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  1. June 14, 2018

    Casino Ch. 7 Trustee Wins Bid To Capture CEO's Assets

    An Illinois federal judge agreed Wednesday to compel the turnover of assets from the deceased chief executive of a Chicagoland casino to its bankruptcy trustee, ruling that the CEO had fraudulently transferred them to his wife.

  2. January 25, 2018

    Casino Ch. 7 Trustee Can't Force Turnover Of CEO's Assets

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday tossed a bid by a Chicagoland casino's bankruptcy trustee for a turnover of assets from the casino's former chief executive, finding that the trustee has not shown the assets are in fact the property of the late CEO's estate.

  3. October 19, 2017

    Ill. Judge Signs Off On $220M Judgment Against Casino Execs

    An Illinois federal judge ordered four of the executives blamed for a Chicagoland casino's bankruptcy to pay the nearly $220 million they owe the Chapter 7 trustee, entering final judgment against them this week.

  4. September 05, 2017

    Exec's Widow Wants Casino Trustee's Estate Claim In Probate

    The widow of an Emerald Casino Inc. executive Tuesday asked an Illinois district court to block an attempt by the casino's bankruptcy trustee to collect a portion of a $45 million judgment from her husband's estate, saying it is a probate court matter.

  5. August 11, 2017

    7th Circ. Says Casino Execs To Blame For Lost License

    An Illinois federal court did not err when it handed down a $272 million judgment against six Chicagoland casino executives who allegedly caused their company to lose its gambling license and fall into bankruptcy, the Seventh Circuit said Friday.

  6. October 11, 2016

    Casino Ch. 7 Trustee Says Stay On $45M Award Is Unfair

    A Chapter 7 trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of a Chicago-area casino urged an Illinois federal judge Friday to lift a stay preventing her from pursuing a deceased casino executive's estate for a $45 million judgment, arguing the delay is unfair to creditors counting on the money.

  7. June 13, 2016

    Ex-Casino Exec's Estate Says $272M Fight Belongs In Probate

    The widow of a Chicago businessman asked an Illinois federal judge to block efforts to discover assets in his estate Friday amid a battle over the judge's $272 million award in a suit blaming her husband and other executives for the failure of an area casino.

  8. July 15, 2015

    Ex-Casino Execs Stuck With $272M Award Over Lost License

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday reaffirmed her decision awarding $272 million to the bankruptcy estate of a Chicagoland casino project whose investors included football legend Walter Payton, ruling that the damages for the lost gaming license were neither too high nor wrongly divvied up among former executives.

  9. October 01, 2014

    Ex-Casino Execs Owe $272M Over Lost License, Judge Says

    The bankruptcy estate for a promised Chicagoland casino that was never completed and had its license revoked despite years of lobbying efforts, investments from the likes of football legend Walter Payton and a favorable new state law will get $272 million from a handful of its former executives, an Illinois federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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