The Daily Docket: Constar Files for Bankruptcy

Plastic-container maker Constar International Holdings LLC on Thursday returned to bankruptcy for the third time, and is marching toward the auction block. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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According to Bloomberg, the trustee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. is ready to settle a Justice Department lawsuit over alleged fraudulent mortgages.

MoneyBeat looks at a proposal by two Republican senators to bring big banks through bankruptcy.

Atlantic Express Transportation Corp. made its second of three bankruptcy-court appearances this week, receiving approval of three more sales. Read the DBR article via Nasdaq.

Detroit’s bankruptcy judge wants the city to renegotiate a $300 million debt deal, The Wall Street Journal reports.

According to the New York Times, an appraisal of a lot of the artwork at the Detroit Institute of Arts is set to be made public Thursday.

Most of Casey Anthony’s debts were discarded, the Associated Press reports.

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