Another One Bites the Dust – San Bernardino, California City Council Votes to...
You can now add San Bernardino, California to the growing list of U.S. cities planning to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. On July 10, facing the possibility of insolvency due to a variety of...
View ArticleMunicipal Bankruptcy Update: San Bernardino Files Chapter 9 Petition
On August 1, 2012, the City of San Bernardino, California filed its Chapter 9 petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. In its petition, the city estimated that it...
View ArticleNeither Fish Nor Fowl
Recently the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia found that a hospital authority was not eligible for relief under either chapter 9 or chapter 11. Given the rising tide of municipal...
View ArticleDetroit – A City in Crisis
Detroit is a city in crisis. It is nearly impossible for Detroit to provide basic services to its residents. The police department’s response time is almost five times the national average. Its...
View ArticleDecision Paves Way For Detroit’s Bankruptcy Case To Proceed
In our July 26 blog posting, we reported on the City of Detroit’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on July 18, 2013. This...
View ArticleDetroit Residents Granted Rare Opportunity To Speak Out In Court Against...
In connection with the ongoing City of Detroit Chapter 9 bankruptcy proceeding pending in the Eastern District of Michigan, Judge Steven Rhodes – in an unusual move – granted 93 people who submitted...
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