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The Daily Docket: Judge Approves Stockton Bankruptcy Plan

10/31/14
Gosia Wozniacka

The federal judge overseeing the two-year-long bankruptcy of Stockton, Calif., ruled Thursday that the distressed city can exit court protection without deeper cuts to its pension obligations.

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Coming and Going Concerns

10/30/14

Joost Geginat has joined AlixPartners as a managing director and will help build the consulting firm’s turnaround and restructuring presence in Switzerland. Mr. Geginat, who will be based in Zurich, most recently worked as a managing partner of the Southeast Asia office of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.

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The Daily Docket: Wyly Lawyers Seek Approval for Art Sale

10/30/14
In this May 6 file photo, Texas entrepreneur Sam Wyly arrives to U.S.
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Judge Approves Deal Between ‘Hottest Girl in America’ and Girls Gone Wild

10/30/14
Chelsea Heath, Girls Gone Wild’s 2010 Hottest Girl in America.
Chris Lambeth

The woman crowned Girls Gone Wild’s Hottest Girl in America in 2010 is final

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Report: Foreign Companies Are Turning to U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

10/29/14

The U.S. Bankruptcy Code isn’t just for companies in the U.S.

A new report from scholars Oscar Couwenberg of University of Groningen Faculty of Law in the Netherlands and Stephen J. Lubben of Seton Hall University School of Law in New Jersey identified 49 corporate bankruptcy filings between 2005 and 2012 that included foreign debtors. Of those, 15 had no U.S. parent company.

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The Daily Docket: Indiana Toll Road Approved to Leave Bankruptcy

10/29/14

A bankruptcy judge cleared the operator of the Indiana Toll Road to exit Chapter 11 and continue its hunt for a buyer who can help the company pay off about $6 billion in debt. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Sound Effects for Sale at Bankruptcy Auction

10/28/14
Peter Dinklage in “Game of Thrones.” Todd-Soundelux used to do postproduction work on the TV series.
HBO/Courtesy Everett Collection

Looking to get some ban

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The Daily Docket: Oncor Auction Rules Fight Wraps Up

10/28/14

Unsecured creditors are campaigning to stop, or at least slow, Energy Future Holdings Corp.’s plan to auction its stake in the Texas transmission business Oncor, a sale the company says is crucial to resolving one of the biggest bankruptcies on record. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Second Formula One Team Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

10/27/14
Marussia’s British driver Max Chilton takes part in the first practice session of the inaugural Russian Grand Prix at the F1 Autodrome in Sochi on Oct.
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The Daily Docket: GT Bankruptcy Pros Disclose Client Ties to Apple

10/27/14
An attendee demonstrates the Apple Watch after a product announcement at Flint Center in Cupertino, C
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