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Fuhu Customers Hope Nabi Tablets Turn Up in Time for Christmas

12/15/15

Kids tech company Fuhu had a terrific Black Friday sales promotion, featuring $149 Nabi-branded tablets for $99.

“It was an incredible deal,” said Samantha Begel of Cape Coral, Fla., who ordered two of the child-friendly computer toys for her children from Nabi’s website. (The tablets are also sold at major retailers.)

But the tablets haven’t shown up, and she said emails and hours on hold on the phone haven’t produced a refund or an explanation.

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Another Oil Company, Cubic Energy, Files for Bankruptcy

12/15/15

Texas oil company Cubic Energy Inc. filed for chapter 11 protection with a prepackaged plan that would hand control to lenders. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Millennium Bankruptcy Judge Brushes Aside Plan Objections

12/14/15

A bankruptcy judge brushed aside objections to Millennium Health LLC’s chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, clearing a big hurdle for the drug-testing company.Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Duluth Diocese to Enter Mediation With Abuse Victims

12/11/15
This photo shows the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth, Minn..
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Next Week in Bankruptcy

12/11/15

Next week will be busy for the bankruptcy courts as bankrupt companies vie for sign-offs before the Christmas holiday break.

Energy Future Holdings Corp. on Wednesday will request permission from a Wilmington, Del., bankruptcy judge to pay up to $158 million in bonuses to hundreds of employees.

The Texas energy company would like to pay annual bonuses to rank-and-file employees next year, saying the bonuses are “are reasonable in cost, will generate substantial additional value in these chapter 11 cases and comply with all applicable provisions of the bankruptcy code.”

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LightSquared Nixes Lawsuit Against U.S. Government

12/10/15

LigtSquared LLC, formerly LightSquared Inc. and fresh out of bankruptcy protection, dismissed its lawsuit against the U.S. government. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Energy Future Wins Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation

12/04/15

Energy Future Holdings Corp. won confirmation Thursday of its $42 billion chapter 11 plan after lining up support for the proposal from its numerous creditors, Daily Bankruptcy Review reported via the Wall Street Journal. A bankruptcy judge approved the plan after Energy Future, the Texas power company formerly known as TXU Corp., piled up settlement after settlement, quieting the acrimony that had marked the chapter 11 proceeding since its start in April 2014.

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Rig Operator Vantage Drilling Files for Bankruptcy

12/03/15

Houston-based contract rig operator Vantage Drilling Co. filed for bankruptcy protection late Wednesday night after reaching a deal on a debt-for-equity swap with its lenders and bondholders, The Wall Street Journal reported. Like others in the oil-and-gas industry, Vantage has been hamstrung by stubbornly low oil prices.

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Best Buy Fights to Save Airport and Mall Vending Machines

12/02/15
Customers stand in line as they wait for the doors to open at Best Buy in McAllen, Texas.
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