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The Daily Docket: Syncora Appeals Detroit Tax Revenue Ruling

09/11/13

Syncora Guarantee Inc., the bond insurer caught up in the battle over Detroit’s casino tax revenue, is appealing a bankruptcy judge’s decision that has allowed millions of dollars of those taxes to continue flowing to the city throughout its historic $18 billion bankruptcy. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Furniture Brands Enters Bankruptcy

09/10/13

Furniture Brands International Inc., one of the largest furniture manufacturers in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy Monday with a deal to sell its assets to investment firm Oaktree Capital Management for $166 million. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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The Daily Docket: Patriot Files Exit Plan

09/09/13

Patriot Coal Corp. on Friday filed its plan to leave Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: A-Rod Edition

09/06/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Alex Rodriguez’s troubles pushed the producer of a new cartoon into bankruptcy. Also, Warren Sapp’s shoes were finally sold and the former Versace mansion is about to hit the auction block.

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Stockton, Calif., Calls Baseball Team Expenses up to Bat

09/06/13
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News
A plaque is displayed on the side of a wall at the City Hall building in Stockton Calif., on Feb.
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The Daily Docket: MSD Performances Enters Bankruptcy

09/06/13

MSD Performance Inc., which makes performance auto products for street and racing use, on Thursday filed for Chapter 11 protection. Read the DBR Small Cap article here.

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Dance New Amsterdam Wins Temporary Reprieve

09/05/13

Dance New Amsterdam, a nonprofit New York dance education and performance center, raised the $50,000 it needed to avoid immediate shutdown, but its future remains unclear.

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The Daily Docket: GateHouse to Enter Bankruptcy

09/05/13

Fortress Investment Group LLC’s GateHouse Media Inc., which will be taking over management of the former Dow Jones Local Media Group publications, plans to restructure its $1.2 billion debt load through a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Rothstein Law Firm, Ex-Versace Mansion Seek Settlement

09/04/13
Associated Press
This undated photo provided by Casa Casuarina shows the pool of Casa Casuarina, the mansion once owned by by Italian designer Gianni Versace, in Miami Beach,
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