January 8, 2007 

Daily Bankruptcy News

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Autos:

Electricity building
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GM looks to electric car to spark revival
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Dana asks for $200M in extra bankruptcy cash
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GM dominates stage as Detroit show opens
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Hot seat gets hotter for Chrysler CEO LaSorda
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GM CFO Says Co Won't Provide Earnings Guidance In 2007
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Chrysler redesigns minivans for families
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So What If GM Relies On Overseas Markets?
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Auto dealership getting buyout offers as it struggles
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GM May Stockpile Cars as Strike Cushion
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Big Three uncertainty marks 100th Detroit auto show
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Ford, CAW agree to boost buyout offers
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Judge OKs $4.5B Delphi loan
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Collins & Aikman to Close 5 Plants
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VW unit sales rise 9.3% to record 5.73 mln in 2006
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Delphi Corp. turns to Dayton native to reshape company
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Dana Says Loan Changes Needed
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Law:

Orrick, Dewey Say Partner Departures Not the Cause for Cancellation
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N.Y. Courts Adopt Moderated Version of Lawyer Ad Rules
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New York Clamps Down on Lawyer Advertising
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What the Canceled Dewey-Orrick Merger Means to GCs
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Skaddenfreude: Kirkland LA Ups the Ante
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Anonymous Lawyer
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Are You Unique Enough to Deserve A Raise?
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Buying Diversity: Fenwick & West Offers Cash Incentives for Diversity Activities
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Judge Quits Bench Amid Imbroglio With Former Law Partners Over Fees
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M&A star quits Milbank as Sullivan comes calling
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Fox Rothschild Acquires Boutique in New York
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Baker McKenzie extends overseas work scheme to partners
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Defining Metadata Ethics
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Apple Quietly Canned Lawyer Who Backdated
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Sonnenschein to end eight-year London hiatus
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Small Firms Align in Central and Eastern Europe
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Long-Named Hollywood Law Firms Duke it Out
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Six Real Estate Lawyers Move Out From MoFo
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Say What?!
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Urge to Merge Reality Check
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Miers Welcome at Locke Liddell, Says Managing Partner
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"You Guys Better Lawyer Up, and Lawyer Up in the Right Way"
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DaimlerChrysler GC to Erase Law Dept.'s Geographic Boundaries
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Utilities:

Illinois House Votes To Freeze Electric Rates
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Outlook dim for House bid to block ComEd hike
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Ameren bills seen doubling in some cases
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

St. Louis woman pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
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Credit Reporting:

Credit scores govern our loans, our lives
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Stealing kids' futures
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Hedge Funds:

Exile for a Failed Hedgie? -- Amaranth's Founder Shouldn't Be Granted A Second Chance Just Yet
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Watch those ccs: DayStar heading to Chapter 11?
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What to Be Proud Of as a Bankruptcy Lawyer
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Xenonics Gets 'Going Concern' Opinion
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New Rules Issued on Complex Bank Deals
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Aviation:

Northwest and Mesaba close to a deal as deadlines loom
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Northwest Shareholders Suffer Setback
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Government takes over Delta pilots pension plan
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British Airways Shares Gain on Pension Fund Agreement
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Delta adviser to study bid
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US Airways chief digs in for Delta fight
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PBGC becomes trustee for Delta pilots' pension plan
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Religion:

US Church offers abuse settlement
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Spokane diocese could emerge from bankruptcy protection in April
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Unanswered questions linger
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Victim fights abuse by church
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Judge praises diocese deal
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Health Care:

Court Approves Chapter 11 Plan for Trustee for The Institute for Cancer Prevention
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Schuster group could see $1.4 million from bankruptcy case
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NYC Hospital Asks Bankruptcy Court to Stop Shutdown
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Hospitals showing more patience in collecting bills
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Real Estate:

$100G sought from builder
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Soaring Foreclosures Tied to "Bankruptcy Reform"
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Half-done homes continue to languish
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Speculators Helped Fuel Housing Boom
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Foreclosures Peak in 2006 in Some States, Continued Growth Expected for 2007
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'Not your typical threatening lawyer'
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Southwest Foreclosures Lead the Nation in 2006
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Florida finishes 2006 as No. 2 in nation for foreclosures
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Foreclosures Swamp the Midwest
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Foreclosures Soar in Nation's Northeast
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Financing honeymoon is over
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Publishing:

Read it and weep: Coliseum Books closes after 32 years
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Bookstore turns last page
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AMS Shareholder Says Bankruptcy Was Best Course
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Entertainment:

Michael Jackson 's bankruptcy, myth created by media, claims brother
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Food:

LeNature: Sons give Podlucky $56M mortgage
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Wachovia, other Le-Nature's creditors battle over access to info
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Lawyers change their focus
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A K Street Theory of Bankruptcy Reform
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Shakespeare on Bankruptcy Reform
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Media:

Adelphia says reorganization may take effect January 17
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Accounting:

Reaching Out to Recruits on Facebook
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Student Debt:

New year, new Congress, new student loan policy?
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Wall Street on Sallie Mae
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Credit Cards:

Credit Card Debt Common For Women
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AMS Shareholder Says Bankruptcy Was Best Course
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A few hundred dollars can change lives
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Wife Of Kidnapped Indiana Man Starts Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Prosecutors Warn Consumers of Debt Repair Schemes
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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)
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Blivik
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Yiddish for Bankruptcy Lawyers
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Corporate Reform:

Job losses among US CEOs at all-time high
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Sacked bosses get hundreds of millions
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Need a cart, Bob?
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When failure's worth $200M, something's out of whack
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Don't let vault hit you on the way out
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Force SEC's Hand
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Is legendary Apple CEO on the way out?
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Onetime media mogul confronts a harsh reality
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Appeals court overturns ex-Westar CEO conviction
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Sports:

2 more golf courses go under
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Economy:

The inverted yield curve has lasted longer than many economists expected, and some wonder if it is sending a cautionary signal about the economy
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You Want Inflation? I'll Show You Inflation
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Debt Collection:

Collection Agency Hires Seminary Students as Collectors
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Court ruling challenged in Gitto/Global lawsuit
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Specialty Filaments Closes
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Hancock claims Bank of America aided accounting scam: Sues for funds lost in Parmalat fraud
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New beginnings created following bankruptcies
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Asarco, workers reach agreement on new contract
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UK:

Banks expect bad loans to rise further
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Debt's a burden, but not for most
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High Street Suffers Biggest Rise in Business Failures in 2006 According to the Equifax Business Failures Report for 2006
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London extends IPO lead in fourth quarter
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Credit squeeze hits buyout firms
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Redundancy notices for TVR staff
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New business court will cement London's global reputation
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The Insolvency Service News
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Hardship and homelessness - a sting in the tail for cancer patients
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Australia:

Construction up in December, survey says
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Korea:

More People Filing for Bankruptcy
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Meanwhile, On the Other Side of the Planet
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Taiwan:

Government calls for calm with as bank files bankruptcy
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Siemens yet to pay US$152 million to BenQ
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Brazil:

BenQ fired 310 employees at Manaus plant
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Germany:

German personal bankruptcies rise in October
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Bankrupt BenQ handset unit attracts several possible buyers
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Canada:

Portus's Manor in court as gem case drags on
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Court Reserves Decision on Hemosol Assignment Motion
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Canadian Jobless Rate at 30-Year Low
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