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Dewey to consider bankruptcy filing: source - msnbc.com

05/18/12

"We've been replaced by Zolfo at the insistence of the debt holders. It now becomes a creditor-driven case." A bankruptcy filing is not certain, and the timing of any potential filing remains unclear. The firm has been consulting with restructuring lawyers ...

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Dewey to consider bankruptcy filing: source - Reuters

05/18/12

"We've been replaced by Zolfo at the insistence of the debt holders. It now becomes a creditor-driven case." A bankruptcy filing is not certain, and the timing of any potential filing remains unclear. The firm has been consulting with ...

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Dewey to consider bankruptcy filing: source - msnbc.com

05/18/12

"We've been replaced by Zolfo at the insistence of the debt holders. It now becomes a creditor-driven case." A bankruptcy filing is not certain, and the timing of any potential filing remains unclear. The firm has been consulting with restructuring lawyers ...

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Dewey to consider bankruptcy filing - source - Reuters

05/18/12

NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - Ailing U.S. law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is considering a bankruptcy filing as new debtholders take a more aggressive track, shifting away from earlier attempts at an out-of-court liquidation, a person familiar with the ...

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Shengdatech Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection - Quick Facts - NASDAQ

05/18/12

(RTTNews.com) - Shengdatech Inc. (SDTHQ.PK) reported Friday that it has filed a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization and proposed Disclosure Statement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada. The company said that the ...

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Octomom’ bankruptcy case tossed out - NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)

05/18/12

Suleman filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in April, after the unemployed single mother of 14 had incurred debt to over a reported 20 parties. There is reportedly a pending foreclosure on her current home, which can now proceed following ...

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Jeremy Mayfield's wife files for bankruptcy - Hickory Daily Record

05/18/12

WILKESBORO, N.C.--The wife of former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, allowing she and her husband to remain in their home. Shana Mayfield filed by herself for bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court ...

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MF Global customer deemed "frivolous" in fee fight - Laredo Sun

05/18/12

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Martin Glenn rejected arguments from ... would be paid from money he ultimately recovers on behalf of the MF estate through litigation and other means. Freeh separately asked the court to extend by one month a Friday deadline ...

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Dippin' Dots deal is done - Daily Oklahoman

05/18/12

Dippin' Dots Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November owing millions to lenders in the wake of costly patent litigation. Scott Fischer, president of Dippin' Dots LLC, said the newly acquired company plans to boost its number of locations ...

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MF Global $1 Billion Vanished Into Brokerage, Court Told - Bloomberg

05/18/12

Brett Miller, a lawyer for MF Global Holdings’ Chapter 11 estate, told U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn in Manhattan today that court papers detailing the assets and debts of five of its six bankrupt units are likely to be filed today.

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