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Bankruptcy judge will OK new ownership for Tribune Co. - Chicago Tribune

07/13/12

But his pledge to confirm the restructuring is a major victory for Tribune Co. It represents the beginning of the end of a landmark Chapter 11 case that has left the company in limbo since December 2008. It also represents the start of a new era ...

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Judge OKs Tribune Co. Exit From Bankruptcy - Hartford Courant

07/13/12

The explosion of litigation in the Tribune Co. case has led many to criticize a bankruptcy system that has become increasingly dominated by distressed debt investment funds like Aurelius and many others that purchase a bankrupt company's debt on ...

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Baseball great Lenny Dykstra pleads guilty to federal bankruptcy fraud - CNN

07/13/12

The federal indictment stemmed from a bankruptcy case that Dykstra filed on July 7, 2009. Dykstra was accused of removing, destroying and selling property that was part of the bankruptcy estate without the permission of the bankruptcy trustee.

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Minnesota's number of bankruptcies is declining - Minneapolis Star Tribune

07/13/12

Through the first six months of the year, bankruptcy filings in Minnesota are down 11.5 percent from the same period last year, according to figures from Epiq Systems, which compiles data for the American Bankruptcy Institute. In Minneapolis ...

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Tribune restructuring plan approved - Chicago Sun-Times

07/13/12

Carey’s decision means Tribune’s prolonged bankruptcy case is drawing to a close, but it does not result in an immediate exit from Chapter 11. The ruling won’t mean quick changes in management at the Chicago-based media giant since the Tribune has ...

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Tribune finally wins court nod to exit bankruptcy - msnbc.com

07/13/12

(Reuters) - Tribune Co has won court approval to emerge from bankruptcy, more than 3-1/2 years after seeking Chapter 11 protection following a leveraged buyout that saddled the publisher of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times with too much debt.

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Judge Approves Tribune Co.'s Restructuring Plan (Updated) - YAHOO!

07/13/12

The Wilmington, Delaware-based judge endorsed the plan late Friday three-and-a-half years after the company, burdened with $13 billion of debt, entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Now, the media giant must wait several days for the court to issue a formal ...

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Judge Approves Tribune Co.'s Restructuring Plan (Updated) - YAHOO!

07/13/12

The Wilmington, Delaware-based judge endorsed the plan late Friday three-and-a-half years after the company, burdened with $13 billion of debt, entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Now, the media giant must wait several days for the court to issue a formal ...

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The Strange Case of Scotland's Glasgow Rangers Football Club - Huffington Post

07/13/12

Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson, of Treasure Island fame, penned a novella that many consider to be a foundation stone of modern fiction's addiction to substances, transformation and death -- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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Tribune finally wins court OK to exit bankruptcy - Reuters UK

07/13/12

The company has during its bankruptcy revamped management and sold the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Asset sales are expected to continue after the bankruptcy ends. Among those whose objections to the plan were overruled by Carey were the hedge ...

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