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Dodgers' request to widen scope denied
(AP) LOS ANGELES -- The Delaware judge overseeing the Dodgers' bankruptcy on Friday denied the club's request to widen the scope of evidence to include the other clubs of Major League Baseball. The Dodgers wanted to prove their case by comparing
Updated: 10/07/2011 05:48P
The Bankruptcy Files: Friendly's and Other Distressed Delicacies
It's been a big week for corporate bankruptcies, which trailed off earlier this year from the peak levels of 2009 and 2010 but have begun to mount again recently amid fears of a double-dip recession. At the same time, the spate of actual filings didn't
Updated: 10/07/2011 05:45P
Judge Tells Dodgers to Leave the Other 29 Teams Out of It
A bankruptcy judge Friday turned down a bid by the Los Angeles Dodgers to probe Major League Baseball's dealings with other MLB members for proof Commissioner Bud Selig is treating the ball club unfairly. The questions the Dodgers wanted to aim at
Updated: 10/07/2011 05:45P
Ryan: Rangers are better than last year
Following a bankruptcy case, a manager's cocaine use and ownership change in 2010, the team's 96 regular wins this season were a club record. It was the first time they reached a 90-win mark in consecutive years. Although the team lost Cliff Lee due to
Updated: 10/07/2011 05:43P
Tribune Settles IRS Tax Claim Related to 2007 Leveraged Buyout
By Steven ChurchS - Fri Oct 07 21:07:49 GMT 2011 Tribune Co., the biggest media company in bankruptcy, agreed to pay the Internal Revenue Service $7 million to settle allegations that the company's 2007 leveraged buyout violated US tax law.
Updated: 10/07/2011 05:34P
Bullet Points: I read Michael Lewis' big Vanity Fair article on California so
His thesis is blunt: escalating pension costs are pushing California cities into bankruptcy — if they aren't already there. It's a lengthy article, running many thousands of words. It covers a lot of territory. In it, we meet municipal-bond naysayer
Updated: 10/07/2011 05:34P
Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive
Oct 07, 2011 (Justice Department Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Notice is hereby given that on October 4, 2011, a proposed Settlement Agreement in the bankruptcy matter In re DPH Holdings Corp., et al., Jointly Administered Case
Updated: 10/07/2011 05:25P
Actor Armand Assante Enters Bankruptcy
Rugged actor Armand Assante, who often plays a tough guy on film, has bowed to bankruptcy court—this time as a victim of alleged mortgage fraud that's entangled his Hudson Valley mansion. Assante, a born-and-raised New Yorker who's been
Updated: 10/07/2011 05:18P
Judge to Dodgers: It's you vs. MLB -- keep other teams out of it
On Friday, US Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross formally denied McCourt and his attorneys access to evidence they had argued would be critical in proving their case. As he had suggested he would, Gross refused the Dodgers permission to obtain documents
Updated: 10/07/2011 05:15P
Grocer Winn-Dixie aggressively remodels and expands
The chain, fresh out of bankruptcy, is in the throes of rolling out its previously announced remodeling, expansion and new development plan that involves an investment of about $100 million. In Sarasota, Fla., a remodeled store will feature such
Updated: 10/07/2011 04:59P