Law:
Has the Clock Struck 12 on the Billable Hour?
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The Billable Hour Debate Is Not About the Billable Hour
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How some companies are getting a better handle on outside legal bills
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WilmerHale Leader Is the Latest Fixed-Fees Convert
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Skadden Arps Slashes Law School Hires for Summer of 2010
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Can You Pay My Bills?
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SEC Blames Law Firms for BofA's Failure to Disclose Merrill Bonuses
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Lehman, Chrysler, GM: The fallout
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Under Attack, Should the Billable Hour Be Concerned For Its Safety?
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Skadden Halves 2010 Summer Program, Plans Offers for 95% This Year—For 2011
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2009 Summer Associate Survey Results
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Cleary Gottlieb Advises on BBVA Takeover of Guaranty Bank
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Linklaters leads as UK High Court rejects Lehman repayment plan
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A Candid Conversation With Former AG Gonzales
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Greenberg Traurig's Bankruptcy Group Relocates to Gallagher & Kennedy
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Cleary advises on billion-dollar takeover of stricken US bank
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Troutman, Florida Firm on Taylor Bean's Bankruptcy
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Foley & Lardner Sued for Allegedly Revealing Trade Secrets
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Yolanda Young Amends Complaint, Intends To Seek Class Certification Against Covington
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Law firms' pro bono efforts see sharp rise in recession
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Legal Research Revisionism
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Can a chief executive whose company issues misleading disclosures get away with it by asserting the lawyers did it? Yes.
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Lawyers find a new following via Twitter
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Attorney's Whistleblower Suit Against Former Firm Reinstated
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Midsize Firm Hoping for Kentucky Rain in Merger
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Network of Small, Midsize Firms Look for Opportunity in Hard Times
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Mug Shots Of The Week
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Saying 'I'm Sorry' Influences Jurors
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Law Firm Fields 12-Member Women’s Mini-Triathlon Team
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How to Protect Law Firm Data from Hack Attacks
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Law student should buy a used car
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Prosecutor Named to Probe CIA Abuses
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John Durham, the Man Picked to Investigate the C.I.A.
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Rehnquist Papers: Bush Beats Kerry, Breyer Pays Thomas
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Justice O'Connor Presents the Supreme Court, Middle School Edition
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Rakoff on BofA/SEC Kerfuffle: ‘Everything Needs to be Public’
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Jones to replace Sandoval on NV federal bench
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Bad Judges Lose Bid to Keep Plea Deal
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2 Ex-Judges May Be Tried in Sentencing of Juveniles
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The Private Side of a Supreme Court Justice
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Federal Judge in Milwaukee Says No to New Criminal Cases
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The Strange Tale of a Civil (Only)Judge
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The Eyes of the Law: Justice Sotomayor at Trader Joe's
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Wall Street:
US Stock-Index Futures Advance
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World Stocks Slide Amid Caution, China Off 2.6 Pct
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Six Months on, (Almost)Everything Up
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Picking Through Post-Bankruptcy Stocks
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Arrest Over Software Illuminates Wall St. Secret
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High-frequency trading has many defenders, but critics say it's killing the market
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The Rage Over Goldman Sachs
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Report: Select Goldman Clients Advised Better
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Private Equity:
JPMorgan's Former Private Equity Arm Is Minting Cash
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Waiting for Work In the Silent Woods
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Unemployment in California hits post-World War II high
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Shocking Unemployment Numbers
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Prevent workplace deaths. Layoff workers
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Disgruntled French Workers End Threat to Poison Seine
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Financial Literacy:
Teaching Teens About (Credit)History
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Tax:
The Ex-Wives Club of UBS Tax-Evaders
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UBS May Take Years to Recover From Loss of Clients Fleeing Tax Crackdown
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KPMG predicts top tax rate to rise across the globe
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9th Circuit Rules that Tax Assessed on a Post Chapter 13 Filed Tax Return for a Prepetition Year is a Prepetition Debt
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IRS Could Target Off-Shore Hedge-Fund Investors Next
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A Tax Break for Selling Toxic Assets?
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Private Equity:
Wipeouts hurt but shouldn't kill private equity
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Corporate Reform:
US senator wants broad SEC market review
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Jackson couple pleads guilty to fraud charges
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Government Releases Sentences in Bankruptcy Fraud Initiative
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WVa bankruptcy fraud crackdown nets 4 convictions
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Broadcasting:
Sinclair In Tentative Deal With Noteholders
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Hallmark Hurt - Big-name channel is facing big-time problems
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Municipalities:
CA off Moody's credit watch list; redemption of IOUs on track for Sept. 4
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Securitization:
Wall Street Addresses Debt With an Old Trick: Repackaging Bad Loans
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Rail:
Is the economy really getting better? Railroad traffic says no
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Trucking:
Trucking Bankruptcies Plunge 62 Percent
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Tech:
Shattered Wurld: After a promising debut and forecasts of an even better future, an Internet technology company unravels, stunning investors
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Credit Cards:
Credit Card Reform: While One Hand Gives, the Other Adds Fees
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Moody's: Charge-Off, Delinquency Rates Drop In July
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Data Hints Consumers Handling Credit Cards Better
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Baseball:
Bankruptcy Judge to Expedite Review of Cubs Sale
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Economy:
Obama to nominate Bernanke to 2nd term
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Judge: Federal Reserve Must Release Reports on Emergency Loans
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Fed Starts Rollback Of Rescue Efforts
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Home Prices in U.S. Probably Fell at Slower Pace; Consumer Confidence Rose
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Central bankers stress not rushing for exits
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Some call it recovery
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Budget Office: Shortfalls of $9.1 Trillion in Next 10 Years
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Homelessness grows in shadow of White House
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Economic Stress Index
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Economy Tracker Map
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Recovery Index
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Real Estate:
Mortgage Company Taylor Bean Files For Bankruptcy Protection
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TBW ends up in even more trouble
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Delinquent Mortgages, Foreclosures Soar, Industry Group Says
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July Mortgage Approvals At 17 - Month High
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Fewer Delinquent Borrowers Catch Up
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Problematic mortgage servicers slow loan modifications
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Mortgage Relief That's No Help To Homeowners
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Citi boosts mortgage help as delinquencies rise
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Will Congress Extend the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit?
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Mortgage Litigation Increased 54% in Q209
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Back Into Real Estate, Slowly
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‘Cash Is King’ in Market for Foreclosures
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Asking You to Buy a Couch, Now That You Can’t Sell the House
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New Trouble for Las Olas Centre
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Is tumbling economy to blame for recent spate of Detroit fires?
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Some lenders are telling seniors no on deferring taxes
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Austin: Miles and miles of office space
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Decline In CRE Sectors Shows Signs Of Deceleration
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Chicago-area home sales improve in July, but median price drops
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Sacramento-area home sales reach 2009 high in July
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California tax credit expires, home permits sink
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New FL law gives tenants more clout in cases of foreclosure
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London's real estate recovering faster than NYC's
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Nearly One in Two Mortgages in Ohio is Underwater or Close to it
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New Homebuyers Can't Compete With Speculators Offering All-Cash
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Low appraisals take hit for hurting home sales
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More On Substantive Consolidation Of REITs And Other Bankruptcy Issues Facing REITs
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Autos:
Auto suppliers 'healthier than anticipated,' Wall Street analyst says
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Car dealership closures have aesthetic, economic impact
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GM to drop corporate logo from vehicles
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General Motors Advisers Said to Push Board to Weigh Keeping Opel Control
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Race Is On to File Clunker Deals
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Clunkers: Dealers get ready for the 'hangover'
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Gov't Extends Deadline for Clunkers Paperwork
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'Clunkers' Computers Hinder Applications, Dealers Say
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42 million clunkers to go
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US government to leave Opel choice to GM
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Opel Workers to Fight to End GM Control, Schild Says
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GM Board Wants Control of Opel Patents in Deal
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GM seeks $4.3 bln financing to keep Opel
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Political stakes high in GM, Opel saga
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German unions warn of 'spectacular measures' - force GM's hand
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Rocky Opel auction limits GM's options
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Can GM Sell Opel and Not Fully Walk Away?
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GM's Opel Decision Is Likely Next Month, Irwin Says
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Germany's Steinmeier says Opel meeting taking place
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Fraud:
Is Bernie Madoff Dying of Cancer?
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Madoff Cancer Report Is Contradicted
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Madoff Aide Dipascali Should Forfeit Goods, US Says
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AIG Balks at $8.5 Million Claim in Madoff Case
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Allen Stanford must stay in jail-court
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Stanford case lawyers disagree about altercation
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Names of Marc Dreier fraud victims revealed
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Judge says corporate funds can't be used to defend principals in BBC Equities case
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Woman Charged in Professional Football Ponzi Scheme
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Beverly Hills Fund Manager Admits to Ponzi Scheme
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Health Care:
Fraser Institute spins bankruptcy facts
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Medical bill induced bankruptcies ?
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Dr. Desai's wife files for bankruptcy
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Desai's wife provides details of clinics' finances
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Foreclosures and mental health
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Former Administrator Pleads Guilty In Haven Healthcare Case
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Health Care Insurers Set To Win Big From Overhaul
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Hospitals See Profits in White House Deal
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Who Are the Uninsured?
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Calm, but Moved to Be Heard on Health Care
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Competition lacking among private health insurers
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Celebs:
Angry Pitcher Becomes Hedgie
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Former athletes' adviser charged in Ponzi scheme
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Michael Vick Shows Con Game of Second Chances
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Michael Jackson's Death: It WAS Homicide
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SPEs:
General Growth Properties and the Boundaries of Bankruptcy Remoteness
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Accounting:
KPMG lines up £260m office move in 2010
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PwC in court over audit of Madoff feeder funds
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BDO may face legal action over Keydata
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E&Y is Freezing Pay Because it's Fair
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PwC Layoffs Continue to Mystify
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Some Might Call it Revenge, Others May Call it Justice
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Newspapers:
What's left after a newspaper bankruptcy: 20 cents on the dollar
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Battle to control Creative Loafing is heating up
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Retailing:
Quick salvation as investors buy Cincinnati-based Berean chain in Ch. 11
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Charlotte Russe latest retailer bagged by PE
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Hockey:
Media savy severely lacking in Coyotes saga
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Hockey titans air dirty laundry
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Jim Balsillie sets deadline for Coyotes bid
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Building Materials:
Court Approves Dayton Superior Disclosure Statement
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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 Reform:
The Bankruptcy Bailout (PDF Written Materials)
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The Bankruptcy Bailout (Audio Download)
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Banking:
Bank of America Defends Its Settlement
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Bank of America's Bizarre Defense of Merrill's Bonuses
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BofA to settle Merrill lawsuit for $150 million
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Bank of America Says SEC Fine Is Ample Amid 'Powerful Defenses'
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Taylor Bean Files for Bankruptcy, in Talks With FDIC
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Colonial Bank's fall may be ominous sign
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Who's next on the FDIC watch list?
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US Banks Face More Loan Losses, Suntrust Chief Says
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Union leader Hughes to head New York Fed bank board
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Gringos flat-footed as BBVA two-steps to Guaranty
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Analyst Bove sees 150-200 more bank failures
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FDIC could easily seize 150, but not 300
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Lawsuit accuses Wells Fargo banking unit of using flawed software to cut home-equity lines
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A finance guy takes on Wells Fargo
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
US Business bankruptcies up 64% from '08
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Chapter 7 Business Bankruptcies Up Nearly 38%
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Labor:
Labor Injunctions in Bankruptcy
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Magazines:
Reader's Digest files prearranged bankruptcy
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Software:
Appeals court overturns decision in SCO Group, Novell case
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The SCO zombie wins one
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Corporate Governance:
Court of Chancery Awards Advancement Fees for Executive to Pursue Compensation Claims, and Rejects Reasonableness Argument as Limit on Advancement Obligation
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Distressed Investing:
Guggenheim Looks To Capitalize On Distressed VC Deals
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Food/Drink:
Bankruptcy strikes SoHo restaurant
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Back to free water: Sales of bottled water finally start to tank
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Personal Finance:
With less to spend, consumers are buying more warranties to protect their purchases
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Ten Odd Lessons the Recession Has Taught Us
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Arts:
Stamford Center for the Arts expected to emerge from bankruptcy
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Aviation:
Flying in the face of convention
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Tourism:
Caribbean tourism hit by recession
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Movies:
Michael Moore is back, and this time he's taking on Wall Street
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Debt Collection:
The Benefits of Being Litigious
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Shipping:
Stalking Horse Not Wanted: U.S. Shipping Rebuffs Bid, But Why?
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Lehman:
Citadel's big Lehman loss
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Citadel fund files $470 mln claim against Lehman
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How Britain could have saved Lehman Brothers
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Compensation:
Bank Case on Bonuses Shifts Focus to Lawyers
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Sarkozy Will Urge BNP, SocGen to Curb Bonus Payouts for Bankers
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Gambling:
Station's legal battle heats up in bankruptcy case
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Black Gaming may seek bankruptcy protection
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Sports:
What does possible bankruptcy mean for Rattlers season ticket holders?
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UK:
UK Mortgage Approvals Increased in July
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Royal Reasons for Overlooking Financial Meltdown
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Lending to business continues to fall
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EU:
ECB's Trichet warns on complacency as economy heals
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Israel:
Bank of Israel raises key rate on inflation worries
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Asia:
Asia Debt Holders Squirm
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Germany:
Quelle heiress likely to lose everything in Arcandor liquidation
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In Wake of Bankruptcy, German Executive Faces 2 Inquiries
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Government Spending Lifted Germany Out of Recession
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Mexico:
More Mexicans going hungry in the recession
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Guide to Mexican Bankruptcy Law
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Russia:
He once said anyone who didn't make a billion $ was "a loser" - Now this Russian businessman is about to go bust
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Russia c.bank lends 70 bln roubles to banks
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Australia:
Govt wants bankruptcy threshold lifted
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New bankruptcy rules to ease debt burden
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Babcock & Brown to be liquidated
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Bankruptcy law overhaul 'will hurt small business'
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