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The Daily Docket: Lehman Balks at J.P. Morgan’s Bid to Block ‘Whale’ Probe

03/13/13
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The sniping over Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s attempt to question the trader known as the “London Whale” over derivatives hedges resumed Tuesday, with the failed investment bank criticizing what it says

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Forget a Hangover; New Twinkies Owner Is on a Sugar Rush

03/12/13
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What do actor Zach Galifianakis and the cast of “Duck Dynasty” have in common?

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Closed Lon Morris Plans to Sell Oil Rights

03/12/13

The next thing to get a little bit bigger in Texas? Its stereotypes, fueled by the discovery that even Lon Morris College, formerly the state’s oldest junior college, profited in the oil and gas boom.

Before Lon Morris College’s unexpected collapse last summer, the two-year liberal arts school took in money that flowed from oil and gas wells across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and New Mexico.

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The Daily Docket: Hostess Gets No Rival Cake Bids

03/12/13
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The last remaining boxes of Twinkies on display at a Jewel-Osco grocery store in Chicago on Dec. 11, 2012.

Hostess Brands Inc.

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Bankruptcy Beat Snapshot: Kathy Bazoian Phelps

03/11/13
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The bankruptcy attorney who wrote the book on Ponzi schemes is bringing her expertise to Diamond McCarthy, a boutique law firm that’s no stranger to untangling massive fraud.

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The Daily Docket: Geokinetics Enters Bankruptcy

03/11/13

Geokinetics Inc. , which gathers and analyzes data for oil and gas companies, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after reaching a deal with its creditors on a plan to restructure its debt. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Downton Abbey Redux Edition

03/08/13

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, we find some commonalities with the characters of “Downton Abbey,” and Rhythm & Hues’ bankruptcy isn’t stopping a computer-generated tiger from being the “life” of the party. Also, the firm’s bankruptcy is grinding the gears of visual-effects artists who say they’ve been working in deteriorating conditions.

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The Daily Docket: Hedge Funds Await Nortel Ruling

03/08/13

U.S. hedge funds will find out Friday whether they won or lost a preliminary round of the international fight over how to divide $7.3 billion raised in the bankruptcy liquidation of Nortel Networks Corp. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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