City of Detroit, Michigan
Case Number:
2:13-bk-53846
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Firms
- ArentFox Schiff
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Blank Rome
- Blevins Sanborn
- Bowman & Brooke
- Butzel Long
- Cadwalader Wickersham
- Clark Hill
- Clayson Schneider
- Cozen O'Connor
- Dawda Mann
- Dean & Fulkerson
- Demorest Law Firm
- Dickinson Wright
- Epstein Becker
- Foley & Lardner
- Godfrey & Kahn
- Gold Lange
- Goodman Hurwitz
- Gudeman & Associates
- Hammerschmidt Stickradt & Associates
- Hladik Onorato
- Honigman LLP
- Jenner & Block
- Kaminski Law PLLC
- Kerr Russell
- Kilpatrick & Associates
- Law Offices of Christopher Trainor
- Law Offices of Joumana Kayrouz
- Lewis Brisbois
- Lipson Neilson
- Loevy & Loevy
- Maddin Hauser
- McKnight Canzano
- Miller Canfield
- Morris & Morris Attorneys
- O'Hagan Meyer
- Osipov Bigelman
- Plunkett Cooney
- Sandra O'Connor Law
- Schafer & Weiner
- Semrad Law Firm
- Shermeta Law Group
- Stempien Law
- Stevenson & Bullock
- Strobl PLLC
- Sullivan Ward
- Swistak Levine
- Taft Stettinius
- Troutman Pepper
- Varnum LLP
- Ven Johnson Law
- Warner Norcross
- Wolfson Bolton
- Zwicker & Associates
Companies
- Aetna Inc.
- Amalgamated Transit Union
- Assured Guaranty Ltd.
- Aurelius Capital Management LP
- Bank of America Corp.
- Barclays PLC
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Inc.
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- Citigroup Inc.
- Clark Associates Inc.
- Compuware Corporation
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Eaton Vance Corp.
- Federal National Mortgage Association
- Food & Water Watch
- Genuine Parts Co.
- Greektown Holdings LLC
- Greenhill & Co. Inc.
- Health Alliance Plan of Michigan
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
- International Association of Fire Fighters
- International Business Machines Corp.
- Iron Mountain Inc.
- Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC
- Lazard Ltd.
- MGM Grand Hotel LLC
- Miller Buckfire & Co. LLC
- M&T Bank Corp.
- Nuveen LLC
- Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc.
- Safeco Insurance Co.
- Service Employees International Union
- Syncora Holdings Ltd.
- The Segal Co. Inc.
- TIAA Bank
- T-Mobile US Inc.
- UBS Group AG
- United Auto Workers
- U.S. Bancorp
- Waste Management Inc.
- Wells Fargo & Co.
- Wilmington Trust Corp.
- Xerox Holdings Corp.
Government Agencies
- County of Macomb, Michigan
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- State of Michigan
Sectors & Industries:
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December 02, 2013
Detroit Workers Rip $350M Loan Plan As Ch. 9 Ruling Looms
As the city of Detroit awaits a bankruptcy judge's ruling on whether it is eligible for Chapter 9 relief, public-sector workers and retirees continue to battle its efforts to move forward, specifically with respect to $350 million in financing, according to court documents filed last week.
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November 14, 2013
Detroit Can't Keep Fees For $350M Barclays Loan Secret
The Michigan bankruptcy judge overseeing Detroit's Chapter 9 proceedings on Thursday shot down the city's request to keep the fees attached to its $350 million financing package from Barclays Capital Inc. under wraps following outcry from unions and retirees.
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November 08, 2013
Bond Insurers Sue Detroit After $9M In Missed Payments
Three bond insurers sued Detroit in Michigan bankruptcy court on Friday, a week after the city missed a deadline for $9.4 million in interest payments, saying it is legally obligated to use tax proceeds to pay back the debt it incurred for capital improvements.
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November 07, 2013
US Defends Constitutionality Of Detroit Bankruptcy
The U.S. on Wednesday lobbied a Michigan federal judge to reject a labor union's arguments challenging the constitutionality of Detroit's bankruptcy, saying the union's argument runs contrary to Congress and the Supreme Court.
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October 29, 2013
UAW Challenges Detroit's Bid For Bar Date
The United Auto Workers asked a Michigan bankruptcy judge Monday to deny the city of Detroit's bar date motion, claiming that the bankrupt municipality is attempting to block it from asserting claims on behalf of city workers related to pension underfunding.
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October 22, 2013
Detroit Retirees Say City Illegally Cut Health Benefits
A committee of retired workers on Tuesday sued the city of Detroit in Michigan bankruptcy court, asking a federal judge to block the city's 2014 retiree health care plan, which the committee alleges violates the Michigan and United States constitutions by breaching the city's contracts with its retirees.
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October 18, 2013
Detroit Needs To Hand Over Jones Day Docs, Union Says
The International Union, United Auto Workers asked a Michigan federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday to compel the city of Detroit to produce communications between the city and lawyers at Jones Day made before the city filed for bankruptcy.
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October 18, 2013
Unions Say Detroit Can't Show It's Insolvent
Two of the unions representing Detroit's public-sector retirees told a U.S. bankruptcy judge Thursday that the city has failed to prove it is insolvent, making it ineligible for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.
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October 17, 2013
Detroit's Cash Flow Improves As City Ceases Debt Payments
Detroit experienced a dip in revenue but a slight boost in cash flow in the past three months as it avoids paying unsecured bond debt and making contributions to pension funds during its Chapter 9 bankruptcy proceedings, according to a report released Wednesday.
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October 16, 2013
Mich. Says Funding State Court In Detroit Is City's Problem
The state of Michigan on Tuesday challenged a union's claim that it must fund the state district court in Detroit if the city can't, claiming a bankruptcy court can't compel the city or the state to provide alternate sources of funding.