Bankruptcy Archive » July, 2020

Bankruptcy - July, 2020

227 articles

• Wellspring Sues Insurers To Fight Claims It Tanked Gun Seller
• Claims Against Law Firm Trimmed In $80M Fraud Scheme
• DLA Piper Nabs Bankruptcy Veteran From Neligan Foley
• The Week In Bankruptcy: Energy Drags, Retail Catches Breaks
• 24 Hour Fitness Can Access Final $200M In Ch. 11 Loan
• Bankrupt Solar Project Owner Hopes For Year-End Restart
• Opening PPP Loans To Bankrupt Ventures A Welcome Change
• ABA Must Seize Opportunity To Respond To Bar Exam Chaos
• Thai Budget Airline To Restructure In Face Of COVID-19
• Noble Corp. Hits Ch. 11 With Deal To Cut $3.4B In Debt
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• PG&E Names Old Legal Hand To Take Over As GC
• Lucky Brand's Quick-Fire Ch. 11 Sale Plan Can Move Forward
• GenCanna Bankruptcy Halts Ex-CFO's Labor Complaint
• Greenbaum Nabs Business Litigator From McCarter & English
• Brooks Brothers Can Defer $7M Of Store Rent In Ch. 11 Case
• NJ Hospital Scoops Up $11.8M Building In Ch. 11 Sale
• Longfin Investors Secure $223M Judgment In NY Fraud Case
• How Pandemic Is Affecting The Pace Of Judicial Opinions
• Ex-Ohio Speaker, Lobbyists Indicted In Energy Corruption Suit
• Owner Of Troubled $1B Solar Project Hits Ch. 11 In Del.
• California Pizza Kitchen Hits Ch. 11 To Cut Debt, Explore Sale
• JC Penney Says Sale Still On Despite Report Of Front-Runner
• LATAM Airlines Defends $900M Shareholder DIP As Best Deal
• 24 Hour Fitness Worried About Rush Of Landlord Litigation
• Boutique Texas Bankruptcy Firm Launches Houston Office
• Weinstein Debtors Try Deal Again After District Judge Pans It
• Rising Star: Willkie's Daniel Forman
• Feds Want Ex-Uber Exec To Get Over 2 Years For IP Theft
• 6 Steps For Law Firms Looking To Improve Their Culture
• Energy Biz Denbury To Seek Ch. 11 To Slash $2.1B In Debt
• Southland Ch. 11 Bid To Void Williams Co. Claims Advances
• FirstEnergy Hit With Stock-Drop Suit For $60M Bribery Reveal
• Brown Rudnick Can't Duck $300M Malpractice Suit
• Mintz Properly Advised Lab About Payments, Judge Says
• Virtual Courts Amplify Lawyers' Corporate Spokesperson Role
• Rising Star: Weil's Jessica Liou
• KPMG Wants Investor's Suit Over Miller Energy Audit Tossed
• Remington Hits Ch. 11 Again Despite Virus Gun Sale Surge
• Square Defends Ban On Bankruptcy-Related Transactions
• Banks Eye Energy Loan Sell-Off Amid Oil Downturn
• Paper Co. Execs Get 401(k) Fraud Suit Tossed, For Now
• Addiction Center Biz Proposes Del. Ch. 11 Sale Or Turnover
• Rising Star: Proskauer's Maja Zerjal
• OneWeb Partner To Drop $50M Into New Telecom Venture
• True Religion's Ch. 11 Plan Docs Approved Without Objection
• IRS Gets Priority Claim For Year Of Insurer's Bankruptcy Filing
• Law Firms Must Note Pandemic's Outsize Impact On Women
• Oil Driller Rosehill Hits Ch. 11 As Pandemic's Latest Victim
• Dairy Co-Op Can't Duck Antitrust Suit Over Dean Foods Deal
• The Week In Bankruptcy: Travel Brakes Spur Ch. 11 Activity
• Hertz Approved For Ch. 11 Deal To Sell 182,000 Cars In 2020
• 10th Circ. Declines Rehearing Of Defunct Bank's Refund Row
• Rising Star: Kramer Levin's Rachael Ringer
• 24 Hour Fitness Gets Another Week To Work Out Rent Issues
• Brooks Brothers Gets $305M Stalking Horse Bid In Ch. 11
• The 'Rocket Docket' Show Goes On Despite Setbacks
• John Varvatos Approved For Ch. 11 Asset Sale To Lender
• Atlas Holdings Wins Exide's US Assets With $179M Ch. 11 Bid
• Aeromexico Gets Green Light To Dump 19 Planes In Ch. 11
• Pulling Up Stakes: Hogan Lovells, White & Case, Debevoise
• Ebony Creditors Seek To Force Magazine Into Bankruptcy
• Ohio Corruption Case Muddles Power Co.'s Bankruptcy Exit
• Judge To Wait On Claim Talks Result For Purdue Class Call
• Travel Entertainment Biz Can Tap Into $30M Of Ch. 11 Loan
• Carlton Fields Nabs Baker Donelson Trial Vet In Atlanta
• Pier 1 OK'd For $18M Asset Sale After Stalking Horse Outbid
• Pandemic Lays Bare The Inequities Inherent In The Bar Exam
• Real Estate Firm IMH Hits Ch. 11 To Become JP Morgan Unit
• Declining Coal Demand Sends Rhino Resource Into Ch. 11
• Ann Taylor Parent Files Ch. 11 With $1B Debt Swap Plan
• Calif. Municipalities Say PG&E Illegally Diverts Taxes
• LATAM Airlines Gets OK For $9.8M Breakup Fee On $1.3B DIP
• Pyxus Gets Go-Ahead For $75M Ch. 11 Exit Financing
• GNC's Bidding Procedures OK'd After Extending Sale Timeline
• Avenatti Sentencing Moved To Fall As COVID-19 Levels Rise
• Real Estate Cos. Accused Of Property-Poaching Scheme
• Oil Well Services Co. Patriot Eyeing Quick Ch. 11 Sale Process
• Celadon Floats $3.25M Deal In Ch. 11 Receivables Fight
• Understanding The 5 Stages Of Mediation In A Virtual World
• Corruption Case Fuels Push To Undo Ohio Coal, Nuke Bailout
• Fending Off Bankruptcy Preference Claims During Pandemic
• How Tolling Orders May Complicate NY Mortgage Collections
• Pandemic Slump Sends Travel Entertainment Biz Into Ch. 11
• Permian Tank Seeks Fast Track For Ch. 11 Sale Process
• Ohio House Speaker Charged In $60M Energy Corruption Case
• Actresses Want Weinstein Co. Liquidated, Rip 'Deathtrap' Deal
• NJ Supreme Court Answers 3rd Circ. State Law Query
• Oil Well Services Co. Blames Price War And Virus For Ch. 11
• Hertz Agrees To Sell Cars, Pay $650M To Vehicle Lenders
• Hinshaw Swings Into New Orleans With Ex-McGlinchey Team
• Pandemic May Change The Way We Design Our Courthouses
• Village Inn Parent Co. Sells 34 Locations In Ch. 11 Deals
• Pandemic Pushes Student Travel Co. WorldStrides Into Ch. 11
• Pyxus Can't Stop Ch. 11 Equity Panel Formation
• Mental Health Nonprofit On Hook For Pension Contributions
• Cancer Center Beats Ex-Lobbyist's $6M Claim At 2nd Circ.
• Hertz Asks Ch. 11 Judge To Boot False-Arrest Suits
• John Varvatos Lender Can Credit Bid At Ch. 11 Asset Auction
• Mediator Confidentiality Promises Carry Serious Risks
• Avenatti Is Out Of Money For Legal Fees, Lawyer Says
• Label Maker's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Creditors Strike Deal
• Pandemic Shunts Oil And Gas Storage Tank Biz Into Ch. 11
• COVID-19 Pushes Fracking Biz BJ Services To Ch. 11
• Briggs & Stratton Hits Ch. 11 With $550M Sale Offer From KPS
• GenCanna Bankruptcy Control Fight Heads To 6th Circ.
• Pyxus Urges Del. Judge To Nix Equity Panel In Del. Ch. 11
• GNC Creditors Say Ch. 11 Sale Process Moving Too Quickly
• Comcar Nixes Ch. 11 Subsidiary Sale Over Truck Lien Issues
• 4 Considerations For CMBS Loans As Default Rates Soar
• BoA Faces Class Suit Alleging It Botched Bankruptcy Reports
• Rise In Ch. 11 Cases Echoes 2008 Financial Crisis
• Oil & Gas Driller Bruin Hits Ch. 11 With $840M Debt Swap Plan
• Dreamers Bring Important Perspective To Legal Industry
• Purdue Asks Court To Say No To New Classes In Ch. 11 Case
• Templar Energy's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd Alongside $91M Asset Sale
• Frontier Wins OK For An Additional $25M In Exec Bonuses
• Energy Finance Co. Says Gas Biz Misused Its $4.4M
• Helping Clients Overcome Financial Hurdles Mid-Litigation
• 5th Circ. PPP Ruling Doesn't Doom Debtors Seeking Loans
• Borden Ch. 11 Deal Will Smooth Path To $300M Sale Closing
• Bankrupt Insurer Dispute Stays May Reach Across EU Borders
• Energy Biz California Resources Hits Ch. 11 With $6B In Debt
• LATAM Pushes For 'Modest' $9.8M Breakup Fee On DIP Loan
• JC Penney Cuts 1,000 Jobs, Amends Business Plan Deadline
• Sushi Chain Gets Court OK For $2M Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• Inclusivity Considerations For Law Firms Reopening Offices
• Bluestem Ch. 11 Plan Docs Approved With Liability Changes
• New York & Co. Parent Gets OK To Start Liquidation This Week
• COVID-19 Drives Retailer The Paper Store Into Ch. 11
• Insys Shareholders Ink Deal With Ex-CEO Over Fraud Claims
• Oilfield Co. Calfrac Files For Ch. 15 After Canadian Insolvency
• Flooring Co. Already Has $28M Ch. 11 Bid From Creditors
• In Their Words: Why Diversity At The Bar Is Still A Problem
• The Year's Top High Court Moments From Law360's The Term
• 24 Hour Fitness Says Virus Closures Threaten Ch. 11 Case
• Surprising Alliances Shape The Supreme Court Term
• Retailer Muji USA Gets OK To Tap Into $22M Ch. 11 Financing
• Ore. Farm Again Hits Back At Hemp Producer In Seed Row
• Bracewell Lands Ex-Baker Botts Transactional Tax Partner
• LATAM Creditors Take Aim At $900M DIP From Shareholders
• Dentons, Dykema Steer Gold's Gym $100M Bankruptcy Sale
• Why Can't Female Lawyers Make Headway At The High Court?
• NY High Court Case Could Upend Litigation Finance Industry
• Judge Rejects 'Phony' $19M Weinstein Class Settlement
• Law360's Supreme Court Pop Quiz
• Boies Schiller Adds Bankruptcy Attys In NY, London
• Greka Owes Another $54M In Loan Default Suit, UBS Says
• Zohar Can Continue Ch. 11 Sale Plans Despite End Of Stay
• Flooring Co. Congoleum Returns To Ch. 11 In NJ After Decade
• VidAngel Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Block On Streaming Service
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Weinstein Accusers Call $19M Class Deal 'A Cruel Hoax'
• Pot Co. IAnthus Aims To Trim $169M Debt Amid Investor Suits
• Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic
• Hedge Fund's Bid For McClatchy Heads To Judge Next Week
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• NY&Co. Parent Hits Ch. 11 With Store Closings To Follow
• Fracking Support Co. Hi-Crush Hits Ch. 11 To Cut $450M Debt
• The Majority Of One: How Roberts Is Shaping The Court
• Sur La Table Gets OK For Quick Road To Ch. 11 Auction
• Judge 'Taken Aback' By Vivus Equity Tradeoff In Ch. 11
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Bid To Prioritize Sex Bias Claims Fails In John Varvatos Ch. 11
• Brooks Brothers OK'd For Bigger, Better Ch. 11 Loan
• How New Fla. Real Estate Remedies May Benefit Lenders
• Let's Create An Ethical Obligation For Attys To Fight Racism
• Cozen Snags Calif. Real Estate Partner From Sidley Austin
• COVID-19 Closings Send Retailer Muji USA Into Ch. 11
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• LATAM Brasil Follows Parent Into Ch. 11 Citing Virus Fallout
• 2 Investment Advice Rulings Offer Lessons On Insider Liability
• FERC, PG&E Clash On How To End Ch. 11 Power Deal Fight
• Weinstein Co. Floats $47M Ch. 11 Deal For Victims, Creditors
• 6 Considerations When Shopping For Legal Tech Software
• CARES Act Bankruptcy Litigation Raises Chevron Questions
• Coronavirus Q&A: Kelley Kronenberg's Litigation Leader
• DavidsTea Seeks Ch. 15 To Phase Out Brick And Mortar Stores
• Sur La Table Hits Ch. 11 With Plans For Sale
• Texas Securities Board Orders Stop To Alleged Crypto Fraud
• SEC Says Woodbridge Ponzi Suit Should Be in Fla., Not Calif.
• Top Bankruptcy Cases Of 2020: Midyear Report
• Food Lion Defends Suit Over Dairy Co-Op's Dean Foods Deal
• McDermott Adds 5-Atty Team To Restructuring Group In Dallas
• Wholesaler Dropped As Lead In ADHD Drug Antitrust Suit
• PR Utility Asks For $136M To Pay Electrical Grid Manager
• Law Firm Strategies For Publicizing Laterals Amid Lockdowns
• Brooks Brothers Latest Retailer To Fall Into Pandemic Ch. 11
• Wirecard Sell-Off Looms As 100+ Potential Buyers Line Up
• Wirecard Faces Stock Drop Suit Over Missing $2.1B Scandal
• Pharma Co. Files Ch. 11 Plan Proposing Icahn Acquisition
• Atty Lien Allowed In GM Ignition MDL Despite 'Serious' Lapses
• Lenders Take Over Bluestem With $250M Ch. 11 Credit Bid
• Judge Finds No Fraud In Vote For Melinta's Ch. 11 Plan
• Wildfire Victims Can't Get New Look At PG&E Ch. 11 Vote
• Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?
• Lynn Tilton Faces $41.8M Loss After Ch. 7 Trial
• Key Antitrust Considerations For Upcoming Bankruptcy Sales
• NY Judge Leaves McKinsey Critic Stuck In Dismissal 'Trap'
• McClatchy Creditors Must Wait On Auction To Roll Out Suit
• Oil & Gas Bankruptcies May Hit Snags Amid FERC Turf War
• Avenatti's Freedom Extended Ahead Of Calif. Embezzling Trial
• 5 Biz Tax Reforms To Aid Long-Term Pandemic Recovery
• 8th Circ. Finds Debtor Properly Objected To IRS' Tax Claim
• 6 Dispute Prevention Steps As Lawsuits Rise Amid Pandemic
• Sale-Bound Lucky Brand Gets OK Of $15.6M DIP In Del. Ch. 11
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• NPC International Fields Creditor Questions At Hearing
• NextEra Fights For $60M Fee From EFH Ch. 11 At 3rd Circ.
• Faraday Future Tycoon Exits Ch. 11 After $3.5B Reorg
• Platinum Receiver Settles With Insurers For $14M
• Libbey's Ch. 11 Financing OK'd Despite Trustee Opposition
• Top New Jersey Cases Of 2020: A Midyear Report
• COVID-19 Relief Efforts Heighten Fair Credit Reporting Risks
• Time To Consider Percentage Rental Agreements For Lawyers
• Akorn Gets Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure OK As Plan Fight Looms
• 24 Hour Fitness Rent Deferral OK'd Over Landlord Outcry
• Judge May Allow Suit Over 'Troubling' McClatchy Debt Rework
• Most JC Penney Stores Reopened As Ch. 11 Case Proceeds
• 5th Circ. Told To Reject Client's Bid For Piece Of Fee Award
• Ex-Performance Sports Brass Beat Ch. 11 Duty Breach Suit
• What COVID-19 Means For The Future Of Health Mergers
• 'Settle And Sue' Malpractice Cases Have New Clarity In Calif.
• COVID-19 Sends Top Pizza Hut, Wendy's Franchisee To Ch. 11
• Wirecard Offices Raided Again As Fraud Probe Widens