Bankruptcy Archive » April, 2021

Bankruptcy - April, 2021

192 articles

• Alamo Drafthouse Employee Bonuses OK'd In Ch. 11
• 4th Circ. Upholds US Trustee Fee Hike In Circuit City Case
• Boy Scouts Say Tort Claimants Can't Challenge $350M Note
• Reverse-Mortgage Millionaire Guilty Of Massive Debt Fraud
• Harvey Weinstein's LA Extradition Stalled By Bad Paperwork
• Judge Won't Scrub Comments About Atty From GM MDL
• Levi & Korsinsky, Bragar Eagel Lead Ultra Ch. 11 Investor Suit
• Attys Get $14M After $5.4M Mortgage Lender Judgment
• Bankruptcy Watchdog Bares Teeth At BigLaw In Purdue Ch. 11
• LaPierre Says NRA Has Fixed Financial Procedure Problems
• Atty Slams Weinstein Victim Bid For Ch. 11 Fees As 'Front'
• Griddy Creditors Get More Time To Assess Ch. 11 Claims
• Norwegian Air, Boeing Want Intervenors' Bid Delayed
• 3 Firms Give Up $1M In Fees From Purdue Ch. 11
• 11th Circ. Revives Consumer's FCRA Suit Against Experian
• Robust Debt Market Keeps Humming At Record Levels
• Long Island Diocese Accused Of Shielding Info In Ch. 11
• Hertz Cleared For New Ch. 11 Plan Sponsor Auction Schedule
• Hertz Wants $23M Coverage Suit For SEC Probe Revived
• Teary Ex-CEO Tells Jury Mortgage Co.'s Failure Not His Fault
• Montgomery McCracken Tells 2nd Circ. Malpractice Suit Is Old
• Former WilmerHale Partner Joins Del. Bankruptcy Bench
• Atty Can't Get Contribution Fee In Nonprofit's Ch. 11
• What Kan. Bankruptcy Ruling Means For Junior Lenders
• Boeing Supplier's Ch. 11 Plan Cleared After Settlements
• K&L Gates Taps Adds Health Care Partner In Austin
• Bank's Ex-Leaders Plead Not Guilty To More Fraud Charges
• Polsinelli Says Former Atty Must Arbitrate LGBT Bias Claims
• Gulfport Cleared For Ch. 11 Plan Cutting $1.4B Of Debt
• Secure Home Gets OK For Mid-May Ch. 11 Plan Hearing
• Sears Still $81M Short Of Covering Post-Ch. 11 Claims
• Ex-NFLer Nabbed In Drug Sting During House Arrest For Fraud
• Newborn Opioid Victim Group Says Purdue Docs Lack Info
• Bankrupt Alamo Drafthouse Goes With Stalking Horse Bid
• Sidley Hires DLA Piper's Global Restructuring Co-Chair
• Girardi Firm Trustee Wants Atty To Chase Celeb Wife's Assets
• The Pandemic's Bright Spots For Lawyers Who Are Parents
• Coding School Settles Over Calif. Tuition Financing Contracts
• Fintech Borrowers Get Class Cert. In Tribe-Linked Usury Suit
• Texas Electric Council Says Griddy Must Explain Releases
• Fla. Hedge Funder Charged With $40M Fraud
• EP Energy Hits Back At Leaseholders' Lawsuit Attempt
• Hertz Gives Competing Ch. 11 Sponsor A Week For New Offer
• Century 21 Department Store To Have Post-Ch. 11 'Rebirth'
• Frontera Holdings Gets OK For $800M Debt Swap
• Secure Home Holdings Hits Ch. 11 Planning Lender Handover
• Aeromexico Wants To Cut $800M From Pre-Ch. 11 Boeing Deal
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Simpson Thacher M&A Atty In NY
• NRA Board Meeting Raises Red Flag At Ch. 11 Trial
• Garrett Motion's Honeywell Deal Gets Ch. 11 Plan Nod
• Former Pa., Del. Judge In Line To Head Bankruptcy Institute
• Norton Rose Adds LA Real Estate Team From Loeb & Loeb
• Revise Mansfield Diversity Mandates To Also Benefit Veterans
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NY Church Tells 2nd Circ. Bankruptcy Trustee Out Of Bounds
• ING Loses Dismissal Bid In Suits Over Shippers' Fuel Debts
• Del. Judge Delays Ch. 11 Ruling Over Hertz False Arrest Suits
• Metal Co. Wants Out Of Calif. $136M Toxic Cleanup Suit
• Apple Bank Seeks $27.5M In Charter Plane Financing Dispute
• Club Can't Shake $12M Verdict In Dallas Cowboy's Death
• Bar Louie Gets Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Confirmed
• YPF Seeks To Appeal Denial Of Bid To DQ White & Case
• NRA Exec Says Board To Meet Soon On Ch. 11 Reorg Plan
• Actress Accuses Girardi Of Stealing From Crash Settlement
• Hertz Gets OK For Creditor Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Kodak Claims After Ch. 11 Discharge
• Del. Justices Urged To Restore KPMG Negligence Claims
• 2nd Circ. Ruling May Stifle Student Loan Discharge Flexibility
• Liberty Power Cuts Entire Staff And Files For Ch. 11
• Judge Says Insolvency Protects Telehealth Co. From Sanction
• PG&E Judge Rejects Fire Victims Trustee's 'Forum Shopping'
• Canadian Pot Co. CannTrust Secures $17.8M DIP Financing
• NRA Board Member Calls Leadership A 'Trainwreck'
• Court Won't Trim Claims BofA Botched Bankruptcy Report
• Bankruptcy Litigation Could See More Third-Party Funding
• Del. Drug, Mental Health Provider Opens Ch. 11 For Sale
• BHP, Vale-Owned Mineral Co. Files Ch. 15 For $9B Debt Reorg
• NRA Can Argue LaPierre Paid Back Extra Benefits
• Ponzi Investors Want Class Cert. In Suit Against Comerica
• Texas Questions Griddy's Need For PR Firm In Ch. 11 Case
• Investors Sue Credit Suisse Over Greensill, Archegos Fiascos
• Sundance Cleared For Ch. 11 Debt Swap With Term Lenders
• Justices Won't Review Tribune Media Ch. 11 Clawback Case
• Norwegian Air Sister Firms Want In On Boeing Battle
• NRA Ad Agency Says It Handled Executives' Expenses
• Frontier Clears Final Hurdle, Prepares To Exit Bankruptcy
• 4 Things Your Client Needs To Qualify For Small Biz Ch. 11
• Law360's Guide To Biden's Judicial Picks
• Hartford Cuts $650M Deal To End Boy Scouts Abuse Claims
• Kossoff PLLC Attys Resign Amid Firm's Mounting Legal Woes
• Nursing Home Biz Gets OK For Ch. 11 Loan, Asset Auction
• Late Bid For New Suboxone Antitrust Complaint Falls Flat
• NJ Panel Won't Revive Suit Against Legal Funding Co.
• Lessons From Federal Fraud Charges Against UBiome
• Why The Future Law Firm Model Is Industry-Based Offerings
• Hertz Ch. 11 Bidding War Reignites On Eve Of Disclosure OK
• Magistrate Judge Says Taser Rivals Can't Escape $7.9M IP Suit
• Nursing Home Biz Says It Needs Ch. 11 Loan To Survive
• Hertz Defends Ch. 11 Plan, Says Exit Needed By Summer
• LeClairRyan Trustee Strikes Ch. 7 Deal With Ex-GC
• Luckin Coffee Nabs $250M To Fund Restructuring, Settlement
• Stream TV Lets New Committee Catch Up On Ch. 11 Dismissal
• McDermott Can't Ditch CB&I Merger Suit, Texas Judge Says
• Fired Atty 'Lucky' To Get Reduced Fees In GM Ignition MDL
• Fieldwood Energy Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• Abuse Claimants Say Boy Scouts Not Disclosing All Assets
• Creditors Blast Puerto Rico Bond Claims Judgment Motion
• Ex-CEO's Counsel Ducks Specifics As Bond Fraud Trial Opens
• Trustee Enlists Firm To Hunt Down Erika Girardi's Valuables
• Mass Tort Defendants Exploit Bankruptcy Rules To Avoid MDL
• Bernie Madoff, Architect Of $65B Ponzi Scheme, Dies At 82
• NRA Run As 'Wayne's Kingdom,' Dissident Director Says
• Investors Fight Chancery Toss Of $600M Utah Mine Sale Suit
• Girardi Keese's LA Offices In Escrow
• Judge OKs Tilton-Tied Biz's Ch. 11 Deal For Auto Parts Co.
• Weinstein Accusers' Appeal Says Ch. 11 Releases Improper
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Bankruptcy Service Price-Fixing Suit
• 'Missing' Atty's Clients Push For Firm's Bankruptcy
• Thought Leadership's Critical Role In Law Firm Diversity
• Mallinckrodt Slams Bid To DQ Arnold & Porter In Its Ch. 11
• Credit Suisse To Pay Out Another $1.7B In Greensill Funds
• Stanford Receiver Nabs $125M Judgment In Ponzi Clawback
• Boy Scouts To File New Ch. 11 Docs With Two Plan Options
• Chilean Auto Importer Plans $200M Debt Cut In Ch. 11
• Brazos Proposes Advisory Council To Avoid Ch. 11 Conflicts
• BHP, Vale-Owned Mineral Co. Files For Restructuring In Brazil
• Weinstein Confirms LA Indictment, Fights Extradition From NY
• Nine Point Energy Gets OK For $20M DIP Loan, June Auction
• 2nd Circ. Says Insurer Owes For Inventory Sold Off In Ch. 11
• Pa. Inks $3M Deal With Ex-Fintech CEO Over Payday Loans
• Parents Want Wholesaler Sanctioned In Drug Death Suit
• Del. Rulings Guide On D&O Insurance For Corporate Fraud
• Nine Point Submits $250M Stalking Horse Bid, $20M DIP
• What Associates Should Consider Before Switching Practices
• Castex Unsecured Creditors Ask For More Info In Ch. 11 Docs
• Charter Gets $19M In Sanctions For False Windstream Ads
• NRA Exec Claims Internal Audit Led To NY Dissolution Suit
• EPA Wants Refinery Emissions Deal Shifted To New Owner
• Purdue Wants Another Month's Reprieve From Opioid Suits
• CarbonLite's Ch. 11 Financing OK'd As It Looks To Sell Assets
• ERCOT Wants MDL For Texas Winter Storm Litigation
• Diamond Offshore $2B Ch. 11 OK'd After Compromise Is Axed
• 4 Effective Ways To Prioritize Client Advocacy
• McLaughlin & Stern Has New Leader For Bankruptcy Group
• A Call For Greater Clarity Around SEC Cooperation Credit
• NRA's LaPierre Says He Consulted Execs Before Ch. 11 Filing
• Pot Dispensary Lease Holding Up Bankruptcy Plan, Court Told
• Stream TV DIP Lender Gets OK To Oppose Ch. 11 Dismissal
• New Chesapeake Suit Must Focus On Post-Ch. 11 Rights
• Tilton Wins Zohar Chancery Suit Over $6.5M Insurance Award
• Remote Law Firm Culture Should Prioritize Associate Training
• Boeing Wants $1B 737 Max 8 Suit Kept In Federal Court
• Delaware's Busy Bankruptcy Court Appoints Its Newest Judge
• A Bumpy Road To Normality After UK Pandemic Support Ends
• Girardi Keese Trustee Still Finding Cases, Potential Victims
• PG&E Hit With 33 Charges Over 2019 Sonoma County Wildfire
• Jewish Museum Rightly Valued At $66M, Judge Says
• NRA's Top Lawyer Says He Wasn't Consulted On Ch. 11 Filing
• Firm Seeks To Keep Win In Stock Overvaluation Coverage Suit
• Investor Says Pot Biz's Lack Of Counsel Is Stalling Settlement
• Virtual Litigation May Unravel The Narcissistic Lawyer
• 3rd Circ. Questions Westinghouse Ch. 11's Link To Bias Suit
• YPF Loses 'Shabby' Bid To DQ White & Case In Maxus Suit
• Purdue Judge Wary Of Changing Reasons For Ch. 11 Probe
• Insurer, Atty Sued For Nixing Offer Before $250K Verdict
• Boeing Troubles Send Aerospace Supplier Into Ch. 11
• KKR-Financed Clothing Firm Seeks Ch. 11 Protection
• Madoff Investors Take $41M Ponzi Profits Fight To High Court
• Judge Urged To Rework Talc Claim Panel In Cyprus Ch. 11
• Weinstein Says 'Irrelevant' Assault Evidence Merits New Trial
• Castex Energy Gets Go-Ahead For Cash Collateral Use
• Bankrupt GenCanna Wants $1.7M For Unpaid Hemp Products
• NRA Ch. 11 Is Bid To Keep 'Stranglehold' On Org, NY AG Says
• Mallinckrodt Gets OK For Up To $35M In Exec Bonuses
• NY's New Status Quo For Mezzanine Foreclosures
• ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How
• Okla. Port Asked To Help With $25M Hazardous Cleanup Bill
• Actress Drops Weinstein Claims For Ch. 11 Settlement Funds
• Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case
• Fed. Circ. Says Hawaii Telecom's FCC Suit Belongs In DC Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Workplace, Insurance Rows Highlight April
• Victims Group Seeks End To Boy Scouts' Del. Ch. 11 Control
• Internet Co. Wins $14.5M Award By Default Against Indonesia
• Griddy Ch. 11 Customer Committee Issue Adjourned For Now
• YPF Says Its Confidential Info At Risk In Ch. 11 DQ Fight
• Ex-NFLer Favre Beats Fraud Suit Over Bankrupt Media Co.
• After Bankruptcy Tossed, UCANN Drops Historic Patent Suit
• Alamo Theaters' Ch. 11 Bidding Plan, $60M DIP Loan Approved
• Alpha Media Gets OK For $267M Chapter 11 Plan
• Defunct College Owners Accused Of Self-Dealing In $50M Suit
• Girardi Keese CFO Takes The Fifth To Avoid Testifying
• RentPath Gets Nod On New Ch. 11 Plan With $600M Sale