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In Death, Fancy Burger Shoppe Keeps Beefy Online Presence

08/29/11

By Joseph Checkler and Rachel Feintzeig

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The Daily Docket: Union Warns of Saab Bankruptcy

08/29/11

Swedish auto maker Saab Automobile AB could be forced into bankruptcy over unpaid wages by the end of this week, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: ‘You Gotta Lie!’ Edition

08/26/11

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, “Real Housewives” invade the news, Stan Lee Media wants all the action on Conan the Barbarian, and Lenny Dykstra gets battered with indecent-exposure charges.

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Salahi Winery Assets Hit the Auction Block

08/26/11
Associated Press
Tareq and Michaele Salahi stop for a photo at a Super Bowl party hosted by Playboy magazine in Dallas.
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The Daily Docket: Appeals Court Reinstates Sanctions Against Foreclosure Law Firm

08/26/11

A federal appeals court has reinstated sanctions against a New Jersey law firm and attorney for attempting to foreclose on a suburban Philadelphia couple using “robo-produced” mortgage data that was fraught with errors. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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Oregon Newspaper Publisher Has Fighting Words for Lender

08/25/11

The publisher of the Bend (Ore.) Bulletin filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday after exhausting negotiations with its biggest lender—triggering a war of words on the newspaper’s pages that sings to the spirit of its feisty longtime publisher Robert Chandler.

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The Daily Docket: Bankruptcy Judge Weighs WaMu Plan Arguments

08/25/11

A bankruptcy judge indicated Wednesday that creditors may not have to wait long to find out whether she will confirm Washington Mutual Inc.’s $7 billion Chapter 11 plan. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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Judge: Borders Pay Adviser Didn’t Violate Fee Rules

08/24/11
EPA/Matt Campbell

A bankruptcy judge ruled that Mercer Inc., a consulting firm employed to advise Borders Group Inc.

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Gold-Coin Dealer Enters Bankruptcy

08/24/11
Associated Press

A little short on change and customer promises, Minnesota coin dealer International Rarities Corp.<

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The Daily Docket: Cerberus Is Still Interested In Innkeepers

08/24/11

Cerberus Capital Management LP remains interested in buying 64 Innkeepers USA Trust hotels for a lower price than the private-equity firm had agreed to in a previous deal, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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