Bankruptcy – May 23, 2012

by Bloomberg Law on 4/25/2012

April 25 (Bloomberg Law) -- Former University of Nebraska and University of Houston Law School Dean Nancy Rapoport tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that she expects some law schools to close their doors because of the...more

by Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Center, P.A. on 3/19/2012

In my previous article, I wrote about how student loans cannot be discharged through bankruptcy. This fact has been driven home through the changes in the law since 2005 when the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer...more

by Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Center, P.A. on 10/18/2011

The newly appointed principal of Fairview School, a public school in Milwaukee, was forced to step down pending an investigation into her role in the bankruptcy of the Florida school at which she was principal. Wendy...more

by John Skiba on 2/8/2011

This is my 100th blog post since I started blogging back in June, 2009 and I thought I would go with a topic that has arisen a few times over the last couple of months: Education Savings Accounts and how they are impacted...more

by Pew Law Center on 7/21/2010

Many people don’t know if bankruptcy is right for them, sometimes they don’t even know if bankruptcy is a viable option. One little secret out there is often people don’t believe they have enough debts to file for...more

by David Wolf on 6/4/2010

As advances in medical care continue to add years to the lives of many Americans, could the failure to plan for that longer life lead to bankruptcy? It is currently estimated that nearly half of all Americans fail to plan...more

by David Wolf on 6/4/2010

The American Bankruptcy Institute reported last week that U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings rose 17.5 percent for the first three months of 2010 over the same period one year ago: The total number of U.S. bankruptcy cases...more

by Christine Wilton on 4/13/2010

U.S. Supreme Court ruling in student loan case is based on procedure. ...more