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Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Law Firm For $1.2 Billion For Client Taking Too Long To Go Into, Then Out Of, Bankruptcy
From Law.com - The 75-page complaint, filed Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court by trustee Richard Gray, alleges McDermott Will put off a much-needed Chapter 11 filing to facilitate self-dealing by two other members of the hospital group's restructuring team...

D.N.J. Bankruptcy Court Notes Split Re Mental State for Defalcation under Bankruptcy Code
Per In re Tamis, 398 B.R. 124 (Bkrtcy.D.N.J. Dec. 17, 2008):Chase seeks a judgment determining that its ?entire debt? is nondischargeable under § 523(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code ?because Defendants committed defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity...

Thought "Bleeder"JG Wentworth, in Bankruptcy, Offers Advice To Bankruptcy Trustees...Oh The Irony!
Yes it's true...in Reuters today!

Eugene Melchionne, Connecticut Bankruptcy Lawyer, Elected To Lead Bankruptcy Law Network

A Timeline for Your Bankruptcy Case; Usual Sequence of Events in A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in Arizona
Prior to your bankruptcy, suffer and worry a lot. You will, no matter what, and all that suffering will make you feel better when the overwhelming load of debt goes away...

Eighth Circuit Says Bankruptcy Lawyers Can Advise Clients To Run Up Pre-Bankruptcy Debt
In  Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. U.S.,  --- F.3d ----, 2008 WL 4068448 (8th Cir. September 4, 2008) (click here for ...

How do you recover money from a stop payment placed on a personal check given to you?
you can always take them to small claims court and sure them for 3 times the amo...

Protection from damages from Internet advertising fraud for owners of an Incorporated company?
The "corporate veil" that ordinarily protects business owners and managers from ...

Does a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge a secured mortgage loan?
Yes if you file they cannot sue you to the knowledge I know. My brother is in re...

Once a storage company takes possession of a stored asset and attempts to sell it to satisfy delinquent storage fees, can they continue to charge for storage?
what we found out is that the guy held onto the car since 99 and now wants all s...

I have a collection account on my credit report which states a later "account opened" date than the original creditor's default date on the very same report. What should I do? Do not want to file for bankruptcy.
You might consider contesting the account problem in question. If you call the c...