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... Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Bennett's first acts after being assigned to preside over Jefferson County's bankruptcy case was to warn lawyers on both sides that the case would not be a casual job. They might have to work weekends and ...

Ford Motor, alone among America’s Big Three automakers, staved off bankruptcy and survived the financial crisis. Its sales, profit and stock price have surged. Now it faces what may be an even tougher challenge: Can it save its faltering Lincoln brand?

Bankruptcy trustee Renee Hanrahan is sorting through Scott's case in Iowa and arranged Saturday's event, which required the services of two auctioneers working simultaneously. "The purpose of the sale is to sell all the assets, turn them into money and ...

Let's see if one appears likely. A new law, AB506, requires cities to try to work things out before filing for bankruptcy. The city of Stockton is participating in a 60-day mediation with its creditors. Leaders are trying to bargain down city ...

The ruling by Judge J. Michael Deasy was in response to a bankruptcy case involving victims of the Financial Resources Mortgage company, which turned millionaires into welfare recipients, triggered two suicides, lost life savings, and sent two ...