Liquidation

The Daily Docket: Alabama Says Munis Can Enter Bankruptcy

04/23/12

Alabama’s top court ruled that the state’s struggling cities and counties have the power to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, a decision that largely frees the state’s most populous metropolitan area to move ahead with its five-month-old bankruptcy case. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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UPDATE 2-Torm's owners left with little if debt deal inked - Reuters UK

04/23/12

Torm could face bankruptcy if the deal collapsed ... Shares in Torm, which plunged 90 percent last year, were down 3.7 percent at 1318 GMT, underperforming a 1.5 percent decline in Denmark's bluechip index. (Additional reporting by Teis Jensen ...

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American to make its case against union contracts - AP - msnbc.com

04/23/12

And the losses keep piling up — another $1.7 billion in the first three months of 2012, although most of it was for bankruptcy-reorganization costs. "We're going through a major restructuring of labor relations in the airline industry," says Gary Chaison ...

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Jefferson County lawmakers to revisit compromise - Associated Press

04/22/12

In November, the county filed the largest government bankruptcy case in U.S. history and is fast spending its cash reserves. The Alabama Supreme Court killed an occupational tax that generated about $66 million a year for the county, sending its ...

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04/23: Bankruptcies - Orlando Sentinel

04/22/12

Central Florida individuals and businesses that have filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code include: Beach Sportcycles Inc., 1127 King St., Cocoa. Filed: April 13. Assets: $118,290. Liabilities: $754,046. Major ...

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Forced to liquidate your dog: a bankruptcy hazard? - Examiner

04/21/12

That's liquidate not liquefy.. Remember chapter 7 bankruptcy is a liquidationprocess and if you own a beloved family poodle, you should first obtain a good estimate of what his/her fair market value is. I know it sounds harsh.  You don't ever think of ...

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Settlement in Dynegy subsidiary bankruptcy case - Yahoo Finance

04/21/12

Dynegy Holdings LLC and four of its subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 7, with a plan to restructure $4 billion in debt. Dynegy CEO Robert Flexon said the settlement could end legal disputes that might have dragged on for years.

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US Airways targets American for merger - Arizona Daily Star

04/21/12

It'll either catapult a combined company to the top of the airline heap or further complicate American's already-messy bankruptcy reorganization. US Airways made an end run around its larger rival and secured the support of American's three labor unions in ...

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Nimbus Brewing files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy - Arizona Daily Star

04/21/12

Tucson's Nimbus Brewing Co. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The owner of the brewery, Jim Counts, also filed for personal bankruptcy. Counts expects a successful reorganization. In its bankruptcy filing, the company reported total debts ...

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Florida Judge Slams Bank of America for Ignoring Bankruptcy Protections - 24-7PressRelease.com

04/21/12

If you're in debt and considering bankruptcy, you have rights. Don't let creditors interfere with your life -- follow the example of a debtor in one recent Florida bankruptcy case and fight back. April 21, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/-- Did you know that in ...

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