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  October 21, 2011 – Over Winston-Salem, North Carolina – On board AirTran Flight 168 from Atlanta to Reagan National Airport in Washington – Alex Wathen just e-filed his first document from an airborne airplane.  The document was a certificate … Continue reading →

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has filed Chapter 9 bankruptcy.  A firestorm seems to be brewing as the State of Pennsylvania has objected to the bankruptcy filing and apparently there are moves to pass legislation that would strip the city of its power … Continue reading →

The widespread practice of sending Form 1099 to people who have had a foreclosure or a short sale benefits the federal government in terms of tax revenue.  Now there are ways out of this such as filing for bankruptcy the … Continue reading →

  You thought Hurrican Ike was over with – wrong it is still affecting us.  Other than the thousands who are still fighting over insurance proceeds and trying to get their homes repaired, it still affects your taxes. You have … Continue reading →

Fast Company Magazine’s website FastCompany.com as part of its FC Expert Blogger program has launched a bankruptcy blog by Bankruptcy Attorney Alex Wathen.  ”I am very excited to be onboard with a leading magazine such as Fast Company in this … Continue reading →

Alex Wathen having been an attorney active on the internet for over a decade has earned the distinction of being a Top 10 Blogger at the National Bankruptcy Forum.  Alex blogs about a variety of bankruptcy topics including developments with … Continue reading →

The appeal of the sealing of Congressman Ruben E. Hinojosa’s bankruptcy petition is taking a strange path through the federal court divisions of South Texas.  It started being assigned to Judge Janis Graham Jack of Corpus Christi.  It was then … Continue reading →

A Minnesota charter school has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and sent its students elsewhere.  Usually charter schools just close down they do not file for bankruptcy according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The schedules in this case raise a … Continue reading →

The Bold and the Beautiful and the Bankrupt, soap opera star Tylo Hunter has filed bankruptcy in yet another celebrity bankruptcy case.  The Chapter 7 petition lists less than 50 creditors and $1 million to $5 million in debts as … Continue reading →

The debt collector who set up a fake court room to make people pay their debts through coercion  has filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy.  The move comes in an apparent attempt to stave off a lawsuit filed by the Pennsylvania Attorney … Continue reading →