Bankruptcy Blogs

Dodgers Bankruptcy Threatens Super Bowl Merchandiser

08/01/11
Associated Press

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chapter 11 filing might pick off one of its primary vendors: Fac

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QRM Rule Should Recognize Life's Full of Trade-Offs

08/01/11

Regulators need to abandon the proposed approach at defining QRM-eligibility and implement one that allows for prudent but flexible risk-taking.

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Stickney Bankruptcy Attorney Talks About Financial Management Requirement

08/01/11

After the bankruptcy case is filed but before it is over, the individual must submit to a two-hour financial management class.  This is very important.  If they don’t take this class, they do not receive a discharge, which is a fresh start.  They will receive a Closed Without Discharge Notice from the clerk of the [...]

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Ain't That the Truth

08/01/11

"[L]et us stress being a professor specializing in bankruptcy is not a power position, even at Harvard Law School."

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The Daily Docket: Court Clears Dynegy Restructuring

08/01/11

A Delaware corporate law judge gave Dynegy Inc. the green light Friday for a $1.7 billion restructuring designed to stave off bankruptcy, turning down Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.’s bid for an order to hold up the deal, Dow Jones Newswires reports.

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The Type Of Debt Is Important Says Schiller Park Bankruptcy Lawyer

08/01/11

The Type of Debts You Have Affect Your Bankruptcy OK, this post appears in the National Bankruptcy Forum, Bankruptcy Basics category, so I’ll keep this short sweet and simple. As bankruptcy attorneys, we need to know what our clients owe.  What are the debts?  If the problem is credit cards and medical bills and personal [...]

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