Law:
Boutiques Slicing Into Big Firms' Pie
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Litigation Department of the Year: Gibson Dunn
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Julie Kamps Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against Fried Frank for Making Her Life Hell (But Never Making Her Partner)
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The Year in Law Firm Layoffs - 2009
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Bankruptcy pays off for specialists
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Weil Gotshal Leads Pilgrim's Pride Corp. and Nortek, Inc. Out of Bankruptcy
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Law firms ready to ring in the changes for uncertain 2010
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Rothstein Firm Continues on Road to Ruin
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Suit seeks $3.8 million from Rothstein colleague
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Latham & Watkins Opens Beijing Office to Tap China Potential
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Freshfields unveils female retention plan
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Boy, That Was A Wild First 10 Years
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How Law Firms Can Win the Business Development Battle
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Is Success as a Solo Practitioner a Pipe Dream?
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Trial Lawyers Sidestep Malpractice Curbs
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A New Year's Resolution for Lawyers
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Orrick Associate's One Client: Rwanda
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Judicial Misconduct: The Mice Guard The Cheese
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Why Does Justice Antonin Scalia Hate the Word 'Choate'
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Judges Show Leniency to Military Veterans, Stirring Debate
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Courts Operating Soundly, Chief Justice Says in Year-End Report
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Calif. Judge Said to Be on Short List for Federal Circuit
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Judge's Pay Revoked Following Guilty Plea
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Wall Street:
Stocks set for initial '10 gain
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Dow Ends Year Up Nearly 19%
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Doubts on Regulation and Renewal Hang Over Wall St.
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Few called market turn, fewer predict it will last
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How billions in complex Goldman deals escaped scrutiny
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Wall St. closes year of tumult
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World Markets Return to Pre-Crisis Form
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Shareholder Returns Crushing Bondholders With Record Divergence
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Broker Exodus Drains Firms' Clients
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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20 million-plus collect unemployment checks in '09
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Colorado's minimum wage becomes 1st to drop
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The Past, Present, and Future of Minimum Wage
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US Workers: Their Lost Decade
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Ohio Woos Tata Consultancy as U.S. States Press India for Jobs
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Autos:
G.M. Said to Extend Saab Deadline
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Tight credit, sales slump threaten auto suppliers
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GM Replacing Top Lobbyist With Two Former AT&T Executives
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Chrysler Dealerships Fight Closings
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Chrysler sues 4 states over dealer laws
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Creditors question Visteon's stand on Korean unit's cash
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Cut off: Some former Delphi employees lose workers' compensation after company's bankruptcy
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Showtime in Detroit
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Analysts: After Bailouts, Detroit Must Deliver In 2010
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GM Extends Saab Deadline
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Whitacre remakes GM brass
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UAW Ready to Take Over Retiree Health Care, Gettelfinger Says
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GM Says China Sales Up 67 Percent in 2009
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GM Expects its India Sales to Rise 43% on New Models
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Finance:
GMAC Set to Receive $3.5 Billion in Government Aid
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GMAC Chief Says Lender Won't Do 'Anything Crazy' With ResCap
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Aviation:
JAL bankruptcy would cost banks US$7.6b
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JAL is against filing for bankruptcy protection, now favors Delta over American
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JAL Decides On Capital Tie-Up With Delta
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Tokyo aids stricken Japan Airlines by doubling credit line to £1.33bn
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Delta Offers to Back Japan Air
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Personal Finance:
Living on Nothing but Food Stamps
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How Women Go Bankrupt
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Americans Doing More, Buying Less, a Poll Finds
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How to Fix Your Finances in 2010
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Gambling:
Trump casino bankruptcy case heads back to court
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Icahn company offers $125M more for Trump casinos
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Icahn Offers $45 Million Loan as Part of Trump Bid
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Florida Floating Casinos File Bankruptcy
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Palm Beach Princess Tugged Into Port With Passengers On Board
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Palm Beach Princess crew pay among issues to be aired in bankruptcy court
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Celebs:
Dykstra’s House ‘Unshowable,’ Court Papers Say
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2009 Recap of celebrities with tax woes
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Trucking:
Trucker YRC says critical debt exchange succeeds
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Arrow workers say CEO to blame
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Paper:
Blue Heron Paper files for bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
LA: On Its Way to Bankruptcy in 2010?
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Can farming save Detroit?
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Cities, Counties Take Back Corporate Tax Breaks
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How a supposed boon has become a fiscal burden
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Aloha State is far from an economic paradise
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Education:
Would Insurance For College Failure Keep More Students Enrolled?
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Health Care:
Bankrupt Hawaii hospitals face uncertain future - Three competing reorganization plans take Hawaii Medical Center hospitals in different directions
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Healthcare Industry Not Immune to Economic Realities
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Hospital employment takes major hit
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Suit: Quorum hid hospital losses to keep management contract
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Farewell, Company Health Plans?
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Suits filed over Aurora's use of medical data in bankruptcy cases
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Economy:
Midwest Business Activity Expanded in December
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Factory Activity At 25 - Month High
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Bernanke Blames Weak Regulation for Financial Crisis
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Rate hikes not best way to burst bubbles: Bernanke
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Fed Boss: Rate Hikes Must Be an Option
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Treasuries Post Worst Performance Among Sovereign Markets as Sales Mount
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Investors Could Only Lose in Goldman's Caymans Deals
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On Your Left, Another Relic of the Bust
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U.S. Economy Likely to Perform Poorly Over Next Decade
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Jobless Claims Drop Unexpectedly
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Federal Reserve Officials Discuss Limited Bond Sales to Help Exit Stimulus
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Govt ties trump US agency debt supply rise in 2010
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For Savers, It Was Hardly a Lost Decade
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Blaming Bankers for the Failings of Economists: Richard Posner
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Goldman Sachs: 10 Questions for 2010
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The Winners From the Year That Was
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Fruitful Decade for Many in the World
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Feldstein Says Lack of 2010 Stimulus 'Serious Cloud' on Growth
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Later Payments Are Jamming the Economy’s Gears
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Economic Stress Index
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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:
Memphis, Shelby Co. Sue Wells Fargo for Loans
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Behind the Christmas Eve taxpayer massacre at Fannie and Freddie
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Loss Mitigation Program arrives in New York's Eastern District Bankruptcy Courts
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Foreclosures Weigh on Home Appraisals
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U.S. Loan Effort Is Seen as Adding to Housing Woes
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Mortgage Approvals Surprise In Nov
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Bubbles Keep Bursting
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Rising mortgage rates will test housing market
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Foreclosure.com parent seeks bankruptcy court protection
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Taxpayers to Lose $400 Billion on Fannie, Freddie
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Freddie HR Chief’s Big Payday
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Crashing Through the Nation's Financial 'Levee'
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Fan, Fred Stock Up But Company Execs Avoid It
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Obama’s Pay Czar Defends Fannie, Freddie Compensation Deals
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New Slip in Housing Prices Undercuts Fragile Optimism
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Growth of distressed commercial properties slows, hits $17.6 billion
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After Foreclosure, Decay
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Rules to Clarify Cost of Mortgages
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Five Key Housing Issues to Watch in 2010
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Boom and Bust: A Decade of Misadventures in Real Estate
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Mortgages: A Trickle From the Equity Tap
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The Worst May Be Over for Office Space in New Jersey
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Opus Northwest still shrinking but says firm still profitable
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Bankrupt Village Homes purchased
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Vegas Home Sales Up 44% from Start of 2009
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Kobra Properties to sell 24 properties in bankruptcy
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Marina developer files for bankruptcy protection
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What's next for TH Properties?
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JE Dunn filing wants to get West Edge bankruptcy moving
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Scary: Shadow Housing Market Inventories
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Plainfield apartment firm seeks to emerge from bankruptcy
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Small Business:
Some Small Businesses That Grew in 2009
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And 7 Businesses That Did Not Survive
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Food/Drink:
Brown's Chicken files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Lights Going Out at Famed N.Y. Eatery
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Tavern Can't Sell Some Items, Parks Department Says
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Tavern On The Green: The Last Hurrah
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Retailing:
Why Hovde Capital Is Completely Wrong About General Growth Properties
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General Growth net loss narrows in November
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Ski Market files for bankruptcy
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Fraud:
Indictment Is Waived in Galleon Case
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Ex-McKinsey director may be in Galleon plea deal
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Cornering Rajaratnam Rekindles Dennis Levine Taking Down Drexel
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Alleged Rajaratnam Co-Conspirator Buckles
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Raj Rajaratnam: The Inside Story
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Dreier’s Ex-Wife Strikes Domestic-Support Deal
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Perez, Ross invested with Rothstein
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Canopy Financial Fesses Up
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Pharma:
Anesiva says to seek bankruptcy after deal fails
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Tech:
Spansion plans to emerge from bankruptcy in Q1
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Bankruptcy Rules:
Bankruptcy Time Counting Rules Changed
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Resorts:
Bankruptcy judge approves sale of Daufuskie Island resort
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Newspapers:
Washington Times axes entire sports section
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Tax:
U.S. Is Said to Consider Easing Informant’s Term
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Accounting:
Deloitte Wins Summary Judgment Against Former Partner for Fiduciary Duty and Related Claims
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Chemicals:
Bankrupt Starfire gets time to continue reorganization with landlord's assist
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Chemtura selling PVC additives business
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Entertainment:
Shaky times at storied Cirque
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Hockey:
Predators' lease may be in default
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Sovereigns:
Pimco Cuts US, UK Bonds as Borrowing Increases
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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 Jobs:
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
HI: Bankruptcies hit 4-year high
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Georgia's bankruptcy rate ranks 3rd nationally
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Vt. bankruptcy filings up 23 percent
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Bankruptcy filings surge 80% in North Texas
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San Antonio bankruptcies swell by 29 percent in 2009
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Colo. bankruptcy cases up a third in ý09
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Debt Collection:
Suit Claims Fraud by New York Debt Collectors
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Trucking:
YRC Extends Swap to Rally Support as Deadline Looms
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Goldman Sachs Helps YRC Avert Bankruptcy Following Hoffa's Plea
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Arrow Trucking named as defendant in bankruptcy court case
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Arrow Trucking Timeline
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Federal Agency Orders Arrow Trucks Returned
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Trucker Carlen Transport Shuts Down
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Ethanol:
Neb. Ethanol Plant Draws $30M at Bankruptcy Sale
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Banking:
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished as Banks Seek Profits From Bailout
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Wells Fargo Pays $25 Million in Stock Bonuses
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Citi’s Creator, Alone With His Regrets
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With Bigger Bonuses, Another Upside for Banks
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America's Best And Worst Banks
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Bailouts to banks end with outlay of $29M
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Colonial BancGroup limps through bankruptcy
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WaMu says tax refund may double, shares soar
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Banks Issue New Check, Card Fees
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Private Equity:
Private Equity's Big Returns, Big Controversy
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74 PE-Backed Bankruptcies in 2009; Pace Slowed in Second Half
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Golf:
Arizona golf courses face tough conditions
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Magazines:
Reader's Digest Bankruptcy D-Day Nears
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Insurance:
E-mails inside AIG reveal executives struggling with growing crisis
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Corporate Governance:
Top 5 Corporate and Commercial Cases from Delaware for 2009
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Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims
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Corporate Reform:
Feminomics: Top Five Heroines of Financial Reform
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All those scandals yielded little reform
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Wall Street Waits as SEC Fails to Bring Madoff-Inspired Reforms
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Compensation:
What’s a Bailed-Out Banker Really Worth?
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Wall Street's bonus baby steps
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AIG to Pay Exec Bonuses in Stock
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IP:
Buying Domains at Bankruptcy Auctions
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Horse Racing:
Racing to the finish: No more subsidies or bailouts for New York's thoroughbred tracks
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Hedge Funds:
Billionaire’s Ex-Wife Hires New Lawyer in Civil Suit
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Contempt:
Contempt Upheld for Injunction Not Yet Reduced to Writing
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ARS:
Fight Over $20 Billion in Frozen Notes
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UK:
Bankruptcy rates in 2010 could reach 24,000
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Darling Warns on Swift Deficit Cuts
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Bankruptcy fears if New Year sales flop
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Burnley face battle over Nugent loan
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Campbell's rep denies bankruptcy rumors
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Brown Upbeat on U.K. Economy
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Christmas spending plunges 4 million people into debt
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UK Mortgage Approvals Increase to Highest Since March 2008
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UK manufacturing activity 'accelerates'
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EU:
The Worst May Not Be Over for Europe
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European Manufacturing Growth Fastest in 21 Months
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Canada:
Canada's Largest Indie Retailer Enters Bankruptcy Protection
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Iceland:
Iceland to Repay $5 Billion to British and Dutch Investors
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Iceland President Delays Icesave Decision on Petition
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South Korea:
South Korean Conglomerate Faces Cash Crunch
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Spain:
In Spain, a Soaring Jobless Rate for Young Workers
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Australia:
Wesfarmers ‘Watching’ Griffin Coal After Bond Default
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China:
China factories boom in Dec, demand lifts Korea exports
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China Property Bubble May Lead to U.S.-Style Real Estate Slump
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Ukraine:
Ukraine signs law protecting state owned mines from bankruptcy
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Middle East:
Dubai opening world's tallest building amid crisis
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Dubai disappoints creditors with tepid progress
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Philippines:
PSE hopeful on insolvency law
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