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The Daily Docket: K-V Pharmaceutical Unveils Bankruptcy Plan

01/09/13

K-V Pharmaceutical Co. Monday unveiled a bankruptcy-exit plan that hinges on a $20 million rights offering and has already earned the support of a group of senior noteholders. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Delta, Creditors to Back Pinnacle Plan

01/04/13

Pinnacle Airlines Inc. has struck several crucial deals to enable its eventual exit from Chapter 11 protection, including securing new financing from sole customer Delta Air Lines Inc. and overhauling its fleet of regional jets. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: A123 Creditors Look to Hire Lobbyists

01/02/13

Creditors of A123 Systems Inc. are seeking to hire a lobbying firm in an attempt to stop political forces—including opposition from the battery maker’s “jilted stalking horse bidder”—from derailing a $256.6 million sale deal. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Lampoon Edition

12/21/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Tim Durham can’t afford to appeal his fraud conviction, and Betsey Johnson has no plans to retire. Also, a museum dedicated to Wayne Newton is up for sale.

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The Daily Docket: AMR Wins Approval to Enter Pilot Labor Contract

12/21/12
Bloomberg
Travelers check in for flights at the American Airlines Inc. counter at LaGuardia Airport on Nov. 21, 2012.

American Airlines parent AMR Corp.

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The Daily Docket: More on Kodak’s $527M Patent Sale

12/20/12
Associated Press

Eastman Kodak Co.'s proposed $527 million sale

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Ex-National Lampoon CEO Too Poor to Appeal Conviction, Sentence

12/18/12
Associated Press/Los Angeles Times
Timothy Durham is taken into custody by FBI Agents at the Federal Building in Westwood, Calif., on Wednesday, March 16, 2011.
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The Broke and the Beautiful: Short ‘n’ Sweet Edition

12/14/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, celebs seem to be spending the holiday season away from bankruptcy, but we’ve got a few snippets for you. An anthropomorphized Ding Dong talks about Hostess on “Saturday Night Live,” and Toni Braxton has had some more troubles.

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The Daily Docket: Chinese Firm Wins Auction for A123

12/10/12

Chinese-owned auto-parts manufacturer Wanxiang America Corp. won the bidding for A123 Systems Inc. , the government-backed battery maker that has yet to turn a profit, at a bankruptcy auction that ended early Saturday morning, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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