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How American Sniper’s Death Caused a Headache for a Texas Hedge Fund Manager

11/07/14
Former Navy SEAL and author of the book “American Sniper”, Chris Kyle poses in Midlothian, Texas, in 2012, less than a yer before his death.
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The Daily Docket: Bankruptcy Judge Delays Key Trump Taj Mahal Ruling

11/06/14
Trump Entertainment

As cash quickly runs out to keep Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort open, a bankruptcy judge refused to sign off on the outlines of a bankruptcy-exit plan for owner Trump Enterta

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The Daily Docket: Nortel Canada Looks to Block U.S. Unit’s $1 Billion Bondholder Deal

11/05/14

Nortel Networks Corp. of Canada Tuesday attacked a $1 billion pact between its U.S. division and investment firms that bought debt after the former telecommunications powerhouse collapsed in bankruptcy in 2009. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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The Daily Docket: LightSquared Strikes Deal Giving Control to Ergen

11/04/14

Dish Network Corp. Chairman Charlie Ergen would receive a controlling stake in troubled wireless company LightSquared under the company’s newest restructuring plan, announced in court on Monday. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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Bankruptcy Could Mean Writer’s Block for Sam Wyly

10/23/14
Texas entrepreneur Sam Wyly arrives at federal court in New York in May for closing arguments at his civil trial.
Associated Press

Samuel Wy

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International Insolvency Treaty: The Conversation Is Happening

10/23/14

International treaties take years to complete as it is, so imagine the complexities at play in a hypothetical international insolvency treaty.

But at least people are starting to talk about it.

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The Daily Docket: GT Advanced Signs Deal With Apple for ‘Amicable’ Split

10/22/14
The new Apple Watch is pictured during an Apple event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, Calif., in this file picture taken Sept.
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GT Advanced ‘On the Cusp’ of Settlement With Apple

10/21/14

GT Advanced Technologies has, for the third time, asked a court to push back the deadline for Apple Inc. to state its case for keeping secret the causes of GT Advanced’s bankruptcy.

 

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‘Hottest Girl in America’ Settles With Girls Gone Wild

10/21/14
Chelsea Heath, Girls Gone Wild’s 2010 Hottest Girl in America.
Chris Lambeth

Lawyers who are settling old legal disputes involving Girls Gone Wild have r

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The Daily Docket: Detroit to Tear Down Joe Louis Arena, Give Land to FGIC

10/17/14
Joe Louis Arena in Detroit
Getty Images

The city of Detroit is tearing down the Joe Louis Arena, where the Detroit Red Wings play, and giving the redevel

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