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Bankruptcy judge OKs sale of Jewish Times
The 93-year-old Baltimore Jewish Times will be under new ownership before Passover begins at sundown Friday. U.S Bankruptcy Court Judge Nancy V. Alquist on Thursday approved the $1.26 million sale of the financially strapped weekly to Route 95 Publications LLC, an entity created by the owners of Rockville-based Washington Jewish Week. The sale will be […]
Washington Jewish Week high bidder for Jewish Times
The company that owns the Washington Jewish Week will acquire the Baltimore Jewish Times following its high bid of $1.26 million in a bankruptcy asset auction that concluded Monday. Zvi Guttman, the appointed trustee in the case, confirmed that Route 95 Publications LLC, an entity created by the owners of Rockville-based Washington Jewish Week, was […]
Jewish Times publisher wins appellate round
An appeals court has turned aside an attempt by printing company H.G. Roebuck & Son Inc. to increase the damage award it won a suit against the publisher of the Baltimore Jewish Times. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals affirmed that Andrew Alter Buerger, CEO of Alter Communications Inc., was not liable for lost profits […]
Week in review: 3/23/12
High court rules against Md. man A former court employee’s $1 million lawsuit has ended in the U.S. Supreme Court, which held that states cannot be sued under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act’s self-care provision. Daniel Coleman, once the executive director of procurement and contract administration at the Administrative Office of the Courts in […]
Auction date proposed for Jewish Times publisher
After 93 years in the hands of the same family, the Baltimore Jewish Times could go to auction next week under a proposal filed Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Zvi Guttman, newly appointed trustee for publisher Alter Communications Inc., entered a proposed schedule under which the company’s assets would be auctioned on March 28. Objections […]
Week in review – 3/16/12: Exelon takeover becomes official
Exelon takeover becomes official Exelon Corp. will proceed immediately with staffing decisions now that the company has completed its $7.9 billion acquisition of Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Group, a company spokeswoman said. The deal, which had been in the works for nearly a year, became official on Monday. About 600 jobs are expected to be cut companywide; […]
Mother loans Jewish Times publisher $100K
With no clear-cut consensus on how to bring it out of bankruptcy just yet, Alter Communications Inc., publisher of the Baltimore Jewish Times, did get court approval Tuesday for an emergency loan of $100,000 to meet payroll and pay crucial vendors. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Nancy V. Alquist approved the terms of a bridge loan […]
Top 5: ‘It was just so blatantly unfair to do what they did’
An IPO splash by a Baltimore tech company and a look at the upcoming General Assembly legislative session are among the most-read business stories of the week. But news of the potential seizure of vehicles from a Baltimore city agency topped the list. Here are the Top 5 most-read stories: 1. Sheriff to begin seizure […]
Top 5 On the Record posts of the year
An insider’s perspective on the U.S. Supreme Court was the most-read On the Record blog post of 2011. Readers also checked out a judge’s sense of humor in the Jewish Times bankruptcy case, why “Huckleberry Finn” shouldn’t be censored and the age-old debate on the value of law school. The most-read blog posts of 2011 […]
Week in review: 12/9/11
City swears in Rawlings-Blake Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake delivers her inaugural address Tuesday as Baltimore mayor’s after being elected to a full four-year term in November. The former City Council president has served as mayor since February 2010, when she replaced Sheila Dixon, who resigned. In her speech, Rawlings-Blake said she wants to attract 10,000 new families […]
Jewish Times owner says it has found new investor group
Alter Communications Inc., publisher of the Baltimore Jewish Times, is seeking a second 30-day extension from the court in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, saying that a group of new investors has entered the picture. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge James F. Schneider had given Alter and its former long-time printer, H.G. Roebuck & Son Inc., […]
Top 5: ‘I think that sends a loud and clear message’
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit over a bedbug infestation was decided in Baltimore this week, and state Sen. Ulysses Currie’s bribery trial continues. Those stories and more in this week’s legal affairs top 5. 1. Hopkins doc has made millions testifying for defense – Andy Marso When lawyer William C. Hudson learned that State Farm wanted one […]
