Bankruptcy Blogs

Preparing For Bankruptcy

12/08/11

When you are considering a trip, usually, you make substantial preparations in anticipation of   that trip.  You make travel arrangements; you make sure you have a place to stay; you make reservations for any activities in which you wish to participate.  You will often make significant plans and preparations for any “big” event.  Bankruptcy is [...]

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Facebook Files Discharge Complaint For Debtor's Alleged Unlawful Domain Name TypoSquatting

12/08/11

On December 5, 2011, Facebook, Inc. filed an adversary proceeding in the Northern District of Georgia seeking a determination that a debt arising from alleged "typosquatting" by the debtor should be excepted from the debtor's discharge.  The proceeding is Facebook, Inc. v. Souza, A.P. No. 11-05684 (N.D. Ga. filed December 5, 2011) (click here for .pdf copy of Complaint).

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Facebook Files Discharge Complaint For Debtor's Alleged Unlawful Domain Name TypoSquatting

12/08/11

On December 5, 2011, Facebook, Inc. filed an adversary proceeding in the Northern District of Georgia seeking a determination that a debt arising from alleged "typosquatting" by the debtor should be excepted from the debtor's discharge.  The proceeding is Facebook, Inc. v. Souza, A.P. No. 11-05684 (N.D. Ga. filed December 5, 2011) (click here for .pdf copy of Complaint).

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Laboratories of Democracy and the Commissioners of Uniformity

12/08/11

States have passed a variety of changes to foreclosure laws and court rules in response to the foreclosure crisis, including new notice and mediation requirements to stimulate workouts between lenders and borrowers.  Some of these laws have been found effective in reducing foreclosures.  Subprime mortgages with delinquent payments are much more likely to end in foreclosure sales in nonjudicial foreclosures states, while states with both judicial foreclosure and s

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The Daily Docket: Dodgers Keep Chapter 11 Control

12/08/11

Fox Sports faced a skeptical judge Wednesday, when it launched its attack on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ plan to put the team’s future broadcast rights on the bankruptcy auction block. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Bankruptcy Or Not, Student Loan Debt Will NOT Be Repaid

12/08/11

It is just a fact that the over one trillion (uh,  yeah, not billion, not hundreds of billions, trillion) dollars of student debt now outstanding in our fair land will not be repaid. Because the graduates will not generate sufficient income to pay it back. (image credit by: dreamstime) The jobs they were told were [...]

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Bankruptcy: Reality or Fantasy

12/07/11

When you file for bankruptcy you must ask yourself are you in a reality or  fantasy frame of mind?  When I was young , one of the professions I pursued and dreamed about was being an actress.  I trained, auditioned and actually took several classes in college along the way.  I am talented enough to [...]

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Will the FSOC Be a Bully or a Band of Equals?

12/07/11

The heads of the independent regulatory agencies who sit on the Financial Stability Oversight Council would do well to remember that their own independence could also be invaded if a majority of their colleagues on the council had different views on an issue.

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Patent Battler Ends Up in Bankruptcy Court

12/07/11
Associated Press
FedEx and UPS cargo planes sit on the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

If you’re an online shopper who has rec

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In Google Wallet Fight, Verizon Plays Old-School Telecom Hardball

12/07/11

Four reasons Verizon's smackdown of Google Wallet is bad for banks and consumers.

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