South Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
According to reports, an online travel provider is having trouble with a bankruptcy case. Last week, the company received disappointing news from the judge overhearing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2012 By Malaise Law Firm
Statistics show that there is no debate that personal bankruptcy filings saw a serious decline in 2011. What is up for debate, however, is whether the trend will continue into the New Year. In 2011 ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2012 By Malaise Law Firm
After a somewhat poor holiday season, several retailers have felt the economic crunch of reduced consumer spending. One company was forced to file for bankruptcy this month after poor holiday sales. ...
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Posted on Jan 8, 2012 By Malaise Law Firm
After the foreclosure debacle of late last year and early this year, state legislators across the country have re-evaluated state laws. A new bill is set to be signed by the governor of one state to ...
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Posted on Jan 1, 2012 By Malaise Law Firm
The bankruptcy case regarding a California baseball team has taken years to complete. Now that it is nearly finished, the judge overseeing the case has had just about enough of the quarreling between ...
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Posted on Dec 25, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
Homeowners that are looking for a quick way to escape foreclosure are the easiest prey for foreclosure prevention scam artists. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have lost their money to people ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
One young man is fighting to keep his spot on the Olympic team despite the bankruptcy lawsuit that is keeping him in the country. The 24-year-old hopes to join the Olympic swimming team for Australia ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
A national dental group announced that it would be filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy along with 14 related companies. The company went before a bankruptcy judge in New York this week to discuss the ...
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Posted on Dec 4, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
If you live in Texas and have met a serious amount of Californians recently, you are not imagining things. According to recent figures, there has been a serious influx of people moving from California ...
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Posted on Nov 27, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
Even churches are not immune from financial difficulties. A cathedral in Orange County, California filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year and now has hopes of emerging from bankruptcy ...
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Posted on Nov 20, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
A county in Alabama has gotten the approval to file for bankruptcy . This will be the largest municipal bankruptcy filing to date in the nation. After a group of the county's leaders met to ...
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Posted on Nov 13, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
Although attorneys in Wisconsin report seeing a decline in personal bankruptcy filings towards the end of the year, most say that this is a short-lived trend. The general consensus amongst bankruptcy ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
A research company has reported that personal bankruptcies are down 8% for the first half of this year compared to the same period last year. Chapter 7 bankruptcies were down a total of 9% and Chapter ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
As if the President does not have enough on his plate right now, the Democratic delegation is now imploring him to take care of homeowners that are in danger of losing their homes. In a letter sent to ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
A broadcasting company that owns three television stations in one city and other channels in a few other locations has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . The broadcasting company filed for bankruptcy ...
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Posted on Oct 16, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
Dealing with foreclosure may not only be a personal and financial hit, but it can also affect your health. A recent study conducted by doctors at one school of medicine shows that those who were in ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
Companies both large and small are being affected by the lagging economy, including a couple-owned business based out of Nebraska. The company, which manufactures outdoor wood furnaces, was forced to ...
Continue reading "Economy Forces Company to File for Chapter 7" »
Posted on Oct 2, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
Even though a bank in Indiana filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy nearly two months ago, the first meeting of creditors was not held until last week. This meeting, also known as the "341 ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
It is one thing to steal money - it is quite another to take it from the elderly. Yet, that is exactly what one man did in Texas when he stole nearly $7 million from senior citizens. The 77-year-old ...
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Posted on Sep 18, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
Across the country foreclosures are on the decline, especially in the Dallas area. According to one real estate survey, this area of Texas saw foreclosures drop to 4.74 percent in June, down from 5.33 ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
Those in the residential real estate market felt the crunch again this year as pre-owned home sales dropped during the first quarter. Those homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area saw a decrease in the ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
Based on a report issued by one statistics company, there is hope for those trading bankruptcy claims privately in the secondary market. Privately-traded claims rose in value this past month to $3.55 ...
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Posted on Aug 28, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
If you are constantly fighting with creditors over existing debts, you may be eligible for debt settlement. In short, debt settlement allows debtors to reduce the amount that they owe by working out a ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
A beloved former football coach at a University is now being accused of promoting involvement in a Ponzi scheme. The former coach has been accused of recruiting other coaches to contribute to a ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
When you are thinking about filing for bankruptcy , you may spend all your time dwelling on the poor state of your finances. However, even when you are deep in the red, you will want to spend the ...
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