Tribune Media Company

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1:08-bk-13141

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Delaware

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  1. August 26, 2020

    3rd Circ. Creates New Cramdown Test In Tribune Ch. 11 Ruling

    A Third Circuit appeals panel affirmed two lower courts' decisions Wednesday to confirm the Chapter 11 plan of media conglomerate Tribune Co. over senior noteholder claims they received less recovery than other creditors, but created a new test for unfairness in so-called cramdown cases.

  2. April 13, 2016

    $30M Atty Fee Fight In Tribune Ch. 11 Sped To 3rd Circ.

    A Delaware federal judge sent Wilmington Trust Co.'s challenge of the bankruptcy court's denial of its $30 million unsecured claim for post-petition attorneys' fees in the Tribune Media Co. Chapter 11 directly to the Third Circuit late Tuesday, ruling there is no controlling precedent governing the issue.

  3. October 08, 2013

    County's Late $1M Tax Claim Denied In Tribune Ch. 11 Case

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday expunged a late-filed $1.3 million tax claim against reorganized media giant Tribune Co., rejecting Cook County's contention that the Bankruptcy Code permits tardy priority claims to trump allowed unsecured claims.

  4. June 07, 2013

    Tribune Asks Judge To OK Fee Mediation With Bond Trustees

    Tribune Co. on Thursday urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge to let it begin mediation with a trio of bond trustees to resolve the continuing fight over fee requests, with or without the participation of the U.S. trustee.

  5. May 24, 2013

    Tribune Co. Objects To Late Rep.'s $20M Ch. 11 Claim

    Reorganized media conglomerate Tribune Co. objected Thursday to a $20 million claim in its bankruptcy case made by the estate of the late former U.S. Rep. Parren Mitchell over a dismissed 2002 invasion of privacy lawsuit against the Baltimore Sun and two reporters, saying the claim has no merit.

  6. April 19, 2013

    Tribune Bond Trustee Fires Back at Reimbursement Objections

    A trustee for Tribune Co. bondholders reduced its administrative claim against the reorganized media giant by $1.5 million Friday but slammed opposition to the reimbursement request, saying that without its efforts creditors would have lost out on claims valued at more than $358 million.

  7. April 11, 2013

    Tribune Bond Trustees Don't Deserve $13M In Fees, US Says

    The U.S. Trustee's Office objected Wednesday to more than $13 million in requests for administrative fees from two bondholders' trustees in media conglomerate Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy case, saying the companies' efforts did not make a substantial contribution to the case.

  8. March 29, 2013

    Tribune Slams Bond Trustees' $13M Reimbursement Bid

    Tribune Co. urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge Thursday to spike requests from bondholders' trustees looking to recoup $13.2 million in administrative expenses, saying their claims to have provided a substantial benefit are belied by their continual efforts to impede the company's reorganization.

  9. March 22, 2013

    Jenner & Block Fee Request Too Vague, Tribune Trustee Says

    The U.S. trustee in the Tribune Co. bankruptcy case on Thursday objected to a request from Jenner & Block LLP for more than $165,000 in fees for the months of November and December 2012, arguing that the law firm provided inadequate time entries for its work during the time period.

  10. March 14, 2013

    Tribune Trustee Wins Control Of $46M Clawback Suits

    Tribune Co.'s litigation trustee on Thursday won control of clawback suits originally launched by the media giant's now-disbanded creditors committee in an attempt to recover $46 million in allegedly preferential payments made to 18 terminated Tribune executives.

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