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Jefferson County bankruptcy: Sewer fees fund case for creditors - Everything Alabama Blog

04/13/12

A bankruptcy consultant testified Thursday that he expects to receive more than a half-million dollars for his testimony against Jefferson County -- fees derived from sewer ratepayers -- at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court over whether the ...

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Reddy Ice files for bankruptcy protection - Tulsa World

04/13/12

DALLAS (AP) - Reddy Ice Holdings Inc., which makes packaged ice, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday as it tries to improve its financial footing for the future. The Dallas-based company said that its business has been hurt by ...

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Putting teeth into the Automatic Stay - jdsupra.com

04/13/12

D. Md., 2006) where the Debtor actually filed a bankruptcy case for the protections of the automatic stay and not to discharge any unsecured debt. Putting Some Teeth into the Automatic Stay Violation One of the most important benefits of filing for ...

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Father of Flight 3407 victim given legal status in Pinnacle bankruptcy - Buffalo News

04/13/12

Kausner, one of the 50 victims of the 2009 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, a position on the unsecured creditors committee in the bankruptcy case. Kausner’s father, John Kausner, and his lawyers will represent ...

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Dodgers' revised reorganization plan before judge - YAHOO!

04/13/12

Dodgers say bankruptcy case is on track DOVER, Del. (AP) The Los Angeles Dodgers say they are on track to exit … Full Story »Dodgers say bankruptcy case is on track Fox, MLB file objections to Dodgers sale NEW YORK (AP) Fox is objecting to the proposed ...

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Bankruptcy trustee seeks money from death settlement - Washington Times

04/12/12

The case was settled out of court last fall for an undisclosed amount, though D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray later told WTOP Radio that the amount was less than $1 million. The trustee in the Rawlings’ personal-bankruptcy case, Bryan Ross ...

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City hurt by bankruptcy - Sunshine Coast Daily

04/12/12

At least 50 bankruptcy declarations were made in Gladstone last financial year, with 145 cases in Rockhampton. On Wednesday, federal agency Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia released a list of postcodes most vulnerable to bankruptcy. Bundaberg ...

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Reddy Ice bankruptcy addresses some problems, leaves others - Dallas Morning News

04/12/12

Post-bankruptcy management still will have to contend with reduced consumer demand, rising commodity costs and the lingering effects of an antitrust probe. The company’s stock price doubled Thursday — moving from 7 cents to 13.9 cents a ...

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Owner's bankruptcy filing halts Prince Charles auction - Fayetteville Observer

04/12/12

The forced auction of the Hotel Prince Charles in downtown Fayetteville was canceled Thursday after owner John Chen filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. "There is no new date scheduled," said Lt. Dallas Tyree of the Cumberland County ...

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Nebraska Book Company Granted Approval of Disclosure Statement; Moves toward Confirmation with Launch of Solicitation - StreetInsider.com

04/12/12

“We recognize that there are a few more milestones to reach, including receiving votes in favor of our plan from our creditors, but our emergence from Chapter 11 is in sight with the support we have from our lenders and the unsecured creditors’ committee.

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