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4:12-bk-51502

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Missouri Eastern

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  1. February 24, 2015

    West Virginia Rebuffs Patriot's $4.5M Tax Refund Claim

    West Virginia’s tax authority has rejected Patriot Coal Corp.’s contention that it is owed over $4.5 million in refunds for overpayments made in 2011 and 2012, saying in bankruptcy court Monday that the company never filed some of the refund claims.

  2. December 17, 2013

    Patriot Coal Gets Judge's Nod To Exit Bankruptcy

    Patriot Coal Corp. on Tuesday received the green light to exit bankruptcy, almost a year and a half after it first sought Chapter 11 protection in the face of crushing union and pension obligations and plummeting coal prices.

  3. November 07, 2013

    Patriot Coal Gets Green Light To Solicit Ch. 11 Plan Votes

    Patriot Coal Corp. on Wednesday received a Missouri bankruptcy judge's approval to solicit votes from creditors for its proposed reorganization plan, a significant milestone in the energy company's oftentimes messy restructuring process.

  4. October 31, 2013

    Patriot Coal Looks To Pursue $576M Ch. 11 Exit Financing

    Patriot Coal Corp. on Thursday asked the bankruptcy judge overseeing its Chapter 11 proceedings for permission to arrange $576 million in exit financing that it said is necessary to fund its proposed reorganization plan.

  5. October 10, 2013

    Patriot Coal Secures Funding For Ch 11. Exit

    Patriot Coal Corp. will exit bankruptcy by year's end, thanks to a sponsorship from Knighthead Capital Management LLC and a settlement with its parent Peabody Energy Corp., which will provide funding for Patriot's union retiree benefits, according to statements filed Wednesday in Missouri federal bankruptcy court.

  6. September 20, 2013

    Patriot Coal Wins Green Light To Probe Arch Coal

    Patriot Coal Corp. received court approval Friday to move ahead with a subpoena of Arch Coal Inc., which the bankrupt company says could shed some light on whether assets it acquired from an Arch unit in 2008 could lead to potential lawsuits.

  7. September 11, 2013

    Patriot Coal Wants To Speed Up Ex-Parent's Discovery

    Patriot Coal Corp. on Wednesday again urged a Missouri bankruptcy judge to speed up its former parent's release of discovery documents, arguing that the delay has unreasonably blocked it from assessing the estate's assets and potential claims, some of which stem from its contentious 2007 spinoff.

  8. August 19, 2013

    Miners Union Ratifies Labor Deal With Patriot Coal

    The United Mine Workers of America members ratified a deal with Patriot Coal Corp. that will improve wages and benefits for union workers after a bankruptcy judge previously approved substantial cutbacks, the union announced Monday.

  9. August 12, 2013

    Patriot Coal, Miners Union Ink Deal To Soften Benefit Cuts

    The United Mine Workers of America announced Monday that it has reached a deal with bankrupt Patriot Coal Corp. that will improve wages and benefits for union workers over the steep cuts a judge had previously ordered.

  10. July 29, 2013

    Patriot Coal Can Pay Hedge Funds $2M In Rights Offering Deal

    A Missouri bankruptcy judge on Friday signed off on a request by Patriot Coal Corp. to pay up to $2 million to two hedge fund bondholders, fees that would allow the funds to backstop a possible rights offering as the parties hash out a reorganization plan.