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Celebrities have been understandably hesitant to carry Alex Caldwell’s handbags down the runway. But Hollywood has found other reasons to call upon the purse designer, whose egg-shaped art pieces have made it possible for fashion-bold women to wear art ... Read full article

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is going after dozens of former brokers who Lehman says must pay back bonus money they received when joining the firm, and so far the investment bank is faring quite well. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

The government’s bankruptcy watchdog and disgruntled investors suing Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s former leaders are both objecting to the investment bank’s bankruptcy liquidation plan, saying it’s too easy on the executives and board members who ... Read full article

Lisa Jacobs Attorney Lisa Jacobs is a hockey fan, but when it comes to her legal practice, she’s happy t ... Read full article

A flurry of briefs hit the docket in Washington Mutual Inc.’s bankruptcy case late Wednesday, as creditors and shareholders prepared for the final round of a duel over the $7 billion payout plan. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here . ... Read full article

Associated Press Sonja Tremont-Morgan “Real Housewife of New York” Sonja Tremont-Morgan’s ex-husband is hol ... Read full article

A judge Wednesday approved procedures for an auction of Borders Group Inc.’s website and other intellectual property, a step that could keep the liquidating bookseller’s brand name alive even after its physical stores are all gone. Read the Daily ... Read full article

European Pressphoto Agency Eva Longoria Landry’s Restaurants Inc. is continuing to bet on the potential of ... Read full article

For restructuring professionals accustomed to downgrades and deadlines, “debtmageddon” was just another day at the office. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here . ... Read full article

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is asking a federal judge to dismiss Bank of America Corp.’s $1.75 billion lawsuit seeking to recover losses suffered by investors in a subsidiary of Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., the latest legal fallout ... Read full article

Associated Press The Los Angeles Dodgers posted a $3.3 million net loss for the month of June, accordin ... Read full article

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball have reached a deal on bankruptcy financing for the team. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here . ... Read full article

Getty Images This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Toni Braxton loses the blues in bankruptcy court, the Salahis crash the fashion section of the New York Times, and the L ... Read full article

Melanie Cohen The ousted owner of the ... Read full article

The federal appeals court in San Francisco sided with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., finding that California real-estate developer SunCal can’t push the failed investment bank’s debt below that of other creditors without the permission of the judge ... Read full article

Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Years after her death, former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith can still arouse a debate. ... Read full article

General Motors’ bankruptcy estate is still holding onto $2.36 billion worth of securities in the reorganized auto maker, meaning old bondholders and other creditors will continue to see payments on top of the nearly $8 billion already received this spring ... Read full article

Getty Images Toni Braxton Toni Braxton’s creditors won’t get their hands on the songstress’s six Grammys, under a ... Read full article