It's another sign of our depressed economy: 141 individuals, couples and businesses in Highlands County filed for bankruptcy in 2008, up 40 percent from 2007. ...more

March 12, 2009

Today's economic troubles offer us the chance to understand some of our ancestors from an enlightened perspective. Americans have dealt with bankruptcy since the founding of our country; they've lost their homes and their fortunes. ...more

March 1, 2009

A Tampa lawyer was disbarred and another reprimanded in a series of disciplinary actions announced today by The Florida Bar. ...more

January 22, 2009

Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second-biggest consumer electronics retailer, reached an agreement with liquidators on Friday to sell the merchandise in its 567 U.S. stores after failing to find a buyer or a refinancing deal. ...more

January 18, 2009

By now millions of people have received one of those e-mails floating around warning about gift cards this holiday season. ...more

December 1, 2008

By now millions of people have received one of those e-mails floating around warning about gift cards this holiday season. To the frustration of retailers, the e-mails list retailers in bankruptcy – as well as several that aren't – and suggest extra caution about buying gift cards lest you show up at the store and discover it has closed or won't honor them. ...more

November 28, 2008

With losses reaching $5 million a month, Bill Heard Chevrolet filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early today in a federal court in Alabama. ...more

September 29, 2008

The U.S. Trustee has launched an inquiry into Countrywide Financial Corp.'s claims against two South Florida borrowers seeking bankruptcy protection to determine whether actions of the nation's largest mortgage lender "threatened an abuse of the bankruptcy system." ...more

November 29, 2007

Today, Jane and Enrico Parsons prepare to sit at a table in their attorney's office and sign a document that could keep their lives from crumbling. ...more

November 13, 2007