Sears Holdings Corporation
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7:18-bk-23538
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- Morrison Cohen
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- Choate Hall
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- Weil Gotshal
- Warner Norcross
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- Witte Law Offices
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- Milbank LLP
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- Washington Prime Group Inc.
- McDonald's Corp.
- Optiv Security Inc.
- LinkedIn Corp.
- International Business Machines Corp.
- Woodbury Corporation
- CenterPoint Properties Trust
- Arise Virtual Solutions Inc.
- Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.
- AMERCO
- Waste Management Inc.
- Frito-Lay Inc.
- Toyota Industries Commercial Finance Inc.
- Southern California Gas Co.
- Stout Risius Ross LLC
- Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc.
- Consolidated Edison Inc.
- Fruit of the Loom Inc.
- Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.
- Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
- NCR Corp.
- ADT Inc.
- Phillips Edison & Co. LLC
- The Kroger Co.
- Dallas Independent School District
- Pepperidge Farm Inc.
- Appalachian Power
- Micro Focus International PLC
- American Greetings Corp.
- Global Logistic Properties Ltd.
- GLP US Management LLC
- Aramark
- Iron Mountain Inc.
- San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
- Calero-MDSL
- Weingarten Realty Investors
- Westfield Insurance Co. Inc.
- Lumen Technologies Inc.
- Verizon Communications Inc.
- Geodis SA
- Bayview Financial LP
- Indiana Michigan Power
- Creative Artists Agency LLC
- Public Service Co of Oklahoma
- Wilmington Trust Corp.
- Aspen Marketing Services
- Computershare Ltd.
- Whitmor Inc.
- GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc.
- East Penn Manufacturing Co.
- United Parcel Service Inc.
- Crown Equipment Corp.
- Shinn Fu Company of America Inc.
- Level 3 Communications Inc.
- Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
- Orange & Rockland Utilities Inc.
- Lifetime Brands Inc.
- GitLab Inc.
- Narragansett Electric Co. Inc.
- Fort Pierce Utilities Authority
- American Megatrends International LLC
- Colgate-Palmolive Co.
- Prologis Inc.
- Hain Capital Group LLC
- SITE Centers Corp.
- Hanesbrands Inc.
- Hankook Tire Co. Ltd
- GTT Communications Inc.
- Cyrus Capital Partners LP
- Darden Restaurants Inc.
- PeopleReady
- Health Care Service Corp.
- Reynolds Consumer Products LLC
- Bonnier LLC
- Brixmor Property Group Inc.
- McLane Co. Inc.
- New York State Electric & Gas Corp.
- International Cruise & Excursions Inc.
- Werner Enterprises Inc.
- Bank of America Corp.
- Citigroup Inc.
- Google LLC
- WP Glimcher Inc.
- ABC Supply Co.
- Cisco Systems Inc.
- Kimco Realty Corporation
- TR Capital Management LLC
- Dorel Industries Inc.
- Premier Transport Inc.
- Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
- Kin Properties Inc.
- LBA Realty LLC
- Amazon.com Inc.
- Evercore Inc.
- Macy's Inc.
- Urban Edge Properties
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- The Cigna Group
- Cardtronics PLC
- Apex Tool Group LLC
- Medline Industries Inc.
- Quest Resource Holding Corp.
- Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.
- Arizona Public Service Co.
- A.P. Moller-Maersk
- 3M Co.
- Luxottica Group S.p.A.
- Microsoft Corp.
- Bonnier
- Teradata Corp.
- Red Bull GmbH
- National Grid PLC
- Dennemeyer & Associates
- CalAmp Corp.
- Commonwealth Edison Co.
- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
- Globant SA
- Acxiom LLC
- Stretto Inc.
- Ecolab Inc.
- QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
- Active Media Services Inc.
- Springs Window Fashions LLC
- Edgewell Personal Care Co.
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
- GateHouse Media Inc.
- Cantor Fitzgerald LP
- Mr. Cooper Group Inc.
- Criteo SA
- Regency Centers Corp.
- DXC Technology
- United Food & Commercial Workers International Union
- Valvoline Inc.
- Atlantic City Electric Co.
- Transformco
- Realty Income Corp.
- Timex Group BV
- Experian PLC
- Dell Technologies Inc.
- Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
- FTI Consulting Inc.
- Levi Strauss & Co.
- Rosy Blue NV
- Canon Financial Services Inc.
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC
- Epicor Software Corp.
- Eversource Energy
- Brookfield Property Partners LP
- The McClatchy Company
- SAP AG
- Husqvarna
- PDX Inc.
- Southern California Edison Co.
- Dart Container Corp.
- Cardinal Health Inc.
- Deutsche Asset Management
- Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
- BrightView LLC
- PECO Energy Co.
- Enhanced Recovery Co. LLC
- Shaw Industries Group Inc.
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
- Salt River Project
- Sakar International Inc.
- Willis Towers Watson PLC
- Canon Inc.
- Clover Imaging Group
- LG Electronics Inc.
- Acxiom Corporation
- Johnson Controls International PLC
- FedEx Corp.
- R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
- LoanCare LLC
- American National Insurance Co.
- Michelin Group
- Chicago Title Insurance Co.
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc.
- The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.
- Whirlpool Corp.
- Omega Advisors Inc.
- Sears Holdings Corp.
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
- Pepco Holdings Inc.
- Erie Insurance Inc.
- Georgia Power Co.
- Tucson Electric Power Co.
- Federal Realty Investment Trust
- Extreme Networks Inc.
- Briggs & Stratton Corporation
- Living Spaces Furniture LLC
- Simon Property Group Inc.
- Wells Fargo & Co.
- Accertify Inc.
- Oracle Corp.
- Florida Power & Light Co.
- Pratt Industries Inc.
- Automotive Rentals Inc.
- Vanity Fair
- Benderson Development Co. LLC
- RD Management LLC
- Kellermeyer Bergensons Services LLC
- Wolverine World Wide Inc.
- U.S. Bancorp
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
- Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.
- AT&T Inc.
- ServiceNow Inc.
- S&P Global Inc.
- A. O. Smith Corp.
- DXC Technology Co.
- Infosys Ltd.
- Fairholme Capital Management LLC
- Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
- Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
- Starwood Retail Partners
- United Steelworkers
- The Clorox Co.
- Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
- Turner Broadcasting System Inc.
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
- Serta Simmons Bedding LLC
Government Agencies
- Ohio Department of Taxation
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- U.S. Department of Labor
- State of Michigan
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April 21, 2025
Justices Won't Hear Mall Of America's Sears Lease Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case filed by the owner of Minnesota's Mall of America against Sears Holding Corp. over a transfer of a 100-year lease for an anchor store location, leaving in place a lower court's finding that the mall's lease was not a "true" contract.
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December 17, 2024
2nd Circ. Says Sears Trustee Can Keep Mall Of America Lease
The Second Circuit has upheld a district court order obliging the return of bankrupt Sears Holding Corp.'s lease in Minnesota's Mall of America to SHC's liquidating trustee, finding in part the mall's earlier lease was not a "true" contract.
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May 07, 2024
Judge Rips 2nd Circ.'s 'Erroneous' Ruling In Sears Lease Spat
A New York federal district judge ruled that Sears Holdings Corp.'s lease for the Mall of America in Minneapolis should be returned to the bankrupt retail chain's liquidating trustee, saying that the decision gives "scant comfort" as it removed from the books "an obviously outlier ruling" by the Second Circuit.
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September 02, 2022
Sears, Boy Scouts Each Move Closer To Ch. 11 Resolutions
The yearslong dispute between Sears and its former CEO ended with a deal, the Boy Scouts of America took a giant leap toward confirmation, and crypto investment platform Celsius wants to release $56 million of digital assets. This is the week in bankruptcy.
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August 31, 2022
Sears Gets OK For $175M Deal With Ex-CEO
A New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday said he would approve a $175 million deal to resolve claims by Sears against its former CEO, although he would delay signing the order to give parties time to look over a last-minute addition to the settlement.
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August 10, 2022
Sears Says It's Reached $175M Deal In Suit Against Ex-CEO
Sears is asking a New York bankruptcy judge to approve a $175 million deal to resolve claims former CEO Eddie Lampert and others profited by spinning off the retail chain's assets while the company spiraled into bankruptcy.
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June 29, 2022
Retiring Judge Retains Sears Ch. 11 Litigation Funding Issue
A New York bankruptcy judge will continue to preside over a litigation funding issue in the Chapter 11 case of Sears Holding Corp. after being recalled to the bench on the eve of his retirement.
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March 25, 2022
Sears' Deadline For Mall Of America Sublease Extended
A New York bankruptcy judge Friday gave a reorganized Sears more time to secure a new tenant for its former store in the Mall of America and said this resolved the only issue related to the lease that he had jurisdiction to rule on.
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March 10, 2022
Mall Of America Says Ch. 11 Judge Can't OK Sears' Sublease
The owners of the Mall of America told a New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday that a dispute over whether a reorganized Sears had proposed an acceptable sublease for its former store in the mall has no ties to Sears' Chapter 11 case and is out of his jurisdiction.
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May 27, 2021
Judge Says Sears Buyer Not Liable For Warranty Suit
A New York bankruptcy judge on Thursday ruled that Sears Holding Co. did not pass along liability for a class action alleging that the retail chain sold extended warranties it never intended to honor when it sold its assets to its ex-CEO in Chapter 11 two years ago.