September 24, 2010

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Law:

How 2 Pro Bono Lawyers Uncovered ‘Robo-Signer,’ Halting Foreclosures in 23 States
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Ex-Employee Sues Law Firm for Harassment, Cites Clothing-Optional ‘Modern Male Initiation’ Event
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In-House Salary Range Breakdown: A Bad Time to Be the Chief Legal Officer
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Have Law Blogs Failed to Live Up to Their Expectations? Biglaw Firms Weigh In
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Results of the UK Salaried Partner Survey 2010
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e(vil)-Mail
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What I Wish I Had Known When I Started Law School
(DBN)

‘I Am the Prize’ DA’s Self-Report to Bar Authorities Says Crime Victim Flirted with Him
(DBN)

Longtime Prosecutor Faces Ethics Complaint for Sarcastic Closings, Blog Comments
(DBN)

Lawyer of the Day: Squattenfreude
(DBN)

Who Has Herpes?
(DBN)

Poor You! (Literally.)
(DBN)

Wal-Mart Seeks Discovery in Enviro Suits: Did Competitors (and Unions) Pay the Legal Bills?
(DBN)

The Pugnacious Octogenarian Rule
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Jersey Shore’s Vinny Tells Why He’s Giving Up His Dreams of Being a Lawyer
(DBN)

Smarts, BS Abilities Make Lawyers Great Business Hires, Entrepreneur Says
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Retired NY Firefighter Busted After Public Protestation of Love for Madonna
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Lawyer Asks Public to Come Forward with Info About Her Missing Husband, a Bank CEO
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Using Fake Bar Number, ‘Lawyer’ Handled 20 Civil Matters, Newspaper Reports
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Dodgers Fan Makes Most of McCourt Divorce Case
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The Whole Truth About, Well, The Whole Truth
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Sacramento Police Officer Accused of Faking 79 DUI Reports
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Judges:

Judge Jails Court Reporter for 30 Days for Missing Transcript Deadlines
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Judge Reprimanded for Nearly 2-Year Delay in Filing Divorce Ruling
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Americans Want Revelations from Supreme Court Nominees
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Ethics Opinion Allows Judges to tell ‘Inspirational Story’ of Grooming Decisions
(DBN)

Racial Quotas? So Ordered!
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Courts:

Add Leon County, Fla., to List of Jurisdictions Probing Planned New Courthouse Construction
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Wall Street:

Futures Rise Slightly Before Durable Goods Data
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Bank Shares Lead Wall Street Lower
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A Subprime 'Wall Street'
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Hollywood’s Many Wall Streets
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Waaaaah Street: Executives, Emotion, and Outbursts of Obama Rage
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Banker Boot Camp Trains Wall Street’s Next Generation
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Layoffs:

New unemployment claims rose last week.
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Chicago jobless rate falls to 9.7%
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Bristol Myers to cut 3 percent of work force
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NY Fed researchers expect wages to decline
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Half of unemployed workers with job offers said pay was 25 percent below previous salary
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Newspapers:

Lenders again win auction of Philadelphia newspapers
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Perelman Bids $85 Million for Philadelphia Inquirer and Sister Newspaper
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Again, Michael Eisner Says It's 'Highly Unlikely' He'll Take Over Tribune
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Religion:

Catholic Diocese of Wilmington releases bankruptcy plan
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Priest Abuse Victim Lawyers Reject Delaware Church Bankruptcy Payout Plan
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Survivors blast Wilm. Diocese's bankruptcy plan
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Bishop Eddie Long of Atlanta Mega-Church to Address Congregation, Says 'Truth Will Emerge'
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Autos:

US Auto Sales Remain Stagnant As Annual Rate Steady
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September Auto Sales Stronger
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GM's Market Share Hovers Near Record Low
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Delphi retirees get court hearing today
(DBN)

UAW pulls Chase funds over foreclosures, FLOC
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Chemicals:

Chemtura Corporation Terminates Rights Offering
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SIPC:

A bailout fund of no particular size
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Oil/Gas:

SemGroup ex-CEO apparently settles with ex-employer and creditors
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Politics:

Deal discloses finances again; says he's not insolvent
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Lehman:

Lehman Bros sign to be auctioned in UK
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Economy:

Initial claims for unemployment aid rise to 465K
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Watching Wal-Mart at Midnight
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Gold hits $1300 an ounce
(DBN)

Data Hints Economic Soft Patch May Be Easing
(DBN)

Volcker Spares No One in Broad Critique
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Volcker: Fed must not sow seeds of inflation
(DBN)

Obama tells UN leaders world has dodged depression
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Death of the middle class? Think again
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The Fed and the Next Recession
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Reid's spokesman says no vote on tax cuts before the November elections
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Advice for the 'Poor Rich'
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15 States Where The Rich Will Get REALLY Screwed If The Democrats Win
(DBN)

What Hyperinflation Will Look Like In America
(DBN)

Bill Gates Tops Forbes Ranking of 400 Wealthiest Americans
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The Forbes 400: Year of the Hedge Funders
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The Forbes 400: A Demographic Breakdown
(DBN)

Warren Buffett: "We're Still In a Recession"
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High-, Low-Income People Have Different Inflation Worries
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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 System Is ‘Riddled with Faked Documents’
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Foreclosure Fraud and Why We Need New Banks
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August's Bounce in Existing-Home Sales: Scant Progress
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August home sales rebound will be short lived
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House prices heading to a new low at end of 2010
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Judge Forces Meruelo Maddux Exec to Recant Statement
(DBN)

Straightening Out the MERS Mess
(DBN)

National home sales fell 19 percent in August
(DBN)

California Home Prices Up 30% Since Bottom
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Miami condos stage an upscale revival
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Mortgage delinquencies fall in Texas as state economy recovers
(DBN)

Florida man owned home outright, but bank tried to foreclose
(DBN)

Home sales up, prices down in Miami-Dade; both fall in Broward
(DBN)

The Most Affordable Housing Markets
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The American Dream of Home Ownership Has Become a Nightmare
(DBN)

More record lows for mortgage rates?
(DBN)

The Recession Has Ended; Someone Should Send the Memo to Tenants
(DBN)

Commercial/Multifamily Debt Outstanding Declined In Q2
(DBN)

The New Wave Of De Novo Lenders
(DBN)

Risky mortgage loans were rewarded, panel is told
(DBN)

Condo Deposit Decision Could Chill Development Nationwide, Lawyers Say
(DBN)

WL Ross To Invest In Capital Markets Cooperative
(DBN)

Lawyer Who Took $36,000 From Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Is Disbarred, Says It's Not His Fault
(DBN)

Baltimore home sales, prices fall
(DBN)

UAW To Pull Funds From JPMorgan Chase In Protest
(DBN)

New program to aid distressed building tenants
(DBN)

WL Ross, CMC eye private US mortgage market revival
(DBN)

Detroit vs. Newport Beach
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FHA mortgage insurance fund below statutory minimums
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster Seeks Court Approval to Cut $1.3 Billion Debt in Bankruptcy
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A First Take on Blockbuster
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Blockbuster Wins Court's Approval to Draw $20 Million From Bankruptcy Loan
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How Blockbuster's Bankruptcy Filing Will Actually Benefit the Company
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Blockbuster's Bankruptcy Caused by Slow Response to Content Changes
(DBN)

Highlights (and Lowlights) From Blockbuster's Bankruptcy Filing
(DBN)

The Attempted Resurrection of the Blockbuster Night
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How Netflix (and Blockbuster) Killed Blockbuster
(DBN)

Does Bankrupt Blockbuster Stand a Chance?
(DBN)

Demise of corner video stores adding to retail vacancy rate
(DBN)

What Blockbuster Has In Common With Lehman
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Blockbuster Challenges for Icahn
(DBN)

Blockbuster Chief Says He Will Evaluate 'Every Single Store'
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Blockbuster Receives Court Approval of "First Day Motions"
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Lessons for cable in Blockbuster's demise
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Resorts:

Sea Island bankruptcy case moves forward
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Fraud:

Madoff's Mystery Man
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Madoff trustee mistreating victims, lawmakers say
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Payment Method for Ponzi Victims Is Criticized
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Investing:

GSC Group Wins Bankruptcy Court Permission to Auction Assets
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Small Business:

Congress sends small business bill to Obama
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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:

(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:

Philadelphia Inquirer, MCP, Blockbuster, Tronox: Bankruptcy
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Lehman Real Estate, Belvedere, U.K. Insolvencies: Bankruptcy
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Trustees:

Trustee unravels Berg businesses
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Tighter Credit Means Fewer Bankruptcies
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Corporate Reform:

Warren: Banks Receptive to Change
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Bank Regulator Elizabeth Warren Is More Pragmatic Than Many People Realize
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Warren Plays Volcker-Like Role for Obama in Finance Regulation
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Why Does the US Need a Consumer Czar?
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The Warren Chronicles: Does This Administration Care About Following the Law?
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Warren to collect, pare down regulations
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The victims of 'consumer protection'
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Give Me Glass-Steagal or Give Me Death?
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Avoidance Actions:

Timing Is Everything Fraudulent Conveyance Savings Clauses Post-TOUSA
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Insurance:

Trustee Sues Hecker Over Insurance Proceeds
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Ethanol:

Deficit Hawks Threaten Ethanol's Future
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Education:

Going to school on for-profit colleges
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Retailing:

Rite Aid shares slide after reduced outlook
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Retail sags as Blockbuster files for bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Moody's Lowers Credit Outlook For New Jersey
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CA tax data shows steep falloff in 2009 business
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Hotels:

Jamestown hotel in bankruptcy
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Financial Literacy:

The Thorne-Porter Financial Education Study
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Banking:

Bank of America Merrill flexes its muscles in M&A
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Personal Finance:

Denials of Security Clearances Over Debt
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UK:

Leniency helps cut mortgage default cases
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UK Bank Rescue: No End in Sight
(DBN)

Blockbuster UK 'unaffected' by US parent's filing for bankruptcy protection
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Blockbuster may sell off UK business following Chapter 11 filing in the US
(DBN)

Three-quarters want legal privilege for accountants
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EU:

The Austerity Zone: Life in the New Europe
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German Government Bonds Climb, Portuguese Debt Slides on Austerity Concern
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European shares slip on recovery doubts
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Canada:

Consumer proposals becoming popular alternative to bankruptcy for debtors
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Blockbuster Canada unaffected by US bankruptcy
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Blockbuster Canada: 'We're very healthy'
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Mexico:

Mexico's jobless rate falls to 5.4 percent in August
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Greece:

Greece, EU deny rescue loan extension
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Italy:

Prosecutors demand 20 years for Parmalat founder
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Vatican:

Vatican Defends Bank After Seizure
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Ireland:

Irish Economy Shrank in Second Quarter
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Forget Austerity, Only Stopping The Bailout Or A New Currency Can Save Ireland
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Ireland Is `Very Unlikely' to Experience Greek-Style Crisis, Goldman Says
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Middle East:

From the good life to bad debt
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