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Nevada's Economic Implosion: By The Numbers
According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, a home purchased in Las Vegas for $200000 in the second quarter of 2001 would have been valued at $410192 in the second quarter of 2006. But a $200000 home purchased in the second quarter of 2006 would
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:25A
United Way board silent on CEO
DAYTON — The United Way of the Greater Dayton Area's board of directors on Wednesday said little about its chief executive's bankruptcy filing, though two board members expressed
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:15A
Regulate It! Bank of America's Big Protectionist Shift
This bill was passed during the depths of the depression as a way to ensure that banks could no longer gamble with their depositor's money on risky investments. One of the crucial aspects of the bill was the distinction between commercial and
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:10A
Toronto couple who raised more than $1 million for a non-existent clinic
The couple have declared bankruptcy. A North York couple who investors say bilked them of more than $1 million with a phony chiropractic clinic have declared bankruptcy. Police are investigating. Rowena Villanueva, 46, and her husband Quintin Robles,
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:09A
Meredith lawyers agree to direct $400000 of their liability insurance coverage
Attorneys Michael Gould and Michael Burke (Gould & Burke, PLLC) have agreed to give $400000 of their $2-million liability insurance limit to the bankruptcy estate of CL& M that is being administered by bankruptcy trustee Steven Notinger.
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:07A
MF Global Subpoenas Said to Be Issued by Chicago US Attorney
17 (Bloomberg) -- US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald in Chicago issued subpoenas in a probe of MF Global Holdings Ltd., the broker dealer parent that filed for bankruptcy Oct. 31, a person familiar with the matter said. MF Global, which was run by former
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:06A
Dodgers blame Fox for trying to interfere with sale
Dodgers attorneys filed a complaint Wednesday in Delaware bankruptcy court saying Fox attorneys violated the automatic halt to litigation against a debtor in bankruptcy by sending a letter to the Dodgers' financial adviser. The Nov.
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:04A
OC university offers $59M for Crystal Cathedral
AP Chapman University, a potential buyer for Orange County's iconic Crystal Cathedral, upped its offer to $59 million on Wednesday, the eve of a bankruptcy hearing. The offer topped a $57.5 million offer that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange made
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:44P
Cooley LLP | Amendments To The Federal Bankruptcy Rules, Including Rule 2019
Almost every year, changes are made to the set of rules that govern how bankruptcy cases are managed -- the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The changes address issues identified by an Advisory Committee made up of federal judges,
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:43P
Bankrupt Giordano's auctioned off for $61 million
The Giordano's pizza chain, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, was auctioned for $61.6 million Wednesday morning to an investor group led by Chicago-based private equity firm Victory
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:40P