bankruptcy law

Syracuse Rug Seller to Shut Down—For Real This Time

09/02/14

Jacobsen Rugs in downtown Syracuse, N.Y., which has been selling oriental rugs since before the Depression, filed for bankruptcy and plans sell off the more than 2,000 rugs it has left before shutting down for good.

And this time, they mean it.

In 2011, the store got a wrist-slap from then-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for holding a going-out-of-business sale that lasted too long.

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Bankruptcy Trustee Draws Complaint

08/26/14

A bankruptcy trustee’s allegedly aggressive questioning of a debtor’s English-speaking skills is the subject of a complaint on file with a federal bankruptcy watchdog, a legal publication has reported.

The New York Law Journal Monday reported that consumer bankruptcy attorney William Ward Saxton filed a complaint against bankruptcy trustee John S. Pereira, accusing him of berating a debtor about her ability to understand English at a meeting in her bankruptcy case last month.

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The Daily Docket: GM Plaintiffs Push for Recall Lawsuit

08/25/14

One of the groups of plaintiffs trying to sue General Motors Co. over economic losses relating to the massive recall tied to faulty ignition switches is asking the bankruptcy judge to allow its lawsuit to proceed. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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The Daily Docket: BofA and FDIC Settle Failed Bank Suits

08/22/14

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Bank of America Corp. have settled their long-running battle over who is ultimately responsible for losses tied to the sale of mortgage securities to more than two dozen failed banks. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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Capmark Strikes Secret Settlement With Former CEO

08/21/14

Capmark Financial Group reached a settlement with its former head honcho over the nearly $17 million he received when he left the commercial real estate lender the year before its bankruptcy, but one key detail is under wraps—how much the individual will pay.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Brokerage Appeals Barclays Ruling

08/21/14

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s brokerage is asking a U.S. court to reconsider its ruling affirming Barclays PLC’s right to billions of dollars in disputed assets, saying the decision throws into question the integrity of bankruptcy sales. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story in the Wall Street Journal. 

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The Daily Docket: Asarco Wins Latest Round Against India’s Sesa Sterlite

08/20/14

India’s Sesa Sterlite Ltd. has lost a bid to block a bankruptcy-court order requiring it to pay an $82.75 million judgment stemming from its failed attempt to acquire Asarco LLC, a U.S.-based copper miner. Read Peg Brickley’s story in the Daily Bankruptcy Review.

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Chicago Bears in Bankruptcy Brawl

08/19/14

The Chicago Bears are up against a tough foe, but not on the gridiron. Try bankruptcy court.

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The Daily Docket: Daehan Shipbuilding Seeks U.S. Bankruptcy Protection

08/19/14

Daehan Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection Monday in New York, seeking to shield its U.S. assets from efforts to collect a $54.5 million judgment. Read the story in the Daily Bankruptcy Review. 

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The Daily Docket: Argentina Just Hours From Debt Default

07/30/14

A group Argentina banks are working on a last-minute plan to help the country avoid default, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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