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Bankruptcy News, December 2004

BANKRUPTCY FILINGS: Financing, rates lead to 10-year low  30 Dec 2004
Chicago Tribune (subscription), BOSTON -- Bankruptcy filings by US public companies reached a 10-year low in 2004 as low interest rates and better access to financing helped troubled ...

LA's Wave Community Newspapers files for bankruptcy protection  30 Dec 2004
Miami Herald (subscription), Newspapers Inc., which publishes seven weekly newspapers serving black and Hispanic readers in Southern California, has filed for bankruptcy protection. ...

Lukens loses appeal of a bankruptcy court ruling  30 Dec 2004
Ventura County Star (subscription), A federal judge has denied a former Oxnard financial adviser's attempt to overturn a bankruptcy court decision rejecting his plea for protection from investors ...

Bankruptcy 'spiritually uplifting'  30 Dec 2004
commercialappeal.com (subscription), Yet as US Bankruptcy Judge Jennie Latta of Memphis notes in a recent article in a national magazine, our bankruptcy system is rooted in renewal and forgiveness ...

Stevens & Lee acquires Manhattan bankruptcy firm  30 Dec 2004
Crain's New York Business, Stevens & Lee acquired Manhattan-based bankruptcy boutique Salomon Green & Ostrow, whose clients have included Enron, WorldCom and Adelphia. On Jan. ...

Debtors' hurdles could be raised  30 Dec 2004
Miami Herald (subscription), In September, the couple filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 7 of the US bankruptcy code, allowing them to forgo their credit-card debt. ...

How a Handful of Setbacks Sent the Ryans Tumbling Out of ...  30 Dec 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), But nowhere in the hundreds of pages of dunning notices and legal briefs on file with the US Bankruptcy Court is there evidence of some wild investment or ...

Records reveal Petrick filed unsuccessfully for bankruptcy  Dec 28, 2004
Durham Herald Sun, DURHAM -- In an effort to save his townhouse from foreclosure, murder suspect Robert James Petrick unsuccessfully claimed bankruptcy last year, a few days ...

Jarvis 'is winning bankruptcy battle'  Dec 29, 2004
ic CheshireOnline, SUPPORT services group Jarvis today posted half-year losses of £283.1m, but said it was winning the battle to avoid bankruptcy. ...

Enron reaching bankruptcy closure  Dec 27, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), Chapter 11 closure in 2004. The complex bankruptcy, the second-largest in history behind WorldCom Inc. and the most expensive in ...

Letter: ‘Ethical bankruptcy of our homegrown moralists’  Dec 28, 2004
Newton TAB, The ethical bankruptcy of our homegrown moralists comes into focus in their sharing of unauthorized video footage with Bill O’Reilly, the Darth Vader of far ...

Deutsche Bank Seeks Dismissal of Yukos Bankruptcy  Dec 22, 2004
Reuters, HOUSTON (Reuters) - An attorney for Deutsche Bank AG on Wednesday told a US bankruptcy court judge the bank would seek to have the Chapter 11 bankruptcy claim ...

Enron reaching bankruptcy closure  Dec 27, 2004
Team 4 News, The complex bankruptcy drew less attention over time as the spotlight shifted to criminal cases against former Enron executives. ...

Brazil approves bankruptcy reform bill  Dec 26, 2004
MercoPress, A major reform of Brazil’s bankruptcy laws has been approved by Congress; a move which is hoped will cut costs for business. The ...

ABFS may file for bankruptcy  Dec 27, 2004
Philadelphia Business Journal, American Business Financial Services Inc. of Philadelphia said last week it may file for bankrupcty protection. ABFS (NASDAQ: ABFI ...

Yukos bankruptcy case in court in Houston  Dec 22, 2004
KLTV, HOUSTON Attorneys for Russian oil giant Yukos today told a bankruptcy judge in Houston that they plan to wait until the sale of its key production unit is final ...

Deutsche wants Yukos bankruptcy thrown out  Dec 22, 2004
RTE News An attorney for Deutsche Bank today told a US bankruptcy court judge the bank would seek to have the Chapter 11 bankruptcy claim of Russian oil giant Yukos ...

Tough times for Lionel as it copes with lawsuit, bankruptcy  Dec 22, 2004
Miami Herald (subscription), ...century, Lionel LLC, the venerable maker of model trains, is struggling to stay on track following a nearly $41 million judgment that pushed it into bankruptcy ...

Review of WorldCom Bankruptcy Fees Continues  Dec 27, 2004
NY Lawyer, By Michael Bobelian. Southern District Judge Jed Rakoff is continuing his review of overcharges arising out of the WorldCom bankruptcy. ...

Trump hotels arranges post-bankruptcy financing  Dec 23, 2004
Reuters ...(DJTC.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) has arranged $500 million in financing for when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company said in a regulatory ...

Executive set to leave bankruptcy far behind  Dec 27, 2004
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, ..."Hawaiian's bankruptcy may be the first ever in the airline industry that ends with creditors receiving payment in full for their claims," Gotbaum said. ...

Rising debt spurs bankruptcy warning from Grant Thornton  Dec 27, 2004
Creditman, ...for an increasing number who are already financially overstretched, the risk of plunging further into a spiral of debt - which may lead to bankruptcy - is real ...

American Business Weighs Bankruptcy  Dec 23, 2004
Forbes ...with redemptions in the second quarter "seriously depleted" its cash, and the company might be forced to default on some of its bonds and declare bankruptcy. ...

VoiceIQ wins stakeholder and bankruptcy-court approvals in ...  Dec 24, 2004
Winnipeg Sun, CALGARY (CP) - Software developer VoiceIQ Inc., operating under bankruptcy-court protection, has won court and stakeholder approvals for a restructuring plan ...

US fights Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Melbourne Herald Sun, A US bankruptcy judge upheld a temporary injunction halting the auction in Moscow of a key production subsidiary of Russian oil giant Yukos. ...

Russia says Yukos auction is internal affair, rejecting US ...  Dec 17, 2004
DetNews.com, A day after US Bankruptcy Judge Letitia Clark granted Yukos an injunction barring the Russian government from auctioning the Yuganskneftegaz unit, Russian ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), HOUSTON - A US bankruptcy judge on Saturday night began considering Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom's appeal of a temporary injunction ...

Bankruptcy court agrees to block Yukos asset auction  Dec 16, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Houston (AP) -- A bankruptcy judge late Thursday granted Russian oil giant Yukos' request for a temporary injunction to block this weekend's auction in Moscow ...

US bankruptcy judge promises Yukos ruling this week  Dec 16, 2004
USA Today, ...company Yukos, possibly making its last stand to prevent Russia from selling its main production unit in a tax dispute, asked a US bankruptcy judge Thursday to ...

Bankruptcy bid won't halt Yukos asset sale  Dec 17, 2004
ABC Online, A bankruptcy judge in the United States has granted the giant Russian oil company Yukos a temporary injunction which could block the auction of its main ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom has appealed a US bankruptcy judge's order granting oil giant Yukos' request for a temporary injunction to ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Sioux City Journal, HOUSTON (AP) -- Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom on Saturday appealed a US bankruptcy judge's order that granted oil giant Yukos a temporary ...

Judge upholds temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), HOUSTON - A US bankruptcy judge on Saturday night upheld a temporary injunction halting the Moscow auction of a key production subsidiary of Russian oil giant ...

Judge upholds temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), Yukos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday in Houston in a last-ditch effort to block the auction scheduled for Sunday in Moscow, which Gazprom believed it ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
KLTV, HOUSTON Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom has appealed a US bankruptcy judge's order blocking the auction of oil giant Yukos' main production ...

Trico's Initial Bankruptcy Motions Approved; Hearing Date for Plan ...  Dec 23, 2004
Yahoo News (press release) ...(OTC Pink Sheets: TMAR - News; the "Company" or "Trico") today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has ...

Judge upholds temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Team 4 News, ...would not cause such harm to Gazprom. Yukos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday in Houston. The filing was Yukos' final effort ...

Trump Hotels secures a post-bankruptcy loan  Dec 25, 2004
philly.com (subscription), ...has arranged $500 million in financing for when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Atlantic City-based company said in a regulatory filing Thursday. ...

Todd Mcfarlane Files For Bankruptcy  Dec 22, 2004
Silver Bullet Comics Todd McFarlane Productions, Inc., has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code to continue regular operations, due to the aftermath of a ...

RCN Corporation Announces Emergence From Bankruptcy; Also ...  Dec 22, 2004
Yahoo News (press release) The plan, confirmed on December 8, 2004, by Judge Robert Drain of the Bankruptcy Court in New York, converted approximately $1.2 billion in unsecured ...

Update 5: Yukos Files for Bankruptcy in US  Dec 15, 2004
Forbes, The Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order against the auction of its main production ...

American Commercial Lines plans to emerge from bankruptcy soon  31 Dec 2004
Miami Herald (subscription), JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. - Barge maker and operator American Commercial Lines said it plans to emerge from bankruptcy protection on Jan. 10. ...

Mirant CEO gets $4.25 million exit  31 Dec 2004
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), Marce Fuller, who led Mirant Corp.'s rapid ascent into the high-flying world of energy trading and long slide down into bankruptcy, will leave with at least ...

Corporate bankruptcy filings hit 10-year low  Dec 30, 2004
Boston Globe, NEW YORK -- Bankruptcy filings by US public companies reached a 10-year low in 2004 as low interest rates and better access to financing helped troubled ...

LA's Wave Community Newspapers files for bankruptcy protection  Dec 29, 2004
Miami Herald (subscription), Newspapers Inc., which publishes seven weekly newspapers serving black and Hispanic readers in Southern California, has filed for bankruptcy protection. ...

Deutsche Bank Asks Houston Court to Dismiss Yukos Bankruptcy Case  Dec 29, 2004
AXcess News, ...by Mosnews. Deutsche Bank filed a motion with a Houston federal court Tuesday afternoon to dismiss Yukos' claim for bankruptcy protection. ...

Enron reaching bankruptcy closure  Dec 27, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), Chapter 11 closure in 2004. The complex bankruptcy, the second-largest in history behind WorldCom Inc. and the most expensive in ...

Bankruptcy 'spiritually uplifting'  Dec 29, 2004
commercialappeal.com (subscription), Yet as US Bankruptcy Judge Jennie Latta of Memphis notes in a recent article in a national magazine, our bankruptcy system is rooted in renewal and forgiveness ...

Lukens loses appeal of a bankruptcy court ruling  Dec 30, 2004
Ventura County Star (subscription), A federal judge has denied a former Oxnard financial adviser's attempt to overturn a bankruptcy court decision rejecting his plea for protection from investors ...

Stevens & Lee acquires Manhattan bankruptcy firm  Dec 29, 2004
Crain's New York Business, Stevens & Lee acquired Manhattan-based bankruptcy boutique Salomon Green & Ostrow, whose clients have included Enron, WorldCom and Adelphia. On Jan. ...

Enron reaching bankruptcy closure  Dec 27, 2004
Team 4 News, The complex bankruptcy drew less attention over time as the spotlight shifted to criminal cases against former Enron executives. ...

Jarvis 'is winning bankruptcy battle'  Dec 29, 2004
ic CheshireOnline, SUPPORT services group Jarvis today posted half-year losses of £283.1m, but said it was winning the battle to avoid bankruptcy. ...

Binghamton Councilman Filing For Bankruptcy  Dec 27, 2004
WBNG, ...not be dampened. He says he's filing for chapter 13 bankruptcy to re-organize his personal and business debt. He runs Cordisco's ...

ABFS may file for bankruptcy  Dec 27, 2004
Philadelphia Business Journal, American Business Financial Services Inc. of Philadelphia said last week it may file for bankrupcty protection. ABFS (NASDAQ: ABFI ...

Records reveal Petrick filed unsuccessfully for bankruptcy  Dec 28, 2004
Durham Herald Sun, DURHAM -- In an effort to save his townhouse from foreclosure, murder suspect Robert James Petrick unsuccessfully claimed bankruptcy last year, a few days ...

Elk Meadows ski area emerging from bankruptcy  Dec 28, 2004
Wyoming News, ...filed for bankruptcy. ... Nimbus recovered the resort property for $1 million at a Monday bankruptcy auction, deputy Beaver County attorney Leo Kanell said. ...

Letter: ‘Ethical bankruptcy of our homegrown moralists’  Dec 28, 2004
Newton TAB, The ethical bankruptcy of our homegrown moralists comes into focus in their sharing of unauthorized video footage with Bill O’Reilly, the Darth Vader of far ...

American Business Weighs Bankruptcy  Dec 23, 2004
Forbes ...with redemptions in the second quarter "seriously depleted" its cash, and the company might be forced to default on some of its bonds and declare bankruptcy. ...

Rising debt spurs bankruptcy warning  Dec 24, 2004
This is London, ...for an increasing number who are already financially overstretched, the risk of plunging further into a spiral of debt - which may lead to bankruptcy - is real ...

VoiceIQ wins stakeholder and bankruptcy-court approvals in ...  Dec 24, 2004
Winnipeg Sun, CALGARY (CP) - Software developer VoiceIQ Inc., operating under bankruptcy-court protection, has won court and stakeholder approvals for a restructuring plan ...

US fights Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Melbourne Herald Sun, A US bankruptcy judge upheld a temporary injunction halting the auction in Moscow of a key production subsidiary of Russian oil giant Yukos. ...

Russia says Yukos auction is internal affair, rejecting US ...  Dec 17, 2004
DetNews.com, A day after US Bankruptcy Judge Letitia Clark granted Yukos an injunction barring the Russian government from auctioning the Yuganskneftegaz unit, Russian ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), HOUSTON - A US bankruptcy judge on Saturday night began considering Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom's appeal of a temporary injunction ...

Bankruptcy court agrees to block Yukos asset auction  Dec 16, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Houston (AP) -- A bankruptcy judge late Thursday granted Russian oil giant Yukos' request for a temporary injunction to block this weekend's auction in Moscow ...

US bankruptcy judge promises Yukos ruling this week  Dec 16, 2004
USA Today, ...company Yukos, possibly making its last stand to prevent Russia from selling its main production unit in a tax dispute, asked a US bankruptcy judge Thursday to ...

Bankruptcy bid won't halt Yukos asset sale  Dec 17, 2004
ABC Online, A bankruptcy judge in the United States has granted the giant Russian oil company Yukos a temporary injunction which could block the auction of its main ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom has appealed a US bankruptcy judge's order granting oil giant Yukos' request for a temporary injunction to ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Sioux City Journal, HOUSTON (AP) -- Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom on Saturday appealed a US bankruptcy judge's order that granted oil giant Yukos a temporary ...

Judge upholds temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), HOUSTON - A US bankruptcy judge on Saturday night upheld a temporary injunction halting the Moscow auction of a key production subsidiary of Russian oil giant ...

Judge upholds temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), Yukos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday in Houston in a last-ditch effort to block the auction scheduled for Sunday in Moscow, which Gazprom believed it ...

Deutsche Bank Seeks Dismissal of Yukos Bankruptcy  Dec 22, 2004
Reuters, HOUSTON (Reuters) - An attorney for Deutsche Bank AG on Wednesday told a US bankruptcy court judge the bank would seek to have the Chapter 11 bankruptcy claim ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
KLTV, HOUSTON Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom has appealed a US bankruptcy judge's order blocking the auction of oil giant Yukos' main production ...

Trico's Initial Bankruptcy Motions Approved; Hearing Date for Plan ...  Dec 23, 2004
Yahoo News (press release) ...(OTC Pink Sheets: TMAR - News; the "Company" or "Trico") today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has ...

Judge upholds temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Team 4 News, ...would not cause such harm to Gazprom. Yukos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday in Houston. The filing was Yukos' final effort ...

Trump Hotels secures a post-bankruptcy loan  Dec 25, 2004
philly.com (subscription), ...has arranged $500 million in financing for when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Atlantic City-based company said in a regulatory filing Thursday. ...

Brazil approves bankruptcy reform bill  Dec 26, 2004
MercoPress, A major reform of Brazil’s bankruptcy laws has been approved by Congress; a move which is hoped will cut costs for business. The ...

RCN Emerges From Bankruptcy  Dec 23, 2004
Multichannel News (subscription), ...emerged from bankruptcy Dec. ... RCN, which filed a pre-packaged Chapter 11 petition in May, had said it would emerge from bankruptcy before the end of the year. ...

Yukos files for bankruptcy in US court, seeks injunction against ...  Dec 15, 2004
CBC News, Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos made a last-ditch legal bid to halt the looming auction of its core production unit, filing for bankruptcy protection in a US ...

Yukos files for bankruptcy, requests injunction against auction of ...  Dec 15, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle, In an eleventh-hour move, the Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in a United States Court and is demanding the cancellation of this weekend's auction ...

Embattled Russian oil giant files for bankruptcy in US  Dec 16, 2004
Chicago Tribune (subscription), In a last-ditch attempt to stave off its dismemberment at the hands of Russian authorities, oil giant Yukos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in ...

JP Morgan, HSBC See Victory on Personal-Bankruptcy Law Changes  27 Dec 2004
Bloomberg In September, the couple filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 7 of the US bankruptcy code, allowing them to forgo their credit- card debt. ...

Review of WorldCom Bankruptcy Fees Continues  27 Dec 2004
NY Lawyer, By Michael Bobelian. Southern District Judge Jed Rakoff is continuing his review of overcharges arising out of the WorldCom bankruptcy. ...

Executive set to leave bankruptcy far behind  27 Dec 2004
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, ..."Hawaiian's bankruptcy may be the first ever in the airline industry that ends with creditors receiving payment in full for their claims," Gotbaum said. ...

Rising debt spurs bankruptcy warning from Grant Thornton  27 Dec 2004
Creditman, ...for an increasing number who are already financially overstretched, the risk of plunging further into a spiral of debt - which may lead to bankruptcy - is real ...

Brazil approves bankruptcy reform bill  27 Dec 2004
MercoPress, A major reform of Brazil’s bankruptcy laws has been approved by Congress; a move which is hoped will cut costs for business. The ...

Trump hotels arranges post-bankruptcy financing  Dec 23, 2004
Reuters ...(DJTC.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) has arranged $500 million in financing for when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company said in a regulatory ...

American Business Weighs Bankruptcy  Dec 23, 2004
Forbes ...with redemptions in the second quarter "seriously depleted" its cash, and the company might be forced to default on some of its bonds and declare bankruptcy. ...

VoiceIQ wins stakeholder and bankruptcy-court approvals in ...  Dec 24, 2004
Winnipeg Sun, CALGARY (CP) - Software developer VoiceIQ Inc., operating under bankruptcy-court protection, has won court and stakeholder approvals for a restructuring plan ...

US fights Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 19, 2004
NEWS.com.au, A US bankruptcy judge upheld a temporary injunction halting the auction in Moscow of a key production subsidiary of Russian oil giant Yukos. ...

Deutsche Bank Seeks Dismissal of Yukos Bankruptcy  Dec 22, 2004
Reuters, HOUSTON (Reuters) - An attorney for Deutsche Bank AG on Wednesday told a US bankruptcy court judge the bank would seek to have the Chapter 11 bankruptcy claim ...

Trico's Initial Bankruptcy Motions Approved; Hearing Date for Plan ...  Dec 23, 2004
Yahoo News (press release) ...(OTC Pink Sheets: TMAR - News; the "Company" or "Trico") today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has ...

Trump Hotels secures a post-bankruptcy loan  Dec 25, 2004
philly.com (subscription), ...has arranged $500 million in financing for when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Atlantic City-based company said in a regulatory filing Thursday. ...

RCN Emerges From Bankruptcy  Dec 23, 2004
Multichannel News (subscription), ...emerged from bankruptcy Dec. ... RCN, which filed a pre-packaged Chapter 11 petition in May, had said it would emerge from bankruptcy before the end of the year. ...

NextWave files bankruptcy plan modifications  Dec 24, 2004
Telecom Paper (subscription), Bankrupt US telecoms operator NextWave Telecom has filed modifications to its bankruptcy reorganisation plan designed to boost cash distributions to creditors ...

Yukos bankruptcy case in court in Houston  Dec 22, 2004
KLTV, HOUSTON Attorneys for Russian oil giant Yukos today told a bankruptcy judge in Houston that they plan to wait until the sale of its key production unit is final ...

Deutsche wants Yukos bankruptcy thrown out  Dec 22, 2004
RTE News An attorney for Deutsche Bank today told a US bankruptcy court judge the bank would seek to have the Chapter 11 bankruptcy claim of Russian oil giant Yukos ...

Enron Bankruptcy Advisers Seek $780 Million in Fees, Most Ever  Dec 20, 2004
Bloomberg ...advisers led by New York law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges asked a judge to approve more than $780 million in fees, the most ever in a bankruptcy case. ...

Clarkeies Market nearing end of bankruptcy  Dec 23, 2004
The Union Leader, COLEBROOK — Alan Clarke hopes that early in the new year Clarkeies Market will emerge from bankruptcy, bringing a close to the longest-running Chapter 11 ...

YUKOS: Auction Violates Bankruptcy Stay  Dec 20, 2004
Reuters, ...oil company YUKOS (YUKO.RTS: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday the forced auction of its core assets violated a United States bankruptcy court stay and ...

Tough times for Lionel as it copes with lawsuit, bankruptcy  Dec 22, 2004
Miami Herald (subscription), ...century, Lionel LLC, the venerable maker of model trains, is struggling to stay on track following a nearly $41 million judgment that pushed it into bankruptcy ...

Jury award pushes 'Spawn' creator into bankruptcy  Dec 20, 2004
Houston Chronicle, PHOENIX -- A $15 million jury award against Spawn creator Todd McFarlane has pushed his comic-book business into bankruptcy court. ...

Golf getaway group files for bankruptcy  Dec 23, 2004
Beverly Citizen, A travel agency that specializes in golf vacations has shut it doors and filed for bankruptcy amid allegations it did not deliver trips that its customers paid ...

Jessup Cellars may file Chapter 11 bankruptcy to keep creditors at ...  Dec 24, 2004
NapaNet Daily News, Yountville vintner Jessup Cellars is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from a laundry list of creditors two months after wrapping up an intra-family ...

Bankruptcy looming for mortgage firm  Dec 24, 2004
philly.com (subscription), ...is preparing for a Bankruptcy Court filing because of a deepening cash crisis, the Philadelphia mortgage lender said yesterday. ...

Lawsuit by former Blues player spawns bankruptcy filing by comic ...  Dec 21, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), A Missouri jury's $15 million award against “Spawn� creator Todd McFarlane has pushed his comic-book business into bankruptcy court. ...

YUKOS: Yukos Files For Bankruptcy Protection - Seeks To Halt ...  Dec 20, 2004
Webbolt Business News (subscription), SUMMARY: The existing management continues to operate the business and manage its properties as debtor-in-possession. To access ...

Legal Aid Society Deal Averts Bankruptcy  Dec 20, 2004
New York Times, The Legal Aid Society, the main legal provider for New York City's poor, has reached an agreement to stave off bankruptcy after settling with its creditors ...

Thistle Mining to cancel existing stock in bankruptcy-court ...  Dec 21, 2004
Canada.com, Mining Inc. early Tuesday after the company announced plans to cancel existing shares in its bankruptcy-court restructuring. On ...

Bankruptcy Judge OKs Sale of Chevys Eateries  Dec 21, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), A federal bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Chevys Inc. to a subsidiary of Real Mex Restaurants, the Long Beach-based parent ...

Russia says Yukos auction is internal affair, rejecting US ...  Dec 17, 2004
DetNews.com, A day after US Bankruptcy Judge Letitia Clark granted Yukos an injunction barring the Russian government from auctioning the Yuganskneftegaz unit, Russian ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), HOUSTON - A US bankruptcy judge on Saturday night began considering Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom's appeal of a temporary injunction ...

US Bankruptcy Court Approves Southwest Airlines' Bid for ATA ...  Dec 21, 2004
PR Newswire (press release) 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ATA Holdings Corp. (ATAHQ), the nation's 10th largest passenger carrier, today announced that the US Bankruptcy Court for the ...

Southwest Airlines' Statement Regarding Bankruptcy Court Approval ...  Dec 21, 2004
mysan.de, ...today that its bid for various assets of ATA Airlines, along with debtor-in-possession financing, has been approved in federal bankruptcy court proceedings. ...

Bankruptcy Judge Approves ATA, Southwest Airlines Deal  Dec 21, 2004
Inside INdiana Business (press release), INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 21 -- ATA Holdings Corp. (ATAHQ), the nation's 10th largest passenger carrier, today announced that the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern ...

Judge scheduled to rule today on ATA bankruptcy  Dec 21, 2004
WLS, December 21, 2004 — A bankruptcy judge is scheduled to rule today on a 177 (m) million dollar offer for ATA Airlines from Southwest Airlines. ...

Judge Scheduled To Rule Tuesday On ATA Bankruptcy  Dec 21, 2004
INDYchannel.com, INDIANAPOLIS -- A bankruptcy judge is scheduled to rule Tuesday on a $177 million offer for ATA Airlines from Southwest Airlines. ...

Bankruptcy court agrees to block Yukos asset auction  Dec 16, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Houston (AP) -- A bankruptcy judge late Thursday granted Russian oil giant Yukos' request for a temporary injunction to block this weekend's auction in Moscow ...

US bankruptcy judge promises Yukos ruling this week  Dec 16, 2004
USA Today, ...company Yukos, possibly making its last stand to prevent Russia from selling its main production unit in a tax dispute, asked a US bankruptcy judge Thursday to ...

Bankruptcy Courts May Authorize Rejection of FERC-Regulated ...  Dec 20, 2004
Mondaq News Alerts, Conflicts arising from the seeming incongruity between the Bankruptcy Code and other federal statutes governing the way that companies in various industry ...

Bankruptcy bid won't halt Yukos asset sale  Dec 17, 2004
ABC Online, A bankruptcy judge in the United States has granted the giant Russian oil company Yukos a temporary injunction which could block the auction of its main ...

Trico Commences Prepackaged Bankruptcy; Seeks January Confirmation ...  Dec 21, 2004
Yahoo News (press release) The prepackaged bankruptcy case was filed today in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. As ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom has appealed a US bankruptcy judge's order granting oil giant Yukos' request for a temporary injunction to ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Sioux City Journal, HOUSTON (AP) -- Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom on Saturday appealed a US bankruptcy judge's order that granted oil giant Yukos a temporary ...

Judge upholds temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), HOUSTON - A US bankruptcy judge on Saturday night upheld a temporary injunction halting the Moscow auction of a key production subsidiary of Russian oil giant ...

Judge upholds temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), Yukos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday in Houston in a last-ditch effort to block the auction scheduled for Sunday in Moscow, which Gazprom believed it ...

Union makes final plea in US Airways bankruptcy  Dec 20, 2004
Buffalo News, Association of Machinists, which represents mechanics and fleet service workers at US Airways, made their final arguments to US Bankruptcy Judge Stephen ...

Harry Gross | Bankruptcy not the stigma it was  Dec 20, 2004
Philadelphia Daily News (subscription), He got a "bankruptcy kit" and is seriously considering going that route. ... More adults will file for bankruptcy than will be diagnosed with cancer. ...

Gazprom appeals judge's temporary order in Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
KLTV, HOUSTON Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom has appealed a US bankruptcy judge's order blocking the auction of oil giant Yukos' main production ...

Bankruptcy changes to help debtors  10 Dec 2004
The Age (subscription), Creditors will be less likely to force people into bankruptcy to recover debts following changes to the Bankruptcy Act that came into force last week, lawyers ...

ATHLETE'S FOOT FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY  10 Dec 2004
New York Post, December 10, 2004 -- The Athlete's Foot Stores LLC, which sells sneakers in New York and other states, filed for bankruptcy protection to liquidate its ...

Supreme Court dismisses union's challenge of Stelco's bankruptcy ...  10 Dec 2004
CBC News, HAMILTON (CP) - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a union's challenge of Stelco Inc.'s restructuring under bankruptcy protection, denying the ...

Gazeta Wyborcza claims Air Polonia's bankruptcy was part of a ...  10 Dec 2004
Warsaw Business Journal, According to Gazeta Wyborcza, budget carrier Air Polonia went bust as its shareholders were plotting this event since August, but despite that they were ...

Polish press: Air Polonia's bankruptcy has been... planned since ...  10 Dec 2004
Luchtzak Aviation, ...pee writes "A major Polish journal Gazeta Wyborcza has published very sensational news. It claims that the bankruptcy of first Polish LCC was actually... ...

US AIR NEEDS HELP TO EXIT BANKRUPTCY  10 Dec 2004
New York Post, ...— US Airways Group probably will need more cost cuts or a boost in revenue to attract the $250 million it says it will require to exit bankruptcy next year ...

Raising the Bar - Brush up on your bankruptcy, part III  10 Dec 2004
Daily Record (subscription), Known frauds, swindlers and thieves do not generally fare well in bankruptcy court no matter how dire their debts. Not, at least ...

Two years pass since United bankruptcy filing  10 Dec 2004
KWQC-TV, Today's an anniversary of sorts for Elk Grove Village-based United Airlines. Two years ago today, United filed for Chapter Eleven bankruptcy protection. ...

RCN set to emerge from bankruptcy this month  Dec 8, 2004
Reuters, RCNCQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , a cable and telephone services company, on Wednesday said it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this ...

'All I Want For Christmas Is Bankruptcy'  Dec 8, 2004
Yahoo News (press release) To file for bankruptcy before the clock strikes midnight on Dec. ... "I'm busier than Santa Claus right now," says Carmen Dellutri, Florida bankruptcy attorney. ...

Trump bankruptcy restructuring assailed  14 Dec 2004
London Free Press, PHILADELPHIA -- Federal bankruptcy watchdogs and a major shareholder of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. have objected to the ...

Former high-flyer faces bankruptcy  14 Dec 2004
New Zealand Herald, SYDNEY - John Elliott, who was once worth an estimated A$80 million ($84 million), may be declared bankrupt this week because he cannot pay A$1.5 million to ...

Death Penalty A Tool Of Moral Bankruptcy  14 Dec 2004
TheDay, As a mother, I try to imagine the suffering of the families of Michael Ross's victims, and I cannot. Nor can I imagine the heartache of Michael Ross's family. ...

Bankruptcy Bar holiday party  14 Dec 2004
Jacksonville Daily Record, David Otero and Richard Thames with Jacob Brown, chair of the Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association.

A Pound of Flesh or a Reasonable Toll  14 Dec 2004
Mondaq News Alerts, ...and the costs of DIP financing are the several pounds of flesh and the reasonable toll required for the extraordinary relief offered by the US Bankruptcy Code. ...

Insurance experiment a costly lesson for town Gardena near ...  Dec 12, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle, ...$30 million. Some city officials talked about filing for bankruptcy when Gardena got a last-minute, if temporary, reprieve. Two ...

Air Polonia still not out, bankruptcy motion rejected  Dec 13, 2004
Luchtzak Aviation, ...pee writes "Although the company's president Jan Litwiński announced that the bankruptcy motion was submitted to the court a week ago, the company still has ...

Bankruptcy lessons in Orange  Dec 11, 2004
Arizona Republic, Ten years ago this month, prosperous Orange County, Calif., went belly-up in the nation's biggest municipal bankruptcy ever. When ...

Colombia Avianca exits bankruptcy, sold to Sinergy  Dec 10, 2004
Reuters, BOGOTA, Colombia, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Colombian airline Avianca has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection proceedings in the United States ...

The bankruptcy machine  Dec 11, 2004
Dallas Morning News (subscription), The number of bankruptcy filings nationwide doubled from 1990 to 2002 and has remained firmly above 1.5 million a year since then. ...

USA : Shoe retailer The Athlete's Foot files for bankruptcy  Dec 10, 2004
Fibre 2 Fashion, Sports shoe retailer The Athlete's Foot informed it has filed for bankruptcy protection after a liquidity bottleneck led to substantial losses at its 124 ...

Bankruptcy court rejects CC's Brobeck settlement offer  Dec 10, 2004
The Lawyer, Clifford Chance’s (CC) hopes for a quick resolution in its battle with Brobeck Phleger & Harrison has hit the rocks after a US bankruptcy court dramatically ...

Efforts underway to avert bankruptcy of CAO  Dec 10, 2004
Xinhua, ...of the parent company of the financially troubled China Aviation Oil (CAO) in Singapore said efforts were underway to avert the CAO bankruptcy and reduce ...

Spokane diocese files for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Seattle Times, By becoming only the third diocese nationally to seek shelter in bankruptcy court, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane is hoping the court will help provide ...

UPDATE 2-Federal-Mogul postpones bankruptcy exit hearing  Dec 6, 2004
Reuters, ...(FDMLQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday that it had postponed a hearing to confirm its plan to exit bankruptcy court protection that was to start ...

Diocese in Spokane Files for Bankruptcy  Dec 6, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), SPOKANE, Wash. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, saying it did not have the money to cover lawsuits filed by ...

Spokane Catholic Diocese files for bankruptcy protection  Dec 6, 2004
Seattle Times, ...by sexual abuse lawsuits involving priests, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane today became the third in the nation to file for bankruptcy protection. ...

Athlete's Foot Seeks Bankruptcy Protection  Dec 9, 2004
Chicago Tribune (subscription), WASHINGTON -- Sneaker retailer Athlete's Foot Stores LLC filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition Thursday in the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, according to ...

Athlete's Foot Seeks Bankruptcy Protection  Dec 9, 2004
Forbes, Sneaker retailer Athlete's Foot Stores LLC filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition Thursday in the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, according to court papers. ...

Diocese in Spokane Files for Bankruptcy  Dec 6, 2004
Guardian, By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS. SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, saying it did not have the money ...

Bankruptcy changes to help debtors  Dec 10, 2004
The Age (subscription), Creditors will be less likely to force people into bankruptcy to recover debts following changes to the Bankruptcy Act that came into force last week, lawyers ...

Oxford files for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Detroit Free Press, ...filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Tuesday following months of speculation that the troubled auto supplier was buckling under the pressure of ...

Diocese cites abuse claims in Wash. bankruptcy filing  Dec 6, 2004
Boston Globe, By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press | December 7, 2004. SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday ...

Oxford Automotive, files for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Detroit Free Press, ...filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, following months of speculation that the troubled auto supplier was buckling under the pressure of sluggish ...

Spokane Diocese Files Bankruptcy Over Suits  Dec 7, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane filed for bankruptcy protection, saying it did not have the money to cover lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy. ...

Supreme Court dismisses union's challenge of Stelco's bankruptcy ...  Dec 9, 2004
CBC News, HAMILTON (CP) - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a union's challenge of Stelco Inc.'s restructuring under bankruptcy protection, denying the ...

RCN set to emerge from bankruptcy this month  Dec 8, 2004
Reuters, RCNCQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , a cable and telephone services company, on Wednesday said it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this ...

Palomar Mountain water company emerges from bankruptcy  Dec 10, 2004
North County Times, 28, said Merritt K. Widen, president of Heartland Financial Corp, a firm appointed by the San Diego US Bankruptcy Court to restructure the company and get it ...

NextWave files bankruptcy reorganization plan  Dec 7, 2004
Reuters, NEW YORK, Dec 7 (Reuters) - NextWave Telecom Inc. (NXLC.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) filed its plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection, paving the way to ...

Air Polonia Says Bankruptcy Is Nearing  Dec 7, 2004
Forbes, Polish budget airline Air Polonia will have to declare bankruptcy within days unless new investors are found immediately, a senior company official said Tuesday ...

RCN to exit bankruptcy  Dec 9, 2004
Chicago Tribune (subscription), RCN Corp., which provides cable television, phone and Internet service in Chicago, won court approval of a plan to exit bankruptcy this year by exchanging $1.2 ...

Delta steps up fight against bankruptcy  Dec 8, 2004
Financial Times, Delta intends to seek more debt-for-equity exchanges and a further deferral of its pension obligations as part of its efforts to avert bankruptcy. ...

ATHLETE'S FOOT FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY  Dec 9, 2004
New York Post, December 10, 2004 -- The Athlete's Foot Stores LLC, which sells sneakers in New York and other states, filed for bankruptcy protection to liquidate its ...

Closures on table as Seattle Schools faces bankruptcy  Dec 9, 2004
Seattle Times, Public Schools is considering plans to close the equivalent of 12 to 22 schools starting in two years in order to stave off bankruptcy, district officials say. ...

Diocese of Spokane files for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Chicago Tribune (subscription), WASHINGTON -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, saying it lacks the money to cover lawsuits filed by alleged ...

'Wife's alleged affair, bankruptcy behind Bhayander killings'  Dec 6, 2004
Times of India, The police, however, say there was another motive behind the murder and suicide. A failed businessman, Umesh was on the brink of bankruptcy. ...

Spokane diocese files for bankruptcy amid clergy abuse lawsuits  Dec 6, 2004
KFVS, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane has filed for bankruptcy protection, saying it doesn't have enough money to cover lawsuits filed by alleged victims of ...

Federal-Mogul postpones bankruptcy hearing  Dec 7, 2004
AWKnowledge (subscription), Automotive components manufacturer Federal-Mogul announced that it has postponed a hearing to confirm its plan to exit bankruptcy court protection. ...

Will bankruptcy affect my wife?  Dec 10, 2004
Bankrate.com I'm thinking of filing for bankruptcy. ... What about our joint accounts? Would she lose her car, etc.? You can file bankruptcy on your own. ...

Spokane becomes third US diocese to file for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Catholic News Service ...(CNS) -- The Diocese of Spokane became the third US diocese to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because of civil lawsuits claiming sex abuse of minors by clergy. ...

'All I Want For Christmas Is Bankruptcy'  Dec 8, 2004
Yahoo News (press release) To file for bankruptcy before the clock strikes midnight on Dec. ... "I'm busier than Santa Claus right now," says Carmen Dellutri, Florida bankruptcy attorney. ...

YUKOS Files for US Bankruptcy  15 Dec 2004
Reuters, MOSCOW (Reuters) - Oil major YUKOS (YUKO.RTS: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court and would seek ...

Yukos files for bankruptcy protection  15 Dec 2004
Financial Times, Russian oil company Yukos has sought sanctuary in the US courts, petitioning for bankruptcy protection and seeking an injuction against the sell-off of its ...

Zurich Financial Settles Huge Bankruptcy Claim  15 Dec 2004
National Underwriter, The agreement--which needs approval of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas--follows a ruling this April that ZCSIC was a de ...

Correction: Trump-Bankruptcy Story  15 Dec 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), PHILADELPHIA - In a Dec. 13 story about a proposed restructuring plan for Trump Hotels & Casinos, Dow Jones/AP, relying on an incorrect ...

YUKOS files for bankruptcy in US  15 Dec 2004
Financial Express, MOSCOW, DECEMBER 15: Oil major YUKOS said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court and would seek an order from the court to halt the ...

Brazil´s Lower House approves new bankruptcy code  15 Dec 2004
AE Brazil, São Paulo, 15 - Brazil´s lower house late Tuesday approved, in a final vote, a bill that updates the country´s bankruptcy legislation, in effect since 1945. ...

YUKOS Files for US Bankruptcy  15 Dec 2004
MSN Money MOSCOW (Reuters) - Oil major YUKOS (YUKO.RTS) said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court and would seek an order from the court to ...

Garden Ridge ups gross margin, works through bankruptcy  15 Dec 2004
Home Textiles Today, HOUSTON — Garden Ridge Corporation reported a profit (before bankruptcy costs) for the month of November due in large part, it said, to a 2 point increase in ...

NA landlord convicted Choquette facing five years for bankruptcy ...  Dec 13, 2004
Berkshire Eagle, John Barrett III's character through a Web site, was convicted by a jury in US District Court in Boston yesterday of three counts of bankruptcy fraud after a ...

Ultimate Electronics on the brink of bankruptcy  Dec 13, 2004
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Struggling Ultimate Electronics said Monday that it might not make it through the holidays without filing for bankruptcy protection and ...

Elliott faces bankruptcy today  Dec 12, 2004
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), Water Wheel's administrator, Stephen Longley of PricewaterhouseCoopers, is determined to press ahead with the bankruptcy today after knocking back Mr Elliott's ...

China to probe into jet fuel importer's bankruptcy  Dec 11, 2004
Xinhua, 12 (Xinhuanet) -- China says it will probe and punish those responsible for the bankruptcy of China Aviation Oil Singapore Corporation Ltd, the sole jet fuel ...

Bankruptcy Bar holiday party  Dec 13, 2004
Jacksonville Daily Record, David Otero and Richard Thames with Jacob Brown, chair of the Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association.

POLAND: Pabia Files For Bankruptcy Over PLN26m Liabilities  Dec 14, 2004
just-style.com, Clothing manufacturer Pabia has filed for bankruptcy over liabilities of PLN26 million - including bank debt of PLN13.5m - according to company receiver Janusz ...

Insurance experiment a costly lesson for town Gardena near ...  Dec 12, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle, ...$30 million. Some city officials talked about filing for bankruptcy when Gardena got a last-minute, if temporary, reprieve. Two ...

Death Penalty A Tool Of Moral Bankruptcy  Dec 14, 2004
TheDay, As a mother, I try to imagine the suffering of the families of Michael Ross's victims, and I cannot. Nor can I imagine the heartache of Michael Ross's family. ...

Bankruptcy lessons in Orange  Dec 11, 2004
Arizona Republic, Ten years ago this month, prosperous Orange County, Calif., went belly-up in the nation's biggest municipal bankruptcy ever. When ...

Elliott bankruptcy declaration looms  Dec 12, 2004
ABC Online, Mr Elliott is facing bankruptcy proceedings in the Federal Magistrates Court, resulting from the collapse of rice milling company Water Wheel. ...

The bankruptcy machine  Dec 11, 2004
Dallas Morning News (subscription), The number of bankruptcy filings nationwide doubled from 1990 to 2002 and has remained firmly above 1.5 million a year since then. ...

What to expect on a ride through bankruptcy  Dec 11, 2004
Dallas Morning News (subscription), Bankruptcy isn't the easy way out. It may be a way out, but it's not easy. While you're in bankruptcy, the court controls your finances. ...

Efforts underway to avert bankruptcy of CAO  Dec 10, 2004
Xinhua, ...of the parent company of the financially troubled China Aviation Oil (CAO) in Singapore said efforts were underway to avert the CAO bankruptcy and reduce ...

Athlete's Foot Seeks Bankruptcy Protection  Dec 9, 2004
Chicago Tribune (subscription), WASHINGTON -- Sneaker retailer Athlete's Foot Stores LLC filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition Thursday in the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, according to ...

Athlete's Foot Seeks Bankruptcy Protection  Dec 9, 2004
Forbes, Sneaker retailer Athlete's Foot Stores LLC filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition Thursday in the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, according to court papers. ...

Bankruptcy changes to help debtors  Dec 10, 2004
The Age (subscription), Creditors will be less likely to force people into bankruptcy to recover debts following changes to the Bankruptcy Act that came into force last week, lawyers ...

Oxford files for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Detroit Free Press, ...filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Tuesday following months of speculation that the troubled auto supplier was buckling under the pressure of ...

Oxford Automotive, files for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Detroit Free Press, ...filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, following months of speculation that the troubled auto supplier was buckling under the pressure of sluggish ...

Supreme Court dismisses union's challenge of Stelco's bankruptcy ...  Dec 9, 2004
CBC News, HAMILTON (CP) - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a union's challenge of Stelco Inc.'s restructuring under bankruptcy protection, denying the ...

RCN set to emerge from bankruptcy this month  Dec 8, 2004
Reuters, RCNCQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , a cable and telephone services company, on Wednesday said it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this ...

RCN to exit bankruptcy  Dec 9, 2004
Chicago Tribune (subscription), RCN Corp., which provides cable television, phone and Internet service in Chicago, won court approval of a plan to exit bankruptcy this year by exchanging $1.2 ...

Delta steps up fight against bankruptcy  Dec 8, 2004
Financial Times, Delta intends to seek more debt-for-equity exchanges and a further deferral of its pension obligations as part of its efforts to avert bankruptcy. ...

ATHLETE'S FOOT FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY  Dec 9, 2004
New York Post, December 10, 2004 -- The Athlete's Foot Stores LLC, which sells sneakers in New York and other states, filed for bankruptcy protection to liquidate its ...

Air Polonia still not out, bankruptcy motion rejected  Dec 13, 2004
Luchtzak Aviation, ...pee writes "Although the company's president Jan Litwi?ski announced that the bankruptcy motion was submitted to the court a week ago, the company still has ...

Closures on table as Seattle Schools faces bankruptcy  Dec 9, 2004
Seattle Times, Public Schools is considering plans to close the equivalent of 12 to 22 schools starting in two years in order to stave off bankruptcy, district officials say. ...

Colombia Avianca exits bankruptcy, sold to Sinergy  Dec 10, 2004
Reuters, BOGOTA, Colombia, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Colombian airline Avianca has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection proceedings in the United States ...

China launches efforts to avert bankruptcy of aviation company :  Dec 10, 2004
Team India, Beijing, Dec 10 : China plans to establish a new subsidiary under the financially-troubled China Aviation Oil (CAO) in Singapore while launching an ...

Will bankruptcy affect my wife?  Dec 10, 2004
Bankrate.com I'm thinking of filing for bankruptcy. ... What about our joint accounts? Would she lose her car, etc.? You can file bankruptcy on your own. ...

Union makes final plea in US Airways bankruptcy  20 Dec 2004
Buffalo News, Association of Machinists, which represents mechanics and fleet service workers at US Airways, made their final arguments to US Bankruptcy Judge Stephen ...

US: federal pension insurance program edges toward bankruptcy  20 Dec 2004
World Socialist Web Site, When US Airways, in bankruptcy for the second time, stopped contributions to its pension plans, it owed its workers $2.3 billion, over which the PBGC assumed ...

The Moral Bankruptcy of Tony Blair  20 Dec 2004
Washington Dispatch, ...its leadership; when it is so thoroughly morally bankrupt as Blair’s, there is only one reasonable conclusion to draw; that it is a moral bankruptcy that has ...

BICO, Inc. Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Formally Closed  20 Dec 2004
PR Newswire (press release) 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BICO, Inc. (Pink Sheets: BIKO) announced today that the final order formally closing BICO's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (Bankruptcy No ...

decline in filings for bankruptcy  20 Dec 2004
NorthJersey.com, Bankruptcy filings, which swamped federal courthouses around the country in recent years as families and businesses staggered under debt, are on the wane for ...

Bankruptcy and Insolvency Laws Could Drive Venture Capital Markets  20 Dec 2004
Emediawire (press release), ...(PRWEB) December 20, 2004 -- John Armour and Doug Cumming of the Centre of Business Research (CBR) say the link is true when applied to bankruptcy laws, and is ...

Health Benefits Vanish in Bankruptcy Court  Dec 19, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), The health insurance they thought was a sure thing vanished when a bankruptcy judge recently released the company from having to pay the benefits for 3,800 ...

Bankruptcy court agrees to block Yukos asset auction  Dec 16, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Houston (AP) -- A bankruptcy judge late Thursday granted Russian oil giant Yukos' request for a temporary injunction to block this weekend's auction in Moscow ...

US bankruptcy judge promises Yukos ruling this week  Dec 16, 2004
USA Today, ...company Yukos, possibly making its last stand to prevent Russia from selling its main production unit in a tax dispute, asked a US bankruptcy judge Thursday to ...

Bankruptcy bid won't halt Yukos asset sale  Dec 17, 2004
ABC Online, A bankruptcy judge in the United States has granted the giant Russian oil company Yukos a temporary injunction which could block the auction of its main ...

Lenders nervous about Yukos bankruptcy  Dec 16, 2004
Big News Network.com, Moscow authorities Thursday dismissed an effort by oil giant Yukos to get bankruptcy court protection from a Houston court. Russia ...

Millport files for bankruptcy  Dec 19, 2004
AL.com, The town filed a petition in US Bankruptcy Court to reorganize under Chapter 9, which is available only to municipalities. The town ...

Levi Strauss says bankruptcy possible  Dec 16, 2004
CNN, Firm says it may file for bankruptcy if business doesn't improve and new financing isn't available. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. ...

Levi Strauss & Co says could face bankruptcy  Dec 16, 2004
Stuff.co.nz, NEW YORK: Jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. today warned it could face bankruptcy if its business does not improve and new financing is not available. ...

Tropical Sportswear files for bankruptcy  Dec 17, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), TAMPA, Fla. - Tropical Sportswear International Corp., a 77-year-old Tampa clothing manufacturer, has filed for bankruptcy protection and intends to sell its ...

Business ; UAL Corp. Seeks Bankruptcy Exit Financing  Dec 18, 2004
Keralanext, ..."Those (cuts) will be sufficient to produce a viable business plan, which will be able to be financed," Brace told reporters after a bankruptcy court hearing ...

Levi Strauss & Co: Could Face Bankruptcy  Dec 16, 2004
Reuters, ...& Co. on Thursday warned it could face bankruptcy if its business does not improve and new financing is not available. Sales of ...

Ultimate Electronics hints at bankruptcy  Dec 18, 2004
KOB-TV, ...long. The report also says bankruptcy is a distinct possibility, even if the company manages to raise $25 million in financing. ...

Don Johnson pays off creditors, to escape bankruptcy  Dec 16, 2004
AZ Central.com, All the creditors listed on bankruptcy petitions involving the former "Miami Vice" and "Nash Bridges" star have been paid off, Denver lawyer Lee Kutner said ...

Tropical Sportswear Files For Bankruptcy  Dec 16, 2004
Tampa Tribune, TAMPA - Tropical Sportswear International Corp., a 77- year-old Tampa clothing maker, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday and plans to sell its assets to ...

Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts files plan to exit bankruptcy  Dec 16, 2004
Las Vegas Sun, Donald Trump's hotel and casino business filed a plan to exit bankruptcy that leaves him as chairman, while giving bondholders a controlling equity stake in ...

Bankruptcy Judge Denies Pepco's Motion for Mirant to Continue Out ...  Dec 16, 2004
mysan.de, Today, Mirant (Pink Sheets: MIRKQ) reiterated that it would not make its out-of-market payments to Pepco unless ordered to do so by the Bankruptcy Court or the ...

USA : Perry Ellis to acquire Tropical Sportswear out of bankruptcy  Dec 16, 2004
Fibre 2 Fashion, ...clothing company Perry Ellis International Inc revealed plans to buy US sportswear company Tropical Sportswear (TSI), which filed for bankruptcy protection the ...

Security Capital Corporation Announces Bankruptcy Court Approval ...  Dec 17, 2004
Business Wire (press release), 17, 2004--Security Capital Corporation (AMEX:SCC) (the "Company") announced today that, on December 13, 2004, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the ...

Bankruptcy Court Enters Opinion on WCI Steel, Inc.  Dec 16, 2004
Yahoo News (press release) 16 /PRNewswire/ -- US Bankruptcy Judge Marilyn Shea- Stonum filed an opinion late Wednesday concerning confirmation of the two proposed WCI Steel, Inc. ...

Update 5: Yukos Files for Bankruptcy in US  Dec 15, 2004
Forbes, The Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order against the auction of its main production ...

New York United Hospital Medical Center Files for Bankruptcy  Dec 17, 2004
mysan.de, 17 /PRNewswire/ -- New York United Hospital Medical Center (NYUHMC) today filed a petition under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in the Federal Bankruptcy ...

YUKOS Files for US Bankruptcy  Dec 15, 2004
Reuters, MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil major YUKOS said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court and would seek an order from the court to ...

Bankruptcy Court Approves Final Motions  Dec 16, 2004
Yahoo News (press release) Halliburton expects the Bankruptcy Court's confirmation order and the District Court's affirmation order will become final on December 31, 2004, resolving the ...

Yukos files for bankruptcy in US court, seeks injunction against ...  Dec 15, 2004
CBC News, Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos made a last-ditch legal bid to halt the looming auction of its core production unit, filing for bankruptcy protection in a US ...

Yukos files for US bankruptcy protection  Dec 15, 2004
The Times, Yukos, the embattled Russian oil company, has filed for bankruptcy protection in an American court in an attempt to halt the sale of its Yuganskneftegas oil ...

Yukos Files for Bankruptcy in US  Dec 15, 2004
Newsday, MOSCOW -- In an eleventh-hour move, the Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in a United States Court and is demanding the cancellation of this weekend's ...

Ultimate nears bankruptcy  Dec 16, 2004
Rocky Mountain News, Ultimate Electronics Inc.'s suppliers have cut off the company's credit, and a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization is a distinct possibility. ...

Yukos Files in US for Bankruptcy Under Chapter 11 (Update2)  Dec 15, 2004
Bloomberg Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia's second- largest oil producer, said it sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and requested an ...

Embattled Russian oil company Yukos files for bankruptcy in United ...  Dec 15, 2004
Canada.com, MOSCOW (AP) - The embattled Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order and injunction ...

Yukos files for bankruptcy in US  Dec 15, 2004
CNN International, LONDON (CNN) - A representative of embattled Russian oil company Yukos said Wednesday the company has launched bankruptcy proceedings under US law in a Houston ...

Yukos Files for Bankruptcy in US  Dec 15, 2004
ABC News MOSCOW Dec 15, 2004 — The Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order against the auction ...

Embattled Russian oil giant files for bankruptcy in US  Dec 16, 2004
Chicago Tribune (subscription), In a last-ditch attempt to stave off its dismemberment at the hands of Russian authorities, oil giant Yukos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in ...

Yukos Files in US for Bankruptcy Protection Under Chapter 11  Dec 15, 2004
Bloomberg Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia's second- largest oil producer, said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and asked for an ...

Yukos oil company files for bankruptcy in US court  Dec 15, 2004
USA Today, MOSCOW — In an eleventh-hour move, the Russian oil company Yukos has filed for bankruptcy in a United States court and is demanding cancellation of an ...

YUKOS Seeks Bankruptcy  Dec 15, 2004
Reuters, MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil major YUKOS has filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court and will seek an injunction to stop Russia from auctioning off its ...

YUKOS Seeks US Bankruptcy Protection  Dec 15, 2004
Reuters, MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil group YUKOS has filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court in an attempt to stop Russia's government from auctioning off its ...

Elliott's bankruptcy case adjourned  12 Dec 2004
ABC Online, Bankruptcy proceedings against Melbourne businessman John Elliott have been adjourned until tomorrow to allow him to make an offer to his creditors. ...

The bankruptcy machine  Dec 11, 2004
Dallas Morning News (subscription), The number of bankruptcy filings nationwide doubled from 1990 to 2002 and has remained firmly above 1.5 million a year since then. ...

Athlete's Foot Seeks Bankruptcy Protection  Dec 9, 2004
Forbes, Sneaker retailer Athlete's Foot Stores LLC filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition Thursday in the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, according to court papers. ...

Bankruptcy changes to help debtors  Dec 10, 2004
The Age (subscription), Creditors will be less likely to force people into bankruptcy to recover debts following changes to the Bankruptcy Act that came into force last week, lawyers ...

Supreme Court dismisses union's challenge of Stelco's bankruptcy ...  Dec 9, 2004
CBC News, HAMILTON (CP) - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a union's challenge of Stelco Inc.'s restructuring under bankruptcy protection, denying the ...

Palomar Mountain water company emerges from bankruptcy  Dec 10, 2004
North County Times, 28, said Merritt K. Widen, president of Heartland Financial Corp, a firm appointed by the San Diego US Bankruptcy Court to restructure the company and get it ...

ATHLETE'S FOOT FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY  Dec 9, 2004
New York Post, December 10, 2004 -- The Athlete's Foot Stores LLC, which sells sneakers in New York and other states, filed for bankruptcy protection to liquidate its ...

Closures on table as Seattle Schools faces bankruptcy  Dec 9, 2004
Seattle Times, Public Schools is considering plans to close the equivalent of 12 to 22 schools starting in two years in order to stave off bankruptcy, district officials say. ...

Colombia Avianca exits bankruptcy, sold to Sinergy  Dec 10, 2004
Reuters, BOGOTA, Colombia, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Colombian airline Avianca has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection proceedings in the United States ...

After two years of trying to escape bankruptcy ...  Dec 9, 2004
Chicago Daily Herald, Then, Chief Executive Officer Glenn Tilton predicted the airline would turn a profit and exit bankruptcy in its second year. Going ...

Homeland Security chief nominee once declared bankruptcy  Dec 9, 2004
Cleveland Plain Dealer, ...that he quit a job as a New Jersey jail warden in 1986 and took a $27,000 cut in pay, a financial misstep that helped lead him to declare bankruptcy a year ...

RCN to emerge from bankruptcy  Dec 9, 2004
Allentown Morning Call, ...phone and Internet service provider whose shares sold for $72 in 2000 and now trade for 5 cents, won court approval of a plan to exit bankruptcy this year by ...

Individual Bankruptcy Filings Surge Amid Economic Slump  Dec 9, 2004
Korea Times, The nation’s prolonged economic slump has forced an increasing number of people to declare bankruptcy this year, district court officials said Thursday. ...

Bankruptcy court rejects CC's Brobeck settlement offer  Dec 10, 2004
The Lawyer, Clifford Chance’s (CC) hopes for a quick resolution in its battle with Brobeck Phleger & Harrison has hit the rocks after a US bankruptcy court dramatically ...

Clifford Chance Offer Scuttled in Brobeck Bankruptcy  Dec 10, 2004
New York Law Journal, US Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali on Thursday rejected an offer from Clifford Chance to settle claims that its actions led to the demise of Brobeck, Phleger & ...

Gardena teetering on bankruptcy  Dec 9, 2004
Long Beach Press-Telegram, The decision forestalls a least for now the possibility that the working-class suburb of Los Angeles could be pushed into default or even bankruptcy. ...

Two years pass since United bankruptcy filing  Dec 9, 2004
KWQC-TV, Today's an anniversary of sorts for Elk Grove Village-based United Airlines. Two years ago today, United filed for Chapter Eleven bankruptcy protection. ...

Bentley Bay set to emerge from bankruptcy protection  Dec 9, 2004
Miami Herald (subscription), Struggling Miami Beach condo Bentley Bay is poised to emerge from bankruptcy following a settlement with creditors, according to its attorney. ...

Gazeta Wyborcza claims Air Polonia's bankruptcy was part of a ...  Dec 9, 2004
Warsaw Business Journal, According to Gazeta Wyborcza, budget carrier Air Polonia went bust as its shareholders were plotting this event since August, but despite that they were ...

Spokane diocese files for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Seattle Times, By becoming only the third diocese nationally to seek shelter in bankruptcy court, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane is hoping the court will help provide ...

UPDATE 2-Federal-Mogul postpones bankruptcy exit hearing  Dec 6, 2004
Reuters, ...(FDMLQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday that it had postponed a hearing to confirm its plan to exit bankruptcy court protection that was to start ...

Diocese in Spokane Files for Bankruptcy  Dec 6, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), SPOKANE, Wash. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, saying it did not have the money to cover lawsuits filed by ...

Spokane Catholic Diocese files for bankruptcy protection  Dec 6, 2004
Seattle Times, ...by sexual abuse lawsuits involving priests, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane today became the third in the nation to file for bankruptcy protection. ...

Diocese in Spokane Files for Bankruptcy  Dec 6, 2004
Guardian, By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS. SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, saying it did not have the money ...

Oxford files for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Detroit Free Press, ...filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Tuesday following months of speculation that the troubled auto supplier was buckling under the pressure of ...

Diocese cites abuse claims in Wash. bankruptcy filing  Dec 6, 2004
Boston Globe, By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press | December 7, 2004. SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday ...

Oxford Automotive, files for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Detroit Free Press, ...filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, following months of speculation that the troubled auto supplier was buckling under the pressure of sluggish ...

Spokane Diocese Files Bankruptcy Over Suits  Dec 7, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane filed for bankruptcy protection, saying it did not have the money to cover lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy. ...

Bankruptcy cloud hangs over the OC a decade later  Dec 5, 2004
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), ANA - Many locals no longer remember the details of Orange County's billion dollar fiscal crisis, but a decade after the largest municipal bankruptcy in the ...

Raising the Bar - Brush up on your bankruptcy, part III  Dec 9, 2004
Daily Record (subscription), Known frauds, swindlers and thieves do not generally fare well in bankruptcy court no matter how dire their debts. Not, at least ...

RCN set to emerge from bankruptcy this month  Dec 8, 2004
Reuters, RCNCQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , a cable and telephone services company, on Wednesday said it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this ...

NextWave files bankruptcy reorganization plan  Dec 7, 2004
Reuters, NEW YORK, Dec 7 (Reuters) - NextWave Telecom Inc. (NXLC.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) filed its plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection, paving the way to ...

Air Polonia Says Bankruptcy Is Nearing  Dec 7, 2004
Forbes, Polish budget airline Air Polonia will have to declare bankruptcy within days unless new investors are found immediately, a senior company official said Tuesday ...

Delta steps up fight against bankruptcy  Dec 8, 2004
Financial Times, Delta intends to seek more debt-for-equity exchanges and a further deferral of its pension obligations as part of its efforts to avert bankruptcy. ...

Pelican bankruptcy settled, timeshare project in pipeline  Dec 9, 2004
Netherlands Antilles Daily Herald, PHILIPSBURG--After years of being entangled in court battles, claims in the bankruptcy of timeshare property Pelican Resort have finally been settled, Royal ...

US AIR NEEDS HELP TO EXIT BANKRUPTCY  Dec 9, 2004
New York Post, ...— US Airways Group probably will need more cost cuts or a boost in revenue to attract the $250 million it says it will require to exit bankruptcy next year ...

Polish press: Air Polonia's bankruptcy has been... planned since ...  Dec 10, 2004
Luchtzak Aviation, ...pee writes "A major Polish journal Gazeta Wyborcza has published very sensational news. It claims that the bankruptcy of first Polish LCC was actually... ...

Diocese of Spokane files for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Chicago Tribune (subscription), WASHINGTON -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, saying it lacks the money to cover lawsuits filed by alleged ...

'Wife's alleged affair, bankruptcy behind Bhayander killings'  Dec 6, 2004
Times of India, The police, however, say there was another motive behind the murder and suicide. A failed businessman, Umesh was on the brink of bankruptcy. ...

Spokane diocese files for bankruptcy amid clergy abuse lawsuits  Dec 6, 2004
KFVS, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane has filed for bankruptcy protection, saying it doesn't have enough money to cover lawsuits filed by alleged victims of ...

Federal-Mogul postpones bankruptcy hearing  Dec 7, 2004
AWKnowledge (subscription), Automotive components manufacturer Federal-Mogul announced that it has postponed a hearing to confirm its plan to exit bankruptcy court protection. ...

Spokane becomes third US diocese to file for bankruptcy  Dec 7, 2004
Catholic News Service ...(CNS) -- The Diocese of Spokane became the third US diocese to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because of civil lawsuits claiming sex abuse of minors by clergy. ...

Bankruptcy Judge OKs Sale of Chevys Eateries  21 Dec 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), A federal bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Chevys Inc. to a subsidiary of Real Mex Restaurants, the Long Beach-based parent ...

Legal Aid Society Deal Averts Bankruptcy  21 Dec 2004
New York Times, The Legal Aid Society, the main legal provider for New York City's poor, has reached an agreement to stave off bankruptcy after settling with its creditors ...

US Bankruptcy judge, Thomas Brahney III, dead at 68  21 Dec 2004
KLFY, NEW ORLEANS Friends and family are mourning the death of Thomas Michael Brahney the Third, chief judge of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of ...

With Top Firms' Help, Legal Aid Avoids Bankruptcy  21 Dec 2004
NY Lawyer, The Legal Aid Society has averted bankruptcy by reaching agreements-in-principle with all of its creditors, including a deal that will involve the surrender of ...

Think Again, Inc. Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy  21 Dec 2004
Yahoo News (press release) ...(Pink Sheets: WFMC - News) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Think Again, Inc., filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Act. ...

YUKOS: Yukos Files For Bankruptcy Protection - Seeks To Halt ...  21 Dec 2004
Webbolt Business News (subscription), SUMMARY: The existing management continues to operate the business and manage its properties as debtor-in-possession. To access ...

US Bankruptcy judge, Thomas Brahney III, dead at 68  21 Dec 2004
Times Picayune, NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thomas Michael Brahney III, chief judge of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, has died of complications from ...

Builder files for bankruptcy in Klamath Falls asbestos case  21 Dec 2004
OregonLive.com, The developer accused of building a Klamath Falls subdivision on tons of buried asbestos waste has filed for federal bankruptcy protection. ...

Cline files for personal bankruptcy  21 Dec 2004
Topeka Capital Journal (subscription), ...was elected to four terms as Shawnee County treasurer but resigned in 2003 amid allegations she misused public money, filed last week for personal bankruptcy. ...

The MIIX Group Announces Bankruptcy Filing  21 Dec 2004
Business Wire (press release), ...("Underwriters"), each filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code ("Bankruptcy Code") with the United States ...

Russia says Yukos auction is internal affair, rejecting US ...  Dec 17, 2004
DetNews.com, A day after US Bankruptcy Judge Letitia Clark granted Yukos an injunction barring the Russian government from auctioning the Yuganskneftegaz unit, Russian ...

Bankruptcy Courts May Authorize Rejection of FERC-Regulated ...  Dec 20, 2004
Mondaq News Alerts, Conflicts arising from the seeming incongruity between the Bankruptcy Code and other federal statutes governing the way that companies in various industry ...

Union makes final plea in US Airways bankruptcy  Dec 20, 2004
Buffalo News, Association of Machinists, which represents mechanics and fleet service workers at US Airways, made their final arguments to US Bankruptcy Judge Stephen ...

UAL Corp. Seeks Bankruptcy Exit Financing  Dec 17, 2004
Reuters, CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines has begun reaching out to potential lenders with its revamped business plan for financing to leave bankruptcy, the company ...

UAL Corp. Seeks Bankruptcy Exit Financing  Dec 17, 2004
Reuters, Reuters) - United Airlines (UALAQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) has begun reaching out to potential lenders for financing to leave bankruptcy, the company said ...

'Spawn' Publisher in Bankruptcy Court  Dec 18, 2004
Newsday, By Associated Press. PHOENIX -- A $15 million jury award against "Spawn" creator Todd McFarlane has pushed his comic-book business into bankruptcy court. ...

Bankruptcy latest twist for Valley's McFarlane  Dec 17, 2004
Arizona Republic, Todd McFarlane, a Valley businessman who has made headlines for buying home-run baseballs, appears to have pushed his comic-book company into Bankruptcy Court. ...

decline in filings for bankruptcy  Dec 19, 2004
NorthJersey.com, Bankruptcy filings, which swamped federal courthouses around the country in recent years as families and businesses staggered under debt, are on the wane for ...

Health Benefits Vanish in Bankruptcy Court  Dec 19, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), The health insurance they thought was a sure thing vanished when a bankruptcy judge recently released the company from having to pay the benefits for 3,800 ...

Bankruptcy and Insolvency Laws Could Drive Venture Capital Markets  Dec 20, 2004
Emediawire (press release), ...(PRWEB) December 20, 2004 -- John Armour and Doug Cumming of the Centre of Business Research (CBR) say the link is true when applied to bankruptcy laws, and is ...

The Moral Bankruptcy of Tony Blair  Dec 20, 2004
Washington Dispatch, ...its leadership; when it is so thoroughly morally bankrupt as Blair’s, there is only one reasonable conclusion to draw; that it is a moral bankruptcy that has ...

UAL Corp. begins to seek bankruptcy exit financing  Dec 17, 2004
India Daily, United Airlines has begun reaching out to potential lenders with its revamped business plan for financing to leave bankruptcy, the company said on Friday. ...

Bankruptcy court agrees to block Yukos asset auction  Dec 16, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Houston (AP) -- A bankruptcy judge late Thursday granted Russian oil giant Yukos' request for a temporary injunction to block this weekend's auction in Moscow ...

US bankruptcy judge promises Yukos ruling this week  Dec 16, 2004
USA Today, ...company Yukos, possibly making its last stand to prevent Russia from selling its main production unit in a tax dispute, asked a US bankruptcy judge Thursday to ...

Bankruptcy bid won't halt Yukos asset sale  Dec 17, 2004
ABC Online, A bankruptcy judge in the United States has granted the giant Russian oil company Yukos a temporary injunction which could block the auction of its main ...

Spawn creator files for bankruptcy  Dec 17, 2004
KOLD-TV, PHOENIX A multi (m) million dollar jury award against Valley businessman and Spawn comic book creator Todd McFarlane has been costly. ...

New York United Hospital Medical Center Files for Bankruptcy  Dec 17, 2004
PR Newswire (press release) 17 /PRNewswire/ -- New York United Hospital Medical Center (NYUHMC) today filed a petition under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in the Federal Bankruptcy ...

Union makes final plea to judge in US Airways bankruptcy  Dec 17, 2004
WAVY-TV, ...half of their jobs. The Machinists union made its final arguments to US Bankruptcy Judge Stephen Mitchell today. The union asked ...

Security Capital Corporation Announces Bankruptcy Court Approval ...  Dec 17, 2004
Business Wire (press release), 17, 2004--Security Capital Corporation (AMEX:SCC) (the "Company") announced today that, on December 13, 2004, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the ...

Update 5: Yukos Files for Bankruptcy in US  Dec 15, 2004
Forbes, The Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order against the auction of its main production ...

YUKOS Files for US Bankruptcy  Dec 15, 2004
Reuters, MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil major YUKOS said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court and would seek an order from the court to ...

Yukos files for bankruptcy in US court, seeks injunction against ...  Dec 15, 2004
CBC News, Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos made a last-ditch legal bid to halt the looming auction of its core production unit, filing for bankruptcy protection in a US ...

Yukos files for US bankruptcy protection  Dec 15, 2004
The Times, Yukos, the embattled Russian oil company, has filed for bankruptcy protection in an American court in an attempt to halt the sale of its Yuganskneftegas oil ...

Business ; UAL Corp. Seeks Bankruptcy Exit Financing  Dec 18, 2004
Keralanext, ..."Those (cuts) will be sufficient to produce a viable business plan, which will be able to be financed," Brace told reporters after a bankruptcy court hearing ...

Yukos Files for Bankruptcy in US  Dec 15, 2004
Newsday, MOSCOW -- In an eleventh-hour move, the Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in a United States Court and is demanding the cancellation of this weekend's ...

Yukos Files in US for Bankruptcy Under Chapter 11 (Update2)  Dec 15, 2004
Bloomberg Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia's second- largest oil producer, said it sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and requested an ...

Embattled Russian oil company Yukos files for bankruptcy in United ...  Dec 15, 2004
Canada.com, MOSCOW (AP) - The embattled Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order and injunction ...

Yukos files for bankruptcy in US  Dec 15, 2004
CNN International, LONDON (CNN) - A representative of embattled Russian oil company Yukos said Wednesday the company has launched bankruptcy proceedings under US law in a Houston ...

Yukos Files for Bankruptcy in US  Dec 15, 2004
ABC News MOSCOW Dec 15, 2004 — The Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order against the auction ...

Embattled Russian oil giant files for bankruptcy in US  Dec 16, 2004
Chicago Tribune (subscription), In a last-ditch attempt to stave off its dismemberment at the hands of Russian authorities, oil giant Yukos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in ...

Levi Strauss & Co: Could Face Bankruptcy  16 Dec 2004
Reuters, ...& Co. on Thursday warned it could face bankruptcy if its business does not improve and new financing is not available. Sales of ...

Judge approves aluminum maker Ormet bankruptcy plan  16 Dec 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), Ohio - A judge approved the reorganization plan Wednesday of aluminum maker Ormet Corp., clearing the way for the company to leave bankruptcy as workers at two ...

Bankruptcy judge approves sale of Florence Freedom  16 Dec 2004
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), COVINGTON, Ky. - A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of the Florence Freedom to new owner Clint Brown for $3 million. Approval ...

Duma amends law on bankruptcy for energy companies  16 Dec 2004
ITAR-TASS, MOSCOW, December 15 (Itar-Tass) -- The State Duma on Wednesday adopted amendments to the bankruptcy law in three readings at once. ...

Counselling service critical of bankruptcy fee plan  16 Dec 2004
ABC Online, The CARE Financial Counselling Service says a proposal to introduce a filing fee for bankruptcy would undermine the system's credibility. ...

Russia's Yukos Oil Company Files for Bankruptcy  16 Dec 2004
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Hartefeld National in bankruptcy  16 Dec 2004
Kennett Paper, By Tony Cadwalader. The ownership group of Hartefeld National golf course in New Garden Township declared bankruptcy on Dec. 2. Davis ...

Yukos files for bankruptcy protection  16 Dec 2004
Resource Investor, Russian oil company Yukos filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday in the United States to prevent the auction of its main asset Yuganskeneftegaz. ...

Brazil´s Lower House approves new bankruptcy code  16 Dec 2004
Gringoes.com, São Paulo, Dec 15 - Brazil´s lower house late Tuesday approved, in a final vote, a bill that updates the country´s bankruptcy legislation, in effect since ...

Yukos Seeks US Bankruptcy Refuge  Dec 15, 2004
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos has filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court in an attempt to prevent the forced sale of its main production arm. ...