A recent Press Release from the American Bankruptcy Institute confirms that bankruptcy filings are on a downward trend. In September of 2011, a total of 110,410 noncommercial bankruptcy cases were filed in the United States. In September of this year, ... Read full article
A Wall Street Journal Article reports that the horse Eskendereya is currently considered the favorite to win the Kentucky Derby. The horse is owned by Zayat Stables, LLC, which filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 on February 3, 2010. ... Read full article
I attended a very informative presentation yesterday by Rob Blackford from the company Design(615) . The presentation was sponsored by the company Werkshop Marketing and involved designing a website to integrate with social media. One of the tips I ... Read full article
A recent FBI Intelligence Assessment describes use of the bankruptcy process in foreclosure avoidance schemes. The foreclosure rescue schemes occur when spurious individuals promise to save a home from foreclosure after a mortgage default in order to ... Read full article
The City of Crab Orchard in Lincoln County, Kentucky is considering bankruptcy according to a Report from WBKO.com . Crab Orchard is struggling with debt arising out of a failed industrial project. ... Read full article
The inaccurately named "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005" mandates the United States Courts to track certain statistics. ... Read full article
Maxus Capital Group, LLC v. Uhrich (B.A.P.) ... Read full article
Click on the image above to see a larger version of a map demonstrating bankruptcy filings per capita by county in the United Sta ... Read full article
Brock v. Branch Bank & Trust Co. (6th Cir.) ... Read full article
National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. VP Buildings, Inc. (6th Cir.) ... Read full article
Click the image above to see a graph demonstrating the monthly change in nonfarm payroll jobs from January 2008 through March 2010. ... Read full article
A Monthly Tax Report from Kentucky's State Budget Director demonstrates that Kentucky's revenue receipts increased 2.2% in March. The primary driver of the boost in revenue was Kentucky's Road Fund, which had an increase of 9.1%. The ... Read full article
Akers v. CitiMortgage, Inc. (Judge Lloyd) ... Read full article
The ABI's Chart of the Day Website has an interesting post citing the Calculated Risk Blog regarding supply for the housing market. Typically, the housing market has under six months of supply. ... Read full article
The image above represents bankruptcy filings in the Western District of Kentucky from January 1, 2010 through April 30, 2010. ... Read full article
