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Second Romney-Backed Solar Company Files For Bankruptcy - Think Progress

06/02/12

The company, Konarka Technologies, “filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and will cease operations, lay off its 85 workers and liquidate”: “Konarka has been unable to obtain additional financing, and given its current financial ...

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New York's Dewey & LeBoeuf files for Chapter 11 - Globe and Mail

06/02/12

Dewey & LeBoeuf, the U.S. law firm that has suffered a fatal partner exodus since the beginning of the year, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Monday, completing one of the biggest collapses of a law firm by any measure. In its ...

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Lawyer rebuffs Crystal Cathedral claim - United Press International

06/02/12

... $30 billion claim filed by a longtime member of California's Crystal Cathedral is outside the boundaries of the bankruptcy case. Attorney Nanette Sanders said in court documents that David Phillippe's protest of the sale of the landmark ...

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Score One For The Good Guys! - jdsupra.com

06/02/12

This is a legal article regarding Chapter 11 and reorganization plan. Score One for the Good Guys! Bucktown’s Victory against Big Bank PNC Spells Good News for Bucktown Residents and the Community as a Whole Award winning Chicago developer Bruce Fogelson ...

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Konarka files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy - Lowell Sun

06/02/12

LOWELL -- Konarka Technologies Inc., a developer of thin-film solar panels that has its roots at UMass Lowell, announced on its website Friday that has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. The company has raised nearly $200 million in its ...

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Konarka files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy - Lowell Sun

06/02/12

LOWELL -- Konarka Technologies Inc., a developer of thin-film solar panels that has its roots at UMass Lowell, announced on its website Friday that has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. The company has raised nearly $200 million in its ...

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Bankruptcy filings in South Florida fall for third month - Sun Sentinel

06/02/12

The number of South Florida bankruptcy filings fell in May for the third straight month. The trend is a reversal from the first months of the year when filings rose in the tri-county region. Lawyers and economists said the upturn was a sign of ...

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Judge OKs Dynegy bankruptcy pact with creditors - msnbc.com

06/02/12

(Reuters) - Dynegy Inc on Friday won a U.S. bankruptcy judge's approval of a settlement with creditors, putting the power producer's Dynegy Holdings LLC unit one step closer to emerging from Chapter 11 protection. Chief Judge Cecelia Morris of ...

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Update Concerning Omega Navigation Enterprises - Hispanic Business

06/02/12

ATHENS, GREECE -- (Marketwire) -- 06/01/12 -- Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc. announced today that, in connection with its Chapter 11 proceedings in Houston, Texas, Omega and its major creditor constituencies are continuing to engage in ...

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Thin-Film Solar Panel Maker Konarka Files for Bankruptcy - Businessweek

06/02/12

Konarka Technologies Inc., the thin- film solar panel manufacturer backed by Chevron Corp. (CVX) (CVX), Draper Fisher Jurvetson and New Enterprise Associates Inc., filed for bankruptcy in Massachusetts. “Konarka has been unable to obtain ...

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