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When Griffin Campbell filed for Chapter 13 protection in March, he was like a lot of other small-time Philadelphia entrepreneurs, with a string of properties, a load of unpaid taxes, a criminal record and a contractor’s license.

Then came the June 5 building collapse that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others, triggering a wave of lawsuits, a grand jury probe, a special hearing of Philadelphia’s City Council, the suicide of a city building inspector and criminal charges against a worker on the site, with the possibility of more charges on the way.

Sly Stone’s former manager, who the troubled singer claims duped him into signing away his music royaltie

The Texas company that once held the license to sell the Zerona fat-melting laser machines, which offers incision-free liposuction in the offices of cosmetic surgeons, has filed for bankruptcy protection to try to keep its grip on its recently terminated licensing agreement with the laser’s manufacturer.

Satellite mogul Charlie Ergen bid $2 billion for certain spectrum from LightSquared Inc., the bankrupt wireless venture spearheaded by financier Philip Falcone, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Florida home builder Tousa Inc ., which collapsed five years ago when the housing bubble popped, is seeking approval of a Chapter 11 plan that proposes to pay bondholders hundreds of millions of dollars, a big win for the hedge funds who bought up the company’s debt at a deep discount then battled lenders for a payout. Read the story here in the Daily Bankruptcy Review.