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Bankruptcy

See also Poverty.
Birotteau, César
ruined by bad speculations and dissipated life. [Fr. Lit.: Greatness and Decline of César Birotteau, Walsh Modern, 58]
Black Friday
day of financial panic (1869). [Am. Hist.: RHDC]
Black Tuesday
day of stock market crash (1929). [Am. Hist.: Allen, 238]
green cap
symbol of bankruptcy. [Eur. Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 390–391]
Harland, Joe
drunk who loses fortune on Wall Street. [Am. Lit.: The Manhattan Transfer]
Hassan, Abu
pretends to be dead to avoid debts. [Ger. Opera: von Weber, Abu Hassan, Westerman, 138–139]
Henchard, Michael
loses business and social standing through bad financial planning. [Br. Lit.: Mayor of Casterbridge]
Lydgate, Tertius
driven deeper into debt on daily basis. [Br. Lit.: Middlemarch]
Panic of 1873
bank failures led to extended depression. [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 267–268]
Queer Street
condition of financial insolvency. [Am. Usage: Misc.]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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For people that are considering bankruptcy as an option, there are two approaches to filing for consumer bankruptcy, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13.
On Feb, 28, the Trustee filed a motion for reconsideration, The Trustee recognized that the ultimate effect of the court's order in this case was unlikely to change, but objected to certain aspects of the ruling that he characterized as setting bad precedent on the applicability of the automatic stay, The Trustee argued that a general rule exempting from the automatic stay all proceedings against a debtor in the same bankruptcy court as the debtor's case would defeat the purpose of the automatic stay in many cases.
Changes in the bankruptcy legislation were aimed at a substantial decrease in the costs related to launching the process.
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National scandals, such as the massive failures of Enron and Lehman Brothers, (4) might paint a picture that bankruptcy is a corporate tool to restructure bad debt and escape what is owed, yet the vast majority of bankruptcy filings are personal.
This decision creates an opportunity to review the history of municipal bankruptcy judicial selection.
"There is often a stigma associated with filing bankruptcy. However, the facts, according to the Institute for Financial Literacy, indicate that the average bankruptcy filer may look a lot like you.
Accordingly, bankruptcy can be defined as a situation where a trader ceases to pay his commercial debts when due because of financial distress.
Bankruptcy law in Canada is administered under the Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act (the Act or BIA).
One of the protections provided to a seller of goods in the event of a customer bankruptcy is reclamation.
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