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Ex-NFL player Jamal Lewis' bankruptcy hearing rescheduled - YAHOO!

06/05/12

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A court hearing on the status of former Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis' bankruptcy case was postponed in Atlanta on Tuesday amid signs that he would submit required financial records and meet with court officials. Lewis ...

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Ex-NFL player Jamal Lewis' bankruptcy hearing rescheduled - Reuters

06/05/12

Lewis, who retired from the National Football League in 2009 after 10 seasons and also played for the Cleveland Browns, filed for bankruptcy on April 4, citing $14.4 million in assets and $10.5 million in debt. The 32-year-old former player then ...

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A post-bankruptcy auto bailout? - Politico.com

06/05/12

whose government-imposed conditions included filing bankruptcy. "If they needed help coming out of bankruptcy and government support, that was fine, but I was not in favor of the government writing billions of dollars in checks prior to them going into ...

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Centerbridge to buy Culligan in debt deal-sources - Reuters

06/05/12

hired restructuring advisers earlier this year and was considering options including bankruptcy or a sale, sources told Reuters in March. The Rosemont, Illinois-based company said it has already received nearly 100 percent support from its ...

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Trading firm SPX to drop bankruptcy case - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

06/05/12

High-frequency trading firm SXP Analytics LLC has agreed to drop its bankruptcy case - a decision that appears to signal a retreat in a larger battle the Milwaukee company is fighting with another high-speed trading firm in Texas. SXP, owned by local ...

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Jamal Lewis bankruptcy case delayed - ESPN

06/05/12

ATLANTA -- A bankruptcy court hearing in Atlanta for former Baltimore ... The case's trustee had filed a motion seeking to convert the case to a Chapter 7 filing, where the trustee can sell off assets. At a hearing Tuesday, the trustee asked ...

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Bankruptcy hearing in Atlanta for former Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis postponed - Washington Post

06/05/12

ATLANTA — A bankruptcy court hearing in Atlanta for former Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis has been delayed. Lewis filed for bankruptcy in April, listing $14.5 million in assets and $10.6 million in debts. The 32-year-old retired in 2009 after ...

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Romney-backed Konarka solar panel firm files for bankruptcy - Washington Post

06/05/12

A solar-panel manufacturer that received $1.5 million in state loans during Mitt Romney’s tenure as Massachusetts governor has filed for bankruptcy. Republicans have frequently criticized the Solyndra episode as a waste of taxpayer money and ...

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Berkshire Hathaway Wants Examiner in ResCap Bankruptcy Case - NASDAQ

06/05/12

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) wants an independent examiner appointed in the bankruptcy case of Ally Financial Inc. mortgage subsidiary Residential Capital LLC. In a Monday night filing with U.S. Bankruptcy Court in ...

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MF Global Bankruptcy Trustee Freeh Sees Claims of $3 Billion - San Francisco Gate

06/05/12

Its bankruptcy filing listed assets of $41 billion and debt of $39.7 billion. Giddens said in his report yesterday that Corzine may face claims for breach of fiduciary duty and negligence for his role in the company's downfall. "Liquidity had ...

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