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Bankruptcy Filings Continue to Decline in 2012 - credit.com

04/07/12

Economic conditions are improving significantly nationwide, and because of this, fewer consumers are in such dire financial straits that they need to seek protection from their creditors. The first three months of the new year lent a lot of credence to ...

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Bankrupt Kodak seeks permission to pay bonuses - USA Today

04/07/12

The request for bonuses was included in an employee continuity plan outlined by Kodak in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing in New York this week. The 119 managers identified as "Group 1," whose names the filing said are "sensitive and highly ...

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Hercules teeters on brink of bankruptcy - San Francisco Gate

04/07/12

And although city officials say they have since dodged the immediate threat of bankruptcy, the city's financial problems are far from over. The city placed an emergency half-cent sales tax on the June ballot in hopes of raising $450,000 a year ...

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Hercules teeters on brink of bankruptcy - San Francisco Gate

04/07/12

Hercules officials recently settled the case after warning that the city would be forced into bankruptcy if it had to hand over $4.1 million quickly. Selling Sycamore North was also a difficult decision for city officials. Ideally, they would ...

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MLB notebook: Ryan, Ventura have first meeting since '93 brawl - Tulsa World

04/07/12

Dodgers say bankruptcy case is on track: The Los Angeles Dodgers filed a revised reorganization plan on Friday and said they are on track to exit bankruptcy as planned by April 30. The amended Chapter 11 plan filed Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy ...

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Four Tips for Rebuilding Your Finances After Bankruptcy - PR-USA.net

04/07/12

Your bankruptcy lawyer will work with you to make sure you get the best possible outcome from your bankruptcy case, but after your case is done, you can start rebuilding your finances by focusing on the following tips: Take time to make a plan: Decide what ...

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AMR's bankruptcy expenses adding up - Tulsa World

04/07/12

Paul Hastings LLP, AMR's special counsel on labor law, collective bargaining, arbitration and litigation and issues arising around bankruptcy and the Railway Labor Act, has submitted for court approval a $1,115,570 fee for its work from AMR's ...

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San Diego Bankruptcy Lawyers Invite Those Waiting for Tax Rebate Checks to File a Bankruptcy Case to Schedule Free Initial Consultation - YAHOO!

04/07/12

The San Diego bankruptcy lawyers at the law firm of the Golden State Law Group, whose Web site URL can be found at http://www.goldenstatelawgroup.com, hereby alert area consumers who may be awaiting a tax rebate check to file for bankruptcy protection to ...

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Dodgers Expected to Emerge From Bankruptcy On April 30 - Hollywood Reporter

04/07/12

Should the sale stay on track, Guggenheim will take over the team on May 1 and the Dodgers will have crawled out of bankruptcy in just 10 months. “The amended Plan of Reorganization, among other things, provides for the payment of all allowed claims of ...

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Kodak seeks permission to give bonuses to key people - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

04/07/12

The request for bonuses was included in an employee continuity plan outlined by Kodak in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing in New York this week. The 119 managers identified as "Group 1," whose names the filing said are "sensitive and highly confidential ...

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