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A Supreme Masquerade

10/26/12

: Associated Press; Michael Mancini, who impersonated a bankruptcy lawyer, often called himself a name similar to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Sharp-Dressed Men Edition

10/26/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a senator from New York wants to keep Hickey Freeman’s operations domestic, a museum did more than entertain the notion of bankruptcy, and a music festival has called it quits.

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The Daily Docket: Berkshire Wins ResCap Loans

10/26/12

Warren Buffett ’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was the winning bidder in a bankruptcy auction for a portfolio of loans from Residential Capital LLC , the subprime mortgage unit of government-owned Ally Financial Inc., ResCap said Thursday. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Lessons From the Death of Circuit City

10/25/12

: Alan L. Wurtzel

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The Daily Docket: Ocwen Wins ResCap Assets

10/25/12

With a $3 billion bid Ocwen Financial Corp. was named the winner Wednesday in a bankruptcy auction for the mortgage-servicing and origination assets of lender Residential Capital LLC. Read the article in Daily Bankruptcy Review.

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The Daily Docket: Solyndra Exit Plan Confirmed

10/23/12

A bankruptcy judge Monday confirmed Solyndra LLC’s Chapter 11 plan, brushing aside protests from the Department of Energy, which stands to lose most of the $527 million in taxpayer dollars it risked on the company. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Danke Schoen Edition

10/19/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a museum dedicated to Wayne Newton is doing more than just entertaining the notion of a bankruptcy filing, and some of Broke’s all-stars are getting together on the newest season of “Celebrity Apprentice.” Also, Michael Vick gets a dog.

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The Daily Docket: A123 Bidding War Heats Up

10/19/12

A bidding war for A123 Systems Inc. broke out in bankruptcy court Thursday between a spurned Chinese suitor and an American auto-parts maker. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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