Fifth Circuit Rejects Foreign Restructuring Plan

The recent case of In re Vitro S.A.B. de C.V., No 12-10542 (5th Cir. Nov. 28, 2012) involves the recognition and enforcement by a United States Federal Court of a foreign bankruptcy proceeding and foreign plan of reorganization, pursuant to Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code.  An earlier discussion of this case appears in a prior submission entitled […]

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Buffet Decides to Leave the Municipal Bond Market

    A decision by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to end a large wager on the municipal-bond market is deepening questions from some investors about the risks of buying debt issued by cities, states and other public entities.   The Omaha, Neb., company recently terminated credit-default swaps insuring $8.25 billion of municipal debt. The termination, […]

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Bankruptcy Judge Denies AMR’s Request to Reject Pilot Contracts

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday, August 15, denied a request by American Airlines’ parent AMR Corp. to abandon collective bargaining agreements with its pilots’ union, despite AMR’s goal to save more than $1 billion a year in labor costs. Judge Sean Lane, who is overseeing AMR’s bankruptcy restructuring, turned down AMR’s motion in part because it would give […]

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Bankruptcy Filings Are Down

Total bankruptcy filings nationwide for July 2012, decreased 12 percent compared to the previous year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc.  July bankruptcy filings totaled 97,073, down from the 110,173 filings registered in July 2011. Total commercial filings for July 2012 were 4,513, representing a 22 percent decrease from the 5,800 filings during the […]

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Buffets, Inc. Emerges From Bankruptcy

Buffets, Inc., a steak-buffet restaurant company, announced that it has completed its restructuring and that it has emerged from chapter 11 reorganization, six months after its pre-negotiated filing on January 18, 2012.  Buffets currently operates 357 restaurants in 35 states. As part of the reorganization, the Company eliminated all of its outstanding pre-petition term debt, totaling […]

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US Airways to Become More Involved in AMR’s Bankruptcy

On July 12, 2012, US Airways announced to the Associated Press that it is now a creditor of AMR.  US Airways spokesman, John McDonald, said his airline paid $600,000 for AMR bonds with a face value of $1 million. While purchasing a claim does qualify US Airways as a party in interest, with a right to be […]

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