December 27, 2001 Daily Bankruptcy News

December 27, 2001 Daily Bankruptcy News Brought to you by BKINFORMATION.COM - The Source for Business Bankruptcy Information on the Internet Also available on the Web (with links to the news stories) at: http://bkinformation.com/News/DailyNews.htm Prior editions available at http://bkinformation.com/bankruptcy_news.htm

Enron: Full-Text Search Selected Enron Pleadings (Current Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in required) Former Enron chief 'heartbroken' by energy giant's collapse (DBN Subscription Required) Moody's to Explain Energy Traders' Credit Rating Guidelines (DBN Subscription Required) Enron costs state retirees $60 million - Teacher Retirement System bought stock 3 weeks before bankruptcy (DBN Subscription Required) Enron's capital investment altered power industry - Failed company grew impatient, but influence went to top in D.C. (DBN Subscription Required) The NewPower gamble -- How one spinoff contributed to Enron's fall (DBN Subscription Required) El Paso Joins Motion To Transfer Enron Venue To Houston (WSJ: separate paid subscription required) Enron Gave Democrats Donations (DBN Subscription Required) Enron's Retirees Go from Riches to Rags (DBN Subscription Required) Enron Broadband Services joins affiliates in Chapter 11 (DBN Subscription Required) __________________ Trailmobile to Close Plants After Bankruptcy Filing (DBN Subscription Required) U.S. retailers may close stores, doors in 2002 (DBN Subscription Required) After-Christmas Sales to Be Brief, Experts Say (DBN Subscription Required) Steel: Democrats Seek To Force House Vote on Massive Steel Bill (DBN Subscription Required) Bush Move, Buyer Could Give Two LTV Steel Mills More Time (WSJ: separate paid subscription required) Algoma faces crucible amid sectoral woes: Loan-guarantee lifeline will help steelmaker, but survival is far from certain: Steel industry in turmoil (DBN Subscription Required) Financial ills made year a tough one for Ohio steel makers (DBN Subscription Required) Spinoff fights own death spiral (DBN Subscription Required) _______________________	2001 Review: Busted (DBN Subscription Required) Business 2001: The Good, Bad and Bankrupt (DBN Subscription Required) Judge turns down Coram's second reorganization plan - conflict of interest ACT DIP hearing continued until Jan. 2 (DBN Subscription Required) IMF plans to allow nations to declare bankruptcy (DBN Subscription Required) Courts, lawyers tangle over MACs (DBN Subscription Required) Dotcoms: Ad Market Woes Push Dialpad into Bankruptcy (DBN Subscription Required) Net Showers May Lead to .Net Flowering (DBN Subscription Required) In Rewritten Internet Fables, the Late Bird Gets the Worm (NYT: separate free registration required) _____________________ Some Experts Say Consumer Credit Is Hurting U.S. Economy (DBN Subscription Required) Unraveling Under Pressure of Debt, Imports, U.S. Textile Makers Also Face End of Quotas (WSJ: separate paid subscription required) History Will Show 2001 as a Cold, Hard Year of Job Cuts (DBN Subscription Required) European Banks Face Tough Year in 2002 Amid Economic Stagnation, Credit Woes (WSJ: separate paid subscription required) Airlines: Sabena Bankruptcy Protection Nixed (DBN Subscription Required) America West Seeks Loan Guarantee to Avoid Bankruptcy (NYT: separate free registration required) Flighty investment: Airlines' volatility lifted only those with excellent timing (DBN Subscription Required) Air Lib works committee to meet on Friday to hear about airline's future (DBN Subscription Required) _____________________ Nevada Filings increase by 27% (DBN Subscription Required) Court Order Causes Closure of Four Hardee's Restaurants in Minnesota (DBN Subscription Required) KFC and Workers Unpaid after Franchise Shuts Northwest Arkansas Stores (DBN Subscription Required)	New Bankruptcy Opinions (No new opinions today) Bankruptcy Jobs (DBN Subscription Required) Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory York Research hit with $20M in claims (DBN Subscription Required) Giant awards in asbestos suits shock corporations (DBN Subscription Required) Former Kentucky Governor Does Not Block Takeover of Real Estate, Assets (DBN Subscription Required) Telecoms: Leading indicators (DBN Subscription Required) Florida Telecommunications Company Elcotel to Liquidate (DBN Subscription Required) Future of NextWave And Its Airwaves Mired Inside Beltway (DBN Subscription Required) For Some Telecom Firms, Cost Cuts Haven't Fixed Credit (WSJ: separate paid subscription required) New Year, Same Story For NextWave Licenses (DBN Subscription Required) Woes of Corporate Customers Threaten Broomfield, Colo.-Based Bandwidth Firm (DBN Subscription Required) ______________________ Malden Mills Hailed as Polaroid Rebuked (DBN Subscription Required) Revenue Is Up for Central Florida's Repossession, Bill-Collection Businesses (DBN Subscription Required) Law Firm Restructuring: Davis Polk Caves on Bonuses (DBN Subscription Required) ___________________ Even Bankers Can Drown in Debt (DBN Subscription Required) Japan: Japan cuts adrift its weakest link - failing companies _____________________ England: Consultant was paid GBP292,000 for liquidation of Dome (DBN Subscription Required) _____________________