September 2, 2010

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Jones Day Joins Tribune Hell; Plus, the Examiner's Final Bill
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Miller Says Government Miscalculated Lehman's Failure
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Fed Lawyers Defend Actions During Crisis
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Associates Survey 2010: They Survived Economic Downturn, but Now What?
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Checklist for Summer's End
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Growth area in job market: bankruptcy lawyers
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Bankruptcy attorney jumps to Frost Brown Todd
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BigLaw’s ‘Cranky’ Midlevel Associates Are Dissatisfied with Pay and Benefits
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Looking Into the Equity Box: Women and Partnership Status
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3 Seyfarth Partners Form New Suburban Firm to Offer ‘Lower Cost’ Alternative
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9/11 Plaintiffs Lawyers Make Deal Over Cost Sharing
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Steptoe Opens First Pa. Office with 18-Lawyer Energy Team from Competing Law Firm
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Ex-Office Manager Accused of Stealing $1.1M from Law Firm, Spending on Vintage Car
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Pls Hndle Thx: Upgrade U
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Deposition Hell
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Plaintiffs Say Something's Afoot With Lawyer's Touching of Deposition Witness
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Court Approves Contingency Fee Greater Than Client Award
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Appeals Court Vacates $99,000 Fee to Counsel for Plaintiff Who Won $650
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Oh Please, Government Workers, Spare Us The Plight Of Your Heroic "Sacrifice"
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Getting Back to Sleep When Work Is on Your Mind
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New Paper on Impracticality of Law School Has Professors Buzzing
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Lawyer’s Legal Fight with School Is ‘Cautionary Tale of the Internet Age’
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Lawsuit of the Day: Why is This Guy So Angry with Avvo?
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Anti-Semitism and the Sun God Ra Afflict New York Area Law Schools
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All Made Up and Nowhere to Go — Except for Community Service
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Man Gets Drunk, Loses $1.3 Million Painting
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Judges:

Judge of the Day: Oh, Oh, Oh… Canada!
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Wall Street:

US stock futures trade flat ahead of jobs, factory data
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Wall Street Surges After Good Reports
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Asian Stocks Rise to Two-Week High on US Manufacturing
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European shares record biggest gain in 3 months
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Layoffs:

ADP Reports 10,000 Private Sector Job Cuts in August
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July Unemployment Up in Half of Cities
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CEO layoff leaders had highest in pay in ‘09
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Michigan leads U.S. in new jobs with 27,800
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:

Delta subsidiary Comair slashing fleet, jobs
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Spurned by suitors, Comair now faces the axe
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Fraud:

Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Who Made $14 Million Sued by SEC for Insider Trading
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Ex-hedge fund manager in SEC insider trading accord
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Former CalPERS board member refuses to answer questions
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Wade, charities return Rothstein cash
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Judge approves settlement involving Hecker lake home
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Directories:

Truvo Judge Delays Ruling on Whether Creditors Can Vote on Bankruptcy Plan
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Agriculture:

Corn sales to VeraSun might be costly
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Celebs:

'Real Housewives of NJ' Star Teresa Giudice Tells How She Blew $11 Million
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Teresa Giudice On Going Bankrupt
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Teresa Giudice Has Credit Card Limit, Daughters Wear Hand-Me-Downs
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'New Jersey Housewife' Teresa Wants Salary Doubled
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Young Buck: 'I'm bankrupt, not penniless'
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Ex-Jaguar QB Mark Brunell Answers Questions at Jacksonville Bankruptcy Hearing
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Economy:

Treasuries Decline as US Manufacturing Unexpectedly Grows at Faster Pace
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Fed leaders had varied views on August policy action
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Fed Minutes Signal Renewed Large-Scale Asset Purchases May Not Be Imminent
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Fisher `Reluctant' to Expand Fed's Balance Sheet Until Fiscal Action Taken
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Political uncertainty hurts economy: Fed's Fisher
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WH economist calls for more spending, fewer taxes
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Cities Where Women Outearn Male Counterparts
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Stimulus Averted Depression, Romer Says
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Summer of Economic Discontent
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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:

Proprietary Mods More Than Triple HAMP Mods
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Construction Sector's Woes Were Worse Than Expected in July
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Real housewives with real house problems
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Banks say governments, nonprofits will get first chance to buy foreclosures in new program
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11 Countries With Even Worse Housing Markets Than The US
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Lauth Group, lender agree on settlement
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Builder Bummer: Big Land Auction Cancelled
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Parent of Pitcairn Properties files for Chapter 11
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Fannie's appraisal cutting ban takes effect
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Lehman:

Fuld Says Lehman Was Denied the Help Its Rivals Received
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Fuld: Fed Let Us Die
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Lehman boss defiant before official inquiry
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Richard Fuld, Victim
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Dick Fuld Testimony: No Apologies Here
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Fuld may have a point mixed in with his Kool-Aid
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Inconsistencies in Lehman Case
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Dick Fuld: The Fed Should "Not" Use Taxpayer Money Next Time?
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Lehman Lifeline Would've Been 'Bridge to Nowhere,' Baxter Says
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Fed official douses Fuld fantasy
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NY Fed to Lehman: Did You Get Our Letter? You’ve Been Saved
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Fuld Is Full of It, Fumes Fed to Commission
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Flawed decisions killed Lehman, ex-CEO testifies
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$2bn - the legal bill for unwinding Lehman
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Lehman to prepare banks for sale
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Lehman says two units need help to avoid failing
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JPMorgan Did Not 'Cut & Run' On Lehman Brothers
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Corporate Reform:

US regulators see bank reforms helping avoid crises
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Resolution Authority - Too Vague To Succeed
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Municipalities:

Harrisburg Default Will Be Covered by Ambac, Insurer Says
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Harrisburg default could worry bond insurers
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Harrisburg can be sued over debt
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Thompson explains city's missed debt payment
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Bankruptcy on horizon for Pennsylvania capital
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Will Other Muni Bond Deadbeats Join Harrisburg?
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Tip of the Iceberg or nothing to worry about?
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After bankruptcy case gets tossed, Prichard retirees sue city
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California may disincorporate to solve budget woes
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Health Care:

Sunrise Senior settles lawsuits with HCP, shares jump
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Brooklyn nursing home laying off 500
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Student Debt:

Digging Out of Student Debt
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Mining:

San Jose Mine Consider Bankruptcy Filing
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Mass Torts:

Court approves $50 million settlement of claims against bankrupt diacetyl defendant
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Plaintiffs' Law Firm Motley Rice Strengthens Litigation Team
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

U.S. Consumer Bankruptcies to Reach 1.6 Million This Year
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HI: Bankruptcy filings let up
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Miscellaneous:

Colonial BancGroup, Texas Rangers, Mexicana, Ronson, Cozumel: Bankruptcy
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The Bankruptcy Files: Station Casinos Reorganization Plan Confirmed
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Religion:

Ohio Amish, Mennonites seek bankruptcy resolution
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Banking:

FDIC loses closely watched Colonial Bank case
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Details of Wachovia's rescue outlined in Financial Crisis panel hearing
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Big Banks, The Whipping Boys of the Financial Crisis, Go After MBIA
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Resorts:

Polo Wants Its Polos Back
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Autos:

Auto sales tumble in August: GM, Ford down over 10%; Toyota, 34%
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Toyota, Honda Lead US Auto August Sales Plunge on `Clunkers' Comparison
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Sales Drop as 'Nervous' Consumers Shun Purchases
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Dan Akerson era with General Motors off to subdued start
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GM to start road show to attract investors Nov. 3
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GM plant owner files Chapter 11
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North Dakota bank removes roadblock in Hecker bankruptcy
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Newspapers:

Mediator will try to bring Tribune out of bankruptcy
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Trib creditors zero in on Zell
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Retailing:

Costco Net Sales Rose 9% to $5.9B in August
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Oil/Gas:

Judge rejects government's bid to toss drill ban suit ... yet again
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Food/Drink:

Judge grants final approval for salmonella settlements
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Grateful Palate’s Australian Wineries Up for Sale
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Hotels:

Hyatt Jacksonville owner falls behind on mortgage, seeks restructuring
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Ruling scuttles plan to auction InterContinental O'Hare
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Minor Family Hotels Files for Chapter 11 Protection
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Litigation:

Has Arbitration Become More Burdensome than Litigation?
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10th Circuit: Company's Agreement to Defend Former CEO Contained a Loophole
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UK:

UK eyes bankruptcy change to keep companies afloat
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EU:

Eurozone growth of 1% confirmed
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ECB Holds Rates Steady
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Canada:

Private Calgary surgery centre blames Alberta Health Services for money problems
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Superboard denies crippling private health clinic
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China:

Chinese manufacturing, auto sales show rebound
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Ireland:

Shellshocked Irish weigh bank bailouts, bankruptcy
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Sweden:

Swedish Move Highlights Uneven Europe Recovery
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