Thursday's Daily Pulse
The drop was across the board, with Chapter 7, 11 and 13 filings all decreasing. The improvement was even stronger in Florida, where total filings fell 16 percent last year to about 93000, the lowest total since 2008. [Source: Tampa Bay Times] Gov. …
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Bankruptcies down almost 20 percent in district
Also, there were six filings last year under the Chapter 15 plan, which involves insolvency involving more than one country, and one this year. Chapter 7 remains the most-used plan, accounting for 75 percent of all filings. Chapter 13 accounts for 24 …
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Mario Pender case dropped
The highly-recruited star running back, who has verbally committed to play football at Florida State University, got the news at his second hearing in juvenile court. The state attorney's office tells us that no charges were filed due to insufficient …
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