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RG Steel judge asked to allow environmental appeal - Product Design & Development

06/25/12

Bankruptcy filings routinely bring a halt to all litigation involving the debtor, but environmentalists are asking the judge to lift the automatic stay so they can pursue an appeal they filed just a few weeks before RG Steel's bankruptcy filing.

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Providence pension deal OK is headed to judge - AP - msnbc.com

06/25/12

In Central Falls, where a state receiver filed for bankruptcy in August 2011 ... Individuals have the right to opt out of a settlement and pursue litigation on their own.

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Bankruptcy looms for Calif. city deep in debt - CBS News

06/25/12

Meantime, the Stockton City Council is scheduled to decide Tuesday whether to adopt a special budget in case of a bankruptcy declaration. The city would stop debt payments, reduce pay and benefits and increase parking citations, CBS Sacramento ...

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Ritz Camera files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection - The Business Journal

06/25/12

The parent company of the nine Dallas-Fort Worth area Wolf Camera Center stores has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Beltsville, Md.-based Ritz Camera & Image plans to close 128 of its 265 stores, Retail Info Systems News reported.

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Cinram files bankruptcy, sells assets and operations - Everything Alabama Blog

06/25/12

To implement the sale, Cinram filed for reorganization protection under in Canada and its U.S. subsidiaries filed under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the District of Delaware. Cinram has a DVD manufacturing plant in Huntsville.

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Brower Piven Encourages Investors Who Have Losses in Excess of $100,000 From Investment in General Maritime Corporation to Inquire About the Lead Plaintiff Position in ... - msnbc.com

06/25/12

the Company announced that it had a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, thus completely wiping out all the equity in the Company. If you choose to retain counsel, you may retain Brower Piven ...

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RG Steel judge asked to allow environmental appeal - AP - msnbc.com

06/25/12

Bankruptcy filings routinely bring a halt to all litigation involving the debtor, but environmentalists are asking the judge to lift the automatic stay so they can pursue an appeal they filed just a few weeks before RG Steel's bankruptcy filing.

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Ritz Camera, Proex file for bankruptcy — again - The Business Journal

06/25/12

Ritz closed 19 Minnesota stores in 2009 following its first bankruptcy filing. Edina-based Proex Photo Systems was sold to Ritz in 2001 following the Chaper 11 bankruptcy filing of Proex's parent, Atlanta-based Wolf Camera Inc. There were 35 ...

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Supreme Court declines to hear Madoff case - Financial Times

06/25/12

Lower appeals courts upheld the trustee’s method, which was originally approved by the bankruptcy judge, but a final attempt was made with an appeal before the Supreme Court. Mr Picard held off making some distributions in case the calculation was rejected.

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Ritz Camera files for bankruptcy protection - The Business Journal

06/25/12

Ritz Camera & Image could close some of its stores following last Friday's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Denver Business Journal reported that it's not Ritz's first experience with bankruptcy. The photo retailer had 800 stores ...

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