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Bankruptcy Beat Snapshot: Ronald Rubin

09/21/12
Ronald Rubin

New to policing the financial services industry, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has the power to peer into the operations of banks and financial institut

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Catholic Restructuring Professionals Form Charity

09/20/12

Critics who see the restructuring world as unholy are left without an attack on the industry’s latest effort to raise money for the poor.

A handful of Roman Catholic professionals in the corporate restructuring industry have rallied their colleagues for a new charity called Catholic Renewal.

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Scott Rothstein’s Jeweler Settles Lawsuit

09/19/12
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In this July 27, 2009 photo, Scott Rothstein is shown in his former office.

The Florida jeweler that kept Ponzi-scheme operator Scott Ro

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The Daily Docket: Academics Seek Chance for Chapter 14

09/19/12

Academics say Chapter 14, which would address failing financial institutions, could co-exist with Dodd-Frank. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Global Aviation Files Restructuring Plan

09/18/12

Global Aviation Holdings Inc. filed a restructuring plan that would hand ownership of its charter-airline service to its senior secured bondholders and cut its debt by about $168 million. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Hostess Union Rejects Labor Deal

09/17/12
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Hostess Brands Inc.’s second-largest union voted to reject a revamped labor deal, sending the company back to the drawing board as it scrambles to find a way out of bankruptcy.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Digital Domain Edition

09/14/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, special-effects company Digital Domain has sunk into bankruptcy, and singer John Mayer is being targeted in a Ponzi-scheme lawsuit. Also, a record-label exec got $2 million from a lawsuit over “Whoomp! (There It Is).”

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The Daily Docket: Pilots Outline Arguments in Appeal of AMR Labor Ruling

09/14/12
Reuters
A US Airways plane passes American Airlines planes at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington in this April 23, 2012, file photo.

American A

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Betsey’s Back From Bankruptcy

09/13/12
Associated Press
Betsey Johnson goes into a split after doing a cartwheel on the runway after the Betsey Johnson Spring 2013 collection show during Fashion Week, Tuesday, Sept.
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The Daily Docket: Judge Approves AMR Collective-Bargaining Deals

09/13/12
Associated Press

A judge on Wednesday approved new collective-bargaining agreements between American Airlines’ parent and the unions representing its flight attendants and mechanics, an important but penultima

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