December 28, 2011

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Law:

Reality Check: Managing Partners Take a Pragmatic Approach to Running Their Firms
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$88 Million in Commodity Work
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Lawyer, accountant for $400M estate suspended as executors
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ATL’s 2011 Lawyer of the Year: The Finalists!
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High-Achieving Women Need More Than a Bubble Bath
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Clutch: New iPad Case/Handle for Lawyers
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BP, GE, Delphi Financial, Kynikos, Barclays in Court News
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BofA, BP, Citigroup, Samsung, Goldman, Intel in Court News
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How Long Can the Law School Bubble Last?
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Are UVA Law's gossip headlines self-inflicted?
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NYU Joins the Fray and Posts Detailed Employment Data
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Some Words of Advice for Law Students, from 1811
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How not to publish law school employment statistics
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"Lemming" has become a term for "Law school applicants"
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Sandusky pondering television appearance
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Federal Insurance Co. Asks Court for Release From Defending Sandusky
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Judges:

The 8 Worst Judicial Hellholes In America
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High Court Has Busy Start to 2012
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More proof that Canada's judges need closer scrutiny
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Court Calls Lawyer a 'Menace to His Clients'
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Romney slams Gingrich on ‘activist judges’ stance
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Gain as Italy Sells Debt
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US Stocks Little Changed as Consumer Confidence Offsets Europe
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For Wall Street Deal Makers, Sometimes It Pays to Be Bad
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Layoffs:

Snapshot of the U.S. Labor Market
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Where the New US Jobs Will be in 2012
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The Biggest Cut in Unemployment Benefits
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12 Signs That It's Time To Quit Your Job
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Baseball:

Del. judge explains reasoning in Dodgers case
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Hedge-fund executive Steven Cohen is bidding for Dodgers
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Legal Battles Continue: Fan’s Perspective
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MF Global:

MF Global Trustee Giddens Doesn't Have Conflicts, Judge Says
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MF Global chief missing $1.2B is financial adviser to EPA
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Thune: What Corzine Won't Tell Us, the FBI, CFTC Will Tell Us
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Bankers, Precious Metals, And MF Global
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Chicago has a problem with missing money
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Autos:

Taxpayer Loss on GM Threatens Obama
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Car owner takes legal fight away from lawyers
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Saab's US Dealers Forced to Make Some Difficult Decisions
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Furniture:

Natura World to Restructure
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Lehman:

SEC Says Judge Was Right To Protect Lehman Broker Customers
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Debt Collection:

Florida Judge: BofA, Debt Collector Harassed Widow
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Politics:

The GOP's Hysterical New Year's Resolution Suggestions For Obama
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Congress Is Getting Richer While You're Not
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Personal Finance:

4 Reasons To Put Yourself First Before You Pay Off Your Creditors
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Health Care:

Court asked to reassure hospital donors
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Corporate Reform:

SEC: Hedge Fund Profits Too Good to be True
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Economy:

America's Dirty Little Housing Secret Is Rocking The Suburbs
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Confidence Rises Sharply, but Home Prices Fall
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Obama Announces New Federal Reserve Board Nominees
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Treasury Sees U.S. Debt Near Limit By End Of Friday
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Obama to Seek $1.2 Trillion Increase in Debt Limit Dec. 30
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Surprisingly Upbeat State of the World
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The Worst C.E.O.s of 2011
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Bicycling Fatality Rates: The Most Dismal Economic Indicator We've Heard Of
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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:

Home prices down for 6th straight month --- Declined More Than Expected ---Prices Barely Off Their Crisis Lows--- Yanked Down By Foreclosures --- A Look at Case-Shiller by Metro Area
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Freddie single-family delinquency rate up to 3.57% in November
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SEC: Pass The Whiteout, We Made An Error In Our Fannie Mae Court Filing
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Federal court grants appeal of BofA $8.5 bln MBS accord
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Here's Proof That The Fed Has Considered A Mortgage Jubilee
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No Relief in Report on Housing
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Delaying foreclosure: Borrowers keep homes without paying
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Feds challenge Chicago lender-maintenance law
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Still Waiting for Cleanup in Foreclosure Mess
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The 18 Cities Where Housing Is Worse Than It Was Last Year
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Retailing:

100 to 120 Kmart and Sears stores to close after slow holiday
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Berkowitz Loses Again on Sears Slump
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The 10 Hedge Funds With The Most Exposure To Sears Holdings
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Sears as Lampert’s ‘Mismanaged Asset’ Loses Customers to Macy’s
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Whirlpool Flushed by Sears Store Closings
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"Going Out of Business" Sales: An Interview with NPR's Planet Money
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Mall's possible sale shrouded in silence
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The Undertakers Of The Retail Industry
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Returning Your Holiday Gifts Could Be A Nightmare If You Bought Them Online
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6 Easy Tips To Return Your Lousy Holiday Gifts
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The 4 New American Shoppers Who Emerged This Holiday Season
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Municipalities:

Birmingham, Alabama's Bankruptcy : the Fraud That Will Not Go Away
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Detroit Schools, Creditors Get No Assurance From State Capitol ‎
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Detroit warned about bankruptcy option
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Detroit Lawmakers Could Opt For Bankruptcy
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Panel appointed to review Detroit finances
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Town Says Official Wrote His Own Ticket
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Fraud:

Scott Rothstein Transcript Day 3: More on the banks
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Latest Fair Finance suits target Durham associates
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SEC seeks emergency halt to Citigroup fraud case
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Citigroup, SEC's request to stay litigation is denied
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SEC-Citigroup Lawsuit Halted While Settlement Rejection Appealed
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Expert-Networking Executive Gets 2 1/2 Years in Fraud Scheme
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Madoff family's theory of relativity doesn't fly with judge
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Alternative Energy:

Glut of manufacturers dims hopes for solar companies
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Beacon Power Wins Judge’s Approval for Auction Procedures
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Aviation:

The Evidence Keeps Piling Up That Gadget Bans On Airplanes Are Complete B.S.
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Sabre allowed to pursue claims against American Airlines
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MF Global:

MF Global sows winter of discontent for CME
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US Senators Are Now Urging Federal Agents To Use 'Every Legal Resource Available' In The MF Global Case
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion 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:

Lehman, Dodgers, Vitro, Quiznos, Aquilex, AMR
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Forgiveness, a fresh start -- Hershey's Kisses
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The 19 Smartest People The World Has Ever Seen
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

The Top 10 Corporate Bankruptcies of 2011
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Slideshow: Biggest Sacramento bankruptcies of 2011
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Venue:

How Does the New Federal Venue Law Affect Corporate Bankruptcy?
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Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act
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Litigation:

M&A-Related Litigation Has Replaced Stock Drop Suits as Plaintiffs' Securities Lawyers' Lawsuit of Choice
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Banking:

Asset Sales? Don’t Expect Much From BofA
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Brian Moynihan: We Didn't Think BofA Customers Would Be Ticked Off With The $5 Debit Card Fee
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Pew Feature Illustrates Banks' Transaction Infractions
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Trepp expects banks to face stronger headwinds in 2012
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Ethanol:

Congress Ends Taxpayer Funding Of Ethanol Subsidies
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Photography:

Two resign from Kodak board; represented KKR
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Food/Beverage:

Zombie eateries haunt industry
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Distressed Investing:

Lampert's Hit-or-Miss Portfolio
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UK:

Farepak collapse gives rise to SNP focus on conduct of liquidators
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EU:

Euro at Almost 11-Month Low on Concern Debt Will Hinder Economy
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The World Seems To Think That The EU Leadership Is Doing Just Fine
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PIIGS:

Italian borrowing costs breach critical level
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Italy passes bond test with flying colors
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Italy's uphill financial fight
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JPMorgan’s Swaps Occupying Cassino Prove Curse Like World War II
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Seat misses senior debt payment as restructuring talks carry on
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Fiscal Crisis Takes Toll on Health of Greeks
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Spain to Slide Back into Recession
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Greek civil servants have their January salary slashed
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Greece: Public debt 2/3rds of spending
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2004 Athens Olympics Contributed to Greek Debt, Says Games Official
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Retail sales in Greece down 30 percent over Christmas --- More Stores Set to Close
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Greece’s Economic Tragedy Fuels a Medical One
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Japan:

Tepco asked to consider temporary state control
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Japan's FSA to Add 32 Officials Next Year to Tighten Bank, Rule Oversight
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Kazakhstan:

Kazakh bank BTA asks creditors
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MENA:

Egypt's Mubarak Back In Court As Trial Resumes
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India:

India's Bharati Shipyard Plans to Restructure Most of Its Debt
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