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Bankruptcy - January, 2020

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• Weinstein Rape Accuser Gives Graphic Detail Over Objections
• LeClairRyan Ch. 7 Trustee Seeks Help From Foley & Lardner
• Sedgwick's Ch. 11 Plan Approved Over Ex-Partner's Objection
• Barneys Says Ch. 11 Plan Is Best Outcome For Creditors
• Texas Bankruptcy Atty Admonished For Referral Quid Pro Quo
• SunEdison Was Out Of Cash Before Stock Offering, Court Told
• ILPA Model Presents Private Equity Fund Financing Hurdles
• Lucky's Market Floats $13M Ch. 11 Store Sale To Publix
• Boeing Undercut $1.3B Air Force Deal Trial, Aircraft Co. Says
• McDermott Moves To Nix Stock-Drop Suit Over CB&I Merger
• Most Lawyers Do Not Understand How AI Works
• Cab Co. Trustee Sanctioned For Discovery Abuse
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 4 Considerations When Moving To A New Law Firm
• USA Gymnastics Floats $215M Ch. 11 Fund For Nassar Victims
• Weinstein Hired Ex-Spies To Target Accusers, Boies Atty Says
• 1st Circ. Says No Bond Claim On Puerto Rico Pension Funds
• ITT Directors Dodge Trustee's Suit Alleging Mismanagement
• Drinker Adds Ex-Chapman Partner To NY Bankruptcy Group
• A Modest Plan To Streamline Civil Cases In LA Superior Court
• UBS Nabs $1B Trial Win In Highland Capital Funds Dispute
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Weil
• Patriot National Trustee Wants Ex-VPs' Severance Pay Back
• Weinstein's Alleged Rape MO Bolstered By 2 More Witnesses
• PG&E Wins OK For Tubbs Fire Deal As Utility Eyes Ch. 11 Exit
• Deal Could Avert Lender Cash Fight In MDC Energy Ch. 11
• RAIT Funding Ch. 11 OK'd With Trimmed Liability Releases
• Abraham Fruchter Seeks $12M In Fees For TerraForm Deal
• Juno Ch. 11 Plan 'Puzzle' Is Missing Pieces, US Trustee Says
• Driller Southland Royalty Can Tap $10M In Ch. 11 Financing
• What Courts Are Saying About Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Latham
• Insys Founder Says 'Drug Dealer' Accusation Biased Jury
• MoviePass Pulls The Plug, Files Ch. 7 Liquidation
• Del. Judge Orders Rework For Melinta Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• Bar Louie Can Use $8M Of Its $22M Ch. 11 Financing
• Lucky's Market Seeks Quick Ch. 11 Sale Of Some Stores
• Weinstein Accuser's Roommate Backs Up Sex Assault Claim
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Cravath
• Surefire Marketing Methods To Build Your Legal Practice
• Village Inn, Bakers Square Parent Gets OK On $10M DIP Loan
• Judge Rejects Recusal Bid In Lehman Deferred Comp. Dispute
• Life Partners Sues Insurer Over $10M Death Benefits Policy
• FERC Says 6th Circ. Got Ch. 11 Power Deal Ruling Wrong
• 'Project Runway' Aide Testifies Weinstein Assaulted Her Twice
• Fairway DIP Plan Moving Too Quickly, Judge Says
• Driller Southland Royalty Hits Ch. 11 With $540M In Debt
• Stan Lee's Biz Partners Call Daughter's Suit 'Grossly Selfish'
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Cleary
• Setting Boundaries: An Essential Skill For Lawyers
• Southcross' Ch. 11 Gas-Gathering Plan Wins Approval
• Jefferies Slips Biotech Investors' Negligence Claims
• Parent Of Village Inn, Bakers Square Restaurants Files Ch. 11
• Bar Louie Files For Ch. 11 With Plans For Auction
• Rosie Perez Rebuts Weinstein's '100% Consensual' Claim
• Phazzer's Ch. 7 Filing Throws Wrench Into $7.6M IP Spat
• Card Seller Papyrus' Parent Co. Cleared To Liquidate In Ch. 11
• Ill. High Court Upholds Workers' Comp Exemption
• Bankruptcy Judge OKs $1.3M Bonus For Purdue CEO
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Akin Gump
• PG&E's Bankruptcy Plan Should Not Be Approved
• ABA Rules For Departing Attys Set Unprecedented Limits
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Dispute Over Bear Stearns MBS Sale
• Cannabis Greenhouse Co. Wants Investor Suit Paused
• CertainTeed Spinoff Hits Ch. 11 To Deal With Asbestos Costs
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 'Sopranos' Star Says Weinstein Raped Her
• Greeting Card Retailer Papyrus To Fold Under Ch. 11
• Quinn Adds Dechert Atty To Sovereign Disputes Group
• Judge Gives Zohar Row Attys Homework Over Removal Order
• Borden Reaches Truce With Lenders Over Ch. 11 Cash Use
• Sun Capital Can't Shake $42M Suit Over The Limited Loan
• Philly Refinery Creditors Urged To Oppose $240M Ch. 11 Deal
• DeVos Wants Boosted Contempt Bid Squashed
• Insys Founder John Kapoor Gets 5½ Years
• Bumble Bee Foods Cleared For $926M Ch. 11 Sale To FCF Co.
• Fairway Files Ch. 11 With $70M Bid From Village Super Market
• Newsom Urges Court To Reject PG&E's Bankruptcy Plan
• Sempra Wins Chancery Fight For Hunt Share Of Texas Utility
• US Trustee Targets Bonuses In Antibiotics Firm's Ch. 11
• Weinstein 'A Monster' Or 'Innocent' In Rape Trial Openings
• Judge Confused By 11th Circ.'s Mandate In Biofuel Bankruptcy
• Borden Dairy Defends Use Of Cash Reserves In Ch. 11 Case
• Reinsurers Object To Redo Of $150M PR Hurricane Dispute
• Clover Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan With $400M Debt-Equity Swap
• Nassar Accusers Want USA Gymnastics Bankruptcy Canned
• Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair
• 3 Concerns If Your Witness Becomes Flippant At Deposition
• Weinstein Co. Says Ch. 11 Settlement Clock Running Short
• Bayou Steel Creditors Seek To Convert Case To Ch. 7
• U.S. Trustee Wants RAIT's Ch. 11 Releases 'Reeled In'
• Law Preserves FERC Role In PG&E Bankruptcy, 9th Circ. Told
• Krystal Burger Chain Slides Into Ch. 11 With $65M In Debt
• Purdue, Creditors Ask To Keep Stay On Insurance Arbitration
• FCC Seeks $2.1M In Fines From Fusion Connect
• Ritzen Creates Uniformity On Bankruptcy Stay Appeals Timing
• Weinstein Loses 11th-Hour Appeal To Relocate NYC Rape Trial
• Juno Reaches Deal With Creditors On Ch. 11 Doc Production
• Weinstein Can Tell Jury Of Accusers' 'Loving' Emails
• High Court Won't Take On SunEdison Stock-Drop Suit
• 2 Insys Execs Get Less Than 3 Years In Opioid Kickback Case
• McDermott To File Ch. 11 With $2.7B Bid For Refining Biz
• Celadon Lands $14.5M Stalking Horse Deal For Trucking Co.
• Weinstein Jury Includes Woman Who Wrote On Predatory Men
• Ritzen Gives Bankruptcy Attys Comfort With Final Orders
• PR Board Says Bondholders Can't Claim Highway Money
• Owner of Bankrupt Golf Co. Held In Contempt In Patent Suit
• Charter Told Windstream Ad Ruling Isn't An Appealable Order
• Would-Be Weinstein Juror Faces Jail For Profiteering Tweet
• Highland Capital Says Ch. 11 Trustee Worst Possible Option
• Weinstein Can't Halt Rape Trial But May Be Able To Move It
• NY State Flexes Muscles With Energy Service Co. Restrictions
• How Associate Life Has Evolved Over The Past Decade
• Brown Rudnick Wants $300M Malpractice Suit Tossed
• Insys Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan With Opioid Recovery Trust
• Hogan Lovells Snags Restructuring Partner From DLA Piper
• Weinstein Appeals To Move Trial Away From NYC 'Circus'
• Restaurants Unlimited's Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure Gets Approval
• Tribune Ruling Charts Course For Bankruptcy Safe Harbor
• LifeCare's Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Gets Consensual OK
• A Wide Range Of Legal Priorities For Tribes In 2020
• PG&E Asks Court To Reject Challenge To $24B Settlements
• Philly Refinery Backs Senior Lender In $1.25B Insurance Fight
• Perkins & Marie Callender's Liquidation Plan Approved
• 3rd Circ. Sheds Light On Ch. 11 Liability Release Approval
• Ballard Spahr Adds Bankruptcy Lawyer To LA Office
• Medical Device Co. Hits Ch. 11 To Shed Most Of $104M Debt
• Potential Weinstein Juror Says He Saw Producer Screaming
• Ex-1 Global Capital CFO Gets 5 Years In $287M Scheme
• Attys Avoid Sanctions For 'Overzealous' Brief In Platinum Suit
• Justices Say Bankruptcy Stay Appeals Must Be Filed Quickly
• Ban On Insider Trading During '8-K Gaps' Heads To Senate
• Weinstein Judge Threatens Jail For Jurors' Social Media Posts
• Bumble Bee's Executive Bonuses Approved In Ch. 11 Case
• Blackjewel Coal Contends Ex-CEO Stripped Millions From Co.
• Bankruptcy Ruling Signals Lenience For Student Debtors
• Receiver Says Baker Donelson Must Face Timber Scam Suit
• Justices Decline To Hear Allens Ch. 7 Trustee's Fraud Case
• Judging A Book: Dyk Reviews 'Democracy And Equality'
• High Court Won't Take Up Puerto Rico Bondholder Ruling
• Sears, ESL Reach $18M Settlement Of Sale Dispute
• Ex-Insys Exec Gets Nearly 3 Years For Opioid Kickbacks
• Insys Judge Wonders If Potential Punishment Is Too Harsh
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2019
• 3rd Circ. Holds Bankrupt Co.'s Trustee To Grand Jury Gag
• Ruling Deferred On Bumble Bee Ch. 11 Incentive Bonuses
• Battery Firm Workers Sue After Co. Took Back Paychecks
• 5th Circ. Ultra Petroleum Ruling Poses Key Debtor Question
• Weinstein Loses Bid To Privately Question Potential Jurors
• 9th Circ. Says Debtors Owe Full Value On $50M Note
• 7 Insider Tips For Working With In-House Counsel
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Bankruptcy Judge Rips 'Myths' While Nixing Law Grad's Debt
• Chubb Says Insys Ch. 11 Plan Unclear On Insurance Terms
• Exide's Bid To Avoid Higher Ch. 11 Trustee Fees Nixed In Del.
• Ex-Lehman Execs Fight For Up To $300M In Retirement Pay
• Juno Creditors Seek Ch. 11 Investigation Of Lyft Deal
• 50 Years Later, Interpretive Challenges Remain For RICO
• Bankrupt Law Firm's Trustee Calls Negligence Claim Baseless
• Weinstein Loses Bid To Remove Trial Judge For Prejudice
• 7 Ethics Tips For Lawyers' Pretrial Social Media Use
• Biopharma Co. Gets Nod For $4.5M Ch. 11 Sale Of Drug Rights
• States Should Not Follow ABA On Attorney Conduct Rules
• Students Seek To Boost $100K Contempt Fine Against DeVos
• Casey Anthony Allowed To Shed Defamation Claim From Ch. 7
• Bankruptcy Court's 'Odd' Walmart Order Passes 5th Circ.
• Borden Opens Ch. 11 Case With Fight Over Cash Budget
• 11th Circ. Pushed To Rethink Bad Faith Bankruptcy Ruling
• Prosecutors Urge 2nd Circ. To Revive Platinum Convictions
• Navajo Co., Montana Agree To More Talks On Coal Mine
• Weinstein Seeks Trial Judge's Recusal For Texting Tirade
• Ex-Kasowitz Partner Says Firm Stiffed Him On Pay
• Calif. Wants 3rd Circ. To Review Immunity On Driller's Claims
• Bumble Bee Defends Ch. 11 Bonuses For Dozens Of Execs
• How Courts And Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters
• Zohar Director Calls Tilton's Ch. 11 Sale Plan 'Backwards'
• Weinstein Fails In Bid To Boot Gloria Allred From Courtroom
• Argentina Dodges Hedge Fund's $84M Bond Suit, For Now
• Creditors Seek To Force Tough Mudder Into Bankruptcy
• Avenatti's Ex-Wife Must Give Up $700K In Ex-Law Partner Suit
• Bankruptcy Courts Remain Inaccessible To Cannabis Cos.
• Uber Policy Calls For Refresher On ABA Confidentiality Rules
• Owens-Illinois Spinoff Promises Fair Ch. 11 Claim Treatment
• Bankruptcy Ruling Deepens Split On Gas Gathering Pacts
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rethink Bear Stearns' Securities Sale
• Investor Wants Judge Off Suit Over 'Shark Tank' Soap-Maker
• Economic Headwinds Could Boost Distressed Asset Plays
• Weinstein Dodges Jail For Texting In His Rape Trial On Day 2
• Insys Execs Say Restitution Should Be $18.4M, Not $306M
• Top LA Eateries Win Decertification In Price-Hike Suit
• Candy Co. DIP Lender Agrees To Lower Ch. 11 Sale Floor Bid
• Puerto Rico Schools Ask Justices To Hear $4.7M Pension Suit
• Snell & Wilmer Combines With Commercial Finance Boutique
• SEC Says Insys 3rd-Party Releases Should Be Opt-In
• 4 Simple Rules For Witness Note Taking
• Weinstein Trial Opens With Call For David Boies To Testify
• Atty Must Face $300K Child Porn Judgment, 6th Circ. Says
• Owens-Illinois Spinoff Files Ch. 11 To Handle Asbestos Costs
• Curdling Dairy Industry Sends Borden Into Ch. 11 In Del.
• Bumble Bee Creditors Call Ch. 11 Bonuses 'Purely Gratuitous'
• Bulk Of Liquidator's Suit Against Ex-Platinum Exec Survives
• Contested Hearings On Zohar Sale Processes Delayed
• Gene Testing Lab Buys UBiome Patents, Samples For $7M
• The Meaninglessness Of 'Disinterested' Revisited
• Celadon Group's Ch. 11 Sale Timeline Approved In Del.
• 2 Overlooked Advantages Of Hourly Fees
• California Must Face Bankrupt Venoco Claim Over Oil Assets
• Sears Vendor Fights For Payment On Christmas Tree Bill
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Says Auto Startup Ruined His Career
• Charter Says Rival Can't Prove It Poached Customers
• Late Reed Smith Asbestos Litigator Hailed As Leader, Mentor
• Auditing Firm Skirts Suit Over Decade-Old Fraud
• Murray Energy Lenders Ask For Change To $1.7B Baseline Bid
• 5 Firms Agree To Share Duties In Sears Investor Suit
• Antibiotics Developer Plans Ch. 11 Sale To Escape $213M Debt
• 9th Circ. Law Backs PG&E In $500M Bond Fight, Judge Says
• Philly Hospital Owner Balks At Bid To Force Insurance Buy
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