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The Daily Docket: Hawker Enters Bankruptcy

05/04/12

Aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft Inc. sought bankruptcy protection Thursday, after striking a deal with creditors to swap some $2 billion in debt for control of the reorganized company. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Sonya Dakar Follows Her Clinic Into Bankruptcy

05/03/12

Only one day after her daughter put Sonya Dakar’s Hollywood skincare clinic into bankruptcy, the esthetician to the stars filed for Chapter 11 protection herself.

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Sonya Dakar’s Famed Hollywood Spa Enters Chapter 11

05/02/12

: Associated Press; Gwyneth Paltrow, above, is one of many celebrities to have been treated by Sonya Dakar Skin Clinic.

The parent company of

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The Daily Docket: Kodak Allowed to Pay Bonuses

05/01/12

A judge on Monday said Eastman Kodak Co. could pay millions of dollars in bonuses to several hundred employees to keep them happy and at the company, overruling an objection by the Justice Department’s bankruptcy-watchdog unit. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Betsey Johnson Enters Bankruptcy

04/27/12

Fashion designer Betsey Johnson’s company filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday night in New York, following poor performance in its chain of retail stores. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Boom Boom Pow Edition

04/20/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a former Black Eyed Peas manager has filed for bankruptcy, Gary Busey is giving out tax tips a little too late, and Lenny Dysktra has nailed a spot in the Los Angeles County Jail.

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Security Firm Files for Bankruptcy

04/19/12

: AFP/Getty Images

A company whose security guards patrol the White House filed for bankruptcy with an emergency request to transfer a series of its government contracts to a competitor, a move to ensure that Pres

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Cut! Film Producer Files for Bankruptcy

04/17/12

Film producer and distributor Media 8 Entertainment, which is known for putting out movies that have fallen just beyond Hollywood’s gaze, has taken an unscripted turn toward bankruptcy.

Running low on cash, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection with a potentially valuable film library but with $8.6 million worth of debt owed to stars like Charlize Theron, Ben Affleck and Christina Ricci, according to papers filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Fort Myers, Fla.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Newt Gingrich Edition

04/06/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Newt Gingrich’s think tank elects for bankruptcy protection, and the Dodgers and AFA Foods have a surprising connection. Also this week, Young Buck’s intellectual property is rapping its way toward the auction block.

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