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Princess Diana’s Dresses Will Be Auctioned To Cover Bankruptcy Debt

Fourteen well-known dresses worn by the late Princess Diana will be auctioned off in Toronto. The proceeds from the sale will be used to settle bankruptcy debts. Maureen Rorech Dunkel, a Florida entrepreneur, bought the dresses in 1997 when Diana sold them to raise money for charity. Princess Diana died in a car accident just two months after the original sale.

Dunkel belived the dresses were a good investment when she purchased them. She put the dresses on display in many different countries and formed the People’s Princess Charitable Foundation. However, Dunkel went bankrupt in 2010 and decided to sell the dresses to cover her debts. The fourteen dresses are worth more than she owes.

One of the most famous dresses in the collection is a black dress Diana wore to a White House dinner in 1985, where she danced with John Travolta. That dress is expected to raise between $800,000 and $1 million. Bidders from the United States, Canada, China, Germany, and Britain have all shown interest in the dress.

Source:

Ellen Tumposky, 14 Dresses: Princess Diana’s Iconic Gowns Go Under the Hammer, https://abcnews.go.com/US/princess-dianas-dresses-hammer-toronto/story?id=13904367 (accessed June 23, 2011).

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The attorneys of Hoglund law are licensed in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio. Hoglund, Chwialkowski & Mrozik, PLLC is based in Roseville, Minnesota. In addition to handling cases involving bankruptcy & social security, Hoglund, Chwialkowski & Mrozik, PLLC handles faulty drugs and toxic exposure.

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THINGS TO AVOID DOING BEFORE FILING A BANKRUPTCY

THINGS TO AVOID DOING BEFORE FILING A BANKRUPTCY:

  1. Do not pay back any friends or relatives money that you owe them.
  2. Do not give away any assets to a friend or a relative.
  3. Don not sign over any titles for vehicles to friends or relatives.
  4. Do not lend any friends or relatives money.
  5. Do not put your money in a friend’s or relative’s bank account.
  6. Do not sell any of your assets to a friend or a relative.
  7. Do not charge large items on a credit card.
  8. Do not use your credit cards in any significant manner.
  9. Do not take out any loans.
  10. Do not grant anyone a security interest in your property.
  11. Do not gamble.

All of these actions can cause complications in a bankruptcy. If you are considering filing a bankruptcy you should speak with an attorney before doing anything on the this list.

Written by Hoglund Law

The attorneys of Hoglund law are licensed in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio. Hoglund, Chwialkowski & Mrozik, PLLC is based in Roseville, Minnesota. In addition to handling cases involving bankruptcy & social security, Hoglund, Chwialkowski & Mrozik, PLLC handles faulty drugs and toxic exposure.

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Bankruptcy Filings For First Quarter Down From 2010 Levels

Based on information provided by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the number of bankruptcy filings in the first quarter of 2011 was down 6% from the number of first quarter filings in 2010. Overall, 366,178 bankruptcy cases were filed during January, February, and March of 2011. Over the same period in 2010, 388,148 cases were filed. First quarter consumer bankruptcy filings were down 5% from first quarter 2010 levels. Also, business filings for the first quarter decreased 15% from the same period in 2010. The total first quarter filings for 2011 are also down 1% from the number of bankruptcies filed in the fourth quarter of 2010.

The Executive Director of the American Bankruptcy Institute believes total filings for 2011 will end up below the total from 2010, representing attempts by consumers and businesses to decrease debt. The top five states with the highest per capita bankruptcy filing rate were Nevada, Georgia, Tennessee, California, and Indiana. Those states were ranked using filing data for the one-year period ending on March 31, 2011.

Source:

First Quarter Bankruptcy Filings Fall 6 Percent from 2010; Business Filings Drop 15 Percent,

https://www.abiworld.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=63681 (accessed June 14, 2011).

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The attorneys of Hoglund law are licensed in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio. Hoglund, Chwialkowski & Mrozik, PLLC is based in Roseville, Minnesota. In addition to handling cases involving bankruptcy & social security, Hoglund, Chwialkowski & Mrozik, PLLC handles faulty drugs and toxic exposure.

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NY Lawsuit Alleges Judicial Bias Against Disabled

A class action lawsuit was filed on April 12, 2011 alleging bias against disability applicants. The Complaint was filed against the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) in Queens, New York. The plaintiffs’ claims are based on infringement of their right to a complete and fair hearing in front of an unbiased judge, violating the Social Security Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.

The complaint identifies the Chief administrative law judge (ALJ) for the Queens office along with four other ALJs. The class of plaintiffs includes Social Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability (SSD) claimants who received unfavorable decisions from the identified ALJs and claimants that will be assigned to the ALJs. The claims are based on reviews of opinions issued by the five judges. The Complaint alleges that the judges have a high rate of denial, fail to comply with the law and develop the record, and made incorrect determinations of  credibility. The Complaint describes the lawsuit as a final resort after the Commissioner of Social Security failed to take action.

Additionally, the Complaint notes the fact that ALJs have insufficient accountability to the public. Each Office’s Chief ALJ, along with the Regional Chief ALJ, takes part in investigations of claims of misconduct. In the present case, the Queens Office’s Chief ALJ is one of the accused ALJs, meaning he would take part in an investigation of his own misconduct. The plaintiffs claim that Court intervention is necessary to prevent this conflict of interest and provide a remedy for plaintiffs harmed by biased ALJs.

Source:

Class Action Alleges Bias of Five ALJs, 33 NOSSCR Social Security Forum 3 (April 2011).

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The attorneys of Hoglund law are licensed in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio. Hoglund, Chwialkowski & Mrozik, PLLC is based in Roseville, Minnesota. In addition to handling cases involving bankruptcy & social security, Hoglund, Chwialkowski & Mrozik, PLLC handles faulty drugs and toxic exposure.

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