December 9, 2010

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Senate Votes to Remove Judge Porteous from the Bench
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Lawyer for Judge Porteous Tells Senate His Client Is ‘Something of a Moocher’
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Thomas Porteous lawyer tells Senate judge made mistakes, but is no 'grotesque character'
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Bonus Watch: Cahill Gordon DESTROYS the Cravath Bonus
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GCs Say: If You've Got a Problem, This Firm Will Solve It
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What's the Big Law Word of the Year for 2010?
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Drinker Biddle Acquires Los Angeles Litigation Boutique
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Google Docs – Rocks!!
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Former Halliwells partners to be quizzed by administrators
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Lawyer Draws on Difficult Childhood in Advising Homeless
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Lawyers, Where Do Babies Come From?
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Ariz. Law Professor Publishes Book on Walking Away From Mortgages
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High Court Appears Poised to Uphold Arizona Immigration Law
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Congratulations to the 2011 Skadden Fellows
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SJ Berwin partners gear up for governance overhaul vote
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Revenue growth slowed in Q2 for top 100 UK firms
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Bank rescue work sends UK Government legal spend surging 400% to £45m
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Major Del. Law Firm at Which IT Manager Allegedly Traded on Client Merger Info Is ID’d
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Attorney disciplined for hiring prostitute
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Most Horrifying Thing You'll Hear Today
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Pittsburgh's Women Problem
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Toyota stages second dress rehearsal on eve of court hearing
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Boston University Law School Student Threatens Beatings and Death to (Non-Existent) Lunch Thief
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View and control your PC or Mac from your iPhone or iPad
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Parrot’s Chilling Comments Aid Police in Elder Abuse Case
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Woman Locked in a Men's Prison
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As Jurors Go Online, Trials Go Off Track
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Hilariously Awful Law Firm Marketing Video
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From "Debt Relief" To Bar Charges
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Judges:

Senate Votes 96-0 to Convict Judge
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Judge impeached by Senate; just eighth time in history
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Judges Can Have Facebook Friends, With ‘Constant Vigil,’ Says Ohio Supreme Court Board
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Rise as Economic Data Boosts Confidence
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Layoffs:

Christine O'Donnell Mocks Jobless Aid
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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 files plan to pay off debt to New York Fed
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Treasury to cut AIG stake in big stock sale
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Trustee in Madoff case sues insurer
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Newspapers:

Tribune, Creditors Faced Midnight Deadline to Sue Over Zell 2007 Buyout
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Zell's paper caper
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Wrestling:

The Fight Network Files For Bankruptcy
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Celebs:

Kelly Rowland Owes IRS Almost $100,000
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Polaroid Trustee Takes Aim at Former 'NSync Star
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Louisville police officer charged with bankruptcy fraud
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Pensions:

PBGC takes on hospital pension plan
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Economy:

Americans Believe China Has Surpassed USA in Economic Strength
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Down and Out on $250,000 a Year
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Obama charts his own course
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Obama tries to quell Dem rebellion on tax cut deal
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Liberal Anger "Turning Into Acceptance" As Tax Bill Looks Likely To Pass
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Deficit Hawks Exasperated on Tax Cut Deal
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Retirees Largely Shut Out of Tax Compromise
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Retirees: Get ready to live on $190 a month
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Obama's Tax Cut Deal isn't a Cave to the Republicans
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In Tax Deal, Many Public Employees Will Pay More
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The GOP's next hostage: The full faith and credit of the US government
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Gallup: Most Support Extension Of Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits
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Low Rates Put Squeeze on Financial Industry
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Morgan Stanley, Underwriters Will Get $42 Million for US Citigroup Sale
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What's Wrong With Cutting Taxes?
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16 Tycoons Agree to Give Away Fortunes
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Greenlaw as Top Spending Forecaster Sees U.S. Consumer Pickup
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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:

Homeowners to meet with Iowa AG for robo-signing redress
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Should Underwater Borrowers Walk Away? Ask Brent White
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Caught by Mistake in Foreclosure Web
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25-Year Mortgage Foreclosure Battle a Cautionary Tale for Lenders
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It Sold So Well The First Time We Simply HAD To Sell It Again!
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Homeowners Testing New Claims in Foreclosure Suits
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Wall Street Sees New Profits in Homeowner Distress
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Experts predict three more years of housing depression
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Real Estate Lawyer Earns Perhaps $30K, Gets 57 Months for Closing Fraudulent Loans
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MGIC nearly doubles new mortgage insurance in six months
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America's 20 Most Stable Housing Markets
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Refinancing opportunity for $500 billion mortgage pool wiped out: Deutsche Bank
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MBA mortgage applications fell 0.9% last week
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Trump SoHo Backers Say Debt to iStar 'Substantially Paid Down'
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Developer losing control of Spire
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MBA task force to examine mortgage servicing future
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Latest CRE Price Analysis Reverses Positive Direction in October
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Fraud:

Where are the Financial Crisis Prosecutions?
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Wall Street’s Worst at Least Can Do the Math
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Facing Deadline, Madoff Trustee Kicks Efforts Into Overdrive
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Carl Shapiro Could Still Go To Jail Over Madoff Ponzi
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Citi, Merrill Lynch among targets in Bernie Madoff case suit
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Madoff trustee's major lawsuits over epic fraud
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Picard Goes Trans-Atlantic in Pursuit of Madoff Funds
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Bernie Madoff's Debts Have Fallen Even Further Down the Family Tree
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Madoff Investor Group Questions 'Net Winner' Suits
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Metra Officials Seek Distance from Pagano Fiasco
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Conrad Black again seeks to clear his name
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Here's Why Wall Streeters Can Cheat And Still Feel Good About Themselves
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Derivatives:

A New Product Proposal: The Dividend Default Swap
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Telecoms:

PUC Questions FairPoint's Broadband Progress
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Gambling:

NYCOTB Shuts Down After Senate Rejects Plan
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Betting Parlors Close Their Doors in New York
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With OTB dead, Andrew Cuomo must rethink New York's relationship with horse racing
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State Democrats still hedging bets on OTB's New York City demise
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Governor's top aide: Saratoga closure a "definite possibility"
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NYC OTB closure puts far too much in jeopardy
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Mass Torts:

BP official says response to trouble on rig was late
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BP's Well Boss Failed to Seek Guidance on Doomed Well
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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:

(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 Reform:

Opening Bankruptcy Court to the States
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Miscellaneous:

California Coastal, Monorail, Lipstick Building: Bankruptcy
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Trico, Vitro, Madoff, WaMu, Old GM, OTB: Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

More on states going bankrupt
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Plunging Home Prices Fuel Property Tax Appeals Swamping Cities, Towns
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Vallejo Creditors Resist Bankruptcy Proposal
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Harrisburg , Pa ., Debt Payments In 2011 Only Half Funded
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

 

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Compensation:

Morgan Stanley Aims to Rein In Executive Pay
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Oil/Gas:

BP, Contractors at Gulf Well `Breathtakingly Inept,' Reilly Says
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers: five days in September
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DBS Accused of Misrepresenting Lehman-Related Product in Singapore Lawsuit
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Corporate Reform:

5 Questions For Elizabeth Warren
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SEC to Review Actions of Bank General Counsel Who Supervised Rogue Broker
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The Feds Stage a Sideshow, While the Big Tent Sits Empty
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Financial Literacy:

Financial Literacy Won't Fix Everything
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Brokers:

Lighthouse Financial, Former Brokerage, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Golf:

Golf-equipment company in liquidation
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Former Fairvue employees get help for the holidays
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Adobe Creek golf course shuttered
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Claims Trading:

Is there a secondary market in Madoff claims?
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Corporate Governance:

“The Dog That Has Not Barked” – Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Delaware LLC Act Bars Creditor Derivative Suits on Behalf of LLCs
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Personal Finance:

Signs You've Taken Frugality Too Far
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UK:

More than four million people live in redundancy fear
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Bank levy to hit big banks harder
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Picard Sues Madoff UK Ex-Directors, Family Members
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PIGS:

Ireland’s Rating Cut Three Levels by Fitch, Citing Bank Costs
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Bank of Ireland to Swap Debt; A.I.B. to Pay Bonuses
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Mexico:

Vitro to File Bankruptcy by Dec. 16, El Financiero Reports
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China:

Cost of Living Increasingly a Struggle for China's Poor
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