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The Daily Docket: Teen Retailer Delia*s to Shut Doors

12/05/14

Teen clothing retailer Delia*s Inc. will file for bankruptcy and shut down after it couldn’t find a merger partner or another source of money to survive after years of steady losses, The Wall Street Journal reports. The retailer’s shelves could start emptying as early as Friday in going-out-of-business sales.

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Bodybuilder’s Supplement Company Hits the Auction Block

12/01/14
Gaspari Nutrition Inc.s muscle-building formulas.
Gaspari Nutrition

A nutritional supplement business led by former professional bodybuild

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Ex-Dewey Partner Altorelli Files for Bankruptcy

11/26/14
Russian Anna Chapman, who was deported from the U.S.
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The Daily Docket: Ex-Owners Settle Lake Las Vegas Suit for $115 Million

11/26/14

The former owners of Lake Las Vegas, including two of Texas’ billionaire Bass brothers, paid $115 million last month to quietly settle a long-running lawsuit tied to the luxurious golf community and resort’s collapse into bankruptcy in 2008, according to confidential settlements viewed by The Wall Street Journal. Read the exclusive Daily Bankruptcy Review story in the Journal.

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The Daily Docket: Drug Maker Dendreon Files for Bankruptcy

11/10/14

Dendreon Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after coming to terms with senior lenders on a restructuring that could mean a reorganization or a sale of its cancer drug operation. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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How American Sniper’s Death Caused a Headache for a Texas Hedge Fund Manager

11/07/14
Former Navy SEAL and author of the book “American Sniper”, Chris Kyle poses in Midlothian, Texas, in 2012, less than a yer before his death.
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Bankrutpcy Judge Shuts Down Sam Wyly Book Projects

11/06/14
Texas entrepreneur Sam Wyly arrives at federal court in New York in May for closing arguments his civil trial.
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The Daily Docket: Bankruptcy Judge Delays Key Trump Taj Mahal Ruling

11/06/14
Trump Entertainment

As cash quickly runs out to keep Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort open, a bankruptcy judge refused to sign off on the outlines of a bankruptcy-exit plan for owner Trump Enterta

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The Daily Docket: Nortel Canada Looks to Block U.S. Unit’s $1 Billion Bondholder Deal

11/05/14

Nortel Networks Corp. of Canada Tuesday attacked a $1 billion pact between its U.S. division and investment firms that bought debt after the former telecommunications powerhouse collapsed in bankruptcy in 2009. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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