Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:29 AM EST
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday granted Washington Mutual Inc.'s request that she consider throwing out portions of a September ruling that gave some creditors permission to pursue claims of insider trading by several hedge funds, who are also WaMu creditors.
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Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:42 AM EST
Chemical and plastics maker The DuPont Co. said Tuesday that increases in raw material costs and taxes and a drop in volumes outpaced a 14 percent increase in prices in the fourth quarter and its net income fell.
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Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:58 PM EST
The Los Angeles Dodgers filed a proposed bankruptcy reorganization plan Friday, a little more than a week after resolving a court fight with Fox Sports that threatened plans to sell the ball club.
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Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:25 PM EST
A Superior Court judge in Delaware is holding a hearing to put final approval to Gov. Jack Markell's decision to commute the death sentence of a man who was facing execution this week for the murder of his former girlfriend.
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Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:49 PM EST
A California solar panel manufacturer that received a half-billion dollar loan from the federal government before declaring bankruptcy is asking a Delaware judge to approve up to $500,000 in employee bonuses.
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Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:00 PM EST
The stage is set for creditors to vote on bank holding company Washington Mutual Inc.'s latest reorganization plan and for a hearing next month on whether a Delaware bankruptcy judge should confirm the plan after she approved a document describing the plan Wednesday.
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Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:44 PM EST
A federal judge in Delaware has canceled a February trial in New York's antitrust lawsuit against chip-maker Intel Corp.
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Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:56 PM EST
A U.S. District Judge in Delaware on Friday dealt a significant blow to the Los Angeles Dodgers' plans to sell the media rights to future games, halting the sales process while he consider an appeal by Fox Sports.
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Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:10 PM EST
Creditors of the Los Angeles Dodgers are joining the team in urging a federal district judge not to halt implementation of a bankruptcy court order authorizing the Dodgers to begin a process for selling television rights to future games.
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Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:41 PM EST
Newspaper company Lee Enterprises Inc. has won approval to borrow up to $40 million as it works through its prepackaged bankruptcy case.
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Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:39 AM EST
A federal judge is dismissing several claims against Intel in an antitrust lawsuit filed by New York's attorney general.
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Tue Dec 6, 2011 11:04 PM EST
A judge says Fox Sports may get to question Major League Baseball executive Rob Manfred as it tries to have the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy dismissed.
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Thu Dec 1, 2011 1:04 PM EST
A judge gave approval Thursday for an $89.4 million settlement between Del Monte Corp. shareholders on one side and the food maker and Barclays Capital Inc. on the other over Del Monte's $4 billion buyout.
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Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:13 PM EST
Attorneys for Fox Sports want to depose Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and baseball Commissioner Bud Selig as they try get the Dodgers' bankruptcy case dismissed.
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Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:28 PM EST
A California solar panel manufacturer that received a half-billion dollar loan from the federal government before declaring bankruptcy says it's been unable to attract much interest from potential buyers to take over its operations.
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Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:40 PM EST
A Massachusetts company that received a $39 million Department of Energy loan before declaring bankruptcy has decided to sell its assets rather than reorganize.
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Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:09 PM EST
A Delaware bankruptcy judge has appointed a mediator to try to resolve a dispute between Fox Sports and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the ball club's plan to sell media rights to future games.
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Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:09 PM EST
A Massachusetts company that received a $39 million loan from the Department of Energy before seeking bankruptcy protection says it may have to abandon its reorganization effort and liquidate instead.
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Tue Nov 1, 2011 6:12 PM EDT
New court documents show the founder and former CEO of solar panel maker Solyndra Inc. negotiated a severance package worth almost half a million dollars.
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Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:29 PM EDT
Tribune Co. is planning to revise its proposed reorganization plan after a Delaware judge rejected its current proposal to exit bankruptcy.
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Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:14 AM EDT
A Massachusetts company that received a $39 million loan from the Department of Energy before declaring bankruptcy won interim approval Wednesday from a Delaware judge to use cash collateral for the loan to help pay operating expenses during its reorganization.
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Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:56 PM EDT
Attorneys for Intel Corp. asked a federal judge in a hearing in Delaware Thursday to dismiss several claims in an antitrust lawsuit filed against the computer chip maker by New York state's attorney general.
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Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:53 PM EDT
Season ticket holders on Tuesday were given an official voice in the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy case, winning two seats on the team's creditors committee.
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Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:28 AM EDT
Chemical maker DuPont said Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings increased 23 percent, boosted by strong demand for its agricultural products and price increases across its business segments and market regions.
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:31 PM EDT
The chairman and CEO of a California solar energy company that sought bankruptcy protection after receiving a half-billion-dollar loan guarantee from the Obama administration has resigned.
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