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The uptick could be due to the state's flagging economy and to the first full
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Aventine Renewable Energy Files for Bankruptcy and Immediately Seeks Court Approval of Post-Petition Financing
Introduction
Aventine Renewable Energy (“Aventine”), one of the country’s largest ethanol producers, filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on April 7, 2009. In the ethanol production process, corn is broken down either…
The Computer ate my Court Notification and caused Legal Malpractice
Missing a court date is bad. Worse is having your computer e-mail system make you miss the date, and having the judge hold a hearing at which you have to produce your IT guy, all to explain how it happened.…
Is a $500 Fine Too High For Crime?
Well, yes, it is, when it is imposed automatically before conviction.
Matt Hanley of the Beacon News asks “Is a $500 fine too high for crime?”
A lawsuit has been filed by an Aurora resident challenging the city’s…
Inherent Risks
An interesting fact pattern from one of my odder interests in tort law, amusement park safety:What risks are inherent in riding roller coasters? According to Six Flags, getting hit by random items. A jury rejected that defense and awarded a…