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Dish Network Corp. was interested in LightSquared as early as 2012, far earlier than Chairman Charlie Ergen previously said, lawyers for LightSquared said Monday. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

The human toll of bankruptcy is always on George Mesires’s mind.

Bankruptcy Beat readers, meet The Examiners.

We’re launching a new recurring feature on the blog where we’ll pose a monthly restructuring question to a panel of restructuring experts. Like their namesake, our Examiners—a great group of top restructuring lawyers, financial advisers, investment bankers, investors and law professors—will examine timely topics and share their insight, bringing light to complex and important issues.

Plus-size women’s clothing retailer Ashley Stewart Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 on Monday, tracing its decline to a slow economy and Hurricane Sandy. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.