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Amended Energy Future Plan Would Give Option for Bondholder Buyout of Oncor

07/24/15

Energy Future Holdings Inc. amended its chapter 11 plan, which would give an option for a bondholder buyout of its Oncor business. The Daily Bankruptcy Review article is available in The Wall Street Journal.

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Bankruptcy Judge’s Ruling Sends Caesars Shares Plunging

07/23/15
Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s Caesars Palace casino stands in Las Vegas.
Jacob Kepler/Bloomberg News

A bankruptcy judge refused to grant

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50 Cent Discloses Ownership in Adult Film Producer, Headphone Ventures

07/22/15
Rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, exited New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Tuesday after testifying in a lawsuit for a sex tape that was posted online.
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G Street Fabrics Files for Bankruptcy Sew It Can Survive

07/22/15

G Street Fabrics, an icon from downtown Washington, D.C.,’s department-store era that later fled to the suburbs, is planning to trim its store count using bankruptcy protection.

The retailer, which filed for bankruptcy in June blaming slow sales of its fabrics, will keep open its flagship store in Rockville, Md.—its busiest location. But officials are preparing to close its two other locations in Centreville and Falls Church by Labor Day weekend.

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Xcel Brands to Buy C. Wonder

07/22/15

C. Wonder, the apparel, accessory and home goods chain that shut down and filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, may get new life.

Xcel Brands recently said it’s hoping to buy the brand that J. Christopher Burch, the ex-husband of fashion designer Tory Burch, launched after the couple’s split.

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Contractor Wants Baha Mar Tossed From Bankruptcy

07/22/15
Construction of the Baha Mar resort on the beach on New Providence island, Bahamas, July 2014.
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A&P Plans to Sell or Close Most Stores

07/21/15

A&P plans to sell or close its remaining stores as part of its return to bankruptcy, spelling its likely demise. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Defense Lawyer Seeks to Distance Dewey Ex-Chairman from Accusations

07/20/15
Bloomberg News

A key prosecution witness in the Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP trial said Monday that he never discussed improper accounting practices with Dewey’s former chairman, Steven Davis, one of three defendants

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Which A&P Stores Are Closing?

07/20/15
A&P has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than five years. 
Bloomberg News

A&P

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