July 30, 2010

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Founder of Bankruptcy Law Firm Suspects Cleaning Workers in Dumpster Error
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Wick Phillips Adds to Its Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Groups
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Ex-Lawyer Avoids More Jail Time After Plea in Client Bat-Beating Case
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The Swamp and the Swamp Creature: Is the Law Too Complex?
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Billionaires' Lawyer Named By SEC in Alleged $550M Insider-Trade Scheme
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Will Legal Outsourcing Drive Large Law Firm Innovation?
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Pls Hndle Thx: No Service in the Club
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Plaintiffs Claim Reading on iPad Is Not "Just Like Reading a Book"
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Anger Mismanagement
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Ex-BigLaw Associate Faces Ethics Case Over Alleged Nonpayment of $78K Student Loan
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Admitted Dates, IMs & Defendant Lawyer’s Depo of Plaintiff Paralegal Now Issues in Trial
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Career Alternatives for Lawyers: Open a Museum
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Firm apologizes for partner's offensive remarks to students
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New Forbes Column Defends the Right to Roll Your Eyes at Elected Officials
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Former Linklaters lawyer in toe-curling OK! spread
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Pittsburgh Law Student Shot and Killed While Talking on Phone Outside Bar
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Judges:

Scalia Doubts He Would Win Confirmation if Vote Were Today
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Scalia: Supreme Court should not be moral arbiters
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Top Judiciary Republican calls Kagan 'dangerous'
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Federal district judge overruled, removed in middle of case
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Federal court shoots down rules on state judge races
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Judge Sharon Keller seeks Supreme Court mandamus to vacate public warning, dismiss all charges against her
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Wall Street:

 

Stocks edge lower
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Goldman Sachs banning bad words in e-mails
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Goldman’s Profanity Ban Misses the Point
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Life Before Goldman Profanity Ban: Top 5 Instances of Wall Street's Foul Mouth
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Layoffs:

Jobless Claims in US Declined by 11,000 to 457,000
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Baseball:

Lookie Here, There Is a Silver Lining to the Texas Rangers' Bankruptcy
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One Week Before Texas Rangers' Auction, a Parade of Objections
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Bankrupt Rangers Owe Rodriguez $24.9 Million
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Texas Rangers May File Motion Under Seal to Aid Settlement in Sale Dispute
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Rangers still owe A-Rod, Mickey Tettleton and others some cash
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Credit Counseling:

Upfront Fees for Getting Consumers Out of Debt Banned by US Regulator
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Autos:

UAW head: GM to file paperwork in August for IPO
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Gibbs Takes on Rush Limbaugh
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Obama to tout Detroit prospects, payback
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Jury's still out on Obama's auto policies
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Obama: We'll get back money from auto bailout
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How to Make Cars And Make Money Too.
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Economy:

Bullard Urges Fed Purchase Treasuries If Economy Slows
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US Fed official warns of 'Japanese-style' stagnation
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Initial jobless claims drop
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Why Deflation Fears Are Overblown
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Bleaker outlook for economy into 2011
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Bush Tax Cuts End Would Kill Recovery
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Bill Gross Peers Into the Toilet of the World Economy
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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:

Mortgage-Relief Firm To Reimburse $2.4 Million, Cease Marketing
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The 15 Metro Areas With The Highest Foreclosure Rates
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Popular 'Zero Down' Mortgage Program Makes Comeback
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Senators urge permanent Fannie, Freddie regulator
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Fraud:

Madoff trustee sues family entities
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Citigroup, SEC settle for $75M
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Citigroup-SEC: Imagine If Citi Had Come Clean Earlier
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Ex-body armor chief's fraud case now in NY jury's hands
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Wyly Brothers Charged With $550 Million Fraud
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Former Morgan Crucible CEO Convicted on Obstruction Charges
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Life insurance target of fraud inquiry
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Beneficiaries Can Cash Proceeds, Bypass Life Insurer Checking Accounts
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Oil/Gas:

BP Said Negligence May Be Found in Cause of Oil Spill
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At Hearing in Boise, Plaintiffs' Lawyers Race Against Time
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Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen
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BP lawsuits over oil spill take center stage
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BP May Attempt 'Static Kill' of Well Before Aug. 1
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Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good
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BP Denies Texas a Cash Advance, Gets Scathing Response
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Auction held for defunct oil company
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Concrete:

US Concrete reorganization plan confirmed
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Food/Drink:

Parmalat First-Half Profit Falls on Lower Income From Lawsuit Settlements
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Lehman:

Lehman Seeks To Pay Former Execs' Legal Fees
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Health Care:

Americans Cut Back on Doctor Visits
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Private Equity:

Too Many Boards Means Little Help, Start-Ups Say
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Finance:

Republicans Block Small Business Lending Bill
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Derivatives:

Rush to Hedge Against Black Swan Events
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Aviation:

Mexicana Jets Seized by Lessor After `Misunderstanding,' Bankruptcy Report
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Television:

Gems TV Remains Form Foundation of New Shopping Channel
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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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
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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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Newspapers:

Tribune report sealed; bankruptcy plan called dead
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Judge allows some to see critical Tribune report
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Tribune Creditors Seek Fraud Evidence Before Voting on Reorganization Plan
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Valuation Research doubted in Tribune case
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Dan's Papers Publisher Sale to Insiders Approved Over Creditor Objections
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Enron:

Will Skilling Soon Taste a Bit of Freedom?
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Miscellaneous:

Lehman, AbitibiBowater, Esmerian, Centaur, Storm King Golf: Bankruptcy
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The Bankruptcy Files: Razors, Outsourcers, and Telecoms
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Politics:

GOP congressional candidate filed for bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Three Dumb Ways The City of Miami Is Trying to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Celebs:

Hundreds Turn Out to Meet Real Housewives of NJ Star in Bronxville
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AIG:

New York Fed: Toxic assets from AIG gaining value
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Corporate Reform:

Elizabeth Warren Freak Out
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Elizabeth Warren Freak Out-Part II
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What's so scary about Elizabeth Warren ?
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A Convincing Case for Elizabeth Warren
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As liberals push her nomination, Warren gains some steam
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GOP appointees to oversight panel praise Elizabeth Warren's work
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Consumer Advocate Warren Reaches Out to Banks, Senators in Quest for Post
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Do The Right Thing
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Obama should give Warren a recess appointment
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Top Republican cool on Warren for consumer agency head
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Elizabeth Warren : The Left's Mama Grizzly?
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US officials discuss new consumer agency
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Does new financial law block FOIA requests at SEC? Nope
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Canada:

Canada's Auto Woes: GM Shuts Down Plant, Ford Lays Off 489 Workers
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Nortel victims are dancing with demagogues
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EU:

European Inflation Quickens to 20-Month High as Jobless Rate Holds at 10%
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Spain:

Spain Nearing Plan to Cut Solar Subsidy 15%, Extend Payments Three Years. 600 Plant Operators Face Bankruptcy
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Germany:

Oaktree in bid to counter Almatis restructuring
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