Monthly Archives: February 2018

Bon-ton Stores, Inc. – Demise or New Lease on Life After Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing?

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Earlier this week, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. took its multi-chain brand of department stores into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The action makes the regional chain of department stores the largest retailer to seek such protection this year. CNBC reported, in the immediate aftermath of the Chapter 11 filing,that the chain “…has been burdened with massive debt as it has struggled to grow sales and move operations online in the face of Amazon”. In 2017, approximately twenty major retail chains, including The Limited, Radio Shack, Hhgregg, Gordman’s, Read More +

Gibson Guitar & Bankruptcy: Something to ‘fret’ About?

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Numerous reports circulating in the past several days point to ominous signs for the future of iconic guitar maker The Gibson Guitar Company(known since 2013 by its current corporate name, Gibson Brands, Inc.). Many of the recent reports center on the company’s bond and loan debt that carry significant payments that are imminently due in 2018. The Nashville, TN companywas founded by Orville Gibson toward the end of the 19th century. Initially, Orville Gibson built and sold single-piece mandolins – on which he held a Read More +

Home Owners’ Association Dues in Bankruptcy

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Homeowners’ Associations are a fact in Florida, from the Deed-Restricted Communities to the Condominium Associations and Co-ops, many Floridians pay Monthly, Quarterly or Yearly Assessments to enjoy the benefits of architectural uniformity, common grounds maintenance and security. Adhering to community standards in turn helps maintain the appeal of the development, thereby increasing property values, and leading to happy homeowners. But sometimes, homeowners fall behind in their dues. This is a brief overview of how these back fees and assessments are treated in Bankruptcy. What is Read More +

Itt Tech: an Epic Failure on Many Levels

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Many people in the United States would be surprised to learn that the profit motive in “higher education” is not something that just magically appeared during the second half of the 20th century. A large number of for-profit colleges, institutes, and “universities” were founded in the decades after the end of the Second World War. Having “profit” as a motive for setting up and operating for-profit schools, however, had its genesis in the United States long before the 20th century; the roots of for-profit education Read More +

Bankruptcy, Layoffs and Likely Sale – the “fate” of A Pulitzer Prize-winning Newspaper

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One of West Virginia’s oldest newspapers, the Charleston Gazette-Mail announced on Monday, January 29, 2018, that a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing “is imminent”. The actual filing of bankruptcy pleadings has not been confirmed. Informed sources say the plan was to file the requisite Chapter 11 bankruptcy paperwork on Tuesday, January, 30th.If a Chapter 11 filing is commenced, West Virginia’s largest newspaper could be sold coming out of bankruptcy or otherwise liquidated. The report of the pending bankruptcy filing included news that the parent company of Read More +