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WNY sees drop in bankruptcy filings in June - Buffalo News

07/06/12

A slight pickup in bankruptcy filings in May appears to have been a temporary blip, as the number of new cases in Western New York in June tumbled yet again. New bankruptcy filings in Buffalo and Rochester combined fell 22.6 percent last month ...

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VW Taxes, Jones Day, Baker & McKenzie: Business of Law - Bloomberg

07/06/12

The case is In re Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 12-12321, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New ... The council is opposing any entry of foreign lawyers both in litigation and non-litigation sectors as it is against Indian laws, M.N ...

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Will Farm Bureau be partner in State Fair? - Free Lance-Star

07/06/12

Today is a Tennessee-based company's last day to close on the State Fair of Virginia property in Caroline County without seeking an extension from creditors in the bankruptcy case. But it remains unclear whether Mark Lovell's Universal Fairs will close on ...

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Scottsdale's Cowboy Ciao files for bankruptcy - AZCentral.com

07/06/12

Cowboy Ciao, owned by Scottsdale restaurateur Peter Kasperski, has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Kasperski owes the state of Arizona more than $1.1 million. Kasperski filed for bankruptcy on June 29.

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Bankruptcy filings by businesses and individuals fell 14% in first half of 2012: report   - New York Daily News

07/05/12

The pace of bankruptcy filings is slowing down to pre-recession levels. The number of individuals and businesses seeking protection against creditors plunged in the first six months of the year, a new report showed. Released Thursday by the American ...

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Bankruptcy filings fall 14% and are on track for pre-2008 levels - Los Angeles Times

07/05/12

Tepid consumer spending has an upside: Bankruptcy filings in the U.S. are down 14% in the first half of the year, helped along by record-low interest rates and a new culture of belt-tightening. From Jan. 1 to June 30, there were 632,130 new ...

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Dynegy Inc. Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection - Quick Facts - RTT News

07/05/12

(RTTNews) - Dynegy Inc. (DYN: News ) said it filed a voluntary petition to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Poughkeepsie Division. The Chapter 11 case of ...

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Bankruptcy Advice on the Internet - jdsupra.com

07/05/12

If you are considering filing a bankruptcy case, you are probably reading as much as you can about what to expect. The internet is full of information on bankruptcy. Some of it is trustworthy, but the majority of the “advice” is not what you should ...

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Bankruptcy filings fall 14% and are on track for pre-2008 levels - Los Angeles Times

07/05/12

Tepid consumer spending has an upside: Bankruptcy filings in the U.S. are down 14% in the first half of the year, helped along by record-low interest rates and a new culture of belt-tightening. From Jan. 1 to June 30, there were 632,130 new filings ...

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BLOG: Loren Steffy: Dynegy's parent joins subsidiary in bankrupty filing - Orlando Sentinel

07/05/12

... 2012-07-06/dynegy-inc-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-to-merge-with-unit.html] after they emerge from bankruptcy court. The filing doesn't include Dynegy's coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants, the company said. A bankruptcy judge ...

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