Law:
The Newest, Biggest Kid on the BigLaw Block: Hogan Lovells
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Four Continents + 47 Offices + 2,500 Lawyers = One Big Headache?
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Kirkland's Skadden Hires Pay Dividends
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Goldman Sachs Said to Be in Talks to Hire Law Firm Paul, Weiss
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Four Firms Take Off With Continental-United Merger
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Insurers Outraged at Law Firm’s Suits to Collect Very Small Amounts of Money
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Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg Cracks Down on Bankruptcy Lawyers at Weil, Jones Day ...
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Partner's Discrimination Suit Against Firm Headed Back to 3rd Circuit
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DLA Piper Prevails in Sex Discrimination Case
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Buyer's Market? No - Just a Market
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Dallas attorney helps Trump in legal battle
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List of Top 10 Family-Friendly Law Firms Has Only Four Repeats
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Stay East, Young Man!: Left-Coast Firms Had Gloomy 2009
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Lawsuits Over Oil Rig Disaster Spill Into Court in Louisiana, Mississippi
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V&E Gets BP's First Call on Gulf Oil Spill
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Jury Rejects $10 Million Claim Against Greenberg Traurig Over Patent Loss
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Prosecutors, Bankruptcy Trustee Hit Stalemate Over RRA Assets
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Man Accused of Murdering Rothstein Firm Partner is Incompetent for Trial
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BigLaw Firms Taking the Lead on Overturning Provisions of Landmark Voting Rights Act
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Nice Work if You Can Get It: A French Sabbatical
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NYCLA Approves Ghostwriting Papers for Pro Se Litigants
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To Jury, It Was Patently Obvious: BigLaw Firm Wins NY Malpractice Case
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Bar Hosts Debate on Prosecution of Attorneys
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ABA Pressured to Move Immigration Conference out of Arizona
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The Ash Has Spread; The Skies are Clear for Lawsuits
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Supreme Court Rules Against Challenge to On-the Spot Mistrial Decision
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The Harvard Email Controversy: How It All Began
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NALP 2010: NALP Executive Director James Leipold Talks to the ‘Lost Generation’
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NALP #s Tell Sad Story: Offers & Recruiting Plunge, But Law School Help Boosts Jobs Stat
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Bail Set in Swiss Bank Case Against Ex-Lawyer Once Dubbed ‘Most Obnoxious’
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Lawyer, a History Buff, Tracks Down Soldiers’ Skulls
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Lawyer Wins Long Island Marathon Again, ‘Would Have Liked to Run Faster’
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Judges:
Supreme Court closing iconic front entrance
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Breyer Dissents as Supreme Court Limits Use of Front Doors
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Former Chapter 7 Trustee in Running for Supreme Court?
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Obama Close to Making Supreme Court Pick
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Lawyers Spot Justin Bieber on Flight, But Didn't Recognize Justice Stevens
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A Narrowed List: Kagan Gets the ‘Full Monty’ From Obama
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New Rules Let Judges Show Leniency; Defense Bar Cheers
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9/11: A Day that Lives On and On for This Judge
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Federal Judiciary Faces Up to Lack of Diversity Among Clerks
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Wall Street:
U.S. stock futures dip on renewed Europe jitters
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Sovereign debt fears knock European stocks
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US Stocks Gain Most Since February on Economy; Goldman Jumps
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Never put too much faith in a Wall Street bank
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Layoffs:
Federal Government Outpaces Private Sector in Job Creation
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Online job demand rose 222,700 in April
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Jobs outlook for graduates looking better
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11 Laid Off at B2B Publisher Penton Media
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:
Goldman Sachs has mounting legal woes
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Goldman Subpoenaed in Closely Watched Fund Case
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Goldman Makes Rare, Extensive Lawsuit Disclosure
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Goldman Sachs Stock Surges, Despite Lawsuit Disclosures
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Warren Buffett, Defender Of Goldman Sachs
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Warren Buffett: Nothing 'Unique' About Goldman Sachs Deal Targeted By The SEC
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Why Did Warren Buffett Stand Up for Goldman Sachs?
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How Goldman Derivatives Amplified Crisis
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Goldman Sachs' 'Social License'
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Goldman Sachs reportedly 'tightening' its methods
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Goldman Sachs CEO Knows Job Is on Line in Face of Government Probe
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Goldman Sachs faces tough choice
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Goldman the goat
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Goldman Execs Are "Inept" And Must Go -- Bove
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Gold men: Inside Sachs culture
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Goldman Sachs shareholders pull no punches
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Blankfein Meets Shareholders Suffering Goldman Integrity Crisis
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Key Goldman question: Who is the real bully?
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Billions soon headed to Madoff investor pot--court
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Madoff 'death' benefits
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Theme Parks:
Six Flags Exits Bankruptcy After Cutting Debt
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Dan Snyder out as Six Flags' chairman of the board
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Celebs:
JLo's ex fronting new reality show 'I Owe J.Lo'
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Consultants:
Citigroup, Goldman Sachs Tap Houlihan Lokey for Advise on Gramercy Capital Restructuring
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Municipalities:
Judge Rules California Localities Can Bring Civil Cases Against Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo
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Jefferson County and JPMorgan Chase & Co. sued by bond insurer
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Economy:
Inflation up 2% in March
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The American Family’s Financial Turmoil
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Guess What? You’re Rich
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Greenspan Wanted Housing-Bubble Cassandras Kept Quiet
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US Consumer Spending, Manufacturing Post Strong Growth
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Economic outlook is cautious even with spending up
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20 most stressed, least stressed counties in USA
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Spending Up in March At The Cost of Savings
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Buffett Touts Economy as Berkshire Seeks Buyouts
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Buffett: The Government Has Definitely Lit The Fuse Of Inflation
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Buffett: Value Added Tax A Good Thing
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US Raises April-June Borrowing Need to $340 Billion
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10 Developments That Could Torpedo This Economy
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Was the economy of the '90s really so bad?
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Pelosi: Bush Admin Barred Officials From Briefing Congress On Impending Financial Crisis in Fall 2008
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The best predictor of the economy? Shoe sales.
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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:
Lawsuit: Flippers Destroyed Our Neighborhood
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Florida AG Investigates Foreclosure Law Firm
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PMI Sees Risk of House Price Decline Shrink Across US
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Residential Construction Starts Up 6% in March
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GMAC Reports First Profit Since 2008, Rebrands as Ally Financial
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Down the Rabbit Hole: Unraveling the Latest Delinquency Statistics
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New York Judge Rules that Bank of America Must Defend Fraud Claim Against Countrywide
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Freddie Delinquency Rates Fall For First Time In Almost Three Years
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Buffett says Goldman Sachs not at fault for clients' losses
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Home Truths for Home Loan Banks
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Retirement Plans Put on Hold as Home Equity Plunges
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Bank of America Looks to Education to Prevent Future Foreclosures
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Why Home Prices Will Keep Falling In "Gold Coast" Connecticut
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Even Aspen real estate suffers in Great Recession
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End of loan program threatens rural areas
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CitiMortgage Slashes Interest Rates on Jumbo Mortgages
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Autos:
Higher April Sales for Ford and G.M.
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GM needs to quickly drop D.C. crutch
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GM Canada bucks trend, April sales fall 21 per cent
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Cars, minivans drive Chrysler sales up 25%
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Car warranty business sued for unwanted calls, misleading advertising
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Daewoo Motor Sales Lays Off Half Its Sales Force
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Toyota now faces 327 state, federal lawsuits
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Aviation:
UAL-Continental Fliers to See More Hubs, Higher Fares
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Airlines made $7.8 billion from fees last year
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United, Continental Pilots Want Better Contracts
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Airline merger could give unions a boost in talks
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How the Continental-United deal went down
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How To Play The UAL-Continental Merger
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Continental Name Change: So Long, Proud Bird
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Newark feels Continental, United shockwave
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New No. 1 airline to be based in Chicago, led by Continental's Smisek
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Tilton steered United through turbulence
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When an Airline Merger Isn't a Marriage
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Fitch puts UAL ratings on positive rating watch
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United-Continental Merger: Frequent Fliers Will Be Pleasantly Surprised
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Airlines adding more fees
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Airline execs and union leaders ponder rough decade
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India's Vanishing Domestic Airlines
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Corporate Reform:
Senate Financial Bill Misguided, Some Academics Say
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Buffett, Goldman, bailouts, and regulation
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Warren Buffett Is a Hypocrite
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Goldman chief's testimony an example of what not to say
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Financial Reform: Who's the Fox in the Henhouse?
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Did the Bush Administration hide the financial crisis from Congress?
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Rahm Working With Fed To Beat Back Audit
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Newspapers:
Freedom emerges from bankruptcy
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Zell's Tribune deal faces probe
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Perelmans put up $27M for Philly newspaper auction
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Hotels:
Opryland Hotel under 10 feet of water and rising
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Hotels Follow Airlines’ Lead on Fees
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Banking:
Fed Says Most Banks Didn't Tighten Lending Standards
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Banks still tight with credit, Fed survey says
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U.S. business loan demand climbs in March
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Citigroup’s Richard Stuckey to Retire After Cutting Toxic Assets
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Video Rentals:
Can Movie Gallery's Death Save Blockbuster?
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Baseball:
MLB plans to move on Rangers
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MLB may seize Rangers, avoid creditors
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Horse Racing:
Can New York Racing survive NYC OTB's?
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Stronach to Retain Control of Santa Anita Park
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Hedge Funds:
Hedge Funds are Getting a Free Ride
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Lehman:
Lehman's Legal Eagles Set to Fight Bank Claims
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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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Examiners:
Klee Tapped To Probe Tribune Buyout
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Bankruptcy Reform:
US Sen Durbin: Mulling Mortgage Bankruptcy Options
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Smaller businesses see rise in Q1 bankruptcies
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Toledo area bankruptcy filings drop slightly in April
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Avoidance Actions:
HealthSouth puts religious groups in sights for Scrushy money
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Derivatives:
Willkie Obtains Win In Credit Default Swap Case
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EU mulls cap on speculative derivative trades
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Oil/Gas:
BP shares hit seven-month low after oil spill
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BP Says Crews Make Progress Stemming Oil Leaks
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How Big is the Gulf Oil Spill, Really?
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BP, Halliburton, Transocean and the Cost of Deepwater Horizon
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Oil Spill Spreads in Gulf of Mexico, Janet Napolitano Says BP Liability Waivers Unacceptable
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Federal Law May Limit BP Liability in Oil Spill
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The Spill vs. the Need to Drill
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Who's Going To Get Taken To The Cleaners Over The Gulf Oil Spill
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$12.5 Billion Is Just The Start Of The Oil Cleanup Costs, And A Double-Dip Is Now Way More Likely
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BP reels as spill advances, fallout widens
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Taylor expects spill to break up "naturally"
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Despite plan, not a single fire boom on hand on Gulf Coast at time of oil spill
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Labor:
3 Easy Steps to Rejecting Collective Bargaining Agreements
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Health Care:
Middlebrook sinks on bankruptcy
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LifePoint to buy bankrupt Sumner Regional for $154 mln
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U.S. has 71 million unused flu vaccine doses
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Retailing:
Game Crazy Closing Its Remaining Stores
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General Growth Supports Revised Brookfield Proposal
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Simon Bids $5.8 Billion for All of General Growth
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Zale may get new Citibank credit card agreement
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Tax:
Jackson Hewitt surges on amended credit pact, cuts
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'We Know Who You Are': PA Dept of Revenue Invokes All-Seeing Government to Scare Back Tax Owers
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Accounting:
FASB and Repo Accounting
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PwC partner Colin Tenner sues over layoff
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Removes Salary Freeze Ahead of Schedule
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Student Debt:
New Hope for Debtors Struggling With Student Loans
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Repaying student loans leads college grads to extreme steps
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Pensions:
Federal agency charged with rescuing failing pensions -- failed its own audit
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Building Materials:
International Aluminum Corp. Receives Plan of Reorganization Confirmation
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Turnarounds:
Negotiate Payments to Stay in Business
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Radio:
New name for radio operator
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UK:
Buffett Wouldn't Want to Fix UK Deficit
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Revealed: the secret first draft of the 'Contract with Britain'
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EU:
Spain Risks Falling Into Same Trap as Greece
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Germany Clears Rescue for Greece
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Cultural Differences Drive European Response to Greek Crisis
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Shock and Awe, EU's $146 Billion Bet to Avoid Contagion; Market Says “So What?”
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Fingers on the button at the ECB
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The ECB Announces The Real Greek Bailout, And It's The Nuclear Option
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No eurozone nation will incur a loss from Greek loans: experts
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Europe's Web of Debt
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Canada:
Alberta Health Services jumps into private health centre bankruptcy
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Alberta Health seeking bankruptcy protection for private hospital
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Shaw offers to buy all Canwest TV business
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Greece:
Greece's Bailout: How Delays Drove the Cost Up
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Acropolis stormed as austerity anger grows in Greece
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Years of sacrifice ahead for Greece
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Greece braces for 'violent modernization'
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Greek unions to "intensify" struggle, extend strikes
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Ulterior Motive behind the Greek bailout
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Many more chapters left in the Greece drama
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Japan:
Former Swimsuit Model Goes To War With Japan's Fiscal Crisis
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Australia:
Australia Raises Mining Tax to 40% of Profit
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