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Bloomberg analyzes 38 Studios lawsuit
Curt Schilling, the former baseball All-Star, struck up a conversation at a March 2010 fundraiser that would sow the seeds of financial ruin and has led to claims of a $75 million fraud. more
EDC is ‘not broken,’ says Chafee
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee will keep the state’s formerly beleaguered economic development apparatus intact for the rest of the year and in his proposed budget for the next fiscal year, he said Thursday. more
Death of a firm can breathe life into others at auction
SJ Corio Co. President Salvatore Corio Jr. has been running liquidation auctions in Rhode Island since 1983, so when he took on the 38 Studios LLC bankruptcy sale, he knew he was in for a big job. With over 2,000 lots on the block, selling everything in one session while maximizing returns for taxpayers would take speed and endurance. Over a nearly uninterrupted 10 hours of bidding, the auction recovered $650,000 for the state as Corio mixed his trademark blend of rapid-fire humor with salesmanship. More than once, he asked for a bid of $75 million, the amount of the 38 Studios loan guarantee. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 11/26/12

Permanent damage risk of 38 Studios suit
As if Rhode Island needed another black eye on its national reputation as a place to do business, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has taken on the Sisyphean task of trying to extract more revenue from the 38 Studios LLC bankruptcy. more
11/12/12
Suit over 38 Studios deal risks collateral damage
Rhode Island’s $75 million loan guarantee to 38 Studios LLC was already synonymous with bad judgment. The state’s lawsuit against the deal’s participants now attempts to link it with fraud and incompetence. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 11/12/12

R.I., EDC sue Schilling, Stokes and 12 others on 38 Studios
(Updated, 5:00 p.m.) The state and R.I. Economic Development Corporation sued 38 Studios LLC founder Curt Schilling and 13 other institutions or individuals connected with the failed $75 million loan guarantee to the video company for allegedly misleading state officials about the deal’s risks. more
38 Studios auction grosses $650K
The public auction of property from 38 Studios LLC's former headquarters at One Empire Plaza, which included items ranging from computers to a 5-foot battle hammer, grossed roughly $650,000, according to the R.I. Economic Development Corporation. more
| 10/26/12
38 Studios assets head to the auction block
(Updated, 11 a.m.) Computers, chairs, a 5-foot battle hammer and everything else a $75 million state loan guarantee can buy is available today at 38 Studios’ Rhode Island bankruptcy auction. more
38 Studios auction pulls in $180K
Bargain hunters spent $180,000 scooping up office furnishings and video-game equipment formerly belonging to 38 Studios LLC at the company’s Maryland bankruptcy auction last week, the court-appointed receiver in the case announced Thursday. more
38 Studios assets hit auction block in Maryland
Assets from 38 Studios LLC’s Big Huge Games are being auctioned off today as part of the company’s bankruptcy. more
| 10/16/12
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