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Palm Harbor Ch. 11 Plan Cleared For Creditor Vote
Law360, Wilmington (September 27, 2011, 7:27 PM ET) -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the disclosure statement explaining Palm Harbor Homes Inc.'s liquidation plan, allowing the defunct modular-home builder to submit
Updated: 09/27/2011 07:28P
High-priced law firm gets OK to represent Solyndra
US taxpayers stand to lose more than $500 million through the collapse of Solyndra, which won more than a half-billion dollars in federal loan guarantees in 2009. Days after it filed for bankruptcy this month, the company was raided by the FBI.
Updated: 09/27/2011 07:23P
Hussey Copper files bankruptcy papers
LEETSDALE -- Blaming an "adverse" economy, Hussey Copper Ltd., a 163-year-old company headquartered in Leetsdale for the past 58 years, filed a Chapter 11 petition Tuesday with US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, according to online court documents.
Updated: 09/27/2011 07:19P
NEWS | SAN DIEGO Pat & Oscar's owner looks to keep doors open during bankruptcy
The parent company of the Carlsbad-based Pat & Oscar's restaurant chain has filed for Chapter 7 liquidation, but the franchise owners are claiming they can keep the doors open.
Updated: 09/27/2011 07:18P
Lehman sells former office building for $191 mln
Lehman, which filed the biggest bankruptcy in US history in 2008, is in the process of trying to realize as much value as possible from its assets so it can pay back creditors that have asserted well over $300 billion in claims.
Updated: 09/27/2011 07:16P
Understanding 'secured' or 'unsecured' debt is important in bankrupty planning
Secured debt means that money owed on a bill is linked to a tangible asset - a mortgage on a house or an auto loan for a car. In effect, those items are considered collateral for the money that is owed and can be taken back by the lender if the loan
Updated: 09/27/2011 07:12P
Filing for bankruptcy has 'automatic stay' to stop bill collectors' telephone
For instance, it cannot stop collection efforts to obtain payment for debts not covered by bankruptcy, such as back child support or alimony payments. Even in those cases, abusive telephone calls aren't allowed by law. "A debt collector may not contact
Updated: 09/27/2011 07:12P
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Kelley Cornish, Claudia Tobler
Bankruptcy partner Kelley A. Cornish, counsel Claudia R. Tobler and associate Lauren Shumejda published an article in the New York Law Journal highlighting how differences between two (or more) countries' legal regimes and practices can impact a
Updated: 09/27/2011 07:10P
Dodgers seek delay in push for team sale
27 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers asked Tuesday that a bankruptcy court postpone a hearing on Major League Baseball's request to expedite the sale of the team. The hearing is set for Oct. 12 but the Los Angeles Times reported the Dodgers want it
Updated: 09/27/2011 07:08P
Solyndra's effect on the green jobs movement
Earlier today I wrote about Solyndra's bankruptcy throwing a wrench into SolarCity's plan to upgrade military housing with new solar panel systems. Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding Solyndra, specifically the federal loan guarantee,
Updated: 09/27/2011 07:00P
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