Law:
2010 Numbers Are In: Biglaw Profits Up, Bodies Down
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Ben-Ezra lays off 154 additional staff, halts foreclosure practice
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How Firms Stack Up: 2011 Profitability Index
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Shortest Deposition Ever
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Solving the Part-Time Puzzle
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Baker Donelson Names New Bankruptcy Partners
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Skadden Will Make the 2011 Private Companies List
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Patton Boggs, Collingwood Group join forces
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Ex-Yoss CEO Lands at Genovese Joblove
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How the Law Accepted Gays
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Dechert: Our Culture Is Not Macho, and We Don’t Encourage Stereotypical Roles
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No Es Muy Macho: BigLaw Firm Denies "Caregiving Is Women's Work" Culture
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Former Silicosis Clients Sue O'Quinn Law Firm, Estate
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Top Ten Family Friendly Firms According to Yale Law Women
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In-House: Empirical Proof That Twitter Doesn't Work!
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Law Firm Transparency: Whether or How to Disclose?
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NALP 2011: Law Firm Transparency – From Black Boxes to Glass Houses
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What Not To Do With A Small Firm Website
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Law school recovering from massive tornado
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Force Majeure
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Killer Tornadoes Devastate Multiple Areas in South, Take Roof Off Courthouse and Law Firm
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AIG, BofA, Primus, SAC Capital, Starbucks, KPMG in Court News
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Lawyer Gets 2-Year Suspension After Sending Video to Undercover Officer He Thought Was 16
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‘Fantastical’ 9/11 Lawsuit Could Lead to Sanctions for Lawyer, 2nd Circuit Says
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Jail Recorded Almost 300 Law Firm-Client Phone Calls, Then Passed Them on to Others in Discovery
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Training Day
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New TV Series Will Explore What Happened to Young Lawyer in Grisham’s ‘The Firm’
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Colo. AG Sues Fla. Debt Management Law Firm, Alleges Unauthorized Practice In Violation of Business Registration Law - News - ABA Journal
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Maine legalizing switchblades for one-armed people
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Man dressed as cow steals 26 gallons of milk from store
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Judges:
Federal Judge Accuses US of ‘Blatantly False’ Representations
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Federal Judge to Time Lawyers in 9/11 Trial ‘Like a Speed Chess Match’
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Justice Stevens Reveals Plan to Write a Book, Talks About Decision to Retire
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Take Your Child Someplace Other Than Work Day.
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Shamed Judge Pleads to Keep His Job, Tells Top SD Court ‘I’m Not Perfect But I Have Changed’
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Why Justices Ginsburg And Breyer Should Retire Immediately
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Wall Street:
US stock futures flat; data, reports in focus
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World markets sink on slowing US economic growth
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Dow at nearly 3-year high
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Stocks Close Mostly Higher Despite Weak Economic Data
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Layoffs:
US Initial Claims Rise 25000 to 429000; Auto Layoffs Not Major
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Best Job Market for U.S. Grads Since 2008 Leading to Multiple Offers
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99ers grow by a million last year - still no unemployment extension
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Chrysler CEO Says Repaying $7.53 Billion to US, Canada Will Boost Image
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Marchionne 'itching to go' with new Chrysler
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Timothy Geithner: We rescued GM, Chrysler 'to save jobs'
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GM CEO says no production disruptions due to Japan
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Russian investor gets initial nod as Saab owner
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Spyker can't meet Saab target, taps shareholders
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Parts Suppliers' Chief Calls Saab Situation 'Extremely Serious'
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Toyota Judge Tentatively Rules That Automaker Must Face Claims Over Losses
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Machinery:
Circor's unit emerges from bankruptcy protection
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Shipping:
Horizon Lines shares soar as threat of bankruptcy eases
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Solar:
Is Evergreen Solar Flirting with Bankruptcy ?
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May need to raise cash sooner than expected
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Retailing:
OfficeMax shares tumble as results disappoint
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Susie's Deals Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Telecoms:
Rural telco bankruptcy rumors emerge
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Corporate Reform:
Low-key regulator in line to take on Wall St titans
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Elizabeth Warren: Congress out to knife the bureau
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Time is Short For CFPB Chief Nomination
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Watchdog Expects More Charges Related To Wall Street Bailout
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Bonds:
A Make Whole with a Hole: In re Trico Marine Services
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Economy:
Fed balance sheet expands to record
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US economic growth slows to 1.8%
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Where the Economy Grows, and Doesn't
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How Slower Consumer Spending Stifles GDP
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Slower Growth, Higher Prices: Tight Spot for the Fed
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Here Comes Stagflation!
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Economists React: First-Quarter GDP 'Stutter' Likely Temporary
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Warren Buffett's Next Deal Is a Guessing Game
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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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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:
Ben Ezra & Katz shutting down its foreclosure business
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Replacement lien on future rents does not provide adequate protection
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Absolute assignment of rents enforced under New York law
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Judges See Little Improvement in Foreclosure Procedures
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Banks' foreclosure efforts thwarted by lawyers finding fault
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Realtors see double dip for home prices, too
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Mortgage rates fall in latest survey
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Delinquency rates improve slightly in 1Q
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LPS earnings drop almost 23% in first quarter
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A nation of renters and hoarders
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The Mortgage Was Like a Shell Game; So Is Responsibility in 3 Deaths
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Foreclosure bill voted down in California, fight not over
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Property values for Houston, Harris County dip for 2nd year
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Las Vegas foreclosures catch up with high rollers
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Final rescue plan at One Madison expected within week
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Des Moines bank will sell Northland project at fraction of cost
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KS Partners pressured at Porter Square Galleria
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Fannie, Freddie align servicing guidelines for delinquent mortgages
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Mortgage insurance pain pushes Old Republic to $12.9 million loss in 1Q
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Nine indicted in $3 million Florida mortgage fraud scheme
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Banks Whittle Away at CRE Assets While Waiting To Jump Back Into Lending
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EpiCentre creditors in line for 10 cents on dollar
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Former Cedar Funding owner fights sanctions
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Municipalities:
States Need Bankruptcy-Like Options for Leverage
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Consideration for bankruptcy legislation for states appears dead
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Tornado Strains Jefferson County as Officials Weigh Bankruptcy
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County Was Struggling Even Before the Storm
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S&P lowers outlook on public housing bonds to negative
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Philly Plans To Lay Off Nearly 4,000 Teachers And School Workers
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Lehman:
Lehman Minibond Holders Appeal Bankruptcy Judge's Decision
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Lehman Pays Managers, Advisers $31.9 Million in March
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Nomura bet on expansion is yet to pay
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Baseball:
Dodgers Judged in Court of Selig
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The Bum Is Broke
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Worried about a potential Rays bankruptcy, St. Pete hiring lawyer
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The New York Mets Could Lose $70 Million This Season As Team Debt Soars To $625 Million
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Rangers reach parking deal with Hicks
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Health Care:
Doctor fights to stay, despite bankruptcy
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Insurance:
First Of A Kind - Judge upholds solvent reinsurer's commutation plan
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Video Rentals:
Blockbuster Ruling Halts Lions Gate Rental Revenue
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Banking:
FDIC Doubles Down on the Safe Harbors
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Watchdog: More than 550 banks still owe the government
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Bank of America, Citibank, UBS Manipulated Libor, Suit Says
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Credit/Debit Cards:
Banks embrace rate hikes tied to late card payments
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The Politics of Swipe Fees
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Dora the Explorer on Debit Interchange: Swiper No Swiping!
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Religion:
Christian Brothers of North America file for bankruptcy
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Sex abuse claims bankrupt Catholic order
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Celebs:
Auction set for former Blazers' house
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Derivatives:
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Face EU Antitrust Probe of CDS Market
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Private Equity:
Highland Seeks $750M For Distressed Opps
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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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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Miscellaneous:
South Edge, Blixseth, Scovill, NEC, Wilshire Hotel: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
FL: Bankruptcy cases see first drop in five years
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Poetry:
The View from Olympus
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Plans:
Court Provides Senior Creditors With an Additional Mechanism for Obtaining the Right to Vote a Junior Creditor's Claim in a Bankruptcy Reorganization
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Now you see it, now you don't: imprecise claim preservation leads to evaporating value
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Precedent:
“Till” is Cherished Still… (Despite Losing the Sweet Sixteen Contest)
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Filing Eligibility:
Bankruptcy dismissed: debtor's operating agreement bars a bankruptcy filing
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Fraud:
Berkshire Hathaway Gets An “I” For Incomplete On Sokol Investigation
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Berkshire Fires Back Against Sokol's Lawyer
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Advice for David Sokol
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The Buffett judgment question
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Henriques Says Madoff Seemed `Harmless' at First Sight
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Raj Rajaratnam: Michael Lauer Acquitted
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The Waiting Game: Notes From a Tense Courtroom
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Rajaratnam Lawyer Dowd Waits for Jury, Shares War Stories, Vacation Plans
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Hello Insider-Trading Probe, Goodbye Privacy
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AIG Files Fraud Suit Over CDOs
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Golf Channel Denies Prior Knowledge of Alleged Stanford Scheme
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Hotels:
TPG Capital Is Said to Be Bidder for Innkeepers USA in Bankruptcy Auction
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Ritz Carlton in Beaver Creek in $61 million foreclosure
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Orchestras:
Symphony Cancellations Pile Up After Bankruptcy
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Brilliant suggestions for solving orchestra's crisis
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Hockey:
NHL sends Glendale invoice for $25 million
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Food/Beverage:
Tavern on Green Deal With New York Wins Court's Approval
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A&P Wins Approval of Executive Bonuses Ahead of Union Talks
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Bankruptcy Vendors:
Epiq Systems Announces 2011 First Quarter Results Led by 25% E-Discovery Operating Revenue Growth
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Hollywood:
David Bergstein, Ronald Tutor Settle Lawsuit on Eve of Trial
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Oil/Gas:
Exxon Profit Nearly $11 Billion in 1Q
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Political heat rises along with profits and pump price
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Ethanol:
Hockley County ethanol plant files Chapter 11 petition
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UK:
All Saints has it$ prayer answered
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Appointment of Administrators - 28 April 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 28 April 2011
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Canada:
Jones victims' hard work pays off with $3.1 million refund in taxes
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Debt shows no age
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Japan:
Japan Inc net profit tumbles in after quake: poll
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Iceland:
Record Number of Businesses Go Bust in Iceland
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PIIGS:
For Sickly Nations, Answer Lies in a Vicious Circle
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Irish Health Care: GPs are 'on verge of bankruptcy '
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Quinn Insurance Lost €706 Million In 2009 And €160 Million In 2010
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Call For Guarantees Led To Nama Rift With Grehans
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Czech Republic:
Sazka's Debt May Rise to $553 Million, Hospodarske Reports
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Czech President Criticizes Court's Ruling on Austerity Law
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