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Receiver Wants Fugitive Treasure Hunter’s Bankruptcy Case Tossed

07/15/13
Associated Press
Gold bars and coins from the SS Central America, a mail steamship, sunk in a hurricane in 1857.

The court-appointed receiver now in charge

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The Daily Docket: Pfizer on Track to Shake Quigley Asbestos Claims

07/15/13

Pfizer Inc. is on track to shake billions of dollars’ worth of asbestos liabilities, as its long-defunct subsidiary Quigley Co. seeks federal court approval of a Chapter 11 plan already confirmed by a bankruptcy judge in New York. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Sam Houston State Grabs at Dead College’s Charity Money

07/12/13

Sam Houston State University officials are protesting to a bankruptcy judge that the $1 million donation belonging to its library in Hunstville, Texas, is long overdue.

For months, college officials have pointed to the will of former biology professor James D. Long, who left that donation for neighboring Lon Morris College—his alma matter—when he died in March 2009.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Nicole Farhi Edition

07/12/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, the Nicole Farhi label is in bankruptcy, and so are the former Versace mansion and former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona.

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The Daily Docket: Prisa Mulls U.S. Bankruptcy

07/12/13

Spanish media company Promotora de Informaciones SA , also known as Prisa, is thinking about filing for Chapter 11 in the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Petters Fights to Shorten Sentence

07/11/13
Associated Press
Tom Petters in January 2002

More than three years after receiving a 50-year sentence, convicted Ponzi scheme-operator Tom Petters is looki

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The Daily Docket: Reader’s Digest Unveils Restructuring Plan

07/11/13

Reader’s Digest Association Inc. unveiled a restructuring plan to focus on its North American print and digital business Wednesday, as it prepares to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Ireland’s Bad Bank Blasts Developer’s U.S. Bankruptcy

07/10/13

The Irish government’s “bad bank” says developer Sean Dunne lied about his finances and concealed assets in his U.S. bankruptcy filings and in a meeting last month with creditors.

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The Daily Docket: Tribune to Split Publishing and Broadcast Arms

07/10/13

Tribune Co. plans to split its publishing business and its broadcast arm, following in the footsteps of companies like News Corp ., The Wall Street Journal reports.

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New Bill Would Help American Airlines Union Workers

07/09/13
Brent Lewin/Bloomberg News
An American Airlines Inc.
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