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November 29, 2005 Pension Gap to Force Orange County Budget Cuts A decade after Orange County, Calif., declared bankruptcy, it is once again confronting a threat to its finances: the swelling cost of

November 28, 2005 Westpoint District Court Opinion Issued The U.S. District Court issued an opinion asserting that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s earlier determination that the objecting first lien

November 25, 2005 Adelphia Ex-Officer Admits to Filing False Report with SEC Former Adelphia Communications Corp. executive Michael J. Rigas pleaded guilty to making a false entry in Adelphia's

November 23, 2005 Now, Two Lawsuits Filed Against BAPCPA GeisenbergerCooper & Lanza PC filed a lawsuit on Oct. 19 against the Attorney General of the United States, the 3rd Region U.S. Trustee and the

November 22, 2005 Bankruptcy Filings Slow Drastically In the month since a new bankruptcy law took effect, the number of Americans filing for protection from their creditors has slowed to a trickle

November 21, 2005 Judge Conrad Duberstein Passes Away Hon. Conrad B. Duberstein died peacefully at his home on Nov. 18, 2005 at the age of 90. Beloved husband of Anne (nee Saggio), loving father of

November 18, 2005 Veto Threat as Senators Approve Pension Bill The Senate passed a bill yesterday aimed at strengthening the nation’s troubled system of company pension plans. But the White House

November 17, 2005 Senate Passes Pension Measure; Enzi Downplays Veto Threat The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation yesterday tightening pension rules after adopting amendments to give airlines

November 16, 2005 U.S. Senators Seek Further Delay on Asbestos Bill U.S. Senate Budget Committee leaders are seeking to further delay action on legislation to create a $140 billion fund to compensate

November 15, 2005 Frist Cites Progress on Pension Bill Negotiations Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) said yesterday that there was progress on comprehensive pension legislation and it could