December 9, 2002 

Daily Bankruptcy News

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When paying off debt is a bad idea
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Boston Diocese:

Ch. 11 may help Boston archdiocese
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Experts: Archdiocese unlikely to file for Chapter 11
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Cardinal Law visits Vatican amid cries for resignation
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Scandal after scandal for Catholics
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Boston cardinal no-show at church amid public rage
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Bishops Hope Reforms Help Fix Scandal
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California Catholics face financial crisis
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Enron:

Pressure increases on Enron banks
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Former Judge Takes Hard Look At Enron's Staggering Legal Bills
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Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Chase Enron Deals Attract Scrutiny
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Lay Can't Fulfill Pledges
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More books on Enron will invade shelves
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Enron book rankings
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Sales of Enron-Based Titles Disappoint Booksellers
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Suspect arrested in arson at Fastow's former home
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Investigators say Citigroup, JP Morgan helped Enron more than previously known
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Inquiry Said to Examine Citigroup Role in Enron Deal
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Casinos struggle with low attendance, bad image
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Sears' Credit Woes
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Sunterra: More money, please
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Insiders milked dotcom bust
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Adaptive insiders enjoyed the ride
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In tough year, bonuses still coming for some
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Telecoms:

Global Crossing, bondholders settle dispute
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Ebbers may get big tax break this year
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WorldCom Feuding Over California Prison Contract
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WorldCom lays off 3,000 more workers
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Hearing set to block Qwest note exchange
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Qwest to Seek Dismissal of Bond Complaint
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Gamblers sue over addiction
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Law Firms:

New York Firms Increase Ranks in 2002
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Man Posing as Lawyer Gets Six-Year Sentence for Fraud
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Haynes & Boone: Here come The Enforcers
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Shearmans matches top NY bonus rate
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NYLJ 100: Healthy Growth in 2002
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After five-year absence, Ferguson returns to Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
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Über-class action firm Milberg Weiss turns on its own.
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Perkins Coie makes big move across Burnside
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Pre-emptive Strike? - Law firm blamed for unsuccessful dot-com investments
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Firm Votes to Call It Quits
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Associate's Auto Accident Prompts Firm Cell Phone Policies
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Testa, a Boston legal pioneer, mourned by peers
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Hospital in chaos
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  Airlines:

United Airlines Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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UAL heads for courts
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UAL Bankruptcy Is A Smart Move
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Chapter 11 for United today
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UAL ready for bankruptcy on Monday - Union leaders, shareholders brace for Chapter 11
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Board OKs bankruptcy for United
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United Airlines lenders work on financing pact
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The Healing Power Of Bankruptcy
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United ESOP tragically flawed
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Airline Bankruptcies Have Mixed Record
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Employers, charities fear after effect from United Airlines' fall
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Key Developments in United Airlines History
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Stung by United vote, Hastert welcomes ousters
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Creative destruction policy needed for airline industry
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Saying `No' to United
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United Airlines poised to file for largest US bankruptcy
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United's crisis began long before Sept. 11
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Taking a Flier on Airline Solvency
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UAL seeks financing deal ahead of bankruptcy
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Tips on Defensive Flying
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UAL highlights the turbulence to come
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United Air Pilots Assoc: Premature To Discuss Modified Pacts
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United Urges Travelers Not to Give Up
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Northwest president says airlines would benefit if United shrinks
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United's Woes Raise Star Alliance Concerns
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Denver's airport faces rocky future
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United board for talks as union warns of bankruptcy
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Dulles May Share in United's Distress
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Business Travel Outlook Is Cloudy for '03
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Glenn Tilton, CEO / 'People person' rolls up his sleeves
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Airlines plot a desperate course
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Mechanics United In Opposition
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We're United In Staying Home
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Flying in 2003: What to expect
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American Airlines employees to take pay freeze
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Greece fears bankruptcy at Olympic
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Olympic Airways faces bankruptcy this wk
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Greece's Olympic Airways faces bankruptcy at hands of EU
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US Airways unions get an ultimatum
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US Air Lender Threatens to Liquidate It
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More Americans buying now, paying later
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Bankrupt title firm saga spawns more legal woes
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The real estate slump and its pronounced trickledown: Various service sectors feel the squeeze as vacancies linger
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Some small banks worried about effect of new federal law
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The Science of Forensics applied to uncollectible dead accounts yields millions of dollars
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Energy:

NRG creditors near debt plan decision
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Mirant denies purge of Calif.-related data
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Jobs - 261 Jobs - Last Updated December 9, 2002
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Weird News
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What Bankruptcy Might Mean
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Liquid Audio listens, liquidates
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Is it too easy for businesses/individuals to file for bankruptcy?
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Economy:

New econ team's options limited
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Bush Plans $300 Billion Stimulus Package
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Limiting right to sue cast as economic issue
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U.S. November Unemployment Rises to 6%; Payrolls Fall
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Global gumshoeing
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Court of Appeals Couldn't Review Class Certification Orders

Be may go bankrupt without Palm deal
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Corporate Reform:

Chiefs without top morals
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Another railroad supplier goes bust
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New Mexico bankruptcy levels reach new heights
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Bankruptcy reform may find that its 'loser' label is hard to shake - Bill's backers may not stage another lobbying campaign
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Bankruptcy reform legislation must be revisited, enacted
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Accounting:

Accounting for energy trading in the post-Enron era
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Beyond Accounting
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Synthetic lease demise likely to boost alternative financing
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Audit committees now in the hot seat
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Argentina:

In Argentine crisis, workers become entrepreneurs to survive
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Australia:

Drowning? Here's a lead weight
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Little chance of recovering Skase's millions
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Gone but not forgotten
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Insolvency Notices
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France:

Lyonnais takeover tiff escalates
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Credit Lyonnais management says it's open to a tie-up
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England:

Colt fights to avoid receivership
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Using your home to fund your business can be risky
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Japan:

Restrictions on credit union bailout
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Canada:

AvantageLink to seek reorganization protection
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Switzerland:

UBS' Systor unit files for creditor protection in Switzerland
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