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Debt
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Nebraska Debt & Bankruptcy Blog
Why Debt Settlement Almost Never Works
By Sam Turco
Hardly a day that goes by that I do not speak to a new client who says that they hired a debt settlement company to take care of their credit…
Don't Mess With Taxes
Debt panel suggests major tax changes Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Debt panel suggests major tax changes Wednesday, November 10, 2010 The preliminary report released today by the President's debt reduction panel already has accomplished a major feat. It's united much…
Pennsylvania Family Law
CHECK YOUR OWN X#X#X# CREDIT
We have recently experienced a surge in claims related to unauthorized use of credit lines including forgeries. It seems that when the economy turned suddenly in 2008 some folks decided…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Court of Chancery Finds That, Under New York Law, Notes May Be Voluntarily Cancelled Absent Provision in the Indenture to the Contrary
In Concord Real Estate CDO 2006-1, Ltd. v. Bank of America N.A., C.A. No. 5219-VCL (Del. Ch. May 14, 2010), read opinion here, the Court of Chancery addressed the issue of whether…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Looking for a White Knight
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
The once-venerated fashion label, Emanuel Ungaro, is looking for a white knight to buy the company. According to both the business press and the NY Post, Lindsay Lohan, Ungaro’s short-lived…
International Law Prof Blog
Canceling Haiti’s Debts to International Lending Institutions
The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee (International Monetary Policy and Trade Panel) is expected to mark up legislation on March 4, 2010 in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building in…
Land Use Prof Blog
Massive CRE Problems on the Horizon…
Have you looked at any recent Planning Commission agendas and noticed a lack of commercial real estate items? If you live almost anywhere in the U.S., you likely saw just…
The Right Coast
Barney Frank Had It Right The First Time Maimon Schwarzschild
Barney Frank, whom I praised last night for a grown-up response to the Democrats' defeat in Massachusetts, may be backsliding already.Will Obama and his party really try to ignore the public's…
International Law Prof Blog
London High Court Orders Liberia to Repay $20 Million to the “Vulture Funds”
From a press release just issued by the United Nations . . . .A United Nations human rights expert voiced concern today over the decision of a court to order…
Land Use Prof Blog
Remember Those Cases About Debtors Prison?…
What does a complete land use and development implosion look like? This story from the Guardian about Dubai's continued problems gives a good hint:Creditors of Dubai World are expected to…