August 25, 2011

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Lehman Fees Near $1.4 Billion
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Eternal Sunshine of the Newly Merged Law Firm
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Days numbered for trial lawyers getting outrageous paydays
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Addressing the Justice Gap
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The Aftermath of the East Coast Earthquake of 2011
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Earthquake Interruption Is Short-Lived
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Attorney Suzanne Iazzetta Joins Becker Meisel
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In Defense of Gregory Berry
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Online Icebreakers
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How Lawyers Can Use LinkedIn More Effectively
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Beyond SEO: Law firms can learn plenty from mommy bloggers
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Law degrees...Are they worth it ?
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A Big-Picture Look at the Investment Value of a General Counsel
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Second Circuit says subclasses need their own attorneys
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Samsung Electronics, Apple, SEC, Barclays, FDIC, JP Morgan in Court News
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Classmate Charged with Killing Mercer Law Grad Now Faces New Charges - Lawyer "Shocked"
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Inmate Hires Banner Plane to Call Attention to His Delayed Case
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Longtime Law Prof Sues for Age Discrimination
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At law schools, age bias co-exists with outdated practices
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Despite Slowdown Fears, Law Firms Taking Long View in Asia
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Need a lawyer? Ask Gulliver
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Lawyers and Their Licenses
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Need to File Papers in Sacramento Family Court? Arrive Early and Bring Your Chair
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Bats in $2,500-a-Month Apt. Forced Us to Leave and Get Rabies Shots, Women Say in Suit
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Veteran Lawyer Charged in Strange Case re Stolen Ice Cream Shop Signs
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Judges:

Judges’ Role in Policing Testimony Is Back Before Supreme Court
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Benchslap of the Day: Sparks Fly When a Judge Calls an Attorney ‘Incompetent’
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Bloomberg Judge Hostile to Work/Life Balance?
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Wall Street:

US stock futures signal mixed open; techs eyed
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European shares rise in early trade; banks gain
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Asian Stocks Rise as US Durable-Goods Orders, Home Prices Beat Forecasts
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Stocks hold on for 3rd straight day of gains
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The End of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley?
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Goldman faces myriad legal challenges
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Why Goldman's Blankfein tapped big-time lawyer
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Bankers: Market Crash Coming Within Weeks
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Hedge Funds Bet Heavily Against S&P 500
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Layoffs:

Hey Washington! Wake Up to Jobs Crisis
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Contours of Obama jobs package coming into focus
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Obama talks to CEOs of GE, Amex about jobs proposal
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Nomura: U.S. Economy Lost Jobs in August
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Federal Bankruptcy Court in Delaware extends Federal WARN Act liability beyond employer
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With Jobs Elusive, Young Workers Quit Looking
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New College Grads Face Bleak Future
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Need a High-Paying Job? Head North, Young Man
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Oklahoma Among Top States for Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:

Saab Auto Unions May Push Carmaker's Bankruptcy in Prolonged Delay
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Saab August wages delayed, carmaker seeks cash
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Americans Drive Fewest Miles Since 2004
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Pay dispute hangs over Ford talks
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Solar:

Intel-Backed Solar Company Files for Bankruptcy as Prices Slide
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The Bright Side of Solar-Panel Failures
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Banking:

WaMu's $7 Billion Bankruptcy Nears Finish Line
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WaMu Creditors, Shareholders Make Arguments on $7 Billion Bankruptcy Plan
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Attorneys vs. Creditors in WaMu Reorganization
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Judge to FDIC: Stick Around
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FDIC's Latest Failed Bank Lawsuit Defendants Include Outside Directors and D&O Insurers
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Arizona Bank ‘Sacrificed Safety’ in Home Loans, FDIC Says in Lawsuit
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Who Loves You, Bank of America?
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Bank of America tries to end merger rumors
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Brian Moynihan's Rapidly Shrinking Net Worth
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Bank of America still haunted by Lehman Brothers's
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BofA, major banks rise as analysts see opportunity
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Barry Ritholtz Imagines a Real Government Rescue for Banks
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Credit-Default Swap Traders Bet US Banks Will Dodge Bullets
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Bank borrowing costs hit highest level in a year
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Hotels:

Cerberus seeks lower price on Innkeepers: sources
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Five Mile Capital Said to Talk With Innkeepers
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Politics:

The GOP Does Favor Some Tax Increases
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Perry Zooms to Front of Pack for 2012 GOP Nomination
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Guide to the Best Coverage on Rep. Michele Bachmann and Her Record
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Biden's Ode To Speaking 'Succinctly' Takes 863 Words... Continues Another 4 Minutes After Saying He'll Make It 'Brief As I Can'
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Soccer:

Football insolvency: A game of two countries
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Hotels:

Hotel lending lawyer: what every hotel lender needs to know about SNDAs
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Fraud:

Here's the Next 'Madoff Fraud': Whistleblower
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Madoff Whistle-Blower Feared Mobsters Would Kill Him
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Mets' Owners Swing for the Fences Against Madoff Trustee
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Rothstein Associate Sentenced to 5 Years
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Former Lake Shore Group head pleads guilty to $294M hedge fund fraud
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Fraudster's Challenge of $80 Million in Restitution Gives NY Judge Chance to Bump It Up to $190 Million
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ShengdaTech Panel Wins Order Barring Management From Thwarting Fraud Probe
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Aviation:

Hard landing for airBaltic
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Austria: Airline struck down by double whammy bankruptcy
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Gambling:

Hooters Casino Fights Foreclosure
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Religion:

Church abuse case gets grand jury scrutiny
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Diocese “nowhere near bankruptcy” says Bishop
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Economy:

Market wants Bernanke to be Mighty Mouse
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The Markets Are Betting on Fed Miracle
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Bernanke Signaling No QE Backed by Data
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CBO Warns of Profound Challenges
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CBO Bullish on Future GDP
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CBO: Dollar’s Value to Decline Moderately Over the Next Decade
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CBO: Get Used To High Unemployment
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CBO projects unemployment above 8 percent until 2014
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"49 percent of all babies born in the U.S. are born to families receiving food supplements from the WIC program"
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Durable Goods Orders Up on Autos, Aircraft - But Business Spending Slumps
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U.S. Deficit Estimate Down, $1.3 Trillion This Year
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Treasuries Decline as U.S. Sells Five-Year Notes at a Record Low Yield
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Gold posts biggest drop since 1980 on Fed fears
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Why Taxing the Rich is Good for America
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Warren Buffett Is Right On Taxes -- But It Is Not About Fairness
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Calling Warren Buffett A Socialist Is Ludicrous
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French Multimillionaires Pull A Buffett
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Buffett vs. Koch in the Tax Reform Battle of Billionaires
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Rich Man Whining
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Recovery by Country: GDP Growth Per Person
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The Errors Behind Today's Economic Woes
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Did the stimulus work?
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Manufacturing data suggest contraction
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Jobs and deficit crisis will lead to double dip and more downgrades
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Welfare Reform: The Downside
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The 20 Youngest Power Women
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The World's Most Powerful Couples
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100 Most Powerful Women
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How DC is playing with retirees’ COLA increase
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Citigroup cuts 2011, 2012 global growth view
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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:

New York AG Kicked Off Foreclosure Settlement Panel For "Undermining" The Effort
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NYAG Eric Schneiderman Pushes Back After Being Kicked Off Mortgage Abuse Panel
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Mortgage probe split puts U.S. banks in tactical bind
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Obama Goes All Out For Dirty Banker Deal
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On the Point of Cramdown and What Obama Could Have Done
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U.S. May Back Refinance Plan for Mortgages
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Obama Wants You to be Able to Afford Your House Again
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Embattled Former Foreclosure King Now Faces Potential Class Action by Ex-Employees
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MBS class actions turn a crucial corner
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CBO ramps up estimated cost of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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FDIC Sued Over WAMU's Bad Loans; LPS Sued Over Robo-Signing
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Mortgage applications drop 2.4% on anemic home sales
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Mortgage Refinancing Wave Strains Banks
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Mortgage Purchase Activity at Lowest Level Since 1996
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Home Prices Decline 5.9% in Second Quarter
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Home Short Sales Jump in US as Banks 'More Realistic' on Property Market
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Distressed Sales Claim Larger Share Of 2Q Total
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CAR chastises lenders over short sales
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High End Housing Hits a Wall, And Outlook for Market Is Grim
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Maine’s ‘Rockefeller Country’ Home Values Make the Rich Richer
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Home Prices Will Fall Another 15%: Analyst
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Foreclosure Crisis in Europe vs US
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Bank of America Threatens Foreclosure On Elderly Couple Who Paid Mortgage Early
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City council in Mass. puts pressure on lenders
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'Distressed' homes discounted 37.4 percent in Seattle area
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Troubled Chicago homes go for less
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Bank of America improving post-snafu processes?
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Lawyer Accused of Stealing $542K in Foreclosure Refunds by Filing Court Docs for Non-Clients
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Toll Brothers net income in 3Q to $42M
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Toll earnings rise on tax benefit as revenues drop
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Investors Jump on Toll Brothers' Turnaround
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FHFA: House prices dip 0.6% in 2Q
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JPMorgan Sues Homebuilder Over Share of $381.7 Million Loan
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Books-A-Million Agrees to Buy Leases for 14 Borders Stores for $934,000
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Capmark Plans Auction to Sell LIHTC Assets
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As Era of "Extend & Pretend" Ends, More CRE Shopping Begins
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On Second Thought: Analysts Rethink Real Estate Outlooks for Rest of Year
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Banks Gradually Recovering from Severe Recession, CRE Not Benefitting
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Moody's: CMBS delinquencies up to 9.24% in July
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Wall Street Plans $5 Billion in Commercial Mortgage Debt as Spreads Jump
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Orchestras:

Philadelphia Orchestra calls Montreal conductor to the rescue
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Orchestra cancels September, October concerts
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Health Care:

Peninsula Hospital Lifts Planned ER Suspension
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Nearly 10% of Employers to Stop Offering Health Care
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Recession Raised the Ranks of Uninsured
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Revocations of hospital tax exemptions justified
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Three health takeaways from the CBO budget forecast
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Freight:

US Container Imports Fell 5.4% in July
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Ocean Carriers Face Prolonged Slump
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Municipalities:

Rhode Island's Offer Unfazed by City's Bankruptcy
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Rhode Island Secures Muni Bonds to Squeeze Pensions - Does It Work?
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O.C. cites face the $8.75 billion question
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Why are some states doing better than others?
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The Texas Miracle
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Irene Aims at U.S. States Suffering Budget Cuts for Emergencies
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Tax:

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in Trouble With IRS
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IRS expands innocent spouse relief
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The trouble with the ‘fair tax’
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America's Biggest Tax Breaks: Who Gets What?
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Precious Metals:

Gold-Coin Dealer Enters Bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:

Bankruptcy judge’s ruling doesn’t settle Ultra Petroleum bid on Colorado Springs land
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Credit Reporting:

Recent Developments under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
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Media:

U.S. Is Still Probing News Corp. 9/11 Hacking Claim, Families’ Lawyer Says
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Food/Beverage:

New Yorkers Calling For Restaurant 'Dining Time Limit'
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Burger King Adds Mom-Friendly Food as Whopper Lovers Lose Jobs
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Retailing:

Collective Brands to close 475 shoe stores
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Fewer Bankruptcies in Maine
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OC biz bankruptcies up 110% since '08
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Sacramento ranks third in the nation for business bankruptcies
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Denver area small-biz bankruptcies down 26%
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Professional Fees:

Judge: Borders Pay Adviser Didn't Violate Fee Rules
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Insurance:

Mortgage insurers face increased ratings scrutiny
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S&P revises PMI Group's outlook to negative, adjusts ratings
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Textbooks:

Nebraska Book Co. Can Send Restructuring Plan to Creditors
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Newspapers:

Bend Bulletin Files For Chapter 11
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Corporate Reform:

FDIC Approves Final Rule on Dodd-Frank’s Orderly Liquidation Authority
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White House Rolls Back Business Regulations
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Obama's Rule Reforms Panned By Business And GOP
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Fugitive Moody's Analyst Ordered to Pay $35 Million to S.E.C.
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New Federal Regulations Crack Down on . . . . Goat Herding
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Asset Protection:

Why Do Creditors Win In Most Of The Reported Asset Protection Cases?
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Mail:

Slower Mail Could Save Post Office $1.5B
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Hedge Funds:

John Paulson’s Losing Streak Continues
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Resorts:

Lake Shasta Resort Files
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Erie company makes bid for Peek'n Peak
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Peak Purchased
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Nick Scott plans 'synergies' for Peek'n Peak
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Celebs:

Octomom Works Her Magic
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Compensation:

AIG Sought ‘Changes in Tone’ in Feinberg Meeting Over Pay, Document Shows
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Seminars:

Financial Lawyers Conference
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Tech:

What becomes of Apple without Steve Jobs?
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Life after Jobs: Why Apple isn't doomed
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The Long, Extraordinary Career of Steve Jobs
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Thanks, Steve
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Steve Jobs' resignation letter
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ShengdaTech:U.S. Bankruptcy Court Enters Temporary Restraining Order
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UK:

Project Armageddon: Tullett Prebon "Thinks The Unthinkable"
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Broke Britons Put Recovery at Risk
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Business Insolvencies: Medium sized firms under most pressure
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Large firms escape business insolvency spike
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Insolvency expert's warning to companies hoping to defer tax bills
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Switzerland, Britain Agree to Settlement in Tax-Evasion Dispute
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Demand for borrowing still subdued, say banks
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Savings drop for 34% of UK households
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Financial habits of generation Facebook revealed
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Begbies takes over ‘shamed’ developer
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Consumer confidence falls again as pressure mounts on household income
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EU:

Defies Credulity Eupdate
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German President Questions Legality of ECB Bond Purchases
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Is a downgrade of Germany's credit rating next?
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Germany fires cannon shot across Europe's bows
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France's rich say 'tax us more' as Sarkozy thrashes out budget package
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Europe Banks Lean More on Emergency Funding
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Critical data points to slowing euro-zone economy
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Germany:

German Consumer Sentiment Weakens
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Slowdown Could Make Germany Rethink Euro Crisis Stance
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Germany economy infected by eurozone turmoil
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PIIGS:

ie: AIB rejects blame for Home Payments insolvency
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B Of I To Impose 60% Haircut On Junior Bondholders
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Court rejects Quinn family bid to prevent property firm's bankruptcy
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Greek Bond Yields Surge
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Greece: It’s the corruption, stupid!
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Japan:

Moody's considers Toyota, other Japanese company ratings
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China:

Factories Slow Down in China
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Why China’s Debt Problems Are Worse Than America's
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MENA:

Dubai developer Nakheel completes restructuring
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Libyan rebel envoy : $5 billion urgently needed
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Rebels Set Gadhafi Bounty
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Finland:

More bankruptcies despite Finnish firms' good health
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Korea:

Most Big Builders Sit On Verge Of Bankruptcy
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Haiti:

Haiti: Dalberg vs Rolling Stone
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Cyprus:

Cyprus Faces Bailout Or Bust After Rejecting Emergency Fiscal Package
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