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resulting in bankruptcy filings becoming more expensive and more difficult to execute. The United States Government Accountability Office estimated that the average attorney fee for a Chapter 7 case increased from $712 in February and March 2005 ...

Three years after narrowly escaping liquidation, Ritz Camera & Image of Beltsville — one of the world’s largest retail photography companies — is roughly halving its chain of 265 stores and adjusting its business strategy as it again has ...

Away from the sideshow over executive pay, the parties continued to wrangle in bankruptcy litigation. They've been at it for months, in court and in closed-door negotiations. On one side are the Teamsters, and on the other are the two hedge ...

This particular client had contacted me after filing bankruptcy to short sale his Middletown home. As I've said many times before, bankruptcy usually does not get rid of your house, only the liability for the debt.  You still need to sell your ...

Buyer lined up Last week, Collins asked the bankruptcy judge to approve Inland's purchase. It was the second request. Collins asked the judge to approve a sale to Inland last spring, court records show, but the deal fell apart when Inland made last-minute ...