September 14, 2004 

Daily Bankruptcy News

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Enron:

17,000 Enron pension holders to get paid in full
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Enron to pay $321 million in pensions
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Kelly-Moore asbestos trial draws interest
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Accounting:

U.S. companies are shifting more profits to tax havens
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Recent Going-Concern Statements
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Krispy Kreme: Auditor Wont Sign Off
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Will Big Four Audit Firms Survive in a World of Unlimited Liability?
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Law:

Judge Slashes Fees in Microsoft Class Action
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Frode Jensen Finds a New Home at Holland & Knight
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Parmalat advisers get hourly rate
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Shell doubles up on advisers for class action
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LA giant appoints new UK chief
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Courts come down hard on e-discovery violations
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Schmoozing law firm staff pays off in loyalty and productivity
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Energy:

Mirant creditors have plan
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Corporate Reform:

PIMCO - SEC Settle Fraud Case for $50 Mln
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Quattrone's Lawyers Criticize Judge
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Rethinking Compensation
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Huntsman group of companies attempts to go public to repay debt
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MGM Loses Suitor
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Smith Cookie loses Archway brand in court ruling
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Crescent Jewelers Announces Long Term Debtor in Possession Financing Arrangement
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City's Financial Crisis Makes National Headlines -- Debt May Soon Hit San Diegans Wallets
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Tort Trends, Security and Solvency: Critical Concerns for Insurers
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Southwest Hospital and Medical Center seeks Chapter 11 protection
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Atkins hires turnaround firm amid low-carb glut
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Auction set for Carolina Investors building
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Washington: Mortgage-holder buys ranch at bankruptcy auction; plans to resell
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SEC revokes stock registration for Stan Lee Media
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Brides allowed back into Wedding World
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Wedding dress buyers still left empty-handed
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Family suing Freedom owner
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Trump bondholders balking
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Seattle: Gallery owner beset by lawsuits and complaints
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IBC's lenders will extend more dough
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Bakery's stock tumbles 13%
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Landbank Equity racketeer who served decade in jail may face additional time
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Guilty pleas in Ephraim fraud
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Uninsured Patients Bring Two New Class Action Lawsuits Against Northern California's Largest Hospital Corporation for Price-Gouging and Aggressive Debt Collection Practices
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Tax collector's grievance under review -- Fired staffer alleges plot over debts
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Eldorado Louisiana casino deal dealt a blow by creditors
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Bank files new complaint in NX bankruptcy
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Chicago developer admits bilking banks, investors
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Loans to Borrowers in Bankruptcy Chapter 13
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Rosy outlook from Greenspan fails to sway many economists
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Airlines:

Hard times again for staff as US Airways faces bankruptcy
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US Airways May Terminate Pensions; Seeks to Skip Contribution
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Full Text Search US Air Pleadings
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US Air, in bankruptcy again, seeks to skip pension payment
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Outlook gloomy for US Airways
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Some frequent fliers rush to cash in miles
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The worst of times
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US Airways' woes may also pose problems for its rivals
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Hub funds didn't book US Airways: Ala. retirement system holds major exposure
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US Airways' Bankruptcy, Outlook for Survival
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AFA Decries US Airways' Finger-Pointing
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US Airways Gets Nod to Reject 23 Plane Leases
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Troubled airline still flies, but how long?
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Vultures Continue To Circle Around US Airways
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Bombardier finds takers for some US Airways jets
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US Airways Gets OK to Use Taxpayer Funds
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US Airways Answers Consumers' Questions
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The critical question regarding US Airways is not if it can emerge from another round of bankruptcy reorganization but if it should
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Fewer Investors Left on the Hook By US Air Filing
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Some fliers already easing into a post-US Airways life
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Other carriers not expected to rush in to bankruptcy
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Airline's workers: 'A public smile with your private tears'
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Travel agents surprised by lack of frantic calls
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Consumers Worry About Booking US Airways For Holidays
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3 Questions On ... The Bankruptcy
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Not Looking to Liquidate, U.S. Airways Tells Court
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Pittsburgh, Once a Showplace Hub, Feels US Airways' Woes
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S&P lowers U.S. Airways credit rating
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Bombardier order backlog getting messy
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Sorting Out The Winners if US Airways Doesn't Survive
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US Airways pilots blame company
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US Airways: Phila. Is Key to Survival
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Charlotte Officials Hopeful City To Remain US Airways Hub
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US Airways' Unions Unlikely to Give Concessions in Bankruptcy
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The legacy of US Airways
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How to Rise Above a Belly-Up Airline
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CIT Has $14M In Leases With Bankrupt US Airways
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Airlines' bankruptcies may hinge on irreplaceable pilots
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Alabama's US Airways Investment Up in Air
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Like this bankruptcy? Be careful what you cheer for
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BofA isn't likely to face big losses
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Delta meets bankruptcy lawyers, hopeful on pilots
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Side deal with pilots may settle retirement
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Delta CEO Hopeful on Pilot-Retirement Pact This Week
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Airbus Says Still Scheduled To Deliver 29 Planes To Bankrupt U.S. Airways
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For Airlines, It's Still 9/11
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With Airlines In Shambles, American Debuts Campaign
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United to skip $400 million pension payment
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Capitol Hill letters press UAL on pensions
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Hawaiian: Group to Boost Airline Reorganization Plan
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Group rescinds plan for Hawaiian Air
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Group To Boost Hawaiian Airlines Bankruptcy Plan By $60M
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Hopes rise for Alitalia rescue
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Delta's Dilemma
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Charities could hit rough spot with Delta troubles
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Weird News
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Asbestos:

The Asbestos Testing Wars
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Hundreds sue over WTC cleanup
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Asbestos Victims Travel from Australia, UK & Europe to Protest at James Hardie AGM in Amsterdam
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UK Unions Ask Government to Assist Federal-Mogul Workers
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Brobeck bankruptcy trustee seeks return of partner disbursements
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Steel:

Creditors to review plans for Geneva bankruptcy
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AmeriDebt's Asset Transfer Should Be Probed, Says Bankruptcy Court Examiner
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Creditors OK plan for county to buy bankrupt hospital
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How To Implement Informal Plans Of Reorganization And Avoid Chapter 11 Or Liquidation
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Pension Agency May Go Broke by 2020
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Solutia seeks to set cutoff date for claims
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Credit-card rules give a little shove
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Credit-Card Companies Escalate Battle of the Perks
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Footstar To Auction Distribution Center
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The Hartford's New D&O Policy Puts the Priority on the D's and O's
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Hartford Unveils New D&O Coverage
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Recent Asset-Based Credit Facilities
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Grounded in reality
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Conseco says in agreement with IRS on taxes
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Judge OKs CART's plan to repay debts
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Debt Market Considerations For Today's Borrowers Seeking The Optimal Capital Structure
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UK:

EU to okay British Energy bail-out
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Changes to Personal Bankruptcy Law
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Argentina:

Argentina Rejects Creditor Request to Negotiate Debt Offer
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Russia:

Russian investigators search Yukos's head office amid tax clampdown
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YUKOS case to become more transparent
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Canada:

Financial failures continue to build in July
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Verb Exchange files for bankruptcy
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Australia:

One.Tel 'needed $377m' to survive
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Top insolvency boss retires
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Czech Republic:

Hundreds of bankruptcy proceedings to be checked
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Japan:

Japanese corporate bankruptcies slide to five-a-half-year low
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Japan bailout body running out of time to aid Daiei
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Korea:

Creditor says plans final Ssangyong deal by end-Oct
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