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Below are two comments posted on a Bankruptcy Law Listserve: -Pets? Anyone got some brilliant way to use pet and veterinary expenses to lower disposable monthly income in a chapter 13 bankruptcy? -See if you can get a doctor's prescription...

Stern v Marshall: Anna Nicole, Stripped of Legacy, Forces Bankruptcy System to Rerun Marathon Thursday, October 6, 2011 The panelists will explore the interpretations and implications of the Supreme Court's opinion in Stern v. Marshall, undoubtedly the most important bankruptcy...

"Hollywood attorney Kevin Gleason, who called a judge’s opinions 'half baked' and delivered a bottle of wine to the judge’s office, made a limited public apology in court Thursday for his actions." Read more here.

"An ex-Fry’s executive indicted on a charge of allegedly trying to shake down the electronics store’s vendors to support a lavish lifestyle has filed for bankruptcy, listing nearly $137 million in debt, much of it to Vegas casinos." Read more...

"Evergreen Solar Inc. has filed for bankruptcy, the cash-strapped Marlboro company disclosed in a regulatory filing today. Evergreen, which closed its taxpayer-supported Devens factory in March and cut 800 jobs, has been trying to rework its debt for months." Read...