Bankruptcy Blogs

Retailer Quiksilver Wins Preliminary Loan Approval in Court Debut

09/11/15

Surfwear retailer Quiksilver Inc. won preliminary loan approval during its bankruptcy-court debut.Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via the Wall Street Journal.

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How to Talk About Big Data and Lending Discrimination

09/10/15

Supporters of big data tend to be at loggerheads with people who are concerned about fair lending issues. In order to have a productive conversation, both sides need to distinguish between the goals of the lender and the goals of the general public.

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Quiksilver Plans to Close 27 Stores

09/10/15
A Quiksilver branded surboard forms part of the exhibition at the Surf World Museum, in Torquay, Australia on Saturday, Sept.
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Women in Banking: Wall Street's 'Math Queen' and 'Oldest Woman'

09/10/15

Get a dose of hope from the W-20 and Afghan girls who code. And get a dose of inspiration too, as persistence pays off for Mary Callahan Erdoes, the 'Math Queen of Wall Street,' and likewise for Irene Bergman, the 'Oldest Woman on Wall Street.'

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The Quiet Crisis in Banks' Shareholder Value

09/10/15

Bank earnings may be on the up and up, but aging business models are still putting a drag on most financial institutions' performance.

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Morning Scan: Bitcoin Startup Attracts Bank Investors; Sam's Club to Accept Amex

09/10/15

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Links in the Chain: Citigroup's Citi Ventures, Capital One Financial, Visa and Fiserv are among the financial-services companies that have invested in the Bitcoin startup Chain Inc. Former American Express CEO Jim Robinson is also an investor. The Wall Street Journal said the financial-services industry doesn't want to use Bitcoin as currency. Rather, they view the blockchain technology as a possible way to replace the inefficient methods they now use to verify...

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SuperMedia Decision – Withholding Information Rarely Ends Well

09/10/15

Summary

In a 13 page decision released September 3, 2015, Judge Gross of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court examined the results of Yellow Pages Photos, Inc. (“YPPI”) failing to disclose agreements that directly affected its claim against the Debtors.  Judge Gross’ opinion is available here (the “Opinion”).

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Judge Says Patriot Executives Must Sit for Questioning

09/10/15

Patriot Coal Corp. executives must sit for questioning with West Virginia environmental regulators, a judge ruled. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via the Wall Street Journal.

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Dewey Defense: 15 Reasons to Doubt the Prosecution’s Case

09/10/15
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As the Dewey & LeBoeuf trial winds down, lawyers for the defunct law firm’s onetime leaders are 

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