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The Daily Docket: LightSquared Strikes Deal Giving Control to Ergen

11/04/14

Dish Network Corp. Chairman Charlie Ergen would receive a controlling stake in troubled wireless company LightSquared under the company’s newest restructuring plan, announced in court on Monday. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: 38 Studios Settlement Edition

10/31/14

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, 38 Studios’ bankruptcy trustee reached an important settlement, and Girls Gone Wild’s Hottest Girl in America 2010 is getting an overdue payment. Also, a Formula One racing team filed for bankruptcy.

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Coming and Going Concerns

10/30/14

Joost Geginat has joined AlixPartners as a managing director and will help build the consulting firm’s turnaround and restructuring presence in Switzerland. Mr. Geginat, who will be based in Zurich, most recently worked as a managing partner of the Southeast Asia office of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.

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The Daily Docket: Wyly Lawyers Seek Approval for Art Sale

10/30/14
In this May 6 file photo, Texas entrepreneur Sam Wyly arrives to U.S.
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Judge Approves Deal Between ‘Hottest Girl in America’ and Girls Gone Wild

10/30/14
Chelsea Heath, Girls Gone Wild’s 2010 Hottest Girl in America.
Chris Lambeth

The woman crowned Girls Gone Wild’s Hottest Girl in America in 2010 is final

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The Broke and the Beautiful: OITNB Edition

10/24/14

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Teresa Giudice will serve time in the prison that was the setting for “Orange Is the New Black,” and the Backstreet Boys settled with former boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman. Also, Girls Gone Wild made a settlement with the Hottest Girl in America 2010.

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The Daily Docket: GT Will Wind Down Arizona, Massachusetts Locations

10/24/14
The new Apple Watch is pictured during an Apple event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, Calif., in this file picture taken Sept.
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Bankruptcy Could Mean Writer’s Block for Sam Wyly

10/23/14
Texas entrepreneur Sam Wyly arrives at federal court in New York in May for closing arguments at his civil trial.
Associated Press

Samuel Wy

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Backstreet Boys Settle Bankruptcy Claims

10/23/14
The Backstreet Boys perform during a concert at the City Hall in Vienna on July 15.
European Pressphoto Agency

The Backstreet Boys’ bankruptcy battle is

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The Daily Docket: LDK Solar Files for Chapter 11

10/21/14

LDK Solar  USA filed for Chapter 11 protection Tuesday to implement a debt-restructuring agreement with senior bondholders owed about $295 million. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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