City of Detroit, Michigan
Case Number:
2:13-bk-53846
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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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October 11, 2013
US Blasts Retirees' Attempt To Thwart Detroit Bankruptcy
Detroit's bid for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection doesn't conflict with the U.S. Constitution, the federal government told a U.S. bankruptcy judge Friday in response to objections by two of the unions representing some of the city's public-sector retirees.
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October 08, 2013
Detroit Given 35 Days To Deal With Pending Tort Claims
The city of Detroit has 35 days to come up with a plan to deal with several hundred lawsuits against it before at least one litigant will be allowed to pursue her tort claims, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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October 04, 2013
Jones Day's Detroit Contract Capped At $18M
Detroit will pay up to $18 million to Jones Day for guiding the city through bankruptcy and restructuring, a sum that is more than five times greater than the contract previously inked between the city and the law firm.
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October 02, 2013
Detroit Retirees May Pursue Ruling Over Extra Checks
Detroit retirees received the go-ahead from a bankruptcy judge on Wednesday to seek a written order from a judge who had said the city violated labor laws when it discontinued the practice of awarding extra checks to retirees in certain years.
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September 26, 2013
Report Uncovers Inconsistencies In Detroit Pension Funds
An audit report released Thursday shows that Detroit's pension funds have distributed funds to members inconsistently for several years, and that the excess allocations may have contributed substantially to the city's debt problem.
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September 18, 2013
Detroit Workers Demand Orr Testifies On Talks With Gov.
Public sector retirees and city workers pressed a Michigan bankruptcy court Wednesday to compel Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr to answer questions regarding his communications with the Michigan governor's office in the run-up to the July Chapter 9 filing, arguing the common interest privilege doesn't apply.
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September 17, 2013
Detroit Defends Ch. 9 Bid Against Retirees' Objections
Detroit's bid for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection doesn't conflict with the Michigan Constitution's pensions clause, the city told a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday in response to objections by the committee representing the city's public-sector retirees.
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September 17, 2013
Detroit Says Kirkland Atty Can't Testify In Syncora Row
A Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney who represents bond insurer Syncora Guarantee Inc. in Detroit's historic bankruptcy proceedings should not be allowed to testify because she would abuse the attorney-client privilege, the city told a Michigan bankruptcy judge on Monday.
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September 13, 2013
Detroit Ch. 9 Eligibility Objections Set For October
A Michigan federal judge on Thursday said he has received 110 timely objections from unions, retirees and others to Detroit's bid for Chapter 9 protection and has scheduled two days of oral arguments in October to address those that raise legal issues.
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September 11, 2013
Detroit Retirees Ask Federal Court To Weigh Bankruptcy
Detroit's official committee of retirees on Wednesday asked a Michigan federal court to consider the constitutional, statutory and factual challenges to the city's bankruptcy filing, saying the bankruptcy court does not have the constitutional authority to determine the issues.