Bankruptcy Blogs

Expanding Bankruptcy Rights of Social Security Recipients

01/23/14

By: Sarah Roe

St. John’s Law Student

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff

 

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Virginia Newspaper Publisher Files for Bankruptcy

01/23/14

The publisher of Fredericksburg, Va., newspaper the Free Lance-Star filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday.

Fittingly, the newspaper itself was the first to report the news of Free Lance-Star Publishing Co.’s bankruptcy, which was filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Va.

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Virginia Newspaper Publisher Files for Bankruptcy

01/23/14

The publisher of Fredericksburg, Va., newspaper the Free Lance-Star filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday.

Fittingly, the newspaper itself was the first to report the news of Free Lance-Star Publishing Co.’s bankruptcy, which was filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Va.

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No Discharge of Unsecured Debt for Non-Filing Co-Debtors

01/23/14

By: Carly S. Krupnick

St. John’s Law Student

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff

 

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The Daily Docket: FIG Affiliate Wins MM&A Bidding

01/23/14

A Fortress Investment Group LLC affiliate won the bidding at Tuesday’s auction of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd., which was involved in a deadly crash this past summer. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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The Daily Docket: FIG Affiliate Wins MM&A Bidding

01/23/14

A Fortress Investment Group LLC affiliate won the bidding at Tuesday’s auction of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd., which was involved in a deadly crash this past summer. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Holes Remain in Basel's Revised Securitization Framework

01/23/14

Market participants should weigh on BaselÂ's latest consultative document in order to strengthen safety and soundness in growing global securitization markets.

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9th Circuit Gives Some Protection to Both Bloggers and Trustees

01/23/14
The case of self-proclaimed "investigative blogger" Crystal Cox took another turn as the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded the case against her.   The decision gives greater First Amendment protection to bloggers than the stingy view taken by the District Court.   However, it also recognizes that trustees are not public figures entitled to less deferential review.   The case is Cox v. Obsidian Finance Group, No. 12-35238 (9th Cir.
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9th Circuit Gives Some Protection to Both Bloggers and Trustees

01/23/14
The case of self-proclaimed "investigative blogger" Crystal Cox took another turn as the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded the case against her.   The decision gives greater First Amendment protection to bloggers than the stingy view taken by the District Court.   However, it also recognizes that trustees are not public figures entitled to less deferential review.   The case is Cox v. Obsidian Finance Group, No. 12-35238 (9th Cir.
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Morning Scan: Wells Sells Servicing Rights; Getting Tough on Foreign Banks

01/23/14

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Sold: Wells Fargo is selling the mortgage servicing rights on $39 billion in loans to Ocwen Financial Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move is par for the course these days as more and more large traditional banks offload mortgages to nonbank lenders to comply with new rules requiring them to hold more capital against the loans they service. Wall Street Journal, New York Times ...

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