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The Daily Docket: Geokinetics Enters Bankruptcy

03/11/13

Geokinetics Inc. , which gathers and analyzes data for oil and gas companies, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after reaching a deal with its creditors on a plan to restructure its debt. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Tribal Owner of Grand Canyon Skywalk Files for Bankruptcy

03/06/13
Associated Press
People walk on the Grand Canyon Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz.

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Creditors Seek Bankruptcy for Treasure Hunter’s Company

03/04/13
Associated Press
Gold bars and coins from the S.S.
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Chicago Hockey Brawl Spills Into Bankruptcy Court

03/01/13

The Leafs Ice Centre hockey rink in a Chicago suburb has filed for bankruptcy, shaking its gloves off to take a swipe at the rink manager that it recently fired.

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The Daily Docket: Bimbo Challenges Bid for Hostess Brand

02/28/13

Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV is challenging a $30 million bid from one of its biggest rivals for Hostess Brands Inc.’s Beefsteak rye brand. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here. Here’s a WSJ video discussion on the bidding process and the company’s clash with unions.

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Girls Gone Wild Files for Bankruptcy

02/28/13
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Joe Francis

Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis has put his risqué empire into bankruptcy protection to keep Steve

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Rhythm & Hues Looks to Finish ‘Seventh Son’

02/21/13
Legendary Pictures
Still from “Seventh Son”

Bankrupt special effects studio Rhythm & Hues said it can’t afford to finish the more than 200 scenes it prom

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The Daily Docket: Readers Digest Enters Bankruptcy Again

02/19/13
Reader’s Digest/Associated Press

Reader’s Digest Association and six affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection Sunday, the publisher’s second bankruptcy filing in 3 1/2 years.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Love Actually Edition

02/15/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, actress and singer Martine McCutcheon is in bankruptcy, and Chapter 11 has claimed another special-effects studio.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Approves MF Global Deal

02/01/13
Reuters

MF Global Holdings Ltd.’s bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a key settlement among the failed brokerage’s three key constituents, opening up the possibility that the remaining money owed to customers could start flow

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