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Your Landlord Just Filed Bankruptcy. Now What? - FOXBusiness

07/10/12

At that point, the lender continues with the foreclosure process that had been halted because of the bankruptcy filing. Depending on your state foreclosure laws, the sale of the home could be within weeks or months of the lender receiving the ...

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Palm Tree Farmer Files for Chapter 11 - Wall Street Journal

07/10/12

Palm tree farmer Cocopah Nurseries Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday after an out-of-court restructuring fell apart. The company, which mainly grows and sells palm trees but also grows citrus fruits and dates, has seen revenue fall to $23 million ...

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Environmental appeal involving RG Steel to proceed - msnbc.com

07/10/12

Bankruptcy filings routinely bring a halt to all litigation involving the debtor, but environmentalists sought permission to pursue an appeal filed just a few weeks before the bankruptcy filing. The appeal challenges the approval by a federal judge in ...

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James River Coal tumbles as energy stocks ebb - Marketwatch

07/10/12

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Energy stocks fell back Tuesday, surrendering earlier gains, as coal shares continued their slide after a bankruptcy filing from Patriot Coal Corp., with James River Coal Co. trading down more than 20%. On the upside ...

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Sector Snap: Coal miners down after Patriot filing - AP - msnbc.com

07/10/12

The impact from Patriot Coal's bankruptcy filing may hurt its peers in the short-term, but should be beneficial in the long run, an analyst said Tuesday. Patriot Coal Corp., which is based in St. Louis, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday ...

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TaxMasters Founder Clashes With Bankruptcy Liquidators - Wall Street Journal

07/10/12

Soon after the once-publicly traded company filed for bankruptcy protection on March 18 ... It’s unclear how much money the piecemeal sales of assets have brought in so far, along with the proceeds from the controversial safe that Cox ...

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SemGroup trust sues Barclays over $143 mln fee - Reuters

07/10/12

The liquidity crisis contributed to SemGroup's decision to file for bankruptcy in July 2008. A spokesman for Barclays declined to comment on the lawsuit. The case is unrelated to an interest rate-fixing scandal involving Barclays, but lawyers ...

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Stan Lee Triumphs Over Stan Lee Media in California Court - Hollywood Reporter

07/10/12

Meanwhile, many of SLMI's shareholders were irate that Lee had left the company that bares his name and somehow managed to extradite IP assets out of the bankruptcy process. Much litigation followed, including a 2007 lawsuit in California. In California ...

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Environmental appeal involving RG Steel to proceed - San Francisco Gate

07/10/12

RG Steel, the nation's fourth-largest flat-rolled steel manufacturer, sought bankruptcy protection in May. Bankruptcy filings routinely bring a halt to all litigation involving the debtor, but environmentalists sought permission to pursue an appeal filed ...

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McCalla Raymer Announces New Director of Client Relations - DSNews.com

07/10/12

Mattingly has extensive experience in the mortgage industry, working on origination and default-related issues including operations and project management for underwriting, foreclosure, bankruptcy, loss mitigation, mediation, title litigation ...

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