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Weil, Gotshal & Manges | Article III: Coming to A Magistrate Near You?
Marshall decision by the Supreme Court, which limits the ability of bankruptcy judges to enter final judgments on claims based on state law (among other claims), commentators questioned whether the ruling might be applied outside the bankruptcy
Updated: 10/11/2011 12:12A
Bankruptcy filings drop 14 percent in central Illinois
University of Illinois law professor Bob Lawless said he expects bankruptcies nationwide to be down about 10 percent this year to 1.4 million. Nationwide totals for the federal fiscal year were not yet available. “In light of unemployment,
Updated: 10/11/2011 12:04A
New bankruptcy ripples may emerge
The weak economy, lackluster consumer spending, a shaky junk-bond market and increasingly tight lending practices are also threatening struggling companies in industries as diverse as shipping, tourism, media, energy and real estate.
Updated: 10/11/2011 12:00A
LocalHood Marketing Rolls Out Core4web Presence Bundle for 5 Local Businesses
LocalHood Marketing manages the Canadian web presence directory LocalHood.ca which is in beta release. "LocalHood" is a LocalHood Marketing trade mark. For more information, go to LocalHood.ca. Questions can be directed to (289) 752-7335 or toll free
Updated: 10/10/2011 11:54P
Bankruptcy filings down, mirroring national trend
according to a statement issued by local law firm Jeffrey Freedman. Nationally, September filings decreased 17 percent compared to the same month last year the firm reported, using numbers compiled by the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Updated: 10/10/2011 11:48P
TJ Simers: Frank McCourt won't own up to his responsibilities
(Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press) By TJ Simers I'm going to Delaware at the end of the month because there's a chance a bankruptcy judge will side with Major League Baseball — in effect forcing Frank McCourt to sell the Dodgers.
Updated: 10/10/2011 11:34P
MLB playoff notebook: Selig reminisces about Milwaukee
The former Brewers owner bought the Seattle Pilots out of bankruptcy just before the regular season in 1970 and moved them to Milwaukee. The Brewers replaced the Braves, who moved to Atlanta after the 1965 season. ``You have no idea how difficult it
Updated: 10/10/2011 11:27P
Town of Gurley Nearing Bankruptcy
It outlines a resolution to authorize a law firm to negotiate with creditors and potentially file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Most residents we talked to were surprised by the news. “If that's the only way they can survive it, if people here in Gurley,
Updated: 10/10/2011 11:26P
Frank McCourt won't own up to his responsibilities
(Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press) By TJ Simers I'm going to Delaware at the end of the month because there's a chance a bankruptcy judge will side with Major League Baseball — in effect forcing Frank McCourt to sell the Dodgers.
Updated: 10/10/2011 11:06P
Crystal Cathedral Bankruptcy: Critics Question Whether Close is Inevitable
Word of the Cathedral's looming bankruptcy sale has sparked an online debate about the “evils” of megachurches and whether the Crystal Cathedral deserves to be shutdown. “Maybe if they had actually done God's Work, and stayed true the Word of God and
Updated: 10/10/2011 10:45P