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The Daily Docket: Trustee Claims Corzine Masterminded Scheme

09/19/13
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, file photo, former MF Global Holdings Ltd.
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The Daily Docket: Ecotality Enters Bankruptcy

09/18/13
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In this June 9, 2011, file photo, Heidi Bray, of Olympia, Wash.
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The Daily Docket: Penthouse Publisher Enters Bankruptcy

09/17/13
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In this May 12, 1984 file photo, subway commuters point to a poster sporting a caricature of a nearly nude Walter Mondale that promotes the curre
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The Daily Docket: Judge Approves ResCap Deal With FGIC

09/16/13

A federal bankruptcy judge Friday approved Residential Capital LLC ’s $596.5 million mortgage-backed securities settlement with bond insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Bankruptcy Lawyer: Letting Lehman Fail Was ‘Tragic Error’

09/13/13
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Harvey Miller, business finance and restructuring partner Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, is sworn in during a Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
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The Broke and the Beautiful: Not Movin’ on Up Edition

09/13/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a dispute over Sherman Hemsley’s residuals won’t go to arbitration, and Wayne Newton’s estate is on the market. Also, Kerry Katona is having a baby.

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Lehman Players Look Back on Historic Bankruptcy

09/12/13
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Harvey Miller, business finance and restructuring partner Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, is sworn in during a Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
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The Daily Docket: Potential Bidding War Brews for Furniture Brands

09/12/13

A potential bidding war is brewing for Furniture Brands International Inc., the big furniture manufacturer that filed for Chapter 11 earlier this week with a plan to sell most of its assets to Oaktree Capital Management. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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The Daily Docket: Syncora Appeals Detroit Tax Revenue Ruling

09/11/13

Syncora Guarantee Inc., the bond insurer caught up in the battle over Detroit’s casino tax revenue, is appealing a bankruptcy judge’s decision that has allowed millions of dollars of those taxes to continue flowing to the city throughout its historic $18 billion bankruptcy. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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