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Billionaire’s Ex-Wife Discloses Assets With Bankruptcy Court

07/14/11
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Patricia Kluge stands with her husband, Bill Moses.

Patricia Kluge may have

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The Daily Docket: WaMu Shareholders Blast ‘Profoundly Flawed’ Bankruptcy

07/14/11

Shareholders of Washington Mutual Inc. say the holding company at the heart of the largest banking collapse in U.S. history ran a “profoundly flawed” bankruptcy case, one that means a $7 billion payday for “powerful creditors” at the expense of others. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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Injured Giants Fan to Play Role in Dodgers Bankruptcy

07/13/11
Reuters

Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan brutally assaulted outside Dodger Stadium on Opening Day, will play a role in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pending bankruptcy case.

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New York City School-Bus Operator Files for Bankruptcy

07/13/11

School-bus operator USA United Fleet Inc.—one of the biggest providers of transportation for New York City’s public-school children—turned to bankruptcy court for a little breathing room after hitting a series of financial potholes.

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Cars Owned By Rock & Republic Founder Drive Toward Auction Block

07/13/11

Interested in a luxury car with some history?

A rare, vintage Mustang or high-class, high-speed Aston Martin, which have gone from the founder of pricey denim maker Rock & Republic to the center of a bankruptcy-court battle to an auction block, could be yours, if you make a winning bid later this month.

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The Daily Docket: Freddie Balks At $1.6B Taylor Bean, BofA Deal

07/13/11

Freddie Mac is seeking to put the brakes on a recently proposed $1.6 billion settlement involving the bankruptcy estate of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. and Bank of America over assets tangled up in the massive fraud at the disgraced mortgage lender. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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Get Paid or Die Trying

07/12/11
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50 Cent

Some days you can find rapper 50 Cent in the club, but next week you’ll find him—well, his lawyers, at least—in the court.

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Church Known for Ministry to Ex-Prostitutes Enters Bankruptcy

07/12/11
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A Las Vegas church that’s tried to redirect some of Sin City’s glitzy brilliance to illuminate one of its darker corners—its robust sex trade—has

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The Daily Docket: MLB Says Dodgers Paid Secret Fee to Hedge Fund

07/12/11

Major League Baseball says the hedge fund keeping the Los Angeles Dodgers afloat while in bankruptcy has collected a surreptitious $5.25 million fee that the lender and baseball team’s owner have intentionally withheld from the court. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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Bankruptcy Du Jour

07/11/11

The man who pitches himself as Las Vegas’s “original celebrity chef” filed for bankruptcy protection along with his two French restaurants.

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