Liquidation

The Daily Docket: JeffCo Debt Is Costly

06/18/13

The $1.9 billion debt-repayment deal that’s designed to pull Jefferson County, Ala., out of bankruptcy will eventually costs its citizens almost four times that amount. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Judge Calls Out Heller Ehrman Filing ‘Flurry’

06/17/13

A bankruptcy judge says a recent “flurry” of court filings by Heller Ehrman LLP may “dramatically” affect the defunct law firm’s quest to chase down unfinished business profits.

Judge Dennis Montali of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco handed Heller a mild scolding Saturday as he called for a status conference to discuss the new and “challenging” issues the firm’s lawyers have introduced as its remaining unfinished business lawsuits head to trial.

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