11.   Tom Box filed the latest lawsuit to block the Simplot purchase, asking Kendall to issue a temporary restraining order and appoint a receiver for Box Energy.

12.   Usually, receivers are appointed only when a company is in serious financial trouble, Cohen said.

13.   Whether a receiver will be appointed for Nichols will be decided by U.S. District Court Judge Dean Whipple.

14.   Whipple has appointed several receivers in recent years, including one for the Kansas City Housing Authority.

15.   Receivers were appointed after the debt-ridden Fokker collapsed in March this year.