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5th Circ. Serta Ruling Gives Grist For Lenders Left Behind
A Fifth Circuit decision rejecting mattress maker Serta Simmons' controversial "uptier" exchange offers new ammunition for an array of investors excluded from non-pro rata debt transactions, a development that could curb favored creditors and private equity firms' appetite for deals marked by so-called lender-on-lender violence.
Pivot To Conventional Oil Offers Hope For Reorganized Vertex
Fuel refiner Vertex has effectuated its plan to emerge from bankruptcy by recapitalizing with up to $100 million in new financing while handing equity to old lenders, and experts say it may fare better now by focusing on conventional oil production.
NY Judge Scolds Firm Amid Rise In Real Estate Ch. 11s
A New York judge stripped a local Long Island law firm of nearly all its retainer and the legal fees it had submitted for pursuing what he described as a meritless Chapter 11 case, putting attorneys on notice that they should think twice before contributing to the flood of landlords filing for bankruptcy in an effort to escape foreclosure in his district.
5th Circ. Serta Ruling Gives Grist For Lenders Left Behind
A Fifth Circuit decision rejecting mattress maker Serta Simmons' controversial "uptier" exchange offers new ammunition for an array of investors excluded from non-pro rata debt transactions, a development that could curb favored creditors and private equity firms' appetite for deals marked by so-called lender-on-lender violence.
Pivot To Conventional Oil Offers Hope For Reorganized Vertex
Fuel refiner Vertex has effectuated its plan to emerge from bankruptcy by recapitalizing with up to $100 million in new financing while handing equity to old lenders, and experts say it may fare better now by focusing on conventional oil production.
NY Judge Scolds Firm Amid Rise In Real Estate Ch. 11s
A New York judge stripped a local Long Island law firm of nearly all its retainer and the legal fees it had submitted for pursuing what he described as a meritless Chapter 11 case, putting attorneys on notice that they should think twice before contributing to the flood of landlords filing for bankruptcy in an effort to escape foreclosure in his district.
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A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday gave bankrupt medical implant manufacturer Exactech permission to pay its top executives up to $5 million in bonuses based on the result of its upcoming asset auction.
Steward Health Care can't hire Latham & Watkins as the second law firm in its Chapter 11 case, the Office of the U.S. Trustee has told a Texas bankruptcy judge, saying it would add to a growing list of adminis... (more story)
A New York bankruptcy judge agreed Friday to extend an injunction blocking litigation against the former owners of Purdue Pharma for another month after being told a deal on a new Chapter 11 plan for the OxyCo... (more story)
A New York bankruptcy judge on Friday ruled former shareholders and executives of Greek shipping group Eletson Holdings Inc. must comply with the court's confirmed Chapter 11 plan, directing them to assist in ... (more story)
99 Cents Only, a former California-based discount store, received a Delaware bankruptcy judge's approval Friday to wind down its affairs under a Chapter 11 plan based on a deal reached between its unsecured cr... (more story)
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A Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday approved a prepackaged Chapter 11 plan for The Container Store that includes opt-out releases in favor of nondebtors, saying the provisions don't run afoul of the Supreme Cou... (more story)
A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday partly revived a Washington billing services company's lawsuit over a soured business deal with bankrupt Addison Data Services, finding a bankruptcy settlement agreement and the... (more story)
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A Louisiana federal judge has sent a $22 million insurance dispute over oil drilling equipment damaged by Hurricane Ida back to state court, citing an invalid arbitration clause between the parties.
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Reed Smith fought back Tuesday against allegations by the purported new owners of Eletson Holdings that the BigLaw firm is "causing chaos" by refusing to withdraw as counsel of record in $102 million breach-of... (more story)