News Topic: WSJcomBankruptcyBeat

Associated Press Jeffrey Vanderbeek watches the action during a hockey game between the New Jersey Devils and the Ottawa Senators on Feb. ... Read full article

Ocala Funding LLC, the mortgage-securities unit of defunct lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp ., filed for Chapter 11 protection Tuesday in a bid to recover more than $800 million it said Taylor Bean’s now-imprisoned leaders looted from its ... Read full article

Getty Images Chapter 11 is getting more expensive, but top-dollar attorney fees aren’t the reason…this time. ... Read full article

Peregrine Financial Group Inc. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy late Tuesday, a day after regulators alleged the brokerage misstated more than $200 million in customer accounts. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

Long & Foster Looking for a fortress-style modern mansion on Philly’s Main Line? ... Read full article

Perhaps no one deserved a family vacation last week more than TaxMasters Inc. founder Patrick Cox, whose signature ginger beard has no doubt sprouted gray hairs since his disgraced nationwide tax-relief firm collapsed into bankruptcy in March. ... Read full article

Patriot Coal Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, becoming the largest casualty of the worst U.S. market for the power-plant fuel in decades. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

The former leaders of failed IndyMac Bancorp, including ex-Chief Executive Michael Perry, have agreed to settle a class-action securities lawsuit stemming from the bank-holding company’s collapse four years ago. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article ... Read full article

Reuters There could be some fireworks Monday afternoon in federal bankruptcy court in lower Manhattan. ... Read full article

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, the trustee for Scott Rothstein’s law firm makes a slam dunk with a Miami Heat settlement, and college football coach John L. Smith may enter bankruptcy. Also, Thomas Kinkade’s wills won’t be in the dark. ... Read full article

Bloomberg News Electrical components stand outside the natural gas fired 1200-megawatt Kendall Energy power plant, owned by Dynegy Inc., in Minooka, Ill. D ... Read full article

Reuters Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is turning to a time-tested way to staunch the bleeding of its staff: cash. ... Read full article

Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on Tuesday filed for Chapter 9, or municipal bankruptcy, less than a week after nearby Stockton, Calif., sought the same protection. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

Getty Images A sign is lit at the Kodak booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in January. What sta ... Read full article

Abound Solar Inc., the recipient of a federal loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation Monday. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said Friday it has sold its Aurora Bank FSB subsidiary, a move that should help funnel some $1.5 billion into the pockets of Lehman’s creditors. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal . ... Read full article

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Associated Press Bankruptcy may have cured what ails Friendly’s balance sheet, but it still has some work to do in the kitchen, ... Read full article