Law:

Judge ‘Extremely Troubled’ By Tronox Fees
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Baker & McKenzie Eliminates 124 Legal and Non-Legal Jobs
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Layoff Watch: Baker & McKenzie Ends The Brief Lull in Layoffs
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If you lose your job as a lawyer in your 50s, is it a disaster or an opportunity?
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Rare Partner Layoffs Contemplated at Major Canadian Firm
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A&O, CC postpone promos due to partner culls
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Simpson Thacher signs up White & Case bankruptcy partner
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Stories Behind The Severances - Lawyers, paralegals adjust course after layoffs
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As Some Florida Law Firms Cut Costs, Others See Business Boom
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No More Fun in the Sun? Rethinking Summer-Associate Programs
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Weil Gotshal Incoming First year Follow Up
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It's a Cruel, Cruel Summer: Law Students Left On the Beach as Firms Slash Programs
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How Do You Keep an Associate in Suspense?: Two Top Firms Announce Delay in Partner Promotions
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Dude, Where's My Job? The Future of Recruiting
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Akin Gump: Salary Unfreeze Update
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ATL March Madness for Law Firms: Williams & Connolly is Crowned Biglaw's Safest Firm
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MoFo Chairman Doesn’t Foresee a Fundamental Change in Legal Market
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Building a Better Legal Profession, but for Whom?
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Mergers Up 33% as Well-Funded Law Firms Look for ‘Tasty Morsels’
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28 More WolfBlock Lawyers Join Cozen
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Duane Morris Picks Up 24 WolfBlock Lawyers
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Seemingly endless demand for bankruptcy and securities lawyers
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'Stolen' Sherwin-Williams Document Leads to Battle Royale Between Jones Day and Motley Rice
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Firms Jockey for Position in BofA Lead Counsel Race
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Obama's Lawyer Took Quite a Pay Cut
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BigLaw Partner's Trial for Crafting Bogus Paper Trail to Hide Client's Debt On Hold
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Judge Orders Investigation of Stevens Prosecutors
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Recession hits GCs, especially outside counsel
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Disbarred Lawyers in Fen-Phen Case Ordered to Return $30 Million
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Being White, Male and Hetero Is Still a Good Career Move at BigLaw, But Less So
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Former UBS Banker, Tired of Bonus Politics, Heading to Linklaters
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Linklaters recruits new US co-head with UBS hire
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A Paradox of Productivity
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Hard Times Have GCs Taking a Hard Look at Law Firm Bills
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After Losing Job, Lawyer Keeps Commuting—to Starbucks
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The State Lawsuit Racket
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Lawyer seeks Hot Tub Companion (SF)
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Wall Street:

Asian Stocks Fall Amid Earnings Fears
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Earnings Jitters Hit U.S. Stocks
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Bank Worries Return to Wall Street
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Gloom grips markets braced for earnings season
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Goldman CEO: Pay Standards Are Needed
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Record Number of Firms Cut Dividend in 1Q
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SEC Is Floating Options to Limit Short Sales
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Jim Cramer has another feud on his hands
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`I Want You,' Uncle Sam Says to Wall Street's Jobless Financial Analysts
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A displaced banker guides tourists through the carnage
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EY Report Shows Q1-2009 IPO Activity Completely Stalled - Only 50 Worldwide
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Layoffs:

Sharp to Cut 1,500 Jobs
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Almost half of French approve of locking up bosses
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Royal Bank of Scotland Plans Up to 9,000 Job Cuts
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Informal Employment at Record Levels
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Who's Fibbing About Unemployment?
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Food/Drink:

World wine consumption falls for 1st time in years
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Banking:

Citi Parsons Says: 'Everybody participated in pumping up this balloon'
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Letting the Zombie Banks Fail: A Viable Plan
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Team Financial files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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FDIC Warns It Will Not Honor Some Letters of Credit
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U.S. to keep lid on bank tests for earnings: source
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Will heads roll after the stress test?
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Tax:

Are Corporate Tax Loopholes Ripe for a Crackdown?
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Crackdown Shackles Swiss Private Bankers
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G-20 nations agree to sanctions for tax havens, call for stronger regulation
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Auto Racing:

NASCAR track owner reports sharp drop in revenue and profit
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Biotech:

Epix says it may file for bankruptcy protection
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Gambling:

Judge adjourns bankruptcy hearing to tour Greektown center
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Dark skies over Greek Isles
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Oil/Gas:

Bond Holders Threaten SSK with Bankruptcy
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3 creditors file petition seeking bankruptcy for BNP Petroleum
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Hallwood Energy wins cash use
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Some CFOs Are Ignoring the Credit Crunch
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Oil Drops a Fourth Day on Forecast US Supplies Rose Last Week
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Oil and Gas May Rise on ‘Slingshot’ Effect as Credit Idles Rigs
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BP, Total Tell Suppliers to Cut Costs Amid $50 Oil
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Creditors file to force BNP into Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Ethanol:

Aventine Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Health Care:

Cap One pulling out of health care financing
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N.Y. hospital checks into Ch. 11
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Student Debt:

Student debt and defaults surge
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Municipalities:

Alabama Schools to Skip Payment on Disputed JPMorgan Swap Deal
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Firm Acted as Tutor in Selling Towns Risky Deals
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Muni Bonds May Face Downgrade
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Accounting:

As If Accounting
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Economy:

Warren: TARP Oversight Panel Suggests Firing Executives, Liquidating Failed Banks
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TARP panel: Financial Crisis 'Far From Over,' Govt. May Spend More than $4 Trillion
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Consumer Borrowing Declined in February
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Fed Said to Weigh Charging Higher Rates for Longer TALF Loans
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Obama's economic dilemma: Spend or save?
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Weak investor demand for second round of TALF
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Don't Confuse Slower Slide in Economy With Rebound
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Fisher Says U.S. Economic Growth Will Be Lower Until Confidence Rebounds
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The G20 moves the world a step closer to a global currency
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Communities print their own currency to keep cash flowing
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Harvard Student Takes On Barney Frank Over Economy
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CEOs predict drops in sales, employment
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CEO confidence hits record low
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Venture Capital Confidence Jumps on Stimulus Plan
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Inventory Cuts Augur Well for Output
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Bailed-Out Firms Save Face by Skipping the Masters
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IMF to warn on spiraling toxic debt
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Real Estate:

Mortgage delinquencies soar
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Mortgage Wipeout
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Fed May Offer Longer-Term Loans for Purchase of Commercial Mortgage Assets
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Wachovia seeks foreclosure on stalled developments in Brunswick
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Tuscany wants its business back
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Multi-Agency Crackdown on Foreclosure Rescue Scams Unveiled
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Fraud is just one of many problems with current loan mod efforts
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Manhattan Office Rents Fall Most in Quarter Century
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US Apartment Rents Decline as Vacancies Hit Five-Year High
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Fate of LandAmerica customers’ funds still in the air
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Autos:

GM in 'intense' bankruptcy preparations
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A Risky GM Bankruptcy Looms
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GM Bankruptcy Plan Developing as Board Seeks Savings
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Managing GM's bankruptcy message
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Court choice for a GM bankruptcy may shape case
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General Motors prepares for bankruptcy -- Was Wagoner lying?
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Big Bondholder in G.M. Sells Most of Its Assets in Company
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GM shares skid on bankruptcy preparation news
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US carmakers at 70 percent risk of bankruptcy : Moody's
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Chrysler bankruptcy risk greater than GM's
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Fiat also has cash worries
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Granholm fights for Chrysler
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US auto bankruptcies could deepen Mexican downturn
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UK jobs under threat as GM prepares for bankruptcy
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Cash-Conscious GM To Auction ‘Runaway Bride’ Car
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What Detroit Owes Wall Street
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Car Dealer Is Upbeat, but Admits Something Has Changed
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White House Presses Plan on Car Swaps
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S&P assigns BorgWarner notes 'BBB' rating
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It's now or never, part suppliers say
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Daimler Foresees Gradual Improvement From Profit Drop
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India Car Sales Grow at Weakest Pace in Seven Years on Slowdown
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Germany Will Increase Car Subsidies to EU5 Billion
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Ottawa braces for auto bankruptcies
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Ottawa jumps into the car warranty business
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Ssangyong Motor announces survival measures
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China auto sales surpass US for 3rd month
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Fraud:

Madoff-Affiliated Firms Sued by Private Investment Fund
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Madoff's Mets baseball tickets may soon go on eBay
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Madoff Firm Trustee Picard Wins Court Approval to Sell Market-Making Unit
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Ruth Madoff's Private World
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Why Men Like Madoff Understand What Women Don't
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Madoff Bankruptcy Trustee Warns Man Seeking Assets of Fraudster's Brother
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Stanford Investors Request to Unfreeze Assets Denied by U.S. Appeals Court
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India Charges 9 After Inquiry of Outsourcing Company
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Satyam Founder Raju Charged With Fraud Amid Sale
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PwC partners charged over Satyam
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$75 Million Ponzi Scheme Collapsed, SEC Says
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Hotels:

As Room Rates Sink, Sleepless Nights for Hotel Investors
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Retailing:

Bed Bath & Beyond profit slips 18%
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Bed Bath & Beyond shares rise as profit tops view
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Sales stay gloomy for U.S. retailers in March
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Nordstrom Beats Saks and Macy's in Recession Race to Clear Clothing Racks
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Pier 1 posts loss as markdowns weigh on margins
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Debtors' Prison:

I Owe, I Owe, It’s Off to Jail I Go
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Celebs:

Sugarloaf’s ‘Mansion Madam’ files for bankruptcy
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Resorts:

W.Va. Resort's Assets Include Shotguns, Horses
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Corporate Reform:

Ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio Ordered to Prison April 14
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Derivatives:

Banks brace for derivatives 'big bang'
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Credit-Default Swap `Big Bang' Loosens Dealers' Grip as Pimco, Primus Gain
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Ex-Wives Need Derivatives Contracts of Their Own
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Shipping:

Plan to Aid Stricken Shipbuilders May Add to Shipping Lines' Pain
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Executive Compensation:

Executive Compensation: The New Front Line in the Litigation Wars?
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Mass Torts:

Business, trial bar at odds over pending Texas asbestos bills
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Oral Argument at the Supreme Court in Travelers Indemnity v. Bailey
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Defaults:

Default Count Rises to Highest Since Great Depression
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