WASHINGTON (AP) — MF Global Holdings Ltd., the securities firm run by former New Jersey Governor and Goldman Sachs head Jon Corzine, is seeking bankruptcy protection one week after reporting its biggest-ever quarterly loss. MF Global shares plunged 66 percent ...

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Buffeted by fierce foreign competition, then blindsided by a digital revolution, photography icon Eastman Kodak Co. is teetering on a financial precipice after a quarter-century of failed efforts to find its focus. The 131-year-old company that turned picture-taking ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Bankruptcy Confidentiality Disclosure In re: Teligent Inc.  10-2257-bk(L), 10-2411-bk(XAP)  Judges Pooler, Wesley and Chin Background: The appeal and cross appeal originated from an order of the U.S. District Court that affirmed the ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Bankruptcy Mootness Murphy v. County of Chemung, et al. 10-CV-6628L Judge Larimer Background: During the debtor Murphy’s bankruptcy action, the debtor commenced an adversary proceeding against the County of Chemung.  The debtor asserted that a foreclosure ...

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York Bankruptcy Abusive Filings — Retirement-Conversion to Chapter 13 In Re Dale E. Anderson 10-11161 Judge Bucki Background: The Office of the United States Trustee has moved to dismiss this Chapter 7 case ...

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Civil, criminal and bankruptcy filings continued to rise in fiscal 2010, according to the latest data released by the federal judiciary. The report, Judicial Business of the United States Courts ...

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Fruit basket and gift seller Harry & David filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, brought down by a weak economy and a proliferation of competitors. The 75-year-old Medford, Ore., company agreed with a majority of its senior creditors ...

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NEW YORK CITY — A judge Thursday is set to rule on whether movie-rental chain Blockbuster Inc., operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection can sell itself to a group of investors or will be forced to liquidate.

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York Bankruptcy Personal Injury Proceeds — Settlement In Re Ciara Minor 09-12095 Judge Bucki Background: The Chapter 7 trustee seeks authorization to settle claims to the proceeds of personal injury litigation. He proposes ...

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NEW YORK CITY — Bookseller Borders, which helped pioneer superstores that put countless mom-and-pop bookshops out of business, filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday, sunk by crushing debt and sluggishness in adapting to a rapidly changing industry.

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U.S Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Bankruptcy Fraudulent Conveyances — ‘Estoppel’ In Re Adelphia Recovery Trust 09-0799-bk Appealed from the Western District of New York Background: This appeal is from a district court judgment that barred the Adelphia Recovery Trust ...

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U.S Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan — Creditor Objections In Re DBSD North America Inc. 10-1175- Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: This appeal is from a memorandum decision and order of the district ...

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