Since today is foreclosure day in Georgia, I took a look at the Bankruptcy Court dockets for new Chapter 11 cases.  An unusually high number have been filed in the Northern District in the last few days, including several that appear to be related to real estate and construction.  Seven pending Chapter 11 cases were filed in January 2008.  Twenty have been filed in the first five days of February 2008.  This is no surprise, given the housing market. 

Here are a few of the Chapter 11 cases filed in the last week –

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