Law:
MF Global's Giddens: member of small trustees club
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Federal judge leaves Heller litigation in bankruptcy court
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Much Ado About Mergers, But Closures Also A Part of 2011
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In Chevron Dispute, Patton Boggs Accuses Gibson Lawyers of 'Vexatious Threats'
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Greek Creditor Committee Said Near Hiring Blackstone, Law Firms
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Bonus Watch: Akin Gump Matches in New York, But Won’t Really Get Into This Thing Until January --- Clifford Chance and Covington Play the Match Game
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Star bankruptcy lawyer Derrick Tay switches teams
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Gilbert + Tobin hires leading restructuring partner in Sydney
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Obama Expected to Sign Bill Allowing Indefinite Detention
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Law Firms Are Doing Away with Billable Hour for Lobbyist Lawyers
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Fees for Securities Class Action Lawyers Plummet
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Sherman & Sterling Names New Bankruptcy Partner (scroll down)
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Shearman & Sterling favors London in promos round
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Ex-Associate Who Once Made $180K Securitizing Mortgages Is Arrested in Occupy Demonstration
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What's the Look of the Season? Betty Ford, Vamp or Katy Perry?
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Not thinking of you this holiday season
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Specter Salutes Justice Dept, Slams Republicans
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Lawyer Tackles Theft Suspect, Holds Him for an ‘Awkward’ 20 Minutes
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Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, BP, Microsoft in Court News
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UBS, Ally Financial, BNY Mellon, Synthes, Iceland, Kluger in Court News
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Lawyer pleads guilty to $37 mln trading scheme --- Kluger Admits Stealing Law-Firm M&A Secrets
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Insider Trading at Law Firms: More than just story of corrupt individuals
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November Lawyer of the Month
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University of Chicago Law School Posts ‘Treasure Trove’ of Job Stats
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Texas Turmoil, Redux --- UT Dean's Ouster Raises Questions About Foundation
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Students Respond to Law School Scandal
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Don’t Defend Your Law School Until You’re Earning Three Times Its Yearly Tuition
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Under Siege, Penn State Law Still Has to Try to Raise Money
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Disgruntled Law School Graduates: Will You Ring in the New Year By Suing Your School?
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The University of Chicago Law School Offers Detailed Employment Data; Will Other Schools Follow Suit?
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LST Requests Class of 2010 Employment Information From Law Schools
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Use Cliches Like a Lawyer
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Dr. Conrad Murray Asks for Appointed Counsel, Saying He Is Indigent
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Man Arrested on 36-Year-Old Child Support Warrant
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Inebriated Mom Has 12-Year-Old Son Drive Home
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Police Search for Malicious 'Santa'
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Judges:
N.Y. budget cuts having "profound" effect on court system
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Campaign cash finds its way to the courtroom
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Aspiring judges should get to know politicians, and prepare to read ... a lot
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Judge Removed from Asbestos Docket Over Campaign Contributions --- Lawyers' donations set off controversy --- Judge to give back contributions --- US Chamber Statement
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Defendant Seeks New Trial over Facebook Friendships of Judge’s Kids
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Former U.S. AG: Kagan, Thomas should hear health care case
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Courts:
Mobile PACER Case Locator Debuts
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Wall Street:
Stock index futures signal early rebound
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European Stocks Rebound From Two-Week Low
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US stocks follow Europe lower as euro currency loses value
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Sandler Chops Its Estimates for Goldman, Morgan Stanley
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Layoffs:
There's A Pretty Clear Reason America Lacks Innovation
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Mass Torts:
Engineering experts hit safety culture in BP spill
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Corporate Governance:
Corporate Officers Held Not Entitled to Business Judgment Rule Protection Under California Law
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Court Says Business Judgment Rule Does Not Apply To Officers
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Retailing:
Syms Seeks Examiner to Probe Management Before Bankruptcy
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Every Monday since Thanksgiving a blockbuster for retailers, ComScore says
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Holiday Retail Online Spending Rises 15 Percent to $26.8 Billion
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Holiday retail sales look brighter than before
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Holiday Sales Appear to Stall
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Nebraska Book extends bankruptcy deadlines
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Politics:
The Forgotten Leading Actor in the American Dream Story
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The 11 Craziest Ideas Newt Gingrich Has Ever Had
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Romney's Bain Capital Record Shows Mixed Record On Bankruptcies
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How Mitt Romney Actually Made All His Money
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Ron Paul’s inaccurate definition of ‘bankruptcy’
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IP:
Best Chicago buys Moo & Oink brand in auction
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Municipalities:
The scandal of the Alabama poor cut off from water
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Judge may rule soon on bankruptcy for large Alabama county
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Are the Feds Giving Up on Detroit?
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Harrisburg City Council majority: Receiver's call for more concessions from creditors "vindicates" its position
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Q&A with Harrisburg receiver David Unkovic
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Banks Cash In On Whitney's Muni-Default Scare
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Port Authority toll collectors cash in
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Town Of Gurley Could Be Days Away From Bankruptcy
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Lehman:
Court Approves Neuberger Berman Acquisition of Lehman Brothers Holdings' Remaining Equity Interest
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Lehman to Issue 'Trust' Stock to Creditor Representatives
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Autos:
Auto Loan Delinquencies Fall
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Saab administrator to quit amid disagreement
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Celebs:
After Beso Bankruptcy, Longoria to Produce TV Legal Drama
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Courtney Love being evicted
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Energy:
Dynegy Unit Settles Bankruptcy Dispute With Public Service Enterprise
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Knoxville coal company files bankruptcy ; attracts Chinese investors
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Apparel:
Former Baby Phat Licensee Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Economy:
US economic growth seen brighter into 2012
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Bernanke to discuss European financial crisis with Republican senators --- Signals Europe Risk Keeps Fed Ready to Ease Further
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Fed Battling Forces Beyond Its Control
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CEOs see slow, uneven recovery
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Business Inventories rose in October
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Economic Slump Won't End Until 2031
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Brokaw: Greed and Excess Lead to Recession
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Enough Money for Retirement? Even the Rich Say No
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Senate defeats rival balanced-budget amendments
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The Government Could Shut Down As Soon As Friday, And It May Be Democrats' Fault This Time
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Congress' Year End Gamesmanship
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Rewarding Henry Paulson's Ethical Failures
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Economy: The Man Who Speaks the Truth
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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:
How Many Excess Vacant Houses Are There In America?
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Limited household formation threatens mortgage market
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Ex-Cuomo Aide Said to Be Among 4 Foreclosure-Monitor Candidates
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Freddie Tells Servicers To Participate In Hardest Hit Fund
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Current Mortgage Rates Approach Record Lows
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How Does The Dodd-Frank Act Impact The Appraisal Process?
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Foreign homebuyers clicking on depressed US housing markets
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McMansions In This Market? Buyers Say "No Thanks"
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SoCal home sales rise on declining prices
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Mortgage activity in Colorado slowing down
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Maronda Homes emerges from bankruptcy
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California ranks No. 1 for mortgage fraud
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Mortgage Bonds Rally as Fed Backstop Seen in QE3
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First Private Construction Rise in 6 Years
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ALC Taking the Laser to Lease Expenses Thru Ch. 11
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Linda Mastro appeals decision on diamond rings
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Alternative Energy:
Solyndra Gets Grand Jury Subpoena
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First Solar cuts 2011 forecast, sees weak 2012 --- The Jim Chanos presentation that nailed the collapse of First Solar --- Abandons ‘Holy Grail’ Technology That Sank Solyndra
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Solar manufacturer deathwatch: Solon files for insolvency --- Solon insolvency proceeding not affecting Arizona subsidiary
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Fraud:
Before Ponzi fall, Rothstein emails crow success
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Lawsuit details why Rothstein investors are pursuing Ted Morse
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Olympus reveals $1 billion balance sheet hit
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Ex-HomeGold executive Sheppard OKd for SC parole
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Freddie: Low Mortgage Rates to Hang Around Next Year
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Madoff trustee sues C. Suisse, Baer and Falcon
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Madoff's case bigger, but Stanford's messier
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Senate Panel Votes To Limit Congress Members' Trading --- Bill advances despite some GOP opposition
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Hedge Fund Abuses Hurt All Investors
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Ponzi Scheme Tax Advice
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Samex Capital's Hauke to Plead Guilty to Running $7 Million Ponzi
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Nadel's Ponzi Receiver Announces Settlement With Goldman Sachs
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5 questions to escape the next Madoff
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Legal battle looms over coverage for Stanford “victims”
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Sino-Forest shareholders face wipeout
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MF Global:
Regulators know what happened to MF Global funds --- MF Global $1.2B found! Unless it isn’t
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The MF Global Investigation Has Boiled Down To Just One Question
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Judge approves cash for MF Global bankruptcy
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Minn. farmer tells of losses in MF Global failure
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How Goldman Envy Destroyed MF Global
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Here’s One Big Thing MF and Corzine Got Right
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Why Jon Corzine Is as Lost as He Seems
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CME chair challenges Corzine on missing money --- CME Group plays old-school Chicago politics
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MF Global puts harsh light on self-regulation
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Corzine to face questions about regulator contacts --- NY Fed Didn't Give Corzine Preferential Treatment, Baxter Says --- A persistent MF Global won NY Fed dealer status
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MF Global a concern of NY Fed since 2009
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MF Global's Top Risk Manager Wasn't Allowed To Manage That Much Risk
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MF Global Hong Kong to return HK$500 mln of client money
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Hotels:
Marriott Fights Hawaii Takeover
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Protests:
Throng of Occupy protesters appear in NY courts
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Judge rules that Occupy Movement protesters are common trespassers
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Issa Investigates What White House Knows about ' Occupy DC'
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Occupy Wall Street's center shows some cracks
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Houston --- Nashville --- Tulsa --- OKC --- Chicago --- Denver --- Rochester --- Columbia --- Fresno --- Vancouver --- Oakland --- Portland
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My 37 hours with the NYPD
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'The Protester' is Time's person of year
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99er Champions
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Goldman Says Class Dismissed as Occupy Mars Recruiting
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Shipping:
Dropping anchor
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Health Care:
Head of Peninsula Hospital charts out road to recovery out of bankruptcy
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St. Francis opposes sale of Hawaii Medical Center
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Trucking:
Ex-CEO of Arrow settles with bank
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Tax:
European Banks Stop Serving American Customers
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Telecoms:
A Tale of Two Bankruptcies: Colorado Court Rejects and New York Court Upholds Validity of Security Interests Associated with FCC Licenses
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Nortel Obtains Further Extension of Stay Period Under CCAA
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Forest Products:
Sino-Forest's debt games are bad for creditors
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Food/Beverage:
A&P, noteholders settle, removing plan impediment
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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:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Miscellaneous:
MF Global, A&P, Dodgers, Seahawk, Syms, NewPage: Bankruptcy
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Credit Bidding, RoomStore, MF Global, Dynegy
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Rochelle on WaMu Settlement, Dynegy, A&P Bankruptcies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Claims Trading:
CRT Capital Builds Bankruptcy Trade Claims Business With Key Hires
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Insurance:
Rakoff ripples: NY court says SEC boilerplate no defense --- Insurers Spared From Covering SEC Settlement
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D&O Insurance: "Disgorgement" Paid in SEC Settlement Held Not Covered
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Sales:
High Court Spotlight on Right to 'Credit Bid'
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Will Secured Creditors’ Right to Credit Bid be a ‘Cert’ain Thing? Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Resolve Circuit Split
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Banking:
Ex-IndyMac Chief Executive Michael Perry Must Face $600 Million FDIC Suit
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A Word To The Unwise
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Too Big to Stop: Why Big Banks Keep Getting Away With Breaking the Law
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2011 Bank Failures Decline For First Time In Three Years
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Corporate Reform:
Court’s rejection of Citigroup settlement raises questions for both SEC and defendants
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SEC looking to appeal blocked Citigroup settlement: report
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In Hunt for Securities Fraud, a Timid S.E.C. Misses the Big Game
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DIP Finance:
Republic Business Credit Closes $4MM DIP for Staffing Company
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Recharacterization:
In re Lothian Oil Inc.: Non-Insider Debt Claims May Be Recharacterized as Equity Under Section 501(b)(1)
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Aviation:
Harvey Miller on AMR Restructuring Outlook
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AMR's Luxury London Townhouse May Go in Airline Bankruptcy Sale --- $30 million town house --- Union outrage --- Flight attendants union doesn't approve
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If American Airlines unions objected to executive pay before, just wait
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Delta Sees More Airline Consolidation as AMR’s Bankruptcy Helps Cut Seats
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AMR Pension Will Change, Bankruptcy
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Boyd Group takes a look at the causes behind the AMR/American Airlines bankruptcy filing
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What Does American Airlines' Bankruptcy Have To Do With My Divorce?
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No coal in this CEO's stocking
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American Airlines cuts flights at O'Hare
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American Eagle halts pilot hiring in bankruptcy
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F.A.A. Approves iPads During Takeoff and Landing, but Not for Passengers
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Television:
Judge allows creditors to sue in Roberts bankruptcy
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Cross-Border:
Navigation Provides Further Test of a Foreign Debtor's Access to the Protection of the US Bankruptcy Courts
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Sovereigns:
10 Countries Who Have Been Getting Crushed In The Latest Gold Collapse
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UK:
UK Unemployment Increases to 2.64 Million
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UK Retail Sales Dip More Than Expected
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Begbies rues drag from low interest rates ---Revenue down but profits up --- Double-dip recession 'likely', says Begbies boss
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Insolvency Trade Body comments on retail figures
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Lawyers mull Goodwin case over RBS accounting
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Football insolvency judgment due before Christmas
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England footballer facing bankruptcy battle
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Appointment of Administrators - 14 December 2011
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EU:
Stocks, euro slide as worries about Europe persist
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Euro-Zone Business Activity Falls Further
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ECB Says Downside Risks To Economic Outlook Confirmed
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Eurozone crisis 'poses military risk'
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Eurozone PMI Index Improves Yet Recession Inevitable
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John Paulson: This is how you save Europe
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Why Everyone Thinks France Is Going To Lose Its AAA
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A Breakup Letter From A British Fund Manager To Europe
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Year of stagnation awaits eurozone
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Euro-Area Manufacturing, Services Contract for Fourth Month
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Fitch dings Euro banks
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Ben: Euron Eurown
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PIIGS:
IMF Team to Meet Italian Officials, Review Budget Next Week
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Italy Industry Min Says Italy In Recession
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Italy risks social explosion over austerity
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2011 Greek Budget Deficit Seen At Around 10% Of GDP
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More Greek sell-offs planned
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IMF's Thomsen Says Greece Must Address Firing 'Taboo' --- Calls for public sector layoffs
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Debt swap deal by first days of Jan says Greek FinMin official
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Greece: The Incredible Shrinking Country
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Barclays: IMF suggests "increasingly likely" Greek bankruptcy
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IMF Green Lights A New 3. 9 Billion Bailout To Ireland
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Germany:
Solon Drops; First Insolvency by German Listed Solar Company
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Solon Insolvency Costs Germany, States EU146 Million, FTD Says
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German solar firms go from boom to bust
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New Zealand:
Lawyer aids ailing vineyard owner
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Who is Vinay Deobhakta?
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Australia:
Insolvency reform to tackle phoenix firms
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