May 1, 2001 Daily Bankruptcy News

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Discounters move on to their next victim: grocery chains (DBN Subscription Required) Matthews Studio to Sell Assets (DBN Subscription Required) Leading U.S. Bankruptcy Partners Join Allen & Overy New York (DBN Subscription Required) Lernout & Hauspie: L&H meeting offers cold comfort (DBN Subscription Required) Lernout & Hauspie Founders in Jail (DBN Subscription Required) ___________________ Power Utilities: Davis Optimistic Despite Power Woes (DBN Subscription Required) Energy woes jazz up construction engineering stocks (DBN Subscription Required) Power Woes Complicate Discussions on Budget (DBN Subscription Required) Summer power study points to New York City problems (DBN Subscription Required) List of PG&E Creditors Shows Firm's Wide Reach in Business (DBN Subscription Required) Energy Crisis Has Gov. Gray Davis Looking Backward (DBN Subscription Required) Judge Dismisses Duke Energy Power Lawsuit Against State (DBN Subscription Required) FERC order opens debate on Calif. fees for power sales (DBN Subscription Required) Bills target high natural-gas prices (DBN Subscription Required) Gov. Davis sees Calif. energy crisis over by 2003 (DBN Subscription Required) Interfase Capital Finances Reorganization of Stan Lee Media (DBN Subscription Required) Power subsidiaries doing great (DBN Subscription Required) Davis calls electricity generators on carpet (DBN Subscription Required) ___________________ Ginsburg's Ginsburg Gets Fitted To File For Ch. 11 'in Days' (DBN Subscription Required) New York City Men's Clothing Store Files for Bankruptcy Protection (DBN Subscription Required) Men's Retailer Moe Ginsburg Is to File for Bankruptcy (NYT: free registration required) _______________ More filing as bankrupt (DBN Subscription Required)	Bridge: Reuters wins Bridge assets (DBN Subscription Required) Reuters buys some Bridge assets for $275 million (DBN Subscription Required) Reuters wins Bridge bid - Reuters beats out SunGard in auction for certain assets of bankrupt Bridge (DBN Subscription Required) Reuters poised to grow U.S. presence as Bridge bid declared 'highest and best' (DBN Subscription Required) _________________ Restructuring . . . Analysts see more Dell layoffs (DBN Subscription Required) ExciteAtHome to Cut Work Force by 13 Percent (DBN Subscription Required) Communications software maker Comverse maintains targets, but cuts nearly 400 jobs (DBN Subscription Required) _________________ LTV Announces That USWA Leaders Agree to Constructive Talks on Restructuring LTV Steel (DBN Subscription Required) Worldwide Xceed Group, Inc. Files Chapter 11 (DBN Subscription Required) Bankruptcy Reform: Senate Passes Chapter 12 Extension - Bill Goes To President (DBN Subscription Required) ________________ Dotcoms: marchFIRST marches into liquidation (DBN Subscription Required) KOZ.com Files For Bankruptcy (DBN Subscription Required) Is Privacy Too Expensive? (DBN Subscription Required) _______________ Dallas docs file for bankruptcy (DBN Subscription Required) Weiner and Weltchek, Architects Of $185 Million Merry Go Round Bankruptcy Claim Form Own Law Firm Coast Guard officer pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud (DBN Subscription Required) Newport News, Va., Architectural Firm Seeks Bankruptcy Protection (DBN Subscription Required) San Joaquin County, Calif., Bankruptcy Filings Increase Sharply (DBN Subscription Required) Many CEOs See Incomes Rise despite Slow Economy (DBN Subscription Required) Third company shows interest in AccessAir - Directjet Aviation wants the bankrupt airline's federal operating permits. (DBN Subscription Required)	New Bankruptcy Opinions (No new opinions today) Telecoms: PSINet fall mirrors hopes, decline of industry (DBN Subscription Required) Bondholders ask Covad to restructure (DBN Subscription Required) PSINet looking like the Titanic (DBN Subscription Required) Two Tech Titans, Two Hard Falls (DBN Subscription Required) Orbcomm Hunkers Down In Meetings With New Owners To Plan and Discuss Rebound (DBN Subscription Required) Teligent given time to escape liquidation (DBN Subscription Required) PSINet Bucks Its 'Cowboy' (DBN Subscription Required) Nasdaq Boots Winstar (DBN Subscription Required) PSINet founder steps down (DBN Subscription Required) _______________ Pliant: Pliant to file bankruptcy, slashes staff (DBN Subscription Required) Pliant Systems to File Voluntary Petition for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection (DBN Subscription Required) Durham, N.C., Telecom Equipment Maker To File for Bankruptcy (DBN Subscription Required) _________________ England: Disgraced Aitken moves out (DBN Subscription Required) _________________ Japan: Stricter rules needed on debt relief (DBN Subscription Required) Police quiz kin of ex-Sogo head (DBN Subscription Required) _________________ Canada: Hart Brewery faces bankruptcy - Award-winning Carleton Place company has 30 days to find a buyer (DBN Subscription Required) ________________ Hong Kong: Hong Kong banks take a hit from personal bankruptcies (DBN Subscription Required) _______________ Weather Forecast: Enter City, State, or Zipcode: