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Auto Industry In Spotlight After Tricolor, First Brands Ch. 11s
The recent bankruptcies of auto parts maker First Brands and subprime lender Tricolor are shining a spotlight on the auto sector with observers on the lookout for signs of further distress in the industry, as other companies with their own sets of unique problems could come under pressure.
Meet The Attorneys Guiding Iron Hill Brewery Chain's Ch. 7
A team of lawyers from Klestadt Winters Jureller Southard & Stevens LLP is representing restaurant chain Iron Hill Brewery in a Chapter 7 case the company launched just 10 days after it abruptly closed all locations.
Bankrupt Omnicare Faced Myriad Woes Before $1B Judgment
A nearly $1 billion judgment for falsely billing the government for prescriptions sent Omnicare into bankruptcy, but Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues and other difficulties had been weighing on the nursing home pharmacy for years.
Auto Industry In Spotlight After Tricolor, First Brands Ch. 11s
The recent bankruptcies of auto parts maker First Brands and subprime lender Tricolor are shining a spotlight on the auto sector with observers on the lookout for signs of further distress in the industry, as other companies with their own sets of unique problems could come under pressure.
Meet The Attorneys Guiding Iron Hill Brewery Chain's Ch. 7
A team of lawyers from Klestadt Winters Jureller Southard & Stevens LLP is representing restaurant chain Iron Hill Brewery in a Chapter 7 case the company launched just 10 days after it abruptly closed all locations.
Bankrupt Omnicare Faced Myriad Woes Before $1B Judgment
A nearly $1 billion judgment for falsely billing the government for prescriptions sent Omnicare into bankruptcy, but Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues and other difficulties had been weighing on the nursing home pharmacy for years.
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A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $6.5 million settlement between retail chain Big Lots and its directors and officers, resolving claims by unsecured creditors that the company's board bungled... (more story)
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has unanimously voted to launch an investigation into a record $4 billion sex abuse settlement it approved earlier this year following claims that the Downtown L.A. ... (more story)
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Ireland's High Court has blocked a Russian state-owned aircraft leasing company from enforcing awards issued in arbitration in Russia challenging the liquidation of the company's Irish aviation and maritime le... (more story)
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved bids by Proskauer Rose LLP and Stinson LLP to represent unsecured claimholders in Genesis Healthcare Inc.'s Chapter 11 case but cautioned that "dysfunction" and i... (more story)
A bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday that the water utility for Chester, Pennsylvania, can't try to alter a five-year-old state court order allowing the bankrupt city to seek bidders for the utility company's assets.
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Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. says the pending Chapter 11 proceedings for its hospitals in California and Connecticut should keep two technology companies from demanding more than $1 million in payment for di... (more story)
A group of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders Tuesday informed a bankruptcy judge that they were following through on a promise to exit a restructuring agreement and join other bondholders in sup... (more story)
BML Properties, the developer of the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas, defended its bid to bring direct claims against the parent company of CCA Construction, telling a New Jersey bankruptcy judge that CCA's est... (more story)
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Agriculture company Yield10 Bioscience on Thursday urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge to confirm its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, saying in a memorandum of law that the proposal would establish guidelines for a... (more story)
A North Carolina-based corporation connected to real estate investment and construction development company Abranova has filed for Chapter 11 protection in North Carolina, listing up to $50 million in liabilities.
Bankrupt metal recycling company Aleon Metals received approval Wednesday from a Texas judge for the sale of its assets to a secured creditor for $187.5 million after informing the court the company had reache... (more story)
Maryland, Pennsylvania and the creditors committee of Heritage Coal have objected to its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, telling a Delaware bankruptcy judge that legal releases should be pared down and the states... (more story)
Two Chili's food servers can continue with their claims that they were unable to take meal and rest breaks and were not reimbursed for cellphone use, a California federal judge ruled, but he winnowed the Chili... (more story)
A financial intermediary for dolphin park owner Leisure Investment Holdings LLC is asking the Delaware bankruptcy court to prohibit credit bidding in the park owner's Chapter 11 auction in order to preserve it... (more story)
A Texas bankruptcy court on Tuesday said it will grant interim approval for Cajun restaurant chain Razzoo's Inc.'s $3.3 million debtor-in-possession financing facility provided by its prepetition lender, First Horizon Bank.
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Specialty medical practice Global Wound Care has told a Texas bankruptcy judge it is waiting on $27.2 million in Medicare reimbursement payments, saying the risk that the delays could put it into a liquidity c... (more story)
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved job search site CareerBuilder + Monster's Chapter 11 plan after the debtor struck a deal that could help holders of unsecured claims land a recovery.