Article: Court shield sought: Evergreen Homes, affiliates file to reorganize under protection of bankruptcy; hearing set.

Byline: Betty Lin-Fisher and Marilyn Miller

May 1--Evergreen Homes LLC, an Akron company that sold new and rehabilitated homes and lots, and its affiliates -- one of which sold high-yield rate investment certificates -- have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection.

Evergreen Homes, Evergreen Builders, LLC and Evergreen Investment Corp. filed the paperwork on Sunday with the Northern District of Ohio's U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Akron.

In an e-mailed statement on Monday, Evergreen President David Willan said the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization "will permit us to protect current investors and stakeholders in the company, and allow us ...

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