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In a lunch that became an impromptu memorial service to Harvey Miller, former Lehman Brothers Judge James Peck might have said it best: “Harvey is to bankruptcy what Beyoncé is to pop music. He’s a single name that defines the field.” ... Read full article

Associated Press The hedge fund that saved more than 1,700 RadioShack Corp. ... Read full article

In this Sept. 7, 2012, file photo, Joe Francis attends the House of Hype Music Awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. A judge has called for Mr. ... Read full article

The bankrupt southern California city of San Bernardino is looking to exit court protection with a plan that pays some bondholders a penny on the dollar but maintains pension benefits for retired city workers. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here ... Read full article

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Teresa Giudice mulls her future, Kelly Rutherford petitions the White House, and Rhode Island clears a pair of lobbyists tied to Curt Schilling’s defunct videogame company. ... Read full article

Chris Dickerson and Matt Murphy have joined law firm Paul Hastings in the Chicago office. Mr. ... Read full article

Patriot Coal Corp. is in “active negotiations” with an unnamed strategic buyer, hoping for a deal to aid it out of bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

Richard Levin, who founded Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP’s restructuring practice eight years ago, is changing firms as he approaches the firm’s retirement age. Mr. Levin, 64, plans to join Chicago’s Jenner & Block next week to help build the firm’s ... Read full article

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, two former Phillies traded barbs, a Super Bowl ticket seller didn’t have a super week, and the company that distributed “Ace Ventura” is on its way out of bankruptcy. ... Read full article

A stream of workers leave the TXU Monticello Steam Electric Station power plant near Mount Pleasant, Texas, on February 26, 2007. Reuters A year into one ... Read full article

Bankruptcy law pioneer Harvey R. Miller has died at 82 after a battle with ALS. Mr. ... Read full article

A former Lehman Brothers star trader secretly recorded several conversations that he says prove Lehman owes him more than $83 million in bonuses for his work done mostly in 2008, even though he received a similar amount when Barclays PLC bought Lehman, ... Read full article

Henry Callaway was named as a judge with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Mr. Callaway, who currently works in bankruptcy and litigation at law firm Hand Arendall , will take up his new position in May. He practices in areas ... Read full article

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a bankrupt boarding school wants to call on Taylor Swift for help, and a study finds nearly one of six NFL players file for bankruptcy. Also, actress Kelly Rutherford spoke out about the custody battle that led to ... Read full article

Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says a plan to sell the RadioShack Corp. ... Read full article

In a 134-page ruling, a federal judge handed  General Motors  Co. a legal victory on Wednesday, ruling the Detroit auto maker can retain a bankruptcy shield that protects it from as much as $10 billion in claims brought by customers seeking damages tied ... Read full article

Honoree and former President Bill Clinton speaks on stage after receiving the inaugural Tina’s Wish Global Women’s Health Award during the 2015 Tina’s Wish Global Women’s Health Award Gala in New York. ... Read full article

Creditors of Siga Technologies Inc. want to investigate the role the drug maker’s executives played in the PharmAthene Inc. dispute that drove Siga into bankruptcy. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article