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Bill Hethcock of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Fort Worth Real Estate Firm Files for Bankruptcy

The Fort Worth company is represented by a solo attorney and lists assets ranging from $0 to $50,000 and debts ranging from $1,000,001 to $10,000,000.

March 22, 2021 Bill Hethcock of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Adeptus Health’s Flawed Business Model, COVID-19 Contributed to Bankruptcy, Expert Says

The Irving-based operator of First Choice ER, the oldest and largest freestanding emergency-room network in the country, faces a rocky road to liquidation. Bill Hethcock of the Dallas Business Journal has the story.

January 14, 2021 Bill Hethcock of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Mr. Cooper to Refund $73M to Home Mortgage Borrowers Dating to Nationstar Days

The nation’s largest nonbank servicer of mortgage loans engaged in multiple illegal practices over a period of four years in the aftermath of the Great Recession, according to a complaint filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and 50 state attorneys general.

December 15, 2020 Bill Hethcock of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Case Over $2B Frisco Development Could Drag for Years, Lawyer Says

The future of Frisco’s $2 billion Wade Park project could be more uncertain after a bankruptcy case containing fraud allegations was filed last week – and it could take years in court to untangle.

September 2, 2020 Bill Hethcock of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Dallas Developer Prevails in Power Struggle at Possum Kingdom Lake Resort

The Dallas developer of an upscale golfing community on the shores of Possum Kingdom Lake was cleared Friday of wrongdoing and won’t have to pay millions of dollars in damages to resort property owners who claimed they were harmed by a slew of alleged misdeeds spread over 20-plus years. Bill Hethcock of the DBJ has been following the saga.

May 6, 2019 Bill Hethcock of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Trial Starts in Struggle Between Property Owners, Dallas Developer

Is Dallas-based developer Mike Ward a shrewd, hardworking businessman who has made a few mistakes? Or is he a power-hungry conman who used illegal transfers to steal millions of dollars over 20-plus years from the Property Owners Association at The Cliffs Resort?

April 23, 2019 Bill Hethcock of the Dallas Business Journal

DBJ: Property Owners, Dallas Developer Battle on Shores of Possum Kingdom Lake

With the help of a deep-pocketed backer, property owners are duking it out with the owner of the resort, who says he has been unfairly targeted.

April 17, 2019 Bill Hethcock of the Dallas Business Journal

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Michael Chibib
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Scott Incerto
Oliver Irwin
Ralph Janvey
Cyril Jones
Andrej Kormuth
Layne Kruse
John Kurtz
L. DeWayne Layfield
Brice Lipman
Bryan Loocke
Steven Lorch
Jill Louis
Katherine Mackillop
Christopher May
Brandon McCoy
Matthew Nielsen
Eamon Nolan
Stephen Olson
Danielle Patterson
Carol Payne
Leisa Peschel
Andrew Petrie
Kimberly Phillips
Chuck Pignuolo
James Christopher Pittman
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Ravi Purohit
Wasif Qureshi
Carlos Rainer
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Kevin Sadler
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