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Bankruptcy filings rise 4% in Wake County - The Business Journal

05/17/12

Wake County saw a small increase in the number of new bankruptcies filed in April. A total of 211 Wake County businesses and individuals in the county filed new petitions last month in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North ...

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U.S. Stock Exchanges Should Take Steps to End Reverse Merger Fraud by Many Chinese Companies, Says Marks Paneth & Shron - msnbc.com

05/17/12

The firm provides businesses with a full range of auditing, accounting, tax, consulting, bankruptcy and restructuring services as well as litigation and corporate financial advisory services to domestic and international clients. The firm also specializes ...

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InCharge Showcases Bankruptcy Courses at South Carolina Seminar - YAHOO!

05/17/12

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, or BAPCPA, requires debtors to complete both Pre-Filing Credit Counseling and Pre-Discharge Debtor Education courses and InCharge offers both courses online at www.PersonalFinanceEducation.com.

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LightSquared Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Restructuring - TMCnet

05/17/12

May 16, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- LightSquared announced that it commenced voluntarily reorganization cases under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to give it time to resolve regulatory issues that have prevented it from building ...

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Student Loans Burying Senior Citizens: Will a Bankruptcy Law Change Help? - 24-7PressRelease.com

05/17/12

Bankruptcy laws may soon change, allowing discharge of private student loan debts. Such debt is not limited to recent graduates; older adults are struggling to pay $36 billion in old student loans. May 17, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/-- According to the Federal ...

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Attorneys' Group Concerned Chapter 11 Can't Handle Modern Debts - 24-7PressRelease.com

05/17/12

Bankruptcy lawyers are pushing for reforms to Chapter 11 bankruptcy. May 17, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/-- Chapter 11 bankruptcy is designed to offer relief to business corporations and partnerships that have become overwhelmed by debt. In some cases, Chapter ...

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Fewer people filing for bankruptcy in Orlando raises hope of improving economy - Orlando Sentinel

05/17/12

The number of new personal-bankruptcy cases in the Orlando area is down 10 percent through the first four months of 2012 compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data from U.S. Bankruptcy Court. And that's on top of a 15 ...

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Smart Money: Bankruptcy may be only realistic option - Richmond Times-Dispatch

05/16/12

For the $420,000 short sale, the deficiency final judgment was filed against ... for garnisheeing of my bank account or wages (if applicable). I've been to two bankruptcy attorneys but I can't bring myself to do it. I've always had stellar ...

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AA flight attendants make their case in court - WFAA

05/16/12

NEW YORK — Attorneys for the Association of Professional Flight Attendants began making their case against American Airlines Wednesday afternoon in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Testifying first for the union was its president, Laura Glading.

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AIG, Allstate, others on ResCap creditor committee - Yahoo Finance

05/16/12

The members were identified in a Wednesday night filing with the U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan ... is a representative for plaintiffs in separate mortgage lending litigation. The members were appointed by the Office of the U.S. Trustee ...

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