Judge Says Patriot Executives Must Sit for Questioning

Patriot Coal Corp. executives must sit for questioning with West Virginia environmental regulators, a judge ruled. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via the Wall Street Journal.

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Puerto Rico’s five-year plan, filed Wednesday, includes spending cuts and a tax overhaul, WSJ reports.

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Wednesday cut Brazil’s debt rating to junk, WSJ reports.

Lawyers for former executives of defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf made their final arguments in court this week, WSJ reports.

(And don’t forget to check out our blog post on efforts from New England colleges to fight controversial tuition lawsuits from bankrupt parents.)

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