Bankruptcy Blogs

ANNUAL SUPREME COURT REVIEW

09/12/11

Federal Bar Association - Los Angeles Chapter September 28, 2011 Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Registration: 11:30 Featuring UCI Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky. Also Featuring Annual Judge Barry Russell Scholarship Awards. Location: The Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand...

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New Jersey Devils Close To Bankruptcy, According To Report

09/12/11

"The New Jersey Devils have found themselves in financial hot water, according to a report in the New York Post. They're in default on a loan and could be declared bankrupt. Via the Post: 'The attendance-challenged, heavily indebted team missed...

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The Daily Docket: Union Moves to Force Saab Bankruptcy

09/12/11

Swedish labor union Unionen, representing about 1,000 unpaid employees at troubled Swedish car maker Saab Automobile AB, submitted an application for Saab Automobile’s bankruptcy Monday as its members still haven’t received their August wages. Read the Dow Jones Newswires story here.

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Kirkland’s Labovitz Heads To Debevoise

09/12/11
M. Natasha Labovitz

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Housing Finance: Role of the Government Guarantee

09/12/11

I'm testifying before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday about the role of the government guarantee in housing finance (a/k/a wtf do we do with Fannie and Freddie). My testimony is here.

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Tucson Mayoral Candidate Arrested for Bankruptcy Fraud

09/12/11

A fringe candidate for mayor of Tucson was arrested for bankruptcy fraud a few months ago.  The 81 year old Marshall Home after filing on March 16, 2011, in United States Bankruptcy Court in Tucson an Involuntary Petition in Bankruptcy, seeking to place the United States in bankruptcy. Home claimed to have a claim for [...]

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First to File--Patent Thoughts

09/11/11

Congress just passed a bill overhauling the US patent system.  The most significant change appears to be shift from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file system.

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A Closer Look at the NewPage Bankruptcy

09/11/11

On September 7, 2011, NewPage Corporation ("NewPage" or "Debtors") filed petitions for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.  As stated in NewPage's Declaration in Support of First Day Motions (the "Declaration" or "Decl."), filed with the Bankruptcy Court, NewPage produces coated paper used in magazines, brochures catalogs and textbooks.  NewPage manufactures its products in paper mills located in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and in Nova Scotia, Canada.  Decl.

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