Patriot Coal Corp. filed for bankruptcy on Monday, and was the first U.S. coal producer to seek court protection since prices began to plummet as electricity producers turned to cheaper natural gas. The Company and nearly 100 affiliates were part of the chapter 11 filing in the U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan. Patriot said it had $3.57 […]
Read MoreIn In re Heritage Highgate, Inc., No. 11-1889 (3d Cir. March 20, 2012), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently determined how bankruptcy courts should value collateral retained by a chapter 11 debtor in order to establish the amount of the creditor’s secured claim pursuant to section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. In doing so, the […]
Read MoreDynegy Inc. (DYN: News ) said it filed a voluntary petition to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Poughkeepsie Division. The Chapter 11 case of Dynegy’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Dynegy Holdings, LLC is pending in the same court. Among other things, the […]
Read MoreAMR Corporation, the parent of American Airlines, has sought court permission to reduce retiree health benefits and impose out-of-pocket costs for access to certain other health coverage. The Airline announced that it would discontinue retiree life insurance and would end medical coverage for those over the age of 65. The over-65 group would, instead, have […]
Read MoreStockton, California has filed for Chapter 9 protection, making it the largest American city ever to declare bankruptcy. The filing comes after officials were unable to reach a deal with the city’s creditors to restructure hundreds of millions of dollars of debt under a new state law designed to help municipalities avoid bankruptcy. A detailed […]
Read MoreAppearing at Brazos Emergency Physicians Assn. v. Woods (In re Brazos Emergency Physicians Assn.). Via Volo 5th Circuit: Brazos Emergency Physicians Assn. v. Woods (In re Brazos Emergency Physicians Assn.) Citation: Brazos Emergency Physicians Association, P.A., et al. v. Patrick G. Woods, M.D., et al. (In re Brazos Emergency Physicians Association, P.A.), Case No. 11-50927 […]
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