January 7, 2008

Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

How Law Firms Reward Their Leaders
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Cole, Schotz Names New Bankruptcy Partner
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Goldberg Kohn Names Bankruptcy Partner
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Vioxx: Lawyers Head to Courts on Ethics Provision
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The GCs' Choice: Obama
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Judges of the Day: Aaron Bowden and Donald Moran
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UK law firms bank on emerging markets to ride out credit crunch
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Legal Careers Lose Their Allure, Drop to Dentistry Status
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Pay Raise for Judges Hard to Justify
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Leader Who Took Firm From Regional Power to BigLaw Rankings Steps Down
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Say What?!
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Do Looks Matter In the Law?
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Sullivan & Cromwell Suit Against Vendor Highlights Problems With E-Discovery
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Bank sues Linklaters for negligence
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For the Supreme Court, a Docket Full of Drama
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How to Increase Traffic to Your Firm's Web Site
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Survey Results: Bonuses (Boston)
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Bonus Watch: Updates
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Lawyers Reject Legal Aid Work As Pay Rates Decrease
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Firms Hungry for More Lawyers in Russia
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Lawyer's Widow Sues, Seeks Share of 'Jersey Boys' Profits
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By One Standard, Republican Domination of Federal Appellate Courts Was Short-Lived
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The Year of Mad Money
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Barack Obama Was Once a Lowly Law-Firm Associate
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Lawyer Who Testified Against Partner for Ripping Off Clients Is Now Charged With Doing the Same
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Securities fraud lawsuits on rise
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Jurist Explains Sleepy Judge Phenomenon
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Firm forced to defend religious holiday policy
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Regulating legal-funding companies?
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What's Wrong With Billing By The Hour?
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Autos:

Litigants file appeal to Dana's bankruptcy plan
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Meridian bounces back from bankruptcy, eyes expansion
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Getting Back On the Road
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CEO says Federal-Mogul is in good shape post-bankruptcy
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What will Icahn's role be at firm?
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GM Walks Away from Credit Line
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Horse Racing:

New York racetracks mismanaged by state
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Utilities:

Fuel dealer leaves customer in cold
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Economy:

How the failure of subprime mortgages hurts the overall economy
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Forecasts Avoid The 'R' Word
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More Workers Cut to Part-Time Hours
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Stores dark, confidence down
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Were there any new jobs in 2007?
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Congress May Act to Boost Growth
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Unemployment jumps to 5% -- the Fed's next move?
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Bankruptcy Reform:

As Bankruptcies Surge, Congress Ponders Change in Law
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Oil/Gas:

Bankrupt Cayman company asks US judge to deny creditor request for repayment
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Theme Parks:

Ride sales generate millions for park
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Food/Drink:

Mercedes' H&H Foods files for bankruptcy
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Don Pablos Shutters all But Two of its Restaurants
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Real Estate:

Banks Lose Court Battle Vs American Home
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Mortgage help not easy to get
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Housing crisis considered at 'halfway point'
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Reckless debt has led to our real estate woes
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Trustee Wants New Century Cash Report
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Bankrupt New Century Comes to Terms With Creditors, Seeks More Time
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A hard setting for resetting mortgages
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A lender's recipe for downfall
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Determined owner held off foreclosure, lived for free, 11 years
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Harsh real estate reality hurts western homeowners
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Raiding 401(k) not a good way to pay mortgage
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Harry Macklowe's $6.4 Billion Bill
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Developer defaults mushroom
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Hawaiian Homes developer bankrupt
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Builder Kimball to delay results
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Court date approaches for bankrupt builder of Murrells Inlet neighborhood
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TOUSA misses interest payment
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Office Vacancy Rate Rises
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Banking:

Credit Suisse shares fall on report of writedowns
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Beware the Credit-Industrial Complex
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Wall Street:

Stock Futures Aim to Recover After Friday's Sell Off
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Rebound seen as recession fears fuel rate-cut expectations
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Credit crisis puts market in unprecedented territory
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European Stocks Fall
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US downturn hits Asian confidence
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Aviation:

Delta Air Studies Comair Sale While Merger Options Are Reviewed
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Delta can't afford to fly
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For attendants, new leaders, harder line
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Trade groups forecast drop in US airline industry profits in 2008
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MAXjet Seeks OK to Sell Non-Core Assets
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Telecoms:

Paradise Lost: Successful entrepreneur now in bankruptcy
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InPhonic's Missed Connections
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Hedge Funds:

Bankruptcy petition just latest problem in hedge fund saga
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Hedge funds to face challenging year ahead
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Politics:

Edwards's populist message evolves - Fight for the poor not a hallmark of his Senate career
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Chapter 11 filings rose 24 percent in 2007
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Personal bankruptcies rising in SD County
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Derivatives:

Credit derivatives market headed for worst week in two months
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Debt Collection:

FDCPA Suit Targets Utah Law Firm
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Exemptions:

Think Public Benefits are Exempt from Execution? Think Again.
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Mass Torts:

Delaware panel to probe surge in asbestos filings
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Art:

Salander-O'Reilly Can Borrow $1.5M
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Retailing:

Harvey Electronics Gets OK on $1.5M Loan
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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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Furniture:

Texas spurs Fla. role in Bombay Co. case
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Personal Finance:

It's a new - and costlier - era
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Health Care:

No room at this inn
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Celebrity:

Pearlman Hearing Scheduled
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Federal court may decide fate of Maybelle Carter's historic guitar
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M&A:

Merger woes have Finish Line facing financial disaster
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Finish Line stock sinks as execs say little about Genesco deal
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Credit Cards:

Credit card delinquencies, based on total dollars outstanding, is reaching highs not seen in more than three years
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Toys:

Soured Friendship Underpins Lionel Woes
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Accounting:

Subprime Mess Overtakes GAAP Gaffes
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UK:

SRM details case for blocking Northern Rock bids
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Shareholder challenges Northern Rock board to public showdown
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PM: Northern Rock critics are 'playing politics'
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Rebels put heat on for bigger say over Rock
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RAB Capital Seeks Baking Of Northern Rock Shareholders
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Bankruptcies set to soar in 2008
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Beckham Santa is bankrupt
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Before you agree to a new year IVA, make sure the price is right
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Serious debt - why it's becoming more of a family affair
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36% of pension schemes in jeopardy
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KPMG nets £23m from Courts administration
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Automotive business failures fall in 2007
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Church offers debtors hope of financial salvation
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British homes lose the cushion of easy credit
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Czech Republic:

New bankruptcy law aims to streamline process
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Italy:

Top banks to stand trial in Parmalat case
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Canada:

Quebecor World Credit-Default Swaps Fall Before Debt Deadline
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Netherlands:

Dutch Court Orders New Auction of Yukos Assets
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Norway:

Norwegian court rejects freeze of brokers' personal assets over towns' U.S. subprime losses
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