Bankruptcy News


Bankruptcy News, December 2004

Sharp gain registered in quarterly net post-bankruptcy  31-Jan-05
MarketWatch The adjusted net income excludes restructuring costs and items related to Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, from which the company emerged in June 2004. ...

Creditors force Bostic company into bankruptcy  31-Jan-05
MSNBC Bostic Construction, which has spent recent months trying to renegotiate $120 million in debt for it and its affiliates, now is in bankruptcy court following a ...

Creditor welcomes Elliott bankruptcy move  31-Jan-05
ABC Regional Online, One of the creditors of John Elliot's Waterwheel Company has described the failed businessman's pending move into bankruptcy as a victory. ...

Bankruptcy overhaul elusive  31-Jan-05
Contra Costa Times (subscription), By Pamela Yip. The number of bankruptcy filings nationwide doubled from 1990 to 2002 and has remained firmly above 1.5 million a year since then. ...

Feedlot bankruptcy puts CIBC under fire  31-Jan-05
Globe and Mail, RED DEER, ALTA. -- Businesses stuck with unpaid debts when an Alberta feedlot went bust because of mad-cow disease say the bank ...

Many turning to bankruptcy for fresh start  30-Jan-05
Centre Daily Times, ...control. They will seek a fresh start through bankruptcy court. Here, creditors are kept at bay. Debt collectors are silenced. And ...

Hawaiian Air delays hearing in its bankruptcy case  30-Jan-05
KPUA, Hawaiian Air filed for bankruptcy protection on March 21st, 2003. A hearing on a competing reorganization plan may still be held on February 8th. ...

Bankruptcy on the Rise in Woodbury County  30-Jan-05
KTIV, According to figures from the US Bankruptcy Court in the Northern Iowa District, from 2003 to 2004, the number of bankruptcies has risen about 3% - from 4941 ...

Bankruptcy cheats face crackdown  30-Jan-05
This is London, ...declaring themselves insolvent and the Government is determined to combat suggestions that a recent change in the law has made bankruptcy a 'lifestyle choice'. ...

Interstate Bakeries posts largest one-month loss since bankruptcy  29-Jan-05
Jefferson City News Tribune, ...four weeks that ended Dec. 11, the highest one-month loss since the company filed for bankruptcy last summer. In a filing Wednesday ...

Murphys' Stevenot Winery files for bankruptcy  29-Jan-05
Modesto Bee, ...problems. The bankruptcy petition shows gross income for the business dropping from $6.7 million in 2003 to $4 million in 2004. ...

John Elliott files for bankruptcy  28-Jan-05
ABC Online, ...from the heights of his corporate success, and today John Elliott's fate was sealed by creditors, who refused to shield the former high-flyer from bankruptcy. ...

Elliott to file for bankruptcy next week  28-Jan-05
ABC Online, KAREN PERCY: Melbourne businessman and former head of the Carlton Football Club, John Elliott will file for bankruptcy next week. ...

Court denies Venture? plan to exit bankruptcy  28-Jan-05
AWKnowledge (subscription), By AWKnowledge staff writer (JJ). Venture Industries??plan to exit nearly two years of bankruptcy has been denied by the US Bankruptcy judge Thomas Tucker. ...

Trustee in Bankruptcy appointed despite bankrupt's objection  28-Jan-05
Creditman, ...entered an Individual Voluntary Arrangement, but did not maintain the payments required, and ultimately the Supervisor, brought a bankruptcy petition against ...

Creditors vote for bankruptcy  28-Jan-05
Melbourne Herald Sun, But minutes after they voted him into bankruptcy yesterday, he vowed he would be back. ... "What this means is I will file for bankruptcy in a week's time. ...

Complaint against Trump bankruptcy deal  28-Jan-05
MENAFN, CAMDEN, NJ, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The Trump Hotels equity committee has filed a challenge to Donald Trump's bankruptcy plan for his New Jersey casinos. ...

DLJ files $26 million claim in Trump Hotels bankruptcy case  28-Jan-05
Miami Herald (subscription), ...help rescue Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts fell apart last year is now attempting to block the casino company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, claiming ...

Rules of bankruptcy  28-Jan-05
NEWS.com.au, A bankrupt is allowed to keep all necessary household furniture, personal effects, tools of trade worth no more than $3,000 and life insurance and ...

8:30 AM News Update - Penn Traffic Emerging From Bankruptcy  28-Jan-05
Newswatch 50, A federal judge set the stage yesterday for P&C Foods supermarkets??parent company to exit bankruptcy protection, likely before the end of March. ...

Savannah Green subdivision developer files for bankruptcy  28-Jan-05
Bloomington Pantagraph, The owner of three Springfield-based companies used in construction of Normal's Savannah Green subdivision has sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. ...

TECO AFFILIATES BANKRUPTCY NEWS: First Issue Free from Bankruptcy ...  28-Jan-05
PR Newswire (press release) 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Bankruptcy Creditors' Service, Inc., announces publication of TECO AFFILIATES BANKRUPTCY NEWS tracking the chapter 11 filing by TECO Energy ...

Judge OKs grocer's bankruptcy exit plan  28-Jan-05
Syracuse Post Standard, By Bob Niedt. A federal judge Thursday set the stage for P&C Foods supermarkets' parent company to exit bankruptcy protection, likely before the end of March. ...

Take the 5c and save Elliott from bankruptcy  27-Jan-05
Daily Telegraph, CREDITORS owed $9.2 million by failed businessman John Elliott should accept his repayment offer of 5c in the dollar and save him from bankruptcy, a creditors ...

Grocery opening on hold after bankruptcy filing  27-Jan-05
DesMoinesRegister.com, The owner of a gourmet grocery store says he still plans to open a location in Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, despite filing for bankruptcy. ...

Elliott faces bankruptcy  27-Jan-05
NEWS.com.au, BUSINESSMAN John Elliott faces bankruptcy after creditors today rejected his offer of five cents in the dollar on moral grounds. ...

Creditors weigh Elliott bankruptcy  27-Jan-05
ABC Online, The fate of failed businessman John Elliott will be known today when creditors vote on whether to force him into bankruptcy. In ...

Elliott vows comeback despite bankruptcy  27-Jan-05
ABC Online, Failed businessman John Elliott has announced his intention to return to the world of business, despite being forced to file for bankruptcy next week. ...

Coffee Break: Bankruptcy pros, cons to be aired  27-Jan-05
commercialappeal.com (subscription), By Mark Watson. The Memphis Debt Collaborative will have one of its Bankruptcy SOS gatherings at 5:30 pm Monday at the Highland Branch Library, 460 S. Highland. ...

Bankruptcy still a last resort  27-Jan-05
Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), ...control. They will seek a fresh start through bankruptcy court. There, creditors are kept at bay. Debt collectors are silenced. ...

Alison Gem Corp. Files For Bankruptcy  27-Jan-05
Diamonds.net, Gem Corp. has filed for bankruptcy in a federal court in Manhattan, reported National Jeweler quoting Dow Jones Newswires. In the ...

Interstate Bakeries posts largest one-month loss since bankruptcy ...  27-Jan-05
Kansas City Star (subscription), ...four weeks that ended Dec. 11, the highest one-month loss since the company filed for bankruptcy last summer. In a filing Wednesday ...

SPMH: Bankruptcy judge? ruling on disclosure statement expected ...  27-Jan-05
Santa Paula Times, The next step in the bankruptcy proceeding for Santa Paula Memorial Hospital will be Tuesday, when the attorney for the creditors will ask Judge Robin Riblet ...

Creditors say no: Elliott faces bankruptcy  27-Jan-05
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), Businessman John Elliott faces bankruptcy after creditors today rejected his offer of five cents in the dollar for $9.2 million in outstanding debts. ...

Dumped NRMA boss faces bankruptcy claim  27-Jan-05
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), ...seen again. Also disappointed by Mr Turnbull's quick getaway was a process server trying to serve him with a bankruptcy notice. The ...

Personal debt pushes more into bankruptcy  27-Jan-05
Manawatu Standard, The rules that apply to personal bankruptcy are similar to those that govern company bankruptcy: the slate is wiped clean after three years. ...

Elliott facing bankruptcy  27-Jan-05
Age (subscription), Once a colossus of the business world, John Elliott faces the ignominy of bankruptcy after a creditors meeting rejected his offer to repay five cents in the ...

It's a Race to Beat Cancer at Cranmore  26-Jan-05
AlpineZone News, NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire — Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway's mountain of choice, will be hosting the American Cancer Society's twenty-eighth annual ...

FDA approves Abbott's test for bladder cancer  26-Jan-05
San Antonio Business Journal, The US Food and Drug Administration approved Abbott Laboratories' new test for bladder cancer -- which was based in part on research conducted in San Antonio. ...

Doing a good deed  26-Jan-05
AL.com, Students and supporters of both schools used the contest to raise money for the American Cancer Society. ... "My father (David) is a cancer survivor. ...

Cancer charity invites you to adventure of a lifetime  26-Jan-05
Belfast Telegraph (subscription), ...swap your television for a rucksack and travel to Peru, Iceland, Kilimanjaro or South Africa in 2005 for the ultimate adventure with Mac- millan Cancer Relief. ...

Increasing bandwidth for TV viewers tops 2004 Young Inventors ...  26-Jan-05
Channel News Asia, SINGAPORE : An early cancer detection device, a breakthrough in laser technology, and increasing bandwidth for television viewers - these inventions have made ...

No state excels in preventing cervical cancer  26-Jan-05
Chicago Tribune (subscription), WASHINGTON -- Women In Government recently presented the findings from its first report on states' progress to eliminate cervical cancer, a disease that is ...

New frontiers open in fight against cancer  26-Jan-05
Chicago Tribune (subscription), ...breast ducts. The fluid would then be tested for specific sugars that can indicate the presence of cancer. International Medical ...

Minner says cancer fight her 'legacy'  26-Jan-05
The News Journal, Ruth Ann Minner said Tuesday in her State of the State address that she will continue to focus on ways to reduce Delaware's high rates of cancer and infant ...

Columbia research lifts major hurdle to gene therapy for cancer  26-Jan-05
EurekAlert, Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered a way to overcome one of the major hurdles in gene therapy for cancer: its tendency to kill ...

FDA Said to Fast-Track Anti-Cancer Drug  26-Jan-05
Forbes ...on Wednesday said its phenoxodiol investigational anti-cancer drug received fast-track status from the Food and Drug Administration for use in patients with ...

Genetic Technique Bolsters Immune Cells to Battle Cancer  26-Jan-05
Forbes 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Using specialized genetic techniques, German scientists redirected immune cells to aggressively attack and kill cancer cells, says a ...

‘Master’ gene seems to turn on cancer formation  26-Jan-05
Indian Express, NEW YORK, JANAURY 25: An international team of scientists believes it has found cancer’s master switch with the discovery of a gene they dubbed ‘‘Pokemon ...

Woman accused of faking cancer appears in court  26-Jan-05
Journal Times Online, RACINE - No longer wearing the head scarf of a cancer patient, and with a full head of hair, Heather Brehm appeared in court Tuesday to face charges that she ...

Agency seeks wigsfor cancer victims  26-Jan-05
MLive.com, Wigs went to patients at Mid-Michigan Gratiot Cancer Center in Alma who had lost their hair after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment. ...

American Cancer Society sues Nashua fund-raising firm  26-Jan-05
Nashua Telegraph, CONCORD - The American Cancer Society claims a Nashua company set up a series of charity gambling events under false pretense, using the organization’s name ...

Financial Services Business Files For Bankruptcy  26-Jan-05
NBC 10.com, ..."How come there's been no news on their application for bankruptcy. There must be hundreds of local families affected.". Here is what Consumer Alert found out. ...

Health Benefits  26-Jan-05
NBC4 Columbus.com, Read more about the study. Could tea really act as a cancer-prevention measure? Tea drinkers in a study conducted in Shanghai, China ...

Grocery chain files for bankruptcy  26-Jan-05
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, BY STACEY ROBERTS. Rogers-based Market Foods Ltd. filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition Monday in Western District Court of Arkansas in Fayetteville. ...

Breast cancer survivor living life to fullest  26-Jan-05
Palm Beach Post, When breast cancer survivor Rosalee "Rusty" Rosenblatt was finished with her radiation treatments, she decided it was time to celebrate life. ...

New Eloxatin(R) (oxaliplatin for injection) Research in Colorectal ...  26-Jan-05
PR Newswire (press release) ...based studies featured at the press conference include: Oxaliplatin/5FU/LV in the adjuvant treatment of stage II and stage III Colon Cancer: efficacy results ...

Students fight cancer with fashion show  26-Jan-05
The Record-Courier, ...converted into a fashion runway Friday when seventh-grade leadership students modeled classy to casual attire to help raise funds for the new Cancer Center at ...

One nation, under Bush, heading for bankruptcy  26-Jan-05
Roanoke Times, ...business. Bush may not understand, either, how badly he is driving America toward bankruptcy, but he is surely doing so nonetheless. ...

Antidepressants hinder breast cancer drug  26-Jan-05
South Bend Tribune, Researchers have found more evidence that some antidepressants reduce the effectiveness of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen. Many ...

I-Drive millionaire Jesse Maali is buried  26-Jan-05
Sun-Sentinel.com, He died Saturday of lung cancer more than two years after federal authorities charged him in a white-collar criminal investigation. ...

Nightclub files for bankruptcy  26-Jan-05
The State, ...has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors. ... ?his is a positive thing,?? Pippin said of the bankruptcy filing. ...

Vatican praises woman who died after refusing cancer treatment ...  26-Jan-05
WBOC TV 16, VATICAN CITY The Vatican is praising an Italian woman who died after refusing cancer treatment that would have required her to have an abortion. ...

Cancer Research Resource Centre  26-Jan-05
Web User, It is estimated that more than one in three people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. The new Information Resource ...

Cancer Treatments Showing Progress  26-Jan-05
WLNS, 1/26/05- Cancer treatment used to mean surgery, chemotherapy or radiation, and some cancers were even considered untreatable, but new therapies are changing ...

Venture Denied Bankruptcy Emergence  26-Jan-05
WLNS, 1/26/05- Venture Industries' plan to exit nearly 2 years of bankruptcy has been denied. The judge's decision could mean that the ...

HEALTH REPORT - Cancer Survival Rates Up in US  26-Jan-05
Voice of America By Cynthia Kirk. The American Cancer Society says the United States is making progress against several of its deadliest and most common cancers. ...

AMERICAN BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY NEWS: First Issue Free from ...  25-Jan-05
Yahoo News (press release) 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Bankruptcy Creditors' Service, Inc., announces publication of AMERICAN BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY NEWS tracking the chapter 11 filing by American ...

ATX Files Amended Plan of Reorganization; Consensus Reached with ...  25-Jan-05
Business Wire (press release), ...and managed security services, announced today that it has filed its First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the ...

SA Speaker avoids bankruptcy action  25-Jan-05
ABC Online, South Australia's Parliament Speaker Peter Lewis says he is no longer facing the threat of bankruptcy action after settling a private debt of more than half-a ...

United could exit bankruptcy in fall  25-Jan-05
AZ Central.com, CHICAGO - United Airlines' chief executive expects the company to emerge from bankruptcy this fall, according to a published report. ...

National Legal Debt Centers, Inc., Helping Consumers Avoid ...  25-Jan-05
Emediawire (press release), ...(PRWEB) January 25, 2005 -- Bankruptcy is the last resort in trying to eliminate debt. ... And last year bankruptcy filings were at historic highs. ...

Venture's bankruptcy plan out; auction likely  25-Jan-05
Detroit Free Press, The murky future of troubled Macomb County auto supplier Venture Industries got murkier as a bankruptcy judge denied the company's plan to exit bankruptcy ...

Bankruptcy Warning Wields an Ax  25-Jan-05
Los Angeles Times (subscription), ...has told the Schwarzenegger administration that unless it is allowed to cut more trees, the firm may file for bankruptcy which, it says, would likely terminate ...

Bankruptcy judge denies Venture Industries' plan to exit ...  25-Jan-05
Miami Herald (subscription), DETROIT - A judge has denied auto supplier Venture Industries' plan to exit bankruptcy after nearly two years. That decision could ...

AMERICAN BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY NEWS: First Issue Free from ...  25-Jan-05
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung), 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Bankruptcy Creditors' Service, Inc., announces publication of AMERICAN BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY NEWS tracking the chapter 11 filing by American ...

Bankruptcy for soccer promoter  25-Jan-05
NorthJersey.com, ...company that brought world-class soccer teams like Manchester United, Glasgow Celtic and Chelsea to the United States has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. ...

Bankruptcy Reform Looming  25-Jan-05
Oak Brook Business Ledger, An improving economy will likely hasten the pace of legislation reforming the bankruptcy process for both companies and individuals. ...

Brobeck battle rages on as bankruptcy trustee seeks $275m  25-Jan-05
The Lawyer, Ronald Greenspan, the trustee of Brobeck Phleger & Harrison? bankruptcy estate, has escalated his attack on former Brobeck partners after launching actions ...

Bankruptcy spawns new restaurant  25-Jan-05
Lansdale Reporter, According to United States Bankruptcy Court documents? Memphis Magic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 29? which had voluntarily ...

General information about bankruptcy  25-Jan-05
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, There are four major types of bankruptcy that can be filed under federal law. Here is a brief description of each: Chapter 7: Allows ...

A Hamiltonian solution to Social Security's bankruptcy  25-Jan-05
Town Hall, In the face of an audacious stonewall by Democrats against President Bush's ownership society vision, personal retirement accounts in particular, there is ...

Bankruptcy judge denies Venture Industries' plan to exit ...  25-Jan-05
WOOD-TV, The judge's decision could mean that the Fraser-based company is headed for the auction block. Venture which makes automotive plastic ...

National Legal Debt Centers, Inc., Helping Consumers Avoid ...  24-Jan-05
I-Newswire.com (press release) Bankruptcy is the last resort in trying to eliminate debt. The ... numbers. And last year bankruptcy filings were at historic highs. ...

Bankruptcy filings tick upward in 2004  24-Jan-05
MSNBC By Kevin Kemper. Bankruptcy filings continued their five-year ascent across Ohio in 2004, led by a jump in filings from the Columbus area. ...

Nixon to question Dougherty, Zimmer on National Benevolent ...  24-Jan-05
MSNBC Nixon and Kincannon also filed a notice in bankruptcy court stating they plan to question Becky Zimmer, a former acting vice president of development at the ...

ABFS files for Chapter 11  24-Jan-05
Philadelphia Business Journal, American Business Financial Services Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Friday, ending a month of speculation over the company's future. ...

Report: United to emerge from bankruptcy this fall  24-Jan-05
9NEWS.com, DENVER - The head of United Airlines says his company will emerge from bankruptcy this fall, the Denver Post reports. Tuesday's ...

A dismissed bankruptcy doesn't help wipe out debt  24-Jan-05
DetNews.com, A.In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing, the court discharge of any remaining eligible debts takes place after completion of the three- to five-year court-approved ...

Bird flu-hit chicken farm operator files for bankruptcy  24-Jan-05
Japan Today, KOBE ??The operator of a poultry farm in Kyoto Prefecture that was hit by bird flue last year has filed for bankruptcy, a credit research company said Tuesday ...

United CEO sees exit from bankruptcy in fall, report says  23-Jan-05
WLS, January 23, 2005 (CHICAGO) ??The chief executive of United Airlines expects the company to emerge from bankruptcy this fall, according to a published report. ...

Staying afloat in bankruptcy  23-Jan-05
Chicago Tribune (subscription), ...their bills are beyond their control. They will seek a fresh start through the bankruptcy court. Here, creditors are kept at bay ...

Report: United Sees Fall Bankruptcy Exit  23-Jan-05
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), CHICAGO - United Airlines' chief executive expects the company to emerge from bankruptcy this fall, according to a published report. ...

United Airlines to come out of bankruptcy  23-Jan-05
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), The chief executive of United Airlines said he expects the carrier to emerge from bankruptcy in the autumn, the Chicago Tribune reported in its Sunday edition. ...

Equitas fears bankruptcy over $140bn US asbestos settlement  22-Jan-05
Independent, By Jason Nisse. Equitas, the reinsurance vehicle created by Lloyd's of London, has raised the prospect of being bankrupted by the ...

TRUMP BANKRUPTCY: Court rules adviser can give testimony  22-Jan-05
Chicago Tribune (subscription), CAMDEN, NJ -- Donald Trump's casino company won a victory in bankruptcy court Friday, when a judge said the company's financial adviser could serve as an ...

Contractors increasingly using bankruptcy to default on promised ...  22-Jan-05
Foster's Daily Democrat, By ULRIKA G. GERTH. Beverly Moulton of Gilford usually does not speak up, but on the way out of Bankruptcy Court she could not hold back her anger. ...

United CEO sees exit from bankruptcy in fall, report says  22-Jan-05
Miami Herald (subscription), CHICAGO - The chief executive of United Airlines expects the company to emerge from bankruptcy this fall, according to a published report. ...

Grassley bill targets bankruptcy filers  22-Jan-05
Sioux City Journal, US Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said he will reintroduce a bill that would require more bankruptcy filers to pay a larger portion of their debt -- instead of ...

SGD Holdings, Ltd. Files for Bankruptcy Protection  21-Jan-05
Yahoo News (press release) Bulletin Board: SGDD - News), ("SGD") announced today that it has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in ...

Garden Ridge gets more time to complete bankruptcy financing  21-Jan-05
Houston Business Journal, ...has won court approval to extend its debtor-in-possession financing as the privately held home decor retailer continues to work its way out of bankruptcy. ...

Roche Winery in Sonoma declares bankruptcy  21-Jan-05
San Francisco Business Times, The Roche Winery in Sonoma has filed for bankruptcy protection while seeking to pay off $13 million in debt, according to a report in the Santa Rosa Press ...

The Chron's Joe Garofoli: Liberal Bankruptcy of Thought  21-Jan-05
ChronWatch, Sometimes, accidentally or inadvertently, San Francisco’s Chronicle gets it right. Joe Garofoli’s “Bush puts his own spin ...

Ficci proposes law to check bankruptcy  21-Jan-05
Financial Express, ...and Industry (Ficci) on Friday proposed a ten-point agenda for enhancing competitiveness of the manufacturing sector, including enacting a bankruptcy law and ...

UBS Exec to Testify in Trump Bankruptcy  21-Jan-05
Forbes ...bankruptcy case will be allowed to testify on key finance motions, a judge ruled Friday. US Bankruptcy Judge Judith Wizmur said ...

Egg Company Files Bankruptcy  21-Jan-05
WHOI, Peoria Plastics has been up for sale since the layoffs last March. No word yet on how the bankruptcy will affect workers left at the Peoria Plant.

Bankruptcy cases declined for second straight year in 2004  21-Jan-05
The Japan Times, Corporate bankruptcies numbered 13,837 in Japan in 2004, down 16.8 percent from the preceding year for the second straight yearly decline, Teikoku Databank ...

Judge OKs Trump Advisor in Bankruptcy Case  21-Jan-05
Kansas City Star (subscription), CAMDEN, NJ - Donald J. Trump's casino company won a small victory in bankruptcy court Friday, when a judge said the company's financial adviser could serve as ...

Dan River to Emerge From Bankruptcy  21-Jan-05
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), RICHMOND, Va. - A bankruptcy judge ... Dan River is expected to emerge from bankruptcy protection about Feb. 10 with financing and changes in its top leadership. ...

Judge OK's Trump financial advisor for bankruptcy case  21-Jan-05
Newsday, CAMDEN, NJ -- While groom-to-be Donald J. Trump tended to more pressing matters, his casino company won a small victory in bankruptcy court Friday. ...

American Business Financial Services files for bankruptcy ...  21-Jan-05
philly.com (subscription), Inc. filed for protection from creditors late Friday in US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, addressing an 18-month cash crisis. The ...

Dorian Recordings Files for Bankruptcy  21-Jan-05
PlaybillArts, The 16-year-old independent classical record label Dorian Recordings has filed for bankruptcy, the Albany Times-Union reports. The ...

Bankruptcy affects only Manassas trash  21-Jan-05
Potomac News (subscription), President Winnie Poehler said Friday that Manassas will be the only area affected by the company's bankruptcy. Five Star filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Jan. ...

American Business Financial files for bankruptcy  21-Jan-05
Reuters ...said on Friday it filed a voluntary petition to restructure its debts under Chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code, a move designed to address liquidity issues ...

Must home loan lender pay punitive damages for bankruptcy ...  21-Jan-05
SouthCoastToday.com, ...loan application disclosed she was unemployed, had judgments against her, was delinquent on her home mortgage, had previously filed bankruptcy, was involved in ...

Airline? record loss has rekindled fears of bankruptcy, as the ...  21-Jan-05
Sun-Sentinel.com, Delta Air Lines, which narrowly escaped bankruptcy last year before it won large wage concessions from pilots, yesterday said it racked up a staggering $2.2 ...

Airline’s record loss has rekindled fears of bankruptcy, as the ...  21-Jan-05
Sun-Sentinel.com, Delta Air Lines, which narrowly escaped bankruptcy last year before it won large wage concessions from pilots, yesterday said it racked up a staggering $2.2 ...

Changes to Bankruptcy Law Backed  21-Jan-05
Moscow Times (subscription), Russia may allow companies to postpone payments of tax arrears to avoid bankruptcy and may make punishment heavier for company managers for staging deliberate ...

County's largest winery back in bankruptcy court  21-Jan-05
Nevada City Union, Indian Springs Vineyards of Penn Valley was back in US Bankruptcy Court today, when lawyers for both sides asked a judge to delay hearings on several motions ...

Hawaiian asks bankruptcy court to extend pilots contract  21-Jan-05
USA Today HONOLULU (AP) ??Hawaiian Airlines asked the US Bankruptcy Court on Thursday for approval to extend its contract with its pilots, a move trustee Joshua ...

RUSSIA * GOVERNMENT * LAWS * BANKRUPTCY  20-Jan-05
RIA Novosti, MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti) - The cabinet approved a package of bills targeting improvement of the bankruptcy procedure Thursday. ...

QRS Music Technologies, Inc. Settles Baldwin Bankruptcy Matter  20-Jan-05
Business Wire (press release), NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2005--QRS Music Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: QRSM) announced today that the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern ...

Cout hurts Yukos bankruptcy case  20-Jan-05
CNN HOUSTON (Reuters) - A US bankruptcy judge on Thursday dealt a blow to Yukos' bankruptcy case, ruling the embattled Russian oil company cannot seek information ...

Hong Kong bankruptcy petitions down 43.5 pct  20-Jan-05
Xinhua, 20 (Xinhuanet) -- There were 12,489 bankruptcy petitions presented in 2004, down 43.5 percent from the previous year's figure of 22,092, Hong Kong Official ...

Garden Ridge bankruptcy financing extension  20-Jan-05
Home Textiles Today, HOUSTON — A bankruptcy court has approved an agreement with Bank of America and General Electric Capital Corporation for an extension of Garden Ridge's debtor ...

Dan River bankruptcy exit confirmed  20-Jan-05
Inteletex, A US Bankruptcy Court has confimed Dan River's plan of re-organisation. The company is expected to exit bankruptcy on or around ...

Popular Outdoor to file for bankruptcy  20-Jan-05
KOLD-TV, PHOENIX Camping and outdoor gear retailer Popular Outdoor Outfitters plans to file for Chapter Eleven bankruptcy reorganization. ...

Dan River to Emerge From Bankruptcy  20-Jan-05
Los Angeles Times (subscription), By STEPHANIE STOUGHTON, AP Business Writer. RICHMOND, Va. ??A bankruptcy judge has approved Dan River Inc.'s reorganization plan, setting the stage for the ...

Dan River to emerge from bankruptcy  20-Jan-05
Miami Herald (subscription), RICHMOND, Va. - A bankruptcy judge in Georgia has approved Dan River Inc.'s reorganization plan, setting the stage for the company's emergence from Chapter 11 ...

US Bankruptcy Court Confirms Dan River Inc. Reorganization Plan  20-Jan-05
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung), ...(Other OTC: DVERQ.PK) announced that its Plan of Reorganization was confirmed yesterday by the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Newnan ...

Bankruptcy petitions down 43.5%  20-Jan-05
News.gov.hk, There were 12,489 bankruptcy petitions presented in 2004, down 43.5% from the previous year's figure of 22,092, the Official Receiver's Office says. ...

Ex-CEO follows Norvergence into bankruptcy  20-Jan-05
New York Daily News, In his filing in bankruptcy court in Newark, Salzano, whose creditors include Chrysler Financial, American Express and Sallie Mae, estimated his debts at $1 ...

Trico Marine sees exiting bankruptcy next month  20-Jan-05
Reuters Profile, Research) , a provider of marine support services to the oil and gas industry, on Wednesday said it expects to emerge from bankruptcy protection by ...

Dan River to emerge from bankruptcy  20-Jan-05
San Diego Union Tribune, By Stephanie Stoughton. RICHMOND, Va. ??A bankruptcy judge has approved Dan River Inc.'s reorganization plan, setting the stage for the company's emergence ...

Dan River to emerge from bankruptcy  20-Jan-05
WVEC.com (subscription), A bankruptcy judge has approved Dan River Inc.'s reorganization plan, setting the stage for the company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection next ...

RUSSIA * CABINET * BANKRUPTCY * LIABILITY  19-Jan-05
RIA Novosti, ...drafted Criminal Code and Administrative Misdemeanor Code amendments to specify the definitions of "tortuous action in bankruptcy", "deliberate bankruptcy" and ...

Mirant files proposal with bankruptcy court  19-Jan-05
Financial Times, Energy company Mirant on Wednesday filed a reorganisation plan in US bankruptcy court that starts a process intending to allow the company to emerge from ...

Council Tax Debtors Risk Bankruptcy  19-Jan-05
Scotland on Sunday, By Andrew Barrow, PA. A council is fighting back against council tax dodgers by going to court to declare them bankrupt, it emerged today. ...

Bankruptcy cases down for 2nd straight year in  19-Jan-05
Japan Today, TOKYO — Japan's corporate bankruptcies numbered 13,837 in 2004, down 16.8 percent from the preceding year for the second straight yearly decline, Teikoku ...

Mirant files reorganization plan with bankruptcy court  19-Jan-05
Kansas City Star (subscription), ...filed a proposed reorganization plan Wednesday to move out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, including conversion of $6 billion in debt and other claims into equity in ...

Mirant files reorganization plan with bankruptcy court  19-Jan-05
Macon Telegraph, The plan filed with US Bankruptcy Court in Fort Worth, Texas, also includes a settlement that would resolve allegations of price gouging by Mirant during ...

Mirant files reorganization with bankruptcy court  19-Jan-05
Reuters ...(MIRKQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday filed a reorganization plan in US Bankruptcy Court, starting a process intended to allow the company to ...

UPDATE 1-Mirant files proposal with bankruptcy court  19-Jan-05
Reuters ...(MIRKQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday filed a reorganization plan in US Bankruptcy Court that starts a process intending to allow the company to ...

FiberMark, Inc. Notifies Bankruptcy Court of Creditors Committee ...  18-Jan-05
Yahoo News (press release) 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FiberMark, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FMKIQ - News) today announced that it has filed a notice advising the US Bankruptcy Court for ...

Liberate Announces Dismissal of Bankruptcy Appeal and ...  18-Jan-05
Yahoo News (press release) District of California issued an order pursuant to a stipulation by the parties dismissing with prejudice Liberate's appeal from the US Bankruptcy Court for ...

News From USWA: Ormet Bankruptcy: Company's Alternative Operating ...  18-Jan-05
Business Wire (press release), Creditor recoveries in the bankruptcy of Ormet Corporation could shrink dramatically, and potentially evaporate entirely, under an alternative operating plan ...

Falcon Products says restructuring via bankruptcy likely  18-Jan-05
St. Louis Business Journal, Falcon Products Inc. said Tuesday that any financial restructuring of the troubled furniture maker is likely to be through bankruptcy. ...

Debts fall to customers after car dealer bankruptcy  18-Jan-05
WZVN-TV, NAPLES??A car dealership in Naples filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, which left some car owners with unpaid debts and potential credit problems. ...

Enron’s struggle to emerge from bankruptcy  18-Jan-05
Baku Sun, HOUSTON — Enron Corp.’s roadmap for emerging from bankruptcy received a New York judge’s initial blessing Tuesday and will be sent to creditors to accept ...

Ultimate Files for Bankruptcy, Restructures  18-Jan-05
CEPro, 1/18/05 - DENVER -- Ultimate Electronics Inc. says it filed for bankruptcy protection last week so it can stay in business while restructuring its operations. ...

Moral bankruptcy  18-Jan-05
Florida Today, The 10-year sentence that has been handed down to Army Spc. Charles Graner by a military jury was far shorter than the 17 years ...

Amcast bankruptcy spurs city's concerns  18-Jan-05
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Industrial Corp. City officials became alarmed when they learned recently that Amcast had filed for bankruptcy late last year. Mayor ...

Friedman's files Chapter 11 bankruptcy  18-Jan-05
National Jeweler, ...filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Saturday, citing its need to resolve immediate liquidity issues, continue its efforts at restructuring and ...

Ex-CEO fights Classica bankruptcy settlement  18-Jan-05
Newark Star Ledger, But it wasn't long before the Sayerville-based firm collapsed into bankruptcy and a trustee overseeing the liquidation determined Classica shouldn't have paid ...

Company's bankruptcy delays city trash pickup  18-Jan-05
Potomac News (subscription), The sudden bankruptcy of a trash hauling company caught city officials by surprise this weekend, and as a result residents' trash may sit out a little longer ...

Falcon Products might file for bankruptcy  18-Jan-05
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Falcon Products Inc. announced today it will likely file for bankruptcy as part of efforts to restructure its debts. The Olivette ...

Elliott parks his Merc to fight bankruptcy  18-Jan-05
The Australian, JOHN Elliott has agreed to give up his Mercedes as part of a deal that could allow him to escape bankruptcy while repaying about 10 per cent of his $9.1 ...

Cost overruns force developer into bankruptcy  17-Jan-05
MSNBC The developer of The Row at 31st condominiums has filed for bankruptcy protection, putting the brakes on its founder's future development ambitions. ...

Friedman's Jewelers files for bankruptcy  17-Jan-05
Access North Georgia, Jewelers, a publicly traded company with 653 stores across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest and roughly four-thousand employees, has filed for bankruptcy ...

Nottonson: Consider bankruptcy cautiously  17-Jan-05
Boulder Daily Camera, These are some of the reasons why people are contemplating bankruptcy today. There are those who suggest that bankruptcy is merely ...

Friedman? Files For Bankruptcy  17-Jan-05
Diamonds.net, By Ketan Tanna. (Rapaport...January 17, 2005) Savannah-based fine jewelry retailer, Friedman's, Inc has filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 for itself and ...

Friedman's files for bankruptcy  17-Jan-05
JCK, Friedman's Inc., a publicly traded company with 653 stores across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest and roughly 4,000 employees, has filed for bankruptcy ...

Lawyer's dream lands in bankruptcy court  17-Jan-05
Kentucky.com, LOUISVILLE, Ky. - An attorney who envisioned a statewide law firm is now mired in a $16.9 million bankruptcy case. From 1998 to ...

What to expect if you must file for bankruptcy  17-Jan-05
Akron Beacon Journal (subscription), By Ieva M. Augstums. 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. ...

Large-scale rental owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  17-Jan-05
Quad City Times, By Todd Ruger. A dentist who owns about 1,700 rental units in the Quad-City region has filed for bankruptcy protection as both an individual and a corporation. ...

FRIEDMAN’S FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY  17-Jan-05
Tacy Ltd., Friedman's filed its petitions in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia, located in Savannah, Georgia, where its executive headquarters ...

Bull's Bridge Golf Club creditors push bankruptcy  17-Jan-05
Kent Good Times Dispatch, Creditors of the Kent Golf Club, LLC, the developing entity of the Bull's Bridge Golf Club, filed a request in the US Bankruptcy Court in Bridgeport Dec. ...

United bankruptcy costs swell  16-Jan-05
Chicago Tribune (subscription), ...is not expected to emerge from Chapter 11 until late this year at the earliest, United already has become the most expensive airline bankruptcy on record. ...

Bush to stop Social Security ending in bankruptcy  16-Jan-05
Earthtimes.org ...last fiscal year. In a speech made on Saturday President Bush said that Social Security is "on the road to bankruptcy. If we do ...

Bush: Program's Heading 'to Bankruptcy'  16-Jan-05
Los Angeles Times (subscription), Despite the president's warning about a looming bankruptcy, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has projected that, even if no changes are made, the ...

Central Europe markets growing hot while AirPolonia's bankruptcy ...  16-Jan-05
Luchtzak Aviation, ...shortly. If not enough, yesterday in Warsaw court AirPolonia has made a sensational turn by withdrawing its bankruptcy application. ...

Georgia-based jewelry chain files for bankruptcy  16-Jan-05
Miami Herald (subscription), Jewelers, a publicly traded company with 653 stores across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest and roughly 4,000 employees, has filed for bankruptcy. ...

Bankruptcy rate out the back door  16-Jan-05
Hobart Mercury, ...show. And more chose to negotiate paying back debts rather than declare bankruptcy. ... option. "They are an alternative to bankruptcy. ...

Lawyer's dream lands in bankruptcy court  16-Jan-05
WHAS 11.com (subscription), An attorney who envisioned a statewide law firm is now mired in a $16.9 million bankruptcy case. From 1998 to 2002, Ron Sheffer ...

Airline unions need workers' control, not bankruptcy  16-Jan-05
Workers World A number of airlines have been driven into bankruptcy by mismanagement--United Air Lines, the second biggest airline in the country, US Airways and a number of ...

Bush Admits Social Security Facing Bankruptcy  15-Jan-05
Free Internet Press, US President George W. Bush has said America's social security fund is close to bankruptcy. Bush used his weekly radio address to ...

Businessman rejects an appeal of bankruptcy judge's decision  15-Jan-05
Grand Forks Herald, FARGO, ND - A former software executive will not appeal a US bankruptcy judge's decision to deny him a discharge of his debts. Michael ...

Bankruptcy a bummer,but better than prison  15-Jan-05
The Wichita Eagle, BY IEVA M. AUGSTUMS. 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. ...

Bush Warns of Social Security Bankruptcy  15-Jan-05
Newsday, WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Saturday that Social Security "is on the road to bankruptcy" and will be unable to pay promised benefits to future generations ...

Bush Warns of Social Security Bankruptcy  15-Jan-05
Newsday, WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Saturday that Social Security "is on the road to bankruptcy" and unable to pay promised benefits to future generations ...

Bush: Social Security On Verge Of Bankruptcy  15-Jan-05
WMUR Channel.com, The president said the program is "on the road to bankruptcy." And he said as it stands now, Social Security won't have the money to offer future generations ...

Bush Warns of Social Security Bankruptcy  15-Jan-05
Washington Post, President Bush said Saturday that Social Security "is on the road to bankruptcy" and unable to pay promised benefits to future generations, raising the stakes ...

Bush says Social Security on the brink of bankruptcy  15-Jan-05
WOOD-TV, The president said in his weekly radio address that Social Security is on the road to bankruptcy and will NOT be able to pay the benefits promised to today's ...

Bush says Social Security on the brink of bankruptcy  15-Jan-05
WZZM, The White House is considering letting workers divert up to two-thirds of their payroll taxes into investment accounts, up to perhaps a thousand dollars a year ...

Lenders raise alarm over bankruptcy ruling  14-Jan-05
Financial Times, ...their colleagues in syndicated lending are also weighing up prospect of extra work following a surprising judgement in the Owens Corning bankruptcy proceedings ...

Isle bankruptcy lawyers  14-Jan-05
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, ..."Airline bankruptcy is a growth area. It's certainly not a bad time to be a bankruptcy lawyer," said Rich Turbin, the newly elected ...

COMPETITIVENESS: SELLA, IMMEDIATE REFORM ON BANKRUPTCY RIGHT  14-Jan-05
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, ...(AGI) - Rome, Italy, Jan 14 - The measures taken by government for the revival of competitiveness must include the reform on bankruptcy law. ...

WR Grace files new bankruptcy plan  14-Jan-05
Baltimore Sun (subscription), WASHINGTON -- WR Grace & Co. has filed an amended bankruptcy reorganization plan, according to a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ...

Sculptor files for bankruptcy  14-Jan-05
Calendar Live (subscription), ...hilltop into a huge business complex dominated by a sky-scraping winged angel pointing a sword to the heavens, is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...

Financier seeks injunction to block Cinar bankruptcy story  14-Jan-05
Montreal Gazette, Quebec Superior Court authorized the examination of Daviault after Bahamian liquidators made an application under the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. ...

Bankruptcy judge extends US Airways funding agreements - update 1  14-Jan-05
New Ratings NEW YORK, January 14 (newratings.com) – A bankruptcy judge approved on Thursday a deal between US Airways (USG.FSE) and the Federal Air Transportation ...

Judge forces contractor's wife into bankruptcy  14-Jan-05
phillyburbs.com, In a move that's viewed as a victory for consumers, a federal bankruptcy judge recently forced a Bucks County woman into bankruptcy so she could pay people ...

Study Traces Catholic Attitudes On Bankruptcy, Settlements  14-Jan-05
TheDay, ...and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities and Zogby International also found that just over one-third considered declaring bankruptcy an appropriate way to ...

London on bankruptcy red alert  14-Jan-05
This is London, New rules introduced last April, whereby people are discharged from bankruptcy in 12 months or less rather than three years as previously, have been blamed for ...

Character counts: The ethics of bankruptcy  14-Jan-05
Ventura County Star (subscription), Bankruptcy laws that allow individuals to legally escape the burden of crushing debt were created as a humane alternative to debtor's prison and an expression ...

Lawyer: Yukos bankruptcy case a priority  13-Jan-05
Seattle Post Intelligencer, HOUSTON -- A former affiliate of the Russian-owned natural gas giant Gazprom says a US bankruptcy court judge needs to rule on whether to throw out the Yukos ...

Possible dismissal of Yukos bankruptcy top priority, lawyer says  13-Jan-05
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), A US bankruptcy judge needs to decide whether Russian oil company Yukos' Chapter 11 case in Houston should be thrown out before allowing it to move forward ...

Dan River looks to clear final bankruptcy hurdles  13-Jan-05
Home Textiles Today, By Staff. DANVILLE, Va. — Heading toward the finish line and a speedy exit from Chapter 11, Dan River is due in US Bankruptcy Court Jan. ...

Lalovic says bankruptcy law does not imply dissolving of companies  13-Jan-05
Invest in Serbia, BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Issues Slobodan Lalovic said on Wednesday that the implementation of the bankruptcy law does not ...

Possible dismissal of Yukos bankruptcy top priority, lawyer says  13-Jan-05
KLTV, HOUSTON A lawyer wants a judge to decide if a Russian company's bankruptcy case should be thrown out -- before attorneys begin trading information. ...

Lawyer: Yukos Bankruptcy Case a Priority  13-Jan-05
Los Angeles Times (subscription), HOUSTON ??A former affiliate of the Russian-owned natural gas giant Gazprom says a US bankruptcy court judge needs to rule on whether to throw out the Yukos ...

For Ex-WorldCom Chief, a Painless Settlement  13-Jan-05
New York Law Journal, ...penny himself. The man who once boasted a stock portfolio worth $700 million filed for personal bankruptcy last May. "My understanding ...

Financing companies agree to forgive payments in telecom ...  13-Jan-05
Miami Herald (subscription), TRENTON, NJ - Two financing companies have agreed to forgive nearly $8 million in payments owed by New Jersey customers of a bankrupt telecommunications company ...

Homestead bankruptcy trustee goes after estate  13-Jan-05
Greensboro News Record, GREENSBORO -- Bankruptcy trustee William Miller has moved to seize much of the estate of the Rev. ... 29, the day that Homestead declared bankruptcy. ...

Amazing Savings files bankruptcy  13-Jan-05
Newsday, BY LAUREN WEBER. Amazing Savings, the chain of discount close-out stores, filed for bankruptcy yesterday in Manhattan after it defaulted on a $56-million loan. ...

Suit says bankruptcy was part of fraud plot  13-Jan-05
Newark Star Ledger, ...others to shed much of the firm's assets and royalty rights, change the company's name to Nutraquest and eventually file for bankruptcy protection, according ...

Man Accused Of Withholding Product Files For Bankruptcy  13-Jan-05
INDYchannel.com, INDIANAPOLIS -- A businessman accused of accepting payment but not providing products to customers is filing for bankruptcy for the fifth time since 1998, Call ...

Ultimate Electronics files for bankruptcy  13-Jan-05
Pioneer Press (subscription), Colorado-based consumer electronics retailer Ultimate Electronics, which has nine stores in Minnesota, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. ...

Major Ruling In US Airways Bankruptcy Case Expected Today  13-Jan-05
WSOCtv.com, CHARLOTTE, NC -- Today a judge is expected to make another major ruling in US Airways Bankruptcy case. The airline will find out ...

Splash seeks chapter 11 bankruptcy protection  13-Jan-05
Petersburg Progress Index, Splash Sports Bar and Grill, shut down by Prince George County last week for operating without a business license, is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...

Ultimate Electronics files for bankruptcy  12-Jan-05
Miami Herald (subscription), ...- Consumer electronics retailer Ultimate Electronics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday and secured financing officials said will help it reorganize. ...

Bankruptcy rate on rise  12-Jan-05
The Scotsman, In Scotland, there was a 28 per cent rise in sequestrations - the equivalent of bankruptcy - from the first quarter of 2004 to the third.

Bankruptcy in Utah is Down  12-Jan-05
KSL Radio, Mathews says he couldn't be more pleased with the drop in bankruptcies. This is the second year in a row that bankruptcy filings have fallen.

Former Swiss champs Servette on the verge of bankruptcy  12-Jan-05
The Malaysia Star, ZURICH: Former Swiss champions Servette have filed for creditor protection because of debts estimated at about 10 million Swiss francs (US$8.50 million). ...

Ultimate Electronics files for bankruptcy  12-Jan-05
KOLD-TV, In December, the company told federal regulators it probably wouldn't have enough cash to fund operations past January. All of the ...

What to expect when filing for bankruptcy  12-Jan-05
Twin Falls Times-News, By Ieva M. Augstums. DALLAS -- Bankruptcy isn't the easy way out. It ... easy. While you're in bankruptcy, the court controls your finances. ...

Ultimate Electronics files for bankruptcy  12-Jan-05
Miami Herald (subscription), ...- Consumer electronics retailer Ultimate Electronics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday and secured financing officials said will help it reorganize. ...

UPDATE 1-Friedman's, short of cash, may file for bankruptcy  12-Jan-05
Reuters ...(FRDM.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) , a jewelry retailer facing federal fraud probes, on Wednesday saidit may file for bankruptcy because its lenders are ...

E2 nightclub owner files for bankruptcy  11-Jan-05
Chicago Tribune (subscription), ...owned the former E2 nightclub on South Michigan Avenue, where 21 people died in a stampede for the doors in February 2003, has filed for bankruptcy, a move ...

Ultimate files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  11-Jan-05
Reuters ...(ULTEE.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , a retailer of mainly upscale electronics, said on Tuesday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, capping years of ...

UPDATE 1-Ultimate files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  11-Jan-05
Reuters ...a retailer of mainly upscale electronics that has struggled with shrinking market share for years, said on Tuesday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ...

UPDATE 2-Ultimate files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  11-Jan-05
Reuters ...a upscale electronics retailer that has struggled with shrinking market share for years, said on Tuesday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...

Ultimate Electronics files for bankruptcy  11-Jan-05
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), ...of upscale consumer electronics that struggled in a market dominated by the likes of Best Buy and Wal-Mart, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday ...

Owner of E2 nightclub files for bankruptcy  11-Jan-05
Chicago Sun-Times, The owner of the shuttered E2 nightclub recently filed for bankruptcy, presenting a potential roadblock to the families of those killed and injured in a 2003 ...

Swiss club fights bankruptcy  11-Jan-05
The Australian, DIRECTORS of Swiss football giants Servette expressed hope overnight that they can fight off bankruptcy after showing their accounts to a Swiss judge. ...

US bankruptcy judge terminates contract of US Airways workers  11-Jan-05
World Socialist Web Site, A US bankruptcy judge has voided the contracts covering more than 8,500 mechanics, baggage handlers and other fleet service workers at US Airways, paving the ...

Zurich Financial to settle bankruptcy case for $110 mln  10-Jan-05
CBS MarketWatch LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Zurich Financial Services (ZZ:001107539) said its CIC unit has agreed to pay up to $110 million relating to the bankruptcy of Superior ...

Business bankruptcies soared in '04  10-Jan-05
MSNBC By Tom Locke. If there were any doubts that Colorado's had a heck of a time climbing out of its recessionary hole, recent bankruptcy numbers put them to rest. ...

Bankruptcy filings  10-Jan-05
Indianapolis Star, These bankruptcies were filed Dec. 28 in US District Court, Indianapolis, for the Southern District of Indiana. D-debt; A-assets. ...

Expert: CAO should file for bankruptcy rather than seek ...  10-Jan-05
Interfax, CAO), which has had its shares suspended after incurring losses of USD 554 mln through misguided derivative trading, should file for bankruptcy rather than ...

Bankruptcies on the rise in La Crosse County  10-Jan-05
Lacrossetribune.com, ...child support for three boys —Chris (who asked that his full name not be used) found himself facing an option he'd never before considered: bankruptcy. ...

Lottery winner charged in bankruptcy proceeding  10-Jan-05
Lincoln Courier, ...grand jury has indicted a former $1 million Illinois State Lottery winner on a charge that she made a false statement under oath in a bankruptcy proceeding. ...

San Diego city attorney says municipal bankruptcy prospects are ' ...  10-Jan-05
Miami Herald (subscription), SAN DIEGO - The new city attorney warned Monday that the chances San Diego would need to file bankruptcy were "very real" unless the city repeals some past ...

Rocker Art Alexakis files for bankruptcy in California court  10-Jan-05
OregonLive.com, ...band Everclear has toured the world and made million-selling CDs, filed for Chapter 11 debt reorganization last week in United States Bankruptcy Court, Central ...

Credit cards: Bankruptcy cause or last resort?  10-Jan-05
Salt Lake Tribune, By Steven Oberbeck. One thing is clear from the financial statements submitted each year by Utahns seeking relief from their debts in US Bankruptcy Court. ...

Bankruptcy linked to medical bills  10-Jan-05
Salt Lake Tribune, When the Ogden woman filed for bankruptcy eight years later, all but $10,000 of the original $100,000 in doctor bills had been forgiven or forgotten. ...

Bankruptcy: Key findings  10-Jan-05
Salt Lake Tribune, Seeking to learn why Utah has the highest rate in the nation for personal bankruptcy filings, The Salt Lake Tribune analyzed 1,053 randomly selected bankruptcy ...

Coming in the Bankruptcy Series  10-Jan-05
Salt Lake Tribune, Medical calamities, low wages and credit card debt are culprits in personal bankruptcy filings nationwide. How does each of these ...

Why we're going broke Utahns and bankruptcy  10-Jan-05
Salt Lake Tribune, By Rosemary Winters. Utah's record-setting bankruptcy numbers read like a plague. With financial ruin so widespread, you might begin to wonder: Could I be next? ...

US gets tough on student loan debts  10-Jan-05
Sun-Sentinel.com, A 1998 change in federal law, for instance, made it extremely difficult for people to escape student loans through personal bankruptcy. ...

Enron's Bankruptcy Becomes a Book  10-Jan-05
Zaman Online, A new book titled "Silver Lead," tells the story of the largest case of bankruptcy in US history, the implosion of the US energy giant, Enron. ...

D&B Israel: 27.4% of construction contractors at risk of ...  9-Jan-05
Globes Online, 39.3% of infrastructure contractors, 29.8% of renovations contractors, and 26.7% of construction inputs marketers are at risk of bankruptcy, according to a ...

About the bankruptcy project  9-Jan-05
Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Rosemary Winters and Julie DeHerrera analyzed 1,053 randomly selected bankruptcy cases filed during the last six months of 2003 and ...

Utahns and bankruptcy  9-Jan-05
Salt Lake Tribune, The reasons Utahns file for bankruptcy in such prodigious numbers are complex, but one thing is clear: In Utah, national economic forces and local culture ...

Bankruptcy in Utah has complex causes  9-Jan-05
Salt Lake Tribune, ...of life in the Beehive State is that a place built on pioneer principles of self-reliance and hard work also consistently leads the nation in bankruptcy filings ...

Defining different types of bankruptcy  9-Jan-05
Salt Lake Tribune, ...l Creditors: A trustee is appointed to liquidate the debtor's non-exempt property and will distribute the proceeds. * Who: Although ...

'Banks was short for bankruptcy'  8-Jan-05
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), A: My parents kid around with me. When they had me, Banks was short for bankruptcy. I put them in bankruptcy. My dad kids around about that.

BANKRUPTCY COURT FACES USED CAR MESS  8-Jan-05
Pine Bluff Commercial, By Amy Riggin/OF THE COMMERCIAL STAFF. MONTICELLO -- The trustee in a former Monticello car dealer's bankruptcy case maintained in a Dec. ...

Many factors play into bankruptcy  8-Jan-05
Salt Lake Tribune, It seems that the topic of bankruptcy leads to discussions of family size, costs of education, religion and faith, paying one's fair share of the tax burden ...

Torch Offshore files for bankruptcy  7-Jan-05
BizNewOrleans.com, ...announced today that the company and certain of its affiliates filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in the ...

Judge unseals Gitto bankruptcy report  7-Jan-05
Boston Herald, By John Strahinich. A Worcester judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Gitto/Global Corp. has reversed himself and will unseal a report ...

Bankruptcy rate down for local businesses  7-Jan-05
Durango Herald, ...bankruptcies in Durango held steady in 2004, while business bankruptcies were down by about 30 percent, but a longtime Durango bankruptcy attorney cautioned ...

The Marketplace Report: United's Bankruptcy Plan  7-Jan-05
NPR (audio), Description: NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about United Airlines' attempts to emerge from bankruptcy -- particularly its efforts ...

United Air Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Pilots' Concessions Accord  7-Jan-05
Bloomberg 7 (Bloomberg) -- United Airlines' bankruptcy judge rejected an agreement between the carrier and its pilots that would have provided $180 million in annual ...

Bankruptcy Court Ruling Sends United Back to Table, Says ...  7-Jan-05
U.S. Newswire (press release), 7 /US Newswire/ -- The bankruptcy court rejection of the United Airlines contract agreement with its pilots demonstrates that UAL management needs to take a ...

Contentious meeting held in bankruptcy case  7-Jan-05
Seattle Post Intelligencer, ...sexual abuse by Catholic priests criticized Roman Catholic Bishop William Skylstad during a special creditors' meeting in the Spokane Diocese's bankruptcy case ...

Bankruptcy Judge Lets US Airways Discard Machinists’ Contract  7-Jan-05
Canton Repository (subscription), WASHINGTON — A US Bankruptcy Court judge on Thursday granted US Airways’ request to throw out its machinists’ contract as part of the airline’s effort ...

Bankruptcy judge throws out disputed new five-year contract at ...  7-Jan-05
CBC News, CHICAGO (AP) - A federal bankruptcy judge threw out a disputed new five-year contract between United Airlines and its pilots Friday, dealing the bankrupt ...

Bankruptcy judge throws out United's contract with pilots  7-Jan-05
Holland Sentinel, CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal bankruptcy judge threw out a disputed new five-year contract between United Airlines and its pilots Friday, dealing the bankrupt ...

County personal bankruptcy cases continue to rise  7-Jan-05
Holmen Courier, He couldn't get out from under the mounting debt and he found himself considering something he'd never thought about before, filing for bankruptcy. ...

Contractor, Wife Forced Into Bankruptcy By Customers  7-Jan-05
NBC 10.com, A contractor and his wife have both been forced into bankruptcy in order to pay back customers who say they didn't get what they paid for. ...

Bankruptcy picture improves  7-Jan-05
Ottawa Business Journal, Industry Canada says 178 people and 24 businesses declared bankruptcy in November 2004, compared to 193 individuals and 23 businesses in the same month a year ...

'Bankruptcy? I'm not stressed'  7-Jan-05
Telegraph.co.uk, Oystertec, which was founded by Mr Davidson, and Wacks Caller, the Manchester solicitors which previously advised him, petitioned the courts for bankruptcy. ...

US Airways Hopes To Get Out Of Bankruptcy  7-Jan-05
WGAL Channel.com, MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -- US Airways, Harrisburg International Airport's largest carrier, is still hoping to bail itself out of bankruptcy. ...

US gets tough on failure to repay student loans  7-Jan-05
Tucson Citizen, A 1998 change in federal law, for instance, made it extremely difficult for people to escape student loans through personal bankruptcy. ...

Navigant selling bankruptcy trustee services biz  6-Jan-05
Crain's Chicago Business, ...announced plans Wednesday to sell the part of its corporate finance practice that focuses mainly on bankruptcy trustee services. ...

US Airways, Machinists In Bankruptcy Court Showdown  6-Jan-05
Airwise US Airways and its machinists union headed for a showdown in bankruptcy court on Thursday that could ground the airline permanently or improve its chances of ...

US Airways bankruptcy ruling could come Thursday  6-Jan-05
Pittsburgh Business Times, A bankruptcy court judge is expected to rule Thursday on US Airways Group Inc.'s request to void contracts for mechanics and other workers, a move the ...

Bankruptcy judge voids US Airways' union pact  6-Jan-05
Washington Times, A bankruptcy judge in Alexandria yesterday canceled a union contract between US Airways and its mechanics to spare the airline from liquidation. ...

United in bankruptcy standoff  6-Jan-05
Boulder Daily Camera, ...pension deliberation process. Bankruptcy Judge Eugene Wedoff scheduled a hearing for Thursday afternoon on their objections. "It gives ...

US Airways' pact with 8,800 machinists tossed out by bankruptcy ...  6-Jan-05
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, A federal bankruptcy judge yesterday ... US Bankruptcy Court Judge Stephen Mitchell also canceled pensions covering 50,000 current and former US Airways employes. ...

Bico Beats Bankruptcy, Looks For Phone Financing  6-Jan-05
Telecomweb In other Bico news, the company last month resolved its bankruptcy issues, and its shares now are being traded on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board via the ...

Happy Kids files for bankruptcy  5-Jan-05
San Francisco Chronicle, The children's clothing company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to court papers Tuesday. In its filing ...

Is bankruptcy caused by circumstance, or stupidity?  5-Jan-05
Leesville Daily Leader, Take bankruptcy, for instance. While the economy is said to be improving, the number of bankruptcy filings continues to be high. ...

Cahoots bar files for bankruptcy  5-Jan-05
The Union Leader, Cahoots Sports Bar & Grille, a fixture for Manchester Monarchs fans and a former hangout for hockey players after games, has filed for bankruptcy, but its co ...

IWO Holdings files for bankruptcy in Delaware  4-Jan-05
BizNewOrleans.com, Holdings Inc. filed a bankruptcy reorganization petition today in the federal bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Delaware. The Lake ...

Geo emerges from bankruptcy  4-Jan-05
Crain's Cleveland Business, Geo Specialty Chemicals Inc. of Beachwood, a maker of specialty chemicals, said it emerged from US Bankruptcy Court proceedings on Dec. 31. ...

Two Halliburton units emerge from bankruptcy  4-Jan-05
Economic Times, ...company Halliburton on Monday said its subsidiaries Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) and DII Industries have emerged from the year-long bankruptcy proceedings it ...

Aloha Airlines in first bankruptcy hearing  4-Jan-05
Pacific Business News, Federal bankruptcy judge Robert Faris, now handling the bankruptcies of both Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines, said at Aloha's hearing Monday that he will ...

US Airways seeks bankruptcy extension  4-Jan-05
Billings Gazette, ...- US Airways says it needs another month and a half to devise a plan that will allow it to exit bankruptcy protection, according to court documents. ...

Yukos ruling a shock to bankruptcy experts  4-Jan-05
Creditman, Bankruptcy experts in the US have reacted with astonishment to Russian oil company Yukos' successful filing for bankruptcy protection in Texas. ...

Banks view bankruptcy changes in their favor  4-Jan-05
Chicago Daily Herald, 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. ...

United plans full-court press in bankruptcy trial  4-Jan-05
Denver Post, ...later this week by calling 41 witnesses and presenting more than 400 exhibits at a trial aimed at rejecting current union contracts, one bankruptcy expert says ...

IWO Holdings files for bankruptcy in Delaware  4-Jan-05
KATC, WASHINGTON Wireless carrier IWO Holdings Incorporated filed a bankruptcy reorganization petition today in the federal bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Delaware. ...

Halliburton Units Exit Bankruptcy Protection  4-Jan-05
Los Angeles Times (subscription), Co., the world's largest oil field services company, said its DII Industries and Kellogg Brown & Root units exited bankruptcy protection, formalizing a $4.7 ...

Don't get scared into bankruptcy  4-Jan-05
Record-Searchlight (subscription), By STEVE BUCCI. I have a wonderful girlfriend who is considering filing bankruptcy. ... Bankruptcy is a last resort for most people. ...

Judge Delays Trump Bankruptcy Ruling  4-Jan-05
Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge has delayed for a week a decision on proposed bankruptcy financing for Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. ...

Kids' clothier Happy Kids files for bankruptcy  4-Jan-05
San Diego Union Tribune, The children's clothing company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to court papers Tuesday. In its filing ...

Aloha Airlines Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy  4-Jan-05
Successful Meetings, JANUARY 04, 2005 -- Honolulu -- Aloha Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming fuel prices that increased 48 percent year over year as ...

Halliburton units emerge from bankruptcy  3-Jan-05
Big News Network.com, Houston-based oil service company Halliburton said Monday two of its subsidiaries have emerged from bankruptcy. Halliburton said ...

Halliburton units KBR and DII exit bankruptcy  3-Jan-05
Financial Times, Halliburton on Monday said its subsidiaries Kellogg Brown Root and DII Industries had exited bankruptcy. The company said a US bankruptcy ...

Asbestos Settlement Is Final and Non-Appealable, KBR Exits ...  3-Jan-05
ArriveNet (press release), 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halliburton announced today that the District Court's affirmation order and the Bankruptcy Court's order confirming the plan of ...

Two Halliburton Units Exit Bankruptcy  3-Jan-05
Wired News ...on Monday said its subsidiaries Kellogg Brown & Root and DII Industries have emerged from the year-long bankruptcy proceedings it instigated to facilitate a ...

Halliburton units exit bankruptcy in $4.7b pact  3-Jan-05
Boston Globe, Halliburton Co., the world's largest oilfield-services company, said its DII Industries and Kellogg Brown & Root units exited bankruptcy, formalizing a $4.7 ...

Halliburton's KBR unit and others out of bankruptcy  3-Jan-05
Houston Chronicle, Halliburton said today that its Kellogg Brown & Root business unit, along with DII Industries and some other subsidiaries, have officially exited bankruptcy. ...

Bankruptcy filings may dip in Northern District of W.Va.  3-Jan-05
Clarksburg Exponent and Telegram, CLARKSBURG -- For the first time since 1999, annual bankruptcy filings in the Northern District of West Virginia may be less than the year before. ...

Hesitancy to file for bankruptcy may cost woman in pending divorce  3-Jan-05
DetNews.com, He is going to file for bankruptcy. I am not. ... I do not want a bankruptcy as well as a foreclosure. I just want to know, what is going to happen to me? ...

Halliburton Owned Arms Out of Bankruptcy  3-Jan-05
Express Newsline, ...main operations in Oilfields Services informed on Monday that its subsidiaries Kellogg Brown & Root and DII Industries have emerged from the bankruptcy due to ...

Yukos ruling a shock to bankruptcy experts  3-Jan-05
Legalbrief (subscription), Bankruptcy experts in the US have reacted with astonishment to Russian oil company Yukos' successful filing for bankruptcy protection in Texas. ...

Halliburton units emerge from bankruptcy  3-Jan-05
MENAFN, HOUSTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Houston-based oil service company Halliburton said Monday two of its subsidiaries have emerged from bankruptcy. ...

Asbestos Settlement Is Final and Non-Appealable, KBR Exits ...  3-Jan-05
mysan.de, 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) announced today that the District Court's affirmation order and the Bankruptcy Court's order confirming the ...

Halliburton units exit bankruptcy; asbestos settlement closed  3-Jan-05
New Ratings ...com) ??Halliburton Companies (HAL.NYS) announced today the official exit of its Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) unit and other subsidiaries from bankruptcy. ...

Former WorldCom Chair's Bankruptcy Has Creditors Fuming  3-Jan-05
NY Lawyer, ...founder and former chairman of WorldCom, the Mississippi-based telecommunications giant that imploded spectacularly in the largest corporate bankruptcy in US ...

Halliburton Units KBR and DII Exit Bankruptcy  3-Jan-05
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. on Monday said its subsidiaries Kellogg Brown & Root and DII Industries have exited bankruptcy. ...

Halliburton Units KBR and DII Exit Bankruptcy  3-Jan-05
Reuters ...on Monday said its subsidiaries Kellogg Brown & Root and DII Industries have emerged from the bankruptcy proceedings they entered a year ago to facilitate a ...

CLiF profits help heal nightmare memories of firm's bankruptcy ...  3-Jan-05
Warsaw Business Journal, ...firm and banks. "As a result of announcing our bankruptcy we were not involved in any business activity for 18 months. Despite that ...

Lionel copes with lawsuit, bankruptcy  2-Jan-05
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, ...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 ...

Aloha’s CEO familiar with bankruptcy  1-Jan-05
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Banmiller has a history of taking struggling companies into bankruptcy, so his announcement on Thursday that Aloha Airlines would file for bankruptcy came as ...

ALOHA AIRLINES: Bankruptcy filing follows year of losses  1-Jan-05
Chicago Tribune (subscription), The parent company of Aloha Airlines has filed for bankruptcy, joining four other US air carriers seeking to restructure under court protection. ...

Bankruptcy laws may be tightening  1-Jan-05
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 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. ...

Bankruptcy Filings In Albany Declined In 2004  1-Jan-05
Newswatch 50, ...(Albany, NY) AP (01/01/05) -UUS Bankruptcy Court in ... The number of bankruptcy filings in the Albany court fell 3.6 percent to 8,207 in 2004 from 8,511 in 2003. ...

Lay, Skilling draw focus in Enron's bankruptcy  1-Jan-05
OregonLive.com, But as the disgraced parent company of Portland General Electric limped toward Chapter 11 closure in 2004, the second-largest bankruptcy in history behind ...

Airline Head Meets With Employees After Announcing Bankruptcy  1-Jan-05
Hawaii Channel.com, The head of Aloha Airlines traveled to neighbor islands Friday to meet with employees and answer questions about the carrier's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. ...

Bankruptcy filings in US Court in Albany declined in 2004  1-Jan-05
WSTM-TV, ALBANY, NY US Bankruptcy Court in Albany recorded 304 fewer filings this year as consumers and businesses sought other ways to escape from debt. ...





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