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Florida Gambling Ship Files For Bankruptcy

11/10/14

Florida’s Island Breeze Casino ship has filed for bankruptcy with the hope of someday returning to sea.

Ship officials on Thursday put the 600-passenger vessel into bankruptcy after halting daily excursions from Palm Beach and laying off nearly all of its 250 employees, according to documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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The Daily Docket: Drug Maker Dendreon Files for Bankruptcy

11/10/14

Dendreon Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after coming to terms with senior lenders on a restructuring that could mean a reorganization or a sale of its cancer drug operation. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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Detroit, Bond Insurer Reached Haircut Deal Over Haircuts

11/07/14
Jones Day lawyers David Heiman (front left) and Heather Lennox leave court at the start of Detroit’s bankruptcy case in July 2013.
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Forward Motions: Natrol Set to Auction Its Assets

11/07/14

Next Monday at a law office in Wilmington, Del., vitamin maker Natrol Inc. will auction itself off. ICV Partners is offering approximately $90 million for Natrol, but other bidders can top that at the auction.

The California company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June, due to a dispute with lender Cerberus Business Finance LLC. The buyout firm had criticized the company’s management. Natrol lawyers said they “strongly disputed” the lender’s claims of mismanagement.

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The Examiners: Extra Restructuring May Help Companies Survive, Thrive

11/07/14

When a company files for Chapter 11 protection a second, third or even fourth time, who’s to blame?

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The Examiners: Chapter 11 Doesn’t Guarantee Success

11/07/14

When a company files for Chapter 11 protection a second, third or even fourth time, who’s to blame?

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The Examiners: Some Repeat Filings May Have No Clear Source of Blame

11/07/14

When a company files for Chapter 11 protection a second, third or even fourth time, who’s to blame?

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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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Bankrutpcy Judge Shuts Down Sam Wyly Book Projects

11/06/14
Texas entrepreneur Sam Wyly arrives at federal court in New York in May for closing arguments his civil trial.
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