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Fewer in region filing for bankruptcy - Dayton Daily News

05/24/12

Fewer people are filing for bankruptcy in the region, a sign of fiscal responsibility, cost-cutting and economic recovery, according to industry experts. From January to April, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Ohio recorded about 2,512 ...

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Roberts Cos.' Dallas hotel files for bankruptcy - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

05/24/12

A Dallas hotel owned by St. Louis-based Roberts Cos. has filed for bankruptcy, becoming the final hotel owned by the development firm that's embroiled in a $34 million lawsuit to seek bankruptcy protection. Roberts Hotels Dallas LLC filed for Chapter 11 ...

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Orchestra files plan for exiting bankruptcy - Philadelphia Daily News

05/24/12

Thirteen months after entering Chapter 11, the Philadelphia Orchestra Association on Wednesday night filed its plan for exiting bankruptcy. With consent - sometimes hard-won - now in place from key creditors, the orchestra's blueprint for ...

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Philadelphia Orchestra Files Plan to Emerge From Bankruptcy - Phillymag.com

05/24/12

The orchestra declared bankruptcy more than a year ago, but could be out of Chapter 11 by July if the judge and creditors approve the plan submitted yesterday. [New York Times] Sixers Force Game 7. Confetti! The Sixers beat the Boston Celtics 82 ...

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U.S. Trustee objects to Solyndra's motion for more DIP funding - Reuters UK

05/24/12

The bankruptcy case is In re Solyndra LLC, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, No. 11-12799. (Reporting by Tanya Agrawal in Bangalore; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)

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Shiboleth LLP Advises Gaia Real Estate in Acquisition of 9,500 Unit Multifamily Portfolio via Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Auction - YAHOO!

05/24/12

Shiboleth LLP successfully represented its client Gaia Real Estate in connection with a $22.5 million investment of new equity to acquire and recapitalize PJ Finance Company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Shiboleth LLP, a boutique international ...

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Debtor’s can now strip second mortgages in Chapter 7 bankruptcy - jdsupra.com

05/24/12

The long standing rule in bankruptcy court that lien striping cannot take place in Chapter 7 bankruptcy has been turned on its ear. In Re: McNeal, Case: 11-11352, Lorraine McNeal v. GMAC Mtg. held that, at least in the 11th Circuit, even though a Debtor ...

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Shiboleth LLP Advises Gaia Real Estate in Acquisition of 9,500 Unit Multifamily Portfolio via Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Auction - PRWeb

05/24/12

Shiboleth LLP successfully represented its client Gaia Real Estate in connection with a $22.5 million investment of new equity to acquire and recapitalize PJ Finance Company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. We are delighted to have been able to help ...

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Philly orchestra association files bankruptcy plan - msnbc.com

05/24/12

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Orchestra Association says it hopes to be able to emerge from bankruptcy protection this summer under a reorganization plan filed in federal bankruptcy court. The association said the plan filed Wednesday, which ...

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Bankruptcy and Personal Injury Don't Mix - Digital Journal

05/24/12

A recent opinion from the Illinois Appellate Court confirms that trial lawyers from both sides of the bar should be aware that bankruptcy filings can, and will, impact your case. May 24, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Despite difficult economic times ...

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