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Jackson Hewitt Files Prepack Plan To Slash $350M Load
The secured claim will be forgiven in exchange for a new term loan and the reorganized company's stock, while some $172 million of deficiency claims will be expunged, according to the disclosure statement. “The debt and interest rate burden we have
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:39P
Jackson Hewitt Files Prepack Plan To Slash $350M Load
The secured claim will be forgiven in exchange for a new term loan and the reorganized company's stock, while some $172 million of deficiency claims will be expunged, according to the disclosure statement. “The debt and interest rate burden we have
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:39P
'Hangover II' Can Open Despite…
Tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill, who created a famous face tattoo sported by Mike Tyson, has sued the film's production company saying he did not give permission for Warner Bros. to use a similar tattoo design for actor Ed Helms in the movie.
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:38P
Doctors Say They Own Your Reviews—a Prescription for Legal High Jinks
Doctors and dentists have started including this language, provided by an organization called Medical Justice, in their releases in an effort to keep negative online reviews from going up on sites like Yelp. But, as Ars Technica found, there are about
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:38P
California Prisons - Supreme Court's Scary Power Grab
Kent Scheidegger of the tough-on-crime Criminal Justice Legal Foundation blogged that Californians shouldn't "bother investing much in a car. It will be open season on cars, given that car thieves (nonviolent offenders) will never go to prison no
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:38P
Voluntary smoking ban eyed for Seaside parks
The City Council also agreed to give the city's planner more discretion in determining whether a traffic review needs to be conducted when a business seeks a permit to make changes. The transportation plan had required a review to determine how many
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:38P
Supreme Court's Order to Slash CA's Prison Population Is a Cue to Get Serious
Sign up to stay up to date on the latest Drugs headlines via email. A closely divided US Supreme Court Monday upheld a court order requiring California to cut its prison population by tens of thousands of inmates because the state has proven unwilling
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:38P
Diokno won't quit, says he's not guilty
He went on a leave of absence on Monday as the fact-finding panel formed by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima began an inquiry into the perks enjoyed by Leviste and other wealthy inmates at the NBP. The investigation was prompted by Leviste's arrest on
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:37P
WB Wins Round One In 'Hangover' Tattoo Lawsuit
Federal Judge Catherine Perry today ruled that Warner Bros. can proceed with Thursday's scheduled opening of “The Hangover Part II,” but also announced that the studio did not have permission to reproduce a tattoo used not only in the film but in the
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:37P
State Supreme Court: School Funding Must Be Increased to Poorest Districts
"The Supreme Court is not the Legislature; it should not dictate policy, it should not be in the business of discussing specific taxes to be raised and it should not have any business deciding how tax dollars are spent." But Christie added that
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:37P
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