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Tydings & Rosenberg LLP
Often litigation successes turn to profitless nightmares with the filing of a bankruptcy. A multi-million dollar j.
Settlement Reached On PG&E Bankruptcy Reorganization
Christopher A. Hilen and Edward W. O'Neill of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
On June 19, 2003, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), its parent PG&E Corporation, and the staff of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced that they have reached a settlement of PG&E's Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization case. A majority of the CPUC's commissioners must ratify the settlement by Dec. 31, 2003. Prospects for ratification are not clear at this time.
Brave New World: Indonesia's New Bankruptcy Law
William A. Sullivan of Coudert Brothers LLP
On April 22, 1998, a new era in Indonesian lawmaking was initiated with the signing by President Soeharto of Gover.
Protection, Tort and other Plaintiff Claims and Litigation Through Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Daniel J. Herman of Daniel J. Herman ESQ.
Several months ago I wrote an article summarizing the status of bankruptcy law since institution of the BAPCPA "Reform" Legislation which became effective last October 7, 2005, (the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 - Public Law 109-8). That article summarized some of the most important changes including a description of the "means test," with its comparison to "median income". That article also describes provisions eroding the unlimited homestead of the Florida Constitution, including the creation of a ten year "look-back" to recapture value of monies invested in homesteads with fraudulent intent.