Bankruptcy Archive » March, 2020

Bankruptcy - March, 2020

215 articles

• Chancery OKs COVID-Related Delay In Reinsurer Rehab Plan
• Madoff Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Keep $41M In Ponzi Profits
• DSI Renal's Trustee Has $675M Clawback Damages Limited
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• Dean Foods Sheds More Than $508M In Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• Texas Court Upholds Firm's $480K Fee Win In Contract Spat
• Satellite Web Co. Aiming For Ch. 11 Spectrum Sale
• Pot Co. CannTrust To Restructure Amid Investor Suits
• Levandowski Says Uber Must Arbitrate Contract Fight
• Art Van Says COVID-19 Will Likely Force Conversion To Ch. 7
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• PG&E Not Liable For Fire-Prevention Blackouts
• Pa. Asbestos Ruling Ignores Science And Hurts Defendants
• Tucker Ellis Adds Bankruptcy Partner In Chicago
• Father-Son Investors Owe $93M For Bankrupting Energy Co.
• O'Melveny Seeks To Nix Fraud Claims After Arbitration Win
• Southland Opens Ch. 11 Suit To Void Williams Cos. Claims
• Lucky's Market Gets Go-Ahead For $29M Ch. 11 Sales In Del.
• CraftWorks Approved For Ch. 11 'Life Support' Measures
• Satellite Web Startup Hits Ch. 11 With $1.7B In Debt
• NY Fraud Ruling Shows High Bar To Prove Director Liability
• Boy Scouts Gets Temporary Halt Of Sex Abuse Suits In Ch. 11
• US Trustee Says Melinta Plan Releases Go Too Far
• Fintech Exec Wants SEC's Discovery 'Haystack' Organized
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• Examining Director Duties As Insolvencies Appear Imminent
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• GM Strikes $120M Deal With Drivers In Ignition Switch MDL
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• HHS Can't Appeal True Health Medicare Reimbursement Order
• Bar Louie Set For Ch. 11 Sale To Lenders, Auction Called Off
• Lucky's Market Concludes Ch. 11 Auctions With $29M In Sales
• Modell's Gets Pause In Chapter 11 Due To COVID-19
• Fairway Floats $70M Deal For Grocery Workers' Pensions
• Oil Price War Makes New Debt Modification Strategies Key
• Insurer Must Pay $1.5M To Apparel Co. After Retailer's Ch. 11
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• Judge Allows Discovery Over Retrieval-Masters Data Breach
• Greenberg Traurig Announces Alliance With Bankruptcy Pro
• Art Van Seeks 'Life Support' For Ch. 11 Case Amid Outbreak
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Neiman Marcus, UniCredit
• Tilton Quits, Then Returns, After Losing Patriarch Sale Control
• Pandemic Poses Distressed Debt Opportunities, CFIUS Risks
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• Deloitte Must Face Adelphia Collapse Suit In Pennsylvania
• Judge Won't Acquit Bumble Bee Ex-CEO On Price-Fixing
• Laminates Maker API Americas Gets Nod For $6M Ch. 11 Sale
• Modell's Ch. 11 Case Headed To Pause Amid COVID-19 Crisis
• PG&E Granted Approval For Updated Ch. 11 Disclosures
• Skadden, Togut Segal OK'd As McClatchy's Ch. 11 Counsel
• Cancer Center Lobbyist Tells 2nd Circ. Bonuses Were Earned
• Alaska Oil Biz Seeks New Deal After Ch. 11 Sale Goes Cold
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• COVID-19 Ushers In New Normal For Bankruptcy Proceedings
• Ohio Tax Talk: Beware Risks Of Delaying Tax Payments
• Court Puts Pot Cos.' Claims Against Fiserv Unit On Hold
• Boy Scouts Say Lone Accuser Can't Jump Line In Ch. 11
• COVID-19 Will Fray Energy Industry's Financial Lifelines
• EP Energy's Ch. 11 Plan Scrapped As Oil Prices Plunge
• Del. Judge Warns $6.2M Dispute Could Tank Celadon Ch. 11
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• New Bankruptcy Law May Help Small Cos. Weather COVID-19
• Law360's 2020 Bankruptcy Editorial Advisory Board
• COVID-19 Restrictions Crater Art Van's Liquidation Plans
• Modell's Pushes To Freeze Ch. 11 Case Because Of COVID-19
• McClatchy Defends Retaining Skadden, Togut In Bankruptcy
• PG&E's Fate May Rest With One Of Its Sharpest Critics
• Art Van Hit With WARN Act Suit After Ch. 11 Worker Layoffs
• Regal Says Coronavirus Puts VIP Cinema's Ch. 11 Plan In Peril
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Tossing Of Republic Airways Investor Suit
• Puerto Rico Board Approves $787M In COVID-19 Spending
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Murray Energy Lenders To Take Over After No Bidders Emerge
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• Why Modell's Might Not Meet Its Liquidation Projections
• 1st Circ. Says F-Squared Can't Recoup $7.7M Over SEC Probe
• Coronavirus Collapses Logan's Roadhouse Ch. 11 Strategy
• PG&E Will Plead Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter In Calif. Fire
• Weinstein Film Rights Buyer Spared Paying Pre-Ch. 11 Profits
• PG&E Agrees To Forgo Dividends For 3 Yrs Post-Bankruptcy
• LendingTree Can't Slip ResCap's Quest For $68.5M Judgment
• 'Safe' Sectors Like Schools, Real Estate May Feel COVID Pain
• Boeing Plans To Fight $2M Verdict For Breached Bid Deal
• J&J Says Talc Supplier Imerys Doesn't Need More Ch. 11 Time
• Barge Operator Wins Confirmation Of $1B Ch. 11 Plan
• Madoff Feeder Fund Investors Seek Toss Of Clawback Case
• Coronavirus-Disrupted Drug Firm's $23M Ch. 11 Sale OK'd
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• German Eatery Chain Says COVID-19 Will Bankrupt It Soon
• US Trustee Flags McClatchy's Retention of Skadden, Togut
• 8th Circ. Says Missouri Court Erred On Ch. 11 Interest Ruling
• Accusers Set To Fight Boy Scouts' Bid To Halt Suits In Ch. 11
• Levandowski Cuts Plea Deal To End Google IP Theft Charges
• US Trustee's Objections To Valeritas Settlement Resolved
• The Rising COVID-19 Bankruptcy Risks
• MoviePass Parent Co. Sells Moviefone In Ch. 7 For $1M
• Stan Lee's Daughter Dodges Sanctions In IP Suit
• Oil Equipment Maker Pivots To Liquidation After Sale Fails
• U.S. Trustee Takes Aim At Art Van's Connection To Liquidator
• PBGC Flags Dura Auto's Ch. 11 Docs For Lack Of Pension Info
• PG&E Bankruptcy Proceeds As Virus Delays Calif. Cases
• Purdue, Sacklers Keep Opioid Suit Shield For 6 More Months
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• Prepare For Coronavirus-Related Restructuring Issues
• Investor Class Certified Against 1 Global Capital Ex-CEO
• Data Center Firm Internap Gets OK For $75M DIP Loan
• Stan Lee's Daughter Says She Can Press IP Claims In Suit
• Tough Mudder's Trustee Asks To Convert To Ch. 7 Liquidation
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• UK Retailer Laura Ashley Succumbs To Coronavirus Downturn
• DC Circ., District Delay Proceedings Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
• Data Center Firm Internap Hits Ch. 11 With $613M In Debt
• PG&E Wins Approval To Raise $20B In Ch. 11 Exit Funding
• Sacklers Say Major Purdue Deal Hinges On Longer Ch. 11 Stay
• RAIT Funding 'Surprised' By Creditor's $29M Ch. 11 Claim
• Del. Bankruptcy Court Halts All Non-'Time-Sensitive' Hearings
• 6th Circ. Won't Revisit Ch. 11 Power Deals Ruling
• Domino's Pizza Presence In South Africa To Be Liquidated
• Oprah Bump Lands NY Ice Cream Retailer In Bankruptcy
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• Melinta Creditor Deal OK Clears Path To Ch. 11 Plan Approval
• Retired Del. Bankruptcy Judge To Join Richards Layton
• Bankrupt Drug Co-Op Can Use Lender Cash As It Seeks Sale
• Without Bankruptcy, States Step In To Help Insolvent Pot Cos.
• Modell's Liquidation Gets OK Despite Coronavirus Worries
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• Lease Strategies For Retailers Before And During Bankruptcy
• Health Hires: Perkins Coie, Edwards Maxson, Tricida
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• Toys R Us Creditors Say Misconduct Surrounded Bankruptcy
• Judge's Conflict Concerns Delay Art Van's Liquidation Deal
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Shouldn't Stop Abuse Cases, Accuser Says
• Coronavirus-Disrupted Drug Firm's $12M Ch. 11 Loan Gets OK
• Fla. Judge Won't Recuse Himself In $7.6M Taser Patent Fight
• Owens-Illinois Unit's Asbestos Claimants Fight Ch. 11 Probe
• RBS Sees Some Claims Cut From Colonial RMBS Sale Suit
• Brown Rudnick Exit Bid Challenged In $300M Malpractice Suit
• Philly Hospital Owner Gets More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Oil Price Drop May Deliver Knockout To Shaky Energy Cos.
• Canadian Auto Parts Co. Files For Bankruptcy In Quebec
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• Girl Scouts Want To Press IP Fight During Boy Scouts Ch. 11
• Modell's Sporting Goods Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Liquidate
• 11th Circ. Spurns Ch. 7 Trustee's 'Forced' 19th-Century Args
• Windstream's Ch.11 Deal Secures $320M In Priority Claims
• Trivial Defects Can't Derail Mogul's Bankruptcy, Bank Says
• Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years For Rape, Assault
• Madoff Investor Seeks Hold On $2.8M Clawback Trial
• Owens-Illinois Unit Fights US Trustee's Push For Ch. 11 Probe
• Palm Steakhouses Gets OK For $45M Ch. 11 Sale To Landry's
• Art Van's Ch. 11 Opens With Fight Over Customer Deposits
• Pa. Asbestos Ruling Helps Extend Claims To Bankrupt Entities
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• PG&E Strikes $1B Wildfire Settlement With FEMA
• Weinstein Seeks 5-Year Minimum Sentence For Rape, Assault
• Bankrupt Bluestem Denied Access To Parent's Tax Assets
• Another Coal Miner Hits Ch. 11, Plans $1B Refinance
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• Australia Latest To Hit Facebook Over Data Sharing Scandal
• US Trustee Flags Pier 1 Bonus Plans For Lacking Details
• Fire Victims Question Effect Of New PG&E Ch. 11 Exit Loan
• Ex-American Realty Execs Keep $40M Insurance Row In Md.
• Federal Ruling Shows Tolerance Of State-Legalized Cannabis
• Pittsburgh Mall's Ch. 11 Confirmation Delayed For Dealmaking
• 'Extreme Market Conditions' Drive Art Van Furniture To Ch. 11
• Direct-To-Consumer Bluestem Brands Hits Ch. 11 Eyeing Sale
• Lloyd's Pulled Back Into Arbitrating Boy Scouts Abuse Claims
• Telescope Co. Rips Sheppard Mullin's Deal With Chinese Rival
• NY Spills Uncharged Weinstein Allegations In Sentence Memo
• US Deloitte & PwC Firms Seek To Beat Oil Co. Securities Suit
• VidAngel Floats Ch. 11 Plan To Pay $62.4M Verdict In Full
• Puerto Rico Teachers Say Pension Claims Deserve Priority
• Coronavirus-Impacted Drug Firm Gets OK On Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• US Trustee Knocks Owens-Illinois' Pick For Ch. 11 Claims Rep
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• PG&E Wants Nod For $454M In Worker Incentive Packages
• Purdue Wants Ch. 11 To Hold Opioid Cases At Bay Longer
• SEC Sues 3 Ex-Woodbridge Sales Agents Over Ponzi Scheme
• PNC Bank Can't Duck $32M Debt Relief Scam Clawback
• Ex-Uber Exec Bankrupted By $179M Trade Secrets Judgment
• Insys Execs Can't Delay Prison In Opioid Kickback Case
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• Trustee Flags Fairway's Ch. 11 Bonus Plans For Lacking Info
• Coronavirus Tips UK Airline Flybe Into Insolvency
• GM Ignition Switch MDL Ready For 4th 'Wave' Of Plaintiffs
• Logan's Roadhouse Parent Can Tap $12M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Thompson Coburn Launches In Dallas With Eye On Growth
• Lucky's Market Gets OK For Going-Out-Of-Business Sales
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• Judge Told Barneys Buyer Can't File Clawback Suits
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Ex-Heinz CEO's Nurse Seeks Fees Over Bankruptcy Reversal
• Lehman Administrators Must Pay For £1.67M Mistake
• Puerto Rico Pension Needs Trustee, Bondholders Tell 1st Circ.
• Fight Over Releases Stalls Level Solar's Ch. 11 Hearing
• Bankrupt Philly Hospital Owner's $6M Insurance Buy Gets OK
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• Bumble Bee Ch. 11 Sale Deal Halts Antitrust Claims In Calif.
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Investors' Latest Shot At Madoff Associate
• Logan's Roadhouse Parent Opens Ch. 11 With Sale Plan
• Windstream, Uniti Reach Preliminary Deal On $650M Lease
• Coronavirus Puts Japanese Cruise Co. Into Insolvency
• Debt From New Location Drives Jewish Museum To Ch. 11
• Texas Firm Tries To Duck $150M Securities Fraud Suit Claims
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• Mediators To Form Plan For Purdue Ch. 11 Claims Distribution
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• Boeing Hit With $2M Verdict For Breaching Air Force Bid Deals
• Surety Firms Take Aim At Fees In Cloud Peak's Ch. 11
• Oilfield Services Firm Pioneer Energy Hits Ch. 11 In Texas