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Will Contingency Fee Questions Upend Howrey Bankruptcy?
How much the Howrey estate will ultimately collect from lingering contingency-fee cases has become a key sticking point in the defunct firm's bankruptcy, with dueling documents filed Thursday in San Francisco bankruptcy court spinning the ambiguous
Updated: 09/16/2011 05:40P
Maine man sentenced in bankruptcy fraud case
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A 66-year-old Maine man is going to prison for lying about the sale of three airplanes in an attempt to hide nearly half a million dollars from his estate during bankruptcy proceedings. Maurice Roundy of Auburn was sentenced in
Updated: 09/16/2011 05:38P
Jefferson County OKs terms for sewer debt settlement 4-1, averting bankruptcy
Settlement would allow the county to avoid the largest government bankruptcy in US history. As part of the refinancing of the county's debt, sewer rate increases will be 8.2 percent for each of the first three years beginning Nov. 1.
Updated: 09/16/2011 05:30P
Auburn man sentenced for bankruptcy fraud
AP PORTLAND — A 66-year-old Auburn man is going to prison for lying about the sale of three airplanes in an attempt to hide nearly half a million dollars from his estate during bankruptcy proceedings. Maurice Roundy was sentenced in federal court today
Updated: 09/16/2011 05:29P
Lawyer says Stern unlikely to undermine bankruptcy courts
But Goldblatt said a "straightforward" two-pronged analysis should solve most of the uncertainty: issues are out of the bankruptcy court's hands if they arise directly from state law claims, or if the claimants are entitled to a jury trial under the
Updated: 09/16/2011 05:28P
Stafford woman named in fraud
8 on two counts of bankruptcy fraud and one count of structuring. She was released on $100000 bail, according to a statement released by US Attorney Paul J. Fishman. ? In 2003, Parise and her husband invested $115750 with a company known as Global
Updated: 09/16/2011 05:27P
Jefferson County needs about $50 million authorized by state to stay out of
Without the help, commissioners said, they will again have to consider a Chapter 9 bankruptcy, which has been taken off the table with today's agreement with creditors. "It doesn't matter if we'll be prepared or not, (bankruptcy) will be the end game,"
Updated: 09/16/2011 05:25P
?Saab´s fate could be decided on Tuesday
?If the Court of Appeals does not grant a reconstruction will the trade union IF Metall most likely call for bankruptcy on Tuesday afternoon. The ?Japanese safety equipment supplier Takata-Petri is the first foreign subcontractor who has filed
Updated: 09/16/2011 05:23P
Bankrupt company made UF museum's solar array
The bankruptcy of the solar power company Solyndra has an impact locally on the Florida Museum of Natural History. Last year, a 75-watt solar array developed by the company was installed on the museum roof.
Updated: 09/16/2011 05:22P
Bank of America 'nuclear option': Countrywide bankruptcy
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said he would not rule out putting Countrywide Financial into bankruptcy. Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) chief executive officer Brian Moynihan recently said he would not rule out the idea of putting Countrywide
Updated: 09/16/2011 05:20P
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