City of Detroit, Michigan
Case Number:
2:13-bk-53846
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Nature of Suit:
Firms
- Shermeta Law Group
- Godfrey & Kahn
- Loevy & Loevy
- Silverman & Morris
- Taft Stettinius
- O'Hagan Meyer
- Blank Rome
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Stempien Law
- Stevenson & Bullock
- Kilpatrick & Associates
- Strobl PLLC
- Morris & Morris LLC
- Clayson Schneider
- Wolfson Bolton
- Gold Lange
- Goodman Hurwitz
- Lipson Neilson
- Dean & Fulkerson
- Ven Johnson Law
- Morris & Morris Attorneys
- Gudeman & Associates
- Schafer & Weiner
- SK Detroit Law Partners
- Legghio & Israel
- Butzel Long
- Plunkett Cooney
- Dickinson Wright
- Dawda Mann
- Blevins Sanborn
- Hladik Onorato
- Miller Canfield
- Resnick Law
- Asher Kelly
- Varnum LLP
- Sullivan Ward
- Semrad Law Firm
- Bowman & Brooke
- McKnight Canzano
- Osipov Bigelman
- Cozen O'Connor
- Law Offices of Christopher Trainor
- Lewis Brisbois
- Cadwalader Wickersham
- Sandra O'Connor Law
- Demorest Law Firm
- ArentFox Schiff
- Swistak Levine
- Epstein Becker
- Law Offices of Joumana Kayrouz
- Maddin Hauser
- White Schneider
- Kaminski Law PLLC
- Warner Norcross
- Honigman LLP
- Foley & Lardner
- Clark Hill
- Kerr Russell
- Zwicker & Associates
- Jenner & Block
- Hammerschmidt Stickradt & Associates
Companies
- Barclays PLC
- Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc.
- Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S
- Amalgamated Transit Union
- Waste Management Inc.
- TIAA Bank
- Aurelius Capital Management LP
- General Shale Brick Inc.
- Assured Guaranty Ltd.
- Aetna Inc.
- M&T Bank Corp.
- Iron Mountain Inc.
- Health Alliance Plan of Michigan
- Miller Buckfire & Co. LLC
- Food & Water Watch
- Wilmington Trust Corp.
- Colasanti Cos.
- Compuware Corporation
- Greenhill & Co. Inc.
- U.S. Bancorp
- The Segal Co. Inc.
- Monarch Alternative Capital LP
- Deutsche Bank AG
- International Association of Fire Fighters
- Bank of America Corp.
- Citigroup Inc.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Inc.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
- Service Employees International Union
- Nuveen LLC
- Clark Associates Inc.
- Wells Fargo & Co.
- Ricoh Co. Ltd.
- T-Mobile US Inc.
- Lazard Ltd.
- Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
- EE Ltd.
- Federal National Mortgage Association
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
- Canon Financial Services Inc.
- International Business Machines Corp.
- MGM Grand Hotel LLC
- Safeco Insurance Co.
- Greektown Holdings LLC
- Eaton Vance Corp.
- Canon Inc.
- Syncora Holdings Ltd.
- Otis Worldwide Corp.
- Genuine Parts Co.
- United Auto Workers
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- Verita Global LLC
- Xerox Holdings Corp.
- BlackRock Inc.
- UBS Group AG
Government Agencies
- County of Macomb, Michigan
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- State of Michigan
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May 05, 2014
Detroit Creditor Vote Greenlighted By Judge
Detroit pitched one last version of an exit plan to pull it out of bankruptcy before its creditors begin the process of voting on how the city will reduce its pension obligations and bond debt, and won the judge's approval for its disclosure statement, according to a filing in Michigan federal court on Monday.
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May 02, 2014
Detroit City Retirees Agree To 4.5% Cut In Pension Benefits
The city of Detroit reached an agreement Friday with the city's largest employee association that will cut their pension benefits by 4.5 percent and potentially hasten Detroit's exit from Chapter 9 protection, according to the law firm representing the Detroit Retired City Employees Association.
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April 28, 2014
Detroit, Unions Reach 5-Year Agreements In Bankruptcy Row
The bankrupt city of Detroit, along with the Coalition of Detroit Unions, which together represent more than 3,500 of the city's employees, have reached a proposed agreement on the "major aspects" of five-year collective bargaining agreements with those unions, federal mediators announced Monday.
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April 22, 2014
Detroit Brings In Muni Finance Expert, Plan Adviser
An adviser who guided New York City through its 1970s financial crisis will usher Detroit on municipal finance matters, while a financial consultant who has engaged in more than 100 restructurings will evaluate the city's proposed debt adjustment plan, according to court papers filed Tuesday.
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April 21, 2014
Detroit Ch. 9 Plan Confirmation Set For End Of July
Detroit's bankruptcy judge has pushed back a few key dates, with the city's final debt adjustment plan confirmation hearing set to begin July 24, according to a court order issued Monday.
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April 17, 2014
Detroit Headed To Mediation Over Water Authority Deal
A Michigan bankruptcy judge on Thursday ordered the city of Detroit into mediation proceedings with three of its neighboring suburban counties in hopes of striking a deal for a regional water and sewer authority that could ease its transition out of bankruptcy.
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April 15, 2014
Detroit Deal Will Cut Pension Hikes For Ex-Cops, Firefighters
The city of Detroit has reached an agreement with the organized labor group representing its retired police and firefighters that will trim annual cost-of-living increases to the retirees but spare their current pensions from any cuts, a mediator said Tuesday.
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April 11, 2014
Detroit's $85M UBS, Merrill Lynch Swaps Deal Wins Approval
Detroit on Friday received court approval of its $85 million settlement with UBS AG and Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch Capital Services LLC to end a swaps agreement, an achievement that will allow the bankrupt city to begin collecting much-needed casino tax revenue.
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April 10, 2014
Detroit Refuses To Pave Path Out Of Ch. 9 With $2B In Art
Detroit's emergency financial manager said Thursday that creditors can't make the city to raise up to $2 billion by selling its art masterpieces as it undergoes bankruptcy for its $18 billion in debt.
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April 08, 2014
Detroit Retirees, Berkshire Hathaway Buck Bankruptcy Plan
Detroit retirees, union members, a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unit and at least a dozen others objected to the city's plan to exit from bankruptcy, with several objections sliding in just under the April 7 deadline, according to court records on Tuesday.