December 30, 2010

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 Due To The New Year's Eve Holiday, The Daily Bankruptcy News Will Not Publish On December 31, 2010
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Law:

Bonus Watch: Some Hogan Lovells Associates Unhappy with Their Bonuses
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In the New Economy, New Strategies for Hiring Lawyers
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You Own This
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Newsmakers of the Year 2010: The Cleanup Crew
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"Necessary and Proper"
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Pls Hndle Thx: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
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2 Former Jenkens & Gilchrist Partners on Track for Trial in Tax-Shelter Case
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Epstein Becker Miami Office to Close As Top Attorney Leads Lawyers & Staff to Duane Morris
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Will the Great Blizzard of 2010 Lead to a Storm of Lawsuits?
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Pro Se Ex-Client Wins 'Awesome' $5K Fee Award Against Bankrupt Lawyer
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Fee False Statements By Bankruptcy Lawyer Draw Reprimand
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2 Law Profs Create Website to Encourage Rich to Give ‘Unconscionable’ Tax Breaks to Charity
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Thomson West Says it Will Appeal $5.2 Million Award to Law Professors
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Did the recession hurt law firm diversity?
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To Law, or Not To Law Part I: Generation ??? – What You Really Need To Make It Through Law and Life
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Court Certifies Class of Exotic Dancers in Action Over Unpaid Wages
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Captain Fantastic
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Judges:

Lawyer Suspended for Giving ‘Certain Items of Value’ to Judge
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Judge in Dust-Up With DA Is Reappointed
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Iowa Supreme Court: 3 Down, 4 to Go?
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F-Word in Court Equals Six-Month Prison Term
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Wall Street:

Stock Futures Point to Slight Gains For Wall Street
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Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley: The Earnings Hatchets Come Out
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Layoffs:

The Long Term Unemployment Problem May Be About To Look Much Worse
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Insurance:

JPMorgan, Barclays Drop Opposition to MBIA Split
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Distressed Investing:

Accuride and Rule 2019
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Festivals:

Taste of Minnesota now in bankruptcy
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Gambling:

OTB benefits are reinstated
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Aviation:

Travel Conditions Start to Improve
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City Struggles Through Massive Airport Backlog
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Passenger Outrage Rises as Winter Storm Snarls US Travel
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Flights at J.F.K. Sit on Tarmac for Hours
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Stuck on Snowy Airport Tarmac Nearly 12 Hours, Passengers Weren't Covered by New Deplaning Rule
(DBN)

Slovenian Adria Airways could be grounded in 2011
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Celebs:

Does Jermaine Dupri Have Money Troubles?
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Xzibit: "Pimp My Ride Made Me Broke"
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Fraud:

Petters trustee chasing Morgan
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India Arrests Citi Banker In Alleged $85 Million Investment Scheme
(DBN)

The Women Of Bernie Madoff
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Entrepreneurs:

How 15 Failed Businesses Led One Founder To A Multi-Million-Dollar Success
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Economy:

Looking Back at the Great Recession
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The Charts That Mattered Most In 2010
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Curiously Weak Consumer Confidence
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Fresh Crises Loom in Europe and the U.S.
(DBN)

The economy can ill-afford to wait for Fannie and Freddie reform
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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:

New Home Foreclosures Rose 31% in Third Quarter
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Foreclosures Spike Across The Board In Q3 With Even Prime Mortgages Getting Hit
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U.S. Home Prices Weaken Further as Six Cities Reach New Lows
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Home-Loan Assistance Tapers Off
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House Appraisals Under Fire
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Faces of the Home-Foreclosure Crisis
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Court upholds decision on Stern foreclosure
(DBN)

Case Shiller House Prices: Which cities will hit post bubble lows next?
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Housing: Ackman vs Shilling
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US foreclosure period doubles, as house prices fall
(DBN)

My Friends And I Are THRILLED About Falling Housing Prices
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Housing price declines increase strategic default risk
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As Home Prices Drop, Economy Has 'Serious Reasons To Worry'
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U.S. Housing Recovery Stalls
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One Madison Park Power Struggle Headed for Bankruptcy Court
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Hancock Tower Sold for $930 Million
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Miami home sales down 4.2% despite condo surge
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Florida timeshares going for a steal
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Trump faces branding slump as real estate bets build
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Home Builders' Pain Will Persist Into New Year
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2010 Redux: Another Forgettable Year For Developers and Construction Firms
(DBN)

North Port developer's 13 firms file for Chapter 11
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DC area skirts home-price slump
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Unemployed for Three Years, Man Releases Music CD to Save the Family Home
(DBN)

Fed finds sit-downs slow foreclosures
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Retailing:

$1 billion: Blizzard's cost to retailers
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Kaufman's files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Mass Torts:

BP's spill costs look manageable 8 months later
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Banking:

Colonial BancGroup moves ahead on bankruptcy
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6 Banks Pay Back TARP Funds
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Lehman:

Former Lehman Workers Resurrect Suit Over Retiree Plan Investments
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Corporate Reform:

New Consumer Agency Is Frightfully Necessary -- And Late
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U.S. Seeks Chief for Financial Consumer Agency
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California Woman Is Charged in Insider-Trading Probe
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Justice Department Seeks Tougher CFTC And SEC Swaps Rules
(DBN)

Warren promotes Consumer Protection Bureau to Florida foreclosure hotspot
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Symphonies:

Judge Rules In Favor Of Orchestra Musicians, Warns Them Not To Gloat
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy: For Cities, There Are Downsides
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Heritage: Don't bail out struggling states, clear way for bankruptcies
(DBN)

What Killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones? | What one tragedy can teach us about the unraveling of America's middle class
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Ireland = Nevada
(DBN)

Half Moon Bay Faces Financial Brink
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How Bell hit bottom
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Mayor Bilandic, Redux
(DBN)

Union Fights Rumors Of Worker Slow-Down During Blizzard Clean-Up
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NYC Subway Lines Still Suspended - Commuters Cry Foul
(DBN)

Newborn dies in apartment lobby 9 hours after 911 called
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Music:

New Blow to Music Industry As Concert Revenue Fizzles
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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
(large downloads)

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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Bankruptcy Poetry:

I Think That I Shall Never See/A Restructuring Blog of Poetry
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Miscellaneous:

Bankruptcy considered 'shameful' outside the U.S.
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Technical Corrections to Bankruptcy Code
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Autos:

A little extra for GM tank
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Finance:

Some Big Banks Open Loan Spigot
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M&A:

Marty Lipton: Why I Invented the Poison Pill
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M&A 101: What Really Happens In Corporate Boardrooms
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Politics:

Christine O'Donnell under federal investigation over alleged misuse of campaign funds
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Bankers Still Don't Like Obama
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Tax:

Companies Avoid Taxes With Repatriation Strategies
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Compensation:

The Basel Committee Wants To Reveal Everything About Bonuses Except The Name
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Resorts:

Credit Suisse objects to offer to buy Idaho resort
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Hotels:

Hotels to remain open while in bankruptcy
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Los Gatos Hotel Corp. Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, Sues Joie de Vivre Hospitality
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UK:

A better deal for credit card holders
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High Street faces tough year ahead
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Corporate failures slow … but is it just the calm before the austerity storm
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EU:

Beleaguered Europe Seems to Stand Pat on Economic Strategy
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China:

For Auto Industry, Questions About Beijing's Road Ahead
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China's manufacturing index slows in December
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Russia:

Judge Keeps Khodorkovsky Waiting for Sentence
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Australia:

Blackstone Said Among Bidders Interested in Australia's Centro Properties
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Australia leads world in house price rises
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PIIGS:

New Proposals Will Give Hope To Thousands If Enacted
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The Italian 'I' In PIIGS Is Starting To Show Signs Of A Real Debt Crisis
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Middle East:

Dubai's Nakheel to Tap State Funds to Repay Bonds
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Vatican:

Pope to publish decree against money laundering
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