September 5, 2001 Daily Bankruptcy News

September 5, 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

Power Utilities: Assembly committee approves Edison rescue plan (DBN Subscription Required) Developments in California's energy crisis (DBN Subscription Required) What's PG&E's plan? (DBN Subscription Required) Calif. Gov. attempts to revive utility rescue plan (DBN Subscription Required) US energy firms fear 'show trial' on power refunds (DBN Subscription Required) Daylight For Gray Davis (DBN Subscription Required) California regulators again delay power plan vote (DBN Subscription Required) ________________ Iowa: State's rate of bankruptcies rising fast (DBN Subscription Required) Oklahoma City, Okla.-Based Grocery Chain To Close Eight Stores (DBN Subscription Required) Bankruptcies increasing in Vegas (DBN Subscription Required) Reliance Group, Panels Oppose Bankruptcy Case Dismissal (WSJ: separate paid subscription required) Furrs: State Attorney Asks Judge to Liquidate New Mexico Grocer (DBN Subscription Required) State Wants Some Of Furr's Money (DBN Subscription Required) ________________ Nampa company files bankruptcy (DBN Subscription Required) Steel: Grupo Imsa gets VP Buildings From LTV (DBN Subscription Required) PBGC Takes Over Pension Plans for Former Workers of Illinois Steel Company (DBN Subscription Required) Judge Allows Groups to Begin Sale of Steel Company Assets (DBN Subscription Required) ___________________ Loewen To proceed With Creditor Vote (DBN Subscription Required) Alcohol in High Demand Despite Sluggish Economy (DBN Subscription Required)	The New Economy: Six Feet Under (DBN Subscription Required) Providian: As Bankruptcies Rise, Providian Says Profit Will Rise Less Than Expected (DBN Subscription Required) Banc of America Cuts Providian Financial Rating - The bank dramatically lowered its long-term growth rate for the rest of the year _________________ Concerns mount over consumer debt (DBN Subscription Required) Telecoms: Deadlines loom over Metromedia Fiber (DBN Subscription Required) Cox, Comcast jump ship as At Home takes on water (DBN Subscription Required) Lean times for European telecoms companies (DBN Subscription Required) Metromedia Fiber gets approval from debt holders (DBN Subscription Required) _________________ SunTrust Sheds Biz Credit Subsidiary Fleming sells Furrs stores, buys five Smith's stores (DBN Subscription Required) Dotcoms: Hancock's departure spells sale at Exodus (DBN Subscription Required) _________________ Customers of Former Randleman, N.C., Furniture Retailer Seek Compensation (DBN Subscription Required) Former High Point, N.C.-Area Furniture Workers Shaken after Store Collapse (DBN Subscription Required) Credit Suisse takes over US asset management bank (DBN Subscription Required) Homeland Announces Initiatives Related to Business Reorganization Plan (DBN Subscription Required) Aladdin partners in rift - Bankruptcy may be more likely (DBN Subscription Required) Gateway Forest Products files reorganization plan	New Bankruptcy Opinions (1 new opinion today) Bankruptcy Jobs (DBN Subscription Required) Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory Bankruptcy Reform: Congress puts final touches on bankruptcy bill - Credit card companies lobbied hard for change ______________ Home Health Corp Files Ch 11 Plan, Disclosure Statement Tennessee Investors Allege Fraud against Bankrupt Former Kentucky Governor's Web Site (DBN Subscription Required) Glorious hopes on a trillion-dollar scrapheap (DBN Subscription Required) Richmond, Va., Appliance Retailer Files for Bankruptcy Protection (DBN Subscription Required) Canada: Saco SmartVision Subject of Receiving Order in Bankruptcy (DBN Subscription Required) Court approves the sale of 100 BiWay leases (DBN Subscription Required) Court appoints bankruptcy trustee for Saco (DBN Subscription Required) Look seeks bankruptcy protection (DBN Subscription Required) _______________ Korea: Hynix bailout talks nearing a vote (DBN Subscription Required) GM to Buy Two Daewoo Plants (DBN Subscription Required) ______________ France: Court rules that Papon went bankrupt deliberately to avoid paying Nazi victims (DBN Subscription Required) France Accuses Papon of a Bankruptcy Trick (DBN Subscription Required) ________________ Weather Forecast: Enter City, State, or Zipcode: