November 2, 2010

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Law:

"Letter of Death" Warns Ex-Partners of Collapsed Firm That a Reckoning Is Coming
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The Lanny Davis Show
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How law school went from being a sure thing to a bum deal
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Katten Muchin Adds 13 Financial Services Lawyers From Dewey
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Foley & Lardner: Back to $160K In Major Markets
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Bernie Madoff's mess is the gift that keeps giving for Baker Hostetler
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Oracle, Skilling, Kissel, PPL, Galleon, JPMorgan in Court News
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Judge questions Justice Department's lawsuit against Arizona immigration law
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Flirty Juror Rattles Judge
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How Not to Behave As A Juror
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Accused 'Hurt Locker' pirates turn to law school
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Election Lawyers Get Ready for the Day After
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Inside the Octagon: Lewis and Roca Lawyer Stands Tall for the UFC
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After 30 Years, Lawyer Moves His Practice From a Barn to BigLaw
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Lawyer With Alzheimer’s Diagnosed When His Wife Discovered Unpaid Bills
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Cleveland Solo Takes His Civ Pro Case Before the Justices
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Fee Fight Filings Flourish Flipped Facts
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Firm Showing Partners and Associates the Door
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Law and lobbying firms pump millions of dollars into midterm campaigns
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Which Law Firms Made the Most Campaign Contributions?
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Do Reduced-Hour Workloads Derail Partnership-Track Careers?
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We Need Men
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BigLaw Firm Last in the Neighborhood to Go LLP
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Jets Lawyer Up as Sterger Reportedly Considers Suit Against Team and/or Favre
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Jets Hire Seyfarth Shaw in Favre Sexting Scandal
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Lawyer Rating Service Avvo Expands to Include Doctors
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Supreme Court Turns Down Patriot Act Challenge by Wrongly Accused Lawyer
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ABA Look at Firms Using Blogs and Facebook to Draw Clients Ticks Off Marketers
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NY Lawyer Gets Up to 7 1/2 Years for Stealing Millions From Clients
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Suit Claims Constantine Cannon Partner Sexually Harassed Ex-Bodyguard
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Charles Nesson Receives ‘Instantaneous’ Benchslap
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Elizabeth Smart Kidnap Suspect Kicked Out Of Court For Singing
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Demand for legal services declined during third quarter
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Second witness called in DeLay trial
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St. Mary's keeps law dean
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Jerry O’Connell quits law school to play Vegas ‘Defender’
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Judges:

Who you calling 'mate?' Not this judge
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"The Judge Bus"
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Courts:

Bomb Threat Closes Atlanta Courthouse for an Hour
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Wall Street:

Stocks climb ahead of manufacturing report
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Stock Futures Edge Higher Before Elections
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Caution Limits Stocks
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Investors still take back seat at investment banks
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Layoffs:

Unemployment Offices To Add Armed Guards... 99 Weeks of Benefits Set To End
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Why Growth Isn't Easing Unemployment
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Insurance:

How Did Ambac Get in this Mess?
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Ambac Skips Interest Payment, Warns of Bankruptcy
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Lloyds Sees Good 2010 Results as Margins Improve
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Woman found guilty of forging judge's signature to get car loan
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Municipalities:

Harrisburg Authority says lawsuit over debt payment is premature
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State's rising debt an albatross
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Scranton potentially faces millions in recent litigation award
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Economy:

AIG to repay 36.7 billion dollars of US bailout
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AIG to Get $22 Billion in TARP Funds for Fed Exit
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September consumer spending weak while incomes dip
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Fed Is Poised to Aid Economy, but Impact Is Cloudy
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Fed Likely to Announce $500B in Purchases
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Two-Year Treasury Yields Stay Near Lowest Level Before Fed Meeting Begins
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Better Off? 75% say no, highest since mid-1970s
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US Manufacturing Up, Consumption Down
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The Minimum-Wage Battle Front
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AIG set to repay $37 billion in bailout money
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Sharp Divisions On Fed Policy
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Did Feds Use ‘Nuclear Bomb’ Grand Jury Subpoena to Silence Critic? Supreme Court May Decide
(DBN)

US Consumer Spending Weak in September
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US Incomes Post Large Drop in September
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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:

Lawmaker Questions Power to Foreclose
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New Question About MERS Mortgage System: Does It Owe Money for Unpaid Fees?
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Wells Fargo `Robo-Signer' Homeowner Draws Dismissal Motion in Maryland
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Mortgage Modification Failures Push Borrowers Into Foreclosure
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Private mortgage modifications outnumber HAMP 4 to 1 in September
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Mulitstate Probe Into Foreclosure Practices to Move Quickly
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Foreclosure shadow inventory will take more than 40 months to clear: Fitch
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Underwater Homeowners Not Great Consumers
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Is Miami’s Bulk-Condo Deal Era Over?
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Struggling mom sells Obama note to help pay for house
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Stealth Stimulus for Defaulters
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JPMorgan estimates non-GSE put-back risk at $90 billion
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CIT Group: Fifth of small businesses can't afford down payment for CRE loan
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Fraud:

The Last, Best Chance for Enron's Jeff Skilling
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Skilling hearing: More about the questions than the answers
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Judges in Skilling Case Don't Tip Hand to Half-Full Courtroom
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Conrad Black in Judge Amy's court
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Judge cuts checks to Trevor Cook investors, OKs property sales
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SEC Reaches Accord With Madoff Associates
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Hub broker settles SEC's Madoff charges
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Bankruptcy lawyers pocket millions. Madoff victims – not so much
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Bankruptcy Trustee Seeks Clawback from Rothstein’s Pal and Ex-Law Partner Salamone
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Tourre’s Request for Judge to Throw Out Suit Rejected
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Fund Manager Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Scheme
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Celebs:

See Randy and Evi Quaid's bizarre interview with GMA
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Corporate Reform:

SEC's New Bounties Could Disrupt Corporate-Compliance Efforts
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S.E.C. Said to Examine JPMorgan Over C.D.O.
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Banking:

New Insider Details of J.P. Morgan's Deal for WaMu
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Wilmington Trust Deal May Be a Sign of Trouble
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Dimon’s Yoke: Bad Washington Mutual Loans
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Bank fire sale reignites fear about asset quality
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Examiner finds FDIC, JPMorgan settlement "reasonable"
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WaMu Examiner Dampens Hopes for Shareholders
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Texans CU Says Latest CRE Suit is Baseless
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Sales:

Bankruptcy Sale Births New Barcalounger
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Newspapers:

Publisher of 'The National Enquirer' to file for Chapter 11
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Creditors Sue Zell and Banks Over Tribune Bankruptcy
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M&A:

Big Investors Appear Out of Thin Air
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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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Litigation:

Creditors sue Zell and banks over Tribune bankruptcy
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The Complaints: Complaint 1 - Part I, Part II, Complaint 2
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Miscellaneous:

Capmark, Monorail, Ambac, RHI, Innkeepers, Centaur: Bankruptcy
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Accounting:

The Bankruptcy Examiner's Report: Shining A Bright Light On Auditor Failure
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Retailing:

Oriental Trading Can Send Recovery Plan for Creditor Vote
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Finance:

Capmark Wins Court Permission to Settle Loan Dispute, Pay Goldman Unit
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Corporate Governance:

Never Mind All That “Corporate Governance” Stuff
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Compensation:

We Do It Right, but Those Others Don’t
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Private-Equity Pay Ticking Back Up, Study Says
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Autos:

GM IPO to Cut U.S. Stake Below 50%
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GM's IPO is the main telling point
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G.M. Seeks to Raise Up to $10.6 Billion in I.P.O.
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Debt Collection:

Debt Collector Faked Court Hearings to Trick Consumers into Paying Up, Says AG’s Suit
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

San Antonio-area bankruptcy filings tumble in October
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Politics:

Poll: Americans Don't Know - Taxes Fell
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Health Care:

More Small Businesses to Offer Health Insurance
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Gambling:

Bankruptcy hearing today to discuss fate of Siena
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Radio:

R2 Hits Back At Citadel In Bonus Dispute
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Jewelry:

Bailey Banks & Biddle Ready to Glimmer Again
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Horses:

$21.15M settlement reached in ClassicStar suit
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Marine:

Trico Reaches Agreement in Principle to Significantly Reduce Trico Supply's Debt
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Retailing:

New CEO at General Growth Properties Gets His Payday
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Mass Torts:

BP's oil spill costs grow, keep lid on Q3 profit
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UK:

"Shameless Britain" lacks embarrassment about debt
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Ireland:

Application for Drumm bankruptcy recognition
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Irish Court Backs ‘Bad Bank’ Structure, NAMA
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Russia:

Khodorkovsky Makes Closing Statement in Moscow Oil Theft Trial
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