August 24, 2004 

Companies fail workers
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Law:

The Secrets of Their Success
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Associate's Foulmouthed Voicemail Makes the Rounds on the Internet
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Making It in the Big Apple
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Ex-McGreevey Aide's Legal Team Falls Outside the Norm
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Twice Fired, Forever Doomed?
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Requesting Side Bears Cost of Electronic Discovery
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High-Tech Evidence: A Lawyer's Friend or Foe?
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Enron:

Bidding Ends Mon On Enron's CrossCountry Pipeline Group
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Asbestos:

Welcome to the New Asbestos Scandal -- Sticking It To The Insurance Companies
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Hardie's plea for boycott mercy
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Hardie denies union pressure
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James Hardie withdraws asbestos letter
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Foster Wheeler Provides Summary of Offer to Trust Preferred
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Ohio Asbestos-Lawsuit Reform Faces Constitutional Challenge
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Economy:

Venture-Backed Valuations Continue to Increase in Second Quarter 2004
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Crude Oil Futures Fall a Third Day as Iraq Raises Oil Shipments
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Accounting:

El Paso to write down value of oil and gas assets
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New senior partner at BDO
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Recent US Earnings Restatements
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Sex addict accountant draws prison term for investment scheme
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A case for reforming auditor liability
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Corporate Reform:

SEC orders balance-sheet study -- Regulator probes dodging of new rules
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Sarbanes-Oxley costs soaring
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Real-Time Reporting Takes Flight
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Spiegel hoping Eddie Bauer ads will boost auction price
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Toy company CEO's suicide comes amid hopes of financial turnaround
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Kmart sells 18 stores to trim costs, raise money
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EPIQ forms new division in New York
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Ex-Hornets Executive Sentenced for Fraud
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Class action lawsuits over hospitals' treatment of uninsureds may hike health costs
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Spectrum Lab buys Tennessee rival in bankruptcy sale
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PSINet Consulting Solutions Holdings, Inc., Reaches Settlement Agreement With PSINet Liquidating L.L.C.
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Starpower parent files reorganization plan
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Airlines:

US Airways, pilots talks collapse
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US Airways in precarious spot after talks with pilots break off
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Pilots Could Control Fate of US Airways
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US Airways Talks with Pilots Collapse
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US Airways Pilots: Negotiations With Airline 'Break Down'
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Bankruptcy law eases pain
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No-confidence vote expected from airline's attendants
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Judge approves plan for Air Canada restructuring
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Air Canada gets court green light and stern warning on exiting bankruptcy
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Court OKs Air Canada restructuring; CIBC sells airline's debt for $52M gain
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Delta fund manager warned employees about stock
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Airline talks nose dive
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ATA to avert bankruptcy with asset sale
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Brazil Sifting Through Ideas for Rescuing Flagship Airline
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Alaska Airlines cutting 150 management slots
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Delta retirees buckle up for airline's turbulent financial ride
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Mesa Airlines funding sputtering
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Judge limits scope of Metropolitan Mortgage probe
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RCN:

RCN files reorg plan
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RCN plan to exit bankruptcy would give bondholders 52-68%
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RCN Outlines Bankruptcy Reorganization
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Energy:

New NWC plan offers no 'golden parachutes'
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Judge rules Wednesday on utility's bankruptcy
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Adelphia Says Rigas Family Owes It $3.2b
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Ky. ballclub to finish at home
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City sues troubled baseball team
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U.S. Company Pension Plans May Need Taxpayer Rescue
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Samaha, Franchise must pay up
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New Professional Liability Coverage for Consultants
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Trump Taj Mahal Slates New 1,250-Key Tower -
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Acclaim could face bankruptcy without new credit deal
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Activist files 9th bankruptcy, blames problems on KC officials
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The Bankruptcy Ballad
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Internal Review Of Riggs On Hold Pending DOJ Probe
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Fresh Choice undergoes Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization
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Friedman's lenders agree to restructure credit terms
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Rising home prices prompt credit unions to offer 40-year mortgage
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Core-Mark says emerges from bankruptcy
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Weird News
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Senior Citizen Debt Increasing
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East Cleveland mayor's bankruptcy fraud trial begins
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Wet Seal All Washed Up?
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UK:

Light fades at Ilford Imaging
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Digital revolution threatens Ilford jobs
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Photographic firm facing overhaul
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Photo company faces sell-off
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KPMG closes Portland Conservatories
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Current Distressed Companies Update
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The Bankruptcy Boom ; But Experts Warn: The Only People Who Should Take This Route Are Those Who Have Nothing to Lose
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Philippines:

Philippines in Argentine-type crisis, admits Arroyo
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Philippines will never default on debts, Arroyo vows
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Japan:

Daiei shares jump almost 10 pct on reported Wal-Wart rescue plan
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The 'Wal-Mart Effect': is Japan ready for it?
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Deutsche Securities Proposes Bailout Plan to Daiei
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Daiei's top creditors reject ailing retailer's revival plan
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Russia:

Yukos shares fall as tax claim of 3bn looms
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Yukos cuts back oil output forecast
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Court Upholds Arrest Of Yukos Subsidiaries
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Credittrust Fraudulent Bankrupt?
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Inside the Yukos Endgame
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Canada:

Profit-parade pace slowing at big banks
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Atlas trust gets new finance chief
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Liquidation World quits consulting business
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Korea:

Hyundai Merchant Marine Lifted From Accord With Creditors
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Argentina:

White & Case To Advise Argentina Bondholders
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China:

China's Central Bank Nears Bailout of Private Company
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Australia:

Mitsubishi workers vote to accept redundancy package
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