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Patent Battler Ends Up in Bankruptcy Court

12/07/11
Associated Press
FedEx and UPS cargo planes sit on the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

If you’re an online shopper who has rec

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Plan Confirmed

12/07/11

A judge on Tuesday confirmed Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s $65 billion creditor-payment plan, one final major milestone in the investment bank’s record-setting bankruptcy case and a cathartic ending to the collapse that tipped world economies into chaos in 2008. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Grocery Chains Balk At A&P Union Deal

12/06/11

The Giant and Stop & Shop supermarket chains are balking at A&P’s deal with its unionized employees to slash wages and benefits, claiming they may be forced to pick up the slack with respect to a multiemployer plan the three chains share. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Lee Enterprises to Enter Bankruptcy

12/05/11

Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc. said Friday it’s preparing to file a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy within the next 10 days as it struggles to refinance its heavy debt load. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Pop Music Edition

12/02/11

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, the company that hosted Michael Jackson’s memorial concert danced into administration. We also report on a TLC band member falling into bankruptcy and boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman’s bankruptcy trustee’s bad news for Ponzi-scheme victims.

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The Daily Docket: Dynegy Holdings Files Exit Plan

12/02/11

Dynegy Inc. appointed a new chairman and said it joined its Dynegy Holdings LLC unit in filing a proposed reorganization plan with the U.S. bankruptcy court. Read the article in Daily Bankruptcy Review.

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The Daily Docket: AMR Flies Into Bankruptcy

11/29/11

AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 protection Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Bankruptcy Attorney Clowns Around in Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

11/28/11
Courtesy of Chuck Tatelbaum
The breakfast clowns, including Tatelbaum, far left, and wife Kitty

Charles “Chuck” Tatelbaum’s gig as a clown in the 85th annual Macy’s Tha

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The Daily Docket: McCourt Added to Dodgers Suit

11/21/11

Broadcaster Fox Sports is taking another swing at embattled Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, adding him to a lawsuit on charges of improperly shopping the team’s valuable media rights. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: MF Global Account Transfers Approved

11/18/11

A judge on Thursday approved the transfer of more than 22,000 MF Global Holdings Ltd. brokerage accounts to new dealers, granting an emergency request from the trustee unwinding the company’s brokerage. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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