August 13, 2010

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

US Firms Losing Biz Because In-House Counsel Prefer British Firms
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A Litigious U.S. Might Be Driving Business to Law Firms Abroad
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Hunton & Williams Sued for $150 Million in Contract-Interference Case
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Hey, DLA, About that $4 Million You Thought You Had Won...
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Dell Accused of Concealing Evidence in PC Suit
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The Bankruptcy Files: Law Firm Creditors Look to Collect
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Profits Rose, Revenue Dipped at Baker & McKenzie in Fiscal 2010
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Bakers London office sees PEP jump 56% as firm reveals 2009-10 results
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Firms Looking to Retain Talent Are More Accepting of Flexible Work Arrangements
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Collegial Culture Helps Put Ropes & Gray at Top of Quality-of-Life Ranking
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Judge Orders Skype Visits as Condition of Mom’s Move
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DLA Piper partner in public embarrassment
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Hogan Lovells partner jailed for running a red light
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Here’s One Way To Get A Big Bonus From Your Firm
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Could Technology Turn The Tide Against Legal Outsourcing Overseas?
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Florida Law School Group Joins Multidisciplinary Oil Spill Task Force
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Judge Orders Lawyer to Apologize for Courthouse Bear Hug
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Is Law School Becoming a Fool’s Errand?
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Can Stanford Become the #1 Law School? Outlook Not So Good.
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How to Hit Up Friends for Business
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Best Defense of the Day: My client is a hottie.
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Boomer the Dog to remain Gary Guy Mathews
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Judges:

A Chief Judge Resigns After Admitting Inappropriate Touching
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"I have to, it's my job. I mean what would I do? I don't know what I would do."
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Judge Transferred Over Alleged Actions in Visitation Case Involving Sex Offender
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Judge Behind Photo Incident Committed a Crime, Say Female Staff Members From DA's Office
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Case of Blogger Accused of Threatening Judges Is Expected to Go to Jury Soon
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Wall Street:

Futures Fall Ahead of Inflation, Retail Sales Data
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Blaming the Victims of Market Falls
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Layoffs:

Jobs picture darkens as new unemployment claims rise to 484K, highest level since February
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Youth Unemployment Hits Record High
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Background Checks in Hiring: Discrimination or Due Diligence?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Municipalities:

California can't pay bills -- may use IOUs for August payments
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Pensions:

PBGC takes over Sun-Times pensions
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Corporate Governance:

Delaware Court of Chancery applies entire fairness standard to majority stockholder's debt conversion
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Economy:

Economists Want Policy Makers to Back Off
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The United States is Bankrupt
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Dem criticizes White House economic team for focusing on Wall St
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Jobless Claims Hit 5 Month High
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Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Recovery Index
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Bailout Tracker
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Real Estate:

Mortgage Rates on 30-Year U.S. Home Loans Set Record Low for Eighth Week
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Mortgage Cramdowns Are No Panacea
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Banks seizing homes at record levels
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Judge Weighs ‘Radical’ Tactic to Help Homeowners Suffering from Foreclosure Blight
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Ill. foreclosure activity rises 33 percent in July
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Nevada Foreclosures Still No. 1 In Nation
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RealtyTrac: No foreclosure peak until 2011
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Foreclosure Report Stuns Wall Street
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Orleans Homebuilders Files Reorganization Plan That Cuts Its Debt by Half
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Regions Bank denies agreeing to EpiCentre loan deal
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Five Mistakes Home Builders Make
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Deal of the Week: Half of a House
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Are Million-Dollar Borrowers More Likely to Default?
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Autos:

Hold the Champagne, GM Is Not Hiring
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Report: US loses 258 auto dealerships in first half of year
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GM, Ford Profits Show Dealer Networks Now Healthier, Consulting Firm Says
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Car dealership closings slow during 2010
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GM CEO to step down; automaker reports profit of $1.3 billion
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Akerson Prepares for GM IPO as US Auto Sales Growth Stalls
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Who Is Going to Buy GM Stock?
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GM boss quits after firm makes biggest quarterly profit for six years
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New GM Chief Known as a Pragmatic Leader
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Ed Whitacre drops a monkey wrench in a GM IPO
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Rattner Says GM's Planned Offering Is `Tad' Earlier Than Some Would Like
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Jewelry:

Shane Co. files bankruptcy reorganization plan
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Banking:

The F.D.I.C.'s Suggestions on Overdraft Fees
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Retailing:

Profit Rises, But Kohl’s Cuts Forecast
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Religion:

Victims recount horror of abuse as diocese faces bankruptcy
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Resorts:

Guarded optimism following Sea Island bankruptcy
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Bankrupt Utah investor seeks comeback in ID resort
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Baseball:

Lenders: Rangers Sale Shouldn't Include Free Flights
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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 Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Miscellaneous:

MBIA-Vallejo, Innkeepers, UniCredit, General Growth, Chemtura: Bankruptcy
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Examiners:

Innkeepers' shareholders seek court examiner
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Avoidance Actions:

Fair Financial trustee wants political donations returned
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Oil/Gas:

BP Spill Fund to Be Backed by Future Drilling Revenue
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The threat of the 'fake fishermen': BP may be paying out millions in oil spill compensation to fraudsters
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The Violent Twilight of Oil
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Obama to visit Gulf Coast to assess economic impact on businesses
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Caribbean Petroleum Seeks Bankruptcy Protection After Harbor Explosion
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Environmental:

Bankruptcy Implications Of Environmental Liabilities
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Compensation:

Wall Street Bonuses to Rise This Year
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster's Silence on Q2 Results Fans Bankruptcy Rumors
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Movie Gallery Unloads Video Games at Deep Discount
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Fraud:

Judge Denies Stanford's Request for Daily Visits to Lawyer's Office to Prepare for Hearing
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Judge Seals Rothstein File Posted on PACER
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Judge Shields Names Of Rothstein Ponzi-Scheme Victims
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Politics:

Democratic Seats Vulnerable on Jobs
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Lehman:

Lehman Finance Unit Sues ITV's Carlton in UK Over Interest-Rate Swaps
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UK:

Double bankruptcy fear of husband who killed wife as children played
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EU:

German Juggernaut Propels Euro Zone GDP Jump
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Sparkling Germany Prompts Euro Pain
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Growth of Euro-Area Economy Beats Forecasts
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Swiss Franc Resumes Advance on Economic Recovery as Euro-Region Sputters
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Jamaica:

PSOJ: Revise the Bankruptcy Act
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