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Luminant Buys Two NextEra Power Plants

11/30/15

NextEra Energy Inc. said Friday it has agreed to sell two Texas natural gas power plants to Energy Future Holdings Corp.’s Luminant unit for $1.59 billion. Read the story in The Wall Street Journal.

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Albertsons Buys Back Grocery Stores After Antitrust Misfire

11/25/15
Connie Jodice cleans a section where pre-made foods will go, next to the wet rack, containing fresh produce, inside a Haggen grocery store, formerly an Albertsons, located in Palmdale, on March 23, 2015.
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Critics: New Bankruptcy Paperwork Will Cause Inaccurate Filings 

11/23/15

The paperwork that people and businesses have used to file for bankruptcy protection since the 1980s is being replaced on Dec. 1 with forms that have clearer, easier-to-understand instructions and that’s…bad?

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Investor FutureSelect Seeks Liability for Ernst & Young in Madoff Losses

10/15/15

Investment firm FutureSelect wants to hold law firm Ernst & Young liable for $200 million in losses tied to investments with Bernard Madoff, Daily Bankruptcy Review reports via The Wall Street Journal.

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Colt Could Be Nearing the End of Bankruptcy

10/13/15

Colt Defense LLC is looking for approval of a deal that would let it access $50 million once it leaves bankruptcy, Daily Bankruptcy Review reports.

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Ultimate Nutrition Settles Dispute With Mr. Olympia Contest

09/14/15
Mr Olympia Phil Heath poses in 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.
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The battle is over between the maker of Ultimate Nutrition prote

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Patriot Coal Delays Auction—Again

09/14/15

Patriot Coal Corp. on Friday said efforts to firm up a deal with its bankruptcy lenders to finance the sale of its mines have led it to postpone its auction for a second time. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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Credit Suisse Ordered to Pay Hedge Fund Over Real Estate Deal

09/08/15

A judge on Friday said Credit Suisse must pay a unit of Highland Capital Management $287.5 million over a soured real-estate loan, a win for James Dondero’s hedge-fund firm in its multipronged fight against the Swiss bank over luxury developments, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Patriot Coal Reaches Money-Saving Deal With Labor Union  

09/04/15

Patriot Coal Corp. averted a bankruptcy showdown with its miners on Thursday after the union representing its workers and the company’s proposed suitor agreed on a new employment pact, The Wall Street Journal reports. The deal still needs a vote of approval from union members.

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