December 14, 2000 Daily Bankruptcy News

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Bankruptcy Reform: Child Support Association Urges Clinton to Sign Bankruptcy Bill Bankruptcy Reform Status _____________ Xerox Flops as Debts Mount Up California Energy Crisis: Energy Secretary Intervenes As Power Crisis Worsens And Possibilities Of Massive Utility Defaults Frighten Power Sellers Money Woes, Solvency Concerns, Add to Energy Shortage ____________ Lawsuit threatens Tri Valley sale Global Economic Slowdown Predicted Dotcoms: Bad News for 3 More Net Firms Net start-ups must abandon free-spending ways, experts say 1-800-AUTOTOW, Inc. Closes and Proceeds to Liquidate Certain Non-Performing Subsidiaries Not all dot-coms bomb EZbid.com Announces Operation Shutdown and Asset Liquidation S. Florida Dot-coms cut staff, close RealNames sees layoffs as signal of success ____________ The Par Four- TaylorMade walks the tightrope Justice Department Joins Lawsuit Alleging Medicare Fraud by IHS	Surviving the Great Salary Wars U.S. Fed proposes steps to halt predatory lending Houston, Texas-Based Diaper Company Drypers May Sell Its Assets To Competitor Airlines: Allegiant Air, Inc. Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection As Airlines' Fuel Prices Rise Forcing Some Into Bankruptcy, Travel Agents' Commissions Are Under Pressure National intends to keep accords - Motion filed to keep baggage, ticketing pacts ______________ USA Biomass Postpones Annual Meeting Lernout & Hauspie: L&H appeals bankruptcy protection denial ruling Insurer Mercator final owner of 16 L&H startups ___________ Whirlpool to Cut 6,300 Jobs Iridium: Iridium Sees Industries, Third World As Its Users Motorola Says it Gave Iridium Satellite $30 Million Bridge Loan ____________ E-signatures: The Sign of the Times for the Financial Industry Casinos: Trump plays both sides in casino bids Economist: Park Place takeover of Claridge wouldn't hurt market _____________	New Bankruptcy Opinions (1 new opinion today) Korea: GM still eyeing Daewoo, but no quick deal seen Hundreds Of Workers Hold Bank Chairman Hostage _____________ England: British Regulator Investigates Bank of Scotland in Probe of Money Laundering and Bankruptcy Fraud Judge Sentences Bankrupt To Four Months In Pub UK workers rage over Vauxhall plant closure ______________ Japan: Japan bankruptcies up for 13th straight month _______________ Just the ghost of a chance for retailers The End May Be Near For Braintree, Mass.-Based Department Store Chain Bradlees Edwards Theatres Seeks Plan Exclusivity Through June 21 Firstar protesters demand justice, retraction of bankruptcy law in Wisconsin Akin Gump And Troop Announce Merger Nursing homes escape scrutiny, critics say Aryan Nations' Bankrupt Leader Says He Won't File Tax Return Weather Forecast: Enter City, State, or Zipcode: