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The Daily Docket: Investors Traded More Than $90 Billion in Lehman Claims

09/21/12

In the four years since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s failure, the investment bank has driven more than $90 billion in bankruptcy-claims trading. Read the story here in Daily Bankruptcy Review here.

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Hockey Teams Drop the Gloves Over Bankruptcy Promotion

09/20/12
Bakersfield Condors Hockey
The Bakersfield Condors

The Bakersfield Condors, a minor league hockey club in California known for promotional stunts like

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The Daily Docket: Wilbur Ross Wins OK to Buy Lehman’s Navigator Stake

09/20/12

A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday said Wilbur Ross could pay $110.2 million for a stake in Navigator Holdings Ltd. from the trustee unwinding Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s brokerage business, giving Mr. Ross a 56% stake in the gas tanker business. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Rejects AMR Bid to Scrap Pilots’ Contracts

08/16/12

A U.S. bankruptcy judge said the parent of American Airlines couldn’t scrap its pilots’ contract and impose more draconian terms, further delaying AMR Corp.’s efforts to emerge from bankruptcy. Read The Wall Street Journal story here.

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Judge Rules Against Borders Gift-Card Holders

08/15/12

A bankruptcy judge said Borders doesn’t owe anything to the gift-card holders who didn’t use their cards before the retailer closed for good and who failed to file claims for the card balances by last year’s deadline.

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The Daily Docket: FDIC Takes on New Role as Bankruptcy Lender

08/15/12

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp . doesn’t usually lend money, especially not to ski resorts. But on Aug. 1, that’s exactly what it did. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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The Daily Docket: K-V Pharmaceutical Files for Bankruptcy

08/06/12

K-V Pharmaceutical Co . filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a move it said was propelled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ‘s failure to enforce orphan drug exclusivity granted to K-V’s key premature-birth drug, Makena. Read the Dow Jones story here in Daily  Bankruptcy Review.

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The Daily Docket: Knight Capital Gets One-Day Lifeline

08/03/12

Knight Capital Group Inc. told Wall Street brokers on Friday morning that the battered securities firm obtained a credit line that will allow it to operate for the day, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter.

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The Daily Docket: LightSquared Lenders Want Documents From Harbinger

08/02/12

LightSquared ‘s lenders says Philip Falcone ‘s Harbinger Capital Partners won’t hand over documents they are requesting as part of an investigation over whether they can pursue claims against Harbinger and the wireless satellite company. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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The Daily Docket: Investors Blast Ahern CEO

08/01/12

Ahern Rentals Inc.’s bid to retain control of its bankruptcy case has triggered protests from noteholders who blame the company’s chief executive for stalling its reorganization and who accuse him of twisting the process for his own benefit. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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