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Landmark's signs of life to include new business plan
On Monday, a federal judge granted local developer Halsey Minor's company Minor Family Hotels, LLC a bankruptcy extension to get the project finished, according to Richard Maxwell, attorney for the company. “What the court did yesterday was extend the
Updated: 09/20/2011 06:37P
Taxpayers being asked for up to $5M to help sell Hoboken University Medical
Mayor Dawn Zimmer wants taxpayers to pay up to $5M to help settle creditor's bankruptcy claims against city hospital and facilitate the sale of the hospital. HOBOKEN —Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer is asking taxpayers to dig deeper into their pockets and
Updated: 09/20/2011 06:37P
Hollywood attorney suspended for 60 days from practicing in bankruptcy court
A Hollywood attorney has been suspended from practicing in federal bankruptcy court in South Florida for 60 days after a panel of judges found he was so disrespectful to a judge he needed to be punished.
Updated: 09/20/2011 06:35P
Warner Co. Jewelers declares Ch. 11 bankruptcy
Jewelers in Fresno announced today it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to stave off lenders. The company, founded in 1867, intends to keep operating while it reorganizes. Its largest creditor, Westamerica Bank, filed a suit against Warner Co
Updated: 09/20/2011 06:31P
Local Insight Creditors Cleared To Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
Law360, Wilmington (September 20, 2011, 6:12 PM ET) -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved private equity firm-owned Local Insight Media Holdings Inc.'s disclosure statement, clearing the Yellow Pages publisher to send its
Updated: 09/20/2011 06:20P
Greece vows to slash state jobs
Greece yesterday promised further cuts to its bloated public sector before a second conference call with its international lenders, whom Athens must convince to extend more loans to avoid bankruptcy next month. Anger over austerity among ordinary
Updated: 09/20/2011 06:14P
Hackers Got Dutch Company to Issue Counterfeit Certificate
Vasco's subsidiary DigiNotar issued more than 500 counterfeit certificates for Internet sites such as Google's Gmail and Skype. By using counterfeit certificates, users accessing a page with a secure URL, such as https://gmail.com, could have been
Updated: 09/20/2011 06:13P
A third Swedish labor union demanding Saab bankruptcy
After two white collar labor unions filed paperwork formally requesting the Swedish government to force Saab and parent company Swedish Automobiles into bankruptcy last week, blue collar labor union IF Metall has filed similar paperwork in an effort to
Updated: 09/20/2011 06:08P
Major hearing in Howrey bankruptcy on Wednesday
Wednesday could be a big day in the unfolding bankruptcy saga of the once-great Howrey LLP law firm. A US Bankruptcy Court judge in San Francisco is slated to consider a request by Howrey's largest creditor, Citibank NA , to appoint a trustee in the
Updated: 09/20/2011 06:08P
Solyndra Chief Won't Answer U.S. House Queries, Lawyer Says
Solyndra, whose $535 million federal loan guarantee was criticized by Republicans, filed bankruptcy Sept. 6 with a plan to either sell its eight month old factory within four weeks, or liquidate the
Updated: 09/20/2011 06:07P