Werner Holding Co. (PA), Inc.

Company

• Pre-filing annual sales: $653 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing assets: $415 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing number of employees: 1,800
• Sub-industry: 34 Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Transportation Equipment
• Place of incorporation: DE / PA
• Court for city of headquarters: PA Erie
• In business at filing? yes

Bankruptcy case

• Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
• Who filed case? debtors
• Debtor's lead attorney: Willkie Farr
• Date of filing: June 12, 2006
• Judge at filing: Kevin J. Carey
• Court district of filing: DE
• Court city of filing: Wilmington
• Case number: 06-10578
• Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
• Forum shop? Forum Shop


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


• Disposition status: confirmed
• Date of disposition: October 25, 2007
• Judge at disposition: Kevin J. Carey
• Days from filing to disposition: 500

After the case

• Did firm emerge? Company emerged
• Did firm refile? emerged 5 years, did not refile