Lawsuits

The Broke and the Beautiful: Stronger Edition

06/22/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Teresa Giudice says bankruptcy made her stronger, and “Octomom’s” home went into foreclosure. Also, creditors of Soup Kitchen International, made famous by the Soup Nazi character on “Seinfeld,” are stewed.

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Former Greenberg Traurig lawyers form Salazar Jackson - The Business Journal

06/21/12

Salazar focuses his practice on bankruptcy, litigation, new media and data privacy. He recently led the Chapter 11 reorganization efforts of numerous well-known companies, including Fine Air and First Foliage, and spear-headed litigation clients ...

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Dems back Steve Black for Common Pleas - Cincinnati.com

06/21/12

Black, of Graydon, Head and Ritchey, has been an attorney for 37 years, working in areas including estate and trust litigation, bankruptcy, and environmental litigation. His community involvement includes stints as board president of the ...

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MSR Resorts Say Hilton Dispute Holding Up Reorganization - Bloomberg

06/20/12

Translated into plain English, the resorts are saying they can’t emerge from bankruptcy before the Hilton litigation is resolved. The statements were contained in court papers filed last week for an extension until Aug. 1 of the exclusive ...

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Larson Opens Dallas Office for Forshey Prostok - Yahoo Finance

06/20/12

a Fort Worth-based law firm specializing in bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation. With more than 15 years of experience in all facets of bankruptcy, restructuring and commercial litigation, Larson will head the firm's new Dallas office.

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Nokia's Last Line of Defense - MIT Technology Review

06/20/12

Whether it comes through licensing, sale, or litigation, patent-related cash flow could be vital if Nokia isn't to follow Nortel to bankruptcy court, says Alexander Poltorak, chief executive of a patent consultancy called General Patent in ...

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The Daily Docket: Berkshire, Nationstar Named Lead Bidders for ResCap

06/20/12
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Warren Buffett holds a Dairy Queen ice cream bar and answers reporters’ questions before the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in April 2011. 

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Doug Stollery: PPP pioneer is litigator at heart - Financial Post

06/20/12

It’s been an interesting ride for the former bankruptcy and insolvency litigator who left ... reliant on precedents to drive corporate dealings. In the context of litigation, he said, the focus is on the process and “discovery of documents ...

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Top Courts in U.S. and Britain Enter the Madoff Fray - New York Times

06/20/12

The London litigation against Ms. Kohn and her co-defendants may prove crucial, since a related lawsuit that Mr. Picard filed against them in Manhattan is on shaky ground. It is one of hundreds of cases that were removed from bankruptcy court ...

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