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Ghost of Borders Haunts Halloween

10/11/11
Reuters

If you’re looking for a Snooki wig or vampire teeth this Halloween, there’s a good chance that you can find what you’re looking for in your old neighborhood Borders st

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The Daily Docket: Garlock Loses Bid to Look into Old Asbestos Bankruptcies

10/11/11

A judge denied Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC’s bid to obtain legal documents from decade-old asbestos bankruptcies, warning the consequences of doing so would upend previously struck resolutions to billions of dollars in claims. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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Energy Department Fights to Keep Solar Patents in U.S. Hands

10/10/11

The U.S. Department of Energy wants to prevent one of Evergreen Solar Inc.’s solar panel manufacturing techniques from ending up in the hands of its Chinese competitors—a group that’s blamed for crippling the U.S. renewable-energy market.

Agency officials want to place a legal grip on Evergreen Solar’s patented technology, which is destined for the bankruptcy auction block along with the rest of the Massachusetts solar-panel company’s factory equipment.

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Young Buck Faces Liquidation

10/10/11
Reuters
50 Cent

What rhymes with liquidation?

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The Daily Docket: Dodgers Whiff On MLB Probe

10/10/11

A bankruptcy judge Friday turned down a bid by the Los Angeles Dodgers to probe Major League Baseball’s dealings with other MLB members for proof Commissioner Bud Selig is treating the ball club unfairly. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here in The Wall Street Journal.

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Actor Armand Assante Enters Bankruptcy

10/07/11
Reuters
Armand Assante attends Kazakhstan Fashion Week in October 2010.

Rugged actor Armand Assante, who often

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Sagamore Hotel Edition

10/07/11

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a fancy Miami Beach hotel checks into bankruptcy, while Beso LLC kisses Chapter 11 goodbye. Also this week, “The Donald” gets another brand under his belt, and the Dallas Stars are amping up for the new hockey season.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Sues Goldman Over Office Deal

10/07/11

A real-estate fund run by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has walked away from a $1.26 billion deal with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. to buy a portfolio of 10 office buildings in a suburb of Washington, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here in The Wall Street Journal.

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Friendly’s, Through Fribble-Tinted Glasses

10/06/11
Associated Press

Restructuring lawyer Ross M. Kwasteniet is used to fielding calls about the companies he’s representing.

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Sagamore Hotel Checks Into Chapter 11

10/06/11
Getty Images

The Florida owner of Miami Beach’s boutique Sagamore Hotel, which has hosted the Playboy Super Bowl p

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