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April 24, 2019
Justices Mull Limiting Contempt For Pursuing Invalid Debts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with the question of when a creditor can be held in contempt for trying to collect on a discharged debt, with the federal government arguing that courts should weigh whether a "fair ground of doubt" existed.
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April 24, 2019
GE Mortgage Unit Will Address Last Subprime Claim In Ch. 11
Attorneys for residential housing lender WMC told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday that it intends to incorporate a proposed settlement of the last outstanding claim against it related to subprime mortgages issued ahead of the Great Recession in a Chapter 11 plan.
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April 24, 2019
Ex-Platinum CFO Says Investors Knew Of Fund's Cash Woes
An attorney for the former chief financial officer of a Platinum Partners fund told a New York federal jury his client did not defraud investors, saying they were told of the liquidity problems that led to the downfall of the now defunct $1 billion hedge fund manager.
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April 24, 2019
US Trustee Rips Bid Protections In Orchids Paper Ch. 11
The protections offered the private-equity backed lender serving as a stalking horse bidder in Orchids Paper Products Co.'s Chapter 11 case are far too generous, the Office of the U.S. Trustee told the Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday.
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April 24, 2019
'Housewives' Star Fights Vineyard Vines' Bid To Seize Pay
A star of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” is asking a New York state court to stop retailer Vineyard Vines from seizing her pay from the producers of the Bravo cable reality show to satisfy a judgment in a copyright infringement case.
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