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As Detroit nears a crucial point in its restructuring, what lessons does the city’s historic bankruptcy offer troubled municipalities ? ... Read full article

As Detroit nears a crucial point in its restructuring, what lessons does the city’s historic bankruptcy offer troubled municipalities ? ... Read full article

A top Senate Democrat is set to unveil legislation Wednesday that would allow a small portion of Americans’ student debt to be discharged through bankruptcy proceedings, a measure that would likely hit the profits of private lenders. The bankruptcy option ... Read full article

As Detroit nears a crucial point in its restructuring, what lessons does the city’s historic bankruptcy offer troubled municipalities ? ... Read full article

Nortel Networks Corp.'s warring creditors are headed into a July showdown over a $1.6 billion question that creditors outside the U.S. said could be the key to a fast payday in the long running international insolvency. The Wall Street Journal has ... Read full article

As Detroit nears a crucial point in its restructuring, what lessons does the city’s historic bankruptcy offer troubled municipalities ? ... Read full article

As Detroit nears a crucial point in its restructuring, what lessons does the city’s historic bankruptcy offer troubled municipalities ? ... Read full article

As Detroit nears a crucial point in its restructuring, what lessons does the city’s historic bankruptcy offer troubled municipalities ? ... Read full article

Nautilus Holdings Ltd., a container shipping venture led by Andreas Papathomas, filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest victim of too much debt and a downturn in the shipping industry. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

In the fourth installment of The Examiners , our restructuring experts turn their attention from corporations to municipalities. ... Read full article

Settlement talks may be in the works as the long-running trial over Nortel Networks Corp.'s billions winds to a close. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

A Coldwater Creek store in downtown Seattle. ... Read full article

The week in bankruptcy kicks off Monday in Wilmington, Del., when Brookstone Holdings Corp. will go before a judge to seek approval of its bankruptcy-exit plan. The centerpiece of the retailer’s plan is a $174 million bid to buy the company from Sailing ... Read full article

Bankruptcy officials for Canada’s Nortel Networks Corp. say a fast answer on the question of how much interest bondholders should collect may aid settlement talks that could end a bigger battle: the long-running fight over the defunct company’s billions. ... Read full article

Revel resort and casino, which at 47 stories is the tallest building in Atlantic City, N.J., filed for Chapter 11 protection Thursday. Associated Press At ... Read full article

Mitchell Brand has joined law firm Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP  as co-chair of its finance and restructuring group. He most recently worked as a partner and co-chair of the special situations group at Otterbourg P.C. Mr. Brand works with ... Read full article

Tom Hindman/Getty Images The planned demolition of a chemical-storage facility at the site of a January spill that tainted West Virginia’s water supply recently faced an unexpected setback—heavy ... Read full article

Children’s product designer and distributor Kid Brands Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday after several companies terminated licensing agreements and suppliers refused to ship goods. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article