July 27, 2010

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Privileged Information in a 'WikiLeaks' World
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Dewey & LeBoeuf ‘Pauses’ 2011 Summer Program at a Few Offices
(DBN)

Pepper Hamilton Surprises Its Philly Summers with a 100% Offer Rate
(DBN)

Mentoring: Just Another Thing the Baby Boomers Don’t Do Well
(DBN)

If Law Firm Mentoring is Gone, What’s a Young Lawyer to Do?
(DBN)

Firms Courting Practice Groups as McDonough Holland Dissolves
(DBN)

Nixon Peabody Loses 2 More Partners
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Why the NLJ Can’t Disclose Full Details of a Hogan Lovells Fee Dispute
(DBN)

Blago Judge & Defense Lawyer Clash Over Closing; I’ll Go to Jail, Attorney Adam Says
(DBN)

Law Firm & Angry Ex-Associate Settle Suit Over Badmouth Blog
(DBN)

BigLaw Mentoring Gap Is Growing, Retired Partner Says
(DBN)

Does Working From Home Work for Lawyers?
(DBN)

One-Month Interview Delay Is ‘Bold New Move’ for Northwestern Law School and Jones Day
(DBN)

Financial overhaul has been signed, but lawyers' work on law is far from over
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Law Faculty Upset Over ABA's Proposed Tenure Shift
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Grading Shenanigans at Harvard Law School? Spring Evidence Students Confronted ‘Irregularities’
(DBN)

Icahn to Sue Movie Studio
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Counting the inches
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How Facebook Can Make or Break Your Case
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Judges:

Bankruptcy judge named finalist in search for federal judge candidate
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Courts:

Judge: Docket Integrity Trumps First Amendment
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Wall Street:

Futures rise on strong bank earnings; BP in focus
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Stocks Finish Stronger; Dow and Nasdaq Reach High Points for the Year
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Layoffs:

 

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Food/Drink:

Uno Chicago Grill parent co. emerges from bankruptcy
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Celebs:

'Real Housewives of NJ' Star To Hold Bankruptcy Auction
(DBN)

NFL makes a mistake on Vick
(DBN)

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Art:

Shoppers in Flip-Flops Drop $245000 on Salander Home Leftovers
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Baseball:

Cuban Offer for Rangers Could Mirror Balsillie's Coyotes Bid
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Cuban pondering whether to continue as bidder for Rangers
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Hockey:

Coyotes suitor late with paperwork
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Credit Cards:

Credit Card Fees: Transfer Wealth to Rich
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Accounting:

Accounting firm Kaufman Rossin & Co. settles case for $9.6M
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Insurance:

Executive Protection: Indemnification and D&O Insurance - The Basics
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Finance:

CIT Posts Second Profitable Quarter After Bankruptcy, Aided by Asset Sales
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Economy:

Treasuries Decline Before Data That May Show Economy Improving
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Tax hikes for the rich: Can the economy afford them?
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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:

New home sales bounce back in June
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The New Math Surrounding HAMP Doesn't Add Up
(DBN)

Financial Overhaul Includes $1 Billion in Mortgage Aid for Unemployed
(DBN)

Debating the Securitization of Mortgages
(DBN)

GSE Reform May be Held Until After November Elections
(DBN)

FHA Mortgagee Board Report Shows Approvals Withdrawn for 900+ Lenders
(DBN)

MIT-Harvard Study: Foreclosure drops house value by 27%
(DBN)

Las Vegas Condo Sales up 16% in June, as REO Sales Dip to Two-Year Low
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Oil/Gas:

BP swings to massive $17.2 billion loss
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BP sets aside $32bn dollars for spill clean-up
(DBN)

BP plans $30bn assets sale
(DBN)

Oil spill legal mess likely one of costliest ever
(DBN)

BP set to name Robert Dudley, an American, as chief executive
(DBN)

Road to BP Confidence Runs Through US
(DBN)

Cleaning up BP, starting from the top
(DBN)

BP boss Hayward to get immediate £600,000 pension
(DBN)

Why we shouldn't quibble about Tony Hayward's pay-off
(DBN)

Hayward's Resignation Inevitable After BP Spill Undermined Safety Pledge
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Newspapers:

Examiner: Tribune Co. buyout 'marred'
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Tribune Bankruptcy Examiner Says Company Has Defense to Suit Over Buyout
(DBN)

Tribune Co.'s management bonus plan draws criticism
(DBN)

Tribune Report to Be Filed, but Much Kept Secret
(DBN)

Tribune Co. warns of more bankruptcy delays
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Tribune urges earlier hearing on examiner's report
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Banking:

Hochberg To Lead Probe Of Washington Mutual Bankruptcy Deal
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Video Rentals:

Can Blockbuster laugh its way past bankruptcy ?
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Trucking:

Kansas City Law Firm to Investigate TAB Claims Against Arrow
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Corporate Reform:

Suddenly, The Obama Administration Loves Elizabeth Warren
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Warren should head new bureau
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Timothy Geithner's Secret Thoughts On Elizabeth Warren
(DBN)

Gibbs: Warren is “Confirmable”
(DBN)

White House Praises Warren, Stops Short of Nominating Her
(DBN)

Harkin backs Warren to oversee consumer bureau
(DBN)

Obama Appointing Elizabeth Warren To Financial Reform Bureau Could Be Next Partisan Fight
(DBN)

Elizabeth Warren and Her Discontents
(DBN)

Wall St loathing for Warren lifts regulator bid
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Tax:

HSBC Trying to Avoid Becoming Next UBS
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Kerry confronted over sails tax dodge; 'Can I get out of here, please?'
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Mass Torts:

Mixed Causation Is Jury Question in Asbestos Cases Involving Smokers
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Defaults:

Default recovery higher than in past recessions
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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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Autos:

Gov. Pawlenty slams GM, Chrysler bailouts
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Dealer hit by Chrysler closures waits as civil trial is about to start
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Chrysler wins 70% of arbitration cases
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Chrysler, dealer battle goes on
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Fraud:

Examiner finds fraud evidence in Tribune sale
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Rothstein feeder settles in bankruptcy case
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Kaufman Rossin settles Petters lawsuit
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Trustee sues over sale of Hecker's Medina house
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SEC Paid an Ex-Wife $1M for Information in Pequot Case
(DBN)

Madoff ‘Winners’ Beware: Irv Picard Hasn’t Gone Away
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Miscellaneous:

Esmerian, St. Vincent, Mesa Air, Petters, Chemtura, Madoff: Bankruptcy
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Almatis, Tribune, EnviroSolutions, AbitibiBowater, Dreier, GSI: Bankruptcy
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Examiners:

WaMu Gets Ex-DOJ Official as Bankruptcy Examiner
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Hotels:

Hotel Defaults More Than Double
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Hollywood:

Icahn to Sue Movie Studio
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Internet:

Elizabeth Warren: Credit Blogger
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AIG:

Some Backup for Goldman on A.I.G.
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Municipalities:

Strapped towns and cities giving away land -- to cut lawn mowing bills!
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Symphonies:

Southwest Florida Symphony struggles with debt, loss of conductor
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EU:

European Loan Growth Accelerated in June as Economy Recovered
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Canada:

Canada bankruptcies fall 9.2% in May
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Sask. bankruptcy rate highest among provinces
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Bristol Group creditors in hole
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AbitibiBowater Pays Back $166M Of Loan
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Ireland:

Anglo apply for bankruptcy trustee in FitzPatrick case
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FitzPatrick ordered to face judge again over bankruptcy
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China:

China Regulators, Officials Aim to Ease Local Finance Vehicle Loan Concern
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China Central Bank Sees Economy Slowing
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Greece:

IMF, EU inspectors in Greece for fiscal checkup
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Iceland:

Iceland after the Fall
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