September 13, 2010

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

A Metric that Holds Partners Accountable for Associate Satisfaction?
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Toyota Locked in Messy Battle with Former In-house Counsel
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Lawyer Transitions: What's on the Negotiating Table?
(DBN)

The Secret of Success Is to Be Cool, Popular -- Not!
(DBN)

Good News, Bad News: Associate Pay Didn't Plummet, It Didn't Do Much of Anything Really
(DBN)

Growing revenue is far more difficult than cutting expenses
(DBN)

NCAA? OMG!
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Major Lindsey Withdraws Lawsuit Against Former Recruiter
(DBN)

Lawyer Suspended for Secreting Funds Is Reinstated
(DBN)

Tax Attorney, Former Quellos Exec Plead Guilty to Massive Tax Scheme
(DBN)

Nixon Peabody Partner Set to Depart for General Counsel Job
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NY Billing Rates the Highest, But Guess Who Comes In Second?
(DBN)

Lawyer-Turned-Housekeeper Has BigLaw Background
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Legal Technology Company Takes New Approach to Hiring Contract Attorneys
(DBN)

Q&A With Lawyer Who Upended 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
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Pls Hndle Thx: Secret Clerkship
(DBN)

The Year’s Legal Rebels Are Riding Solo
(DBN)

Law School Dropout of the Day: Stewart Rahr
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Move Over, Muppets: Bedbugs Take Manhattan (D.A.’s Office)
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Lawyer Who Represented Ex-Mayor of Detroit to Get 179-Day Law License Suspension
(DBN)

Dog Bites Man(’s) Finger, Man Dies
(DBN)

‘Big B--b Friday’ Complaint Has Legs
(DBN)

There's An App For That - Not So Much
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Judges:

New York Bankruptcy Court Adds New Judge
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Kagan Now Recused From 21 Pending Supreme Court Cases
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Absent ‘Tricky and Contingent’ Events, O’Connor Could Still Be on the Court
(DBN)

Retired Judge Blasts NYAG Candidate Via Email
(DBN)

Senate to open impeachment trial against judge
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Wall Street:

Wall St futures point to higher open for US stocks
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Bank Stocks Rally After Basel
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The War Between an Analyst and a Bank
(DBN)

Documentaries Zero In on Wall Street, and They Show No Mercy
(DBN)

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Layoffs:

Why Big Companies Matter in Job Creation
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Think Small Business Is Job Engine? Think Again
(DBN)

How Many Jobs Do We Need?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Personal Finance:

How to Play the Tax Wars
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Avoidance Actions:

Bankrupt Companies: Pay Us Back
(DBN)

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Celebs:

Reynolds to Auction Hollywood Memorabilia
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Lehman:

Lehman Bros.' unexpected afterlife
(DBN)

SEC Homes in on Lehman, 'Funds of Funds'
(DBN)

Costs could deter hedge funds from learning Lehman lessons
(DBN)

Securities lenders hit hard by falling demand
(DBN)

PwC set to appeal Lehmans court ruling
(DBN)

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Biotech:

Cell Therapeutics Begs for Survival
(DBN)

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Economy:

House G.O.P. Leader Signals He’s Open to Obama Tax Cut
(DBN)

Geithner Urges Action on Economy
(DBN)

Q&A: Geithner on the Economy
(DBN)

Fed's Bullard on the Economy
(DBN)

Poverty on track to post record gain under Obama
(DBN)

Number of Families in Shelters Rises
(DBN)

15 Shocking Poverty Statistics
(DBN)

New bank rules to curb risk
(DBN)

Oil Rises For Second Day Amid Optimism Over Economic Growth in US, China
(DBN)

Waning Economic Recovery Fuels Global Uncertainty
(DBN)

Was the Great Panic of 2008 preventable?
(DBN)

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:

Moody's continues to downgrade RMBS
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CMBS delinquencies pass 8% despite record loan mods
(DBN)

Troubled commercial loans may be near the peak
(DBN)

Should cramdowns be allowed?
(DBN)

Home Mortgage Modification Snags Spark Lawsuits
(DBN)

HAMP modifications on Fannie, Freddie loans up 65% in 2Q
(DBN)

Housing Doesn’t Need a Crash. It Needs Bold Ideas.
(DBN)

How the Mortgage Market Has Tightened
(DBN)

Resale Fees That Only Developers Could Love
(DBN)

Two more developers in SLO file for bankruptcy protection
(DBN)

Closing Attorney Faces 27 Counts in Federal Mortgage Fraud Case
(DBN)

Former Blixseth Estate's Price Cut 27%
(DBN)

Loan Resolutions Help Offset New Defaults
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Corporate Reform:

World Panel Backs Rules to Avert Banking Crises
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Municipalities:

Harrisburg to Get State Help on Debt
(DBN)

Rendell Marshals Aid for Troubled Pa. Capital City
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Penn. Gov.: Money to delinquent city not bailout
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It's critical that Rendell, state play bigger role in Harrisburg crisis
(DBN)

Money Woes of Pennsylvania's Capital City Watched Closely by Bond Market
(DBN)

Pennsylvania Bolsters Its Capital to Avert $3.3 Million Harrisburg Default
(DBN)

Dewey Beach could be facing its sixth lawsuit
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Food/Drink:

Claim Jumper Restaurants Files for Bankruptcy With Plan to Sell Business
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Autos:

Chrysler Litigation Bills Become Hot Political Topic
(DBN)

New GM CEO gets a pay package worth $9 million
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Oil/Gas:

BP Sees Oil Spill Claims Below $20 Billion
(DBN)

BP oil spill could slash number of offshore operators says marine lawyer
(DBN)

The Oil Spill's Money Squeeze
(DBN)

BP internal investigation report leaves some things unsaid
(DBN)

Horizon disaster dashes company’s US ambitions
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Newspapers:

Newspapers' Teamsters reject contract - again
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Pensions:

Retiring Later Is Hard Road for Laborers
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Politics:

Bankruptcy entangles county commissioner
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Mass. GOP hopeful avoids talk of own bankruptcy
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion 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
(large downloads)

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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Miscellaneous:

Sun Country Air, Pali, Innkeepers, Duke Energy, Claim Jumper: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Georgia bankruptcy rate falls
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O.C. small-biz bankruptcies drop 9.2%
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Fraud:

Starr, Money Manager to A-List Celebs, Pleads Guilty to Fraud
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Long-Awaited Crime-Fraud Ruling Has Toyota Scrambling in 2 States
(DBN)

Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud
(DBN)

SEC asked to probe timing of Goldman suit
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Litigation:

Wall Street Banks Feast on Twombly/Iqbal Rulings
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Tax:

Tax Hikes Hurt Small Businesses and Will Limit Hiring
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Accounting:

FASB Proposes Increased Loss Contingency Disclosure Rule
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Banking:

US Regulators Endorse New Bank Capital Standards
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A Toast to… New Bank Rules?
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Moody's: banks to write off another $286 billion in loans through 2011
(DBN)

Goldman Shuffling Its Partnership Ranks
(DBN)

How Goldman Makes (and Unmakes) Its Partners
(DBN)

Senate probe: Goldman planned to profit from mortgage meltdown
(DBN)

Harrington West Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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UK:

U.K. Unions Block Road To Austerity
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Northern Rock: Three Years & Counting
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EU:

Hiding Europe’s Unpleasant Details
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EU exec almost doubles 2010 euro zone growth forecast
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EU Sees Higher Growth but Recovery Still Fragile
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Germany:

Deutsche Bank to Take Control of Postbank
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Deutsche Bank sets terms for Postbank bid
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France:

French lawmakers throw out retirement age at 60
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Greece:

Prime Minister Tries to Rally Greeks for ‘Grueling’ Economic Battle
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EU, ECB inspectors due in Athens ahead of loan
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Greece will not require further cuts, says George Papandreou
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Greece Pledges More Economic Reforms
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China:

China Economy Shows Uptick
(DBN)

Mexico Taking Manufacturing Back from China
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Japan:

NIS Group Slumps as Liabilities Mount After Incubator Bank's Bankruptcy
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Ireland:

Irish developer hires U.S. Nobel Laureate to defend him from bankruptcy
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Iceland:

Iceland Considers Charges in Banking Collapse
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