Real Estate

The Daily Docket: Supreme Court to Weigh Credit Bidding

12/13/11

The U.S. Supreme Court has opted to weigh in on one of the hottest topics in bankruptcy: whether lenders have the right to use debt as currency in bankruptcy auctions. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Plan Confirmed

12/07/11

A judge on Tuesday confirmed Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s $65 billion creditor-payment plan, one final major milestone in the investment bank’s record-setting bankruptcy case and a cathartic ending to the collapse that tipped world economies into chaos in 2008. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Grocery Chains Balk At A&P Union Deal

12/06/11

The Giant and Stop & Shop supermarket chains are balking at A&P’s deal with its unionized employees to slash wages and benefits, claiming they may be forced to pick up the slack with respect to a multiemployer plan the three chains share. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: McCourt Added to Dodgers Suit

11/21/11

Broadcaster Fox Sports is taking another swing at embattled Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, adding him to a lawsuit on charges of improperly shopping the team’s valuable media rights. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Tribune Faces Creditor Challenges

11/16/11

Tribune Co. is pushing to get out of bankruptcy fast but is battling challenges from major creditor camps to the rejection of a Chapter 11 plan, which the company says is easily repaired. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Slashes Dynegy Loan Money

11/09/11

A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday slashed the amount of money Dynegy Inc.’s holding company can immediately lend to four subsidiaries to keep the entities running during bankruptcy, in light of serious questions raised in court by Dynegy bondholders. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Tribune Exit Plan Rejected

11/01/11

A judge on Monday rejected Tribune Co.’s plan to exit bankruptcy, sending the media giant back to the bargaining table to find a viable restructuring strategy after nearly three years in Chapter 11. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Innkeepers Sale Approved

10/24/11

A judge Friday approved a lower-priced sale of Innkeepers USA Trust’s hotels to private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP, putting the hotelier’s bankruptcy exit back on track after nearly two months of hiccups. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Inspirada Creditors Clash Over Law Firm

10/12/11
Bloomberg News

“Should I stay or should I go now?”

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The Daily Docket: Hedge Funds Appeal WaMu Ruling

09/28/11

Four hedge funds accused of insider trading in Washington Mutual Inc.’s bankruptcy case are appealing a ruling that denied confirmation of the company’s Chapter 11 plan and found they could be held to account to shareholders for alleged improper behavior. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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