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Bankrupt FastShip to pursue patent case vs. US govt - Reuters

03/22/12

"Through the bankruptcy process, the debtors will create a liquidating trust to pursue and monetize the patent infringement litigation against the U.S. government...," FastShip said in court papers filed on Tuesday. The company, which failed to ...

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Auctioneer hired to liquidate self-anointed monk's belongings - Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier

03/22/12

When and where is not yet clear, though an agreement with Dick Backes Auctioneers of Raymond allows moving expenses, suggesting the sale will not be in the former Buchanan County home. Trustee Renee Hanrahan asked the federal bankruptcy court in Cedar ...

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Cheboygan Memorial Hospital to close long-term care facility - Petoskey News-Review

03/22/12

CHEBOYGAN — While bankruptcy proceedings move forward regarding the sale of Cheboygan Memorial Hospital, the hospital’s board of trustees announced late Wednesday that it will close the hospital’s long-term care facility, Larson Hall.

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FastShip files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection - Marine Log

03/22/12

It was to have been a highspeed containership with a semi-planing hull, gas turbine power and waterjets linking Philadelphia and Cherbourg, France. At one time, there were hopes it could have been in service by 2003. And as recently as this year a RO/RO ...

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Suburban Landscaping buys Derby - Wichita Eagle

03/22/12

Since buying Suburban Landscaping out of bankruptcy in late 2007, Jim Biehler and seven former managers of the company have increased sales from about $3 million to more than $4 million. Now, they’re looking to grow further with the ...

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Law Office of Pearson, Butler, Carson & Cook, PLLC, Hires More BK Attorneys - PR Inside

03/22/12

EINPresswire.com/ Law office of Pearson, Butler, Carson & Cook, PLLC, hires more attorneys as the rate of Utah bankruptcy petition filings hit the highest in 6 years. Pearson, Butler, Carson & Cook, PLLC, hires more attorneys as the rate of Utah bankruptcy ...

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We have some big issues coming up Thursday in bankruptcy court - Dallas Morning News (blog)

03/22/12

... major issues up for discussion when U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane holds a hearing in the AMR/American Airlines bankruptcy case at noon EDT Thursday in New York City: 1. The judge will hear several matters tied to the Allied Pilots Association ...

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Man sentenced for concealment in bankruptcy - State Journal-Register

03/22/12

Trevor W. Casper, 39, was sentenced by Senior U.S. Judge Richard Mills on Wednesday. Casper admitted that when he filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition in 2007, he valued his household goods and furnishings at $3,000. After a fire destroyed his ...

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MF Global “Corporate Personhood” Case: Motion for Appeal Filed - PRWeb

03/22/12

Mr. Furgatch’s originally filed motion, which raised the issue of “corporate personhood” in the ongoing MF Global bankruptcy case, was denied by Judge Martin Glenn after being heard in Federal Bankruptcy Court on March 6th. We’ll believe that ...

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Bidder on Dodgers asks about naming rights to Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles Times

03/22/12

Bruce Bennett, the Dodgers' lead bankruptcy attorney, and Peter Cohen, the Blackstone Advisory Partners executive leading the sale team, discussed "naming rights and other bidder questions" in a telephone conference Feb. 22, according to court records.

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