The Daily Docket: Furniture Brands Enters Bankruptcy

Furniture Brands International Inc., one of the largest furniture manufacturers in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy Monday with a deal to sell its assets to investment firm Oaktree Capital Management for $166 million. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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