Friday, January 28, 2011 No Comments
Mayor’s bankruptcy could stall his re-election bid or become little more than a campaign road bump.
Tags: a-campaign-road, become-little, campaign-road, fuel-the-television, morgan-chase, News, rhieq, stall-his, the-bankruptcy
Category: Law & Ethics
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 No Comments
Though US law prohibits states from declaring bankruptcy, it could be California’s best option for getting out from under a USD 25 billion budget deficit, analysts say.
Tags: analysts-say, best-option-, for-getting, getting-out-from, law-prohibits, seek-bankruptcy, states-from, track-betting, usd
Category: Law & Ethics
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 No Comments
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says it is worth considering letting states declare bankruptcy to avoid costly pension liabilities.
Tags: avoid-costly, Credit, declare-bankruptcy, former-minnesota, getting-out-from, law-prohibits, minnesota, usd, worth-considering
Category: Law & Ethics
Thursday, January 20, 2011 No Comments
Golden Gate Capital Corp.’s Orchard Brands, after efforts to sell the company outside of Chapter 11 failed, filed for bankruptcy court protection.
Tags: a-move-afoot, halting-foreclosure, orchard, sell-the, the-states
Category: Law & Ethics
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 No Comments
The city of Vallejo, California, proposed paying some creditors as little as 5 percent of what they are owed, making it the first general municipality that would fail to fully repay its debts in bankruptcy.
Tags: creditors-as-little, fully-repay, lives, proposed-paying, Vallejo
Category: Law & Ethics
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 No Comments
For those who felt that Kickstarter – the crowd-sourcing investment site that allows artists to own their own work – was little more than a vanity press for the digital age, meet Matthew Lessner.
Tags: a-vanity-press, country, creditors-as-little, digital, investment-site, lives, proposed-paying, the-country, Vanity Press, without-the
Category: Law & Ethics
Sunday, January 16, 2011 No Comments
With the continuing economic struggles that many Americans are experiencing, we have seen a dramatic
Tags: are-experiencing, Economic Struggles, level-since, lowest, posting-the, rebounded, with-the-continuing
Category: Law & Ethics
Friday, January 14, 2011 No Comments
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ’s comments that rising health-care costs might “bankrupt” the state, made on the same day of a planned bond sale, drew criticism for their poor timing and may have driven borrowing costs higher.
Tags: a-planned-bond, chris-christie, costs-might, drew-criticism, have-driven, Jersey Governor, poor-timing, same, state, the-state
Category: Law & Ethics
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 No Comments
Zagreb’s Radio 101, which became known for its fierce opposition to Franjo Tudjman, the late authoritarian president, has been declared bankrupt and could be shut down.
Tags: franjo-tudjman, has-been, its-fierce, Llc, radio, razak, shut-down, the-late
Category: Law & Ethics
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 No Comments
The Supreme Court says medical residents must pay Social Security taxes, and some bankrupt car owners are not entitled to shield a monthly amount for the “ownership costs” of their vehicles.
Tags: bankrupt-car, leave-you, liable-for, Llc, owners-are, Social Security
Category: Law & Ethics
