Newsroom Headlines

November 22, 2000   Bankruptcy Filings Decrease in Third Quarter, Fiscal Year 2000 Bankruptcies decreased by 6.8 percent in the 12-month period ending Sept. 30 from the prior year. New filings dropped

November 21, 2000   Metal Management and Affiliates File for Bankruptcy Metal recycler Metal Management Inc. and 28 affiliates filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday in the U.S

November 20, 2000   Senators Cast Eyes on Finance Committee Openings Four Finance Committee Democrats are vacating the coveted committee and Democrats may be awarded an additional seat based on their

November 17, 2000   Singer Executives Put Company Back Together After advising The Singer Company N.V. for more than 22 years, Phillip Watson and other company executives made the decision in

November 16, 2000   Idaho Man Charged with Bankruptcy and Wire Fraud, Perjury A federal grand jury in Boise has charged Bruce Minter with three counts of wire fraud, three counts of bankruptcy fraud

November 15, 2000   Action on Bankruptcy Overhaul a ‘Matter of Timing’ The November lame-duck congressional session came and went with no Senate vote on the bankruptcy overhaul bill.  The next

November 14, 2000   Farmers' Bankruptcy Measure Pulled From House Calendar House leaders pulled a bill that would extend chapter 12 bankruptcy protection for farmers from the schedule yesterday at the

November 13, 2000   Bankruptcy Legislation to be Senate’s Final Business Assuming lawmakers can finish the fiscal 2001 appropriations bills this week, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) plans

November 10, 2000   Man’s Bail Bond Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy Court A man who posted a $1 million bond for his son who was charged with murder and then failed to appear in court can discharge

November 9, 2000   Insurance Defense Firm Seeks Funds From Partner Involved in Chapter 11 Action Turner & Boisseau, an insurance defense firm that filed chapter 11 in August, has proposed a settlement