Liquidation

4/2: Bankruptcies - Orlando Sentinel

04/01/12

Central Florida individuals and businesses that have filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code include: T&L Sod LLC, 3464 O'Berry Road, Kissimmee. Filed: March 24. Assets: $38,701. Liabilities: $29,163. Major creditors ...

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Ebbets and other eateries still open - News-Leader.com

03/31/12

Swisshelm, who once operated the Springfield Burger King franchise, filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy March 13. He and his wife, Margaret M. Laughlin-Swisshelm, listed assets of $7.62 million but debts totalling $17.6 million, including unpaid gambling ...

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Owner of Springfield eateries bankrupt - News-Leader.com

03/31/12

Bruce Swisshelm, who operated a variety of businesses and restaurants in the Springfield area and in Florida, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. His Swisshelm Group, Inc., office is “permanently closed,” a phone recording at the office said.

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Rebuilding Credit After Bankruptcy - 24-7PressRelease.com

03/31/12

A bankruptcy may lower your credit score, but there are things you can do to re-establish a good credit rating. Learn more in the following article. March 31, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/-- A bankruptcy may have a detrimental effect on your credit score ...

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Sino-Forest files for bankruptcy protection - North County Times

03/31/12

Chinese timberland company Sino-Forest Corp., which is being investigated for fraud, said Friday it is filing for bankruptcy protection, putting itself up for sale and filing a lawsuit against the research firm that accused the company of exaggerating its ...

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Albany bankruptcy filings decline by 10 percent - Times Union

03/30/12

That's a 10 percent drop from the first three months of 2011, when there were 982 bankruptcy filings, although this quarter's numbers are still preliminary. Chapter 7 filings, in which businesses or personal filers have to liquidate assets, were down 10 ...

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Magic Edition - Wall Street Journal

03/30/12

According to documents filed with the Salt Lake City bankruptcy court, Buck and his wife, Roxi Buck, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in 2001 and 2010. The 2001 case lasted for more than seven years, but the 2010 case was dismissed last July.

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The Daily Docket: Investigators Probe MF Global Account Transfer

03/30/12

According to The Wall Street Journal, investigators are probing whether a $175 million transfer from an MF Global Holdings Ltd. customer account three days before the firm’s bankruptcy may have run afoul of Securities and Exchange Commission and CME Group Inc. rules.

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In bankruptcy data, signs of better economy - Marketplace.publicradio.org

03/29/12

"Consumers and businesses in district states saw a fairly significant decline in the number of bankruptcy filings last year," the Fed's Ron Wirtz writes. " Every state saw a drop..." Here are the Fed's charts: Chapter 7 is a liquidation where the trustee ...

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St. Louis organic food maker Berhanu in bankruptcy - The Business Journal

03/29/12

St. Louis-based Berhanu Enterprises LLC, which manufactures organic convenience foods, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Monday in the federal Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy provides for the ...

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