Here's what we are reading this morning:
US mall vacancy rate backs off 7-year high, but more closures ahead
Is Your Approved Break-Up Fee Safe? | Dechert LLP
Ninth Circuit Considers Availability of Bankruptcy to Cannabis-Related Businesses | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Portfolio Company D&O Insurance—Are the Director Designees of PE Owners Actually Covered? | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
PG&E Board Committed to Change, Board Reviewing Structural Options for PG&E
Puerto Rico Bond Trustee Gears Up for Post-Restructuring Fight - WSJ
Exclusive: California utility PG&E explores bankruptcy filing - sources | Reuters
Things Remembered Hires Financial Advisers Ahead of Possible Restructuring - WSJ
Sears hit by senior executive departure as fate hangs in balance | Financial Times
Charlotte Russe Reassesses Its Future, Including Sale or Bankruptcy - WSJ
Does It Pay to Be a Writer? - The New York Times
Ford Credit won't approve proposed Reagor-Dykes Auto Group reorganization, asks to seize assets
A FRESH START: Out of bankruptcy, LakePoint strategizes for 2019 | The Daily Tribune News
New & Notable Current Reports Filed with the SEC for Monday Jan 7, 2019
New Quarterly & Annual Reports Filed With the Securities & Exchange Commission for Monday Jan 7, 2019