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September 27, 2000 Nadler Opposes Joining of Bankruptcy Bill, Violence Against Women Act In a House floor statement yesterday, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) strongly criticized the planned linkage of

September 26, 2000 Credit Industry Starts Push for Bankruptcy Overhaul To ensure that Republican leaders make good on their promise to move on the bankruptcy legislation, the banking industry plans to

September 25, 2000   Columbia Sportswear Completes Acquisition of Sorel Brand International outdoor apparel and footwear manufacturer Columbia Sportswear Company® announced Friday that it received

September 22, 2000 GOP Plans to Attach Bankruptcy Legislation to Transportation Bill, Violence Against Women Act As the promised "sweetener" and in an attempt to win more votes, Republicans want to

September 21, 2000 Lott Introduces Another Bankruptcy Bill After Wellstone Vowed to Block S. 3046 With time running out in the current U.S. congressional session, Republican leaders yesterday agreed

September 20, 2000 Lott Introduces "Clean" Omnibus Bankruptcy Bill Sen. Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) on Friday placed S. 3046 on the Senate calendar. The bill, introduced the day before by

September 19, 2000 Video Update Inc. to File for Reorganization Video Update Inc. yesterday announced it would file chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, according to a newswire report. The St. Paul

September 18, 2000 AmeriServe Files to Reorganize Bankrupt restaurant supplier AmeriServe Food Distribution Inc., which has agreed to be purchased by the McLane Co. (a unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)

September 15, 2000 E-lawyers Learning to Cope with Rise in Failed Online Start-ups With the recent domino-effect of failing dot-com companies, many e-lawyers are beginning to find themselves

September 14, 2000   Rep. Gekas Tells National Association of Federal Credit Unions Not to Give Up on the Bankruptcy Bill Speaking to the National Association of Federal Credit Unions yesterday, Rep