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The Daily Docket: Trustee May Sue MF Global Officials

04/13/12

The trustee unwinding the brokerage operations of MF Global Holdings Ltd. said Thursday that he may sue former officers and directors of the company, a group that includes former Chief Executive Jon S. Corzine. Read Daily Bankruptcy Review story here in The Wall Street Journal.

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EPA to Jefferson County: We’re Watching You

04/12/12
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson

As the money set aside to fix Jefferson County’s $3.2 billion sewer system comes under attack, the U

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The Daily Docket: Reddy Ice Poised to File for Bankruptcy in Texas

04/12/12

Packaged-ice maker Reddy Ice Holdings Inc. confirmed Thursday it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and expects to commence the bankruptcy case “promptly,” The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Jefferson County Hospital Turns to Bankruptcy Judge for Help

04/11/12

The battle over Jefferson County’s hospital for the poor has spilled over into its Chapter 9 bankruptcy case, illuminating another financial hardship facing Alabama’s biggest county.

Against threats that the 319-bed facility may one day close, a patient of Cooper Green Mercy Hospital has asked the county’s bankruptcy judge to protect the stream of money that is supposed to flow to the facility.

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The Daily Docket: Zell on Losing End in Fight with Tribune Creditors

04/11/12

Samuel Zell, the real-estate mogul behind the disastrous leveraged buyout that plunged Tribune Co. into bankruptcy, came out the biggest loser in an inter-creditor fight over expected payouts from the Chapter 11 proceeding. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story via The Wall Street Journal here.

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Bankruptcy Judges Confront Impending Shortage

04/10/12
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Bankruptcy judges’ workloads are heavier than ever, and they could become even more burdensome in the coming years.

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The Daily Docket: Treatment Center Struggles to Survive

04/10/12

Daytop Village, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with some 660 “hard-core” drug addicts living in its New York treatment facilities, is facing a fight with lenders over whether it deserves a shot at survival. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review Small Cap story here.

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Florida Panthers Settle Rothstein Clawback

04/09/12
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The Panthers’ Erik Gudbranson, #44, drops down to help goaltender Jose Theodore, #60, defend the net.

Showing that they have some claws, too

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The Daily Docket: Centerbridge to Take Control of Reddy Ice

04/09/12

Packaged-ice maker Reddy Ice Holdings Inc. is in the final stages of preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with a plan to hand ownership to a hedge fund holding the company’s debt, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Newt Gingrich Edition

04/06/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Newt Gingrich’s think tank elects for bankruptcy protection, and the Dodgers and AFA Foods have a surprising connection. Also this week, Young Buck’s intellectual property is rapping its way toward the auction block.

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