May 30, 2001 Daily Bankruptcy News

May 30, 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

Maxicare: Bankruptcy looms for Maxicare Health Plans (DBN Subscription Required) California Maxicare files for bankruptcy (DBN Subscription Required) Nasdaq requests more info from halted Maxicare (DBN Subscription Required) _______________ Clouds but few storms fill credit card firms' future (DBN Subscription Required) Chelmsford Attorney Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud, Reports U.S. Attorney (DBN Subscription Required) Payday loan rules succeed (DBN Subscription Required) Steelmaker gets cash infusion Media Contacts to Buy HookMedia Assets (DBN Subscription Required) Lernout & Hauspie: US judge returns Ex-Lernout & Hauspie CEO to jail (DBN Subscription Required) From Ritz to R.I. jail cell (DBN Subscription Required) Lernout CEO: I'll Waive Extradition (DBN Subscription Required) _______________ A tobacco lawsuit stranger than fiction - Mississippi law makes the state the venue of choice for all sorts of tort actions, including the doubly odd Owens Corning v. RJ Reynolds (DBN Subscription Required) Bankruptcy Reform: Consumer issues urged for Banking Committee (DBN Subscription Required) San Antonio: Law change, dour economy spur spike in bankruptcies ________________ Problems Mount for Lexington, Ky.-Based Internet Bookseller (DBN Subscription Required) Movie Theater Industry: Los Angeles-Based Investment Group Buys Dallas-Based Movie Theater Chain (DBN Subscription Required) ________________ When dot-coms go belly up - The challenge of cyberbankruptcies: Assessing the not-so-tangible assets	Power Utilities: Stop Finger-Pointing and Start Negotiating (DBN Subscription Required) U.S. trustee again asks for PG&E ratepayer panel (DBN Subscription Required) Circuit Dumps Power Suit Against FERC PG&E ratepayers battle for voice (DBN Subscription Required) PG&E wants OK to double top executives' pay Farm influence sways state power policy (DBN Subscription Required) Davis says he will sue FERC (DBN Subscription Required) Debt dilemmas plague energy executives, ordinary workers alike (DBN Subscription Required) Bush, Gov. Davis sound like Texas, California on energy (DBN Subscription Required) Bush Says No to Davis Bid For Energy Price Controls (DBN Subscription Required) Bush Says Energy Crisis Calls For Leadership (DBN Subscription Required) The Blame Game for California's Energy Woes (DBN Subscription Required) Crisis No Sweat to Some Offices / Many Offices Keep Cool in Crisis / Air Conditioners Blast in State's Energy Centers (DBN Subscription Required) California Governor Faces Tough Challenges in Energy Crisis (DBN Subscription Required) _____________ Anna Nicole: Lawyers make their cases in Smith lawsuit (DBN Subscription Required) Playboy bride Anna set to lose tycoon's fortune (DBN Subscription Required) Legal tables turned on Anna Nicole Smith (DBN Subscription Required) _______________ Memphis, Tenn.-Based Auto Service Chain Files for Bankruptcy Protection (DBN Subscription Required) Former New Jersey Financier Faces Charges for Legal Fee Money Transfer To Bankruptcy Fraud Defense Attorney (DBN Subscription Required) Tales from Teligent: Family sold $1B stake before fall	New Bankruptcy Opinions (No new opinions today) Supreme Court Puts Limits on Plaintiffs' Recovery of Legal Fees Metrocall Merger Off; WebLink Goes Bankrupt (DBN Subscription Required) Russell Brown Bankruptcy Trustee Chooses NCD (DBN Subscription Required) Regal's junk bonds bought (DBN Subscription Required) Korea: GM revs up talks for Daewoo Motor (DBN Subscription Required) ______________ China: Court in Beijing Accepts Largest Bankruptcy Case _____________ Japan: Consumer Hopes Deflated by Japan's Economic Woes (DBN Subscription Required) Japan's economic woes worsen (DBN Subscription Required) _____________ Switzerland: FIFA now believes ISMM stashed 90 mln sfr in hidden accounts, not 75 mln (DBN Subscription Required) Orad Directors Beauvois, Schmid to Quit Amid ISMM Bankruptcy Blatter's clinging on to job (DBN Subscription Required) ______________ Canada: Both consumer and business bankruptcies fell in April from March (DBN Subscription Required) CIBC hurt by U.S. slowdown, bad loans to U.S. companies: $112M to failed Winstar (DBN Subscription Required) _____________ England: One of Britain's leading orchestras could be heading for bankruptcy (DBN Subscription Required) ______________ Weather Forecast: Enter City, State, or Zipcode: