Bankruptcy Archive » November, 2020

Bankruptcy - November, 2020

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• Hemp Co. Says It Lost $5M In GenCanna Dealings
• Valaris Gets Court Approval For $11M In Exec Incentives
• Ruby Tuesday Cleared For Rent Deferrals In Del. Ch. 11
• Pa. Mall Owner's Ch. 11 Plan Ok'd Amid Busy Retail Season
• NY Sports Clubs' $80M Sale Must Close Despite Creditor Row
• Gibson Dunn Bolsters Bankruptcy Team With Jones Day Atty
• FTC Sues To Block CoStar's $588M RentPath Deal
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant Parent Files To Sell Brands For $540M
• Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Brown Rudnick
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Akin Gump Must Explain Role In $1B Ohio Energy Bailout Bill
• Judge Won't Order Ch. 11 Freeze On Crypto Firm's Assets
• Odebrecht Construction Co. Files For Ch. 15 Bankruptcy In NY
• NY Contract Litigation Indicates Limits Of COVID-19 Defenses
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• Bondholders Can't Claim 'Hope' Of PR Retirement Funds
• Fla. Judge Confirms Cinemex Ch. 11 Plan
• Texas Mall Accuses Simon Of Monopolizing Retailers
• Mass. AG Says Gym Chain Ignored Cancellations Amid Virus
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Pauses Express Scripts Antitrust Claims
• Manhattan Grocer Dean & DeLuca Gets Ch. 11 Plan Approval
• Purdue Pleads Guilty In NJ To Criminal Opioid Conspiracy
• Northwest Hardwoods Plans Speedy Trip Through Ch. 11
• Robbins Geller To Lead FirstEnergy Shareholder Suit
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• JC Penney Ch. 11 Plan And Shareholder Suits Get OK
• Philly Refinery Lender Wants $1.3B Ch. 11 Ruling Flipped
• Chesapeake Energy Floats Ch. 11 Pipeline Deal With Williams
• Regal Cinemas' Owner Nabs $450M Loan To Outlast COVID-19
• Honeywell Loses Bid To File Garrett Ch. 11 Plan Early
• Landlord On Hook For NY Sports Club Tanning Center Lease
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• Guitar Center Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Cut $800M In Debt
• Pandemic Puts Lumber Giant Northwest Hardwood Into Ch. 11
• FTC Wants Bannon Forced To Talk About Cambridge Analytica
• $1B Solar Plant Faces Feasibility Hurdle In Del. Ch. 11
• Weinstein Wants Depo Halted Over Poor Health, Criminal Case
• One Aviation's $5M Ch. 11 Sale OK'd Despite Opposition
• Mallinckrodt Can Use Lender Cash As Ch. 11 Probe Proceeds
• Young Conaway Can't Get $232K In Fees For 'Self-Advocacy'
• Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Sends Debt Plan To Creditor Talks
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• Investors Claim 'Madoff Level' Fraud At Bankrupt Crypto Firm
• Creditors Blast Boeing Supplier's Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Bid
• Cancer Center Docs Want $2.6M Suit Over Assets Blocked
• Wendy's Bids To Buy Restaurants From Bankrupt Franchisee
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Deloitte Loses Pa. Appeal Bid Over Adelphia Collapse Suit
• Gas Driller Ursa Piceance's $60M Ch. 11 Sale Approved In Del.
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• Revenue From SFO Cases To Compensate Bankruptcy Victims
• PG&E Judge Asks, 'What's Wrong With Negotiation?'
• Mallinckrodt Says Order Gives Time For Transfer Probes
• Ill. Developer Seeks $18M From Bankrupt Cinema's Owner
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Ill. City Says Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Can't Halt Antitrust Claims
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Valuation Uncertainty Could Prompt Increased Litigation
• Ex-LeClairRyan GC Disbarred For Diverting $2.5M From Trust
• Airport Co. Swissport Opens Ch. 15 In Del. To Track UK Case
• Purdue Pharma Gets Court Approval For $8B Deal With Feds
• Nuverra Creditor Can Pursue Recovery Alone, 3rd Circ. Told
• Retailer Lucky Brand Gets Ch. 11 Liquidation Nod In Del.
• Creditor Priority Penalty Eased In One Aviation Del. Ch. 11
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Texas Justices Urged To Nix Neiman Marcus Defamation Suit
• KPMG Rips 'Absurd' FRC Claims Over Mattress Co. Insolvency
• Wis. Asbestos Co. Beats Late Claims In NY Appeals Court
• High Court Won't Review Puerto Rico Pension Bond Suit
• Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Claims Surpass 88K At Ch. 11 Deadline
• Toys R Us Parent Co. Names Former Atty As GC
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Ponzi Ruling Complicates Texas Fraudulent Transfer Litigation
• Anticipating CFPB Changes Under The Biden Administration
• Imerys Gets Nod For $223M Ch. 11 Sale; $30M Loan Delayed
• Bankruptcy Firm Settles Paralegal's OT Wages Suit
• Feds Say $225M Sackler Fine To Go To Medicare, Medicaid
• Guitar Center Eyes Ch. 11 With Deal To Cut $800M In Debt
• Gulfport Energy Hits Ch. 11 With $1.25B Debt-Swap Plan
• Mall Eatery Says Landlord Owes $1M For COVID-19 Failures
• GenCanna Chapter 11 Plan Gets Go-Ahead After Settlement
• W.Va. Loses Bid To End Mine Reclamation Fund Suit
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• NPC Gets Nod On $816M Ch. 11 Floor Bid With Breakup Fees
• Southland Can Reject Gas Gathering Deal In Ch. 11
• Men's Wearhouse Owner's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd With Creditor Deal
• FERC Won't Budge On Gas Contract Bankruptcy Order
• Lilis Energy Gets OK For $46.6M Asset Sale In Ch. 11
• Ruby Tuesday Says It Needs Retirement Trust Cash In Ch. 11
• Bankruptcy Atty Asks 11th Circ. To Undo Fraud Suit Finding
• States Say $8.3B Purdue Opioid Deal Flouts Bankruptcy Rules
• Ann Taylor Parent Cleared For $90M Sale Of Justice Brand
• Former XFL Head's Contract Suit Against McMahon Restarted
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• New Vivus Ch. 11 Plan Offers Stockholders Drug Royalties
• Revlon Dodges Bankruptcy With $236M Debt-Swap Deal
• Crypto Firm Cred Inc. Opens Ch. 11 With Creditor Notice Issue
• Brown Rudnick Says Trustee's Doc Ask Is 'Premature'
• Oasis Petroleum Gets OK For $1.8B Debt Swap Ch. 11 Plan
• Ruby Tuesday Says $28M Retiree Trust Cash Needed In Ch. 11
• Maine Nurses Plan Strike, Aiming To Oust Hospital CEO
• Feds To Take True Health Ch. 11 Plan Appeal To 3rd Circ.
• Del. Judge OKs Fast Pace For Gym Chain YouFit's Ch. 11
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• JC Penney Gets OK For $1.75B Asset Sale
• SEC Whistleblower Is Broke, Unrepresented With $2.75M Tab
• Dentons Bingham DQ Overturned In Bankruptcy Case
• FERC Says $380M Gulfport Gas Transport Deal OK As Is
• Bonanza Creek Announces $376M Merger With HighPoint
• Insurer Tells 7th Circ. It Has No Duty To Defend Nassar Suits
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• Insider Fraud Claims Send Crypto Investor Cred Inc. To Ch. 11
• YouFit Health Clubs Hits Ch. 11 Weakened By COVID-19
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• Ruby Tuesday Retirees Flag Ch. 11 Bid To 'Raid' $28M Trusts
• Madoff Client Seeks To Nix Trustee's Ch. 11 Clawback Appeal
• Extraction Gets Interim OK For $1.75B Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure
• Furniture Factory Chain Can Tap $2.5M Of DIP Financing
• JC Penney To Pay Lenders $40M In Ch. 11 Sale Settlement
• Fracking Co. BJ Services Gets OK For Ch. 11 Liquidation
• Ex-BigLaw Bankruptcy Atty Mulls Guilty Plea In Extortion Rap
• Takata Ch. 11 Trustee Sues Insurer Over Air Bag Claim Denials
• Tissue Co. Gorham Ok'd To Tap Into Ch. 11 DIP Loan
• Forever 21 Touts Revived Ch. 11 As Better For Creditors
• Navigating Inability-To-Pay Claims With DOJ Amid COVID-19
• FCC Grants IHeartMedia's Bid To Be Foreign-Owned
• Validity Finance Adds 2 As Demand For Legal Funding Surges
• Nine West Trustees See More Claims Cut In Ch. 11 Fraud Suit
• Extraction Oil Gets Initial OK For $200M Ch. 11 Backstop Deal
• Weinstein Co. Gets Green Light For Ch. 11 Plan Vote
• Ex-Cole Schotz Atty Can't Post Secrets To 'Injure' BigLaw
• Sex Bias Claimants Oppose Dismissing John Varvatos Ch. 11
• Oil Services Co. Settles SEC's $141M Fraud Claims
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Houlihan's Confirms Ch. 11 Plan With Creditor Settlement
• 3 Bankruptcy Rulings Highlight Barriers For Pot-Adjacent Cos.
• Furniture Factory Chain Hits Ch. 11 With $13.5M Asset Bid
• Lynn Tilton-Tied Tissue Co. Gorham Rolls Into Ch. 11 In Del.
• Windstream's GC, Uniti Beat Fraud Claims Over Spinoff Risks
• J&J Slams Imerys' Objection To $20M Claim In Ch. 11 Case
• Creditors Say 24 Hour Fitness' Ch. 11 Plan Lowballs Biz Value
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• Weinstein Co. Defends Ch. 11 Plan Against Victim Challenges
• 5th Circ. Upholds Fairness Of US Trustee Fee Hikes
• The Power Of Private Actions For Natural Resource Damages
• FTS Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Fracking Sand Supplier Deal
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• Gov't Entities Seek Probe Of $1B Mallinckrodt Debt Swap
• Fed. Circ. Weighs Standing In Crocs Design Patent Feud
• Pa. Mall Owner Cleared For Quick Ch. 11 Plan Timeline
• NY Sports Clubs Gets Judge's OK For $80M Sale In Ch. 11
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• Friendly's Gets Initial Nod For Quick Race Through Ch. 11
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• EU's Wirecard Probe Finds German Regulatory Flaws
• Judge Advances Pacific Drilling's $1.1B Restructuring Deal
• Seyfarth Must Face Punitive Claim In Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Restaurant Workers Sue Bankrupt Celebrity Chef Over Pay
• Hemp Co. Missing Payments On $1M Debt, Grower Says
• JC Penney Says It's Worked Out A Deal With Sale Objectors
• Bridgestone Beats Pension Fund's $4.4M Withdrawal Suit
• Lender Loses Bid To Force Payment Of Lord & Taylor Rent
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity
• Prosecutors To Release Wirecard Suspect After Seizing Assets
• Mall Owner CBL Properties Seeking $1.5B Debt Trim In Ch. 11
• Friendly's Restaurants Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Stay Open
• Pa.-Based Shopping Mall REIT Hits Ch. 11 Amid Virus Woes
• Change The Bankruptcy System To Help End Cycle Of Poverty