While Tribune Co. remains tied up in bankruptcy court in Delaware , hedge funds Alden Global Capital and Greywolf Capital filed suit in New York alleging Bank of America , Merrill Lynch Capital Corp. , Citicorp North America Inc . , and JPMorgan Chase went along with Sam Zell 's $ 8 billion leveraged buyout out the Tribune Co . " improperly motivated by tens of millions of dollars worth of fees and the desire to curry favor with the billionaire Zell , " the Tribune reported .