Laclede Steel Company (1998)

Company

• Pre-filing annual sales: $588 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing assets: $568 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing number of employees: 1,475
• Sub-industry: 33 Primary Metal Industries
• Place of incorporation: DE
• Court for city of headquarters: MO St. Louis
• In business at filing? yes

Bankruptcy case

• Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
• Who filed case? debtors
• Debtor's lead attorney: Bryan Cave
• Date of filing: November 30, 1998
• Judge at filing: Barry S. Schermer
• Court district of filing: MO ED
• Court city of filing: St. Louis
• Case number: 98-53121
• Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
• Forum shop? Filed at headquarters


• Case transferred? no
• Destination court of transfer: not applicable
• Creditors committee appointed? yes
• §363 sale: no 363 sale
• Dip loan final approval? no
• Plan type: free fall


• Disposition status: confirmed
• Date of disposition: December 15, 2000
• Judge at disposition: Barry S. Schermer
• Days from filing to disposition: 746

After the case

• Did firm emerge? Company emerged
• Did firm refile? emerged 5 years, refiled