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The Daily Docket: Standard General Wins RadioShack Auction

03/26/15
European Pressphoto Agency

RadioShack ’s chances of surviving ban

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Attorneys General Vow to Defend RadioShack’s 117 Million Consumers

03/26/15
Reuters

Attorneys general around the country are leaping aboard the consumer privacy bandwagon in RadioShack

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The Daily Docket: Salus Says It Had ‘Superior’ RadioShack Bid

03/25/15
Sale signs greet customers walking to the RadioShack at Valley View Plaza in Marion, Ind., on Friday, Feb.
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100 Montaditos Franchise Fight Is Heating Up

03/24/15

In the bankruptcy case of the little Spanish sandwiches, a big fight is heating up.

During a hearing last week, a federal judge said the South Florida franchise of 100 Montaditos could shut down despite the bankruptcy filing of the Spanish restaurant’s U.S. arm.

The ruling was basically a formality—the bankruptcy code might have prevented the franchisee from shutting down his operations without the judge’s approval—but it preserved the ability of franchisees and the company to take legal action against each other in the future.

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The Daily Docket: Standard General Leads in RadioShack Auction

03/24/15
Keith Bedford for The Wall Street Journal

The RadioShack auction moves into a second day Tuesday in New York, as the company and its creditors debate the value of the bid from big lender Standard General LP.

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Former Weil Litigator Nominated as Caesars Bankruptcy Examiner

03/24/15
Associated Press

A former Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP litigator has emerged as a potential player in the drama surrounding the bankruptcy of Caesars Entertainment Corp.

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The Daily Docket: RadioShack Auction Kicks Off

03/23/15
Sale signs are displayed as customers browse inside a RadioShack Corp.
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Italian Soccer Team Parma Declared Bankrupt

03/20/15

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Italy’s Parma soccer team went bust, Tower Records lives on in a new documentary, and Caesars can tear up its contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.

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More Ex-Howrey Partners Reach Accord With Trustee

03/20/15

Four years after the fall of Howrey LLP, another batch of the law firm’s former partners have agreed to settle with its bankruptcy estate.

That this time, 47 ex-partners are chipping in $75,000—an average of just $1,595 each—but are also agreeing to drop $6.1 million in claims that they were pursuing in the case, according to court filings. Removing those claims means more money will be available for other creditors. The settlement frees the ex-partners from future Howrey-related liability.

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