(Reuters) – Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross denied a request by the Los Angeles Dodgers to expand the team’s access to data regarding Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig’s handling of other teams.

A bankruptcy judge in Delaware has authorized Tribune Co. to pay millions of dollars in bonuses to managers.

A Delaware judge presiding over the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy issued an order Friday scheduling a hearing that could determine the fate of the team and said he expects baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and Dodgers owner Frank McCourt to testify under oath. In a sharply worded order in response to dueling motions by the league and the team, Judge Kevin Gross said he was setting aside four days …

September 29th, 2011

Bankruptcy Scores: Ranking the Airlines

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Using the Altman Z-Score, TheStreet evaluates the bankruptcy prospects for the airline industry. Click to view a price quote on AMR . Click to research the Transportation industry.

The reorganization of the Viceroy Anguilla Resort and Residences on Anguilla in the British West Indies, which seemed near completion a week ago, could end in dismissal and failure at an Oct. 3 hearing.

September 23rd, 2011

Bankruptcy claims trading slows in August

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(Reuters) – U.S. bankruptcy claims trading dropped sharply in August from the previous month due to a decline of activity involving the Lehman Brothers Holding Inc bankruptcy, according to a private report.

September 20th, 2011

Is Bankruptcy Needed for Foreclosure?

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Nix your mortgage payment and you’ll head for foreclosure. Do you need to file bankruptcy, too?

September 17th, 2011

More college grads file for bankruptcy

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Bankruptcy has gotten more educated over the past five years, as financial distress spread to more of the population with college degrees, according to study results released Tuesday.

September 14th, 2011

3 years on, Lehman on path to exit bankruptcy

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three years after its collapse, Lehman Brothers is still stuck in bankruptcy court — but three years is not as long as it sounds, says the failed investment bank’s lead bankruptcy lawyer.

September 8th, 2011

Saab denied bankruptcy protection

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Troubled automaker Saab, known for its quirky, rounded cars, moved closer to financial collapse Thursday after a Swedish court rejected its request for bankruptcy protection.