September 28, 2007
Daily Bankruptcy News
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Law:
Is Thinking Like a Lawyer Bad?
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Tips for newbies
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Beyond Profits Per Partner
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AG nominee Would Take Big Pay Cut
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Westerman Ball Adds Bankruptcy Partner
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Law Firms Go a Bit Hollywood to Recruit the YouTube Generation
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Sullivan and Cromwell associates to be paid $400,000
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Contract Attorney Work and Overtime Pay: What's the Deal With That?
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Leaving the Law To Become an Investment Banker
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Leaving the Law To Become an Entrepreneur
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Leaving the Law To Become a Electrician
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Law Clerk Salaries and Benefits: More Details About Recent Changes
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The Curious Incident of the Law Firm that Did Nothing in the Night-Time
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Non-Top-Tier Grads: Some Advice, and a Question
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Lawyer Shells Out Big Bucks for Dating Coach
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Say What?!
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A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar
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Judge Herman Thomas Wants To Go 'Fishing' With You
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Positioning Considerations for the Law Firm
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Morgan Stanley to Pay $12.5 Million in E-Mail Case
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Morgan Stanley will pay $12.5 million to settle charges that Morgan Stanley Dean Witter repeatedly failed to provide emails and erroneously claimed they were lost
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Saul Ewing's Site Rises From Flop to Hit
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As Law Classes Start, Mandatory Attendance is Debated
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In-House Confidence High as GCs Talk Up Technical Talents
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Filing a Malpractice Suit Against a Firm? Better Be Quick About It
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Judge of the Day: Samuel Kent
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Magic Circle Firms: The Prestige Is No Illusion, and Money? They Have Pounds of It
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Why UK Law Firms Are Beating US Rivals
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Firm trainees in naked hotel rampage. Allegedly.
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BigLaw to the Rescue!: You Gotta Crisis, They Got Your Back
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Firm Crafts Practice to Appeal to Financial Services Companies
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Pillsbury Monkeys With Its Wikipedia Entry
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Real Time for Fake Attorney in $6 M Scam
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Firm's lawyers exposed
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Riding out the storm - Law firms need to ensure that they take all necessary steps to maintain their profitability
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No Satisfaction, at Least for One Lawyer Who's Not on the Cover of this 'ABA Journal'
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Facebook Costs Firms Big Money
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The Marty Lipton Fan Blog
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Economy:
Greenspan Says Risk of U.S. Recession Has Increased
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Global credit rut endures
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Personal income grew 0.3% and spending rose 0.6%, as the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, the core PCE index, receded to a 1.8% year-to-year
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Corporate Reform:
The federal judge in the KPMG case said it may be time to re-examine laws governing corporate criminal liability
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Freddie Settles SEC Case
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Did Cendant's Silverman Know of Fraud?
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Golf:
Hearing will determine fate of Running Horse investors
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Autos:
UAW Deal Said to Save GM Billions
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Union pitches GM deal to ranks
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Dura Asks to Tweak Terms of Stock Sale
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Judge approves $200-million settlement between Delphi and GM
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GM still faces risks after landmark union deal
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Delphi's Chapter 11 exit may be delayed
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Is GM's Health Plan Contagious?
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GM's tentative pact with the UAW ushers in a new era for the U.S. auto industry. The deal is a striking example of a bigger trend of employers renouncing their role as chief health-care buyer
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Ford may seek deeper cost cuts
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Delphi bonus plan approved
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Delphi credit snag possible
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Real Estate:
More woes for housing sector
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5.1 million homes for sale
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New-Home Sales Tumble to 7-Year Low
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Stockton is U.S. capital of foreclosures
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AHM Deflects Blame on Bounced Checks
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KB Home swings to 3rd-quarter loss, sees worsening market in 2008
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Foxtons is one step away from bankruptcy
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Foxtons Shuts US Operations, Blames Housing Slump
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Judge orders October auction for Lajitas Resort
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Hundreds Of Worried Homeowners Show Up For Meeting
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Suit seeks to void 800 'Ponzi' mortgages
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Retailing:
Rite Aid loss widens, cuts outlook
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Horse Racing:
Senators hear reasoning behind Governor's NYRA choice
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State projections meet skepticism during horse racing hearing
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Education:
$1.8 Million Missing From Bankrupt College
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M&A:
Behind the Buyout Bust
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Wall Street:
Hope for Another Rate Cut Lifts Shares
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Layoffs:
A.I.G. Cuts 600 Jobs
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Manufacturing:
Family, associates deny involvement in Foss firm's demise
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Student Debt:
Student Loan Law Worries Lenders
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Student Debt Load, By the Numbers
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Food/Drink:
Union fights Interstate Bakeries' request for Chapter 11 extension
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Winn-Dixie turnaround team honored
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Steel:
Weirton Steel Trustee Files Suit Over Insurance Claim
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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:
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Credit Cards:
Warren: Cleaning Up the Fine Print
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Consumers lose most credit card disputes
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Credit card delinquency rose in the second quarter to its highest level for a second quarter since 2004
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Theme Parks:
Hearing on Cypress Gardens Sale May Extend to Friday
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Potential Wild West World buyer may seek extension
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Aviation:
Midwest Air sought other suitors
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Judge says Hawaiian Air rival misused data
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Judge Rules Mesa Executive Intentionally Deleted Evidence
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Mesa CEO says he just wanted to compete
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Hawaiian Airlines wants $173 million from go! parent
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Go! exec defends action in lawsuit
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Push for Action on Flight Delays
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Hedge Funds:
Judge Dismisses Most of Former Hedge Fund Client's Claims Against Akin Gump
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Doubt cast on Bear stake sale
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Bear Stearns debt protection costs rise
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Bear Stearns Paid Lobbyist $100000
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Bear Stearns Not Holding Talks With Potential Suitors
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Bear may seek fourth capital injection
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Second Basis Hedge Fund On The Brink
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Banking:
Subprime shockwaves still felt in the banking sector
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Enron:
High Court To CRRA: Pay Up
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Publishing:
Hollinger fights to keep bankruptcy protection
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Corporate Governance:
Other People's Money
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UK:
Osama bin Northern Rock
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Northern Rock debt holders call in lawyers
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U.K. Lenders Tighten Credit to Companies
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Here comes the real crunch
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Italy:
Parmalat secures fresh settlements
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Germany:
German bank IKB sees 'subprime' losses of up to 700 million euros
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