Autos:

Delphi, plaintiffs close to settling fraud lawsuit
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Chrysler proposed shedding noncore assets, such as its Mopar components business, as part of its contract talks with the UAW
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DaimlerChrysler profit falls in 2nd quarter
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Dealership's inventory repossessed
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E&Y lobbied US government on behalf of Ford
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Credit crunch cools demand for automobiles
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Law:

Firms Add Humorous Edge to Recruiting Pitches
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Has the Gravy Train Departed?
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Federal district judge agrees without explanation to 4-month leave, "not allowed to talk," unusual event
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Katten Adds Heidi J. Sorvino as Co-Chair of New York Bankruptcy Practice
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Fried Frank Names New Bankruptcy Partner (scroll down)
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Lawyerly Lairs: D.C.
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Anonymous Lawyer
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Perk Watch: How Green Was My Law Firm
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Implications of 3rd Circuit 'Teleglobe' Ruling on Attorney-Client Privilege
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Meet an In-House Cost-Cutter Who Believes in Fixed Fees
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Dewey & LeBoeuf: More on the Merger
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Lerach Retires Under Investigation Cloud
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Are Associate Lawyers in the Firing Line?
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BigLaw Firm Could Settle Age Discrimination and Contract Cases Pending Against It
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BigLaw Juiced Over Sweet Profits From California's Orange
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Erased E-Mails Return as Sanction
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Lawyer Who Bungled Case Owes Ex-Client $5 million, Jury Finds
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William Lerach is retiring amid a criminal probe. The high-profile securities lawyer, long a nemesis of corporate America, plans to leave his firm at the end of the week
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Lawyer Quits Firm to Focus on Inquiry
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Lerach's Departure Memo
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Bill Lerach To Resign August 31
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SEC Sues Former KLA-Tencor, Juniper GC
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Dallas Firm's Fee Dispute Could Become a Federal Case
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Another Reason to Carry Crisp Benjamins
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Say What?!
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Client Balks at Bare-Bones Bill
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Economy:

Fed Put Inflation Skepticism Above Credit Concern
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Look who's begging for bailout
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Federal Reserve foresaw credit crunch risk
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Confidence Weakens by Most in Two Years
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Food/Drink:

Despite Good Earnings Winn-Dixie Tanks
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Scranton collector hauls in ex-LeNature's chief's trains
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Wonder Bread's downfall
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Entertainment:

Movie Gallery Delays the Inevitable
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Labor:

Confronting the CEO Pay Gap
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CEO pay: 364 times more than workers
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5319 Ohio manufacturing jobs gone in months, study says
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Hedge Funds:

Cheyne Says It Seeks to Restructure Debt
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Cheyne May Liquidate Commercial Paper Unit on Losses
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Environmental:

Supreme Court Alters Balance of Power Among Debtors and Others Who Share Environmental Liabilities
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Bankruptcy Code Revision to Fight Foreclosure in the Works?
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Wall Street:

Fresh Fears for Wall Street
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Markets stumble as Fed fails to reassure
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Stocks are likely to rise early Wednesday
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Merrill lowers Bear Stearns, Lehman and Citi
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Downgrade Dumps Lehman
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Crunch time for bloodied Wall St. banks
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State Street Stock Falls on Credit Woes
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US Stocks Fall Most in Three Weeks; Lehman Leads Banks Lower
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It's a field day for stock market's bad news bears
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Asian markets tumble after U.S. sell-off
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Downgrades
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Real Estate:

Housing Prices Fall by 3.2%; Steepest Drop in 20 Years
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No Way To Know Number of Troubled Mortgages, Lenders In US
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IndyMac Is Hiring
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Indymac Expands Retail Lending;Barclay's Unit Cuts Jobs
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CIT Closes Home Lending Unit
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Bankruptcy Judge Grants TransLand's Emergency Request to Fund Residential Loans and Construction Draws
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Coast confronts growing wave of lawsuits
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NYC-area mortgage-related layoffs top 14000
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Mortgage crisis a boon for banks
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Could subprime problems hurt search engines?
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More getting SOLD! on idea of home auctions
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Furnishings Sales Worsen Amid Housing Woes, Inventory Glut
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Court OKs Sale of HomeBanc Mortgages
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Objections mount to Magnus' wage plan
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Ex-American Home Mortgage manager going to prison
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Accredited Home tender extended by Lone Star
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Subprime inflicts new damage as banks seek cash
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What Will Fix the Mortgage Mess?
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Odorous alliances in mortgage meltdown
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Home Prices Across the Nation
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Mortgage woes spread to pricey real estate
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Health Care:

Tenet shares fall after brokerage's bankruptcy comment
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Poverty rate down but fewer have health insurance
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Patient Who Gouged Out Eyes Gets $2.2 Million Bill
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Benefits to continue for Kessler employees
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Doctors Medical Center gets grant
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At Grady's expense, senator is adding fuel to fire
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Mining:

Asarco wants its former Rosemont Ranch property back
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Corporate Reform:

SEC Charges General Counsel of KLA, Juniper in Options Cases
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Ex-Goldman banker pleads guilty to insider trading
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Bankest cofounder sentenced to 20 years
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Black's trial request likely to fail
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Backdating: Are the Lawyers to Blame?
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Theme Parks:

No firm offer for theme park
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Horse Racing:

Spitzer Due To Name Racetrack Franchise Choice Next Tuesday
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Banking:

Bank lending weaknesses could infect economy
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Personal Finance:

Pricing Risk: Payday Loans
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12)
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Mass Torts:

Judge approves Travelers' $449M settlement
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Enron:

Judge overturns controversial Enron debt ruling
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Enron Announces Federal District Court Decision Regarding Transferred Claims
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US Industry Associations Applaud Victory In Enron Appeal
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'Slippery slope' led to Enron, CMU, Harvard researchers find
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Cash Management:

Sentinel trustee appointment delayed to Wednesday
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CFM aims to recoup funds lost in Sentinel
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Utilities:

Calpine falls after reorganization plan revised
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M&A:

CFOs expect increase in private-equity activity
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Layoffs:

EarthLink to Cut 900 Jobs
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Publishing:

Judge defers to Canada in fight for Sun-Times
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US's largest bookseller still has no plans to carry OJ book
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Don't Stop the Presses -- Sell the Building Instead
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Adelphia:

Rigas Family Wants Deloitte Case Heard In Penn
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Telecoms:

Virgin Mobile confident it won't be Amp'd No.2
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Corporate Governance:

The Impact of the Credit Crisis on Shareholder Activism and Shareholder Democracy
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Global Power Equipment says reaches agreement in bankruptcy case
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UK:

FTSE bosses' pay 'soars'
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Expert suggests alternatives to IVAs
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IVA.co.uk voices concerns over the the sub-prime market for loans and mortgages
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Millions caught in credit card heist
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Record 120,000 will apply for insolvency in '07
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E&Y calls in investment bank to value Metronet
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Korea:

Civil Suits Among Low-Income Bracket Rise
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Korean banks' debt workouts normalize more small firms in 2nd quarter
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Israel:

Wife of Heftsiba CEO: He ruined our lives
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New Zealand:

Property Finance Group into receivership
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Germany:

German workers take on private equity "locust"
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German consumer sentiment shaken by market crisis
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Russia:

Arrest Ordered for Russian Oil Entrepreneur, a Critic of the Kremlin
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