Blog Posts in October, 2012

Bakers Footwear Files for Bankruptcy

Bakers Footwear Group has reportedly filed for bankruptcy. According to reports, the popular chain of shoe stores ended up filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As a result of the bankruptcy filing, the ...

State Lawmaker Files for Bankruptcy Again

Idaho lawmaker and tax protester Rep. Phil Hart has reportedly filed for bankruptcy once again. According to reports, his filing prompted a federal tax foreclosure case against him to be put on hold. ...

First Place Financial Corp. Files for Bankruptcy

First Place Financial Corp. has reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to reports, the business filed in Delaware and listed assets at about $175.3 million. Along with assets, the ...

Poultry Giant Zacky Farms to Maintain Operating During Bankruptcy Filing

Due to the escalating costs of chicken feed, California-based chicken producer Zacky Farms, LLC, has filed for bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Sacramento, as reported by Bloomberg ...

A123 Battery Company Files for Bankruptcy

A123 is an automotive battery company that has recently filed for bankruptcy protection. The company received a U.S. grant which was supposed to keep it going, but the money was not enough to move ...

Negotiating with Your Credit Card Company

When debt is getting out of control, don’t reach for the phone to call a bankruptcy lawyer right away. You may want to try negotiating with your credit card company first. In fact, a bankruptcy ...

Withdrawal of Troops, and Lagging Economy, Blamed for Military Airline Bankruptcy

Military airline Southern Air Inc. filed for bankruptcy on September 28, as reported by the Wall Street Journal and other media, allegedly due to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that ...

Dynegy Emerges from Bankruptcy Protection

Dynegy is an electric power company that recently fell on hard times. As a result, the employees determined that they needed to file from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to dismiss some ...

Gold Medalist Files Bankruptcy, Auction of Belongings Looms

The Associated Press, and others, have reported that a former Olympian has had to file for bankruptcy due to the "fraud" of a business associate, and is now facing an auction of his most ...