Law:

In bankruptcy, Howrey tussles with insurer, landlord over unpaid claims and rent
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Little Left but the Walls and Carpets at Howrey
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Judge tosses Boston law firm’s suit against Dodgers owner Frank McCourt
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Judge Rules That Dodgers Owner is Free to Sue BigLaw Firm for Malpractice
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Overworked Law Clerks In California Not Eligible For Overtime
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Ice Miller Adds 90 Lawyers in Merger with Ohio's Schottenstein
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Harvey Miller Featured on CNBC’s “Squawk Box”
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Grupo Mexico Unit Must Pay Law Firm Baker Botts $122.4 Million in Fees
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Legal Markets Fall in Classic Pincer Movement?
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Lawyers Accused of Scamming Clients to Pay Thousands to Join Class Actions Against Banks
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Clients don't seem to care that their successful demands for lower fees aren't reducing equity partner profits of the big firms they hire. Maybe they should.
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Q&A: Davis Polk Managing Partner Tom Reid
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Judge Denies BigLaw's Objections to Legal Malpractice Claim
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BigLaw Firm Donates $1 Million Fee to Aid the Developmentally Disabled
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Lawyer Tied to Galleon Insider Trading Case Gets 36-Month Prison Sentence
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Law firm hiring on the rise in South Florida
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Texas 2012 Associate Offer Rates Signal Firms Bullish About Business Prospects
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Q&A: Floyd Abrams
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The Seven Sins of Social Media
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'What Great Writers Can Teach Lawyers and Judges': Precision and Conciseness
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Report on Florida Corporate Counsel Compensation
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David Boies Joins High-Stakes Fight Over Non-Compete Contracts
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The New JD: Just Debt
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MBAs join JDs in "Debtors Prison"
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Thomas Cooley chief on suit against school: "They could have said what they said about the practices undertaken by any law school in the United States"
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Judge Detains 2 Teens, Puts Ankle Monitor on Boy, 11, for Flash Mob Attack on Law Student and Others
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Law students: A huge cohort of highly educated people who have nowhere else to go?
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How Many Lawyers Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
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Fla. Bar Investigating Casey Anthony Lawyer Jose Baez Over Probation Matter
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Litigator Specializing in Sexual Harassment Cases Arrested for . . .
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Associate Who ‘Closed’ Files of Law Firm Clients He Wanted for His Future Solo Practice is Disbarred
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Jury awards family $300K after police kill dog during search
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Speedos For Older Lifeguards: A Fashion (And Legal) No-No?
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Worker Says CEO Hypnotized and Abused Her
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I’m the Target of Malicious Law Firm Gossip
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Quadriplegic: Neighbor assaulted me with dead fish
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And I Was Like Baby, Baby, Baby I’ll Trade You My -------- for Bieber Tickets
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Everyone's Got to Be a Critic ...
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Warren Jeffs: The 5 Creepiest Moments
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Pulled Over While Riding Motorized Plastic Beer Cooler, Man Blows 0.16, Loses Driving Privileges
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Woman arrested for leaving child in stroller outside bar while drinking
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Mother Faces Prosecution for Using Hot Sauce on Child
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Judges:

Handing Out -------Stuffed Acorns Does Not Rise to Judicial Misconduct
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Wis. Judge Found Dead of Gunshot Wound in Apparent Suicide
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White House: Confirming Judges a 'Top Priority'
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Justice Ginsburg finds history out of order
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Judges Fight Bureaucrats For Information
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Wall Street:

Here we go again: Stocks plunge on economic fear
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Layoffs:

The United States of Unemployment
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Do Mortgage Modifications Increase Unemployment?
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Jobless rate grows to 12% in CA
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Swing State Unemployment Data A Mixed Bag for Obama, Perry
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Governance:

Carl Icahn Seeks to Join Clorox Board, Elect 10 Others After Bid Rejected
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Banking:

Banks closed in Fla, Ga, Ill; 2011 total is 68
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BofA Goes on a Diet
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Banks Brace for More Troubles
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Jobs Report: Who’s Safe at BofA, and Who’s Not?
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Municipalities:

After 3 years, Vallejo emerging from bankruptcy
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---------- Flood Vallejo After Bankrupt City Slashes Police 33%
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S Dakota schools cut costs with 4-day week
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Emanuel: City Desperately Needs Cash From Casino
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The Nascent Financial Crisis at Coastside Fire
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Judge: Central Falls teachers can appeal layoffs
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Mill a haven amid city's bankruptcy
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Raffa Yoga helps students cope with Central Falls bankruptcy situation
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Municipal body urges pay-to-play rules for advisers
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Jefferson County Agony Means Higher Borrowing Costs for Alabama
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Nano Technology:

ShengdaTech Seeks Bankruptcy With About $181 Million in Debt
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ShengdaTech Bankruptcy Update: Financial Records May Have Been "Falsified in Whole or in Part", Sales Possibly "Vastly Overstated"
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Radio:

Radio Station Owner Inner City Media Targeted for Bankruptcy
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Aviation:

Delta wraps up bankruptcy issues, six years later
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Credit Reporting:

Do merchants and consumers get the same credit report?
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IP:

Is Tavern On The Green A $1.3 Million Brand Name?
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Hockey:

Phoenix Coyotes move closer to sale
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Religion:

Catholic church used $400m in Irish bank loans to pay U.S. sexual abuse victims
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Economy:

Jobless Rates Increased in Most States in July
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Wall Street Aristocracy Got $1.2 Trillion in Fed's Secret Loans
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All eyes on Bernanke as recession looms
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Bernanke May Have to Go for Shock and Awe
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Fact Check: Recession is Reason for High US Debt
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Recession called 'unlikely,' but investors are scared
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Recovery Could Be One of the Longest in US History
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Warren Buffett’s Taxing the Rich Won't Solve Deficit, Says Tax Foundation
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Is Warren Buffett a Socialist?
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Gold Advances to Record as Economy, Debt Concern Spurs Demand
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Gov't Paying Farmers, Ranchers $112M to Protect Bird Too Numerous to be Threatened
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QE3 is not a magic bullet for Ben Bernanke
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Social Security disability on verge of insolvency
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Social Security's Problems are Solvable
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Myth and Reality of Small Town America
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The Surprising Benefits of Austerity
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Goldman Cuts US GDP Forecast Again
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This time, the economic crisis is no one’s fault but the government’s
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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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Real Estate:

Bankruptcy Judge: Would Approve $4 Billion Capmark Ch 11 Exit Plan
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Lawsuit vs Deutsche Bank can proceed - federal judge
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California Sues Attorneys For Bringing Allegedly Fraudulent Mortgage Suits
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California Says Kramer & Kaslow Law Office Runs Foreclosure Scam
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Home prices in lackluster markets return to 1997 levels
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MBA sees 2012 residential mortgage originations at 15-year low
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Las Vegas home sales declined 13.8% in July
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Illinois home sales increase 18.4% in July
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Want a Real Estate Loan? Ring Goldman Sachs
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California Ballot Proposal Would Ban Home Foreclosures
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Delinquencies on commercial real estate loans fall again in July
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FHA mortgage servicers revamp troubled borrower trials
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Autos:

GM says bankruptcy excuses it from repairs on 400K cars
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Ron Bloom defends bailout, says Big 3 stronger today
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Saab dealer seeks bankruptcy protection
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Sweden's Debt Agency Finds $796,000 In Saab Auto Investigation
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Health Care:

Hospitals Get Poor Diagnosis at Roundtable
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Peninsula Hospital attempts to avoid closure.
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For Peninsula Hospital's board, Chapter 11 and white knights
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Hospital's exit a new challenge for complex
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U.S. Scrambling to Ease Shortage of Vital Medicine
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Convenience Stores:

Gas station owners file for bankruptcy
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Gambling:

Fry's Executive Lists Las Vegas Casino Debts in Bankruptcy Filing
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Food/Beverage:

Eastwood Dairy files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Hotels:

Lessons learned from Ritz bankruptcy action
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Newspapers:

MediaNews Delays Deal to buy Freedom's Newspapers
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Tribune settles lawsuit by employees for $32 million
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Politics:

Perry’s Finding Slippery Support In Some GOP Texas Circles
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Why Texas Shines So Bright
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Many generous Perry supporters get state aid
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Bachmann: Obama Acting Like A Dictator
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Obama accuses Congress of holding back U.S. recovery
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Berkshire Democrats Want Warren to Run, Run, Run
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Elite Dem is far from middle class
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Warren Wows 'Em
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Why Would Anyone Go into Politics?
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Will Funny Money Elect the Next President?
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Corporate Reform:

The victims of 'consumer protection'
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Retailing:

4.6%
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Back-to-school prices up 10%
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The Daily Show On How Chain Bookstores Can Compete With The Internet
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Fraud:

Insider Trading Crackdown Sends Attorney to Prison
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U.S. judge to rule by Sept on Madoff Mets owners suit
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Retailing:

The Daily Show On How Chain Bookstores Can Compete With The Internet
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Boston Apparel Group's future ever more uncertain
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Baseball:

Suit against Hicks takes a new tack
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Mets Owners Say Madoff Trustee Lacks Proof They Knew of Fraud
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Judge Hinting at Trial in Case of Mets Owners
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Education:

Lambuth creditors seek lawyer
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Book Reviews:

The Bankruptcy Diaries
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Avoidance Actions:

Trustee in Meridian Automotive Systems files preference complaints
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Telecoms:

TerreStar Networks wants more time to file Chapter 11 plan
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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
(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:

Madoff-Trustee, Linden Ponds, Petters, Grupo Mexico
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Slight uptick in central Alabama bankruptcies
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Fewer file for bankruptcy ; experts say trend won't last
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Venue:

New York City Bar Blasts Proposed Venue Legislation
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Guaranties:

Bad Boys Get Spanked: New York Courts Uphold Recourse Guaranties
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Mass Torts:

RAND Report Examines Relationship of Asbestos Trusts and Torts
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RAND Report on "Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts and Tort Compensation"
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History:

What Would Alexander Hamilton Do?
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Litigation:

Privilege Waived? Federal Court Says Don't Blame Your Electronic Discovery Vendor
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Are E-Discovery Sanctions More Fear Than Reality?
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E-Discovery Sanctions, Evidence Preservation On Committee Agenda
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Electricity:

Calpine Authorizes Release of Remaining Reserve Shares, Fulfills Remaining Bankruptcy Obligations
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Solar:

Bankrupt Evergreen Solar's U.S. Govt. Benefits Mostly Unreported, Probably Impossible to Track
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Evergreen Solar, RIP
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When the state's bets don't pay off with Evergreen
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Celebs:

The Broke and the Beautiful: Sports Edition
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John Edwards hires Chadbourne & Parke's Lowell
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Media:

PI Jailed for Phone Hacking Sues News Corp., Says UK Tabloid Reneged on Promised Legal Fees Payment
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Police payment emails are becoming a growing worry for Murdoch execs
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Lehman:

From Lehman to London 2012, Field Hockey Goalkeeper Targets Olympic Gold
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Report: Real Housewives of New Jersey's Teresa Giudice Facing Jail
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Consumer Finance:

Louisiana lets payday loans flourish
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IMF:

Strauss-Kahn Prosecutor Seen Dropping Charges
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Paper: Strauss-Kahn accuser mulls dropping case for cash
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Strauss-Kahn accuser lawyer questions DA's motives
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Lawyer: Strauss-Kahn accuser 'depressed'
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UK:

UK: Family Finances Worse Than in Recession
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Appointment of Administrators - 19 August 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 19 August 2011
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IVAs reach an all-time high in Northern Ireland
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EU:

Markets move but Merkel won't
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Germany's Merkel renews rejection of eurobonds
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Germany can forgive the debtors – or it can throw them in the dark tower
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ECB Set for a Lengthy Pause
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Apple as Big as Europe's 32 Top Banks -- Combined
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PIIGS:

Greece urges EU to fully implement bailout deal
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Greeks act to avert bank failure
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Europe Debt Crisis Won't Be Over 'Until Greece Defaults'
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S&P's Beers Says Greece to Default on Debt by End of This Year
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ie: Writing off mortgage debt is an “emergency” need
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Italian politicians bicker over belt-tightening
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MENA:

Egypt and Israel Back Away From Diplomatic Crisis
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Benghazi Erupts With Joy as Rebels Advance in Tripoli
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Libyan Rebels 'Captured Gadhafi's Son'
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Edwards Duthie advises Gaddafi regime on UK asset freezing
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World to Gadhafi: Surrender
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Syrian Tanks Storm Protest
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Syria warns against military intervention
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Venezuela:

S&P Cuts Venezuela's Credit Rating
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Japan:

Japan nuclear no-go areas to last 'decades'
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China:

China Construction Bank net profit jumps 31%
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New Zealand:

Administrators Struggle With Voluntary Administration Procedure
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