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300 restaurants closing: More than 300 Bennigan's and Steak & Ale restaurants closed their doors and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, according to The Wall Street Journal. The casual dining restaurant chains will reportedly liquidate and not reopen. Stores operated by franchisees are not named as debtors in these filings.; Tags: debtor, Litigation, Wall Street Journal; Research articles 2008-10-01
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Case Summaries:: Bankruptcy Fees Croak v. Turner 08-CV-465 Judge Mordue Background: Appellant Richard Croak, the former attorney for Beatrice E. Turner,debtor in the underlying Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding, appeals from an order of Bankruptcy Judge Littlefield, requiring the appellant to pay $260...; Tags: bankruptcy, debtor, discretion, Litigation, U.S. District Court; Research articles 2008-09-19
When debt collectors call you may owe money but you still have rights: The call came just before dinner. The woman asked me to confirm who I was. I responded: "You called me. How can I help you?" I was more than annoyed. The woman then said I had a past-due debt and needed to pay up. She told me the company and...; Tags: debtor, FTC, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-07-01
Maryland Court of Special Appeals Case Summaries: March 17, 2008: Commercial Law Cashing counterfeit checks BOTTOM LINE: Payroll check cashing company was not entitled to summary judgment where issuer of payroll checks did nothing to contribute to issuance of counterfeit checks. CASE: Select Express, LLC v. American Trade Bindery, Inc., No. 2588, September Term,...; Tags: commission, debtor, FINANCE, Maryland, partnership, payment, payroll, SALES, World Bank; Research articles 2008-03-17
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Case Summaries:: U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Bankruptcy Automatic Dismissal In Re Riffle 07-22372 Judge Ninfo Issue: Does the debtor's failure to file all earnings information in the accepted format trigger automatic dismissal of the petition when...; Tags: debtor, FINANCE, Mortgages, payment, petition, U.S. District Court; Research articles 2008-01-28

U.S. District Court, Western District of N.Y. Case Summaries:: U.S. District Court, Western District of N.Y. Due Process Corrections -- Misbehavior Lebron v. Artus 06-CV-0532VEB Judge Bianchini Issue: What are the due process requirements for a prison disciplinary action on the issues of evidence, hearing officer...; Tags: debtor, Judge, Litigation, U.S. District Court; Research articles 2008-01-15
GAG ME WITH A RULE OF ETHICS: BAPCPA'S GAG RULE AND THE DEBTOR ATTORNEY'S RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH: INTRODUCTION Both the congressional majority and President George W. Bush lauded the passing of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 ("BAPCPA")1 as a giant step towards curbing bankruptcy fraud.2 Motivated by the creditor lobby and an overriding sentiment that the bankruptcy system was being abused, Congress...; Tags: attorney, bankruptcy, debtor, ethics, Government, Litigation, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-01-01
STATUTORY QUIXOTICS: TILTING AGAINST THE HEALTH CARE BUSINESS AMENDMENTS TO THE BANKRUPTCY CODE: INTRODUCTION [B]ehold . . . there appears thirty or forty monstrous giants, with whom I mean to fight . . . . What giants? [T]hose which appear there are no giants, but windmills . . . . They are giants . . . I enter into cruel and unequal battle...; Tags: bankruptcy, Benefits, debtor, financial, HEALTHCARE, patient, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-01-01
Federal Court Digests: June 4, 2007: U.S. Supreme Court Education Rights of parents under IDEA BOTTOM LINE: IDEA grants parents independent, enforceable rights, which are not limited to procedural and reimbursement-related matters but encompass the entitlement to a free appropriate public education for their child. CASE: Winkelman v....; Tags: agent, bankruptcy, Cir, competency, Copyright Office, Debtor, Judge, Litigation, Register; Research articles 2007-06-04
Legal Notes: In re Bookbinder's Restaurant, Inc., 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 3749 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. Dec. 28, 2006) (Bankruptcy court denied creditor's request for immediate payment of administrative expense under section 503b(9) of the Bankruptcy Code for the value goods received by the debtor within 20 days of the debtor's Chapter 11 case.)...; Tags: asset, bank, bankruptcy, creditor, debtor, grocery, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Litigation, payment, security, settlement; Research articles 2007-05-01
Collecting online gambling debts.(ANTIGUA & BARBUDA): Antigua's Financial Services Regulatory Commission will help Britains's struggling BetOnSports PLC collect its debts to pay bettors and employees, the government said, reports AP (Feb. 22, 2007). Clive Archer, BetOnSports director, said the company has been hampered by the "slow return of funds owed to us...; Tags: Antigua, Associated Press, debtor, director, Government, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2007-04-01
COURTS, CONGRESS AND TAX DEBTS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DISCHARGE OF TAX DEBTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THE BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 2005, THE: I. INTRODUCTION For nearly 100 years, judges and scholars have understood that one of the most important features of bankruptcy protection is the fresh start afforded by a discharge pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code.1 Indeed, bankruptcy laws play a crucial role in our national economy.2 "When the economic structure of...; Tags: analysis, bankruptcy, Commissioner, debtor, FINANCE, Taxes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2007-01-01
NOWHERE TO RUN, NOWHERE TO HIDE: THE IMPACT OF SARBANES-OXLEY ON SECURITIES ARBITRATION: Securities arbitration is a "rigged system" that is unfair to investors. -William F. Galvin, Massachusetts secretary of the Commonwealth1 INTRODUCTION A. A Hollow Victory We won. For over two years, we won appeal after appeal in the New York state courts against a former Schwab and Co. independent investment advisor....; Tags: arbitration, bankruptcy, creditor, debtor, financial, fraud, investor, Litigation, NASD, security; Research articles 2007-01-01
Factorial and discriminant analyses of the underlying factors that predict customer retention in the debt management plan: In the past decades, the credit counseling industry has experienced steady growth due to the increased needs of consumers who are overwhelmed with debt (Christopher, Timmons and Cady, 2001). The services of credit counseling organizations focus on debt management plans DMP, and they also provide other services such as financial...; Tags: debtor, FINANCE, Government, Hunt, Litigation, Regulations, University of Arizona; Research articles 2007-01-01
Traveling for the holidays? If you're a Russian debtor, pay up first: SAINT PETERSBURG AFP — Russian bailiffs announced a novel way to prod debtors to fork out: bar them from leaving the country for the holidays. Drafted in Saint Petersburg, the pay-or-don't-go scheme, to be implemented across Russia, covers such sins as unpaid alimony and parking tickets or banking debts which...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Banking, debtor; Research articles 2006-12-20
Diligent Searches: Finding Misfiled IRS Liens: In United States v. Crestmark Bank (In re Spearing Tool & Mfg. Co.), 412 F.3d 653 (6th Cir. 1995), cert. lenied 74 U.S.L.W. 3587 (March 30, 2006) (No. 05-1271), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (which covers Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee) held that Internal Revenue...; Tags: bankruptcy, debtor, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, search, Taxes; Research articles 2006-11-01
Case highlights flaws in debt collector law: "Every minute of every day" is how often one attorney says illegal debt-collection practices are used against consumers. Debra K. Lumpkins, managing attorney of the consumer unit for Gateway Legal Services, said she had heard some horrendous stories about collection activities - including one about a collector who...; Tags: debtor, flaw, FTC, phone, SALES; Research articles 2006-10-04
Einfeld-led company collapses in debt.: Byline: Tim Dick Aug 14, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A charitable company founded by former Federal Court of Australia judge Marcus Einfeld has collapsed. The not-for-profit organisation Australian Legal Resources International ALRI is in the hands of...; Tags: Australia, Australian Taxation Office, debtor, FINANCE; Research articles 2006-08-14
Bills in the New York state Assembly: A.330 WEISENBERG Establishes the presumption in matrimonial proceedings for awarding shared parenting of minor children in the absence of an allegation that shared parenting would be detrimental to the best interests of the child; establishes an order of preference in awarding custody; defines shared parenting and parenting plan. Same...; Tags: creditor, debtor, FINANCE, Harassment, Insurance, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2006-05-01
Sec. 403(b) annuity included in bankruptcy estate.: E had a retirement account through an employer, which was a qualified annuity under Sec. 403b. E filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code and chimed that pension/annuity should be excluded from the bankruptcy estate under Section 541 c(2). The Bankruptcy Court...; Tags: annuity, bankruptcy, debtor, Litigation, Sec; Research articles 2006-05-01