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  • Court OKs MediaNews parent’s Chapter 11 plan

    Court OKs MediaNews parent’s Chapter 11 plan

    Bankruptcy 03/04/2010

    A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge Thursday approved the reorganization plan of the holding company of Denver’s MediaNews Group Inc., publisher of The Denver Post, the company said.Confirmation of the “pre-packaged” plan by Judge Kevin Carey of U.S. Bankr...

  • Lehman bankruptcy advisers paid $641.9m

    Lehman bankruptcy advisers paid $641.9m

    Bankruptcy 02/22/2010

    Alvarez & Marsal LLC, the liquidator of bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., has collected $233 million in fees for “interim management” over 16 months, according to a regulatory filing.The restructuring firm, which provided Lehman with its cu...

  • Court Clears 'Florida Times-Union' Parent to Exit Bankruptcy

    Court Clears 'Florida Times-Union' Parent to Exit Bankruptcy

    Bankruptcy 02/18/2010

    Morris Publishing Group's reorganization plan was confirmed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Augusta, Ga. Wednesday, clearing the way for the parent of The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville and a dozen other dailies to emerge from bankruptcy as soon as ...

  • Movie Gallery in Chapter 11, closing stores

    Movie Gallery in Chapter 11, closing stores

    Bankruptcy 02/03/2010

    The nation’s second largest video chain submitted a Chapter 11 petition to the bankruptcy court in Richmond yesterday. Movie Gallery, which also owns Hollywood Video, has headquarters in Oregon.Movie Gallery owns 16 locations in the Richmond area, an...

  • Extended Stay court examiner seeks more time

    Extended Stay court examiner seeks more time

    Bankruptcy 02/01/2010

    Ralph Mabey, a former bankruptcy judge who was appointed as the examiner, said he was seeking an additional 21 days to conduct the investigation, as he has had some difficulty in obtaining necessary witnesses, documents and other information that he ...

  • Bryan A. Lowe & Associates - Las Vegas Bankruptcy

    Bryan A. Lowe & Associates - Las Vegas Bankruptcy

    Bankruptcy 01/29/2010

    The firm was founded on a philosophy of service that not only emphasizes quality representation in terms of experience and expertise - but places a high value on initiating appropriate actions to meet the client's legal needs and objectives. Particul...

  • WaMu shareholders get their voice in bankruptcy

    WaMu shareholders get their voice in bankruptcy

    Bankruptcy 01/29/2010

    Shareholders of Washington Mutual Inc will have a voice in the company's bankruptcy after a judge refused on Thursday to disband their committee, which Washington Mutual said would complicate the case.The U.S. Trustee, who plays an oversight role in ...

  • Pool maker Latham says court OKs bankruptcy plan

    Pool maker Latham says court OKs bankruptcy plan

    Bankruptcy 01/22/2010

    Latham International, which makes swimming pools and parts such as liners, steps and ladders, said on Friday that a bankruptcy court approved a debt restructuring plan that will put the company into the hands of its lendersate Constitution through th...

  • Tops Markets to pay $85M for Penn Traffic's supermarkets

    Tops Markets to pay $85M for Penn Traffic's supermarkets

    Bankruptcy 01/09/2010

    Tops Friendly Markets said Friday it is buying all 79 stores run by bankrupt rival Penn Traffic Co. for $85 million in cash, a move that would deepen its roots in New York and Pennsylvania and extend its reach into other Northeastern states.Tops, a 7...

  • Mesa Airlines heads into bankruptcy court

    Mesa Airlines heads into bankruptcy court

    Bankruptcy 01/06/2010

    Mesa Airlines filed for Chapter 11 banktrupcy protection Tuesday, hoping to shed planes it no longer needs.Mesa's filing is part of broader problems the airline has been experiencing with its operations as demand for air travel fell over the last yea...

  • Cremated remains found in Atlanta-area storage

    Cremated remains found in Atlanta-area storage

    Bankruptcy 12/29/2009

    A legal team that was seeking a bankrupt funeral home's financial records instead made a macabre discovery: nearly 100 boxes of cremated remains, some dating back more than two decades, stashed in a suburban storage unit.The discovery has been a comf...

  • Newspaper publisher Heartland files for Chapter 11

    Newspaper publisher Heartland files for Chapter 11

    Bankruptcy 12/22/2009

    Heartland Publications LLC, the owner of 23 daily newspapers and other publications in nine states, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday after agreeing with its major lender on a plan to cut the company's debt load by more than half.T...

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