Bankruptcy Blogs

Jefferson County Fights to Keep Scandal Settlement Money

12/22/11
Reuters

Jefferson County, Ala., is rallying to protect the settlement it received as a result of its disastrous sewer-debt deal from flowing back to Wall Street.

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Financial Lawyers Conference

12/22/11

The Annual Seminar of The Financial Lawyers Conference April 20-22, 2012 Ojai Valley Inn & Spa Bankruptcy After The Fall: Emerging Issues In The Wake Of The Financial Crisis The bursting of the housing bubble in 2007, the financial panic...

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Financial Lawyers Conference

12/22/11

The Annual Seminar of The Financial Lawyers Conference April 20-22, 2012 Ojai Valley Inn & Spa Bankruptcy After The Fall: Emerging Issues In The Wake Of The Financial Crisis The bursting of the housing bubble in 2007, the financial panic...

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Do It Yourself Debt Settlement

12/22/11

Credit card and medical debt can often be settled for pennies on the dollar. You do not need to hire a fancy fly by night late night television advertising debt settlement company to settle your debt. Give it a try yourself. You will probably realize a considerable savings. I have been filing bankruptcy cases for [...]

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Hostess filing in mix?

12/22/11

"Hostess Brands, America’s biggest bakery, is on the verge of filing for bankruptcy again — perhaps as early as next month, The Post has learned. Staying out of Chapter 11 is proving tough for the Twinkies maker, a source said,...

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Hostess filing in mix?

12/22/11

"Hostess Brands, America’s biggest bakery, is on the verge of filing for bankruptcy again — perhaps as early as next month, The Post has learned. Staying out of Chapter 11 is proving tough for the Twinkies maker, a source said,...

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Bankruptcy Judge Orders Young Buck Into Liquidation

12/22/11

A bankruptcy judge told Young Buck to get straight out of Cashville.

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How A Tampa Bankruptcy Attorney Can Help Debtors Prepare A Satisfactory Chapter 13 Payment Plan

12/22/11

If you are overwhelmed with debt filing for bankruptcy may provide some relief. Bankruptcy can allow a debtor to restructure his debt and regain financial health. Typically, there are two types of bankruptcy available to a debtor, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. The requirements and benefits offered by the two types of bankruptcy differ greatly. [...]

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The Daily Docket: Quiznos Reaching Debt Deal

12/22/11

Quiznos is reaching a deal to restructure about $870 million in debt, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Administrators' appointment valid - Minmar not followed by Norris J

12/22/11

The failure of directors to notify the company, in accordance with Paragraph 26, Schedule B1, Insolvency Act 1986, of their intention to appoint administrators does not necessarily render the administrators' appointment invalid.

In two carefully considered judgments in cases heard on consecutive days in November 2011, the most recent of which was handed down on 21 December:

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