Bankruptcy Blogs

Making the Mental Shift to Mobile-Centric Banking

12/01/14

Bankers can prepare for the eventual dominance of mobile technology by investing in interactive videos and moving away from monolithic applications.

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Bodybuilder’s Supplement Company Hits the Auction Block

12/01/14
Gaspari Nutrition Inc.s muscle-building formulas.
Gaspari Nutrition

A nutritional supplement business led by former professional bodybuild

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Morning Scan: Banks Use Big Data to Uncover Bad Seeds; Homeownership vs. Renting

12/01/14

Wall Street Journal

There's no roasting marshmallows 'round the bonfire at Boost, a Bitcoin boot camp in Silicon Valley, but entrepreneurs do share bunk beds and board a bus for day-long field trips. Founded by 28-year-old Adam Draper, the son of venture capitalist and Bitcoin enthusiast Tim Draper, Boost invests between $10,000 and $20,000 in Bitcoin startups in exchange for a 6% ownership stake. ...

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Satcon Technology Corp. Preference Actions Update

11/29/14

On October 17, 2014, Charles M. Forman, the Chapter 7 Trustee of the Satcon Technology Corp. bankruptcy estate, filed a number of complaints seeking the avoidance and recovery of alleged preferential transfers pursuant to Sections 547 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code.  To review a prior post concerning the filing of these complaints, click here.

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You Don’t Get Three Strikes when Filing a Complaint – Lessons from Tropicana

11/28/14

In a 28 page opinion released November 25, 2014 in the Tropicana Entertainment bankruptcy (Bank. D. Del. 08-10856), Judge Carey of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court provided an opinion regarding a defendant’s motion to dismiss an amended complaint.

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Yes Virginia, You Can Prove an Electronic Signature!

11/28/14

Surprisingly, the question of how to prove something was signed electronically arises relatively rarely. In Perry v. Ad Astra Recovery Services, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri tackled the issue, finding that the plaintiff signed a loan agreement based on the defendant's affidavit about the execution process.

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Two Cases Illustrate How to Bring a Chapter 11 Case to a (Successful) End

11/26/14

This is an article about the end of a Chapter 11 case.  As the Doors put it:

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end

Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end

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Ex-Dewey Partner Altorelli Files for Bankruptcy

11/26/14
Russian Anna Chapman, who was deported from the U.S.
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Bulldog Reporter Bankruptcy Leaves Trail of Unpaid Journalists

11/26/14

An organization that coached public-relations professionals on how to master crisis communications may need to take some of its own advice after its recent bankruptcy filing.

Bulldog Reporter, an Oakland, Calif.-based company that provided training and services for public relations professionals, recently filed for bankruptcy protection in California with liabilities of less than $1 million and assets of $178,220.

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Jean Braucher, In Memoriam

11/26/14

It is with great sadness that I pass along the news that Jean Braucher passed away yesterday. Jean was my co-author, my co-blogger, and my friend. This news came suddenly this morning for all but her closest family and friends who were aware of her illness. 

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