Lawsuits

Former Bankruptcy Judge Named Examiner in ResCap Case - FOXBusiness

07/03/12

ResCap, the fifth-largest U.S. mortgage servicer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy May 14, as bond payments loomed and litigation over soured mortgage securities mounted. As part of the filing, ResCap proposed selling the majority of its mortgage ...

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The Daily Docket: Abound Enters Bankruptcy

07/03/12

Abound Solar Inc., the recipient of a federal loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation Monday. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Pfizer’s Quigley Files Sixth Reorganization Plan - Bloomberg

07/02/12

In November, Pfizer reported a $701 million third-quarter charge for asbestos litigation related to Quigley. The case is In re Quigley Co., 04-15739, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan). The appeals case is 11-2635 ...

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Kodak Wins Approval to Auction Digital Imaging Patents - Business Wire

07/02/12

The Bankruptcy Court’s ruling provides a path to separate the auction process from continuing litigation about the Apple and Flashpoint claims. Kodak believes these claims are without merit, and is also seeking a determination on summary judgment ...

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Pfizer’s Quigley Files Sixth Reorganization Plan - Bloomberg

07/02/12

In November, Pfizer reported a $701 million third-quarter charge for asbestos litigation related to Quigley. The case is In re Quigley Co., 04-15739, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan). The appeals case is 11-2635 ...

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Pfizer’s Quigley Files Sixth Reorganization Plan - Businessweek

07/02/12

In November, Pfizer reported a $701 million third-quarter charge for asbestos litigation related to Quigley. The case is In re Quigley Co., 04-15739, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan). The appeals case is 11-2635 ...

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18th Judicial District Judge Valeria Spencer Will Return To U.S. Attorney’s Office - Law Week Colorado

07/02/12

Spencer was also a criminal prosecutor in the Denver District Attorney’s Office from 1994 to 2001. She practiced in the areas of bankruptcy litigation and general civil litigation before becoming a public servant. She graduated from the University of ...

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They're Baseball's Black Eye No More - Wall Street Journal

07/01/12

The Dodgers had filed for bankruptcy and were embroiled in a messy dispute between McCourt and Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, who wrested control of the team's operations last year. The biggest threat for the Mets was litigation ...

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Irish tycoon goes bankrupt, but its effect felt in India - Times of India

07/01/12

In fact, the bankruptcy declared in January of Sean Quinn, who had been estimated by Forbes to have been worth $6 billion in 2008, has led to court proceedings in three cities in India. The litigation in Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune arose from an ...

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Litigating factors: A lot to consider - The Wenatchee World Online

07/01/12

If your business is involved in litigation that will result in failure or bankruptcy of the other party, the attorneys’ fees provision in your contract has now become a one sided attorneys’ fees provision. In other words, if you win the ...

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