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June 2, 2000 Amendment Offers Possible Assistance for Seed Growers At least one bankruptcy-related amendment was attached to the recent crop insurance conference report. The $15-plus billion farm bill

June 1, 2000 Court Votes Not to Reappoint Philadelphia Bankruptcy Judge The 12 active judges on the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals have voted not to reappoint Bankruptcy Judge David A. Scholl (E

May 31, 2000 Supreme Court Restricts Rights of Creditors The Supreme Court ruled that companies that provide insurance or other services to a business during its bankruptcy proceedings cannot attempt

May 30, 2000 DeLorean Distributes to Creditors According to a newswire report, the DeLorean Motor Co. bankruptcy case will close after 18 years. Attorneys estimated in 1983 that creditors would

May 26, 2000 Chapter 13 Panel Trustee Reinstated after Racial Slur Incident An Idaho federal court judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction against the Executive Office for U.S.Trustees

May 25, 2000 Crop Insurance Conference Finalized; Bankruptcy Bill Not Added House and Senate conferees on the crop insurance legislation wrapped up their work on the bill late Wednesday and have

May 24, 2000 Democrats Feel 'Locked Out' of Bankruptcy Overhaul Discussion Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle said yesterday that he was 'increasingly inclined' to oppose a final version of

May 23, 2000 Rockefeller Center Up For Sale The Associated Press reported today that Rockefeller Center in New York is up for sale. Rockefeller Center Properties Inc. acquired the 12-building art deco

May 22, 2000 Bankruptcy Legislation Expected to Wrap Up This Week Republican leaders are hopeful that they can wrap up the bankruptcy overhaul legislation this week, according to the CQ Daily Monitor

May 19, 2000 U.S. Lawmakers Strike Deal on Bankruptcy Overhaul Congressional negotiators said yesterday they had reached a tentative deal on final legislation to overhaul the U.S. bankruptcy system to