Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on May 13, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
Do you have a lot of credit card debt ? Are you barely able to keep up with your bills because you owe so much on your credit lines? If so, you may want to speak with a South Texas bankruptcy lawyer ...
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Posted on May 6, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
Across the nation states are continuing to experience fluctuations in bankruptcy rates. In some areas like West Tennessee, there has been a slight increase in bankruptcy filings over the past few ...
Continue reading "Slight Increase Reported for Bankruptcy Filings in Tennessee" »
Posted on Apr 29, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
A packaged ice provider has filed for bankruptcy in an attempt to regain its footing in the industry. After the federal government stepped in during 2007 with several probes and investigations, the ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
A baseball team might be losing its stadium after its owner failed to save it from foreclosure . The Fort Worth Cats will lose LaGrave Field at a foreclosure auction scheduled for next month. Owner ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
One company is experiencing not only financial loss, but possible legal trouble as well. The Chinese timber company filed for bankruptcy this year just months after being accused of committing fraud. ...
Continue reading "Timber Company Facing Financial Loss and Legal Trouble" »
Posted on Apr 8, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
A small airline has decided that it will not be able to resume operations as it had originally planned. The company is now petitioning to have its Chapter 11 bankruptcy converted into a Chapter 7 ...
Continue reading "Small Airline Wants to Convert from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7" »
Posted on Apr 1, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
Think that filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy will take care of all your financial problems? If so, you should know that not everyone qualifies for this type of bankruptcy and those that are eligible ...
Continue reading "Chapter 7 Isn't Always an Option" »
Posted on Mar 25, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
A company that garnered national attention after selling faulty strollers quietly filed for bankruptcy this month. News of the Chapter 7 filing is just now making splashes in the blogosphere and ...
Continue reading "Defective Stroller Producer Files For Chapter 7 Amidst Lawsuits" »
Posted on Mar 18, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
Ever heard of Chapter 22 bankruptcy ? It is actually a made up term that refers to companies that have to file for bankruptcy protection more than once. Just three months into 2012 there has already ...
Continue reading "Increase Reported for Companies Filing for Bankruptcy More Than Once" »
Posted on Mar 11, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
The parent company of a national airline is busy working out bankruptcy agreements with several creditors. The owner of American Airlines announced last week, however, that it lost over $234 million ...
Continue reading "American Airlines Claims Loss of $234 Million Last January" »
Posted on Mar 4, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
Despite his recent attempts to get back into the limelight, actor Gary Busey is saying he is broke. The aging actor filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last week in California. William Busey, better known ...
Continue reading "Actor Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy due to Debt" »
Posted on Feb 26, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
A large brokerage firm that filed for bankruptcy last year is running into trouble with its customers. The trustee in charge of the large bankruptcy case recently discovered that the company used ...
Continue reading "Brokerage Firm Accused of Using Customers' Money to Cover Debt" »
Posted on Feb 19, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
A tax preparer has been ordered to pay over $46,000 for failing to heed a judge's order. As a result, she has filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy . D.G.B. worked as a tax preparer in Wisconsin for ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
Many areas of the country are seeing a slow return to how the economy was before the recession. One such area, South-Central Texas, saw a significant decline in bankruptcy filings last month when ...
Continue reading "Bankruptcy Filings Drop in January in South-Central Texas" »
Posted on Feb 5, 2012 By South Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer
Are creditors calling you day and night? If so, you should consider filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy so that you can receive an automatic stay. Anyone that is approved for Chapter 7 bankruptcy is given ...
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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 ...
Continue reading "Online Travel Company Challenges Airline's Automatic Stay" »
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 ...
Continue reading "Nevada Leads the Nation with the Most Bankruptcy Filings" »
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 ...
Continue reading "Legislatures in One State Passing New Foreclosure Law" »
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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