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The Daily Docket: Appellate Panel Sides With Patriot in Benefits Fight

08/22/13
Associated Press
UMWA International President Cecil Roberts (left) holds had with supporters.
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The Daily Docket: Kodak Exit Plan Approved

08/21/13
Jim Rydbom/Associated Press
Kodak Colorado Division Building C-29

Eastman Kodak Co. was cleared Tuesday to emerge from bankruptcy court, putting a bookend on an American ric

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The Daily Docket: Furniture Brands Taps Restructuring Advisers

08/20/13

Furniture Brands International Inc., one of the nation’s largest home furniture makers, has tapped restructuring lawyers and advisers to deal with its debt load, people familiar with the matter said. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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The Daily Docket: Kodak Creditors Favor Bankruptcy Plan

08/19/13
Jim Rydbom/Associated Press
Kodak Colorado Division Building C-29

Eastman Kodak Co.

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The Daily Docket: DOJ Looks to Block AMR-US Air Merger

08/14/13

According to The Wall Street Journal, The Department of Justice on Tuesday moved to block the merger of American Airlines parent AMR Corp. and US Airways Group Inc., which could hurt AMR’s plan to leave b

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The Daily Docket: MM&A Enters Bankruptcy

08/08/13

The railway company that operated the train that derailed and exploded last month, killing 47 people and destroying part of a small town in Quebec, sought bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday with the intention to sell the business. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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The Daily Docket: Rural/Metro Preps for Possible Bankruptcy

08/01/13

Ambulance company Rural/Metro Corp., which provides ambulance service in rural communities, is getting ready for a possible bankruptcy, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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The Daily Docket: Detroit Judge Proposes October Eligibility Trial

07/31/13

Detroit’s bankruptcy judge has proposed to hold a trial in October for the city’s retirees and bondholders to argue that Michigan law blocks the city from using the power of bankruptcy to cut more than $18 billion in debt. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Creditor Panel Signals Opposition to Cengage Plan

07/30/13

Cengage Learning Inc.’s unsecured creditors are accusing the company’s first-lien lenders, including current equity owner Apax Partners L.P., of orchestrating a “value-grabbing effort” to deleverage the company and capture all its value at the expense of other creditors. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Versace Edition

07/26/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, we’ve got more on the upcoming auction of Casa Casuarina, as well as some informational tidbits about the former Versace mansion. Also, former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona was tapped to play Marilyn Monroe in an upcoming musical about the actress’s life.

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