Bankruptcy Blogs

FTC Mobile Payments Conference on April 26

04/18/12

Here's a plug for a conference on mobile payments that the FTC is hosting next week.  It will be webcast live.  The agenda is here.  I'm one of the speakers.  

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The Daily Docket: Hostess Keeps Grip on Restructuring…For Now

04/18/12

A judge Tuesday indicated he would extend Hostess Brand Inc.’s control over its bankruptcy restructuring, rather than opening the case up to rival plans from creditors eager to reach out to investors who’d fund their own exit plan for the bakery company. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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IRS Plan to Share Nonresident Account Data Is Dangerous

04/18/12

It is precisely because of the confidentiality and security our country offers that so many nonresident aliens deposit their monies in U.S. financial institutions.

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Filing Bankruptcy and Tax Refunds

04/17/12

Tax Refund for Bankruptcy

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How the Titanic can Provide a Lesson in Bankruptcy Planning and Preparation

04/17/12

The sad story of the Titanic ocean liner has been in the news recently with the 100 year anniversary of its demise at sea and those that perished with her.  How can the sad tale of this ship provide instruction for us today when planning for and filing bankruptcy? The planning, design and construction of [...]

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Fannie Fights Innovation, Insists on Foreclosure

04/17/12

The GSE could have approved a short sale that would have let Louise Davidson stay in her home as a renter and eventually have the opportunity to buy it back. True to form, Fannie evicted her instead.

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Cut! Film Producer Files for Bankruptcy

04/17/12

Film producer and distributor Media 8 Entertainment, which is known for putting out movies that have fallen just beyond Hollywood’s gaze, has taken an unscripted turn toward bankruptcy.

Running low on cash, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection with a potentially valuable film library but with $8.6 million worth of debt owed to stars like Charlize Theron, Ben Affleck and Christina Ricci, according to papers filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Fort Myers, Fla.

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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy–Need to Send in Your Tax Forms

04/17/12

My name is Lori Rupp and I’m Mr. Weed’s Chapter 13 paralegal.

I’ve been a bankruptcy paralegal since 1998 and before I worked for Mr. Weed I even worked for a Chapter 13 Trustee in Michigan for two years.

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