July 20, 2010

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Law:

3rd Circuit Tosses Sex Bias Lawsuit by Law Firm Shareholder
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Summer Jobs in N.Y. Legal Market Lowest Since 1991
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The Bankruptcy Files: Trump Casinos Exit Chapter 11
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'I just took to it'
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Civil Case Turns Criminal as Lawyer Allegedly Punches Lawyer Who Called Him Stupid, Bald
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Summer Associate Email Etiquette: The Four Commandments?
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Medical Device Company Sues McDermott, Alleging Missed Patent Deadlines
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In London, a New Law Firm Model Arises
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Innovators at the Barricades
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Tips for Lads Who Lunch
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One Person’s Guide to Passing the Bar with Minimal Effort
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Big Legal Bills Follow Disgraced Political Bigwigs
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Goldman Sachs General Counsel Got $38.3M in Midst of 2008 Crisis
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Fate of the Dodgers Could Rest on Document Unearthed in BigLaw Vault
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Ex-AG Gonzales Subleases Office Space at Texas Law Firm
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Lawyer's Sleazy Tactics in Defending Stalker Cost Him His License
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Lawyer of the Day: Divorce Lawyer Snatches Publicity
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The Big Doll House: Lindsay Lohan Faces Not-So-Tough Choices on Where to Go to Jail
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Sonnenschein Partner Is Fantasy Baseball Expert
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Law Student Ditches Class for Poker Tournament, Wins $24K
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Judges:

Justice's Papers Reveal Friends in High Places
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Writing Letters to Judge Puts Man Behind Bars
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A Push for Consensus? Justice Thomas Sees Parallels to ‘Herding Gnats in a Hurricane’
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures move sharply lower
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Wall Street May Finally Breathe Easier
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Pimco Sells Black Swan Protection as Wall Street Markets Fear
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Layoffs:

Obama to GOP: Restore Jobless Benefits Now
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Baseball:

On the Rangers' Bankruptcy
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Get The Show On The Road With The Texas Rangers Bankruptcy Case
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JPMorgan sues Rangers over Ballpark lease
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Rangers' sale gets more complex with angry creditors, Mark Cuban, lawsuit by J.P. Morgan Chase
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Creditors raise new concerns over Rangers' sale
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Mark Cuban again knocks on baseball's door -- will he get an answer?
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Mark Cuban's flirtation with Rangers ownership
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AIG:

There's Just One Little Problem About That $725 Million AIG Securities Suit Settlement
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AIA gets an attitude adjustment
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Corporate Reform:

Corporate Sector Sounds the Alarm Over Financial Reform's 'Bounty' System
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Is Elizabeth Warren really the best pick to run the new consumer finance agency?
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Elizabeth Warren Could Head CFPB Without Senate Confirmation
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Dodd: Warren's not a cinch for agency chief
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With the passage of the financial reform bill, the next phase begins
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Battle looms over naming US consumer chief
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Why No Restrictions on Leverage?
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Financial Reform's Modest Impact
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Poor little CEOs: The government's giving them everything they want, yet still they whine
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The CEOs vs. Obama
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Whistleblowers Want Tough Sentence for Bloch
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Economy:

When Will Consumers Start Spending Again? Try 2013
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Stimulus 'mostly a tragic waste of money'
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'New Normal' Nowhere In Sight
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Forget the Double Dip; Where’s the Recovery?
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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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Recovery Index
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Bailout Tracker
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Real Estate:

Housing Starts in US Probably Dropped to Lowest Level of Year
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Drop in U.S. Housing Starts After Credit Ended Probably Extended Into June
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Builder confidence drops to lowest level in 15 months
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Toll Brothers Forms Distressed Real Estate Business
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Millionaire foreclosures on Nantucket
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Lienholders seeking payment priority score gain in Fontainebleau case
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DBSI Submits Liquidation Plan
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Maternity Leaves are Derailing Otherwise A-OK Mortgage Applications
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Commercial Real Estate Prices Rose in May, Moody's Says
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SanFran Fed Finds Tightened Lending Environment Saps Mortgage Prepayment Rates
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Moody's Downgrades $7.4bn of Merrill Lynch Subprime RMBS
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Oil/Gas:

Capped or Not, BP Oil Well Is Still Awash in Litigation
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US Allows BP to Keep Well Closed for Another Day
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Investors worry about seepage at capped BP well
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BP Claims Chief Advises Claimants to Avoid Court, Offer Priestly Proof
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Ken Feinberg Offers Better Deals than Lawsuits
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BP's Future Still an Open Question
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Fraud:

Goldman Couldn't Win and SEC Couldn't Lose
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Goldman's Tourre asks court to dismiss lawsuit
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Why Goldman's $550M Settlement Is Barely a Wrist Slap
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Madoff's wife's making amends for his crime by delivering meals to Florida Needy
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Wall Street "Justice": AIG Evidence Raises the Question, "Where Are the Indictments?"
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Bail to be set for Conrad Black
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Conrad Black never gave up hope
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Aviation:

Delta swings to profit, sees more revenue gains
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Delta reports best quarter in a decade
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Staff to take share of $90m as Delta recovery continues
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Airlines fall on Delta's outlook
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Furniture:

Jennifer Convertibles Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
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Wrestling:

Just how big was Linda McMahon's bankruptcy debt?
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Finance:

Meet the new midmarket lenders
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Hotels:

Apollo's Innkeepers USA Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
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1800Hotels 'did not pay' on bookings
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Gambling:

NYC OTB's new leader: Plan for restructuring coming within 30 days
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Celebs:

11th Circuit Upholds 3-Year Term for Actor Wesley Snipes on 3 Misdemeanor Tax Counts
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Being a Former 007 Does Not Entitle Sean Connery to a ‘License to Not Pay Taxes’
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Banking:

Bank of America: Reform to hit hard
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Finance:

The Fed's small business lending efforts are misguided
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Hockey:

Future of Preds, Stars still up in the air
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 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 Reform:

Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act
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Miscellaneous:

Innkeepers, Aventine, Tousa, Jennifer Convertibles, Vick: Bankruptcy
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Autos:

Auto industry payback may surprise U.S. taxpayers
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Closing auto dealerships failed to consider job loss
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Treasury underestimated power of the auto dealers' lobby
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Toyota Ordered by US Grand Jury to Submit Report on Steering-Rod Flaws
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GM's Strasburg staff vote 'yes' to pay freeze to protect jobs
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Accounting:

BDO chief warns auditors may "cut corners" to save on costs
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Some Are Concerned About the Direction of KPMG’s Headcount
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Health Care:

AG Cordray stresses role in Forum sale
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Debt Collection:

Some debt collectors turn to Facebook
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UK:

Insolvency Service to cut number of investigations
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Insolvency Service to slash budget by 11%
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The coming storm: Time to Pay
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Cameron Raids Dormant U.K. Accounts as Minister Attacks Banks
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U.K. June government borrowing tops forecasts
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Fraud breaks £1bn barrier in six months
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IT sector misses out as business failures fall
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EU:

Countries upbeat on bank tests, some doubts linger
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EU: Bankers Worried About Stress Tests
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Stress Test Not Very Relevant for German HRE
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PIIGS to the slaughter
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Hungary:

Hungary Refuses Further Austerity After IMF Talks End
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Italy:

Italy not Facing Cut After Ireland Downgrade, Analysts Say
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Spain:

Spanish bad bank debt tops €100 billion, ratio steady
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Spanish Banks Boost ECB Borrowing to Record in June
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Spain’s unemployment devastates residents, adds country to European nations in crisis
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Ireland:

Bankrupt ex Anglo Irish bank chief withdraws €1.7m from pension pot to guarantee wife €55,000 a year
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Who's next for the bankruptcy court?
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China:

China Passes USA as World's Biggest Energy Consumer
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Japan:

Japan aims to cap 2011/12 spending
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Argentina:

Autopistas Defaulted Debt Offer Fails to Lure Enough Creditors
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