Bankruptcy News

Bay State Personal Bankruptcy Filings Drop 16 Percent In 2011
Personal bankruptcy filings in Massachusetts decreased 16 percent in 2011 from a year earlier, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.
Personal Bankruptcy Lawyers Forced to Reduce Rates as National Bankruptcy Filings Decline
CHICAGO, IL-- - Last year's 12 percent drop in bankruptcy filings may be good news to consumers, but for the lawyers who represent them it could mean a substantial blow to the budget.According to a recent ...
Coal operator Larry Addington files for bankruptcy
Kentucky coal operator Larry C. Addington has filed for personal bankruptcy protection, linked to a
ECU trustee files for personal bankruptcy
East Carolina University Trustee Mark Tipton has filed for personal bankruptcy. The Triangle Business Journal reported on Tuesday that the Raleigh-based developer filed a Chapter 11 petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on Monday.
Fitch: Bankruptcies fall nearly 12 pct in 2011
Personal bankruptcy filings fell for the first time in four years in 2011 as consumers showed restraint in borrowing and paid down existing debt, Fitch Ratings service said Wednesday.Personal bankruptcy ...
Sacramento developer Sotiris Kolokotronis files personal bankruptcy
Prominent Sacramento developer Sotiris K. Kolokotronis filed personal bankruptcy on Friday, listing debts of $130 million.
Ex-Palm Desert councilman hopes voters look past bankruptcy
Former Palm Desert City Councilman Jim Ferguson, who announced plans to run for the council again on Sunday, filed for personal bankruptcy Jan. 12, according to documents The Desert Sun obtained from U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
Ex-councilman hopes Palm Desert voters look past bankruptcy
Former Palm Desert City Councilman Jim Ferguson, who announced plans to run for the council again on Sunday, filed for personal bankruptcy Jan. 12, according to documents The Desert Sun obtained from U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
The Oklahoma Bankruptcy Lawyers at Atkins & Markoff Alert Public to Release of 2011 Personal Bankruptcy Filing ...
The Oklahoma bankruptcy lawyers at the law firm of Atkins & Markoff, whose law firm Web site URL can be found at http://OklahomaBankruptcyLawCenter.com, hereby alert the public of the release of the statistics concerning the filing rate for personal bankruptcy cases in the United States in 2011. One in every 175 Americans filed for personal bankruptcy protection in 2011, which is lower than ...
Officer placed on unpaid leave
Shreveport police Sgt. Joey Willlis, who faces federal felony charges for crimes related to his personal bankruptcy, was placed on unpaid leave Saturday, a department spokesman said.