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I Think I Need To File A Chapter 7 But I’m Scared I May Lose My Home!

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Many times people come into my office and want to file a chapter 7 but they are worried about losing their home in bankruptcy.  Often, this fear probably means they have delayed seeking some advice for a very long time. In most instances, the chapter 7 trustee is not going to sell your home to [...]
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Can Bankruptcy Help a Mortgage Modification Gone Bad?

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Sigh.  I hate loan modifications.  I just got off the phone with a potential bankruptcy client.  This call was from yet another borrower who has been working on a loan modification for months, but now is looking for a attorney to file an emergency Chapter 13 to try to save her house.  In this case, the [...]
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Lehman Brothers rescue would have been unlawful, insists Bernanke - The Guardian

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CBC.ca

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Minor Family Hotels Files For Bankruptcy - NBC 29 News

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Minor Family Hotels Files For Bankruptcy
NBC 29 News
In May Minor and his wife were listed as California's biggest tax delinquents, owing the state more than $13 million.

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Bankruptcy filings let up - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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Bankruptcy filings let up
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Farmer said the number of bankruptcy filings has varied widely in cities around the country, with places like Las Vegas and California getting hit the ...

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Gail Koff, Principal in Jacoby & Meyers, Dies at 65 - New York Times

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Gail Koff, Principal in Jacoby & Meyers, Dies at 65
New York Times
It opened walk-in neighborhood “legal clinics” staffed by general practitioners who had access to teams of specialists in areas like bankruptcy, ...

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Death Row Records' Successor Files Suit for Accounts to Reveal Finances - Bloomberg

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Death Row Records' Successor Files Suit for Accounts to Reveal Finances
Bloomberg
The bankruptcy case is In re Death Row Records Inc., 06-11205, US Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California (Los Angeles).

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CATHOLIC CHURCH Bankruptcy News, Issue No. 157 - Emailwire (press release) (blog)

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CATHOLIC CHURCH Bankruptcy News, Issue No. 157
Emailwire (press release) (blog)
... Arizona and Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego in California. CATHOLIC CHURCH BANKRUPTCY NEWS is distributed to paying subscribers by electronic mail. ...

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PTT, Arpaio, Vivendi, Telekomunikacja Polska in Court News - BusinessWeek

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PTT, Arpaio, Vivendi, Telekomunikacja Polska in Court News
BusinessWeek
20 asked US Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland to approve the fees for work done from February through May, bringing their total fee requests in the case to ...

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Requests for Admissions: Court Of Appeal Reverses $55,420 Costs-of-Proof Award Against Legal Malpractice Plaintiff

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Second District, Division 3 Remands For Costs-of-Proof Award Recalculation. Under our sidebar category “Requests for Admissions,” we have looked at many decisions examining the costs-of-proof statute set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.420(a), which allows the court to...
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Section 1717 And Appealability: Post-Jury Fee Award Was Appealable, Not Premature, Under Section 1717.

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Second District, Division 4 Nixes Appellant’s Reliance on Parsed Language from Butler-Rupp. In Sherwyn v. Nathaniel, Case No. B215666 (2d Dist., Div. 4 Sept. 1, 2010) (unpublished), defendant defensed plaintiff attorney in a jury trial involving attorney’s effort to collect...
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Prompt Payment Statutes: Despite Ambiguous Statutory Language, Court Of Appeal Determines Attorneys Fees Are Available To Prevailing Party Determining Under Civil Code Section 3260.1(b)

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Second District, Division 4 Parts Company With Dicta in Yassin. Under our category “Special Fee Shifting Statutes,” we have explored decisions examining the construction prompt payment statutes (most of which are contained in the Civil Code). For example, in Yassin...
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Special Fee Shifting Statute: Fifth District Clarifies Bad Faith Standard Of Business And Professions Code Section 809.9

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Appellate Court Details Proper Application of Mir. Business and Professions Code section 809.9 provides that the court shall award attorney’s fees “to a substantially prevailing party” in a peer review lawsuit “if the other party’s conduct in bringing, defending, or...
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Foreclosure, HAMP & Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

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Before the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) came into existence if a client’s house was in foreclosure you had two basic options:  Either file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and give the house back to the creditor, or file a Chapter 13 and pay the arrearages though a Chapter 13 Plan.  Very rarely would a creditor [...]
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Stay on Your Bankruptcy Lawyer’s Good Side

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You’ve finally hired a bankruptcy lawyer.  You’ve done your research and found a lawyer with whom you think you can have a good working relationship. How do you preserve that good working relationship through the course of your bankruptcy case?  I’m going to focus on things that are particularly relevant to bankruptcy cases, rather than [...]
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Dick Fuld: regulators made financial crisis worse by forcing Lehman into ... - Telegraph.co.uk

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Telegraph.co.uk

Dick Fuld: regulators made financial crisis worse by forcing Lehman into ...
Telegraph.co.uk
The financial crisis was made worse because of regulators' decision to force Lehman Brothers to file for bankruptcy, the failed investment bank's former ...
Fuld Says US Used `Flawed Information' to Deny AidBloomberg
Former Lehman boss defiant before official inquiryThe Guardian
Regulators defend actions on Lehman, WachoviaThe Associated Press
Wall Street Journal (blog) -New York Times -KMPH Fox 26
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Investors confront ex-broker - Orlando Sentinel

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Investors confront ex-broker
Orlando Sentinel
"It was my life savings," Forsythe said Wednesday during a hearing in US Bankruptcy Court in Orlando. "He was supposed to roll my money over into a new IRA. ...

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Capitol: A graveyard for key bills at the 11th hour - Capitol Weekly

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Capitol: A graveyard for key bills at the 11th hour
Capitol Weekly
For the second time, Simitian pushed legislation to require California utilities to get a third of their power from renewable sources – such as wind and ...

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North Dakota bank removes roadblock in Hecker bankruptcy - Pioneer Press

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North Dakota bank removes roadblock in Hecker bankruptcy
Pioneer Press
On Wednesday, Cornerstone Bank reached settlement agreements with the trustees who are handling the former auto mogul's case and a separate bankruptcy of ...

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Private Attorney General Statute And Cases Pending: Serrano Case From Second District Accepted for California Supreme Court Review

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Fee Eligibility for Establishing Precedent on Challenged Practice is Key Issue. In Serrano v. Stefan Merli Plastering Co., 184 Cal.App.4th 178 (2d Dist., Div. 3 Apr. 28, 2010), attorney’s fees were denied to a plaintiff successfully challenging certain court reporting...
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Arbitration: Published And Unpublished Decisions Illustrate Deference Given To Arbitrators Final Awards Regarding Attorneys Fees

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August 31 was a day in which two decisions were issued by Courts of Appeal, both demonstrating the deference that trial and appellate courts will give to arbitration attorney’s fees awards. Miller v. Lifestyles Senior Housing Managers, Case No. C059843...
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What Can I Do To Stop Creditors From Contacting Me?

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A sure way to stop creditors from contacting you is to file for bankruptcy protection.  Under the Bankruptcy Code, once you file with the Court, an order called the “automatic stay” goes into effect immediately and without you or your attorney doing anything more than filing your petition. But, if you are saving your money [...]
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Innkeepers, HSH Delaware, Crucible, P&C Poultry, GM, Garlock: Bankruptcy - Bloomberg

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Innkeepers, HSH Delaware, Crucible, P&C Poultry, GM, Garlock: Bankruptcy
Bloomberg
The buyer, PSP Holdings LLC, is a company sponsored by Marlin Equity Partners from El Segundo, California, and Canada's Samnite Technologies Inc. The ...

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Meet The Bernie Madoff of Beverly Hills - The Business Insider

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The Business Insider

Meet The Bernie Madoff of Beverly Hills
The Business Insider
At this point in his case, Madoff was,” says David Youssefyeh, an attorney who represents 20 families in a contentious bankruptcy case involving Namvar and ...

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American Pie Producer Files for Bankruptcy - Wall Street Journal (blog)

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American Pie Producer Files for Bankruptcy
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The Michigan native owes the state of California $518630 in back taxes, the Detroit News reported. His bankruptcy petition didn't list specific debts, ...

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Fuld Says US Used `Flawed Information' in Denying Lehman Aid - Bloomberg

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Reuters India

Fuld Says US Used `Flawed Information' in Denying Lehman Aid
Bloomberg
“Lehman was the only firm that was mandated by government regulators to file for bankruptcy. The government was then forced to intervene to protect those ...
Financial Crisis Panel to Examine Lehman, WachoviaWall Street Journal (blog)

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Financial Freedom Law Opens Bankruptcy Law Office in Sacramento, California - I-Newswire.com (press release)

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Financial Freedom Law Opens Bankruptcy Law Office in Sacramento, California
I-Newswire.com (press release)
Various California communities, including towns, cities and counties, have also been considering or have declared insolvency. Bankruptcy is not for everyone ...

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Cash-strapped Calif. county approves hospital tax - The Associated Press

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Cash-strapped Calif. county approves hospital tax
The Associated Press
The vote Tuesday gives Modoc County a much-needed infusion of cash and likely means it will avoid bankruptcy. Voters approved both measures, one to impose a ...

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Tullett Prebon-GFI, Brooks Brothers, Odfjell in Court News - Bloomberg

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Tullett Prebon-GFI, Brooks Brothers, Odfjell in Court News
Bloomberg
The New York-based lender, in papers filed with US Bankruptcy Judge James M. Peck in Manhattan on Aug. 25, said that when the securities firm teetered on ...

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Bankruptcy judge blocks California suit against ex-CalPERS official Villalobos - Sacramento Bee

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Los Angeles Times

Bankruptcy judge blocks California suit against ex-CalPERS official Villalobos
Sacramento Bee
RENO – Throwing confusion into California's case against former CalPERS board member Alfred Villalobos, a bankruptcy judge indicated Tuesday ...
Villalobos bankruptcy judge is skeptical that state's suit won't get in the wayLos Angeles Times
Nevada judge poised to block state lawsuit against former CalPERS board memberSacramento Bee

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