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The Daily Docket: Judge Inclined to Reject Dodgers Probe Request

10/06/11

A bankruptcy judge Wednesday said he is inclined to turn 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 article here.

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Friendly’s Closes 63 Restaurants

10/05/11
Associated Press

While Chapter 11 is meant to bring new life to the sundae- and burger-slinging Friendly’s chain, it does mark the end for some of its restaurants.

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The Daily Docket: Friendly’s Files for Bankruptcy

10/05/11

Friendly Ice Cream Corp., which employs roughly 10,000 people and operates more than 400 restaurants known for sundaes and hamburgers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review Small Cap article here.

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Barnes & Noble Email to Borders Customers Rattles Privacy Watchdog

10/04/11
Reuters

A consumer-privacy watchdog is fuming over a message that Barnes & Noble Inc.

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Landry’s to Buy Beso

10/04/11
AP Images for Microsoft

Eva Longoria and her Las Vegas steakhouse Beso can kiss bankruptcy good-bye.

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The Daily Docket: Dodgers Seek MLB Probe

10/04/11

The Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday said the ballclub needs to probe Major League Baseball’s dealings with other MLB members as it prepares for a four-day trial that will determine its future. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Rudins Close on Purchase of St. Vincent’s Campus

10/03/11
Rudin Management

The Rudin family, a New York real-estate dynasty, announced Monday that they closed on their $260 million purchase of St.

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The Daily Docket: Kodak Hires Restructuring Lawyers

10/03/11

Eastman Kodak Co. has hired Jones Day as restructuring attorneys, The Wall Street Journal reports. The 131-year-old company is tackling investor worries but says it doesn’t intend to file for bankruptcy.

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What Part Of ‘Worthless’ Don’t Blockbuster Investors Understand?

09/30/11

By Katy Stech and Joseph Checkler

“Please don’t buy our stock” isn’t a common request from most companies, but that’s essentially what Blockbuster Inc.’s parent company is being forced to tell investors after a weird surge in the video rental company’s shares since last week.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: ‘L.A. Law’ Edition

09/30/11

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a company formerly headed by “L.A. Law” actor Corbin Bernsen took its drama to bankruptcy court, and the Los Angeles Dodgers were sued by Fox Sports over broadcasting rights. Also, MLB threatened to toss the team from the league if owner Frank McCourt can’t step up to the plate.

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