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BLOG: Loren Steffy: Dynegy's parent joins subsidiary in bankrupty filing - Orlando Sentinel

07/05/12

... 2012-07-06/dynegy-inc-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-to-merge-with-unit.html] after they emerge from bankruptcy court. The filing doesn't include Dynegy's coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants, the company said. A bankruptcy judge ...

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Bankruptcy's Five-Time King - Wall Street Journal

07/05/12

With its fifth bankruptcy filing on June 5, Strauss Auto may have filed the most Chapter 11 petitions by a single company in the history of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The filing looks likely to be its last: The retailer,

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Colorado bankruptcies drop 12 percent - The Business Journal

07/05/12

Coloorado bankruptcy filings for the first six months of the year were down by 12 percent from a year earlier, the American Bankruptcy Institute reported Thursday. Colorado lagged the national average of a 14 percent decline. The Alexandria ...

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US Airways chief says he's willing to wait for American - USA Today

07/05/12

In his note, Parker echoed that assessment. "Given where the American bankruptcy case is at this point, it seems highly unlikely they will emerge before year-end, so that means the speculation and attention around this potential merger will continue for at ...

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Fletcher Fund Creditors Include Well-Known Law Firms, Others - Wall Street Journal

07/05/12

All claims in the bankruptcy matter are listed as disputed ... which specializes in commercial litigation and claims, according to its website. Marc Kasowitz is a lawyer for Mr. Fletcher as well as Fletcher Asset Management, and has represented ...

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Bankruptcy filings fall 14%, on track for pre-2008 levels - Los Angeles Times

07/05/12

Tepid consumer spending has an upside: Bankruptcy filings in the U.S. are down 14% in the first half of the year, helped along by record-low interest rates and a new culture of belt-tightening. The first half of 2012 saw 632,130 new filings ...

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Weil Gotshal's Lehman Fees: $430 Million-Plus - Wall Street Journal

07/05/12

The law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP stands to earn more than $430 million for leading Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. through the biggest Chapter 11 bankruptcy case ever. Weil Gotshal filed papers Tuesday asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan ...

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Schilling's co. files for bankruptcy; feds probing - WHDH.com

07/05/12

The filing by Providence-based 38 Studios, which laid off its entire staff last month, was made in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, where the company is incorporated as a limited liability corporation. Its sister operation in Baltimore also filed for bankruptcy.

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California’s Harris Favors State, Madoff Trustee Says - Bloomberg

07/05/12

The Harris case is Picard v. Hall, 12-01001, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan). The main case is Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 08-ap-1789, U.S. Bankruptcy ...

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Understanding Bankruptcy: Petition Review and Submission to Court - jdsupra.com

07/05/12

Upon completion, it will be filed with the court officially starting your bankruptcy case. fpbankruptcylaw.com http://fpbankruptcylaw.com/the-bankruptcy-process-petition-review-and-su... Bankruptcy Process: Petition Review and Submission ...

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