Oreck Corporation

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:13-bk-04006

Court:

Tennessee Middle

Nature of Suit:

Firms

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  1. April 07, 2014

    Oreck Pays $2M To Clean Up Germ-Killing Vacuum Ad Row

    A Tennessee bankruptcy judge on Monday signed off on a settlement, worth as much as $2 million, of a multidistrict litigation class action accusing Oreck Corp. of false advertising over claims its vacuum cleaners could purify the air of germs.

  2. September 16, 2013

    Oreck Customers Seek To Lift Ch. 11 Stay For False Ad Suit

    A putative class of about 200,000 customers on Friday asked a bankruptcy judge in Tennessee to lift the automatic stay granted to Oreck Corp. so the class could pursue claims for alleged false advertising over a vacuum's ability to purify the air of germs.

  3. July 09, 2013

    Oreck Family Loses Bankrupt Vacuum Co. To Rival

    The parent company of Hoover vacuums on Monday acquired bankrupt vacuum manufacturer and longtime competitor Oreck Corp., outbidding the family's own $23 million attempt to keep their namesake.

  4. May 21, 2013

    Oreck Reaches Deal With Creditors On Expedited Asset Sale

    Bankrupt vacuum cleaner manufacturer Oreck Corp. and its unsecured creditors on Tuesday came to a working agreement on a streamlined asset sale to an inside stalking-horse buyer, assuaging some concerns by creditors that Oreck was trying to skirt reorganization plan requirements and other creditor protections.