August 4 , 2004 

Airlines:

Airlines Report Relatively Poor Second-Quarter Earnings
(DBN Subscription Required)

United asks judge to put pension suits on hold
(DBN Subscription Required)

Pension system must be flexible to survive
(DBN Subscription Required)

United's pension costs eased before it stopped payments
(DBN Subscription Required)

Message of unity sounded at United
(DBN Subscription Required)

United sticks with its pension plan
(DBN Subscription Required)

Don Carty will join the board of directors of Hawaiian
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Cororate Reform:

Wachovia Says SEC May Recommend Enforcement Action Over Stock Purchases
(DBN Subscription Required)

One option for Martha Stewart Living: going private
(DBN Subscription Required)

Nonprofit hospitals and health care organizations in 17 states are facing class action lawsuits filed by law firms representing uninsured patients who claim they have been bullied into paying more for medical services than insured patients would pay
(DBN Subscription Required)

Lawsuits unwarranted, says hospital industry
(DBN Subscription Required)

SEC to investigate bank stock trades
(DBN Subscription Required)

Tenet Loss Widens, Gets New Subpoena
(DBN Subscription Required)

Court Says SEC Erred In Sanctioning Brokerage Executive
(DBN Subscription Required)

Eliot Spitzer plans to sue pharmacy-benefit manager Express Scripts, alleging breach of contract and civil-law violations
(WSJ: separate paid subscription required)

Icon of S&L extravagance, CenTrust Bank founder revels in freedom
(DBN Subscription Required)

"Outrageous"
(DBN Subscription Required)

________________

Schlotzsky's:

'Dying' Schlotzsky's files for bankruptcy
(DBN Subscription Required)

Schlotzsky's Files Chapter 11
(DBN Subscription Required)

Schlotzsky's Seeks Chapter 11 Protection to Assist in Reorganization
(DBN Subscription Required)

Schlotzsky's files for Chapter 11
(DBN Subscription Required)

Sandwich chain Schlotzsky's files for Chapter 11
(DBN Subscription Required)

_________________

Energy:

NorthWestern to modify controversial bonus plan
(DBN Subscription Required)

NorthWestern plan challenged
(The Deal: separate paid registration required)

PG&E posts huge profit - Formerly bankrupt utility thrives with new rate structure
(DBN Subscription Required)

________________

Adelphia:

A new sense of urgency at Adelphia as it seeks new image
(DBN Subscription Required)

Cox Bid Sheds Little Light on Adelphia
(DBN Subscription Required)

Adelphia to Settle Claims by Firms
(DBN Subscription Required)

________________

Judge approves Microsoft deal for Eddie Bauer site
(DBN Subscription Required)

Consumer spending takes biggest drop since 9/11
(DBN Subscription Required)

US crude prices reach record high of $44.24
(DBN Subscription Required)

Judge's ruling raises ire of banking regulators
(DBN Subscription Required)

Motorists face paying dearly for gas forever
(DBN Subscription Required)

Creditors want New World debt recast
(The Deal: separate paid registration required)

Enron:

British court favors J.P. Morgan
(DBN Subscription Required)

Shareholder lawsuits still headed for court
(DBN Subscription Required)

WestLB Is Liable for Enron Loan Guarantee, Court Says
(DBN Subscription Required)

PUD tries to avoid $122 million payment
(DBN Subscription Required)

Attorney General's Office set to aid PUD in Enron battle
(DBN Subscription Required)

Enron's bankruptcy judge orders $85 million set aside
(DBN Subscription Required)

JP Morgan Chase
(DBN Subscription Required)

_________________

Law:

A Rise Fueled by Risk and Rewards
(DBN Subscription Required)

San Francisco Lawyer Accuses Baker & McKenzie of Stealing Client
(DBN Subscription Required)

$8M no "common" theft -- lawyer pleaded no contest yesterday to stealing nearly $8 million
(DBN Subscription Required)

National Class Certified in Suit Over Employee Bonuses
(DBN Subscription Required)

Ventas sues major law firm, claims bad advice cost millions
(DBN Subscription Required)

Part-time option opens up for judges
(DBN Subscription Required)

Rare crackdown on lawyer-trustees -- Judge yanks trustees over fees, spending
(DBN Subscription Required)

Firm Finds "PR" Stands for "Profit"
(DBN Subscription Required)

More Solos Making Do Without an Office
(DBN Subscription Required)

________________

Accounting:

Halliburton settles accounting charge
(DBN Subscription Required)

75 percent of all finance executives looking for new jobs are seeking new sectors
(DBN Subscription Required)

Lernout & Hauspie creditors file $340M suit against KPMG
(The Deal: separate paid registration required)

Accounting Issues Drive Securities Suits
(DBN Subscription Required)

AnnTaylor to move HQ to tower built for Andersen
(DBN Subscription Required)

CFA Test Takers Show Highest Failure Rate In 40 Years
(DBN Subscription Required)

U.K. Resists Request to Cap Liability, a Blow to the Big Four Firms

_____________

Telecoms:

Baby Bells draw competitors' ire
(DBN Subscription Required)

________________

PG&E Corp. sees 64 percent increase in second-quarter earnings
(DBN Subscription Required)

Cautious consumers cut spending in June
(DBN Subscription Required)

DVD-Copying Software Company Folds
(DBN Subscription Required)

Creditors voting on PurchasePro reorganization plan
(DBN Subscription Required)

Pension trustees warn Monsour
(DBN Subscription Required)

AlixPartners' Koch helped Champion
(DBN Subscription Required)

Sheriff's auction of house a bit unusual
(DBN Subscription Required)

More complaints filed by NADN estate
(DBN Subscription Required)

Seitel Announces Expiration of Stockholder Warrants
(DBN Subscription Required)

Garden Ridge seeks to expand DIP
(The Deal: separate paid registration required)

The need for asset protection plans for professionals
(DBN Subscription Required)

Debt help can harm credit -- "We will look at it the same as we would a bankruptcy reorganization"
(DBN Subscription Required)

Jillian's plan approved
(The Deal: separate paid registration required)

New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today) 

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings
(DBN Subscription Required)

Weird News
(DBN Subscription Required)

Bill collectors hound top condo converter
(DBN Subscription Required)

Asbestos:

Senate Leader Raises Doubts on Asbestos Plan
(DBN Subscription Required)

Panel casts doubt on doctors in asbestos cases
(DBN Subscription Required)

Ignore Hardie's 'cries of innocence', inquiry told
(DBN Subscription Required)

Victims attend asbestos inquiry
(DBN Subscription Required)

Joint ruling plan on James Hardie
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Steel:

Rosy Stelco quarter doesn't ease woes, CEO insists
(DBN Subscription Required)

_______________

Kansas: New deal struck for Eldridge Hotel
(DBN Subscription Required)

Your Credit Rating Is Likely Flawed
(DBN Subscription Required)

All Kitchen Etc. Store Locations to be Sold
(DBN Subscription Required)

UK:

Matching investors with businesses in distress
(DBN Subscription Required)

Maxwell's son going bust again. But he is still living the high life
(DBN Subscription Required)

British Energy says committed to restructuring deal
(DBN Subscription Required)

Cheer for the capital as fewer companies go bust
(DBN Subscription Required)

FSA rejects pension compensation call
(DBN Subscription Required)

PwC in plea for bankruptcy alternative
(DBN Subscription Required)

_________________

Korea:

New Financial Regulator Seen to Target Chaebol
(DBN Subscription Required)

Hynix Creditors to Grant China Plant Project
(DBN Subscription Required)

_________________

Canada:

Major banks ordered to defend how they charge credit card interest in court
(DBN Subscription Required)

________________

Italy:

Parmalat's Chinese plants stop production
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Japan:

Daiei Lenders May Seek Govt Bailout for Retailer
(DBN Subscription Required)

Losses balloon at scandal-hit Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors
(DBN Subscription Required)

_______________

Russia:

Russia's Yukos Faces Additional Tax Audits
(DBN Subscription Required)

Putin's Coming Of Age
(DBN Subscription Required)

________________

Global Insolvency & Restructuring Yearbook
(DBN Subscription Required)

Thailand:

Thai Fin Min OKs TPI Debt Plan For Court Consideration
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Please note that the Daily Bankruptcy News is primarily a news link gathering service.   This means that most of the headlines contained in the publication are a collection of links to stories posted on the Internet by various third party publications.  Such content is owned by third party sources, not the Daily Bankruptcy News, and in some cases, these links change or expire, which means you may not be able to view some news stories in prior editions of the Daily Bankruptcy News. 

The DBN subscription fee for access to certain links is not a fee for access to the content of the links, but is a charge for the considerable work involved in gathering, organizing and presenting the links. Use of this site and The Daily Bankruptcy News is subject to our Terms of Use.

If you received the Daily Bankruptcy News via email (and you have a paid subscription account), 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.

You can search the headlines from prior editions of the Daily Bankruptcy News by clicking here.

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 $45/year, payable annually.  Volume discounts are available for sites with multiple users.  Complimentary subscriptions are available for full-time  educational and governmental employees and for full time students. For information about discounts or educational/governmental subscriptions, contact us at admin@bkinformation.com. A separate password is required for each member of a firm wishing access to restricted links. New readers can receive a free password good for 30 days by going to http://bkinformation.com/RegistrationForm.cfm. 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.  

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