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Turbocharging Motown’s Recovery

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A few hours after the pixels for that post were hatched, Detroit announced it had become the largest city in history to file for bankruptcy protection. This summer, a federal judge will decide whether to approve a plan that would allow the city to exit bankruptcy court by mid-October. Great Lakes'

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California is Rolling in Dough

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In the midst of the Recession, nearly two-thirds of the 50 states were teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. We tend to come down on the rainy-day side of these discussions, since many of the states who suddenly find their pockets bulging still have large debt obligations, including massive pension payments. Far West U.S. Plains U.S.

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Mechanics Lien and Bond Claims Best Practices

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Scott writes the Construction Lien Blog , which analyzes construction lien laws and regulations across the nation. These principles form a set of “best practices” for the company interested in preserving its lien rights on every construction, and ultimately therefore, avoiding bad debt.

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constructionattorneyblog: Waivers of liens: fraud

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The Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently ruled that a contractor who falsified waivers of lien engaged in fraudulent conduct and his debt to the bank was non-dischargeable. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Blog powered by TypePad. Waivers of liens: fraud. In re Christensen , 2005 WL 1941231 (Aug.

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#83:  The Impact of Bankruptcy on Perfecting a Mechanic's Lien

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As discussed in an earlier blog (#60), in order to “perfect” a mechanic’s lien in New Hampshire the lienor must institute court action for the purpose of getting an attachment order, Topjian Plumbing Heating, Inc. Suppose the owner files for bankruptcy protection before that step is taken. Bruce Topjian, Inc. ,

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