Law:
Law Firm Billing Rates Increase Only Slightly for Third Straight Year
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Bonus Watch: Dewey Get Bonuses? Why Yes, You Do! --- Schulte Roth & Zabel Leaves a Trail of Bonus Crumbs
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The Most Fascinating Lawyers (and Stories)for 2011
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SEC Targets Mortgage-Fraud Fighter Lawyer in Criminal and Civil Cases re Corporate Counsel Role
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Hedge funds pay for tips on laws before they're passed - and it's legal
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Revenge Is Best Served… Quickly: ABA DENIES Accreditation To School That Talked To The New York Times
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Study: Jurors can't distinguish between knowing and reckless conduct
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Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for Paralegals
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You Know Your Law School Really Cares When You Get Holiday Cards Like This
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Pacer App Developed by UCLA Law Grad Is Free for the Holidays
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Four Imperatives For for 2012: The Legal Information Professional's Perspective
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Survey: Attorneys Are a Bunch of Apple Fan Boys (and Girls)
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Freddie Mac adds three New York law firms to attorney network
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700 Lawyers Apply for 12 Openings at DA’s Office; Harvard Law Grad Likes the Job
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Tort reform: Closing the lottery -- The debate over tort reform generates exaggerated claims, but also a few good ideas
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Suit Claims Longer Courthouse Wait for Out-of-County Attorneys Is Unconstitutional
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California Firm Puts the ‘Ghetto’ Into ‘Re-Gifting’
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Top NJ Court Nixes Ethics Sanction re Law Firm Website’s Display of Credential Attorney Didn’t Earn
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Verizon, Facebook, Apple, JPMorgan, Sprint in Court News
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Stock Pumping, Sam Zell, MetLife, Aon, Lyondell in Court News
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A lawyer's Christmas story
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Just 37 of the top 200 firms have mobile versions of their website
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Want a Divorce in New Jersey? Get in Line
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Forklift Thief Jailed After Slow Speed Chase
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Police break up drunken game of handicap scooter bumper cars
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Judges:
Gingrich Leads Revolt Against Judges by Vowing to Ignore Court
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There’s a lot to learn from a lonely dissent by Sonia Sotomayor in a trusts case
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Perry, Romney Attack Gingrich Plan on Judges
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Paper Says Wis. Supreme Court Justice Voted on Cases of Law Firm That Represented Him for Free
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Longtime Ga. Judge Facing Disciplinary Case After ‘This American Life’ Broadcast Will Retire
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Wall Street:
US Stock-Index Futures Rise as ECB Eases Squeeze in Bank Funds
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Stocks close sharply higher
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Jefferies Rally a Tough Act to Follow for Goldman, Morgan
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Maybe Goldman Does Rule the World
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Wall Street Revenue Falls as ‘Year to Forget’ Ends
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Investors Lose Faith in Stocks As Billions Pour Out of Funds
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Layoffs:
Unemployment fell in 43 states in November
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State Unemployment Rates "generally lower" in November
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9 Books To Give Your Unemployed Friends This Holiday Season
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The new migrant workers: seasonal Amazon employees living in RVs
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"I'm Sorry, You're Too Stupid To Collect Unemployment" - Reformed Bread
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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 without tears
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Eker eyes Saab once again --- "Several interested in Saab"
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Saab drops warranties on cars here, GM to cover older ones
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Saab Bankruptcy : How GM's Missteps Let Down the Iconic Brand
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Municipalities:
San Diego: Big Claim on Bankruptcy and Pensions Possibly Debunked
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Retired Cops and Firefighters in RI Town Accept Pension Cuts in Bankruptcy Deal
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In Muni-Land, Bondholders Outrank Police, Firemen
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Assured Guaranty lobbies politicians as city bankruptcy threat grows
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Debt-ridden Harrisburg was outgunned at Capitol by top lobbyist
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Madison County community files appeal in efforts to avoid bankruptcy
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Retailing:
Borders, Once Second-Largest Bookseller, to Dissolve
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LiquiTec Industries to Conduct Liquidation of Blonder Home Accents
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Politics:
Brown vs. Warren: Duel of populists
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Bain vs Solyndra : A fight the GOP must win
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Iowa Gov: Ignore Paul Win
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Romney-Gingrich Bid to Pin Crisis on Government Ignores Culprits
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CNN Poll: President's approval nearing 50% --- Approval of Congress Hits New Record Low
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Obama’s simplistic view of income inequality
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FactCheck: Biggest Whoppers of 2011
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Politifact lies about lying
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Utilities:
PSC deserves seat at the table during SME bankruptcy
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MF Global:
E-Mail Clues in Tracking MF Global Client Funds
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MF Global Transfer Draws Scrutiny
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MF Global Inc. Wins Extension Through April to Reject Leases
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Ex-aides: Lying isn't among Corzine's flaws --- Disappearing without a trace
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House Investigators Set to Question Two More Top MF Global
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Bank of America Can Trade MF Global Claims, Judge Says
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JPMorgan Seeks to Trade Claims on Bankrupt MF Global
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Chased off: MF Global victims boycott JPMorgan
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MF Global US trustee pursuing $700 million in UK
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Economy:
Regional jobless rates fall in November
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Bernanke's Money Policy Seen as Successful
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Income distribution charts of the day, middle-class edition
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House Defies Obama by Blocking Two-Month Payroll Tax Break --- Comparison of House, Senate payroll tax cut bills
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Payroll tax deadlock could hobble economy
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With payroll tax cut unresolved, Congress packs up --- Paychecks Set to Shrink Unless Obama, Congress Break Impasse --- House and Senate Republicans Are Now Openly Trashing Each Other --- House Republicans compare themselves to "Braveheart"
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Poll: Americans Don't Like What They See in 2012
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IMF: World Economy at Dangerous Junction
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Bankers Join Billionaires to Debunk ‘Imbecile’ Attack on Top 1%
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The plight of the 1%
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Public Opinion Four Years Ago: Mood Was Better Than It Is Today
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U.S. Population Migrates from Coasts
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VCs earned an average of 1.3% for their investors in the last decade
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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:
California Attorney General Sues Fannie, Freddie --- An Inconvenient Truth
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Regulator considers mortgage debt reduction for bankrupt homeowners --- US watchdog eyes zero interest mortgage plan
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N.Y. AG, FHFA official to work together in mortgage probe
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BofA is talking to DOJ --- Said to Be Near Accord on Countrywide Fair-Lending Probe
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Walkaway Joe? Oh, No!
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Housing market improves --- Housing Starts at a 19-Month High
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Behind the Numbers: Apartments for the Holidays
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Evil is lurking in the shadows of those strong housing numbers
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The Beginning Of The End Of The Housing Bust
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Mortgage debt jumps in every US region in November
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Housing permits promise growth, but 2011 a bleak year for homebuilders
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Even with more buyers looking, distressed properties stay low
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Michigan set to reform mortgage mediation process --- Florida ends foreclosure mediation program
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25 Neighborhoods Where Houses Are Selling Like Hot Cakes
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Fitch Downgrades Ocwen's U.S. Residential Servicer Ratings; Maintains Rating Watch Negative
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S&P Expresses Concern About 2012 CMBS Market
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Aviation:
Fewer airline passengers but more crowded planes await holiday travelers
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"Murky" outlook for US airports in 2012: Fitch
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Pinnacle making bankruptcy moves outside bankruptcy
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Why The Airlines Are Finally Profitable - Part II
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Son misses father's burial after airline charges $675 to change flights
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Telecoms:
Without FCC approval, bankruptcy looms for LightSquared
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IP:
Texas bankruptcy court claims jurisdiction over ICANN and says ICANN can stay a UDRP proceeding
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Celebs:
Young Buck Assets Face Liquidation
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Alternative Energy:
Romney: Solyndra was bad policy even if it succeeded
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Consultants:
Rust Consulting Enters Bankruptcy Administration Market with Acquisition of Omni Management Group
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Museums:
Hearing set in slavery museum bankruptcy case
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City’s lawyer questions accuracy of Slavery Museum’s bankruptcy filing
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Slavery museum finances faulted
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Corporate Reform:
SEC slaps insurance giant Aon with bribery fine
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Baby Bottles:
Baby-Bottle Maker to Liquidate
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Shipping:
Full Steam Ahead: A “Landmark Victory” for Omega Navigation Enterprises
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Caveat Lender (and Counsel): The Omega Navigation Enterprises Order To Show Cause
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Resorts:
Recreational Industries to defend cash use
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Media:
Architect of Tribune buyout sues former shareholders
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Trib $uit: Go to Zell
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Lehman:
Barclays, BofA seek to quash Lehman document request on Archstone
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Consumer Finance:
Payday lenders suggest MLK would've fought for the freedom to charge predatory interest rates
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Missouri, payday-lending haven
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Compensation:
Jefferies’ bonus bust
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Finance:
Banks Not Lending? Corporate Borrowing Soars in 2011
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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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Miscellaneous:
Rochelle on Vitro, LA Dodgers, Supreme Court Case
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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LBOs:
Lyondell Creditor Trustee Sues Shareholders Over 2007 Leveraged Buyout
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Jurisdiction:
What Does Anna Nicole Smith Have in Common with Heller Ehrman?
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Avoidance Actions:
Lyondell Creditor Trustee Weisfelner Sues Over Transfers
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Anderson News, LLC Bankruptcy Preference Adversary Proceedings
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Litigation:
How to Survive Depositions Gone Wrong
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Abandonment:
Drop It Like It’s Hot – Abandoning Property of the Estate
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Banking:
Fed proposes tougher rules for big banks
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Fed 'Punted' on Capital, Liquidity Limits in Dodd-Frank Plan
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A Fight to Make Banks More Prudent
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Fed bank capital, liquidity proposal follows Basel
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Despite Settlement Uncertainty Remains For WaMu Junior Debt
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Tax:
Swiss court denies Credit Suisse client request for delay
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Public Sees Tax System as Unfair; Majority Says It Needs an Overhaul
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Fraud:
Judge weighs whether Allen Stanford fit for trial --- Is Onetime Texas Billionaire Faking Memory Loss to Avoid Trial in $7B Alleged Fraud? --- Experts disagree on Stanford's trial competency --- Being Unfit to Stand Trial Lasts Forever in a Handful of Cases
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Dreier Trustee's Lawsuit Proceeds Against Westford
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Fair Finance hearing focuses on legal questions
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Judge approves $8 million in Petters case clawbacks
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Olympus Tokyo Offices Raided as Prosecutors Investigate $1.7 Billion Fraud
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Financial Adviser to Actor Eddie Murphy’s Ex-Wife Arrested in Fraud Case
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Photography:
Kodak Post-Moment: Is Chapter 11 next?
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Baseball:
Dodgers cite Texas Rangers in opposing Fox Sports appeal
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Health Care:
TMA Chicago/Midwest Hosts Healthcare Panel
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Bankruptcy Issues:
Kenosha attorney indicted on bankruptcy issues
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UK:
Bankrupt Irish Flee to UK --- Quinn 'victim of economic crisis'
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UK: Households are £500 A Year Worse Off
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Bank of England rate setters unanimous in keeping policy unchanged
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Ed Davey calls for single insolvency regulator
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U.K. Stores Brace for Most Insolvencies Since 2008 as Sales Weaken
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UK's AAA credit rating threatened by 'formidable challenges'
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EU:
Inflation Is Key To Euro's Recovery
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Euro firms on Spanish debt
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ECB Lends Banks EU489B for Three Years, Exceeding Forecast --- Spanish, Italian Notes Advance Before ECB Allots 3-Year Cash --- Huge demand
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EU governments propping up banks by selling them state-owned buildings, land
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French Banks Try to Raise $48B for Debt Needs
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Everything you need to know about the huge, long-term ECB operation
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Fitch downgrades French bank rating outlook
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EU Admits Austerity Risk For Jobs
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EU Debt Crisis: Six Families Share Stories
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PIIGS:
IMF Urges European Firewall Around Ireland as Prospects Fragile
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Europe should consider more help for Ireland-IMF
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Fitch Places Three Irish Banks on Rating Watch Negative
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Judgment reserved in Quinn bankruptcy case --- Bank believed Quinn planned new business --- Quinn describes Anglo as vindictive --- Sean Describes 'shock' as his empire crumbled
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Lawyer in Drumm bankruptcy case seeks costs --- Drumms' US house falls into mortgage arrears
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Greece’s New Middle Class Homeless Hold a Degree and a… Laptop
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Greek debt talks hit trouble as hedge fund walks out
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PSI agreement draws ever closer
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Fitch cuts UniCredit, puts Italy, Spain's banks on watch
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Italian Economy Shrinks In Q3, Signals Recession
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Hungary:
Special insolvency rules to be implemented for Hungarian companies of strategic importance
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Japan:
Tepco Shares Decline After Report Company May Be Nationalized
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