Bankruptcy

President Elect Obama - Congratulations - Please Amend The Bankruptcy Code
President Elect Barack Obama made many promises along the campaign trail.  The most important in my view was the promise to change the Bankruptcy Laws.  The bankruptcy laws must be changed to stabilize the housing market...

THREE QUESTIONS ON DUTCH CARRIBBEAN BANKRUPTCY LAWS
FAQ Question 1 In which cases and by whom may bankruptcy proceedings be initiated in accordance with Netherlands Antilles bankruptcy law? Filing for bankruptcy may be done either by the debtor itself or by one or more of its creditors...

Will The Election Affect The Bankruptcy Laws
Bankruptcy Law is Federal legislation.  That means that whoever wins the white house on November 4 may ultimately control the interpretation of the current or future bankruptcy laws...

Obama White House Position on Bankruptcy Laws
The White House website has been updated to announce the Obama administration position on changes needed in the bankruptcy law.  The administration promises to reform corporate bankruptcy laws to protect workers and retirees...

Next week: Bankruptcy Week!
Brad Perri, a bankruptcy attorney in Minnesota, will be joining us as a guest editor for the next two weeks Bankruptcy is kind of the granddaddy of all consumer protection laws, but we don’t talk about it enough here, since none of the regular editors are bankruptcy lawyers...

Bankruptcy Law Changes Less Likely With Joe Biden on the Ticket
Ever since the passage of the BAPCPA changes to the bankruptcy laws in 2005, consumer advocates have held out hope that a new presidential administration might roll back some of the more hard line changes to the Bankruptcy Code...

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

Dumb Texas Laws
Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

Bankruptcy Law
A complete prime (pre-2005)

Air Line Bankruptcy
BCI Aircraft Leasing agrees to pay $600,000 settlement related to Delta Air Lines bankruptcy claims.

Bankruptcy Reorganization
Calpine Corp. pays $2.13 million bankruptcy settlement.

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Bankruptcy
helping to get you out of debt.

Washington Mutual Bank Collapse
May File for Bankruptcy

Dairy Bankruptcy
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA agrees to pay Parmalat SpA 310 million-euro settlement.