Filene's Basement, LLC

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Case Number:

1:11-bk-13511

Court:

Delaware

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  1. February 05, 2016

    Filene's Basement Blasts Ex-CEO Syms' Bid For Severance

    Filene's Basement is fighting an attempt by Marcy Syms, former chief of the retailer's corporate parent Syms Corp., to recover severance from the company, calling the request a "cash grab" in documents filed Friday in Delaware bankruptcy court.

  2. May 21, 2014

    Filene's Basement Trustee Seeks Fried Frank Docs In Ch. 11

    A U.S. trustee on Tuesday asked a Delaware federal bankruptcy judge to force clients of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP including Vornado Realty Trust to cough up documents related to the firm's role representing them as creditors in Massachusetts-based clothing retailer Filene's Basement's Chapter 11 case.

  3. May 16, 2014

    Deal Reached To Allow $30M Syms HQ Lease Sale

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved an 11th-hour agreement on Friday that resolved a bitter fight over the $30 million sale of former Syms Corp.'s New Jersey headquarters lease, as well as a long-running feud with the property's landlords over the rent.

  4. May 09, 2014

    Syms Creditors Blast Challenge To $30M Lease Sale

    Creditors for bankrupt retailer Syms Corp. urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday to reject a challenge to a previous decision authorizing it to sell the lease for its New Jersey headquarters for $30 million to ASG Equities Secaucus LLC.

  5. May 01, 2014

    Syms Landlords Blast Approval Of $30M HQ Lease Sale

    The landlords of Syms Corp.'s New Jersey headquarters lodged an emergency request late Wednesday for a Delaware bankruptcy judge to rethink his decision to allow the reorganized debtor's $30 million sale of the property's lease rather than honor their previous deal, arguing the court's opinion contained "defects."

  6. April 09, 2014

    Syms Landlords Blast $30M Deal To Sell HQ Lease

    The landlords of Syms Corp.'s New Jersey headquarters urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday to reject a proposed $30.25 million sale of the property's lease, saying the former clothing retailer must be made to honor their previous deal for the lease.

  7. April 02, 2014

    Suitors Clash Over Latest $30M Deal For Syms' Lease

    Former clothing retailer Syms Corp. urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday to sign off on a $30.25 million deal for the lease to its New Jersey headquarters, while the property's landlord argued its previously agreed-upon deal should be honored instead.

  8. March 31, 2014

    Reorganized Syms Seeks Nod To Sell NJ Lease For $30M

    Former clothing retailer Syms Corp., reorganized in Chapter 11 as a real estate holding company, asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge Monday to bless a $30.2 million deal for the lease of a New Jersey property, a sale opposed by the property's landlord.

  9. May 08, 2013

    Jeweler's $6.3M Claim Tossed In Filene's Basement Bankruptcy

    A federal judge on Wednesday shot down jeweler Ultra Stores Inc.'s $6.3 million breach-of-contract claim against bankrupt Filene's Basement LLC, saying that when the retailer closed down all its outlets, it's responsibility to honor the contract ceased.

  10. November 16, 2012

    Syms Rips Cushman's $1.25M Termination Fee Request

    Defunct clothing retailer Syms Corp. blasted its former real estate broker Cushman & Wakefield Inc. on Thursday for requesting its $1.25 million termination fee five months too early, saying deals executed in the interim could incur fees that would reduce the amount Cushman is owed.