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16 min ago | ABA Journal

Girls Gone Wild founder says jury that convicted him should be 'lined up and shot'

After being convicted of false imprisonment, Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis told the Hollywood Reporter that his jury was "retarded," and should be killed.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County, CA, Bankruptcy

2 hrs ago | WUSA9

Could Oreck Be Swept Up By Hoover?

Oreck Corp. got approval Tuesday for an interim financing plan that will allow it to keep operating as it prepares to sell itself to the founding Oreck family or someone elseperhaps even competitor Hoover.

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Related Topix: Oreck, Appliances, Bankruptcy, Cookeville, TN

6 hrs ago | Philly.com

Buyers say they'll reopen Woodcrest as golf course

First Montgomery bid $10.1 million at a bankruptcy auction Monday, topping Camden County, the Union League of Philadelphia, and an investment group led by George E. Norcross III and Ira Lubert, who offered $10 million.

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Related Topix: Bankruptcy, Freehold, NJ

10 hrs ago | MotorAuthority

Bob Lutz And China's Wanxiang In Bid To Buy Fisker: Report

Vik is an Editor at High Gear Media and contributor for a number of sites within the High Gear Media network.

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Related Topix: Sedan, Fisker Karma, Bankruptcy

14 hrs ago | Philly.com

Harrisburg mayor won't get second shot

Democratic voters in financially troubled Harrisburg denied Mayor Linda Thompson a second term Tuesday, choosing bookstore owner Eric Papenfuse to try to help the financially strapped capital.

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Related Topix: Bankruptcy, US News

Tue May 21, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Out of bankruptcy, Revel casino plays a new hand

ATLANTIC CITY - Just over a year after it opened, Atlantic City's newest casino has gone into bankruptcy and gotten out of it, ready to start again.

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Related Topix: Bankruptcy

WCHS-TV Charleston

UMWA President Cecil Roberts Among 14 Arrested At Rally In St. Louis

St. Louis Fourteen miners and supporters, including United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts, were arrested on trespassing charges Tuesday at a rally in downtown St.

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Related Topix: Bankruptcy, Energy, Patriot Coal, Illinois

The Miami Herald

NJ's Revel casino exits bankruptcy court

Just 13 months after it opened with sky-high hopes, the casino got out of bankruptcy court Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Bankruptcy

Daily Wireless

Dish Bids for Lightsquared Spectrum

Ergen has offered to buy the spectrum even though the Federal Communications Commission has yet to approve its use, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the deal hasn't been shown to the bankruptcy judge.

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Related Topix: Business News, Federal Communications Commission, Bankruptcy

Credit.com

How to Kill Zombie Judgments on Your Credit Report

A judgment can suck the life out of your credit scores for years and make it difficult, if not impossible, to rebuild your credit.

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Related Topix: Bankruptcy

Bit-tech.net

Rhode Island to sell Kingdoms of Amalur IP

The state of Rhode Island is getting ready to sell the Kingdoms of Amalur intellectual property that it seized from bankrupt 38 Studios.

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Related Topix: Electronic Arts, Kingdoms of Amalur, Video Games, 38 Studios, Bankruptcy

Mon May 20, 2013

Business Journal

As Patriot ruling nears, union miners plan another St. Louis rally

With a major ruling in Patriot Coal Corp.'s bankruptcy due within about a week, the United Mine Workers of America are planning a rally for 10 a.m. Tuesday starting at Keiner Plaza downtown, with participants marching to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on 10th Street.

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Related Topix: Energy, Patriot Coal, Bankruptcy

The Morning Call

Sinbad bankrupt and owes $8 million to the IRS

Not only has Sinbad gone bankrupt, but he's also facing a whole lot of debt. The comedian filed for Chapter 13 in April and claims he owes $8.3 million to the IRS for taxes from 1998 to 2006.

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Related Topix: Bankruptcy, Entertainment

Manufacturing.net

Judge Gives Final Approval To A123 Bankruptcy Plan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has given final approval to the reorganization plan of failed battery maker A123 Systems Inc., which was the recipient of a $249 million Department of Energy grant.

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Related Topix: Bankruptcy, Johnson Controls, Manufacturing, Automakers, Textiles

Philly.com

The first hole at Woodcrest Country Club in Cherry Hill.

A real estate developer won an auction this morning for Cherry Hill's Woodcrest Country Club with a bid of $10.1 million.

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Related Topix: Cherry Hill, NJ, Bankruptcy

Poker News

The Atlantic Club Lawsuit: PokerStars Busts Preflop

An expert on the American gaming scene, Maurice "Mac" VerStandig is well-versed in casino management from common issues of fraud and theft prevention to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and Indian Gaming Regulatory Act .

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Related Topix: Bankruptcy

Detroit News

6 tips to manage student loan debt

Yet that's the challenge many college graduates will face. The clock on their student loans will begin counting down to their first payment due date.

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Related Topix: Bankruptcy

Hoboken411

Club H Fitness

Hoboken411 reader Adam clued us into this, and wanted current and future members as well as the general public to know about it, "so they can make an educated decision about joining this facility.

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Related Topix: Bankruptcy

Philly.com

Pennsauken printing firm, in hiring boom, looks to expand

"We're running around the clock," said Nicholas Maiale, second-generation owner of Inserts East Inc.

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Related Topix: Pennsauken, NJ, Bankruptcy

Sun May 19, 2013

Go Local

Is the Obligation Legitimate and Should We Honor It?

NY Governor Nelson Rockefeller was said by some to have an "edifice complex". He was also a man used to getting what he wanted, when he wanted it.

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Related Topix: Recreational Vehicle, Mitchell, Bankruptcy, 38 Studios, US Governors, Donald Carcieri, Newport, RI

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