Bankruptcy judge approves $8M sale of Jasper Rubber assets
The decision comes months after Jasper Rubber’s parent company informed employees that it would shut down operations and lay off roughly 330 workers.
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Indianapolis personal bankruptcy attorney Zuckerberg to join select group
Mark Zuckerberg may owe his career to starting at a law firm that put his office at the end of the hall.
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Bankruptcies surge as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs
At least 717 companies filed for bankruptcy through November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. That’s roughly 14 percent more than the same 11 months of 2024, and the highest tally since 2010.
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families’ backing
The satirical news publication The Onion was named the winning bidder for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction Thursday, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax.
Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case
Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former election workers in Georgia who said his targeting of them led to death threats that made them fear for their lives
Bankruptcy filings slowly inch up in Indiana, nationally: Student loan repayments, credit card debt, inflation seen as key factors
Bankruptcy filings in Indiana’s Northern and Southern Districts fell in 2021 and 2022. But those filing numbers are starting to finally creep up, with year-over-year increases reported in the Northern and Southern Districts and nationally in June.
Bankruptcy filings up in Indiana amid 10% increase nationally
Personal and business bankruptcy filings increased 10% nationally in the 12-month period that ended in June, according to data from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Bankruptcy filings decrease in Indiana, with slight uptick nationwide
Bankruptcy filings in Indiana dipped in the 12-month period ending March 31, even as filings nationwide saw a slight increase, data from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts show.
Plunkett Cooney moves to new downtown Indianapolis location
One of the oldest law firms in the Midwest, established in 1913, has relocated its Indiana office to a new downtown Indianapolis location.
Individual bankruptcy filings see steep increase in 2022, bucking overall trend
Filings for bankruptcy protection continued to fall nationwide last year — with the exception of individual Chapter 13 filings, which increased significantly.
Notre Dame Law dean, Chapter 13 Trustee among bankruptcy fellows
Notre Dame Law School Dean Marcus Cole and John Hauber, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Indiana Southern District, will be among the 39 new fellows inducted into the American College of Bankruptcy in March 2023.
Surprise plunge in bankruptcies puts attorneys to test
Economists thought economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic would cause bankruptcy filings to surge. Instead, they’ve plummeted, which is forcing bankruptcy practitioners across the state to cut costs or find other work to fill the void.
Judge dismisses NRA bankruptcy case in blow to gun group
The decision leaves the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses it of financial abuses and aims to put it out of business.
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Ruling for homeowner in quiet title action after bankruptcy vacated
An Indiana trial court order in favor of a Hammond homeowner in her quiet title action following a bankruptcy was vacated Friday by the Indiana Court of Appeals, which found the trial court lacked jurisdiction.
IU McKinney dean Bravo reflects on past, looks to future during Black History Month presentation
Despite being forced into a virtual format due to coronavirus concerns, the Indiana Southern District Court’s annual Black History Month event was as strong as ever with a powerful presentation from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law dean Karen Bravo.
Goshen bankruptcy preparer pleads guilty to federal indictment
A nonlawyer who prepared bankruptcy petitions for northern Indiana clients has pleaded guilty to two counts of subornation of perjury for falsely claiming in court filings that she was paid half the fee she actually charged clients.
NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas
The National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate the nation’s most politically influential gun-rights group in Texas instead of New York, where a state lawsuit is trying to put the organization out of business.
Despite riot, impeachment, business as usual for high court
At this fraught moment in American history, the Supreme Court of the United States is doing its best to keep its head down, going about its regular business and putting off as many politically charged issues as it can, including whether President Donald Trump’s tax returns must be turned over to prosecutors in New York.
SCOTUS rules for Chicago in vehicle impound case
The Supreme Court says that when a person’s car has been impounded and they file for bankruptcy, the car does not have to be immediately returned, upholding the practice in Chicago in an 8-0 decision.
Cy pres from Celadon judgment benefitting legal aid
The remainder of a multi-million-dollar judgment won by Cohen & Malad against the former Celadon Trucking Services is providing welcome support to civil legal aid in Indiana.