NY Bankruptcy Judges Irked By Long-Winded First-Day Filings

By Jonathan Randles (May 9, 2016, 7:21 PM EDT) -- Some New York judges have recently expressed dismay with the onslaught of what they've described as excessively long first-day filings in corporate bankruptcies, which often span hundreds of pages of dense legalese and challenge judges under tight deadlines to keep distressed business' afloat without undermining the rights of creditors....

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