July 19, 2000 Daily Bankruptcy News

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Ichan Emerges As Favorite In Claridge Casino Cram Down Involuntary Petition Filed Against Enamelon Ameriserve Founder Denies He Pulled Millions Out of Company Prior to Bankruptcy (WSJ: paid subscription required) Former Inacom Customers Won't Get Fooled Again Head of Bankrupt American Healthcare Spent Freely - Extravagant Cars, Jets and Condos Sogo: Japan Politicians Blame Sogo's Fall On Deal to Benefit Foreign Investors (WSJ: paid subscription required) Sogo Bankruptcy Caused By A Rapid Change In Public Opinion About Government Bailout __________ Big Tobacco: Tobacco Companies Insist Florida Verdict Would Bankrupt Them States Uneasy After Tobacco Ruling Tobacco case jurors speak out, call industry arguments unbelievable ____________	Shareholder Suit Filed Against Creditrust Workers At Bankrupt Plant Attempt To Poison Town S&P says corporate bond defaults rise Netter Digital Entertainment Files Chapter 11 Regulator says payday lenders abusing courts Stage Stores: Stage Stores Announces Store Closing Program The Ozer Group & Hilco Merchant Resources to Close 107 Stage Stores, Inc. Locations Court Approves Restructure Plan to Close 120 Stores Stage Stores Announces Store Closing Program __________ Judge Gerald Fines Appointed Chief Bankruptcy Judge in Central District of Illinois Mortuary giant in financial squeeze Is Credit As Addictive As Tobacco? Hazardous Material Contractor NSC Corp. Files Chapter 11 Claridge Reports Balloting Results Hamilton Moses Jr., Member of Panel That Crafted Bankruptcy Code, Passes Away	New Bankruptcy Opinions (6 new opinions today) Dotcoms: You Need A Program To Keep Track: The Dotcom Flop Tracker Failed dot-com puts scholarship winner on creditors' list Disney Kicks In Extra $$$$ For A Seven Year Old Creditor Failure is Good? Irony-of-the-Day: Online Bill Payer Can't Pay Bills, Goes Broke Bell Tolling For DrKoop.Com Wild Ride is Over for Dotcoms (WSJ: paid subscription required) Internet Shakeout: Experts Discuss Who, Why and What's Next Internet Firms Scaling Back (WSJ: paid subscription required) drkoop.com In Trouble Two Top Executives Quit Drkoop.Com (NYT: free registration required) Vultures Replace Venture Investors Online Merrill Lynch: 75% of Dotcoms Will Be Eliminated Through Bankruptcy Or Consolidation drkoop.com's Prognosis Worsening ___________