March 2, 2007 

Daily Bankruptcy News

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Aviation:

Comair awaits vote from pilots on deal, faces tough competition
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Union votes on Comair deal
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UAL annual report to be filed late
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Northwest Airlines loses $349 mln in Jan
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NWA ruling could hurt hedge funds
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Investors call for investigation into Northwest
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Full planes send flier ire higher
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Swedish-based low cost airline Fly Me to file for bankruptcy
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Finnair No-Frills Unit Eyes Gain From FlyMe Exit
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Thousands of FlyMe passengers stranded
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Law:

Philly Firm Sees Gains, Losses in NY
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Jenkens rejects Coudert comparisons
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Paul Hastings raids Orrick for restructuring duo
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Top Law Firms Undergo a Rainbow Revolution
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Six Hard-Learned Lessons About EDD
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DLA Piper Singles Out Patent Litigators for Higher Pay
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Almost Heaven, West Virginia
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Kirkland hit by race dispute law suits
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China, London Fuel Revenue Gains for Law Firms
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Firm's new logo makes your eyes go funny
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House Democrats Vote to Subpoena Fired U.S. Attorneys
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This U.S. Attorney Flap Has Some Serious Legs
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Juvenile law firm website
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Even More Prestigious Than Gallion & Spielvogel?
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Law Librarian Hotties
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Eight-year-old declines job at law firm
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Akin Gump Nabs Ken Mehlman (Again)
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If the Bankers Fly Coach, Are Lawyers in Steerage?
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Ex-Sullivan Associate Moves to Dismiss Firm's Suit
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Linde Pays the (DLA) Piper
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Say What?!
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When You Land the Job Interview, Should the Ring Come Off?
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The Best of Times, the Worst of Times, the Age of Bill Lerach
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Economy:

Savings, Shmavings
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Personal Incomes Up; Construction Off Sharply
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Sports:

Ragged Mountain granted extension
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Sears CEO Lampert uses SEC filing to rebut 'shrinking' rebuke
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Autos:

Toyota February sales rise, so do GM's
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Ford, Chrysler left behind as small cars rule
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GMAC's Subprime Mortgage Exposure A Threat To GM
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Desperate to Cut Costs, Ford Gets Union's Help
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Real Estate:

Foreclosures rising among high-risk US mortgages
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Countrywide Non-Prime Servicing Delinquencies Jump
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Kara gets borrowing OK to complete 28 homes
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Why Subprime Lenders Are In Trouble
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Regulators Might Release New Subprime Lending Guidelines Today
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New Century fails to file 10-K report
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Paper:

Port Townsend Paper Corporation Receives Final Court Approval on DIP Financing, Files Plan of Reorganization, Disclosure Statement
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Accounting:

Deloitte Nominates New Global CEO, U.S. CEO
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5 Reasons Why Demand for Accounting & Finance Pros Will Intensify
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Credit Cards:

Citigroup to End Two Credit Practices - Action on Interest Rates Comes Between Senate Sessions Probing Industry
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Mining:

ASARCO to buy back mill
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Increasingly Labor's Day in Congress - Worker-related Bankruptcy Reform On Agenda
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Layoffs:

February's layoff announcements hit a five-month high
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Wall Street:

Goldman, Merrill Almost `Junk,' Their Own Traders Say
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Corporate Reform:

Helter Skelter On Wall Street
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13 charged in white-collar case
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Two Lawyers, 11 Others Indicted for Roles in Insider Trading
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The Century's Big Insider-Trading Bust
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Boesky Redux? Feds Allege Trading Ring
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Judge Rejects SEC Suit Against Former Citigroup Execs
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Former Buca execs sentenced in fraud case
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Executives at MD brokerage leave amid investigation
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Why did Hillary flare over Geffen's comments? Her brother's pardon role, bankruptcy case involvement
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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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Health Care:

Hospital Facing Staff Cuts
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Debt mounts at Forum
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Mass Torts:

Congoleum's 'Prepackaged' Bankruptcy Shot Down by Judge
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Silicosis Screener Fined for X-Raying Potential Plaintiffs in Parking Lots
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Congressman's widow urges Senate to ban asbestos
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Religion:

Judge keeps gag order on Portland Archdiocese bankruptcy case
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Diocese Reveals Finances In Bankruptcy Court
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Attorney: Catholic Schools Safe From Diocese Bankruptcy
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Upswing in contributions since crisis buoys diocese
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Church attorney denies indemnity agreement
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Diocese Attorney Urges Judge To Allow Normal Operations
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Credit Counseling:

Former Bankruptcy Petitioners Not Qualified to be Credit Counselors?
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Warren: Guess Who's Coming to Lunch?
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Timber:

Palco: Timber subsidiary's main business is in Texas
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Florida jury convicts man of bankruptcy fraud scheme after wife pleads guilty
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Photocircuits workers stunned
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Fund looks at risky bonds
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Selecting a Bank to Use in Bankruptcy
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UK:

20,000 Bitten By Sharks
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£43000 average debt of people in Norwich
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Canada:

Treasurer-hunting promoter banned from trading for 15 years
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Russia:

YUKOS officials embezzled $13b
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Fiji:

Fiji on brink of economic disaster
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