Restructuring

The Daily Docket: Trump Taj Mahal Workers Protest Outside Icahn’s Office

01/30/15

A group of Atlantic City, N.J., casino workers rallied outside billionaire Carl Icahn ’s Manhattan office Thursday to protest benefit cuts made as part of a protracted battle to keep the Trump Taj Mahal from closing. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Approves Fontainebleau Settlement

01/28/15

A judge approved a settlement between the trustee in charge of Jeffrey Soffer’s failed Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino project and the company’s former directors and officers that will put millions in creditors’ pockets. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Caesars Battles Over Bankruptcy Venue

01/27/15
A bronze statue of Caesar is seen at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Zuma Press

Creditors of Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s largest unit lin

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The Daily Docket: Behind ‘American Sniper,’ Lots of Legal Sniping

01/26/15
In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Bradley Cooper appears in a scene from “American Sniper.”
Warner Bros.
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‘Real Housewife’ Teresa Giudice Looks ‘Amazing’ in Prison

01/23/15

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Teresa Giudice looks “so amazing” in prison, TLC is using Kickstarter to fund their final album, and Timothy Durham was profiled on CNBC true-crime TV show “American Greed.”

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Forward Motions: Shipper Nautilus Looks to Leave Bankruptcy

01/23/15

Shipping company Nautilus Holdings Ltd. has a chance to clear the final hurdle to leaving bankruptcy protection if a judge approves the Bermuda company’s reorganization plan next Friday.

Judge Robert Drain of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, N.Y., could approve the company’s plan after finding out at a hearing whether creditors voted in favor of it.

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The Daily Docket: SkyMall Files for Bankruptcy

01/23/15

The company behind the in-flight catalog SkyMall filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, a victim of evolving rules and technology that now lets airline passengers keep their smartphones and tablets powered up during flight. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article in The Wall Street Journal.

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Revival of New York City Opera Heads Into Final Act

01/22/15
Michael Capasso and Roy Neiderhoffer, who hope to revive the defunct New York City Opera, inside the Jazz at Lincoln Centers Frederick P. Rose Hall on Wednesday, Jan.
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The Daily Docket: GM Creditors Win $1.5 Billion Loan Challenge

01/22/15
Bloomberg

A federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday said a paperwork mistake rendered a $1.5 billion bank loan made years ago to struggling General Motors Co.

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