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Christopher D. Johnson and Ruth A. Van Meter have joined McKool Smith's Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice. Johnson's practice focuses on bankruptcy and
Updated: 07/18/2010 01:40A
Pension envy
Before them, it was airline workers who saw pension plans gutted by bankruptcy cases. Before them, it was steel workers whose pensions, it was said,
Updated: 07/18/2010 01:11A
Bankrupt real-estate magnate Michael R. Mastro still living large
The bankruptcy case of Seattle-area real-estate magnate Michael R. Mastro may take years to resolve and leave little for "Family & Friends.
Updated: 07/18/2010 01:04A
Apollo's Innkeepers USA Said to Prepare Bankruptcy Filing
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Innkeepers USA Trust, a hotel company owned by Apollo Investment Corp., is preparing to file for bankruptcy, according to two people
Updated: 07/18/2010 01:03A
Ham: Best best: No casinos in Mass.
Elsewhere, casinos and slot parlors are losing money and declaring bankruptcy, including Vegas. Jobs will depend on need, not fantasy.
Updated: 07/18/2010 12:58A
Cantor's voting record? That's rich
"no" on extension of unemployment benefits, "no" on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures, "no" on monitoring TARP funds to ensure
Updated: 07/18/2010 12:50A
Dallas area ranks among nation's worst for debt loads, credit scores
The heavy debt load also shows up in consumer bankruptcy filings, which have risen to their highest level since 2005, when Congress tightened the bankruptcy
Updated: 07/18/2010 12:46A
Parties interested in Frenchtown plant as Smurfit-Stone exits bankruptcy
The Frenchtown facility has sat idle since January, locked behind gates and locked up in the company's US Bankruptcy Court proceedings.
Updated: 07/18/2010 12:14A
A Crusade to Avert Pension Crisis
He said his ballot initiative to require just that was necessary to prevent San Francisco from sliding into bankruptcy. A nonprofit, nonpartisan news
Updated: 07/18/2010 12:10A
Losses changed investor's life
Some of those creditors filed an involuntary Chapter 11 petition against the company on April 2 in US Bankruptcy Court in Jacksonville.
Updated: 07/18/2010 12:05A