The perception that public employee pension obligations cannot be impaired in bankruptcy suffered a damaging blow several months ago in the City of Detroit bankruptcy case , and has now been fatally wounded by the recent ruling of Judge Christopher Klein ... Read full article
The Chapter 9 bankruptcy case of Stockton, California has come to an unexpectedly quick and consensual resolution . The outcome here, which will see the city’s pension obligations maintained, is particularly surprising given the vehement opposition of ... Read full article
The Chapter 9 bankruptcy case of Stockton, California has come to an unexpectedly quick and consensual resolution . The outcome here, which will see the city’s pension obligations maintained, is particularly surprising given the vehement opposition of ... Read full article
Nearly nine months after it filed for protection under Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code , a federal bankruptcy judge last week determined that the city of Stockton, California has satisfied the requirements of Section 109(c) of the Bankruptcy Code and may ... Read full article
By Barbara Altimus Shreero Judge Christopher M. Klein’s decision to accept the City of Stockton’s petition for bankruptcy on April 1, 2013 set the stage for a battle over whether public workers’ pensions can be reduced through municipal reorganization. ... Read full article
Nearly nine months after it filed for protection under Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code , a federal bankruptcy judge last week determined that the city of Stockton, California has satisfied the requirements of Section 109(c) of the Bankruptcy Code and may ... Read full article
The battle in California municipal bankruptcies between bond investors and Calpers , the California public employee pension system, began in the Stockton Chapter 9 bankruptcy case and continues unabated in the bankruptcy ca ... Read full article
The Olympics may be over, but a potential clash of titans is gearing up in the Chapter 9 bankruptcy case of Stockton, California . Municipal bond insurer National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation (“National”) has challenged Stockton’s eligibility to ... Read full article
