Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd.

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Case Number:

1:13-bk-10670

Court:

Maine

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  1. October 09, 2015

    US Judge OKs Ch. 11 Plan For Railway In Quebec Train Blast

    A Maine bankruptcy judge on Friday confirmed the bankruptcy plan of Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd., whose fortunes plummeted after a fiery 2013 oil train derailment that killed 47 people in the town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec.

  2. October 08, 2015

    Railway Co., Insurer Reach $3M Deal Over Derailment

    Great American Insurance Company on Wednesday agreed to pay out $3 million in coverage to Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. to settle a liability dispute arising from a fiery 2013 oil train derailment that killed 47 people in the town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec.

  3. September 25, 2015

    Final Approval Of $341M Lac-Megantic Settlement Delayed

    The final confirmation of a $341 million settlement for the victims of a fiery 2013 oil train derailment that killed 47 people in the town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, was delayed Thursday to give the lone opposing party more time to agree on terms for withdrawing its objection.

  4. June 11, 2015

    US Trustee Objects To Sealing $355M Oil Train Crash Deal

    The U.S. Trustee on Thursday objected to sealing a $355 million proposed settlement that will be paid to victims of a fiery 2013 oil train derailment that killed 47 people in a small Quebec town, arguing that the information should remain public.

  5. January 12, 2015

    Montreal Maine Shells Out $200M To Train Crash Victims

    The Canadian arm of Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. has agreed in a Quebec court to dish out $200 million to the victims of a deadly July 2013 train derailment, according to attorneys representing the victims and their families.

  6. June 16, 2014

    Quebec Seeks $377M From Bankrupt Railway For Fatal Crash

    Quebec's government has joined a group of creditors filing claims against bankrupt Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd., and announced Monday that it will seek CA$409 million ($377 million) for the company's role in a derailment that killed 47 people last year.

  7. April 09, 2014

    Train Derailment Victims' Ch. 11 Plan Gets Nixed

    A Maine bankruptcy judge on Tuesday rejected the disclosure statement for a competing Chapter 11 plan filed by a group representing the estates of the 47 victims of Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd.'s devastating July train derailment, holding that the proposed plan is flawed and unconfirmable.

  8. March 24, 2014

    Suits Over Deadly Canada Train Derailment Sent To Maine

    A Maine federal judge on Friday moved 19 wrongful death suits over a fatal Canada train derailment from Chicago to Maine, finding they belonged in the same venue as the already underway bankruptcy proceedings of the oil-toting railroad company.

  9. February 27, 2014

    Train Crash Victims' Ch. 11 Plan Unworkable, Trustee Says

    Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd.'s Chapter 11 trustee on Tuesday urged a bankruptcy judge to reject a disclosure statement filed by a group representing victims of a train derailment, saying the plan it supports is hopelessly flawed and unworkable.

  10. February 05, 2014

    Train Derailment Victims Object To Paul Hastings Hiring

    The estates of 46 people killed in a train derailment objected Tuesday to the appointment of Paul Hastings LLP as counsel for an official victims committee in Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd.'s bankruptcy, saying the firm's representation of World Fuel Services Corp. created a conflict of interest.

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