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August 3, 2005 Interim Rules for BAPCPA Implementation Released The proposed Interim Rules and Forms for the new bankruptcy law will be presented to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules

August 2, 2005 Krispy Kreme Reaches Compensation Deal with Turnaround Company Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. agreed yesterday to the terms of a “success fee” for the turnaround specialists brought in to

August 1, 2005 Bankruptcy Law Implementation Rules Draft Released The Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules has released its draft of rules to implement BAPCPA. The proposed Interim Rules and Forms

July 29, 2005 Senators Propose Reducing Amtrak Subsidies Amtrak’s operating subsidies would be cut, but the railroad would receive more money for improvements to tracks and equipment, under a

July 28, 2005 Fed Survey Says Economy Expanded in June with Little Inflation The U.S. economy continued to grow last month, supported by gains in manufacturing, housing and services such as tourism as

July 27, 2005 House Judiciary Hearings Address New Bankruptcy Law The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law today held hearings yesterday on the implementation

July 26, 2005 Legislative Hearings The Senate Finance Committee will hold full committee markup of employee pension legislation ( S.219, National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of

July 25, 2005 House to Hear Testimony on New Bankruptcy Law The House Judiciary Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee plans to hear testimony tomorrow on the implementation of the bankruptcy

July 22, 2005 Bankruptcy Record Sparse for Roberts The District of Columbia Circuit is not a traditional hotbed for bankruptcy opinions. Thus it is not surprising that a review of the cases found no

July 21, 2005 Sen. Specter Says No Asbestos Vote Soon A bill to create a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund is not expected to come up on the Senate floor before the August recess, the