February 7, 2007 

Daily Bankruptcy News

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Aviation:

Delta: All objections resolved
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Delta settles trust fund dispute
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Bankrupt Northwest Airlines reports $267 million 4Q loss
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Concerned over NWA aid proposal, legislators aim to clip MAC's wings
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Austrian Airlines unit Slovak Airlines to file bankruptcy proceedings
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US Airways posts January traffic gain, pilots call for new deal
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Midwest flies in the face of takeover effort
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U.S. Airways won't seek another merger
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Prosperous skies
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Gaining altitude
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Pearlman empire's legal woes add up - $317M in investor claims could rival state record for Florida
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Law:

Associate Pay Is Rising, But Falling Farther Behind Partners' Compensation
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New York partners are getting increasing hacked off by spiraling associate salaries
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Gibson, Dunn Associates Get a Raise
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Arent Fox joins US associate salary rises
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Associates React to Jones Day and Weil Gotshal Salary Raises
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Women Lawyers See Generation Gap
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Buchanan Ingersoll's Gross Revenue Jumps Post-Merger
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Hiscock & Barclay Adds Creditors Rights Attorney
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"Leaner, More Profitable" Pillsbury Pursues Stable Growth
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Canadians Really ARE Funnier Than Americans
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Giuliani fees draw scrutiny
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Alito Recaps First Year on High Court
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Say What?!
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Are Mergers a Threat or Opportunity for Law Firm Nonlawyers?
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Law Firm Rate or Fee Increase Letter
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Law Firms Have Changed, So Should Your Strategies
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Judicial Watchdog Resigns Over ABA Panel's Change to Ethics Rules
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Houston Firm Expands New York Office
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Are We Approaching a Profitability Plateau?
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Mass Torts:

Asbestos concerns sink Congoleum bankruptcy plan
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James Hardie shareholders approve plan to pay asbestos claims
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Asset Protection:

Fraudulent Transfer to Private Charitable Foundation
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Pennsylvania woman pleads guilty to forging bankruptcy judge's signature
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Predatory Lending:

Payday lending bill struck
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Autos:

Future of Del. Chrysler plant dims
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Timber:

Change of Venue for PALCO?
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City awaits payment from Pacific Lumber Co.
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Textiles:

Malden Mills Withdraws Plan For Executive Bonuses
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Anna:

Anna Nicole Smith Sued in Class-Action Suit
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Corporate Reform:

Corporate Guidelines on Pretexting Slow to Develop
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Allied Capital: Son of HP?
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HomeGold: Sheppard guilty of fraud
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Defendants acquitted in AOL-PurchasePro trial
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Furniture:

Refunds in works for Rose Furniture customers
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Municipalities:

Marion files bankruptcy
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Economy:

Warren: Trumpets, Please
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Entertainment:

11th Circuit Nicely Tells JT Money, Who Lost Both the Royalties and Copyrights to His Sound Recordings, "You Got F***** in the Industry"
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Food:

Pittsburgh Brewing has 3 weeks to get deal done
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Banking:

Bank Failure? Big Deal
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Trustees:

OIG Audit reveals few (but costly) embezzlements by bankruptcy trustees
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Derivatives:

CDO surge squeezes bond funds at Deutsche Bank and Vanguard
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Implied Default Barrier in Credit Default Swap Premia
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Telecoms:

US Virgin Islands pursuing buyout of troubled telecom
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Sentex Sees Decision On BenQ Mobile's Future Soon
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Businesses burned in NorVergence phone-service scam get help
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Businessman Sues Companies Over Lawyer's Unpublished Remarks To Reporter About Failed Company
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Attorney named to oversee Forest Hill assets
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Barwood files for Chapter 11
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Werner Creditors Get More Time
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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)
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2006: The Year In Review
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Adelphia Bondholders Ask to Nix Bond
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Adelphia Asks Appeals Court To Lift Reorganization Stay
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Accounting:

Jury Says PricewaterhouseCoopers Should Pay $10M
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SBE, Inc. Receives Going Concern Qualification
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Credit Counseling:

AmeriDebt founder said to hide assets
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Parmalat:

Parmalat Judge Expects Bondi, Banks Will Settle
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Health Care:

Report Predicts Rise in Sales of Healthcare Debt
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Contra Costa Supes Approve Agreement To Help Manage Medical Center
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Medical Debt on Credit Cards
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Real Estate:

NJ Affordable's accounting firm accused of malpractice
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Bay State Sets Historic Record in Foreclosure Filings
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Four defendants indicted in 23-count mortgage/bankruptcy fraud case
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Minneapolis Prepares for Increase in Foreclosures
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Subprime Politics
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Mortgage Lenders Cut Payrolls
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Mortgage firm lays blame at states
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Hedge Funds:

Leaks to hedge funds are focus of inquiry
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Bayou Seeks More Time for Ch. 11
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Stuck in a classic debt trap
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Attorney takes a turn to beat the Boehms
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Totally stoked to totally broke
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UK:

IFS: Over 100,000 bankruptcies - and rising
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Two-thirds of Music Zone stores sold by Deloitte
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Beach Capital Management Liquidation
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Begbies Traynor adds presence in North East England
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Benjys administration sees 400 job losses
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Canada:

Growing old waiting for Bre-X justice
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Iran:

Bankruptcy of 40 Iranian software firms in past 12 months
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