Lerach Coughlin attorney David Rosenfeld declined to comment, saying the firm didn't want to speak in advance of filing its application to be lead counsel today.

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Those shares dropped 67% in price last week, and pre-market trading was stopped this morning, in advance of the bankruptcy filing news.

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For U.S. companies and foreign candidates alike, the process of getting an H-1B begins far in advance of the April 1 filing date.

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Identity thieves typically file early in the tax filing season, well in advance of the true owner of the SSN.

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In filing these proposed procedures in advance of the June 30 deadline in our lending agreement, we are moving ahead as quickly as possible with the process of monetizing our digital imaging patent portfolio.

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While candidates start the job search as early as possible to find potential employers willing to sponsor them, companies are forced to make hiring decisions months in advance to ensure that immigration petitions are ready for submission on the first day of the filing period.

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