Liquidation

Obamacare, Medical Bills & Bankruptcy - jdsupra.com

06/29/12

Medical treatment and and the ever rising costs are a big deal. I would guess that about 30-50% of the bankruptcy cases I file have a large amount of medical debt. And by large I mean $25,000 or more. And sometimes it is not so much the total amount of ...

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Victor Valley Community Hospital files for bankruptcy - Contra Costa Times

06/29/12

VICTORVILLE - Victor Valley Community Hospital has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in large part because ... In the past year, the number of Medi-Cal patients it served has increased 7 percent to 40 percent, Sullivan said.

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Stockton Bankruptcy: Largest City To File For Bankruptcy In U.S. History - Huffington Post

06/29/12

About $7 million in savings would come from cutting retiree medical benefits for one year. While the retiree medical benefits will eventually be eliminated, Stockton plans to leave its public pensions unchanged while in bankruptcy proceedings.

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The Daily Docket: Stockton Enters Bankruptcy

06/29/12

The city of Stockton, Calif., filed for Chapter 9 protection, The Wall Street Journal reports.

MF Global is proving to be catnip for distressed-debt buyers, according to a new report showing that more than $246 million of the failed brokerage’s debt changed hands last month. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Judge OKs Philadelphia Orchestra's bankruptcy plan - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

06/29/12

A judge has approved the Philadelphia Orchestra's bankruptcy reorganization plan, ending more than a year of uncertainty about the renowned symphony's future. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Eric Frank says he hopes the plan approved Thursday allows the ...

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38 Studios had bankruptcy plan before R.I. governor spoke - Boston Globe

06/29/12

The company, lured to Rhode Island from Massachusetts in 2010 by a $75 million loan guarantee approved by a state agency, laid off its entire workforce in Rhode Island and Maryland last month and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on June 7.

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Solar firm that got DOE loan to declare bankruptcy - Google

06/29/12

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Colorado-based solar panel maker that received a $400 million loan guarantee from the Obama administration said Thursday it will file for bankruptcy, the latest setback for an industry battered by the recession and stiff competition ...

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Stockton files for Chapter 9 bankruptcy - Reuters

06/28/12

About $7 million in savings would come from cutting retiree medical benefits for one year. The retiree medical benefits will be eventually eliminated. Stockton becomes the nation's most populous to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. But Jefferson ...

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Stockton, California files bankruptcy petition - Yahoo Finance

06/28/12

About $7 million in savings would come from cutting retiree medical benefits for one year. The retiree medical benefits will be eventually eliminated. Stockton becomes the nation's most populous to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. But Jefferson ...

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Stockton, California files bankruptcy petition - Chicago Tribune

06/28/12

About $7 million in savings would come from cutting retiree medical benefits for one year. The retiree medical benefits will be eventually eliminated. Stockton becomes the nation's most populous to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. But Jefferson ...

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