News tagged with federal bankruptcy court


A Polaroid Pogo Instant Digital Camera

Private equity firms win battle for bankrupt Polaroid

Technology / Business

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bankrupt Polaroid Corp. has been bought by a pair of private equity firms after a judge threw out the acquisition of the iconic inventor of instant photography by another investor.





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Ownership of Unix copyright headed to trial

Technology / Software

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(AP) -- A federal appeals court on Monday reversed a judge's decision that granted the copyright of the Unix computer operating system to Novell Inc.


Fallen star SGI to sell most assets for $25M

Technology / Business

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Silicon Graphics Inc. will sell the remaining shreds of its fraying franchise to Rackable Systems Inc. for $25 million, punctuating the downfall of a former high-tech star that once dazzled investors and customers ...


DirecTV sued over ads on Charter's bankruptcy case

Technology / Business

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Charter Communications Inc. is suing DirecTV Group Inc. over advertisements that try to persuade subscribers to switch TV service by touting Charter's bankruptcy filing.


Court says no exclusive cable rights in apartments

Technology / Telecom

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Cable companies cannot have exclusive rights to provide service in apartment buildings that they wire, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.


FairPoint phone company files for bankruptcy

Technology / Business

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Telecommunications services provider FairPoint Communications filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after agreeing on a deal with key lenders that will help lower its debt by about 62 percent.


The chief executive officer of the Swedish gaming group Global Gaming Factory (GGF), Hans Pandeya

Pirate Bay suitor served with bankruptcy petition: court

Technology / Internet

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pirate Bay suitor Global Gaming Factory has been served with a bankruptcy petition, a Stockholm court official said on Friday, after a former board member filed a complaint over unpaid debts.


Picture shows a student viewing the logo of the German website "spick.mich" in Berlin

German teacher loses battle against pupils' web rankings

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

A German teacher who had sued to shut down a website where pupils rank their instructors according to competence and "coolness" lost her battle in court Tuesday.


Courts OK $1.13B sale of Nortel assets to Ericsson

Technology / Business

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- U.S. and Canadian courts have approved Swedish wireless company LM Ericsson's $1.13 billion bid to buy next-generation wireless technology and other assets from insolvent telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp.


Reckless Spending, Not Illness or Job Loss, Causes Most Bankruptcy

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 29, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Simple overspending has driven most personal bankruptcies in recent years, a change from previous decades when illness and unemployment were major factors, concludes a new study from the University of California, ...


Nortel France of the Canadian telecommunications firm Nortel

Nortel strikes deal to sell business unit to Avaya

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Canadian telecom equipment maker Nortel said Monday it reached a deal to sell its enterprise solutions business to US-based Avaya for 475 million dollars pending approval of a bankruptcy court.



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