December 28, 2010

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

The Bitter Tale of Associate Bonuses
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A Politically Correct Holiday Cake
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With Charges Withdrawn, Ex-Lawyer Says Queens DA Should Have Realized Her Innocence Long Ago
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Nation's DAs Asked Santa to Bring Them a Training Center of Their Very Own
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Failure To Supervise Results In Suspension Of Head Of Volume Bankruptcy Practice
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White & Case Gets Expedited Appeal for Imprisoned British Executive
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Judges:

Sonia Sotomayor: The Outspoken One
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Interview With Justice Elena Kagan
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For Those Teetering on the Edge, Street Outreach Court Offers a Push in the Right Direction
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Judges Tell Court Reporters to Work for Free or Be Jailed for Contempt
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Wall Street:

Stock Index Futures Signal Small Gains
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Wall Street falters on China's rate hike
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This year's highest paid MBAs
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Layoffs:

2011's hottest job you never thought of
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Insurance:

AIG secures $4.3bn in credit lines
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A.I.G.'s Latest Step to Get Off Government Support
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Cleaning Supplies:

Anpath Group emerges from Chapter 11
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster wants control of bankruptcy till March
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Retailing:

U.S. Retailers Hurt as Snowstorm Thwarts Shoppers
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Retail Spending Back to Normal? Maybe
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Retail Challenges Rise as Robust Sales Return
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That Santa feeling hasn't quite left shoppers yet
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Health & Beauty:

Sexy Hair Concepts files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Telecoms:

Hawaiian Telcom Stock Goes Public
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Corporate Reform:

Amid Inquiries, Experts Get a Cold Shoulder
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Marshals Service Accused of Botching Forfeiture
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Aviation:

Blizzard, and Inflexibility, Knock Out Air Travel
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Blizzard Strands Travelers Across U.S.
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Blizzard Timelapse
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Japan Airlines to Eliminate 170 More Jobs This Month as Operations Shrink
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Symphonies:

Louisville Orchestra wants financial relief
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Economy:

Treasuries Drop, Lead Global Bond Losses, as Confidence to Gain
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Boomers Near 65 with Retirement in Jeopardy
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Average stagehand at NYC's Lincoln Center makes $290K a year
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Retail Sales Rebound, Beating Forecasts
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Behind the Population Shift
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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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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:

Officials Search for Fannie-Freddie Road Map
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Nearly 2.2 million mortgages are more than 90 days delinquent
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Rethinking the Family Home
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Freddie Mac delinquency rate up slightly in November, Fannie rate drops
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Rush to foreclose by Fannie, Freddie helped feed problems with legal paperwork
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Ally Settles Fannie Buyback Demands for $462 Million
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US Housing Prices Likely to Fall 5% to 7% More
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"Foreclosure Nation" and one more foreclosure fraud horror story
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Real estate's commercial side looks bright in 2011
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Massachusetts home sales tank 30% in November
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Neugebauer grapples with federal mortgage guarantee issue
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The 18 Most Expensive Home Sales Of 2010
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Three Stalled SunCal Developments Could Be Sold
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Judge throws out additional claims against First Magnus
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Agencies Clash Over How to Create Federal Servicing Standards
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Municipalities:

Cities in Distress: Calling All Bankruptcy Lawyers
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In Michigan, a City Pleads for a Bankruptcy Option
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Ind. bill would allow cities to declare bankruptcy
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Municipal bankruptcy law would affect Gary
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2011: The year of insolvency for some states?
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Daniels supports bankruptcy option for local governments
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NLC official refutes '60 Minutes' report on municipal insolvency
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Court Thwarts California's Plan to Sell Buildings
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Banking:

Going Bankrupt: 100 Bailed Out Banks
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Joe Montana's Modern Bank Hires Citigroup's Kozlowski as Chief Executive
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Shoring Up Banks So None Fail
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Federal Reserve rules led small banks to big risks
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Why Big Banks Fail to Act in Their Own Self Interest
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Tax:

Why we're not likely to get tax reform
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H&R Block Blocked from Refund Anticipation Loans
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Accounting:

Ernst & Young's response to New York attorney general's complaint
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Fraud:

Toothlessness Of U.S. Financial Regulators Shown in Alleged $34 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Allen Stanford's lawyers seek two-year trial delay
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Little likely to be recovered of $7 billion missing in Stanford case
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Hecker's watches fetch $294,500
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Nadel sent to medium-security prison
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Utah man indicted in Georgia in $30M scheme
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Carr Miller Capital Faces Allegations of Operating Ponzi
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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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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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Miscellaneous:

Why Chapter 11 Cases Are Shrinking
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Health Care:

Medicare will soon bulge with baby boomers
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Education:

For-Profit College Slump Converging With Student Life-Debtors
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At Kaplan University, 'Guerrilla Registration' Leaves Students Deep In Debt
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Mass Torts:

Pfizer's Quigley Unit Bankruptcy Should End, US Says
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M&A:

M&A King Is... Not Yet Decided
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Labor:

Court Decision Clarifies that a Bankruptcy can be Used as Part of Pre-Employment Background Check for Private Employers
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Oil/Gas:

Ex-Shell President: $5 Gas in 2012
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Theme Parks:

Freestyle Music Park lawsuits live on, expert says park may never reopen
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UK:

Call for bank bonus disclosures
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EU:

Estonia's euro joy dampened by EU debt crisis
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Amid Crisis, Europe Crosses the Rubicon
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Russia:

Khodorkovsky Found Guilty of Stealing Oil From Yukos, Defense Lawyer Says
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Khodorkovsky Faces More Jail After $29 Billion Russian Oil-Theft Verdict
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Khodorkovsky and the Rule of Law
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The rise and fall of an oil tycoon
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Mexico:

Vitro Says Preapproved Bankruptcy Accepted in Mexico
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Vietnam:

Vietnam gives ailing shipmaker interest-free loans
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China:

China Vows Lending Control to Tame Inflation
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India:

Crushing Fuel And Food Inflation Could Create A Crash Scenario For India
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Japan:

Deflation Grips Japan As Consumer Prices Tumble For 21st Month In A Row
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