Law:
Chrysler Bankruptcy Tab Nears $85 Million
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Last Week in Biglaw
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Chorus of Bankruptcy Lawyers, Investors Protest Rothstein Agreements
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Up to 100 Lawyers and Staff Face the Ax in Firm's Fifth Round of Layoffs
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$55 Million Suit Against Paul Hastings Goes Forward
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Fear Factor
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Ex-DLA Lawyer's Prison Term for Forging Pay Slip Cut to One Day
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You Can Ignore 5 of These Trends: But Only 5
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Pls Hndle Thx: Building Your Book of Business
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Suit Claims Hunton Helped Dump a Client's Contractor
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Energy M&A Stays Hot for Am Law 200 Firms
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In Fortune 500, About One in Five GCs Is a Woman
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Plaintiffs Counsel Suing Chevron in Ecuador Engaged in Some Crude Lawyering
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Lawyer Accused of Sexual Harassment Says Testosterone Meds Made Him Do It
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Have You Hurd? Shareholders Sue H-P Directors Over CEO Flap
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From Lawyer to Vintner
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Ex-Litigator Prefers Old-Fashioned Lobstering to Lawyering
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Lawyer Transitions: The Art of Negotiation
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Jobless Lawyers: Sell your skill at going to school
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Fight Continues Over Split of $4.8 Million Fee
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BB&K tangled in Bell scandal
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Buckeye State Battle: Vorys Sater Caught in Outside Counsel Contract Fight
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Lawyer Admits to Attempting $11 Million Shakedown
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Woman Gets 21 Years House Arrest for Theft on Condition She Repay Ex-Employer
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Another Christian Law School? Oy Vey
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Lawyerly Lairs: Did a Realtor Use an Attorney’s House for Sexcapades?
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Judges:
Shock Jock Turner Convicted of Threatening Judges
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Judge Transferred From Family Court Over Allegations of Misconduct
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Candidate for Judge's Mom Says Baby Boy Popped a Cap at Her With His Glock
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Judge Retires Suddenly, Reports of Groping Emerge
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Judge Kozinski calls his fellow judges ‘cultural elitists’ when it comes to privacy
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'Justice of Law' Sonia Sotomayor cracks jokes at Lehman College at Dream Big Initiative event
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Judge in Minivan Nabs Skating Camera Thief
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Courts:
Court Computer Project Compared to Bentley With No Engine for $1.3B
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Wall Street:
Stock futures slip amid global growth woes
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Stock market apt to stay difficult for some time
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Stocks Lose More Ground to Close Out Rough Week
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Japanese, Australian Stock Futures Fall on US Retail Sales, Commodities
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Layoffs:
Jobless millions signal death of American dream for many
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Is Congress subsidizing slackers?
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Finding a Bridge Over the Void
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5 Reasons The Unemployment Rate Will Soon Start Heading Higher
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Finance:
'Junk' Bonds Hit Record
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'Super Angels' Alight
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Lehman:
Och-Ziff Knew of Short Sellers' Rumors, Lehman Says
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Och-Ziff Said to Be Part of Lehman Rumors
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Lehman, the Longer View
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Video Rentals:
Struggling to avoid bankruptcy, Blockbuster extends debt deadline to Sept. 30
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Blockbuster: Keeping Hope (for Its Bullish Investors)Alive
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Blockbuster's loss widens
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Food/Drink:
Judge OKs Bashas' plan to emerge from bankruptcy
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25 grocery stores closing as part of turnaround
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Religion:
Bankruptcy judge gives green light to sex abuse trials
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Oil/Gas:
Lanier says plaintiff's bar faces battle royal over oil spill suits, fears BP bankruptcy
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Incoming Paymaster for Spill Claims Outlines Changes to BP’s System
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Obama declares Gulf Coast 'open for business'
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Obama and Family Swim in Gulf of Mexico
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BP Told to Keep Working on Well
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Alabama AG Sues BP Over Oil Spill, Claims Broken Promises
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BP well capped, but not forgotten
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US Looks at Dropping Offshore Drill Ban
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Student Debt:
Packing for College, 2010 Style
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Aviation:
Airline meltdown is hardly a surprise
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Heathrow Airport Workers Seeking Fresh Pay Proposal in Talks, Union Says
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Mexican airlines: A clumsy giant stumbles
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Corporate Governance:
Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Section 220 Standard for Shareholder Access to Books and Records
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Chancery Upholds Poison Pill of Barnes & Noble; Rejects Fiduciary Claims
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Finance:
Google Leads Revival in Commercial Paper as Rates Tumble
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Building Products:
Building Products Maker: Slump Brings Bankruptcy
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Horse Racing:
Empire Resorts loses $9M in quarter
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Hedge Funds:
Hedge fund firm Eddington Capital to shut down
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Plastics:
Offshore SPAC Snares PRC Plastics
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Economy:
Fed Official Says Bank Risks a New Boom-and-Bust Cycle
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Consumer prices rise on higher energy costs
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Fed needs firepower to zap deflation monster
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Map of World Economic Recovery
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Recession, Hamptons Style
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10-year yields hit fresh 16-month low
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Stimulus sparks economy, debate
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On Deck: Retailers Report; Housing Data Due
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Rosenberg: US Certain to Fall into Recession
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Is a Crash Coming? Ten Reasons to Be Cautious
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Why Bernanke Isn't Doing More to Boost the Economy
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Treasury yields fall on weak retail sales report
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Wall Street Tries to Sort Through Economic Reports
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Economists in Philly Fed Survey More Pessimistic
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Economists React: Consumer Can’t Drive Recovery
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The Best Graph of the Bush Tax Cuts Yet?
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Slow Progress on Stimulus Projects
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Data Show Stimulus Isn't Reaching the Nation’s Neediest Counties and States
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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:
In This Play, One Role Is Enough
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Treasury Revises HAMP Re-default Rates
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The mortgage refinancing boom that wasn't
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Banks to benefit most from White House effort to fight foreclosures...
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Trial Near of Mozilo; Politicians Draw Heat
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Moody's Sees CMBS Delinquency Poised to Rise 9%-11% in 12 Months
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FHA Gets Tougher On Mortgages
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Living the American Dream -- on the taxpayers' dime
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Legislative battle on horizon for future of Fannie
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Why is Washington ignoring its biggest corruption scandal? | Washington Examiner
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Philadelphia Housing Authority chief facing foreclosure
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Do We Need Mortgage Reform?
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Insults and Injury for Renters
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Conyers, Kaptur Bash Fannie for Penalizing Strategic Defaulters
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In Biggest Deal Since Crash, Standard Pacific Buys Raw Land
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Mortgage Bonds Pare Relative Declines Amid Worst Trading Month Since 2008
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Sea Island's luxury struggles mirror Atlanta's high-end dip
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Kenneth Himmel Sued By Arizona Companies Over Obligations
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Mortgages: More Borrowers Opt for ‘Cash-In’ Refinancing
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Want a Cheaper Mortgage? Go to a Smaller Bank
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Today’s Mortgages Are Designed for Yesterday’s Borrowers, Law Prof Says
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Call for careful overhaul of US lending
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Barnes & Noble landlords fret
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Ross: No plans to abandon Stuy Town bid
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Mass Torts:
CSX: Asbestos firm wants Fourth Circuit 'left in the dark'
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Fraud:
Hearing Set in Galleon Case
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Texas Prison is Technology Vortex, Allen Stanford Says
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Judge Denies Stanford's Request for Daily Visits to Lawyer's Office to Prepare for Hearing
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Bankruptcy judge expedites Renegade hearing
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Fraud artists at Morgan Stanley get to keep bonus
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Rajaratnam Wins Hearing on Bid to Exclude Wiretaps
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Consultants:
Ernst & Young Unveils Capital Advisory, Restructuring Firm
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Municipalities:
California City With $800,000 Manager Accused of Raising Taxes Improperly
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Detroit Goes From Gloom to Economic Bright Spot
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The Awesome Story Of California City: The Original Housing Community Ghost Town
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Chap. 9 Plan in S.C. Hits Pothole
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Telecoms:
Nortel 2Q loss expands as bankruptcy sales go on
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Blackstone advises teetering TerreStar, bankruptcy possible
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Corporate Reform:
Elizabeth Warren, likely to head new consumer agency, provokes strong feelings
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Robert Gibbs, Elizabeth Warren, and the 2010 Election
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Why you should know Elizabeth Warren
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President Obama, Give Liz a Job
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Warren, Axelrod Meet as Consumer Agency Decision Looms
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'Good ol' boys' in Warren's way?
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A history lesson from Elizabeth Warren
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Buyer, Be Aware
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New Rules on Finance to Be Done in the Open
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Real Reason for Ousting H.P.’s Chief
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HP Board Said to Turn Against Hurd After Surprise Settlement
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Hurd Settlement Inflamed H-P Board
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HP Hit With Derivative Suit Over Former CEO's Severance
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HP’s Top Lawyer, a ‘Straight Shooter,’ Helped Topple the Man Who Hired Him
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Credit Cards:
Your Card Has Been Declined, Just as You Wanted
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Elizabeth Warren complains about overdisclosure
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Litigation:
Choose Your Words Carefully to Help the Jury Remember Your Case
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Litigator of the Week: Jeffrey Klein of Weil, Gotshal & Manges
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Dude, You’re Getting A Dell… Runaround?
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Pensions:
22 Scary Facts About America's Pension Crisis
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Health Care:
Expedite the final sale of Forum; end months of bankruptcy angst
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St. Vinnie bigs' $plurge sickening: Quinn
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Resorts:
US luxury resort debt highlights problem for lenders who are unlikely to get money back
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Credit Reporting:
US Consumer See Credit Scores Rise
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Manufacturing:
Revisiting manufacturing
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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 Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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Insurance:
Lehman Bankruptcy, Defense Expenses, and D&O Insurance
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Ambac vs. Bankruptcy , Days Looking Numbered
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Obits:
Frank William Scroggins, 77: Bankruptcy attorney liked to represent "the underdog"
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Miscellaneous:
Gracious Homes, Cabi Downtown, Point Blank, Dynegy: Bankruptcy
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Vallejo, Innkeepers, General Growth: Bankruptcy
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Autos:
Grassley seeks to guard taxpayers against raw deal in GM IPO
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Grassley wants GM IPO probe
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Wrong time for GM IPO? Not necessarily
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GM IPO to have four lead underwriters
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GM to enlist more bookrunner banks for IPO
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From fear to greed, banks jostle for GM deal
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Goldman Sachs Undercuts Rivals in GM IPO as It Loses Top Role
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GM creating jobs - in Mexico
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Sudden move atop GM is startling
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GM Board Pressed Whitacre to Go or Stay Years to Aid IPO
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GM develops candidates for next change at top
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The GM Board is "On The Job"
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GM's Akerson Will Struggle Convincing IPO Investors Europe Unit Is Fixable
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Chronology: GM: The year from bankruptcy to IPO
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UAW halts vote on giveback deal at Indy GM plant
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Chrysler Dealer Meeting: Metal Detectors, Ban On Electronics
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Retailing:
Bargain-Hungry Buyers Keep Retail Sales Weak
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Luxury Retailer Gracious Home Files for Bankruptcy
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Nightlife:
District Shows No Love to Nightclub Buyer
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Baseball:
Texas Rangers sale a wake-up call to leagues
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Rules are rules, especially in bankruptcy court
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Banking:
Illinois Bank Fails; Total Reaches 110
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Judge Orders Wells Fargo to Pay $200 Million, in Scorching Ruling
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Banker Pleads Guilty in Robin Hood-Like Scheme to Help Borrowers
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Don't like your banking fees? Tell the FDIC.
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"Deserve" Has Nothing To Do With It
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Big opportunities and risks for banks serving mid-size and small firms
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Celebs:
'Real Housewives' star's bankruptcy auction expected to fetch more than $51,000
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Good Times for Celebrity Litigants
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Lessons from the Crypt: The Wesley Snipes Tax Convictions
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Golf:
Golf course owner re-files bankruptcy petition, first foreclosure auction canceled
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Top Durban club face bankruptcy
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River Vale Country Club: Fore ... closure?
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Accounting:
Rulemakers Plan Global Overhaul Of Lease Accounting
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Compensation Watch ‘10: Early Returns from Deloitte Are In
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Starting Salaries for The Big 4 Class of 2010
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PCAOB Is Still Overachieving: Issues Inspection Reports for BDO, Grant Thornton, PwC
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Are Your Firm’s Happy Hours Overrated?
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Hollywood:
THR: Legal Fight Between Goldman and Producer Heating Up
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Turnarounds:
Verto Partners Hires Hylton as Managing Director
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Debt Collection:
Creditors unlawfully prey on seniors' Social Security benefits
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Debt Collector Will Not Pay More Than $500 for a Loan, Regardless of Size
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Art:
Lehman Creditors May Get $16 Million as Hirst, Freud Works Boost Auctions
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UK:
Duchess of York to sell personal belongings in bid to avoid bankruptcy
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Unable to pay its debts - the balance sheet test
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Sun4U bankruptcy travellers fear paying double
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UK Tourists Bear Brunt Of Tour Operator's Bankruptcy
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Liverpool owners owe RBS hefty amount if club is unsold
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China:
China marches towards world's No. 2 economy
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China AgBank's record share issue
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Pakistan:
Pakistan Floods: Twenty Million Are Homeless IN Pakistan Floods
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Austria:
Austria: Former bank chief in custody
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Germany:
Germany: On a roll
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Japan:
Nearly 80% of firms predict slowdown
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Japan Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in Three Quarters, Missing Estimates
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Chinese economy eclipses Japan's
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Asia:
Pessimism in Asia despite strong earnings
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China, Japan stick to negative views
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Russia:
Russia's Best and Brightest Fleeing Country
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Russia's New Police State
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Greece:
Papandreou’s Summer Pay Cuts Keep Cash-Strapped Greeks at Home
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