HONG KONG, June 15 (Reuters) – Wynn Resorts, ensnarled in a
lawsuit with its one-time largest shareholder, dismissed as old
“baseless allegations” a motion by Japanese pachinko tycoon
Kazuo Okada to stop the casino from forcibly buying his shares.

“Mr. Okada is recycling his previous baseless allegations in
the press, while continuing to interfere with the judicial
process by refusing to accept service of court documents,” the
casino said in a prepared statement. “The facts clearly justify
the carefully considered actions taken by the Wynn Board to
redeem an unsuitable shareholder in order to protect the company
and its shareholders.”

LOS ANGELES, June 13 (Reuters) – In his book “Making
Rumours,” record producer Ken Caillat recounts with humor and
detail the tumultuous year of betrayal, drama and rock ‘n’ roll
excess behind recording Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 “Rumours” album,
which has sold over 40 million copies.

Caillat, who counts Billy Idol, The Beach Boys and Alice
Cooper among his many producing credits along with Fleetwood
Mac, has more recently been instrumental in the career of his
singer-songwriter daughter Colbie Caillat, who has sold over 6
million albums worldwide and scored a major hit with “Bubbly.”

May 30 (Reuters) – After Bernard Madoff’s fraud unraveled in
late 2008, Yale Fishman was courted by Wall Street traders
seeking to buy his claim to assets that could be recovered from
the mess. After three years of ignoring their calls, he finally
said yes.

Fishman, an estate planner in Woodmere, New York, and a
former Madoff investor, cut a deal with a trading firm to sell
part of his bankruptcy claim in the long-running case. He said
he sold his $1.1 million claim for $800,000, or about 73 cents
on the dollar, in late December.

LOS ANGELES, May 24 (Reuters) – Bankrupt Hostess Brands Inc,
the maker of Twinkies, is in talks with potential buyers and
unions as it tries to stave off liquidation of the once-iconic
American baked goods company.

“We are in active negotiations with our unions and bidders,”
said a company spokeswoman, declining to elaborate.

LOS ANGELES, May 9 (Reuters) – Hostess Brands Inc said it
expects several interested parties to submit bids for the
bankrupt maker of Twinkies by Wednesday’s deadline.

“There are interested parties. Bids are due today,” said a
spokeswoman for Hostess, which late last week warned all of its
18,500 employees they may be laid off.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The group that paid a record $2.15 billion to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team expects to boost the return on their investment by creating value with stadium improvements, aggressive investment on talent and by exploring a regional sports network after a TV contract with Fox ends.

“It’s a lot of money, but if we do our jobs right … the long-term point of view is that people will see that the value was there,” said Mark Walter, the team’s new chairman who is also chief executive officer of private equity firm Guggenheim Partners, at a news conference.

By Sue Zeidler

(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Dodgers’ $2 billion sale creates a new game plan for loss-making sports teams hoping to command top dollar — file for Chapter 11.

The deal, sealed on Tuesday, saw the team sold to a consortium including basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, came after months of bickering and side-step efforts by Major League Baseball (MLB) to control the process.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has won the tentative dismissal of some claims in the class-action lawsuit brought by owners of its vehicles over problems with sudden acceleration.

In what would be a victory for Toyota if the ruling becomes definitive, U.S. District Judge James Selna in Santa Ana, California, said New York and Florida class representatives cannot bring claims under their states’ laws for lost value in their vehicles due to Toyota’s recalls for sudden, unintended acceleration.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Singer-songwriter Carly Simon, 66, known for 1970s smash hits like “You’re So Vain,” is being honored this week with the prestigious ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Founders Award.

The award comes four decades after Simon released her first solo record, the self-titled “Carly Simon” with the break-through hit “That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard it Should Be,” followed quickly by her “Anticipation,” album and then “No Secrets” with the single, “You’re So Vain.”

/LOS ANGELES, April 13 (Reuters) – The Los
Angeles Dodgers’ sale to a group led by basketball legend Earvin
“Magic” Johnson for $2.1 billion and the Major League Baseball
team’s plan to exit Chapter 11 this month were approved by a
U.S. bankruptcy judge on Friday.

The approval was needed by midnight to allow the team to
exit bankruptcy by April 30 and provide the cash for outgoing
owner Frank McCourt to meet a deadline for paying his ex-wife
Jamie McCourt about $130 million.