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Bankruptcy Law

University of Richmond Law Review

1990

Jay Lawrence Westbrook

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As We Forgive Our Debtors: Bankruptcy And Consumer Credit In America, Michael J. Herbert Jan 1990

As We Forgive Our Debtors: Bankruptcy And Consumer Credit In America, Michael J. Herbert

University of Richmond Law Review

Bankruptcy may soon join death and taxes as an inevitable consequence of human life. During the year ending June 30, 1988, (the most recent year for which there are conveniently available figures) 594,567 American individuals and companies filed for bankruptcy. There is more than a sporting chance that, come the next recession, bankruptcies will top one million per year. Good news for lawyers, if not the economy.