Law:
Zombie Firm Wants to Arbitrate Ex-Partner's Suit Over Severance
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Research Trends and Conclusions: Insolvency & Restructuring 2011
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NY Firm, Co-Counsel Sanctioned, Final Bill Could Reach $10 Million
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Losing and Losing It
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Thinking of Quitting? Read This First
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Fenwick West Wants to Set Them Free
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Dealing with a Document Review Assignment From Hell
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Talking About Alternative Fee Arrangements for Outside Counsel
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Former Stroock Partner Sues Firm Over Retirement Benefits
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Two Firms Find New Manhattan Digs
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ABA Plans to Sell Its DC Home
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DLA Helps Thai Prince Get Plane Back From Germany
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Harvard: "While no one was immune from the economic downturn . . ."
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The End of the Full Service Law Firm?
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The Incredible Shrinking DOJ Honors Program
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ABA Wants Proof of Native American Status From Aspiring Lawyers
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Cooley Law Gets Served Some of Its Own Medicine (NYLS Is Tardy to the Party)
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Graduates accuse law schools of scamming students
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The ‘Redneck Olympics’ Try to Jump the Hurdle of Law
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Misuse Of Credit Report Service Draws Sanction
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Email is Dead, Long Live (Short) Email!
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Grammarously Speaking: Dot-Dot-Dot Bubbles and Lawyers
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Lawyers Struggle to Get a Grasp on E-Discovery
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Is the iPad or Android Tablet Better for Law Firms?
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Ten Myths About Social Networking For Business
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In Case of Lawyer Accused of Ripping Off Non-Profit, Feds Want to Grill His Congressman Boss
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Prosecutor Says Lawyer Tried to Get One Client, Who Owed Legal Fees, to Take Contract Hit on Another
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More on Stephen McDaniel: A Missing Bar Prep Session, and Possible Fiber Evidence
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Top-Tier Law School Blind Item: An Associate Position, At No Cost to You!
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Is This the Golden Age of Legal Dramas?
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Groom sues bride after she dumped him six hours before the wedding
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Turn Down Your Piccolo, Or Else
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The 100 Dumbest Criminals of All Time
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Flash Mob Riots: Crime in the Age of Twitter
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Judge: no constitutional right to have matzoh and grape juice
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Judges:
After Admitting Naughty Touching, Former Federal Judge Released From Prison
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Judge’s Wife Finds Live Mortar Round on Back Doorstep; Bomb Squad Detonates It at Airport
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Dad of Imprisoned Teen Is Ticketed for Ringing Doorbell of Sentencing Judge’s Home
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Wall Street:
Stocks set to rebound at open
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French banks lead European sector lower
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World shares retreat as investors shun risk
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Wall Street Loses Previous Day's Gains
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Stocks Slide 4.6%, End at 11-Month Low
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European shares slump on sharp sell-off in banks
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Here's Why the Euro Bank Stock Tumble is Worrying
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Global Markets Roiled By Wall Street's Turmoil
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Lessons from stock-market volatility
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IPO bloodbath continues
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Layoffs:
BNY Mellon says will cut 1,500 jobs
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Germany: EON to Fire 11,000 Workers
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From Jail to Jobless
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Big Companies With Devastating Layoffs In 2011
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COBRA program subsidies to expire at end of August
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Pay TV:
Pay TV Industry Loses Record Number of Subscribers
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Orchestras:
Syracuse University proposes credible plan to resurrect orchestra
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Philadelphia Orchestra association and union make little headway
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Musicians' pension fund seeks orchestra shutdown
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Municipalities:
Deadline looming for Jeffco bankruptcy decision
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Jefferson County: 'Final And Best' Offer To Avoid Largest Municipal Bankruptcy
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Jefferson County officials ask for less debt forgiven
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Jefferson Creditors’ Plan May Match or Beat County Holding Down Sewer Fees
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Trying to avoid largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history
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Report: Lawyers in Central Falls case cost RI $1M -- so far
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RI treasurer urges pension reform
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Harrisburg Mayor Plans to Risk City Payroll to Pay Debt Service Next Month
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CA: Pension Funds Hit by Market Decline
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GOP Maintains Control of Wisconsin Senate
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Amid Uncertainly, States Prepare for Cuts
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Would You Be Surprised To Learn That Gretchen Morgenson Wants To Talk About Municipal Derivatives?
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Some states and cities could face stress: Moody's
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Does the downgrade mean more U.S. towns will go bankrupt?
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S&P Drags America's Cities Into The Brave New World
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Politics:
The Bankruptcy Age: Stan McChrystal independent presidential candidacy in 2012?
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Poll: Democrats Helped by Debt Debate
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Religion:
Orange diocese increases offer to buy for Crystal Cathedral
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Unholy War Erupts With No Salvation For Schuller
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Crystal Cathedral bankruptcy sale sparks bidding war
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Autos:
GM bankruptcy lawyers seek $125M
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GM to Get Rid of Half of All Vehicle Platforms
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Oil/Gas:
OPEC Cuts Oil Demand Growth Forecast
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Economy:
Bernanke Signals Dissenters Won't Stop Stimulus
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White House: Obama, Bernanke Meeting To Discuss Economy
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Meet the new Super Congress — well, most of it
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Is the ‘supercommittee’ headed for deadlock?
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Congress' super committee: pain, punishment and payoff
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Deficit Hits $1.1 Trillion Again
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Federal Reserve Throws in the Towel
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The iPad Trumps Oil: Apple Is Most Valuable US Company
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The Ten Most Valuable Companies In America
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Dohmen: US is in a Recession Now
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The Future of the American Middle Class
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Can Washington Handle Too Big to Fail?
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Our Military's Plan for London Like Riots
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Economy: Public Has Lost Faith in Washington
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Grantham: The US is a Banana Republic
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In Washington, Constant Gridlock Is More Costly Than Crisis
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Wholesale Inventories Post Smallest Rise in 7 Months
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More Signs of Weaker Consumer Spending
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The Little Room Where The Government Borrows Billions
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Financial turmoil evokes comparison to 2008 crisis
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In U.S. Stress Tests, a Tool to Gauge Contagion in Europe
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Central Bankers Race to Protect Growth in 72 Hours of Crisis
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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:
NJ Appellate Panel Reverses Foreclosure Because Deutsche Bank Didn't Have Note When It Sued
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Suit Targets Lenders' Firm Over Foreclosure Filing Requirements
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BofA Mortgage-Bond Deal Opposed by Delaware Attorney General
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Homes For Sale inventory down 13.3% Year-over-year in mid-August
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Foreclosures fall for 10th straight month
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Foreclosure Filings in U.S. Plunge 35% to Four-Year Low
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U.S. seeks input on disposing of foreclosed homes
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Gov't considers turning foreclosures into rentals
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U.S. moves to sell, rent 92,000 foreclosed homes
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Obama administration expects new push for REO rentals
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Can a new plan to rent out foreclosed properties actually work?
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30-year mortgage rates fall near record lows
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Mortgage applications jump 21.7% on refinancing activity
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NAR: Home sales, median price fall in second quarter
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Florida home and condo sales up in 2Q
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Mass. AG, Sand Canyon settle subprime case for $125 million
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Indiana AG takes on foreclosure helpers
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Bank of America sells loan servicing portfolio to Fannie Mae
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Fannie Mae's Confusing Purchase of BofA's Servicing Operation
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Fannie & Freddie Tighten Lid on Political Spending
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Mortgage modifications drop 42% in first half
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Under new rules, loan modification won't protect you from foreclosure
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US soldier returns home from the war, to foreclosure
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Vacant Buildings Ordinance: Foreclosure Fighters Take On Banks Over Decaying Properties
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Agency MBS weathers S&P downgrade
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Beazer Homes 3Q loss doubles, as closings fall 49%
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Can Beazer Homes Avoid Bankruptcy ?
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Cary home builder files for bankruptcy
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Percentage of CMBS paying off on time falls to 40%
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IPO drought likely to parch housing finance firms
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Banking:
Bank of America's back-door TARP
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What's Wrong With Bank of America?
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Bank Of America, Moynihan Roasting Gets Under Way
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Moynihan muddle
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Bank of America 'much better' now: CEO
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BofA Rarely Thinks 'Positively About' Countrywide Purchase
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BofA marks down billions from Countrywide portfolio
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Moynihan Says His 'Entire Net Worth is in This Company'; Won't Comment on Bankruptcy Option for Countrywide
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BofA chief rejects calls to raise capital
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BNY Mellon to Cut 1500 Jobs, 3% of Workforce
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Citigroup Tanks as Analysts Say 'Buy'
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US Banks Face 'Headwinds' but Are Not 'Zombies': Dimon
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Societe Generale Leads Fall in French Banks as Credit-Default Swaps Climb
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SocGen Denies Rumors About Credit as Shares Tumble
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Sector Snap: Banks plunge on continued uncertainty
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Falling Bank Stocks Offer a Too-Big-to-Fail Wakeup Call
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U.S. Banks Are Spared Customer Retreat of 2008 Amid Equity-Market Plunge
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Conspiracy Theory
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Food/Beverage:
Sbarro Pizza-Restaurant Chain Files Plan to Restructure, Exit
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Landry's To Run, Possibly Buy, Beso
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Manager of bankrupt Shelton LLC pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
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Newspapers:
Lee Plans Launch of Debt Exchange
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Lehman:
Hedge fund objects to Lehman deal
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Football:
NFL Retirees Unhappy with Settlement
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Hedge Funds:
John Paulson down over 30% YTD
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Hazards of Borrowing Money From Hedge Funds
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Aviation:
This is why your flight is delayed
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Bat gets loose on plane
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Marine:
Taxpayers Stuck With Unsold Ferries in Loan Default
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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)
UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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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:
Debt: The Forgiveness Fix
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:
Fraudulent Conveyances and The Bankruptcy Code's Black Box: How Can Lenders Establish "Value" Under Section 548?
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Fraud:
Rajaratnam Deserves More Than 24 Years in Prison for Trades, U.S. Says
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Raj Rajaratnam’s Health Far Too Delicate For Lengthy Prison Stay
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Rajaratnam sentencing may be a fight to the death
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HSBC’s U.S. Win Sends Madoff ‘Hot Potato’ Back to Irish, Luxembourg Courts
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SEC Sues Stifel for Fraud on Losses After $200 Million Wisconsin CDO Sales
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Jim Donnan settles bankruptcy case
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SEC Freezes Assets Tied to Investor Suspected of Swindling College Coaches
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SEC Reporting Manager Stanley Ng Arrested On Insider Trading Charges
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How Serious a Crime Is Insider Trading?
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Insurance:
Ambac Adds Time for Bankruptcy Plan, Talks With Regulators
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MBIA 2Q income falls by 89%
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Retailing:
Borders wins court OK to auction name, leases
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Weather:
Texas Drought Could Cost Billions
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Rating Agencies:
S&P's Hold On Markets Won't Change Under Dodd-Frank
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Senate Gathers Info for Possible S&P Hearings
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About that plane over S&P
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How The U.S. Gave S&P Its Power
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S&P controversy fuels demands for ratings reforms
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Baseball:
Dodgers merchandising vendor wants quick decision on future of contract, team in no hurry
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Credit Counseling:
Debt settlement company settles over enrollment fees
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Mass Torts:
Boat Owners Call BP's Cleanup Program a Corrupt Conspiracy
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Health Care:
McAllen, Texas: Not so bad after all?
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Medicare Regulation Causes Shortages of Cancer Drugs
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Our chronic disease care ain’t #1
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Celebs:
Ray Guy's Super Bowl rings sell for $96,000-plus
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Desperate Eva Longoria turns to Tilman: Houston tycoon takes over TV star's Vegas restaurant
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Gambling:
Hoosier Park preparing to exit bankruptcy
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Shipping:
Marco Polo Reaches Agreement to Use Cash in Bankruptcy
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Cross-Border:
US Bankruptcy Court Denies Enforcement of German Order Compelling ISPs to Disclose Debtor’s E-Mails
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Sovereigns:
World Bank court to hear case on Argentina default
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UK:
More British Cities Hit by Riots, Looting
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Economics Behind Britain's Riots?
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The Ideology of the London Riots
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The London Riots, From a Legal Perspective
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Ring-fences and firewalls – the future of the UK banking industry?
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Survival of the less than fittest
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UK Treasury chief seeks to calm slow growth fears
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EU:
No quick exit for eurozone from debt crisis
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Emergency borrowing from ECB soars
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France:
More French Bank Rumors Hit The Market And The Rebound Disappears
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French bank stocks rocked by downgrade rumors
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Rating Agencies Affirm France's AAA Credit
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Nicolas Sarkozy pledges drastic austerity measures as French bank shares crash
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Germany:
European financial crisis: Germany shows signs of slowdown
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PIIGS:
Some in Germany want Greece to temporarily exit euro zone
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Italy's Tremonti : strong fiscal measures needed
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Greek Lessons for Italy and Spain: Papaioannou and Vayanos
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Portugal Attempts to Seduce Asset Buyers at ‘Worst of Times’
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More austerity may be the last thing Italy needs
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MENA:
Syria Heading to Point of No Return
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China:
China Looks Ready To Give Up The Slowdown And Go Full Throttle
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How Much Do We Buy From China?
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China says low U.S . rates affecting its economy
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Singapore:
Singapore Miracle Dims as Income Gap Widens
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