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Quiksilver Wins Approval of Oaktree Deal

10/16/15

Surfwear Retailer Quiksilver Inc. won approval of its Oaktree Capital Management-sponsored restructuring deal, Daily Bankruptcy Review reports.

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Coming and Going Concerns

10/15/15

Renée Dailey has joined law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as a partner with the bankruptcy and restructuring practice. Ms. Dailey has experience representing insurance companies and other institutional investors and has worked with clients in the U.S. and around the world. Most recently, she was a partner with law firm Bracewell & Giuliani.

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Texas AG Settles Lawsuit Over Mislabeled, Foreign Solar Panels

10/15/15
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News

Texas’s consumer watchdog has reached a deal with a Dallas manufacturer that once sold solar panels that weren’t quite “Made in the U.S.A.,” despite their label.

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Alpha Natural Discloses Payments to Climate Change Skeptic Chris Horner

10/15/15
Photograph (C) Susanne Horner

Bankrupt coal company Alpha Natural Resources Inc. paid lawyer Chris Horner $18,600 before it filed for chapter 11 this summer.

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Investor FutureSelect Seeks Liability for Ernst & Young in Madoff Losses

10/15/15

Investment firm FutureSelect wants to hold law firm Ernst & Young liable for $200 million in losses tied to investments with Bernard Madoff, Daily Bankruptcy Review reports via The Wall Street Journal.

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‘Dance Moms’ Star Indicted on Bankruptcy Fraud Charges

10/14/15
In this May 13 file photo, Abby Lee Miller arrives at the 3rd Annual Reality TV Awards in Los Angeles. Ms.
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Employees of Relativity Television Expected to Remain

10/14/15

Employees of Relativity Television are expected to stay on at the division once the sale of the company goes through, Daily Bankruptcy Review reports via The Wall Street Journal.

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Colt Could Be Nearing the End of Bankruptcy

10/13/15

Colt Defense LLC is looking for approval of a deal that would let it access $50 million once it leaves bankruptcy, Daily Bankruptcy Review reports.

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Sex Workers Say ‘Life-Changing’ Relativity Show Never Delivered

10/12/15

Three women who allege they were repeatedly promised “life-changing” experiences by Relativity Media LLC as part of a short-lived reality show say the bankrupt Hollywood studio’s empty pockets should not let it off the hook for its empty promises.

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Lawyers Seek $42 Million Payday in MF Global Litigation

10/12/15
Brendan McDermid/Reuters

The lawyers who raked in more than $200 million for MF Global’s investors are now seeking their own payday.

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