Law:
Lehman Adviser Fees Could Pay Yankees Four Times Over
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NY Firm Sued Over Role in Marc Dreier's Swindles
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Huge Win for Orrick, MGA as Ninth Circuit Tosses Bratz Verdict
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Andrews Kurth, Hunton Lead on $3.5B GM, AmeriCredit Deal
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Skadden's Background Role in Bizarre Advertising Dispute
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Student v. School: Charlotte School of Law Sued by Student Seeking Admissions for Bankruptcy Proceeding
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More NALP Numbers Show a Frozen Legal Market
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K&L Gates invites first years to apply for paralegal positions
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Forty-five future Halliwells trainees see jobs disappear
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Partners escape as Halliwells finally expires
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BDO administrators seal pre-pack deal at Halliwells
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Freshfields, Camerons and LG take roles on Halliwells break-up
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Survey says a quarter of associates to quit law this year
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Law Firm Sanctioned in Bankruptcy Case
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Franchising Law Firm Applies the Concept to Itself
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Locke Lord’s Chicago Managing Partner Dies of Heart Attack at Work
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Law School Orientation According to a Jaded 2L
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Freshfields introduces mentor scheme to increase women partners
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Steptoe & Johnson Fumes at Nearby Burger Joint
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Lawyer Looks for Love Through Cheekd.com
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Legal Malpractice Increasing due to Economic Downturn?
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FTC Asks D.C. Circuit to Apply 'Red Flags' Rule to Lawyers
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Calif. High Court Won't Block Malicious Prosecution Suit Against Manatt
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Chicago News Cooperative - Use of Private Process Servers Is Up - Concern Is, Too
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Depressed People Make Better Lawyers
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Look Out for Obnoxious Lawyers
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Yeeeehaw! Naked Cowboy, Cowgirl in Federal Court Standoff
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Why Public and Private Defense Lawyers Shouldn't Date Each Other
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The Cautionary Tale of an E-Mail Scammer
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More Strapped Litigants Skip Lawyers
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Ever Wanted to Kickbox the Judge You Work For? You Can, In Texas
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Bratz Dolls Breathe Again After Stunning Ninth Circuit Reversal
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Judges:
A Third Woman Will Change the Supreme Court, Columnist Says
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TexJudge Digs T2 Law Clerks
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5th Circuit Judge and Siblings Give $15 Million to Law School
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Trial Set in Land-Swindle Case Involving Lawyers as Defendants, Judge as Alleged Conspirator
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Middle-Class Dilemma: Can’t Afford Lawyers, Can’t Qualify for Legal Aid
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Criticism of Federal Judge Hearing Lawsuits over Oil Spill Disaster
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5th Circuit Refuses to Bar Judge From Deepwater Horizon Suits
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'Hydra-Like' Complaint Against American Express Draws Judge's Scorn
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Think city pays too much? Look how much judges get
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Wall Street:
Stock futures rise, point to higher opening
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Markets Sharply Higher on Earnings
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Obama's Words Sting Wall Street
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Layoffs:
Bernanke Calls Unemployment 'Most Important Problem'
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Ominous New Joblessness Report
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Credit checks may be keeping the jobless from getting hired
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US House votes to restore jobless aid for millions
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Scariest Unemployment Graph Ever
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Tax:
How Will The Expiring Bush Tax Cuts Affect You?
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Our Hypocrisy On Tax Havens
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Transport:
UPS Tops Forecasts With a 90% Increase in Profit
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Banking:
Nexity Financial, Bank Holding Company, Files for Bankruptcy in Delaware
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Is Bank of America Hiding an Insolvency Problem From The Public?
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2010 Bank Failures Add Up To Nearly $17B FDIC Hit
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Gambling:
Siena casino in Reno seeks bankruptcy protection
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NV gambling regulators consider Reno casino's fate
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Gaming well is drying up
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Municipalities:
When Cities Go Bankrupt
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Report says Bell officials are asked to resign
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Critics Weigh In On Bell Salary Scandal
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Calif. considers loan for troubled Modoc County
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CA entities' cash vise tightening
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Paper:
Abitibi asks to delay creditor vote
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Biotech:
ConjuChem enters the biotech graveyard
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Hollywood:
Judge Warns Bergstein & Tutor: Start Cooperating!
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SW studio plans unfazed by partner's financial problems
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Food/Drink:
Chapter 11 hearing may decide fate of Bashas'
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5,200 restaurants closed in the U.S. this spring
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Accounting:
Dell Settles S.E.C. Accounting Suit for $100 Million
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In Case You Thought Things Were Getting Too Serious…
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Rating Agencies:
SEC grants Bernanke wish: a break on ratings
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Rating Agencies on Strike
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Rating Firms Tell Clients Not To Use Their Ratings?
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Insurance:
Corporate Failures Contribute to P&C's D&O, E&O Woes
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Economy:
Index of U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Fell 0.2%
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Fed: US Entering Deflation Trap
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Bernanke links further Fed easing to jobs
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Fed Would Act if Needed, Chairman Says
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No Sales, No Jobs, No Recovery
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The great divide
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New Jobless Claims Highest since February
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Bernanke Says Extending Bush Tax Cuts Would Maintain Stimulus
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U.S. to Let Tax Cuts For Wealthy Expire
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Pelosi: US tax cuts for affluent should go
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'Tax Cuts' Split Dems
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Sen. Gregg: Tax Increase ‘Likely’ to be Part of Deficit Recommendations
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The Tax Tsunami On The Horizon
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Bernanke Vs. Geithner As Fed Chief Backs Bush Tax Cuts
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Bernanke: An 'Excellent Thesis' on Business Uncertainty
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How Bad Is The Economy in the ‘Real’ New York?
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Warren: An Update on the TARP Program
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Bailout Reaches $3.7 Trillion
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The Real Nightmare In U.S. Debt May Be Hidden In Entitlements
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Americans Don't Think Economy Has Bottomed
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20% of Americans Hit by Major Economic Loss
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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:
Purchases of US Existing Homes Fell in June
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US mortgage rates slide to new lows
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Home Prices are Improving in Ways that Trouble the Housing Market
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Economists Take Gloomier Views of Housing Market
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Can the American mortgage market survive without taxpayer support?
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FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank $7.5mn for 'Negligent' Subprime Mortgage Bonds
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Mortgage defaults hit 3-year low in California
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Mortgage Securities and the Fed’s Dilemma
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$30B mortgage mess
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Maietta Construction of Scarborough files for bankruptcy protection
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For Builder, Rentals Are ‘Cutting-Edge’ Solution
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MIT study measures impact of foreclosures on surrounding homes
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Bankruptcy Creates Many Problems in Mortgage Loss Mit
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EpiCentre Property Owner Enters Bankruptcy Protection
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Seven indicted in $35 million Chicago area mortgage fraud scheme
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Court awards $700,000 to victim of foreclosure rescue scam
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Ex-Lake Las Vegas Owners Sued
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‘Stop Subsidizing Housing Industry with Tax Deductions’
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Seller Financing Comes Back
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FDIC to Sell Mortgage-Backed Securities (Really!)
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House Details Countrywide VIP Mortgages Given to Fannie Execs
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Education:
Obama Cracks Down on For-Profit Colleges, Links U.S. Student Aid to Income
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Autos:
Gabelli Says GM `Back in the Game' With AmeriCredit
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GM Deal Can't Buy Supporters
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General Motors Soars in China
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Firm Announces Investigation of Acquisition of AmeriCredit Corp. by General Motors Co.
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GM Goes Subprime (Some Companies Just Never Learn)
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General Motors Draws Washington Scrutiny Over Purchase of Subprime Lender
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GM Plans to File for IPO During Week of August 16
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Move to buy credit firm bolsters GM's credibility
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Harry Reid: Auto Bailout Probably Saved Ford??
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Geithner defends auto bailout, says losses could fall
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Ford May Post $1.6B Profit on Higher Prices
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Outsiders make their mark on Detroit
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Celebs:
Michael Vick is back in bankruptcy court over some embarrassing financial decisions
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Newspapers:
New York Times beats revenue, earnings estimates
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Here's a Twist: At Canwest, Newspaper Revenue Grew While Digital Shrank
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Brown newspapers may sell to new Brown-affiliated company
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AIG:
AIG: The First Real Test of Financial Reform?
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Goldman Sachs Said to Give AIG-Hedging List to Investigators
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The Government Will Not Resolve AIG
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Baseball:
Rangers find sympathetic judge in bankruptcy court
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Reports: Rangers auction ordered for August 4; Cuban approved to bid
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Attorney Confirms Cuban's Interest in Texas Rangers
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Mark Cuban now a bad guy in Rangers' sale
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Greenberg-Ryan's Loan To Buy Rangers Requires Ballpark Land Deal
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Inside the Texas Rangers Bid Procedures Hearing
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Have The Texas Rangers Become A Derivative?
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Ryan Complains About Rangers Fiscal Beating
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Judge tells Washington to keep focus on the field
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Hockey:
Predators reach terms to acquire Del Biaggio stake for $10 million discount
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Retailing:
Judge Approves New Bankruptcy Loan For General Growth
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Judge: Appraisals for General Growth property
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General Growth trying to settle Hughes claims
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Circuit City, Creditors Reach Accord
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Shipping:
Shipper CMA CGM Said to Face July 26 Court Deadline to Find New Investors
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Personal Finance:
Recession Creates New Supercommuters
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Finance:
Mafia Money-Laundering Profits Swell in Credit Crisis
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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:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy filings in CT up 20% over 2009
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Bankruptcies jump 25% in RI, Mass.
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O.C. bankruptcies up 40% January to July
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Bankruptcy Reform:
The Code and the new Financial Reform Act
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Corporate Reform:
Tim Geithner Really, Really Likes Elizabeth Warren
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Warren: Perfect for a Job She Created
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Secrets about Elizabeth Warren Revealed
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Warren is clear choice to run new consumer agency
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Ignore Carping: Let Elizabeth Warren Run Consumer Agency
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Republicans urge hearing for new consumer watchdog
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With Banking, Question Everything
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As financial reform becomes law, SEC emerges with new powers and duties
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Fin Reg Stretches SEC Way Too Thin
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Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds Face New Regulation
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Despite Economic Debacle, Criminal Cases are Rare and Hard to Prove
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Health Care:
Considering Elizabeth Warren, the Scholar
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Consumer group: Insurers kept surplus while hiking premiums
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Hospital requests more time
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Politics:
Ben Bernanke the cranky oracle spells midterm doom for Democrats
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Credit Cards:
Credit card agreements unintelligible to 4 out of 5 adults
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The Effects of the Credit Card Act
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CARD Act To Cost Citi Up To $600 Million This Year, CFO Says
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Compensation:
The Pay Czar's Wall Street report card
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Big Feinberg Announcement: 17 Banks Made "Ill-Advised" Payments To Execs
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Banks Paid $1.6 Billion in Excessive Bonuses, U.S. Finds
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Oil/Gas:
BP Should Provide Details of $20 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Fund, Lawyers Say
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What BP Could Have Bought With All the Money They Lost
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BP Demands Anadarko, Mitsui Chip In for Gulf Spill Response
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BP's Partners in Well Try to Distance Themselves
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How BP's Spill Tarred Anadarko Petroleum
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The Transocean Testimony You Didn't Hear
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Mitsui Rises on Speculation Unit Won't Pay Spill Cost
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Survey before rig exploded revealed safety worries
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Storm Threat in Gulf Halts Most Work at Oil Spill Site
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Tropical Storm Bonnie Accelerates as It Heads for Gulf, Florida
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How the Weather Will Play in the Well Endgame
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The Oil Industry Looks for a Better Cleanup System
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Boats Get Sick Too, Shrimpers Tell BP
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3rd doctored image about spill found on BP site
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Feds Work to Put a Price Tag on Oil Spill Damage
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BP Cleanup Workers Gone Wild
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Obamas to vacation on Gulf Coast in mid-August
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Pelosi: Backs Measure To Ban BP From Winning New Drilling Licenses
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Fraud:
Shouldn't schemes like this get more than a slap on the wrist?
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Madoff trustee demands $3.6 million in damages in lawsuit
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Oh Lord, it's Conrad Black again
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SEC Inspector Probing Timing of Goldman Settlement
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Could This Be a Real Deterrent?
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Auction at firm in N.H. Ponzi case
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Greenwich pillage
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UK:
UK economic growth: what the economists say
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UK GDP up unexpectedly strong 1.1 pct in Q2
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EU:
Europe to go public with bank stress test results
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Morgan Stanley Warns: The Euro Stress Tests Could Still Flop, And The Euro Is Headed Back To Its Lows
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Success for Bank Stress Tests Hinges on Data, Not Failure Count
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Europe Consumer Confidence Rises More Than Forecast
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Markets nervous ahead of bank stress test results
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Euro Climbs as German Sentiment Outweighs Stress-Test Concern
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Canada:
Canada’s economy slowing sharply, central bank says
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How Europe debt crisis will affect Canada’s economy
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Middle East:
Dubai World document reveals price of failure
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Hungary:
Hungary signals IMF deal over; EU goal in question
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Moody's puts Hungary on notice for rating cut
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Italy:
Fiat Factory Is Test Case for Italian Workers and Economy
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India:
S&P expects 25% restructured loans to slip into NPLs
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Ireland:
Dramatic rise in debt and insolvency cases
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Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Said to Pass EU’s Tests
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Once again, the Irish are leaving home
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Australia:
ASIC investigates Ponzi-style scheme
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