Bankruptcy Blogs

Social Security Disability Lump Sum Excluded from Bankruptcy Estate?

08/06/12

exempt property in GeorgiaMy Bankruptcy Law Network colleague Craig Andresen

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The Daily Docket: K-V Pharmaceutical Files for Bankruptcy

08/06/12

K-V Pharmaceutical Co . filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a move it said was propelled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ‘s failure to enforce orphan drug exclusivity granted to K-V’s key premature-birth drug, Makena. Read the Dow Jones story here in Daily  Bankruptcy Review.

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Yes, the Interchange Fee Battle Is Over

08/03/12

Simply stated, merchants have agreed the Visa/MasterCard interchange fee settlement resolves all past disputes and establishes a system that will govern payments in the future. Nothing remains for Congress, or anyone else, to address.

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How Disruptive Is New Google Wallet for Card Issuers, Merchants?

08/03/12

Google is changing nearly everything about how it handles transactions.

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London Whale Didn't Go Rogue, Computer Crushes Brokerage Firm

08/03/12

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

The Computer Is Killing Brokerage Firms: Trading firm Knight Capital suffered $440 million in losses after its new software system went crazy and swamped the stock market with errant trades. The Times reports Knight bumped up against a deadline and used the software, designed to take advantage of a new Wall Street trading venue, before it had to time to work out the glitches. Fortunately, the market handled the malfunction; it was...

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The Daily Docket: Knight Capital Gets One-Day Lifeline

08/03/12

Knight Capital Group Inc. told Wall Street brokers on Friday morning that the battered securities firm obtained a credit line that will allow it to operate for the day, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Washington Mutual 24/7 Legal Bills Are Business as Usual

08/02/12
Associated Press

Cries of “fraud” from a few unhappy Washington Mutual Inc.

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