April 6, 2001  

Daily Bankruptcy News

Brought to you by BKINFORMATION.COM - The Source for Business Bankruptcy Information on the Internet AND BKCLAIMS Marketplace - The Online Market For Bankruptcy Claims 

Also available on the Web (with links to the news stories)  at:  http://bkinformation.com/News/DailyNews.htm

         
FutureOne, Inc. Files Chapter 11
(DBN Subscription Required) 

Laidlaw, Parent of Dallas-Based Greyhound Bus Line May File for Bankruptcy Protection
(DBN Subscription Required)

A.D. Tech files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; auditors resign
(DBN Subscription Required)

Some RBX noteholders face challenge
(DBN Subscription Required)

New World Announces Agreements to Support Reorganization Plan Filed for Einstein/Noah
(DBN Subscription Required)

Buchanan Ingersoll Acquires New Jersey Bankruptcy Firm

ISDA derivative contract change on debt restructuring cheers investors
(DBN Subscription Required)

If Bankruptcy Court Approves, Quincy Shipyard Builds Again
(DBN Subscription Required)

US Credit Card Losses Could Rise
(DBN Subscription Required)

Dotcoms:

Xyan.com files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
(DBN Subscription Required)

No takers for bulk of eToys assets
(DBN Subscription Required)

Dot-Com Bomb Creating Glut in Office Space Around Nation
(DBN Subscription Required)

Fewer Dot-Coms Shut in March

______________

Restructuring . . .

Supervalu to Cut 4,500 Jobs
(DBN Subscription Required)

U.S. Corporate Layoffs 162,867 in March
(DBN Subscription Required)

_______________

Bankrupt Plainwell, Inc. Hires Investment Banking Firm to Explore Strategic Options, Including Company Sale
(DBN Subscription Required)

Bankrupt Kevco, Inc. Announces Agreement to Sell Better Bath Division
(DBN Subscription Required)

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Looms on Horizon for Dallas-Based Legend Airlines
(DBN Subscription Required)

Judge OKs Borden Chemicals bankruptcy financing for now
(DBN Subscription Required)

Missouri Secretary of State Requests Venue Transfer of Sinclair Financial Group Case To Missouri
(DBN Subscription Required)

WR Grace:

Saving Grace
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

 

  Power Utilities:

Calif. Gov. proposes restructured electric rate hike
(DBN Subscription Required)

Calif. Governors Speech Criticized
(NYT: free registration required)

S&P worried PG&E, Edison won't recover quickly
(DBN Subscription Required)

Politicians seek shelter as energy Armageddon looms
(DBN Subscription Required)

Calif. utilities' situation grave
(DBN Subscription Required)

U.S. Democrats push price cap plan for Western power markets
(DBN Subscription Required)

Davis' solutions may be in trouble: Skepticism is now growing among Democrats over a plan to purchase transmission lines
(DBN Subscription Required)

Pacific Gas & Elec halts preferred dividend payments
(DBN Subscription Required)

S&P comments on Calif utilities' possible writeoffs
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

KPMG sues L&H , alleges audit obstruction
(DBN Subscription Required)

Economy:

More People Applying for Unemployment Benefits
(DBN Subscription Required)

Fed's Parry says Fed to be "especially alert"
(DBN Subscription Required)

____________

Bankruptcy judge sets April 12 for PMH sale decision
(DBN Subscription Required)

Bankruptcy judge dismisses petition against prominent Detroit law firm
(DBN Subscription Required)

ABB will list on NYSE despite asbestos claims  

Bankrupt London Fog may soon see clear skies
(DBN Subscription Required)

National Finance 'de facto' head fights liquidation push
(DBN Subscription Required)

TWA Reaches Key Agreement With IAM
(DBN Subscription Required)

Wards’ last remnants sold - As fixtures and equipment are auctioned off, longtime employees express sadness
(DBN Subscription Required)

Va. Man Admits Defrauding Debt-Ridden Homeowners - Victims Paid to Avoid Foreclosure, Lost Homes Anyway
(DBN Subscription Required)

Credit Card Nation - As The Economy Worsens, Mounting Debt Takes Toll

More Students Are Falling Into Credit Card Debt
(DBN Subscription Required)

 

 

New Bankruptcy Opinions
(No new opinions today)

Telecoms:

High-Speed Shutdown Hits Business
(DBN Subscription Required)

Twisting the Knife Into Telecom
(DBN Subscription Required)

World Access defaults on notes
(DBN Subscription Required)

World Access bondholders launch Chap. 7
(DBN Subscription Required)

Cisco feels the heat as US bankruptcies mount

World Access bondholders want company dissolved
(DBN Subscription Required)

Winstar Wireless Communications Company Cuts 2,000 Workers, Curbs Expansion
(DBN Subscription Required)

Departing Rhythms CEO sold 600,000 shares
(DBN Subscription Required)

____________

Sunterra Corporation Receives Court Approval for New Debtor-In-Possession Financing Agreement
(DBN Subscription Required)

FDIC Wants to Charge All Banks for Insurance, Raise $100,000 Limit
(DBN Subscription Required)

Bankruptcy Fears Hit Tech Names
(DBN Subscription Required)

Lasik clients robbed blind?
(DBN Subscription Required)

Bankruptcy Reform:

Home cap imperils bankruptcy bill
(DBN Subscription Required)

Congress Mulls Bills to Tighten, Toughen Bankruptcy Laws
(DBN Subscription Required)

Credit Unions play key role in bankruptcy reform
(DBN Subscription Required)

Home Exemptions Snag Bankruptcy Bill
(NYT: free registration required)

________________

Big U.S. Banks' Profits Seen Lower
(DBN Subscription Required)

"One Riot, One Ranger," Airlines losing millions as firms cut back travel
(DBN Subscription Required)

Finland:

Top auditors sentenced to pay millions in damages to bankruptcy estate
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Japan:

Gov't approves emergency economic package
(DBN Subscription Required)

________________

 

Weather Forecast:
Enter City, State, or Zipcode:

If you received the Daily Bankruptcy News via email, to view a news story, click on the headline, and the story should open in your web browser. To view additional stories, click back to the email and click on additional headlines, which will cause new stories to open in your web browser.  You can view the Daily Bankruptcy News on the web by clicking here, or by going to BKINFORMATION.COM and clicking on the Bankruptcy News button.  Note that the Daily Bankruptcy News is distributed via "HTML email" in which the links to the news stories are embedded in the headlines.  The email you receive should look like a 3-column newspaper, with headlines for each story. If you receive the Daily Bankruptcy News by email and the copy you receive is not formatted like a 3-column newspaper, or does not seem to contain links to the news stories, you may have an email client that is not capable of receiving HTML email, or is not configured to display such email.  You can however, receive a daily email notifying you when the Daily Bankruptcy News is updated on the web site. If you would like to receive such an email, please let us know at admin@bkinformation.com  

Advertising
Advertising is available in the Daily Bankruptcy News in a variety of places, formats and prices. Go to http://bkinformation.com/DBN_ADs.htm  for a list of choices.  Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Passwords
Access to certain links in the Daily Bankruptcy News is available only to readers holding a paid subscription.  These links are currently marked with a "DBN Subscription Required" notation. The cost of a subscription is $3/month, payable annually.  A separate password is required for each member of a firm wishing access to restricted links. Volume discounts are available. New readers can receive a free password good for 30 days by going to http://bkinformation.com/RegistrationForm.cfm. Existing readers who wish to change their passwords should go to http://bkinformation.com/ChangePasswordForm.cfm. Readers who have forgotten their password should go to http://bkinformation.com/GetPassword.cfm

Adding Your Email Address To The Distribution List
If you would like to start receiving the Daily Bankruptcy News by email each day, go to http://bkinformation.com/SubscribeDBNForm.cfm  and fill in the information requested.  There is no charge to be placed on the distribution list to receive the headlines, although access to many of the links behind the headlines requires a paid subscription (see above, under Passwords). If, after adding your email address to the distribution list, you do not receive an email confirming the addition, please contact us at admin@bkinformation.com for help.  

Removing Your Email Address From The Distribution List
If you already receive Daily Bankruptcy News by email and you wish to remove your email address from the distribution list, click here and send the email that should appear.  Note that the email must be sent from the same email address at which you are receiving the Daily Bankruptcy News. You do not need to type anything in the body of the email message.   If you do not receive an email confirming deletion of your email address from the distribution list  for the publication, contact us at admin@bkinformation.com for help.

Daily Bankruptcy News is published each business day by BKINFORMATION.COM, L.L.C.  You can reach us at 281-242-6208 or at admin@bkinformation.com 

Copyright © 2001  [BKINFORMATION.COM]. All rights reserved.