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Madoff Class-Action Lawsuit Is Barred by Bankruptcy Judge - Bloomberg

06/20/12

settled a lawsuit against the Picower estate for $7.2 billion in 2010, after alleging Picower knew of and profited from Madoff’s fraud. Pamela Goldman and a related partnership asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland to let their suit go ...

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Madoff Class-Action Lawsuit Is Blocked by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge - Businessweek

06/20/12

A U.S. bankruptcy judge barred a class-action lawsuit filed in Florida against the estate of former Bernard Madoff investor Jeffry Picower. The Madoff brokerage trustee, Irving Picard, settled a lawsuit against the Picower estate for $7.2 ...

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Behringer Harvard files Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Frisco Square - The Business Journal

06/20/12

Addison-based Behringer Harvard Behringer Harvard Latest from The Business Journals Lakeway Resort and Spa faces foreclosure, will stay open Heather McClure, Behringer Harvard Residences at Hotel Palomar may revert to Westdale Capital Follow ...

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Ex-GM plants for sale; must create jobs - msnbc.com

06/20/12

YPSILANTI, Michigan (Reuters) - Bruce Rasher runs the third-largest portfolio of industrial property in the United States, but with holdings made up of unwanted plants that General Motors Co got rid of during its 2009 bankruptcy, he will need a ...

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Maine Lawyer Robert J. Keach Appointed Fee Examiner For American Airlines' Chapter 11 Cases - Yahoo Finance

06/20/12

PORTLAND, Maine, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Robert Keach, co-chair of Portland Maine law firm Bernstein Shur's Business Reorganization and Insolvency Practice Group, was appointed fee examiner for the Chapter 11 cases of AMR ...

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Triangle real estate development firm files for bankruptcy - The Business Journal

06/20/12

It needs voter approval in Wake County, where a local sales tax would be needed to its fund construction ... Davis couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. The company’s bankruptcy attorney, Bill Janvier, declined to comment.

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MSR Resorts Say Hilton Dispute Holding Up Reorganization - Bloomberg

06/20/12

Translated into plain English, the resorts are saying they can’t emerge from bankruptcy before the Hilton litigation is resolved. The statements were contained in court papers filed last week for an extension until Aug. 1 of the exclusive ...

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California-based NovaSolar Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Transworld News

06/20/12

Yet another solar firm has filed for bankruptcy protection. NovaSolar Inc. filed for Chapter 11 debt protection in a San Jose court last Friday. NovaSolar arose out of the ashes of another defunct solar firm, OptiSolar. The new firm used assets ...

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California-based NovaSolar Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Transworld News

06/20/12

Yet another solar firm has filed for bankruptcy protection. NovaSolar Inc. filed for Chapter 11 debt protection in a San Jose court last Friday. NovaSolar arose out of the ashes of another defunct solar firm, OptiSolar. The new firm used assets ...

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Larson Opens Dallas Office for Forshey Prostok - Yahoo Finance

06/20/12

a Fort Worth-based law firm specializing in bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation. With more than 15 years of experience in all facets of bankruptcy, restructuring and commercial litigation, Larson will head the firm's new Dallas office.

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