiver Can't Get Back $2.7M
• Louisiana Steel Producer Hits Ch. 11 After Loan Default