Law:

Berger Singerman Adds Bankruptcy Partner
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Bryan Cave Fights to Remove Fee Claim in Former Client's Bankruptcy
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CC and A&O tie up work on $16bn restructuring of Dubai's Nakheel
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Boies Schiller Defending Lawyer Lanny Davis in 3M Extortion Suit
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Jones Walker Merges With Mississippi Firm to Fill Out Gulf Coast Presence
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Polsinelli Shughart Picks Up 13-Lawyer Denver Firm
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Alabama Immigration Law, GE, Calpers, Mylan/Teva in Court News
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Drug-Dealing Ivy Leaguer, AMR-Sabre, Oracle-HP in Court News
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DLA Piper Program Will Assign Two New Associates to Pro Bono Work Only
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Sanction Order Against Fulbright & Jaworski Partner Oscar Rey Rodriguez Reversed
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Stephen McDaniel’s Ex-Roommate Speaks: Say Hello to Thad Money
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Supreme Court Clerk Bonuses Are Heading Higher
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To Be, or Not To Be (An Associate) – Interview Questions You Should Ask
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Economy Spurs Recent Law Grads to Go Solo
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Six Steps for a Successful Job Search
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How to Communicate with Today’s Law Students
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"Not even my lawyer?"
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Notices of Unavailability. Not.
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Texting on the iPad
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BofA Lawyers Kept AIG's Legal Threat Under Wraps For Seven Months
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The Evolving 'Power' of Today's General Counsel
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BigLaw Partner Ordered to Take out Apology Ad in Newspaper Wins Reversal
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Denial of Social Security Benefits to Daughter Born 2 Years After Dad’s Death
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Lawyer, Who Is a Pa. Senator and Sister of a Top Judge, Is Charged with Perjury re Alleged Fake Docs
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Lawyer Acting as Guardian Disbarred for Helping Ward Will $5M Estate to His Wife
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In letter to senator, ABA insists it's serious about law school change
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Ten Worst Things for a Law Prof Put on a CV
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Roller girl ‘slams’ lawyer ex on web
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Protecting the Ugly Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
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Massage Parlor Mistrial Declared After Masseuse Recognizes Defense Lawyer as Client
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Cops On The Hunt For Duplicitous iPlank Scammers
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Student Says Failed "Trust Fall" In Leadership Class Ruined Him
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Facebook faux pas: former juror faces two days of community service after attempting to “friend” defendant
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Bank Robber's Girlfriend Makes Him Return Money
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Police Smash Violent Doughnut Ring
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'Sleeping gas' thieves target super-rich at billionaires' resort
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Criminal Defense Lawyer Accused of Hoarding $1.3M in Client Payments to Evade Income Tax
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‘Cause Every Law Firm’s Crazy ‘Bout a Sharp-Dressed Man
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The Mature Way to Deal With a Property Dispute
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Mug Shots
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Judges:

Judge Who Let Child Molestation Case Fall Through the Cracks Resigns Amid Probe
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Justice Ginsburg Says ACLU Connections Would Likely Prevent Her Confirmation Today
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — and one-time Oklahoma resident — shares thoughts on what she reads and what she doesn’t
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Attorney responds to federal judge’s harshly worded order
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Stairs Interfere with Truck Driver’s Effort to Ram Courthouse
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Lawyer Indicted for Bribery of Judge, Witnesses
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WI Supreme Court investigation shows justices are no less screwed-up than anyone else
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Los Angeles Sees Shrinking Court, Does Not Expect Legislative Bailout
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Despite Outcome, Lippman Says Pay 'Nightmare Is Over'
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Federal judge dismisses disciplinary and sanctions proceeding against lawyers initiated by U.S. District Judge John McBryde
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Wall Street:

Stocks Rally for Fourth Day, US Futures Jump
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How the major stock indexes fared Tuesday
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Another Seinfeld Rally
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Wall Street’s Hurricane Has Yet to Pass
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Layoffs:

The Changing American Workforce: Can They Still Retire?
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Big Drop in Confidence Fueled by Jobs Pessimism
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Thousands of public employees laid off in 2010
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Arizona governments shed 12,000 workers in 2010
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Can we shrink our way out of the jobs crisis?
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Unfilled Jobs Across America, Are You Qualified?
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Can job training help solve the jobs crisis?
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On jobs, Obama should go big to go small
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Chase Bank to hire 700 at mortgage-servicing center
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

Rick Perry's love/hate relationship with Social Security
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Perry is Right About Social Security
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Social Security a ' Ponzi scheme?' Competing Venn diagrams make rival cases
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Celebs:

Michael Vick's $100 Million Contract Is 'Beautiful Thing' to Creditors
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How Much of Vick's Cash Will He Actually Get to Keep?
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Vick's Former Agent Will Make Millions Off Of Vick's $100 Million
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Michael Vick, I'll never cheer for you
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Vick's $100M Contract Could Mean Big Bucks for Creditors
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Most Of Michael Vick's New $100 Million Contract Is Already Spent
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Philadelphia Eagles Grossly Overpaid for Michael Vick Contract
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Toni Braxton Scores Bankruptcy Victory
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Baseball:

McCourt a long-shot to hang on to Dodgers
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Mark Cuban on buying Dodgers: "It's a long shot"
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Solar:

Evergreen Solar Official Creditors' Committee Appointed
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Solar May Produce Most of World’s Power by 2060, IEA Says
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Solar-equipment industry's big consolidation
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Derivatives:

ISDA Votes To Delay CDS Decision On Possible TXU Credit Event
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Brands:

Signature Styles (Spiegel, Newport News & Shape Fx Brands) Receives No Competing Bids, Will Seek Sale to Patriarch Partners Affiliate; Generates More Losses in July
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Health Care:

Should nuns, priests run hospitals to avoid exuberant exec pay?
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Cleantech:

Bankruptcy Court Sets Schedule for Consideration of Motion to Remove Waste2Energy's Management
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Media:

Tribune Seeks Court Approval for Management Incentive Plan
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Economy:

US consumer confidence crumbles to 2-year low
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Treasurys rise after weak consumer confidence data
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Pimco's bad bond bet
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Subprime Mortgage Bonds Getting AAA Rating S&P Denies to U.S. Treasuries
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Fed minutes show rare degree of disagreement
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Fed Minutes Reveal Sharp Division, Market Politely Pretends Not to Notice
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Takeaways From Fed Minutes
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Dissecting Why the Fed Does What It Does
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Bernanke's Positivity Nothing Short of 'Heroic'
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The 70 Companies With Tighter CDS Spreads Than the USA
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Telling World's Bankers How It Really Is
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Has The US Reached The Limits Of Fiscal Policy?
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9 Political Beliefs Of Soon-To-Be Head Economic Advisor Alan Krueger
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The Case Against a Payroll Tax Cut
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Curing The Deficit - Doing nothing is still an option
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A Grim Prognosis For Deficit Reduction
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Debt super committee vexes even lobbyists
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Yes, We Can Do Stimulus Without Adding Debt. Here’s How.
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FOMC members see increased downside risk to economic growth
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Happy Birthday, Warren Buffett!
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Warren Buffett's Chief Of Staff Has An Awesome Business Card
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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:

U.S. Home Prices Showed Signs of Stabilizing in Case-Shiller June Index
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S&P/Case-Shiller up 3.6% in 2Q, down 5.9% from year ago
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A Look at Case-Shiller by Metro Area
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Real House Prices and Price-to-Rent
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U.S. mortgage applications tumbled last week
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Report Shows Average Loan in Foreclosure Is Delinquent for Record 599 Days; First-Time Foreclosure Starts Near Three-Year Lows
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Nevada AG: Securitization Fail
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Nevada Wallops Bank of America With Sweeping Suit
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Nevada Says Bank Broke Mortgage Settlement
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Homeowners Seek to Block Bank of America Settlement
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BofA's proposed settlement with mortgage investors comes under fire
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Bank of America Burns ‘Big Short’ Star Lippmann
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Bank of America Accused of Breaching Accord
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Countrywide MBS investors emerge from shadows as deadline looms
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US Bank Sues Bank of America over Countrywide Loans
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BofA looks to exit correspondent mortgage business: report
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Obama Must Act On Foreclosure Crisis, Democratic Senator Says
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Foreclosures Go Into Reverse
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Grandma Bunks With Jobless Kids as Multigenerational Homes Surge
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The Two-Tier Housing Market
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Wealthy Use Auctions to Sell U.S. Mansions as Homes Languish on the Market
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Is the Housing Crisis Making Americans Sicker?
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Father who abandoned son, 11, in foreclosed house is arrested
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Washington’s new refinancing plan is actually old
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White House could unveil mortgage plan next week
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Cleveland Fed's Stephan Whitaker Analyzes Foreclosure-Related Vacancies
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SEC recovers bonus from ex-Beazer CFO
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Park East Square developer files for personal bankruptcy
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Title insurance premiums rise in 21 states in 2Q
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Retailing:

Retail Therapy: Are Consumers Buying Their Way Out of Misery?
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Harry & David Reorganization Plan Wins Bankruptcy Court Court Approval
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Chatham Mills in bankruptcy
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Corporate Reform:

New U.S. Consumer Hotline Not Routing Some Complaints to Banks
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Banking:

The Bank Of America Lawsuit Of The Day
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U.S. Bank Nation's suit against BofA: the start of a trend?
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B of A's Moynihan chips away at house Lewis built
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Deutsche Bank, BNP Lawsuits Against BofA Over Losses on Notes Dismissed
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Bank of America still not out of the woods
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Follow Buffett into BofA at Your Own Risk
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Chart of the day, free checking edition
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Autos:

Cheney opposed decision to save GM
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Auto Dealers Making a Comeback
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Saab battles for overdue money as wages go unpaid
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US: Lenders Making More Subprime Car Loans
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Credit/Debit Cards:

Fitch: U.S. Credit Card Defaults Post Second Biggest Drop in Five Years
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Yachts:

Aicon Gives Lawyers Mandate to Find Alternatives to Bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:

Tony Packo's gets 5 bids in receivership
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Adult Entertainment:

Private Files Emergency Writ to Block Receivership
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Private Petitions Nevada Supremes to Stay Receivership
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Education:

Parents rethink college spending
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Hotels:

Two Holiday Inn hotels file bankruptcy reorganization
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Feather River Inn owner files for bankruptcy
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Non-Profits:

Charities Struggle With Smaller Wall Street Donations
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Direct Marketing:

Qualteq Bankruptcy Update: First Day Orders Entered, Creditors' Committee Appointed
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Fashion:

American Apparel’s in Serious Trouble Again: New Investors Reportedly Ready to Sell Their Shares
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Finance:

U.S. small business borrowing growth eases
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Shipping:

Containers Slump to 50-Year Low
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Miscellaneous:

Madoff, GSC, Zais, Townsends, Fiddle's, St. Vincent
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Lehman:

Lehman Seeks to Force Giants Stadium LLC to Supply Documents on Swap Deal
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Lehman Bankruptcy Takes Big Step Toward an End
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Lehman plan offers 20 cents on the dollar
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Politics:

It certainly looks like GOP hypocrisy
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A bizarre breakout of budget showdown optimism
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Warren: "It's as if someone slipped a can of Red Bull into her triple espresso"
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Elizabeth Warren not set to announce Senate run, but she’s ready for a fight
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Conservatorship:

What's a Conservatorship Good For?
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Claims:

Seventh Circuit: Failure to File Proof of Claim Does Not Foreclose Your Secured Rights
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Municipalities:

Local, State Governments Cut 200K Jobs in 2010
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Central Falls receiver cutting pensions further
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California cities facing major revenue shortfalls, rising pension costs
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Religion:

Jesuits emerge from bankruptcy, issue apology
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Diocese orders parishes to consider property sales to fund abuse pay-outs
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Ireland on edge as church sex abuse report nears
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Weather:

Storm Strains Disaster Funds
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Irene wallops flood insurance program
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Irene Highlights Contradiction in Americans’ Expectations of Government
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Irene costs restart Washington budget battle
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NJ residents report Irene-related price gouging
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Henes: Economic Lessons Learned From Hurricane Irene
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Banks waive fees in states hit by Irene
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Hurricane-related flood damage? Few homes covered
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Hurricane Insurance Claims: All About Falling Trees
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It could have been worse
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Tropical Storm Katia Strengthens, Expected to Become Hurricane
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Fraud:

Madoff Trustee Appeals $9 Billion Ruling in HSBC Case
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Madoff trustee to broaden $59 billion Kohn case
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HSBC Bank sued over $16 million invested in Madoff-related deal
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Whistleblower sets sights on BNY Mellon
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Interviewer on Bernie Madoff: He's 'Pathological'
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Bernie Madoff's 'alternate reality' where he is blameless
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Bernie Madoff: I'm innocent of scam
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Second Circuit Affirms Madoff Trustee’s Utilization of the “Net Investment Method” In Determining the “Net Equity” Value of Customers’ Claims
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Banco Bilbao Says Madoff Trustee Lacks Power Outside US
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New Rothstein lawsuit targets hedge fund families for $40M
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Trustee of Dreier Estate Seeks Settlement Approval
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Michael McNerney Gets Five Years in Prison for $1.25 Billion Mutual Benefits Ponzi Scheme
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Compensation:

Some U.S. firms paid more to CEOs than taxes: study
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Does Beauty Really Pay?
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Cross-Border:

Fund’s $9m legal battle grinds on through the courts
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UK:

U.K. Company Confidence in Economy Plunges to Lowest Since 2009 Recession
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U.K. Entertainment Firm Chorion May Face Administration
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Appointment of Administrators - 30 August 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 30 August 2011
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EU:

Here’s One Less Reason to Be Nervous About European Banks
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European insolvency procedures 2011 edition
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Business, consumer views darken in Europe
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Sharp Slowdown In Eurozone Confidence
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Finland’s Collateral Demand Leaves EU Faced With Rewarding Bailout Fatigue
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German MPs to draft eurozone rescue rules
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Ugly truths from a bold Lagarde
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European Inflation Holds Steady in August
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Merkel backs expanded euro fund amid revolt threat
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Canada:

Hart Stores Granted CCAA Protection
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Germany:

German Unemployment Falls as Hiring Holds Up
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PIIGS:

Greece: Bond exchange hits NBG with losses
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National Bank of Greece hit by debt deal
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Greece in talks on how to limit recession
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Spanish Budget Amendment Faces Its First Test in Parliament Amid Rebellion
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Battle for Richest Irishman’s Empire Turns Violent
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Korea:

Medium-sized builders face crisis
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MENA:

US freezes assets of top Syrian officials
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Rebels give Kadhafi forces four days to surrender
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Dispute over control of $65bn Libya fund
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Finland:

Elcoteq's three subsidiaries file for bankruptcy
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China:

China Central Bank Moves in Secret to Curb Lending
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