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The Daily Docket: Bakers Steps Into Bankruptcy

10/04/12

Bakers Footwear Group Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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The Daily Docket: Ally Worries Over ResCap Sale

10/02/12

Ally Financial Inc. is worried that the proposed sale of Residential Capital LLC’s mortgage-servicing platform might hamstring ResCap’s promise to abide by the terms of a landmark national mortgage settlement. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Pro Athletes Go ‘Broke’ in New ESPN Documentary

10/01/12

: Associated Press; Curt Schilling is one of many athletes or former athletes who’ve had brushes with bankruptcy.

Ever wonder how pro

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Legendary Edition

09/28/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Digital Domain creative leaders want a happy ending, and a Lynyrd Skynyrd-themed restaurant finds a sweet home in bankruptcy. Also this week, a Ponzi-scheme operator disputed a lawsuit involving musician John Mayer.

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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 Broke and the Beautiful: Toni! Toni! Toní! Edition

09/07/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, R&B singer Toni Braxton is talking about her bankruptcies on VH1, and Young Buck’s trustee is done trying to sell the rapper’s intellectual property. Also, the wife of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein is charged with money laundering.

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The Daily Docket: Journal Register Enters Bankruptcy

09/06/12

Journal Register Co., the publisher behind local newspapers such as the New Haven Register, is back in bankruptcy protection, three years after emerging from a previous Chapter 11 stint. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Inferno Edition

08/31/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a production company behind actor Brad Pitt’s upcoming thriller filed for bankruptcy, and so did a bridal shop featuring dresses by well-known designers like David Meister and Lilly Pulitzer. Also, Eva Longoria is pushing a new concept for her former Beso restaurant space.

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Petters Trustee Wins Judgment Against Soccer Team

08/29/12

The trustee tracking down funds to pay creditors of Ponzi-scheme orchestrator Tom Petters just scored a goal in bankruptcy court.

Trustee Douglas Kelley, who is overseeing the bankruptcy liquidation of Petters’s former business empire, on Tuesday won a $200,000 judgment against Luxembourg soccer club CS Fola Esch, court papers show.

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