There’s not much that’s new or novel about prepackaged, pre-negotiated and pre-arranged bankruptcy filings in recent years, except their growing numbers — and that is a story in itself.
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January 16 @ 3 PM ET ~ Complimentary
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Creative Discharge Solution to the Student Loan Crisis
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November Commercial Chapter 11 Filings, 2008-18
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Bankruptcy Won’t Lift Suspension of a Driver’s License for Failure to Pay Traffic Fines
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October Commercial Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filings, 2008-18
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1:06Bankruptcy & the U.S. Supreme Court
Join leading bankruptcy scholars as they discuss will not only the most important bankruptcy decisions by the Supreme Court but also on the decision-making process that the Justices undertake.
October Commercial Bankruptcy Filings, 2008-18
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