On Friday, May 15, 2015, Golden County Foods, Inc. (“GCF”), a business that manufactures prepared foods, filed a voluntary chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. It was joined by two affiliates, GCF Franchisee, Inc. (“GCFF”)and GCF Holdings II, Inc. (“Holdings”). The cases are docketed as case no. 15-11062 and have been assigned to The Honorable Kevin Gross.
On May 8, 2015, Airborne Media Group, Inc. filed a voluntary chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The voluntary petition was filed after several creditors commenced an involuntary chapter 11 case in Colorado on April 17, 2015. The chapter 11 case has been docketed as case no. 15-11018 and has been assigned to The Honorable Kevin Gross.
On May 4, 2015, one of the largest for-profit post-secondary education companies in the United States and Canada, Corinthian Colleges, Inc., and 24 of its affiliates, filed voluntary chapter 11 petitions in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The cases are docketed as case no. 15-10952 and have been assigned to the Honorable Kevin J. Carey. The petition lists assets of approximately $19.2 million and liabilities of $143.1 million.
On April 19, 2015, Frederick’s of Hollywood, Inc., a well-known retailer of women’s lingerie, filed for chapter 11 protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In addition to the petition filed by Frederick’s, petitions were filed by five other related entities. The cases have been assigned to The Honorable Kevin Gross, and are docketed as case no. 15-10836.
On April 7, 2015, Everyware Global, Inc. and 12 affiliates filed a prepackaged chapter 11 case in Delaware. Affiliates include such names as Oneida, Anchor Hocking, Kenwood Silver, Sakura and Universal Tabletop. The case is docketed as case no. 15-10743 and has been assigned to the Honorable Laurie Selber Silverstein. A chapter 11 plan and disclosure statement has been filed with the petition.
On April 6, 2015, Northwest Missouri Holdings, Inc. and three affiliates, filed voluntary chapter 11 petitions in Delaware. The three affiliates are Oregon Farmers Mutual Long Distance Inc., The Oregon Farmers Mutual Telephone Company and South Hold Cablevision, Inc. As of this post, only the petition is on file. The case is docketed as case no. 15-10728 and has been assigned to The Honorable Brendan Linehan Shannon.
On New Year's Eve 2015, Swift Energy Company and 8 affiliates filed a voluntary petition commencing a prepackaged chapter 11 case in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The case is docketed as case no. 15-12670, and has been assigned to The Honorable Mary F. Walrath. The petition lists assets of $1.024 billion and liabilities of $1.349 billion.
Fuhu, Inc. has filed a Chapter 11 petition in Delaware in order to facilitate as sale of the company to Mattel, according to a statement listed on its website. The case is docketed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware as Case No. 15-12465. The case is assigned to The Honorable Christopher S. Sontchi. Fuhu Holdings, Inc has filed an affilated case.
On October 7, 2015, Taylor-Wharton International LLC and Taylor-Wharton Cryogenics LLC filed a Chapter 11 petition seeking protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The case is docketed as case no. 15-12075, and has been assigned to The Honorable Brendan L. Shannon.
On August 26, 2015, Santa Fe Gold Corporation and three affiliates filed voluntary chapter 11 petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The cases are docketed as case no. 15-11761, and have been assigned to The Honorable Mary F. Walrath.