In November, the largest milk producer in the country filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In January, Borden Dairy Co., the second largest producers also sought bankruptcy protection. It is reported that Borden, which is based in Dallas, owes between $100 and $500 million to about 5000 creditors. Unlike a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a Chapter [...]
Various medial outlets are reporting that the Boy Scouts of America organization has filed for bankruptcy protection. The group has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy apparently in the hope of dealing with a deluge of lawsuits brought by sexual assault victims. CNN reports "hundreds" of lawsuits from across the country. It is unclear how many [...]
According to statistics from the American Bankruptcy Institute, there were a total of 477,106 chapter 7 bankruptcies and 288,039 chapter 13 bankruptcies filed in Wisconsin in 2019. Attorney Steven Zaleski
Since Shopko is quite a large retailer here in Wisconsin, I previously wrote a little about its recent bankruptcy. I also noted the bankruptcy of Forever 21 another mall-type retailer. Just for further information, here are some other retailers who have sought bankruptcy protection in the past five years or so: American Apparel, Delia, Aeropostale, [...]
If you have young girls, you have most likely shopped at Forever 21. It appears that Forever 21 may longer be "forever" as of 2019. Various news agencies are reporting that the California retailer is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It has stores in Wisconsin. News sources are reporting that the company will close up [...]
The last news I reported involved a bankruptcy filing by a business that is kind of local to Wisconsin, that being Shopko. Today, the news involves a New York company that has undoubtedly effected a lot of Wisconsinites, and for the worst. USA Today has reported that Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy protection in [...]
It's time to look at how many bankruptcy cases were filed in May 2019 here in Madison, Wisconsin, location of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, 346 chapter 7 bankruptcy cases and 7 chapter 13 bankruptcy cases were filed here in Madison, Wisconsin. Of [...]
Attorney Steven Zaleski, Madison, Wisconsin has been recognized as a Top Rated Lawyer in Wisconsin for 2019. According to Avvo, Attorney Steven Zaleski has been recognized by the legal community as having a"superb" attorney rating. Steven Zaleski has been practicing law since 1993. He has appeared before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on five separate occasions. [...]
As was contemplated in the Wisconsin press, Shopko's parent company and related subsidiaries have filed for bankruptcy protection. This has been big news in Wisconsin as Shopko is a well-known and loved store. Shopko has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This is vastly different from a Chapter 7 bankruptcy or Chapter 13 bankruptcy like most [...]
It appears that in December of 2018 there were 317 bankruptcy cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court For the Western District of Wisconsin, right here in Madison, Wisconsin. As always, if you are contemplating bankruptcy, you should talk with a lawyer experienced in bankruptcy. Attorney Steven Zaleski