Law360, New York (September 24, 2009) -- Bankrupt newspaper publisher Tribune Co. has received the final court approval it needs to sell 95 percent of the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise to Ricketts Acquisition LLC for $728 million in cash plus Tribune's equity stake in the team, clearing the way for the transaction to go through once it receives the blessing of Major League Baseball.
Judge Kevin J. Carey signed off on the sale deal Thursday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, ruling that the agreement represents the best proposed transaction...
