The judge overseeing Gulf Coast Health Care LLC's bankruptcy has pushed the final hearing on its proposed liquidation plan to next week to allow opponents of the deal to review a report that analyzes potential litigation against people and entities associated with the bankrupt nursing home operator, Reuters reported. The report, which was not public, became a point of contention on Tuesday, which was set to be the first full day of the hearing on the plan. But a few hours into the hearing, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Karen Owens in Wilmington, Del., expressed frustration as witnesses for Gulf Coast attempted to rely on the results of the report in their testimony, despite the fact that the report itself was kept under wraps. "It's problematic," Owens said. In response to the judge’s remarks, Gulf Coast attorney Daniel Simon of McDermott Will & Emery said his team would make the report available to the judge and the opponents of the plan by the end of the day. The hearing will resume on April 27.
