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Judge Approves Examiner in ResCap Bankruptcy - NASDAQ

06/18/12

Examiner will be named by Justice Department's Federal bankruptcy watchdog. --ResCap filed for bankruptcy May 14. --Berkshire Hathaway is bidding against Nationstar for ResCap mortgage assets. In what may have been the most highly attended New ...

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Bankruptcy Made Us Stronger, Teresa Giudice Says - Wall Street Journal

06/18/12

“Going through this bankruptcy, if anything, made us stronger,” she continued. “It didn’t break us.” Krindel explained that because Teresa Giudice and husband Joe Giudice filed a joint petition, the filings have to be discharged separatel

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Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's sister files for bankruptcy - ClickOnDetroit.com

06/18/12

The sister of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has filed for bankruptcy. Ayanna Kilpatrick's bankruptcy filing claims she owes $345,000 and monthly expenses of more than $3,900. She filed for bankruptcy this past week. Kwame Kilpatrick faced ...

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Courts See Increase in Bankruptcy Filing Abuse by Non-lawyers - The BLT: Blog of Legal Times

06/18/12

There has been an increase in the number of complaints against non-lawyers preparing bankruptcy filings for a fee, according to a report the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts released Monday. Federal law allows bankruptcy filers to use an ...

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Dewey Asks to Pay Bankruptcy Lawyers Up to $935 an Hour - Bloomberg

06/18/12

The press advisory firm Sitrick & Co. charges as much as $895 hourly for its top people, according to June 15 filings. Fees charged by firms ... The case is In re Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 12-12321, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New ...

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Ayanna Kilpatrick files for bankruptcy - detroitnews.com

06/18/12

Detroit— The sister of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who owns the rights to her brother's autobiography, has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy, listing more than $345,000 in liabilities — including more than $54,000 in delinquent federal taxes.

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David Lichtenstein Blames His Lawyers For His $100 Million Bad Boy Penalty - Forbes

06/18/12

According to a 15-page complaint Lichtenstein filed on Friday in Manhattan’s New York state court, it was Willkie’s “tainted” and “wrong advice” caused him to approve the bankruptcy filing for Extended Stay. Lichtenstein claims that ...

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Bankruptcies: June 18 - Omaha World-Herald

06/18/12

plan permitting farmers and ranchers to reorganize their financial affairs under court supervision (asset and liability schedules are not always filed with initial petition); Chapter 13, bankruptcy that provides a plan for repaying a portion of ...

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Bankruptcies: June 18 - Omaha World-Herald

06/18/12

plan permitting farmers and ranchers to reorganize their financial affairs under court supervision (asset and liability schedules are not always filed with initial petition); Chapter 13, bankruptcy that provides a plan for repaying a portion of ...

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Buffett Extends Real-Estate Bet With ResCap Pursuit: Mortgages - Bloomberg

06/18/12

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Martin Glenn is scheduled to consider approving auctions for the assets at a hearing today. Berkshire said in a June 11 court filing that it’s seeking to replace Fortress Investment Group LLC (FIG)’s Nationstar ...

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