Bankruptcy Archive » February, 2020

Bankruptcy - February, 2020

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• Weinstein's Juror Investigation Shows Few Limits On Probes
• Del. Judge Splits Insurance Priority In Refinery Ch. 11 Fight
• Hygea Ch. 11 Creditor Can File Updated Fraud Suit in Fla.
• Ch. 11 Venue Bill May Be A Solution In Search Of A Problem
• New Sears Owner Can't Assume Mall Of America Lease
• Pot Credit Card Co. Won't Get Court-Appointed Receiver
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• PG&E Hit With Record $2.1B Calif. Fine Over Wildfires
• Bar Louie Del. Ch. 11 Sale Plans OK'd After Breakup Fee Trim
• Nine West Directors Accused Of Tanking Co. For Own Profit
• Howrey Has No Dibs On Ex-Partners' Profits, 9th Circ. Says
• High Court Tax Refund Ruling Indicates State Law Authority
• Tuna Buyers Want PE Firm's Price-Fix Suit Escape Rethought
• Cole Schotz Adds Ex-Bayard Bankruptcy Atty In Del.
• Pre-Ch. 11 Debt Roll-Up In Telepresence Co. DIP Turned Down
• Trial Strategy Isn't Malpractice, Brown Rudnick Tells NY Court
• Pot Greenhouse Co. Exec Wants Nearly All Fraud Claims Axed
• Weinstein Drops Bail Appeal To Await Sentencing In Jail
• FEMA Wants Billions From PG&E For Ignoring Wildfire Risks
• Zest Soap Maker's $120M Sales OK'd Despite Bidder Dispute
• Cosi's Ch. 11 Funds OK'd As It Seeks Shift To Catering Biz
• 5th Circ. Says Insurer Must Rep McCathern In Malpractice Row
• FirstEnergy Tells 6th Circ. Ch. 11 Power Deal Ruling Is Sound
• Trump Taps Judges For Trial Courts In Ohio, Wis.
• Stop New York Asbestos Lawyers From Gaming The System
• Merger Woes Send Safe Maker Alpha Guardian Into Ch. 11
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• IHeartMedia Seeks FCC Blessing To Be Foreign-Owned
• Tough Mudder Sale To Spartan Race Gets Green Light
• Robot 'Telepresence' Biz Hits Ch. 11 Hoping To Sell
• Judge Approves New Cash Collateral In Alta Mesa Ch. 11
• Retailer Fred's Set To Solicit Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Pot Co. Says Fiserv Unit Can't Ditch Weed Credit Card Row
• Boy Scouts Victims Fear Delay Tactics Are Driving Ch. 11
• Chancery Keeps Some Counts In Mining Co. Default Scheme
• Feds Say Insys' Kapoor Should Be On Hook For $60M Tab
• Oversight Board Asks 1st Circ. To Protect PR Fiscal Reform
• Restaurants Unlimited's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd With Caveat
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• TerraForm Gets OK For $49M SunEdison-Related Settlement
• US Trustee Asks For Ch. 11 Probe Into Owens-Illinois Spinoff
• Mallinckrodt Strikes $1.6B Deal To Exit Opioid Suits
• Justices Vacate $4M Tax Refund Award To Defunct Bank
• Tilton Conflict Concerns Loom In Zohar Ch. 11 Sale Battle
• Haynes and Boone Nabs V&E Finance Duo In Dallas
• Cosi Seeks Shift To Catering Business In New Ch. 11 Case
• Tuna Buyers Want To Appeal PE Firm's Price-Fix Suit Escape
• Justices Pass On Law Firm Exec's Challenge To $1.8M Order
• Weinstein Verdict May Signal Big Step Forward For #MeToo
• Effective Employee Reporting Systems After Weinstein Verdict
• US Trustee Says Bar Louie's Ch. 11 Sale Plan Chills Bidding
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Village Inn Parent Approved For $20M Ch. 11 Loan
• Bankrupt High Ridge Sells Off Zest, Reach Brands
• Insys Should Pay Half Of $57M Restitution, Founder Says
• Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape, Assault In Mixed Verdict
• High Court Kicks Catholic Pension Case Back To Puerto Rico
• Purdue Picks Ex-USDA Head As Monitor In Bankruptcy
• Bankrupt Philly Hospital Owners Set To Pay $6M For Insurance
• Bankrupt Mall Settles Servpro Dispute Over Insurance Money
• Hopelessly Insolvent Bayou Steel Converted To Ch. 7 In Del.
• Melinta's Ch. 11 Plan Docs Approved With New Information
• Major Ch. 11 Changes Set To Aid Distressed Small Businesses
• Weinstein Jury Appears Split On Top Sexual Assault Charge
• Fusion Connect Says Feds Can't Collect $2.1M Amid Ch. 11
• Health Hires: Davis Wright, Skadden, Holland & Knight
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• Del. Judge May Dictate Fix For Zohar-Tilton Ch. 11 Dispute
• RI Top Court Says 38 Studios Grand Jury Docs To Stay Sealed
• Bankrupt Oil Biz Furie Gets Nod For Planned Ch. 11 Sale
• Wildfire Victims Blast FEMA And Calif. Claims Against PG&E
• Fairway Markets Gets OK For $25M DIP Package
• ACA Penalty Isn't A Tax In Bankruptcy Cases, 5th Circ. Says
• Juno Moves Ahead With Ch. 11 Plan After Creditor Deal OK'd
• Orchids Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed With Bigger Health Care Fund
• Creditors Take Aim At Driller Southland Royalty's $70M DIP
• Tilton Denies Stymieing Zohar's Ch. 11 Sale Efforts
• Quinn Emanuel Owes $6M To Ex-Client's Trustee, Suit Says
• Weinstein Jury Asks To Rehear Accuser's Testimony On Day 2
• Boy Scouts Aim To Emerge Quickly From Ch. 11
• Fla. Law Firm Says Insurer Must Cover Defense Of $14M Suit
• Lehman Trustee Asks Judge To Toss 3rd Try At Deferred Pay
• 2nd Circ. Reinstates Marsh's Win In Asbestos Claim Battle
• Bond Insurer Claims PR Highway Deal Was A Fraud
• UST Adds Resources As Small Business Ch. 11 Act Takes Effect
• Health Care Network Hygea Opens Ch. 11 With $200M Debt
• Dechert Adds Restructuring Partner To London Office
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Asbestos Claims In EFH Ch. 11 Dispute
• Gag Order For Weinstein Attys As Jury Begins Deliberations
• Medical Device Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Resolving Issues
• Judge Pushes Back McClatchy Pension Mediation By A Week
• Celadon Approved For Ch. 11 Deal To Auction Tractor Trailers
• GenCanna's $2.3M Suit Vs. Vendor Halted Amid Bankruptcy
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Belgian Watchdog Won't Push Antitrust Fine Over Jet Deal
• Luxury Movie Seating Firm Hits Ch. 11 With $210M Debt
• Home Decor Retailer Pier 1 Imports Plans Ch. 11 Sale
• Pot Dispensary Operator Seeks Win In Suit Against Card Co.
• Boy Scouts Of America Driven To Ch. 11 By Sex Abuse Claims
• Melinta's Ch 11. Consolidation Is 'Unjustified,' Objectors Say
• DC Court Puts Nail In Coffin Of BigLaw Clawback Claims
• Insys Execs Owe $57M To Insurers And Victims, Judge Rules
• Latham Hires Restructuring Pro In New York
• PBGC Says McClatchy Ch. 11 Moving Too Fast
• In Weinstein Rape Trial Closing, DA Depicts 'Abusive Rapist'
• Pot Greenhouse Co. Says Ch. 11 Should Halt Investor Suit
• Zest Soap Maker Strikes Creditor Deal On Ch. 11 Loan
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Nine West Trustee Says Jones Group Shareholders Stole $1B
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Weinstein Says DA 'Script' Demeans Women In 5-Hour Closing
• Philly Refinery Sues Insurers Over $1.25B Payout For Ch. 11
• Mass. Judge Says Investment Firm's Fraud Is 'Undisputed'
• Zohar Gets Time To Probe Dura Docs Despite Tilton's Protest
• Murray Energy Affiliate Hits Ch. 11 With $270M Of Debt
• Firestar Diamond Trustee Sues Other Cos. Tied To Modi Fraud
• Charter Wants To Delay Windstream's False Ad Damages Trial
• RentPath Gets OK To Tap $27M In Ch. 11 Financing
• McClatchy Files Ch. 11, Cites 'Grim Reality' Of News Industry
• Philly Refinery Ch. 11 Plan Gets OK After $25M Creditor Deal
• Attorney Wants Judge Who Said He Has 'No Brain' Recused
• 5th Circ. Says Defunct Staffing Co. Can't Shake Insurer's Bills
• Creditors Say Lucky's Market Sale Process Is Unfair
• Akorn Poised For Ch. 11 Sale Following Failed $4.3B Merger
• Purdue Wants To Make New Opioid Overdose Drug
• Morgan Stanley Accused Of Draining Tops Markets Dry
• Dallas Firm Can't Get $200K Contingency Fee Under Oral Deal
• Charter Challenges Evidence Rulings In Windstream Case
• Cole Schotz Snags Ex-Cooley Bankruptcy Atty In NY
• RentPath Hits Ch. 11 With $700M In Debt, Sale Plan
• 'Cratered' Forever 21 Faces Huge Debt After $81M Ch. 11 Sale
• Puerto Rico Proposes Plan To Slash Debt Load By $24B
• Dean Foods Shareholders Ask For Ch. 11 Committee
• Bankrupt Oil Services Co. Can't Shake $1M Debt At 3rd Circ.
• Weinstein Declines To Testify And Rests His Case In Rape Trial
• Bankrupt Payment Co.'s Trustee To Seek Missing Millions
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• Atty Can't Duck Ex-Firm's Fraud Debt, Mass. Top Court Rules
• Weinstein Accusers' Ex-Pals Cast Doubt On Assault Claims
• Forever 21 Receives No Bids To Challenge $81M Ch. 11 Offer
• Philly Refinery Owner Fires Back At Ch. 11 Plan Objections
• Regulator Says Man Sold $2.5M In Unregistered Securities
• Coronavirus Woes Tip Drug Co. Into Del. Ch. 11
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• Melinta Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Auction Starting At $140M
• Victims To Get Say In Dying Madoff's Early Release Request
• USAG Bankruptcy Pulls Abuse Victims Into Insurance Fight
• Weinstein Expert Testifies 'Post-Event' Info Can Alter Memory
• Judge To Tackle Legality Of Cannabis Receiverships
• Investor Fights Bankrupt Cannabis Co.'s Bid To Pause Suit
• Insurer Must Defend Adviser In Stock Overvaluation Suits
• Boeing Ducks Sanctions Over Docs In $1.3B Deal Suit
• Philly Refinery Creditors Call For Ch. 11 Plan Rejection
• Bankrupt Celadon Accuses Repo Firm Of Truck Ransom Ploy
• EdgeMarc Sale, Settlement Pave Way For Ch. 11 Plan
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Weinstein's Lead Witness Undercut By His Own Harsh Texts
• Earth Fare Approved For Ch. 11 Store Liquidation Contract
• Not-So-Sweet Candy Chain Ch. 11 Sale OK'd In Del.
• Alaska Oil Co. Clashes With Ex-VP Over Lender Claims
• Zohar Ch. 11 Sales Can Be Forced Over Objections Of Tilton
• Hemp Producer GenCanna Files For Ch. 11 Restructuring
• Rimini V. Oracle's Ripple Effect On Textualism, Expenses
• Class Says Monster CEO Must Pay In HDMI Cable Settlement
• Bernie Madoff Seeks Prison Release, Saying He's Dying
• 6th Weinstein Accuser Testifies With Dress In Tow
• Barneys New York Ch. 11 Plan Gets Green Light
• Objections To Philly Refinery Ch. 11 Pile Up As Hearing Nears
• Tilton, Zohar Ready To Battle In Court Over Ch. 11
• McKinsey Denies Hiding Ch. 11 Conflicts As Texas Trial Begins
• CFPB Fines Think Finance Cos. $7 In Global Settlement
• Juno Announces Global Ch. 11 Loan And Plan Agreement
• PNC Presses Fight Over Borden Ch. 11 Cash With Complaint
• Algae Supplier Execs Must Face Investors' Trimmed Claims
• 1st Circ. Ruling Clarifies PE Fund Pension Withdrawal Liability
• Conflict Suit With Madoff Victims Settled By Law Firms, Atty
• No Follow-Ups For Weinstein Rape Accuser After 3-Day Cross
• PG&E Ch. 11 Plan Nears Vote After Noteholder Deal Approved
• Organic Grocer Earth Fare Hits Ch. 11 With Liquidation Plan
• Forever 21 Hems Bidder Fees To Get Ch. 11 Sale Plan OK
• Laminates Maker API Americas 'Hopeful' For Ch. 11 Buyer
• Laid-Off Lucky's Market Workers File WARN Suit In Ch. 11
• Lowenstein Sandler Adds Bankruptcy Partner To NY Office
• MDC Energy Strikes Deal With Lenders Over Control Of Ch. 11
• Boeing Fights Aircraft Co.'s Sanctions Bid Over Documents
• Insys Execs Say Assumptions Don't Equal $300M Restitution
• Pomerantz, Rosen To Lead Investors Against PG&E Execs
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Judge Moves Up Shareholder Meeting Of Undersea Cable Co.
• Calif. Lawmaker Says State Should Take Over Bankrupt PG&E
• Facebook Shakes Initial Version Of Kogan's Defamation Suit
• Weinstein Cross Over Alleged Abuse Leaves Accuser In Tears
• Trustee Flags 'Broad' Releases In Medical Device Firm's Ch. 11
• Steelworkers Say They're In The Dark On Philly Refinery Sale
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• Laminates Maker API Americas Hits Ch. 11 With $44M Of Debt
• Forever 21 Inks $81M Deal With Mall Owners, Brand Manager
• Dechert Brings Restructuring Partner To London Office