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... activated its global satellite communications service with much fanfare. Some nine months and--as Judge James M. Peck described it in this opinion--a "business failure of epic proportions" later, Iridium landed in bankruptcy. (Op. ... conclusions "most obviously suspect." (Op. at 24). Another important practice pointer is found in a footnote, where Judge Peck noted that all the witnesses for the Committee, with the exception of four experts, "testified" through spliced video-taped segments drawn ...

... federal judge just became horribly confused about his responsibilities: Bankruptcy Judge James Peck, 63, was charged with attempted second-degree assault and harassment following a ... since going on the bench in January 2006 was the $3 billion reorganization of Quebecor Corp. Peck received his J.D. from NYU and was a partner in Schulte Roth's ... judge told cops who arrived at the tony building following a 911 call by Judith Peck, according to the sources. "We love each other very much. I have never ...

... hearing a pitch from salesmen on the phone or from onetime stars like Robert Wagner and James Garner on TV. Reverse mortgages let seniors take cash out of their ... FBI have all issued warnings about unscrupulous reverse mortgage brokers. Steven Peck an elder law and financial abuse attorney in California states "Reverse mortgages ... because they increase dramatically over time. "It's a pit of debt," said Peck, "Seniors are going to find that, when they're in their home for a number of years, the debt ...

... in April - and actually wrote a page-one WSJ story on it. Weil asked for $55.1 million for those four months of work. On Thursday, the judge presiding over the case, James Peck, approved Weil's request in full, giving his blessing on some $49.63 million ( ... most of its deteriorating assets to Barclays in a matter of days, one of the speediest bankruptcy deals on record. Click here for Judge Peck's order; scroll to Exhibit A for the list of firms In total, Judge Peck approved more than ...

He's already a busy man, but James Peck is about to get even busier. Not only is Mr. Peck presiding over the fiendishly complex bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the New York judge is also overseeing the Securities Investor Protection Corporation's liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff's fund - the fund that prosecutors say was used to commit [...]

... from Goodwin Procter On September 17, in one such closely watched matter, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James Peck ordered Metavante Corporation ("Metavante"), a counterparty to Lehman Brothers Special Financing ("LBSF") in an interest rate ... its obligations to pay quarterly fixed amounts owing under the transaction, notwithstanding the bankruptcies of LBSF and its parent. Judge Peck concluded that Metavante could not rely solely on the filing of the Lehman bankruptcy cases to refuse to make payment to ...

... bank. Warner says that his plan could be used for short-term bank financing that can fill the gap until the market recovers. James Daigle, a small-business owner of Sports Systems Services in Fort Lee, N.J., says that he has been laughed off when he ... ve got to move quickly," Warner says. "This is something that is a real time problem for small businesses across America." Contact Steven Peck's Premier Legal toll free at 1.866.999.9085 to talk to an experienced small busines lawyer and visit us on- ...

... which it will eventually divvy up among the creditors. Creditors are expected to back the deal. A sale hearing is set for December 22 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan before Judge James Peck. Weil, Gotshal & Manges partners Lori Fife and Michale Lubowitz, along with ... Naomi Munz represented Lehman on the deal. Weil Gotshal is bankruptcy council for Lehman. Proskauer Rose partners James Gerkis, Rima Moawad, Peter Samuels, Jeff Levitan, Mike Sirkin, Stuart Rosow and Mike ...

* Judge James Peck, the second-most junior bankruptcy judge in Manhattan, will handle the Lehman case, the biggest bankruptcy in history. [Bloomberg] * No vroom for snowmobiles in the national parks, rules Judge Emmet Sullivan. [New York Times] * First day of the O.J. Simpson robbery trial. But people are already totally over it. No crowds were there to greet O.J. and friends, just a man holding a "Jesus saves sinners from hell" sign. [Los Angeles Times] * Former ATL "Lawyer" of ...

I don't know Judge James Peck in New York but its still really a shame to report this. He was arrested last Saturday for spousal abuse. Here's the story from the New York Post. Here's the criminal complaint.