International

International Insolvency Treaty: The Conversation Is Happening

10/23/14

International treaties take years to complete as it is, so imagine the complexities at play in a hypothetical international insolvency treaty.

But at least people are starting to talk about it.

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The Daily Docket: Moody’s Shows Default Loss Analysis Is Predictive

10/23/14

Debt holder losses on defaulted debt were in line with Moody’s Investor Service predictions, a new analysis of hundreds of bankruptcies by the credit ratings agency showed. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: GT Advanced Halts Confidentiality Hearing

10/16/14
The new Apple Watch is pictured during an Apple event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California, in this file picture taken Sept.
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Forward Motions: Energy Future Seeks to Pay Bankruptcy Bonuses

10/10/14

Energy Future Holdings Corp. will continue making its case next Wednesday in Wilmington, Del., to pay as much as $18 million in bonuses to upper management. A hearing on the matter began on Oct. 8 and spilled into Oct. 9, as the company faces a fight from U.S. Trustee Roberta A. DeAngelis.

Among Ms. DeAngelis’s problems with the package is a pre-existing bonus arrangement that could nearly double the amount Energy Future is seeking.

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The Daily Docket: Union Protests Trump Bid to Cut Benefits

10/09/14
Associated Press

The union for some 1,140 workers at Atlantic City, N.J.’s Trump Taj Mahal casino who are rallying to save their health-care and pension benefits are now fighting in two places: in the courtroo

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The Daily Docket: Trump Eyes Atlantic City Return

09/26/14
A seagull flies past the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, one of two casinos owned by Trump Entertainment Resorts, in Atlantic City, N.J.
Reuters

Even as 

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The Daily Docket: Revel Auction to Resume Tuesday

09/25/14
Getty Images

An auction to sell Atlantic City, N.J.’s Revel Casino Hotel will resume next week after no winner was chosen Wednesday afternoon.

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The Daily Docket: Indiana Toll Road Restructuring on the Fast Track

09/24/14

The operator of the Indiana Toll Road’s fast-track restructuring is under way, with an October court date to secure approval of its plan to tackle some $6 billion in debt. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Coldwater Creek Plan Confirmed

09/18/14
Associated Press/Elaine Thompson

As former customers keep a wary eye on the online version that new owners are planning for the Col

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The Daily Docket: Everybody Loves Energy Future

09/17/14

Energy Future Holdings Corp. is “in the midst of a bidding war” and still talking to NextEra Energy Inc., the Florida company that sparked a competition that shook up one of the biggest bankruptcies on record, company attorney Edward Sassower said Tuesday. Read the story in the Daily Bankruptcy Review.

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