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The Broke and the Beautiful: OITNB Edition

10/24/14

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Teresa Giudice will serve time in the prison that was the setting for “Orange Is the New Black,” and the Backstreet Boys settled with former boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman. Also, Girls Gone Wild made a settlement with the Hottest Girl in America 2010.

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Forward Motions: Judge to Hear Closing Arguments in Detroit Bankruptcy

10/24/14
Fireworks burst over the Detroit city skyline during the annual Ford Fireworks show in downtown, Monday, June 23, 2014.
Associated Press

After a weekslon

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The Daily Docket: GT Will Wind Down Arizona, Massachusetts Locations

10/24/14
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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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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Backstreet Boys Settle Bankruptcy Claims

10/23/14
The Backstreet Boys perform during a concert at the City Hall in Vienna on July 15.
European Pressphoto Agency

The Backstreet Boys’ bankruptcy battle is

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The Daily Docket: Moody’s Shows Default Loss Analysis Is Predictive

10/23/14

Debt holder losses on defaulted debt were in line with Moody’s Investor Service predictions, a new analysis of hundreds of bankruptcies by the credit ratings agency showed. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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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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The Daily Docket: LDK Solar Files for Chapter 11

10/21/14

LDK Solar  USA filed for Chapter 11 protection Tuesday to implement a debt-restructuring agreement with senior bondholders owed about $295 million. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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