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Solyndra's Former Workers Sue Over Firing, Lack of Warning
The workers' lawsuit is a so-called Warn Act complaint. Such cases are sometimes filed in bankruptcy court when a company shuts down unexpectedly and files for bankruptcy. Federal law requires companies to try to give workers 60 days written notice
Updated: 09/06/2011 02:27P
Securing a Loan to a Broadcaster, Part 2 - Bankruptcy Cases and Liens on Licenses
Today, we'll look at how the FCC's prohibition on taking liens in a license has significance in the bankruptcy context. Due to the FCC's prohibition on taking a security interest in an FCC license, if the FCC reviews any security agreement with a
Updated: 09/06/2011 02:26P
Conrad Murray - The Accused
Three years earlier, in 1992, financial problems caused him to file for bankruptcy. Dr. Murray's offices are in Houston and Las Vegas. Dr. Conrad Murray was hired to be Michael Jackson's personal physician for his “This is It” concert tour.
Updated: 09/06/2011 02:20P
Solyndra's Former Workers Sue Solar Company Over Firing, Lack of Warning
The workers' lawsuit is a so-called Warn Act complaint. Such cases are sometimes filed in bankruptcy court when a company shuts down unexpectedly and files for bankruptcy. Federal law requires companies to try to give workers 60 days written notice
Updated: 09/06/2011 02:20P
US Postal Service nearing bankruptcy as email asserts its dominance
As people around the world become more and more digitally connected, physical mail rates have steadily declined. As the New York Times reports, the last decade has been particularly harsh on the Postal Service, showing sharp declines in both
Updated: 09/06/2011 02:19P
Solyndra Collapse: The Fallout
Last week, President Barack Obama's green jobs agenda suffered a major setback when Solyndra, Inc, a heavily subsidized manufacturer of rooftop solar power components, declared bankruptcy. In a previous post,
Updated: 09/06/2011 02:12P
More Reflections on Failed PV Firm Solyndra
First comes innovation, then funding, then struggles, market forces, bankruptcy, and finally -- conspiracy theories and lawsuits. * Years ago, one of Solyndra's founders and a co-inventor of the original design spoke with me about the firm's technology
Updated: 09/06/2011 02:10P
Time to give up the "green" dream, CA solar company goes belly up
A piece in the San Francisco Chronicle chronicles Obama's touting of “green" jobs in the Golden State. Solyndra, a California company, manufactures solar panels. Little more than a year ago, Obama backed it with a $535 million federal loan guarantee.
Updated: 09/06/2011 02:10P
Pulte Homes scoops up 156-acre golf course in Acton
Pulte Homes , a publicly traded builder of residential developments throughout the country, has struck a deal to acquire the Quail Ridge Country Club in Acton out of bankruptcy protection. The deal's terms have not been disclosed.
Updated: 09/06/2011 02:09P
Sunrise, Sunset
Last week's much-publicized bankruptcy of solar panel maker Solyndra led some folks to see that as evidence that the alternative-energy industry is in trouble, and that, since Solyndra was given a $535 million
Updated: 09/06/2011 01:44P
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