Law:
Chadbourne Challenges Tribune Co. Fee Examiner's Call
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Client’s Sons Sue Hogan & Hartson for $120M, Say Lawyer Fought Too Hard
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Lifetime Achievers 2009
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Ethics complaint tests Internet advertising
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Cuomo Takes Aim at Bank of America's Lawyers
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BofA considered 'MAC' clause before shareholder vote
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NY's Cuomo may charge BofA execs over Merrill
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N.Y. AG Calls Bank’s Privilege Claims ‘Indiscriminate,’ Seeks Waiver
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'A Modest Proposal': How a Doctor Would Overhaul Legal Practice
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Fulbright & Jaworski: The Latest Firm to Abandon Lockstep
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Fingers Crossed at Fulbright
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Allen & Overy's annual LLP report reveals £40m fall in cash reserves
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A&O's top-earning partner pocketed £2.3m last year
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BigLaw Associate Pay Should Be Cut to $125K or Even $100K, Consultant Says
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Are Some People Still Living in 2007? (Or: Some early speculation on bonuses.)
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Layoff Watch: Kirkland & Ellis Chicago
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Camerons defers newly-qualified start dates by up to three months
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OMG. So sorry, but u r fired. :-(
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Will Bennett's Departure Hurt Skadden Arps?
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Lessons from Madoff (& the SEC)
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IPO Lawyers Seek $245 Million of $586 Million Accord
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Attorneys Fight Plaintiffs Counsel's $195 Million Fee Request
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Cleary Lawyers, The NYAG Would Like to Meet You
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Last Month in Layoffs
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Will Star Partner's Exit Close Doors for NY Juggernaut?
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How negotiations over the Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk led to 20-hour days and airport lounge drama
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Maria, We Just Lost a Partner Named Maria
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How a Kentucky Solo Exposed the Fen-Phen Lawyers
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Doing the Right Thing: An Empirical Study of Attorney Negotiation Ethics
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The Great Wilson Sonsini Office-Supply Swindle?
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Legal Secretary of the Day: For the Ladies
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Job-Hunting Older Lawyers Should Lose the Comb-Over, Update the Wardrobe
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Kennedy Law Group seeks bankruptcy protection
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Temple Law gets slice of Household settlement
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The Recession and the Courts: Spotlight On Georgia
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New Florida Sen. LeMieux Faces Scrutiny for Law Firm Work
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McCarthys shutdown a boon to other Ottawa shops
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Law Firm Marketer Gone Wild
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Ex-Fed’l Prosecutor Gets Suspended 1 More Year in Latest Shoplift Case
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Radio water-death trial to begin
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Former Law Partners at War in Miami
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Lawsuit of the Day: Worst Safety Drill — and Christmas Eve — Ever
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4 women in Wis. lover's gluing must stand trial
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North Dakota Law Dean Says U.S. News Info on Clerkships Is Wrong
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University of Chicago Law names new dean
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Lawyers Are Taking Over China's Government
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Sotomayor Takes Her Seat
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The High Court: The Calm Before the Storm
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Justice Sotomayor: The Unjust Hearings
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Judging's A Lot More Than Balls And Strikes
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Judge's Sex Crime Trial Begins
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Judge Suspended for Alleged Sex for Dismissal Offer
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Insulted in Restroom, Texas Judge Jails Court Attendee, 69, for Contempt
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Case reversed by US justices back at WVa court
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Reed Smith's Stanley Hopes Third Time's the Charm in West Virginia Case
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Wall Street:
Stocks poised to pull back
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European, Asian Stocks Fall for the First Time in Five Days
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US Stocks Climb As Investors Add To Risk; DJIA Up 50 Points
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The return of Wall Street alchemy
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Why Goldman Always Wins
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Even those with jobs feel pain: fewer hours, jobs out of field
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Despite Stimulus Dollars, School Resumes With Ranks of Teachers Much Reduced
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World job market showing signs of recovery
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Fin Air plans to layoff 6,000 workers
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The State of Illinois union officials will lay off at least 1,000 state workers
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Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri announced plans to cut 1,000 state workers
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Continental Automotive Systems will lay off 1,000 employees
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Suncor will lay off 1,000 employees
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American Apparel will cut 1,500 workers from its downtown Los Angeles factory
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Banking:
Citigroup doesn't have a TARP exit strategy
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One Year Later: Where Are The PE Arms of Failed Banks?
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WaMu: The forgotten bank failure
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RBS hires Goldman Sachs to advise on sale of aircraft unit
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Fraud:
15 Madoff Investors in Mass. to Share $8M Fairfield Settlement
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It Took Just 30 Years For SEC To Uncover Brooklyn's Version Of Madoff
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Brooklyn's Philip Barry May Have Perpetrated World's Worst Ponzi Scheme
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Madoff's penthouse could be yours for $10 million
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Madoff's Belgian Shoes Stashed as US Markets Home
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NY Law Student Settles Suit Against Madoff's Brother
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'Lebanese Madoff' mystery stuns investors
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Peek inside Madoff's homes and boats
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Madoff Beach House Attracts a Spate of Offers
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US says NY Ponzi operator diverted money for p---
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Sullivan pleads not guilty in Ponzi scheme, released on bond
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US financiers in the frame for fraud
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SEC Closes Down $40M Ponzi Scheme
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Radio:
Bluewater Broadcasting Files for Bankruptcy
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Economy:
Obama Asks Senate To Increase Debt Ceiling
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US Loses Top Competitive Ranking To Switzerland
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A breakdown on handling big failures
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America and Its Deficits: Are We Broke Yet?
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The American dream: A new reality - Rising unemployment, lower wages may downsize expectations
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Consumers won't bail out economy
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Providing The Right To Fail
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4 problems that could sink America
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The 10 Who Blew The Recession
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Why Are Corporate Insiders Selling Their Shares?
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Town Needs the Basics, Gets a Skate Park
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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:
Wealthy Families Succumb to Bankruptcy as Real Estate Crashes
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When Is a House Worth Less Than a Car?
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GMAC Trims Mortgage Business Staff
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Boston's Hancock Tower and the coming commercial real estate crisis
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Fitch downgrades Capmark Financial Group rating to C
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Backlash Against Banks Grows Over Mods
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Tough economy can take its toll on your health
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Should cities divest from banks that don't modify mortgages?
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Construction bankruptcies in northwest Arkansas hit $60 million
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Growing Losses at FHA
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A new normal for home sales
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Owner of Landmark, Meridian Condos Files Ch. 11
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Insurance:
AIG Slips as Credit Suisse Cuts to 'Underperform'
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AIG's slow climb back
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Texans CUSO Insurance Group Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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What to Watch Now in the World of D&O
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Consultants:
Credit Suisse could acquire Mesirow
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Autos:
Taxpayers face heavy losses on auto bailout
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US should consider trust for auto stake- panel
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GM's CFO likely out
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The post-clunker effect: No traffic, little stock
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Auto dealers ordered to quit fighting Chrysler
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Auto sales are down, but auto suppliers' stocks are up
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Oversight panel to raise questions about auto bailout
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Dreams downsized in Michigan as jobs, wages may be crippled long-term by recession
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Labor impatient for Opel decision
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China's Tengzhong says Hummer talks with GM ongoing
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China puts brakes on Hummer deal
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Koenigsegg inks deal with China's BAIC over Saab
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Investing:
Fitch downgrades American Capital
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Celebs:
Leibovitz loan deadline arrives, creditors silent
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Former Cowboy Accused of Mortgage Fraud
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Resorts:
Oh, Mexico
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Hedge Funds:
Hedge Funds Had Net Inflows of $4.5 Billion in August
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Corporate Reform:
U.S. Is Failing to Act on ‘Too Big to Fail’ Risks?
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Financial reforms stalled as Congress returns
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Oil/Gas:
Producers seek bankruptcy trustee for Semgroup
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SemGroup names new CEO, board
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Trident Resources files for bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Couple charged with bankruptcy fraud in NH
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History:
Life In (and After)Our Great Recession
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Still think that this is as bad as the Great Depression?
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Hotels:
Hotel Chain's Bankruptcy Filing Extends Industry's Woes
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Judge ordered iconic Riverside Hotel sold to pay debts
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Consumer Credit:
Consumer Credit Decline in July Set Record
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US consumers: massive deleveraging in full swing
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Derivatives:
Swaps Dealers Agree to Targets for Clearing Trades
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Derivatives in Bankruptcy -- part 2
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Lehman:
BBC's Lehman Brothers Movie Actually Sounds Pretty Awesome
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Dick Fuld's Comeback Will Be Successful
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I've been "dumped on" for Lehman failure: Fuld
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One Year Later: Lehman’s Dick Fuld as Victim?
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You Want a Piece of Richard Fuld? 'Line Up'
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History will judge Lehman mistake harshly
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Retailing:
Struggling firms utilize his 'common sense'
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Cross-Border:
The perils of cross-border bankruptcies
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Mining:
How much does it cost Asarco to produce a pound of copper?
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Trucking:
Truckload Rates Still Sliding
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Gambling:
Casino revenues slide in August, but Greektown gets a boost
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Wall Street bets big again on casino bonds
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Harrah's offers $720M in new notes to repay debt
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Shipping:
Texas ports taking a big hit from recession
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today)
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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Bankruptcy Reform:
The absolute destruction of the ownership rights conferred by bankruptcy may well signal the utter death of America's economy.
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Trade Credit:
Hitting the wall - 503(b)(9)
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Newspapers:
Lipson on Bankruptcy, the Inky and Irony
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Sun-Times in Deal to Sell Most Assets
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy filings continue to rise in Arizona
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August Filings Hold Steady
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Litigation:
Iqbal Keeps Spreading
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Tax:
Overspenders to face tax audits?
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US citizens in rush for offshore tax advice; Americans fear prosecution amid IRS crackdown
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Swiss Deal With I.R.S. May Hide Some Tax Cheats
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Health Care:
Perriello: Medical bills are biggest cause of bankruptcy
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Shuttered Riverside Hotel to be sold at auction
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Baucus: Up to $3,800 fine for failure get health insurance
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Congress may tax executive health plans
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'Safety net' hospitals fear they won't survive health-care reform
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23 Dems Have Said They Will Vote 'No' On Healthcare Reform
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Food/Drink:
Pilgrim's Pride sees bankruptcy exit in 2009
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Distressed Investing:
Transactions with Distressed Companies
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The Chinese Learn About Vulture Investing
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Compensation:
Ackermann Dares to Play Down Pay Issue
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Rating Agencies:
Warren Buffett keeps cashing out of Moody's
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Municipalities:
Detroit should avoid bankruptcy
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CA legislature now frantic, as if on meth
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Ugly municipal bankruptcy bill rears its head in California Legislature again
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Trustees:
Petters trustee withstands investor's challenge
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Aviation:
Airlines await rebound in business travel
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Beware Air Travel's Recovery
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More failures likely for smaller low-cost carriers
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Magazines:
Publisher Cygnus Wins Approval For Its Bankruptcy -Exit Plan
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BusinessWeek draws 93 bidders
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Chemicals:
Lyondell Chemical bankruptcy judge approves hiring of CFO
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Labor:
Salaries Down for College Grads in 2009
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Accounting:
Uzbekistan Gives KPMG the Boot
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Congress Needs More Testimony on Accounting Stuff They Won't Understand
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PwC Isn't Starving
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In a Pinch, Deloitte Lets Anyone Sign Off on Audit Reports
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Personal Finance:
As men lose jobs, wives who make less become primary wage earners
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Debt Collection:
More Than 500 Collection Firms, Creditors Sued in Late August
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Hockey:
What Redfield T. Baum will hear, and when he'll decide
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NHL risks bad precedent in Coyotes bankruptcy
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And then there were two
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Relocation fee as much as $195-million, NHL says
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NHL owner gets more than 8 years in prison
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Leafs GM Burke tight-lipped about Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy case
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Balsillie offers city $50 million in Coyotes bid
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Horse Racing:
Remington Park sale closer to completion
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UK:
Rescue plans could inhibit SME lending
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Prepacks: Feeling the urge to merge
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No fines for offshore tax avoiders claiming 'innocent errors'
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MG Rover report advance copies sent
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Greenspan Says UK Faces 'Long While' to Exit Slump
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EU:
Bankers in Europe Criticize Crackdown on Bonuses
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New Dutch banking code will limit bonuses
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Bankers sue for €33m in unpaid bonuses
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Canada:
Insolvency Law Amendments to Take Effect on September 18, 2009
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Japan:
Creditors set to reject Lone Star's J-Reit rescue
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Lebanon:
Hezbollah denies bankruptcy link
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Punjab:
Punjab Govt on verge of bankruptcy
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China:
China's stimulus powers world economies
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