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The Daily Docket: Caesars Puts Operating Unit Into Bankruptcy

01/15/15

Gambling giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. put its largest unit into Chapter 11 protection in Chicago early Thursday morning, leaving it to a judge to settle the bitter dispute among the company’s creditors and the investment firms whose buyout left the unit with $18.4 billion in debt, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

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The Daily Docket: Caesars Bankruptcy Venue Fight Brews

01/14/15
Caesars Palace stands in Las Vegas on March 20, 2014.
Bloomberg News

Investors attempting to push the largest operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Cor

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‘Duck Dynasty’ Iced Tea Maker Blames Show’s Stars for Bankruptcy

01/13/15
Duck Commander Family Foods and Chinook USA

A Kentucky company that’s brewing iced tea inspired by “Duck Dynasty’s” Uncle Si on

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The Daily Docket: Bondholders Look to Push Caesars Into Bankruptcy

01/12/15
Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s Caesars Palace casino stands in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Sunday, March 9, 2014.
Bloomberg News

A group of hedge funds on

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Architecture Firm That Restored Statue of Liberty Seeks Bankruptcy

01/09/15
Tourists visit the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, in New York.
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The Daily Docket: Deb Shops Wins Approval for GOB Sales

01/08/15

Teen fashion retailer Deb Shops on Wednesday won court approval to launch going-out-of-business sales that will culminate with the closing of nearly 300 stores. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Financial Institution Settles MF Global Suit

01/07/15

A group of well-known financial institutions settled a lawsuit brought by former MF Global Holdings Ltd. investors for $74 million. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Trustee Strikes Deal With Pimco

01/05/15

The trustee unwinding Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s U.S. brokerage arm has struck a deal with Pacific Investment Management Co. that would settle more than $187 million in claims against the brokerage at a fraction of their asserted value. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Energy Future Still Hiring Advisers

12/30/14
The TXU Monticello Steam Electric Station power plant near Mount Pleasant, Texas, in February 2007.
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The Daily Docket: Lehman Sues University Over Soured Swaps

12/26/14

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s estate is suing Saint Louis University over soured interest-rate swaps agreements, the latest in a string of such suits filed by the defunct investment bank. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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