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The Daily Docket: School Specialty Enters Bankruptcy

01/29/13

School Specialty Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and agreed to sell its assets to Bayside Capital Inc., an existing secured lender that will be bidding, in part, with debt rather than cash. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: McDreamy Edition

01/25/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, actor Patrick Dempsey, aka TV’s “McDreamy,” gives us the scoop on his purchase of the Tully’s coffee chain out of bankruptcy. Also this week, boxing promoter Don King is settling a score—on litigation related to Ponzi-scheme operator Scott Rothstein.

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The Daily Docket: Nortel Mediation Efforts Fail

01/25/13
Associated Press

Efforts to mediate an agreement over how to divide $7.3 billion raised in the bankruptcy of Nortel Networks Co

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Patrick Dempsey Saves Lives on TV, Saves Jobs With Tully’s Purchase

01/24/13
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Patrick Dempsey

Of all the things that actor Patrick Dempsey has given up while training for long-distance bike rides, coffee isn’t one of them.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Approves $843.7M Kodak Financing Deal

01/24/13
Reuters

A judge on Wednesday approved a financing deal worth $843.7 million for Eastman Kodak Co., a package the company said should help it emerge from bankruptcy protection around midyear.

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The Daily Docket: Apollo, Metropoulos May Make Hostess Cakes Bid

01/23/13
Reuters

A team of private-equity firms, Apollo Global Management LLC and C.

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The Daily Docket: Atari Enters Bankruptcy

01/22/13
Reuters
The Atari booth is pictured during E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, in Los Angeles in this June 8, 2011, file photo.

Atari Inc., the New York

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Bloody Sock Edition

01/18/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, something stinks—but don’t worry, it’s only Curt Schilling’s famous bloody sock, which is going up for sale. Also this week, ex-NBA player Antoine Walker is doling out financial advice.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Holds Off on Approving Hawker Deal With PBGC

01/18/13

A judge on Thursday held off approving a deal between Hawker Beechcraft Inc . and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. to scrap two underfunded Hawker pension plans, saying some pension recipients negatively affected by the proposal haven’t been properly notified. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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