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4:18-bk-35672

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Texas Southern

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  1. March 25, 2021

    Black Lung Claims Set At $19M In Westmoreland Bankruptcy

    Westmoreland Coal Co. and the U.S. Department of Labor have agreed to a $19 million black lung benefits claim to be included in the coal company's already confirmed Chapter 11 plan, seeking approval Wednesday from a Texas federal judge.

  2. December 03, 2020

    McKinsey Drops Westmoreland Fees In US Trustee Deal

    The U.S. Trustee's Office announced Thursday that consulting giant McKinsey & Co. has agreed to end its request for fees and expenses in Westmoreland Coal Co.'s Chapter 11 and settle the government's claims that it failed to disclose conflicts of interest.

  3. September 16, 2020

    Westmoreland Ch. 11 Trial To Continue In 2021, In Person

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday said the half-done trial over consulting giant McKinsey & Co.'s disclosures in Westmoreland Coal Co.'s Chapter 11 will stay on hold until January to wait out COVID-19 restrictions on in-person court appearances.

  4. June 05, 2020

    Judge Rejects Early Verdict Bid In Westmoreland Coal Fight

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday rejected Jay Alix's position that McKinsey & Co. "failed utterly" to make its case in a fight over disclosures in the Westmoreland Coal Co. Chapter 11 and that a verdict in its favor should be granted immediately

  5. April 06, 2020

    McKinsey Trial In Westmoreland Case To Remain On Hold

    A Texas bankruptcy judge Monday said he will keep the half-done trial over consulting giant McKinsey & Co.'s disclosures in the Westmoreland Coal Co. Chapter 11 in a holding pattern in the name of fairness because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  6. February 05, 2020

    McKinsey Denies Hiding Ch. 11 Conflicts As Texas Trial Begins

    Consulting giant McKinsey & Co. faced off against longtime foe Jay Alix and the federal bankruptcy watchdog in a Texas court Wednesday, denying claims that it didn't disclose information about potential conflicts of interest in its bid to be hired as an adviser to Westmoreland Coal Co.

  7. August 21, 2019

    Trustee Still Unimpressed By McKinsey App In Coal Co. Ch. 11

    The federal bankruptcy watchdog and McKinsey & Co. foe Jay Alix have both told a Texas bankruptcy court that McKinsey's latest submission to be labeled as an adviser in the Westmoreland Coal Co. Chapter 11 is still not up to snuff.

  8. June 25, 2019

    McKinsey Draws More Heat With New App In Coal Co. Ch. 11

    A mine worker's union, the federal bankruptcy watchdog and implacable foe Jay Alix have all objected to McKinsey & Co.'s proposed re-submission of an application to assist Westmoreland Coal Co. with its since-completed $1.4 billion restructuring, with Alix blasting the request as yet another episode of McKinsey's "disclosure kabuki."

  9. June 07, 2019

    Westmoreland Coal Sells Last Mine For $300M Credit Bid

    A Texas bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of Westmoreland Coal Co.'s last remaining mine for a $300 million credit bid, replacing a prior sale deal abandoned in the face of a legal challenge.

  10. April 29, 2019

    McKinsey Fights Rival's Investigation Bid In SunEdison Ch. 11

    McKinsey & Co. has come out swinging against rival Jay Alix's bid to conduct a court-sanctioned probe into its alleged conflicts of interest in the SunEdison Inc. Chapter 11 case, saying the request is an "improper" ploy to advance Alix's one-man crusade against the embattled consulting giant.

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