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‘Hottest Girl in America’ Settles With Girls Gone Wild

10/21/14
Chelsea Heath, Girls Gone Wild’s 2010 Hottest Girl in America.
Chris Lambeth

Lawyers who are settling old legal disputes involving Girls Gone Wild have r

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Meet the Newest Pick for the Delaware Bankruptcy Bench

10/20/14
Laurie Selber Silverstein

Nearly a decade ago, attorney Laurie Selber Silverstein played a role in naming four new judges to sit on the Delaware bankruptcy bar in the largest expansion of the court’s history. Soon, Ms.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Guilty Again Edition

10/17/14

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, one-half of a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” couple gets another jail sentence, and Crumbs reopened in midtown Manhattan. Also, 38 Studios’ bankruptcy trustee is looking for $232,800.

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With Settlement, Marc Dreier Is Off the Hook for Court Testimony

10/15/14
Marc Dreier
Associated Press

Marc Dreier won’t be leaving prison after all.

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Forward Motions: Energy Future Seeks to Pay Bankruptcy Bonuses

10/10/14

Energy Future Holdings Corp. will continue making its case next Wednesday in Wilmington, Del., to pay as much as $18 million in bonuses to upper management. A hearing on the matter began on Oct. 8 and spilled into Oct. 9, as the company faces a fight from U.S. Trustee Roberta A. DeAngelis.

Among Ms. DeAngelis’s problems with the package is a pre-existing bonus arrangement that could nearly double the amount Energy Future is seeking.

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Bankruptcy Court Deemed Too Risky for Prisoner Testimony

10/07/14
Marc Dreier
Associated Press

A bankruptcy judge has ruled that while Marc Dreier should testify at an upcoming trial, the imprisoned ex-lawyer can’t do so in his courtroom.<

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Sentencing Edition

10/03/14

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a judge handed down prison sentences to “Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Teresa and Joe Giudice, and some other “RHONJ” stars are in the news as well. Also, Detroit has made a major impression on Ben Affleck, who’s filming the latest “Batman” installment in the bankrupt city.

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Next Chapter for Teresa and Joe Giudice: Real Inmates Of Federal Prison

10/02/14
Teresa and Joe Giudice arrive in court on March 4.
Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

“Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice said filing for

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Bankruptcy Brothers: Ken and Sandy Rosen

10/02/14
Brothers Sandy Rosen, left, and Ken Rosen

Growing up in northern New Jersey, fraternal twin brothers Ken and Sandy Rosen didn’t share a dream of becoming bankruptcy lawyers.

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Coming and Going Concerns

09/25/14

The London and Frankfurt offices of law firm Bingham McCutchen, as well as a number of partners from the firm’s Hong Kong office, will join Akin Gump in a move that will open Akin Gump’s first office in Germany.

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