Obama Auto Czar Bloom Said To Face Ex-ally In Detroit Bankruptcy

Federal bankruptcy court moving back into Robert S. Vance Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse after $43.4 million rehab project

Constitution because it interferes with Michigans sovereignty. In business cases, the types in which Orr has more experience, federal courts have routinely upheld the power of bankruptcy judges to impair or cancel contractual rights, even those protected by state laws. Before joining Jones Day , Orr held several U.S. government jobs, including director of the Justice Department unit that oversees bankruptcy cases and trustees, according to the law firm. As an adviser to the United Steelworkers for 13 years, and before that as a manufacturing specialist at Lazard and his own boutique investment firm, Bloom participated in more than 100 bankruptcies and restructurings, trying to balance the realities of business with the need for jobs, he said in a 2010 interview. The case is City of Detroit, 13-bk-53846, U.S. Bankruptcy Court , Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit).
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More Thomasville stores to close in bankruptcy aftermath

The first day of bankruptcy hearings in the newly renovated building will be Sept. 30, said Scott Ford, clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of Alabama. The bankruptcy court judges and clerks are excited to be moving back into the Vance building and "are thankful for the renovations that repair and preserve this building for the public we serve," Ford said. Saudia Muwwakkil, regional public affairs officer with the General Services Administration, stated in an email response to questions that the GSA had substantially completed the rehabilitation project on schedule by Aug. 1. During its two years, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-funded project generated about 150 jobs and over $21 million in small business contract awards, she said. The project did have a big hiccup in March when a fire broke out on the roof , but firefighters were able to quickly contain it. All agencies that had been housed in the building, including the bankruptcy court and offices for Sen.
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Bankruptcy judge in Erie puts lawyer under close watch

Mazzei was set to receive $1,000 for each of those filings until Agresti stepped in to stop what he described at a May 10 hearing as a potential "money grab." "I think the place just runs amok," Agresti said of Mazzei's law office. Mazzei defended his handling of the cases under review but agreed to accept any changes Agresti orders his firm to undertake when the expert's report is done. Agresti has declined to file a complaint against Mazzei with the Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, though he said others could do so. He said on May 10 that his main goal is to make sure "a new world order" takes hold at Mazzei's practice. "I appreciate it," Mazzei told Agresti. "We've been trying hard to comply with the court's requests. ...
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Furniture Today reports that Furniture Brands, which announced its bankruptcy this month, will close 14 corporately-owned Thomasville stores within the next two months across the country. (visit site) That's in addition to the closing of a Drexel Heritage store and five company-owned Thomasville stores, including one in High Point. Furniture Brands officials are hoping that the bankruptcy will allow the company to emerge as a stronger business. The company's stability moving forward will be significant to the Triad, where Furniture Brands employs a work force of about 800 people across all of its brands, including at the headquarters for Thomasville in Davidson County and Drexel Heritage in High Point. Katie Arcieri covers manufacturing, transportation/logistics, aviation, textiles, tobacco and furniture. Contact her at (336) 370-2913.
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