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Law:
Boies Schiller Lost Its Case, Now Three Associates Lose Their Jobs
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Layoff Watch: Boies Schiller (But query whether these were really ‘layoffs.’)
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DLA Piper Cuts Staffers, But Won’t Disclose the Numbers
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Wilmer's New (Mostly Female) Partners
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Women--Ripe for Exploitation?
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Eversheds posts H1 results with revenue down 3% over six months
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Labaton Sucharow - The $403 An Hour Temps
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Beatles for Sale: Eversheds Advises as Band, iTunes Finally Come Together
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BigLaw Using More Non-Associate Lawyers
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Fault Lines
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The Perfect Lawyer Gift?
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What Keeps In-House Counsel Up at Night? Doing More With Less
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Even If You Told Prospective Law Students the Truth, Would They Care?
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Fla. Jury Awards $72M in Punitives to Daughter in Smoking-Death Case; R.J. Reynolds to Appeal
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Law Firm Accused of Abetting Looting
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Attorney Who Won Pro Se Case Against IRS Denied Fees Award
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Should Lawyers List Contacts on LinkedIn?
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US lawyers are loving their Macs
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An Embarrassment of Riches
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Miller Canfield Lawyer Acquitted of Charges He Acted as Biker Gang GC
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Lawsuit of the Day: Parents Sued By Man Who Killed Their Son
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Malodorous Perp Gets 90 Days In Jail
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Man finds human head in bucket -- thought it was fish
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Judges:
NY Attorney's Civil Rights Suit Against Judge, Others Revived
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Breyer Says Justices Must Adapt To Facebook World
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Ex-justice Stevens would like even more diversity on high court
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Supreme Court Recusal Process a Mystery
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Retired Justice Would Like More Midwesterners and Westerners on the Court
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Kagan Has No Problem Asking Questions During Oral Arguments
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Court Website Briefly Shut Down in Apparent Domain Name Snafu
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Judge in Mel Gibson Case Looking Into Leak of Court Documents
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Judge to DOJ: ‘Tell Lanny Breuer That I Am Not Pleased About This’
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First Transgender Judge in Country
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Judge sex controversy lawsuit quashed
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Wall Street:
Stock Index Futures Higher
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Europe stock futures fall on China, Ireland
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US stocks continues to fall on global economy fears
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Layoffs:
Will a Republican Tsunami Drown the Unemployed?
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Roche Takes Knife to Costs, Slashes 4,800 Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Insurance:
Ambac Faced Possible Liquidation, State Official Says
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Autos:
GM raises IPO pricing, offers more preferred shrs
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A New GM, but Not an End to the Bailout Era
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China, other foreign investors eyeing GM's IPO
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GM IPO may leave taxpayers with bailout loss
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GM IPO Land Mines
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Harvard Business School Faculty on General Motors IPO
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For Treasury, a Hidden Cost for Helping GM
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Catching Up With GM Stock, the Bankrupt Version
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Chrysler to Conduct Refinancing in Second Half of 2011, Marchionne Says
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October new car sales in Europe fall 17%
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Seventh Consecutive Decline in EU Car Sales
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Litigation:
New Expert Witness Procedures May Reduce Discovery Hassles and Litigation Costs
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Retailing:
Loehmann's Files For Bankruptcy : Is Barneys Next?
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Loehmann's Is 17th Major Retail Bankruptcy in 2010
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General Growth to Reap $700 Million in Secondary Offering
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General Growth to record $537 mil impairment for spinoff
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Shipbuilding:
Houma shipyard's bankruptcy could be dismissed
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Food/Drink:
Steakhouse bigwig Glazier Group files for bankruptcy
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Telecoms:
Marathon Seeks to Replace EchoStar as Lender of $75 Million to TerreStar
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EchoStar's $75 Million Bankruptcy Loan to TerreStar Wins Judge's Approval
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Video Rentals:
Blockbuster creditor seeks to probe Icahn
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Auto Racing:
The Financial Saga of Richard Petty Motorsports
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Mass Torts:
'Lack of operating discipline' contributed to BP spill, engineers' report says
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Energy:
Dynegy Without Blackstone Buyout, Faces Asset Sales, Bond Talks
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Aviation:
'Fed Up' Passengers, Unions Balk at Airports' Full-Body Scans
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TSA Hit With Lawsuits As Revolt Explodes
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Penn Jillette Calls Cops on Groping TSA Agent
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Agency to investigate resister
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Will Obamas Submit?
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TSA pats down a screaming toddler
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One Hundred Naked Citizens: One Hundred Leaked Body Scans
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JAL headed for major management shakeup
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JAL to reach new loan accord with banks this week
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Debt Collection:
NJ Lawyer, 2 Affiliated Debt Collectors, Agree to $7.9M Settlement With AG of W.Va.
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Golf:
Ford's Colony Country Club Bankruptcy Talks Go Bust
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Economy:
Geithner expects tax-cut extension soon
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4 Possible Deals on the Bush Tax Cuts
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Efforts to Extend Bush-Era Tax Cuts Falter as White House Meeting Delayed
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US Industrial Production Flat in October
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Moody's: US Ratings Not Under Pressure
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Republican Proposal Takes Aim at Fed's Dual Role
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Corker Calls for Dropping Fed Mandate on Jobs
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Fed May Hesitate on More Easing After Critics Question Employment Mandate
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Fed's Dudley on QE2: Exit Could Take Years
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Shilling: Why the Fed's Plan Won't Work
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Economists: Fed Must Abandon QE2
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Fed Will Complete $600 Billion Bond Plan, Three District Bank Chiefs Say
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US Deficit Plan Misses the One Big Gap
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Warren Buffett Writes 'Thank-You Letter' to Uncle Sam in NYT - The Letter
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Warren Buffett Dumps CarMax, Home Depot
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A Footnote Explains a Dispute Over Treasury’s Bailout Figures
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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:
Foreclosure inventories rise in October while yearly delinquency rate drops
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BofA in `Hand-to-Hand Combat' Over Mortgage Disputes, CEO Says
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Bank of America home loan head says no homes improperly seized
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NYC pension funds want bank foreclosure audits
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Dodd: Detailed Investigation Into Foreclosure Crisis Needed
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Regulators' foreclosure review expected in January
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Fund in works for victims of foreclosure mess
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Under Scrutiny in Foreclosure Mess: Banks’ Servicing Arms
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Fla. Courts Open Doors to Public in Foreclosure Cases After Rolling Stone Pens Expose
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US Banks Are Balancing Competing Foreclosure Interests, Lawmakers Told
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Pressure Builds Over Loan Modifying
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Mortgage Transfers Are Valid, Group Argues as Congressional Hearings Begin
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States, mortgage lenders in talks over fund for borrowers in foreclosure mess
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Banks face $52 billion mortgage hit
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Dramatic decline in REO sales in October
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Kaufman Says Foreclosure Document Crisis Threatens Banks
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US Homebuilder Confidence Index Edges Up in November
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Owner of Lipstick Building in NYC Seeks Bankruptcy
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Creditor takes Core Communities' Tradition properties in lieu of $113.8 million foreclosure
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Mastro bankruptcy trustee bills $3.6M
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Petra Fund REIT Creditor KBS Seeks Probe of Assets
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885 Third Owner Seeks Prepackaged Chapter 11
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Few conclusions in AHF bankruptcy
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When your commercial tenant faces bankruptcy : a primer for landlords
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Grim outlook for South Florida retail real estate
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Another Dream Goes Bust
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National Australia Bank to Be Sued Over US Subprime Exposure
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NAR: Homeowners net worth 41 times greater than renters
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More than one-third of real estate agents report market deterioration in November
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Banking:
Bank of America CEO Downplays Dividends
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U.S. Sets 50 Bank Probes
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Don’t cry for Goldman in bank dividend kerfuffle
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Corporate Governance:
New Ruling Finds Important Protection For Managers Of Insolvent Delaware LLCs
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Museums:
Asian Art Museum contemplates bankruptcy
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Asian Art Museum's Sudden Struggle to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Bankrupt Vallejo, California, Weighs Five-Year Fiscal Plan to Restructure
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Vallejo City Council talks bankruptcy plan
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Cash-strapped Pennsylvania capital gets $3.8M
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Hamtramck seeks state's OK to file for bankruptcy
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North Dakota sets example
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What happens if Chicago pension funds run out of money?
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Tax-Exempt Muni Bonds Tumble
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Derivatives:
Section 2(a)(iii) of the ISDA Master Agreement, similar clauses and insolvency
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Consultants:
Barrier Advisors Named Financial Advisor to Unsecured Creditors in Dallas Logistics Hub Bankruptcy
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Golf:
Former Fairvue employees want their paychecks
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Tax:
A Tax Cut To Save Companies From Bankruptcy
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"Tax Lady" Lawyer Ordered to Stop Accepting Fees
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IRS Withdraws Case Against UBS
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Gov't Workers Owe Billions in Back Taxes
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Jackson Hewitt: On the Verge of Bankruptcy
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Celebs:
Randy Quaid and His Wife Are Court No-Shows Again
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Randy Quaid Accuses His Brother Of Taking A "Hit Out On Him"
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Braxton Intends to Keep Georgia Home
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Dermontti Dawson Auction Yields $775K
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OJ lawyers in bid for new trial
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Creditors on sidelines cheer Vick's success on the field
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Fraud:
Legal bills pile up in Hecker bankruptcy
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Hecker is hardly a dream client
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Trustee: Hecker's girlfriend hasn't explained spending, should be jailed
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Ex-Doral bank exec sentenced to 5 years for fraud
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Kerviel's Comeback: They Never Said a Thing
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Distressed Investing:
Judge Unseals Documents in Accuride Bankruptcy
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Newspapers:
Tribune Lenders Seek Contempt Order Against Hedge Funds for Suit
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Ethanol:
Ethanol Subsidy Under Fire
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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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Miscellaneous:
The Bankruptcy Files: Retailers, Subprime Investors, and Foreign Banks
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Iceland's Banks, JAL, Rok, K1, A-Tec, Schiesser: Bankruptcy
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C-Bass, Lipstick Tower, Michael Jordan's, Thompson: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
O.C. bankruptcies fewest in 8 months
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US bankruptcies up; Northwest Ohio's ebb
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Claims Trading:
Trading of bankruptcy claims slumps in October
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Lehman:
Fuld, Lehman Defendants to Get $100 Million Insurance Payment for Lawsuits
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State considering claim against Lehman Brothers
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Media:
Sam Zell Calls Newsweek-Beast Deal 'Two Ants Mating'
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UK:
Why the Tories are taking Ireland down the same road to ruin
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UK unemployment rate unchanged at 7.7 percent
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Northern Ireland bankruptcy rate rises to nearly four a day
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Osborne Says Britain Is Ready to Support Ireland Amid Concern About Banks
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Falling Insolvency Rates Masking The UK's Corporate Debt Problem
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'Time to Pay' squeeze could threaten vulnerable companies
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UK construction giant to axe 20,000 suppliers
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UK Home Prices to Fall Next Year Amid Spending Cut `Turmoil'
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M&A Drives Rise in London Financial Job Vacancies
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After News of Royal Engagement, Speculation About Royal Prenup
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EU:
Fear and the euro
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Euro Gains as European Union Starts Work on Aid for Irish Banks
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Irish Aid May Offer Euro Only `Temporary Relief,' Barclays Capital Says
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Euro Under Siege After Portugal Panics
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Crisis of Democracy Faces Euro Zone
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Eurozone lifeboat strains under pressure of bail-outs
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Ireland crisis could cause EU collapse, warns president
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Hamish McRae: Sovereign defaults in the eurozone are inevitable
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EU Formally Approves Setup of Systemic Risk Board, New Agencies
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Bundesbank's Boehmler Says ECB on 'Thin Ice' If Exit Delayed
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Ireland:
Ireland Leads Jump in Sovereign Debt Risk, Default Swaps Show
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Ireland's Big Mistake
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EU Works on Aid for Irish Banks, Spurns Immediate Package
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Sweeping Irish Aid Package in Works
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New Push for Ireland to Consent to a Bailout
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Irish Crisis Punishes European Borrowers as Dollar-Bond Sales Slump
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Why the Irish Crisis is Going Global
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Ireland's smug, Euro-loving elite has led their country to ruins
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Irish prime minister dismisses bailout rumors
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Irish leader slams EU aid rumors as 'ill-informed'
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Dublin in talks to resolve crisis
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‘Technical talks’ or a done deal?
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Who caused Ireland's crisis?
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A Modest Proposal For Rescuing Ireland: Start Selling It Off
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How Wellesley wound up in the middle of the Anglo Irish Bank mess
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Pension exempted from Drumm assets
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Bankruptcy case of ex-Anglo Irish Bank CEO delayed
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Anglo applies to replace David Drumm trustee
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Drumm's US trustee suing Anglo
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Ex Anglo Irish CEO took on bad loan, suit claims
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Drumm advised by US bankruptcy official to sue Anglo for distress and harassment
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Disgraced Irish banker refuses comment at court showing
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Canada:
Bondholders Stand to Lose $6.9 Billion on `Disruptive' Bill: Canada Credit
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Germany:
Germany hits back at Greek criticism of proposed EU bailout reforms
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Germany's Bafin Battles Scam That Created Fake Financial Regulator Website
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Germany maintains plans to increase retirement age to 67
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Canada:
Debtor's prison
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Spain:
Spain to Pay More for Bonds Amid Irish Contagion
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Spanish Consumer Spending Slows after Sales-Tax Increase
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China:
China's Cabinet Confirms Price Controls May Be Looming as Inflation Surges
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US Companies Profit, Fret in the Chinese Market
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Currency Fight With China Divides U.S. Business
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Middle East:
Gulf Finance House in $500 Million Support Plan
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Greece:
EU Denies Delay in Greek Loan as Tensions Simmer
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Eurozone bailout payment for Greece to be postponed to January
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Delay of EU aid to cause no cash problem - Greece
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Greece's Toothless Battle against Corruption
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Poland:
Polish Debt Costs May Climb to 5-Month High at Auction on Europe Debt Ills
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Poland Is Considering Pension-Fund Cuts
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Japan:
Rise in Japan's GDP Won't Last Long
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Italy:
Man bankrupted by Mafia to sell his own body parts
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