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Khan, IOI Bankruptcy Judge Approves Disclosure Statement, Sets Balloting on Plan Implementing Settlement with KeyBank
On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, Michigan Bankruptcy Judge Scott Dales approved the Disclosure Statement filed by lawyers for Interlogic Outsourcing, Inc. (“IOI”), Trustee Mark Iammartino of the Najeeb Khan (“Khan”) bankruptcy and Trustee Kelly Hagan of the bankruptcies involving companies referred to as the “Khan Entities.” The Disclosure Statement and Plan of Liquidation it supports…
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May Oberfell Lorber Announces New Partners to Law Practice
May Oberfell Lorber is pleased to announce the addition of Joseph L. Amaral and R. William Jonas Jr. to its law practice. Having been in practice since 1973, Amaral is a talented attorney with over 47 years of experience in law practice. His areas of practice include divorce, business litigation, business transactions, commercial law, real…
Read MoreQualification for Enrollment in the St. Joseph County Infraction Deferral Program
The Infraction Deferral Program available in St. Joseph County can offer significant monetary benefits. But do you qualify? Types of Tickets Accepted: Generally, speeding tickets of all ranges are accepted under the program. For reference, a traffic ticket for speeding 0-15 miles per hour (mph) over the limit carries two (2) points; 15-25 mph over…
Read MoreThe Financial Benefits of Enrolling in the St. Joseph County Infraction Deferral Program
The St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office offers an excellent program allowing people facing certain traffic citations to earn a dismissal of their ticket. If admitted into the Infraction Deferral Program, the State of Indiana will agree to defer prosecution of the traffic citation for 6 months from the date you make the agreement. If…
Read MoreTHE DAY I SWORE IN FRONT OF JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG
In 1995, I had been out of law school for nine years. It was in April of that year that I had the opportunity to be sworn into the Supreme Court of the United States. My former boss, Judge Allen Sharp of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, invited any…
Read MoreBankruptcy Options In The Age Of Coronavirus
If you are currently unemployed due to the national coronavirus pandemic and have bills coming due, you may need to consider your consumer bankruptcy options under Chapters 7 or 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. In recent reports, worldwide, households now have $12 trillion more in debt than during the financial crisis of 2008. We are…
Read MoreWhy Your Business Insurance Policy May Not Be Providing Coverage For Ransomware Attacks
One circumstance feared by businesses is a ransomware attack. The situation has unfortunately become a familiar one. A computer hacker gains access to a business’s information systems, encrypts them, and then locks out the business unless the business pays a substantial fee, often in untraceable bitcoin, for a password to recover the files. Aside from…
Read MoreConducting Mediation Sessions Through The COVID-19 Pandemic
During the current shut down of the Court system, attorneys are finding it difficult, if not impossible to get an issue in front of a Judge for a decision and thus are finding the status of their case in limbo. However, the option of mediation remains a tool you can utilize to benefit your…
Read MoreWhat Happened to My Jury Right?
“We the people” are who declared our independence from England in 1776, and it is “we the people” who judge the claims of our fellow citizens as jurors in our court system. As Americans, we take great pride in a system that allows us to be judged by peers and not the aristocratic or authoritarian…
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