The Daily Docket: Kodak Hires Restructuring Lawyers

Eastman Kodak Co. has hired Jones Day as restructuring attorneys, The Wall Street Journal reports. The 131-year-old company is tackling investor worries but says it doesn’t intend to file for bankruptcy.

Once slated for liquidation, Corus Bankshares Inc. received court approval for its bankruptcy-exit plan that calls for the former Illinois bank-holding company to emerge as a real-estate investment firm. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via WSJ.

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According to WSJ, the Department of Justice wants to put control of Solyndra LLC in the hands of a trustee.

Barclays Plc and Bank of America Corp. are done with a deal over the Archstone apartments after months of grappling with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s estate, WSJ reports.

Barnes & Noble Inc. bought Borders Group Inc.’s customer list, WSJ reports.

According to CBC, Blockbuster Canada is closing its Ottawa stores.

A Texas judge awarded $25 million in damages to the groups who applied Pilgrim’s Pride with poultry, the News Star reports.