News Topic: WSJcomBankruptcyBeat

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images General Motors Co. ’s first trial over faulty i ... Read full article

Peter Declercq and Sonya Van de Graaff joined Morrison & Foerster in London as partners in the law firm’s business restructuring and insolvency practice. They regularly represent hedge funds and other distressed investors. Mr. Declercq’s practice ... Read full article

A judge ruled that two bondholder lawsuits against Caesars Entertainment Corp. over deals that involve its unit in bankruptcy must go to trial. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

An oil-pumping unit, also known as a “nodding donkey” or pumping jack, operates at a drilling site. Restructuring professionals believe the majority of their work will be led by commodities-related companies as demand falls and prices across sectors ... Read full article

Invention company Grail Semiconductor Inc. filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection more than a decade after accusing a Mitsubishi affiliate of stealing one of its designs. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

Bernard Madoff trustee Irving Picard made a $25 million settlement with investor Vizcaya Partners Ltd. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

Marijuana plants pictured in a greenhouse in Mexico City. Yuri Cortez It had an app, it rang up more than ... Read full article

This photo shows the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth, Minn., Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. ... Read full article

Swift Energy Co. filed for bankruptcy in the last hours of 2015, capping months of struggles to address more than $1.2 billion in debt. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal . ... Read full article

Great White Shark Opportunity Fund LP, a hedge fund founded by Austrlian golf star Greg Norman, made an 11th-hour bid Wednesday for Fuhu, the producer of the Nabi kids tablet. The $10 million bid beats an offer from children’s toy giant Mattel Inc. Read ... Read full article

Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd before addressing supporters at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Dec. ... Read full article

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KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc., a company that recently fired Martin Shkreli as chief executive, filed for chapter 11 protection. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

Rare-earths miner Molycorp Inc. is pushing for a trimmed-down company that can exit chapter 11 bankruptcy rather than being pushed into a liquidation, saying it would be worth more in the former scenario. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy ... Read full article

Back9Network, a golf channel that briefly aired on DirecTV, has filed for bankruptcy with a $2 million offer for a smartphone app that mapped out more than 35,000 golf courses around the world. ... Read full article

A bankruptcy judge last week rejected San Bernardino, Calif.’s plan to leave chapter 9 bankruptcy. The plan proposes to repay a fraction of the city’s debt instead of raising taxes. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

Pandora Media Inc. won approval to buy the assets of fallen streaming-music company Rdio Inc. for $75 million. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

Rapper Curtis James Jackson III, also known as 50 Cent, leaves court after testifying in front of the jury about his finances in July. Mr. ... Read full article