Law:
Billing Rates Continue to Climb
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Things Are Looking Up: Most Texas Managing Partners Expect Increased Profits for Fiscal Year 2010
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Now That the Recession Is Officially Over, Who Cornered the Big Bankruptcy Work?
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Bonus Watch: At Akin Gump, Timing is Everything
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Fired Associate Sues Akin Gump, Alleging Bias and NALP Lie
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After Lengthy Confab, Manatt Offers ‘Warm Wishes,’ with Disclaimer, on Holiday E-Card
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Ex-Court of Appeals Judge Tapped as Arbitrator for Boies' Fee Dispute
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The NYLJ 100
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2010 Law Firm Billing Survey
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Most Effective Florida Lawyers 2010
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Corporate Counsel Name the Most 'Arrogant' Law Firms
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"Poor advice, poor service, expensive" – clients aren't getting any happier with their law firms
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Partners' tenure and comp structure are clearly in play.
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Legal Jobs Decline For Second Straight Month
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Weil Attorney Jacqueline Marcus Named "Dealmaker Of The Week
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Debating the Legality of the Bailout
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A Very Good Year for Quinn Emanuel's London Office
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Patton Boggs Explains Role in Explosive Chevron Case
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Asbestos attorneys appealing fraud ruling
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"Asbestos defendant seeks $1M in legal fees in fraud case"
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Linklaters Reveals 14 Percent Drop in Asia Revenues - The highest-paid lawyer at the firm took home only £2.2 million compared with £2.5 million in 2008-2009
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Linklaters' staff costs fell 16 per cent in 2008-09
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‘Knee-Jerk Reaction’ to Profs New Co. Underscores Fear of Change in Legal Marketplace
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E-Filing Holds Promise and Peril for Appellate Attorneys
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Measuring the Mommy Penalty
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Women Who Inspired a Proud 'Alpha Girl' Attorney
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A Small Firm Renaissance?
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Why Many Midsize Law Firms Are Prospering During the Recession (Podcast)
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Wanna Be a Deal Lawyer? You Must Read This First
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In-House: Overseeing International Litigation
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Baseball Commissioner Takes Law Professor Job
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Assange Lawyer Says He's Being Watched, Threatens 'Thermonuclear Device'
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Hey Lawyer! New iPad? Get These Apps First (Part 2)
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Deep in the Heart of Texas, Death Penalty Goes on Trial
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Ex-BigLaw Partner Who Scammed His Firm, Insurer on Autistic Son Has Financial Records Released
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7th Circuit Says Plaintiffs Lawyer ‘May Wish to Moderate His Fury’
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Prospective Law Student Must Choose Between LSAT and Dead Grandma
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Lawsuit of Day: Woman Breaks Hand
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Court Reinstates Employee's Claims of Alleged Waterboarding, Mustache-Drawing
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Law student's toss for tuition
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Getting Clients Ready for Court - Guilty of Violating Dress Code, in Any Case
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Judges:
Senate to Vote Soon on Whether to Impeach La. Federal Judge Porteous, Strip Him of Pension
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Report Says Ex-Maricopa Co. Attorney and Aide Should Be Disbarred, Alleges Conspiracy Against Judge
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Judges' Guide to Cost-Effective E-Discovery
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Wall Street:
Ridiculous Overnight Rally Continues, As Futures Spike Up Yet Again
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U.S. Tax Deal Lifts Global Stocks
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Europe Stocks Rally on Optimism About Debt Crisis
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U.S. Stocks Drop as Bernanke Says More Easing Possible
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Layoffs:
Hiring Intentions at US Employers Improving, Manpower Says
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Obama Says Jobless Benefits a Priority
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Jobless Rate Up for Those with Education
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US Natural Rate of Unemployment May Rise
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Insurance:
The Challenges for Secured Creditors in Insurance Insolvency: When Having a Secured Claim May Not Guarantee Payment
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Bankruptcy and Its Liability Implications for Directors & Officers
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UCC:
Consideration of a TRAC Clause Under the UCC and Economic Realities Required To Determine if Equipment Leases are True Leases or Disguised Financing
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Autos:
Chrysler May Pay Back US, Canada Loans Early, Marchionne Says
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Chrysler Financial Bidding Begins
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Senator: Why Fed Aid for Foreign Automakers?
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Hollywood:
Icahn Says Lions Gate Needs Changes Before MGM Deal
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Celebs:
Judge rejects Wesley Snipes's last-ditch plea to postpone prison surrender
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Real Housewife Alexis Bellino's Short Sale Situation
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Baseball:
Cuban Gives Up on Payment From Texas Rangers
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Bankruptcy Attorneys Await Payday in Texas Rangers Bankruptcy Case
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Hockey:
Latest Coyotes Suitor Seeks NHL Approval
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Hulsizer's Bid for NHL's Coyotes Gains Committee Approval
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Basketball:
Debt Escalating, Hornets Are Purchased by NBA
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Utilities:
Bankruptcy Judge Denies Bid To Halt Boston Generating Sale
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Lehman:
Lehman allegations of Barclays 'windfall' now up to judge
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BofA ordered to pay $90 million in interest to Lehman
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Lehman seeks to unwind elevations of loan participations
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Hotels:
Hotel Indigo owners file for Chapter 11 reorganization
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Economy:
'Post-recession' unemployment worst since WWII
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Lacker Says Fed Policy Risky, Should Be Reviewed
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White House Floats Payroll-Tax Holiday
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Obama, GOP reach deal on taxes
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Tax Deal Suggests New Path for Obama
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The Real Numbers Behind That Tax Deal That's Way Smaller Than Advertised
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Everybody hates the Fed
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Still No Strength in this Rebound
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Slowest Price Increases Since 1981
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CU economists expect slow, steady growth in 2011
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Despite Obama pay freeze, federal workers to receive $2.5 billion in raises
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Gold Futures Rise to Record Closing Price on `Currency Debasement' Concern
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Sanders Has Questions for Bernanke on Emergency Lending
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US Treasury offloads Citi stock for $12 billion
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Tim And Ben's Excellent Adventure :)
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Woman Power: The Rise of the Sheconomy
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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:
Dr. Doom Predicts Another $1 Trillion in Housing Losses
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Legal woes mount for a foreclosure kingpin
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Circuit Judge reverses foreclosure-related orders against Ice firm
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Oops. Bank Sells 1 Foreclosed House to 2 Different Buyers; Law Firm Blamed for Mistake
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Widespread 'robo-signer' errors spur lawsuit seeking class status
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BofA, the MBS unwind, and the other side of the coin
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Gasparino: Bank Of America Is Worried Next WikiLeaks Dump Will Contain Evidence Of Fraudulent Countrywide Loans
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Some lenders try to sell foreclosed homes without holding titles
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Family nearly homeless after mistaken eviction notice
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Thrifts continue to profit on declining mortgage portfolios
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Lender Processing Falls On Report About Mortgage Practices
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Chicago Fed sees housing sector improvement in 2011
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C-Bass Bankruptcy Judge Approves Auction to Seek Bids Topping FIG Offer
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Can't Sell Your House? Knock It Down
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Fannie Mae to suspend foreclosure evictions for the holidays
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HUD program keeps 750,000 Americans from homelessness
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Housing Market Outlook for 2011: Unsettled, Underwater and Unsold
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Judge clears way for HSB foreclosures
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Welcome to Zombieland: Ladera Ranch, California
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Fraud:
Madoff Suits Show Banks Open to Liability
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Credit Cards:
Minnesota Sues Discover Card for Deception
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Municipalities:
Schwarzenegger Declares Fiscal Emergency, Proposes $9.9 Billion In Cuts
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Here Is Schwarzenegger's Emergency Budget Cutting Plan That Democrats Will Ignore
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California Recovery Still Far Off
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Crisis in the States
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Sales:
Credit Bidding Cannot Be Prohibited - The Recent Decision in River Road Hotel Partners
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Personal Finance:
Spousal Chatter and Bankruptcy Fear
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High School Graduates Losing Faith in Marriage
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Aviation:
Al Qaeda to 'surgically implant bombs' into jihadists
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Resorts:
Tamarack battles to stay out of liquidation
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Judge OKs using equipment for Tamarack ski season
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Litigation:
Class action suit commenced against former directors, officers, and investment bank of Protective Products of America
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Pondering E-Discovery Without Those Pesky Humans
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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Sheds Light on the Common Interest Doctrine Preventing the Waiver of Privileged Communications
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Bankruptcy Court (Mostly) Dismisses Complaint Against Pre-petition Lenders Based On Alleged Inequitable Conduct
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Corporate Reform:
Why Is Elizabeth Warren Talking to Banks?
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Elizabeth Warren reaches out to state attorneys general
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US Task Force Announces Results Of Investment Fraud Probes
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Hogan Lovells Establishes Corporate Whistleblower Task Force
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What If Your Company Has a WikiLeaks Problem?
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WikiLeaks Founder Meets Police In Britain
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Health Care:
U.S. Health Care Costs Since 1980
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Executing a Successful Hospital Turnaround
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Non-Profits:
Rainbows United auctioning off thousands of items
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Symphonies:
Musicians say orchestra shouldn't get bankruptcy protection
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Louisville Orchestra Not Alone In Chapter 11 Filing
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A sad bankruptcy
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Gambling:
Senate returns to Albany, fate of NYC OTB could be decided
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Gamblers Spending Less Time, Money in AC Casinos
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Corporate Governance:
J. Crew Board Lacked Details Ahead of Bid
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Creditors of Insolvent Subsidiaries May Bring Derivative Actions Against Parent Company's Officers and Directors for Breach of Fiduciary Duties
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Sovereigns:
Citi: 2011 May Be The Year That Sovereign Debt Slams The US, UK, And Japan
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Accounting:
KPMG Partner Who Missed $1.9 Billion Error Having No Problem Blaming Others
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Rail:
Rail Activity Has Fallen For Three Of The Past Four Months
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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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Miscellaneous:
Lehman, Vertis, Fiddler's, Workflow, American Media: Bankruptcy
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Lehman, DBSD, Madoff, Rangers, Tribune: Bankruptcy
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WaMu, Madoff, Point Blank, Abitibi, GM: Bankruptcy
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Attorney tells bankruptcy court: debtor supported 3 households
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Businessman Who Bugged His Wife's Phone Declares Bankruptcy To Avoid Paying Damages
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Plans:
Post-Confirmation Cramdown Interest Rate: 'Market Formula' Applies to Oversecured Loan in this Developing Area
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A Proposed Plan's Voting Stock Allocation Causes an Incurable Change-of-Control Breach and Impermissible Reinstatement of Secured Debt
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Telecoms:
Sprint Wins Partial Reversal of DBSD's Bankruptcy Reorganization Approval
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Bankruptcy Objections, the Final Frontier
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Newspapers:
Noteholders Not Backing Down in Opposing Trib Plan
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Tribune Judge Prods Rival Bankruptcy Plans Toward Vote
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Tribune's "four-ring circus" to go to creditor vote
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Tribune lenders targeting Zell
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National Enquirer Owner Wins Right to Use $65.5 Million Cash in Bankruptcy
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Theme Parks:
San Diego amusement park operator files for Chapter 11
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Museums:
Bond deal puts museum on brink
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Banking:
How Glass-Steagall Could Make A Backdoor Comeback
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Bank of America Promises to Meet Bailout Requirement, But Challenges Remain
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The Worst Of The Banking Crisis Is Over
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At Least One Swiss Bank Has Started Refusing To Hand Over Physical Gold To Clients
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Fraud:
Madoff Trustee Gets Up To $500 million from Union Bancaire Privee
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HSBC 'took kickbacks to keep Madoff in business'
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HSBC had ‘Madoff warnings in 2001’
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HSBC Says Madoff Trustee Claims Against Bank Unfounded
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HSBC is target of myriad US inquiries
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One big fraud, several lawsuits: Bernard Madoff timeline
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Another blow for Madoff victims
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Is Hadassah cutting a deal with Picard to avoid a claw-back lawsuit?
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Will Madoff's Investors Break Even?
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Alan Fabian seeks to not repay debts
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This Week In Ponzi Schemes
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U.S. Touts Hundreds of Charges in Investment Scams
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Pulling Back the Curtain on Fraud Inquiries
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Financial fraud crackdown lands in Miami
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The Essential Lessons of the "Faithless Servant"
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Holder: Feds Crack Down on Financial Fraud
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The Real Bad Guys
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Man gets 40 years in Ponzi scheme that defrauded Elway
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Trustee accuses Fairvue developer of fraud
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Hecker admits to auction fraud
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SEC: Fraud Cases Increasing
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Church financier to be sentenced in Ponzi
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Derivatives:
Credit Default Swaps and the "Empty Creditor" Theory
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Avoidance Actions:
In a Case of First Impression, the Circuit Court Determines That a Trustee of a Securitized Investment Pool is a 'Transferee' in a Preference Action
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Compensation Distributions Triggered by Events Outside the Debtor's Control are Property of the Estate and Subject to Avoidance
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Trustee's Use of Strong-Arm Powers Limited Where State UCC Gives Priority to the Lender That Perfects its Lien Post-Petition
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Funds 'Earmarked' for Bondholders Not Property of the Estate and Not Subject to Avoidance
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'Ordinary Course of Business' Enables Supplier To Keep Payments in a Preference Action
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Omission of Plat in a Mortgage Renders Its Recording a Nullity, Provides No Notice to the Trustee and Subjects the Mortgage to Avoidance
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Cross-Border:
Canadian Court Approves Sale of U.S. Real Estate Owned by Delaware Partnership
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UK:
Factory Production in UK Grows More Than Forecast as Recovery Maintained
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EU:
Euro’s Worst Ahead as Analysts See Crisis Spreading
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Germany Reluctant to Expand Bailout Fund
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Wellink: not ECB's job to save insolvent countries
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Eyes on markets as EU makes no new move on debt crisis
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Canada:
The lonely battle of Peter White
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PIGS:
Debt-Hit Ireland Faces Toughest Budget in History
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A Guide to Ireland's Political Parties
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Ireland Financial Crisis Wounds Country's Psyche
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Argentina:
Argentina Offers Debt Swap to Brady Bond Holders
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Tonga:
Kingdom of Tonga facing bankruptcy
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Vietnam:
Vinashin Exposure May Hurt Banks, World Bank Says
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