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SportsCenter gives you the latest update on the McCourt divorce saga
"I think this may be a strategically sensible decision for her," said Scott Altman, a law professor at the University of Southern California. "If he (Frank McCourt) gets $130 million out of bankruptcy, it's hers. It reduces her risk because she doesn't
Updated: 10/17/2011 09:02P
More details of the Nortel patent auction are revealed
A lot of preparation work was done before Lazards and Global IP Law Group went on the road to pitch the portfolio to potential buyers. Because of the specifics of bankruptcy law there were worries about just how much could be revealed about
Updated: 10/17/2011 09:00P
Judge denies bid by government for Solyndra trustee
Last month, Solyndra officials refused to discuss the company's contracts at a private meeting with a bankruptcy analyst for the Justice Department. The decision fueled the push to have a trustee take over the failed company.
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:50P
NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and WeatherMcCourts OK divorce
More>> Illegal immigrants make plans for kids' care if they are arrested, deported under new Ala. law More>> By GREG RISLING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Frank and Jamie McCourt have reached a settlement in a costly and nasty feud over control
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:49P
A Dodger double header
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and Jamie McCourt said on Oct. 17 they settled their divorce case, putting an end to a feud that had further complicated the Major League Baseball team's bankruptcy proceedings. (Mario Anzuoni / Reuters) Two years after
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:41P
Bankruptcy filings up 7 percent in Utah
“Although I'm not a statistical analyst, there does seem to be a greater degree of optimism among consumers in Utah,” said Duane Gillman, a Salt Lake City-based attorney specializing in bankruptcy law who also serves as a court-appointed trustee.
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:33P
State Oversight Looms for Pennsylvania Capital
If the measure is signed, as expected, the state wouldn't act for 30 days, Ms. Roberts said. Mark Schwartz, a lawyer for the city council, said he believes that the bankruptcy filing by the council is legal under state law. "If the judge really thought
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:32P
Bloomberg adds seven new titles to newsletter service
The new Bloomberg Brief available are 'Bankruptcy and Restructuring', 'Climate and Carbon', 'European Economics', 'Financial Regulation', 'Leveraged Finance', 'Municipal Market' and 'Risk'. The new titles will join the existing newsletters 'US
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:19P
John Brown, Antislavery Entrepreneur (Part 2): Tony Horwitz
In the 1840s, as John Brown battled back from bankruptcy, his eldest son became enamored of phrenology. This pseudo-science held that a person's character could be read in the contours of his skull.
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:18P
Dodgers owners reach divorce settlement
“I think this may be a strategically sensible decision for her,” said Scott Altman, a law professor at the University of Southern California. “If he (Frank McCourt) gets $130-million out of bankruptcy, it's hers. It reduces her risk because she doesn't
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:09P