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Associated Press Scott Rothstein Scott Rothstein’s “obsession” with luxury watches, including one that cost the disbarred attorney more than $228,000, has landed a Sout ... Read full article

Reuters This week in The Broke and the Beautiful, housewives both real and fictional are in bankruptcy court, the New York Times nails a profile on former slugger Lenny Dykst ... Read full article

A bankruptcy judge on Thursday effectively closed the book on Borders Group Inc., approving the liquidation of most of the bookseller’s remaining 399 stores. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here . Meanwhile, Bankruptcy Beat has the lis t of 30 ... Read full article

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In a tone as uplifting as one of his portraits , Thomas Kinkade’s art empire announced that its separately operated production unit has emerged from bankruptcy protection. A San Jose, Calif., judge approved the Chapter 11 reorganization plan for the ... Read full article

A bankruptcy judge declined to rule Wednesday evening on the contentious battle between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball over who will fund the team’s Chapter 11 case. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here . ... Read full article

Getty Images Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt When the Los Angeles Dodgers set out to find a bankruptcy loan, the team called on the aces of commercial finance, inc ... Read full article

Getty Images The impending shutdown of Borders Group Inc. ... Read full article

The European unit of Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., Japan’s biggest nonlife insurer, sought creditor protection in the U.S. to complete the wind-down of its London reinsurance business. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here . ... Read full article

After spending a long time twiddling their thumbs, it’s time for some action for distressed investors. Or at least that’s one way to read a crowd of about 60 that gathered for a morning discussion about distressed investing Tuesday at the New York Society ... Read full article

Borders Group Inc., the second-largest bookstore chain in the U.S., will liquidate after failing to garner offers to keep the company alive, The Wall Street Journal reports . ... Read full article

Stephen Boitano/Everett Collection “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria’s Beso isn’t in the desperate situation that a pair of disgruntled creditors argue it’s facing, sa ... Read full article

Associated Press The Los Angeles Dodgers are blaming Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig for their financial woes, including saying that he unfairly and publicly ca ... Read full article

Borders Group Inc. inched closer to liquidation Sunday after a bidding deadline passed without offers that would keep the U.S.’s second-largest bookstore chain in business, The Wall Street Journal reports . ... Read full article

Getty Images A Windstar cruise with “massive white sails, polished teak decks, modern luxury from staterooms to spa,” all at a discounted price? ... Read full article

Hello, and welcome to The Broke and the Beautiful. With this new weekly fixture, Bankruptcy Beats aims to bring you a roundup of the biggest celebrity-related bankruptcy news. This week, creditors of Eva Longoria’s Beso LLC want a trustee for the ... Read full article

Bankruptcy lawyers have taken executives at Chicken Out Rotisserie by the hand to lead them over to whatever side of the road will make the chain’s 10 remaining restaurants profitable again. ... Read full article

The Wall Street Journal reports the fate of Borders Group Inc. hangs in the balance this weekend, with a Sunday deadline looming for the bookstore chain to either find a buyer or face liquidation. ... Read full article