Lawsuits

Madoff trustee seeks to pay up to $2.4 billion to victims - Reuters

07/26/12

A large chunk of the recoveries have been put in reserve because of litigation with victims who contend they are owed more. The requested payout requires approval by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland in Manhattan. Picard said part of the ...

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Madoff trustee seeks to pay up to $2.4 billion to victims - Reuters

07/26/12

A large chunk of the recoveries have been put in reserve because of litigation with victims who contend they are owed more. The requested payout requires approval by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland in Manhattan. Picard said part of the ...

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Lehman Cash Flows May Reach $40.5 Billion, Firm Says - Bloomberg

07/26/12

Its new cash flow estimates include $7.6 billion of payments by affiliates that it doesn’t control, and $1.1 billion collected from litigation, it said in a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan. “Material uncertainties continue to ...

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Exclusive: California city could face SEC lawsuit - Reuters

07/26/12

The Victorville city council was told by its attorney last week that it faced "significant exposure to litigation" relating to a little ... cities have filed or said they would file for bankruptcy since June 28, when Stockton filed for Chapter ...

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On the move: Luckie & Co., Jonathan Grayson, Dan M. Silverboard and more - Everything Alabama Blog

07/26/12

Grayson joins both the Creditors Rights & Bankruptcy and the Financial Institutions & Financial Services Regulation Practice Groups. He represents clients in all phases of commercial litigation, loan workouts, securing collateral, post-judgment ...

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Hostess is bankrupt … again - CNN

07/26/12

Away from the sideshow over executive pay, the parties continued to wrangle in bankruptcy litigation. They've been at it for months, in court and in closed-door negotiations. On one side are the Teamsters, and on the other are the two hedge ...

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Hostess is bankrupt … again - CNN

07/26/12

Away from the sideshow over executive pay, the parties continued to wrangle in bankruptcy litigation. They've been at it for months, in court and in closed-door negotiations. On one side are the Teamsters, and on the other are the two hedge ...

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Navigant Earnings Conference Call (Q2 2012) - Yahoo! Finance

07/25/12

bankruptcy, intellectual property, investment banking, labor market discrimination and compensation, corporate valuation, and securities litigation principally for law firms, corporations, and government agencies. The company primarily serves construction ...

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Breakwater Announces Completion of Tenant-in-Common Construction Plan - YAHOO!

07/25/12

Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 25, 2012 San Francisco Bankruptcy CourtJudge Thomas E ... that has been the subject of extensive litigation. Remediation construction is set to begin on August 6th. “We are delighted to finally begin construction,” said Sam ...

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Did Mitt Romney get a ‘bailout’ for Bain & Company? - Washington Post

07/25/12

He certainly had a stake in the outcome, in part because the Bain brand name would be damaged by a bankruptcy and because Bain ... assets is the receiver’s responsibility, and litigation expenses can very rapidly consume any funds recovered ...

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