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The Daily Docket: Innkeepers Sale Approved

10/24/11

A judge Friday approved a lower-priced sale of Innkeepers USA Trust’s hotels to private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP, putting the hotelier’s bankruptcy exit back on track after nearly two months of hiccups. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Scott Rothstein Edition

10/21/11

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, two Florida sports teams are feeling the heat from Scott Rothstein’s bankruptcy trustee. Also, Lenny “Nails” Dykstra motors into a plea deal, and British band UB40 is declared bankrupt.

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GAO Releases Asbestos Trusts Report, Identifies Possibility for Fraud

10/21/11

The possibility for fraud exists within the system of trusts set up by bankruptcy courts to deal with asbestos personal injury claims, although claims were down slightly in 2010 compared to the prior year, according to a new government report.

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The Daily Docket: Trump Seeks $8.5 Million for Doral Bid

10/21/11

Donald Trump’s hotel group is asking for $8.5 million worth of bid protections on its $170 million offer to buy the Doral Golf Resort & Spa out of bankruptcy. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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Cracks Form Between Orval Kent, Egg Supplier

10/20/11

The last supplier to recover goods from food manufacturer Orval Kent Food Co. gets a rotten egg!

Prime Foods Inc., an Indiana-based egg seller, wants Orval Kent to return the nearly $60,000 worth of hard-boiled eggs it received in the weeks leading up to Orval Kent’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The timer’s now ticking away against the cooked eggs’ shelf life of only six weeks.

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The Daily Docket: U.S. Private Equity Firm Throws Saab a Lifeline

10/20/11

The owner of troubled car maker Saab Automobile, Swedish Automobile NV, said Thursday it has received an offer from U.S. private equity firm North Street Capital for funding of Saab. Read the Dow Jones Newswires story here in Daily Bankruptcy Review.

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Las Vegas Mobster Museum Files for Bankruptcy

10/19/11
Associated Press
A handgun that once allegedly belonged to mobster Bugsy Siegel on display at the Mob Experience Museum in Las Vegas.

A purchase offer from an investor has become

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Celebrity Chef With Prior Legal Troubles Puts Restaurants in Chapter 11

10/19/11

David Ruggerio, a former Food Network host and the owner of several Manhattan restaurants, put two of his restaurants in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week.

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Rothstein Trustee Sues Miami Heat, Florida Panthers

10/19/11
Associated Press
Scott Rothstein

The Miami Heat and Florida Panthers are ready to rumble…in bankruptcy court.

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