Law:
Olson reinstates attorneys: “Just don’t screw it up.”
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Clifford Chance advises Nakheel on landmark restructuring
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Ban on Non-Lawyer Investments Defies Market Reality, Firm Argues
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DC Law Offices Report Stable or Increasing Summer Programs, Albeit Down from Pre-Recession Highs
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Bratz Doll Maker Drops Malpractice Claim Against O’Melveny
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David Bergstein Sues His Former Attorney for $50 Million
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DLA Piper Associates Will Be Paid to Do Good
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Inflated PPP?
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Lateral Partner Movement Achieves Liftoff in Northern California
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Skadden, Linklaters Advise on Greek Banking Merger
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The Power of Small Firms
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iPass Mobile Workforce Report Finds Flexibility for Me, Not Thee
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There's an App - and a Risk - for That
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360-Degree Reviews
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11th Circuit Nixes $600K Sanction Against Federal Prosecutors Who Secretly Probed Defense Counsel
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New Initiative Promotes Legal Ed Innovation and ‘Practice-Ready Lawyers’
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Stock Scam Ensnares Attorneys
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Alabama Immigration Law, GE Settlement, Calpers, Mylan/Teva in Court News
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One Lawyer’s Crusade Against Red Light Cameras
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Business Owner Must Pay Damages for Killing Burglar
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Yes, Virginia, Parties Can Plead in the Alternative.
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Nancy Grace’s Next Chapter: You Won’t Believe This
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NY Lawyer Sues Ex-Girlfriends, Including a Roller Derby Queen, for Posts at Liarscheatersrus.com
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No College Care Packages? No Birthday Cash? Kids Sue Mom—Unsuccessfully—with Lawyer Dad’s Help
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Trial to Begin for Attorney Accused of 'Civil Disobedience' Foreclosure Break-in
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1950s Mug Shots Become Art, Raising Legal Questions
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Law Firm Sues Harvard Law Grad Ex-Intern Over Article About Her Capital Murder Defense Work There
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Obama's uncle arrested on drunken driving charge - "I think I will call the White House"
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Parenting Advice from the Guys Robbing $100,000 from Your Mansion
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Juror Held in Contempt, Gets Community Service for Effort to Friend Defendant on Facebook
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Judges:
Benchslap of the Day: Judge Sparks Burns More Attorneys
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Did Wis. Justice Put Colleague in Chokehold? Prosser Admits Reflexive Neck Touching
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Judicial commission is next in line to tackle Wisconsin court incident
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NY Judges Eventually to Make the Kind of Money Only Federal Judges See
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Raise for N.Y. judges not enough, Bar prez says
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Impeached Judge Thomas Porteous' former secretary loses appeal to regain job
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Judges on Facebook: To Friend or Not to Friend?
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Wall Street:
Stock index futures signal lower open
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The Global Rally Is Losing Steam In Europe
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Dow Surges 254, Nearing Break-Even Point for Year
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Stock jump after storm damage is less than feared
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Layoffs:
Obama says jobs plan will have bipartisan appeal
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Obama May Back Hiring Credit, Infrastructure Spending Yet Fall Shy on Jobs
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White House This Week to Provide Unemployment Forecast
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ECRI's Achuthan: 'It's Too Late for Obama to Create Jobs'
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HUD extends deadline for unemployed mortgage assistance
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:
SIPC Says Madoff Suit Involving Bank Medici Founder Shouldn’t Be Dismissed
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Sino-Forest's fall from grace
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Carson Block Calls Sino-Forest 'Near Total Fraud'
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Judge raises concerns over ex-UGA coach’s settlement with firm accusing him of Ponzi scheme
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Deal shaky for ex-UGA coach accused in Ponzi scheme
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Miami Hurricanes’ accused players may have to pay back Shapiro benefits
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Felon pleads guilty in $21M Fla. Ponzi
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Private Investigator Discovers Alleged Ponzi Schemer Holding Numerous Yard Sales
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Health Care:
Nursing home ordered to close
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Rural Hospitals Prepare for Cuts
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Ordway now seeks to liquidate assets
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GAO: New rules leading to lower healthcare premiums, cuts to agents' fees
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Lehman:
Lehman Legal Problems Appear to Be Fading
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Gambling:
OTB parlors having hard time finding tenants
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Government Contracts:
Gores Group chosen "stalking horse" bidder for Point Blank
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Contractors Wasted $30B in Two Wars
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Electricity:
Aurelius Seeks Insolvency Declaration On Energy Future Unit
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Building Materials:
No job losses expected after ABC bankruptcy filing
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Politics:
Social Security vs. Ponzi schemes in one Venn diagram
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Nurses Take on Wall St. and the Politicians Who Pander to Corporations
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Debt Collection:
Lawsuits Against Agencies, Creditors On Record Pace
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Consumers Score in the Fight Against Unfair Collection Arbitration
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Hedge Funds:
The Complete Guide To The Good And The Bad Hedge Funds In The Worst Month Of 2011
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Economy:
Obama to tap Princeton's Alan Krueger to fill key economic post
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Alan Krueger: Predictable, conventional, and Keynesian
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Of course it's Alan Krueger
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Krugman on Krueger
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Treasuries Rise Before Home-Price Data; Gross Rues Bet Against U.S. Debt
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US consumer spending data allays recession worries
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US is in a Recession Right Now
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Consumers hit savings to repay debt, purchase durable goods
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Disposable Income Dips
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Business Owners in Dallas Fed Survey Sound Sour Note
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Texas-Area Manufacturing Tumbles
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Dear Ben, Please Print Us More Money
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U.S. Household Incomes: A 42-Year Perspective
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Young Couple With $783K In Debt Shows What's Wrong With America
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The Rescue That Missed Main Street
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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:
FDIC Objects to BofA's $8.5B Mortgage Accord
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N.Y. Democrats decry removal of AG from foreclosure task force
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Existing US Home Sales Fell in July
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HousingTracker: Homes For Sale inventory down 14.1% Year-over-year in July
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FDIC: Mortgage delinquency rate drops to lowest level since 2009
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Report says nation lost 2,000 mortgage jobs so far this year
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Evicted homeowners seek revenge by trashing homes
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One Way to Speed the Recovery? Help Households, Not Banks
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Macco Properties fights sales in bankruptcy court
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Va. AG settles with mortgage loan modification company
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CalPERS settles with Fitch over SIV ratings
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Global demand for distressed commercial property soars
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Hollywood:
Sabotage! David Bergstein Sues Former Lawyer for $50 Million
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Food/Beverage:
In Death, Fancy Burger Shoppe Keeps Beefy Online Presence
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Salahis Plan Winery Comeback
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Buy The Salahi's Winery! Save Them From Bankruptcy !
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Yarnell's Files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy , Says Buyers Are Circling
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Yarnell's receives offers of buyouts
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Weather:
Are you covered? Answers to your Irene insurance questions
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Irene Disrupts Courts, Mostly Located Upstate
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Bachmann: Natural Disaster is God's Message
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Lowe's, Home Depot May Benefit as Hurricane Irene Victims Clean Up Damage
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Hurricane Irene-sparked Municipal Bankruptcies on the Rise?
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Surveying Damage, Cuomo Says 'Mother Nature Wins'
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After Irene, FEMA facing a disaster of its own — funding
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Hurricane Irene: The Looming Insurance Battle
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Should taxpayers subsidize flood-prone homes?
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Damages From Irene Estimated at $7 Billion
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Wall Street’s Irene Preparations Pay Off
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A Recap of Hurricane Irene
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Irene: Vermont's Worst Floods in 40 Years
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Banking:
BofA Sells Half China Construction Stake to Raise $8.3 Billion in Capital
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Mass Torts:
Grabill on Judicial Review of Private Mass Tort Settlements
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Autos:
Bankruptcy court won't block UAW's $450M GM suit
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UAW, GM talks advance; early deal is possible
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UAW President Bob King lowers expectations that deals with Detroit Three are near
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Ford Factory Workers Vote for Strike, "I Want My Cut"
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Moody's Leaves Toyota Ratings Unchanged
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U.S . lenders making more subprime car loans : report
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Saab Auto could be forced into bankruptcy : union
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Saab: Victor Muller is Hopeful of Quick Solution, but Reorganization is also on the table
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Saab’s CEO says they aren’t dead yet, may secure short-term financing
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Agriculture:
Judge: Grabanski didn’t mislead CPS
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Solar:
Solar Purge Drives Weakest Into Bankruptcy , Buyouts With More ...
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Hotels:
Innkeepers Sues Cerberus Over Deal's Collapse
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Retailing:
Bookstore chain deal approved
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Tax:
Swiss "Kickstart" US Tax Talks
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Financial Literacy:
Our kids need financial literacy
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Distressed Investing:
Tennenbaum Raises $530M For Turnaround Fund; Founder Steps Back
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Religion:
Illinois diocese reveals parish-closing plan after lawsuit settlement
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Chicago Catholic church to expose abusive priests: attorney
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Finance:
Choke Hold
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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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Miscellaneous:
Offshore Funds, Giordano's, WSAH-TV, RitzCamera.com
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Harrisburg, Indianapolis Downs, Nutrition 21, Saab
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
More San Diego businesses going bankrupt
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1st drop in OC July bankruptcies in 5 years
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CA: Consumer Bankruptcies Up in 2010
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Ipso Facto:
Peering Through the Muck: Court Analyzes Operation of Ipso Facto Provisions in LLC Membership Agreements Under Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code
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Litigation:
Will Predictive Coding Win the Trust of Courts?
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Who You Gonna Believe?
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Insurance:
D&O Insurance Coverage in the Wake of the IndyMac Bank Failure
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MGIC's stock bounces after execs' stock buy
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Celebs:
Michael Vick gets paid, and so do his creditors
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Corporate Reform:
U.S. Living-Wills Rule May Stop Short on Key Issues, Person Says
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SEC Can Force Lawyer to Reveal Client's Records
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Cantor Releases Details of Regulatory Overhaul Plan
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Banking:
Hedge Funds Fight WaMu Insider-Trading Claims Ahead Of Ruling
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Municipalities:
Tax breaks bankrupted Michigan unemployment insurance fund, says report
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Troubled city of Vernon survives California Senate vote to dissolve
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Cross-Border:
Enforcement by US Courts of Releases Granted in Foreign Insolvency Proceedings
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Safe Harbors:
A Debtor-Friendly View of Safe Harbors
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Enron:
Kenneth Lay, Deceased Enron CEO, Triumphs Over IRS in Tax Court
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IMF:
Strauss-Kahn Visits IMF to Say Goodbye
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UK:
Metis Partners joins global finance giants on shortlist for Insolvency Awards
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Taxman's tough stance continues says R3
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An Almost-Open Letter to the CEO and Chairman of the UK’s Financial Service Authority
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EU:
ECB's Dilemma: 1930s Depression or 1920s Hyperinflation
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European Economic Confidence Falls
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EU Zone: Crisis Will be Over in Three Years
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Wealthy Europeans back Warren Buffett's call for higher taxes on the rich
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Amid Debt Crisis, New Worries In Europe Over Pace of Growth
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Lagarde leads from the front on Europe
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Canada:
BDO Canada Acquires KPMG’s Consumer Insolvency Wing
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PIIGS:
Finnish collateral deal won't stop Greek bailout
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Eurogroup's Juncker: Greek collateral solution by mid-Sept
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Greek Alpha Bank, Eurobank boards approve merger deal
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Some Banks Haven't Written Down Greek Holdings Enough, IASB Says
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Greek rescue creditors in Athens to review cuts
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Greece to name tax dodgers on Internet in bid to boost weak revenues
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Euro countries angered at Finland for secrecy over Greek collateral pact
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Italy drops tax on high earners from austerity plan
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Italy Weighs Austerity Changes
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Property prices falls in Ireland slowing
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ie: Solicitors' pay drops by up to 50pc in downturn
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ie: Parishes asked to sell houses and fund diocese abuse
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Struggling Dublin archdiocese considers tax on ebbing faithful
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MENA:
Rebels Free 10,000 from Gaddafi Prisons
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Gadhafi Family Members Flee To Algeria
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Big Oil May Have to Give Up Iraq Gas
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Iraq Reviews Oil and Gas Law
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Iceland:
Iceland's on-going revolution
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New Zealand:
Serepisos Wants To Work With Insolvency Specialists, Court Told
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China:
Zhejiang sees 10,000 SMEs bankrupt
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