Fifth Circuit Denies Late-Filed Proof of Claim

In re DLH Master Land Holding, L.L.C., Case No. 11-10781 (5th Cir. March 13, 2012) In In re DLH Master Land Holding, L.L.C., Case No. 10-30561-hdh, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rendered an opinion affirming the lower courts’ ruling that Bank of America did not show “excusable neglect” warranting the allowance of its […]

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Fort Worth O&G Independent Files Bankruptcy

On March 7, 2012, Cano Petroleum, a Forth Worth–based, independent oil and gas company filed chapter 11 bankruptcy in Dallas. The Company announced that the cause was its continued losses and loan defaults, rendering it unable to raise capital and thereby creating a liquidity problem. Cano lists assets of $63.3 million and approximately $116.3 million […]

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Leading Baby Stroller Company Liquidating

Connecticut–based Maclaren USA, which produced the Maclaren-line of baby strollers, at one time, saw its fair share of the toddler-toting industry. After a list of babies losing their fingers and related suits had accumulated, however, a mass recall of strollers was launched in 2009. Eventually, the once-trendy company had no choice but to seek bankruptcy […]

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