Justice Department Blocks ‘Essential’ Marijuana Workers from Bankruptcy Protection

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The Justice Department is preventing struggling cannabis businesses and their workers from accessing bankruptcy to weather the coronavirus-related downturn, even in states that determine medical marijuana is an essential industry during the pandemic. The department’s policy means the financial safety net that bankruptcy provides consumers who fall behind on their mortgages or car payments is… Continue reading Justice Department Blocks ‘Essential’ Marijuana Workers from Bankruptcy Protection

Catholic Church, USA Gymnastics, Boy Scouts of America Explore Chapter 11 to Handle Sexual Assault Victims’ Claims

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The Archdiocese of Portland was the first to do it. Three months later the Roman Catholic Diocese in Tucson, Ariz., followed suit and three months after that the diocese in Spokane, Wash., did it, too. They all filed for bankruptcy and since then more than 15 other Catholic dioceses and religious orders have filed for… Continue reading Catholic Church, USA Gymnastics, Boy Scouts of America Explore Chapter 11 to Handle Sexual Assault Victims’ Claims