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October 6, 2006 Report: New Bankruptcy Law Not as Bad as Predicted Though consumer advocates and bankruptcy attorneys predicted the new bankruptcy law would make filing more onerous, force people to

  October 5, 2006 Group Expects Bankruptcy Filings to Hit Pre-BAPCPA Levels The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) says that according to a survey of its members, bankruptcy

  October 4, 2006 Supreme Court Supreme Court Refuses PG&E Case The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case filed by the city of San Francisco against Pacific Gas and Electric Co., paving the

  October 3, 2006 Dana Corp. Unlikely to File Exit Plan by Deadline While Toledo, Ohio ’s Dana Corp. is scheduled to file its plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection in three months, the company and

  October 2, 2006 Legislation Would Shield Tithing from Bankruptcy The Senate unanimously approved legislation early Saturday that would allow individuals who have filed for bankruptcy to continue

  September 29, 2006 Commentary: Counseling a Must for Bankruptcy Filers Now As a result of some consumers preferring to handle their own filings, some bankruptcy cases have been dismissed by courts

  September 28, 2006 Credit Rating Industry Overhaul Clears Congress Legislation placing credit rating agencies under greater oversight was passed by the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, a response to

  September 27, 2006 Feds Ease Enrollment Rules for Pension Plans The Labor Department unveiled a proposal yesterday to make it easier for companies to enroll workers in pension plans such as 401(k)s

  September 26, 2006 Tobacco Makers Lose Key Ruling on Latest Suits In a legal blow to the tobacco industry, a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled yesterday that people who smoked light cigarettes that

  September 25, 2006 Retiree Health Care May Overwhelm State and Local Governments Hundreds of billions of dollars in benefit payments to public employees will be paid over the next three decades