September 23, 2010

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Law:

Lehman Estate Edges Closer to $1 Billion Figure
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Musical Chairs: Bob Link, Former Cadwalader Chairman, Retires
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Cadwalader Declines to Testify Before Congressional Oversight Panel
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Judge Orders Firms to Add Minorities, Women to Case
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Want to Be Super Depressed? Read This!
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Former Hinshaw Partner Implicated in Fraud Scheme
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U.K. Law Firm Revenue Increases ‘Modest’ 5%
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Deutsche Bank kicks off overhaul of global legal panel
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Covington Wins Partial Summary Judgment in Discrimination Case
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Magical Thinking
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3rd Circuit Overturns 8-Figure Settlement in Lending Class Action -- Again
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What Cognitive Theory Can Teach Corporate Counsel
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Thanks to LinkedIn, Your Client Database May Not Be a Trade Secret
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Bingham Partner Admits to Altering Document at Heart of McCourt Divorce
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Will a Boo-Boo By Bingham Decide the Dodgers Divorce?
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McCourts to Mediate (At Last)
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Halliwells £4m liability dispute escalates as partners exit LLP
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Growth of 5% in Q1 for UK top 100 law firms
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Fireworks Expected: Maricopa Board Axes Ogletree Deakins, Law Firm for Sheriff Arpaio
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Law School Puppy Mills
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Denied Admission to NY Bar Due to $430K Student Loan Debt, Law Grad Tries Again
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Off to Church, Then to Jail
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Process Begun to Oust District Attorney for 'Sexting' Abuse Victim
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Prosecutor Resigns (Again) Over at Work Sexcapades
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Lawyer Gets 2 Days in Jail for Snorting Coke at Courthouse During Client's Trial
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Lawyer Is Suspended Over Forged Car Registration
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Toyota Lawyer Drives Into Attorney, Loses $625K Case, Must Pay Her $125K Legal Bill + $5K for Appeal
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Want to Get Away With Murder? Just Run Over A Bicyclist
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Would You Work for a New York Law School Student… For Free?
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The Litigation: I Got A Column, Know What I’m Saying?
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Pool Sharks
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Lawyer’s Reimbursed Commute to Work: $67K
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Judges:

For Pursuing Relationship With Defendant, NY Lawyer/Traffic Court Judge Loses License for 3 Years
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Briefs Dropped in Lawsuit Against Judge
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Porteous Takes On Water
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Wall Street:

US stock index futures retreat; eyes on data
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Goolsbee Says 'Go-Go Days' Over for Wall St.
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Layoffs:

Laid Off Calif. Employees Double Dipping
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Newspapers:

New York Times Projects Sales Trailing Estimates
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Philadelphia Reporters Want Scoop on Auction
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Perelman bidding again to buy Philadelphia newspapers
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2 bids received for Philadelphia newspapers
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Municipalities:

Alabama Judge Nixes Jefferson County Bankruptcy, Appoints Receiver for Sewer System
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Banking:

Geithner defends new global bank capital rules
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Jefferies Fallen Earnings Sound Alarm for Banks
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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A Small Glimpse Into Why Blockbuster Can Not Make It Work
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Avoidance Actions:

Cooperatives also received VeraSun notifications
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Keeple feels he's been kicked by VeraSun letter
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Economy:

US Treasury's bailout overseer quits
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The Reality: Higher Taxes for All if Congress Does Nothing
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Nelson: Pay For High-Income Tax Cuts With Stimulus Money
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End of Summer, and Summers
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Summers expected to be popular prof on return to Harvard
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Sizing Up the Potential Summers Successors
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Analyst Who Called Recession End Sees Durable Rebound
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Renewed Asset Purchases a Fraught Endeavor for Fed
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Obama ponders life with a new economic team
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Rehabilitating TARP
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In Zuckerberg We Trust
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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:

Under piles of paperwork, a foreclosure system in chaos
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GMAC Foreclosures Drew Earlier Sanctions for `False Testimony'
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The GMAC fiasco
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Ally Employee’s Admission Could Pave Way to Nationwide Foreclosure Challenges
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GMAC Spotlight on 'Robo-Signer'
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Do you have foreclosure documents signed by Jeffrey Stephan or Beth Ann Cottrell?
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Foreclosure errors could snag other lenders
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Right to Rent could change the nation's foreclosure crisis
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Freeze Cases Filed By 3 Law Firm ‘Foreclosure Mills,’ Fed’l Lawmaker Urges Top Fla. Court
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Oops. Bank Apparently Forgot to Dismiss Foreclosure Case After Approving Short Sale
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U.S. house prices worst in nearly six years
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Las Vegas home sales hit 2-year low in August
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New Mortgages: Low Rates but Lower Demand
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Permanent HAMP mods fall 26% in August
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Obama housing scorecard touts 'advances' in August
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Waterfront developer files for bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy hearings center on Rarity
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L.A. real estate mogul indicted
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British bankruptcy case may affect Statler
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Mortgage servicers to implement second-lien HAMP mods in 2011
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Deutsche Bank ranks servicers on speed of distressed mortgage liquidation
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Volcker: Mortgage Market Reform is Critical
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Survey shows 2.2% drop in housing prices for 2H10
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Fraud:

SEC expresses regret on Stanford probe
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New charges expected in Stanford fraud case: US agency
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Allen Stanford Gets Judge's OK to Stop Going Green
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SEC under fire over Stanford fraud inquiry
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SEC Official 'Misled' Congress in Stanford Case: Senator
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Prosecutors detail steps Bell leaders allegedly took to hide high salaries
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SEC charges 4 with fraud after failing to disclose real estate investment fund collapse
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Corporate Reform:

SEC too focused on stats, inspector says
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Senate: Why a Lack of Wall St. Prosecutions?
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SEC Changes to Avoid Repeat of Stanford Fraud Case Missteps
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Senate Grills SEC on Stanford
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Feds may prosecute former SEC official involved in Stanford case
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Shelby Blasts SEC Response To Ponzi Scheme
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Timing of Goldman Case 'Suspicious,' Watchdog Says
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Federal Judge Chides SEC in Mark Cuban's Document Dispute
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Heavy Equipment:

Coast Crane files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Health Care:

Wichita-based CHA owed $1.8M from Indiana hospital 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
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Miscellaneous:

Tribune, Lehman, Abitibi, Trico Marine, Blockbuster, Dykstra: Bankruptcy
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Aviation:

AMR Drops After Analysts Predict Wider 2010 Loss for Carrier
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The Real Fight Over 'Hidden' Airline Fees
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Metals:

UK and Wall Street elite seal end to Almatis restructuring dispute
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Insurance:

US Treasury Prices Hartford Financial Warrants at $13.70 Each
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Autos:

Treasury: GM Shares at $133 to Break Even
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GM to Target US Investors with IPO, Price Low
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Auditor sets high mark for GM IPO
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Concessions Vote Starts at GM Indianapolis
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AutoNation CEO: Four Years for Recovery
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Watchdog to Review G.M.'s AmeriCredit Deal
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Litigation:

Back for More in Ecuador
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Lehman:

Lehman Holdings may sell its largest real estate asset Archstone
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Lehman sees bankruptcy plan confirmation in Q1
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Lehman Says Differences With Creditors 'Narrowing'
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Nightlife:

Phase 54 nightclub owner files for bankruptcy protection
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Retailing:

General Growth Properties Plans Post-Bankruptcy Protection Stock Offering
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Religion:

Diocese's bankruptcy plan could be filed soon
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Telecoms:

Hawaiian Telcom passes last regulatory hurdle to exit bankruptcy
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Tax:

Wealthy Get Most from Tax Subsidies
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Hotels:

DFW Hotel Foreclosures More than Triple
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Finance:

Angels Fire Back on Collusion Accusations
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UK:

HMRC collects £3.4bn in bankers' bonus tax raid
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Chinese Flock to London to Buy Real Estate
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British Isles Worst Place in Europe to Live
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EU:

Euro Declines Against Dollar as Europe's Manufacturing Slumps
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Eurozone economy signals slowdown
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Canada:

Student Debt Doubled in 20 Years
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CIBC: Recovery? Be Ready for Disappointment
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Ireland:

Fitzpatrick agrees to divide assets in bankruptcy case
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Vatican:

Vatican Bank: Second Day
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Greece:

PM: No bankruptcy scenarios; targets met
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Greece Runs Over Truckers, Other "Closed" Professions to Follow
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