Bankruptcy Blogs

The Examiners: When Assigning Blame, Debtors Shouldn’t Look Far

11/04/14

When a company files for Chapter 11 protection a second, third or even fourth time, who’s to blame?

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The Examiners: Are Chapter 22s Really So Bad?

11/04/14

When a company files for Chapter 11 protection a second, third or even fourth time, who’s to blame?

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The Daily Docket: LightSquared Strikes Deal Giving Control to Ergen

11/04/14

Dish Network Corp. Chairman Charlie Ergen would receive a controlling stake in troubled wireless company LightSquared under the company’s newest restructuring plan, announced in court on Monday. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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Is Outsourcing the Volcker Rule's Achilles Heel?

11/04/14

Banks are hiring armies of lawyers, accountants, compliance consultants and IT vendors as they prepare to comply with the Volcker Rule. Ironically, their attempts to fortify themselves with outsourced knowledge could expose them to more operational risk.

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How Operation Choke Point Hurts the Unbanked

11/04/14

Until U.S. authorities can prove they have a better idea about how to provide short-term, small-dollar loans and other alternative financial services to people in need, they should stop trying to drive from business the lawful companies working to serve this market.

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Morning Scan: JPMorgan Chase Ups Legal Exposure; Virgin Money Readies IPO

11/04/14

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

JPMorgan Widens Legal Exposure: Legal settlements continue to plague the banking industry. JPMorgan Chase is the latest, as on Monday night the bank reported its potential top end of legal costs are $1.3 billion higher, thanks to a Justice Department probe into how its traders may have manipulated foreign-exchange markets. In total, JPMorgan said it might be forced to pay out as much as $5.9 billion to cover legal settlements and investigations....

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The Examiners: Repeat Chapter 11s Attributable to Variety of Factors

11/03/14

When a company files for Chapter 11 protection a second, third or even fourth time, who’s to blame?

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The Examiners: Chapter 11s Don’t Always Fix the Underlying Business

11/03/14

When a company files for Chapter 11 protection a second, third or even fourth time, who’s to blame?

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Who’s To Blame for Chapter 22s? The Examiners Weigh In

11/03/14

This week, the Examiners will take on a not-infrequent occurrence in the restructuring world: the filing of so-called Chapter 22s, or companies that seek Chapter 11 protection a second time.

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The Daily Docket: Marion Energy’s U.S. Unit Files Bankruptcy

11/03/14
John Spinello sits in front of merchandise from the game “Operation” at his Bloomingdale, Ill. home on Friday.
Carrie Antlfinger/Associated Press

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