February 11, 2011

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Law:

K&L Gates Sees Profits, Revenue Rise
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In-House: Why The Focus On Written Work?
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Are You Worth $5 Million?
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Abusive plaintiff barred from suing ex-lawyer
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Schulte Schlumpy
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Seriously — What Are Law Firms Thinking??? Oh, That's What ...
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2 More High-Profile Departures for The Beasley Firm
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Milbank Sending Midlevel Associates to Harvard Law for Business Training
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Good Samaritan Liability? Reflexive Trust of Police Costs a Man His Life
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Law firm liable for trademark infringement when it purchased competing firm's name as a Google search term
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The end of client alerts: Part 2
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Olswang cancels graduate recruitment and defers its trainees
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Prominent Lawyer Calls His Next Witness in $863K Insurance-Check Fraud Case: Himself
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Becoming a Lawyer Is Getting To Be More Like Becoming a Plumber
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Judge Tacha To Take Over as Dean of Pepperdine Law
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Is Practice Like ‘Boston Legal’? Will I Make Big Bucks? For $5K, Cornell Offers Prelaws Some Answers
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No Pen Needed: Execute Retainers with SignMyPad
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Associate At Law Firm Needs To Stop Sending Pictures Of His -----
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Size Matters: From Big to Small to the Paralegal Who Made It Clap
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Robed Lawyers Join Protests and March in Egypt, Calling for a Trial of Mubarak
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And Then the Lawyer Said: Viva la Revolución!™
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Raspberry Smuggler Busted
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Judges:

74 Dems Call for Justice Thomas to Sit Out ObamaCare Case
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Justice Souter Gets His Feist on in Debate With Telco Lawyer
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime . . . For Your State’s Judicial System?
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Judge Doubled as Prosecutor, Denied Suspect Public Defender
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Judge Tells Lindsay Lohan She's No Star in His Courtroom
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Uproar in New Orleans Court
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures point south
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Mubarak speech sparks late gain for stocks
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Layoffs:

Why It Has Become Crushingly Hard To Find A Job In America
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Guess How Ugly The Unemployment Rate Would Be At 2000 Participation Levels
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The jobs market: Where are the workers?
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US Jobless Claims Near Three Year Low
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Municipalities:

Many states are insolvent
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Food/Drink:

Round Table files for bankruptcy
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The Last Honest Pizza Files for Bankruptcy
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Mass Torts:

Grace Bankruptcy Exit Financing Drops to $600 Million
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BP Claims in a New, Uncertain Phase
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Banking:

Big banks want FDIC to rethink insurance fund requirements
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The Bankers: Yeah, They Knew
(DBN)

BofA's Lewis Paid 'Crazy Price' for Merrill Lynch, Buffett Says
(DBN)

How Close Citi Came to the Brink
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Deutsche Bankers Got Their Bonuses Yesterday And They Were Worse Than Last Year's
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Health Care:

Sale of former Brownsville Tri-County Hospital delayed
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Doctors pull out of hospital ownership
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Autos:

GM, Chrysler salaried workers to get bonuses
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Economy:

U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fell 36,000 to 383,000 Last Week
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U.S. Wholesale Inventories Rise More Than Forecast, Sales Climb
(DBN)

Kevin Warsh to leave Federal Reserve board
(DBN)

IMF calls for new world currency
(DBN)

GOP: Cut EPA $1.6B - Keep $4B in Oil Subsidies
(DBN)

Boehner: We're Broke
(DBN)

20 Facts That Will Make You Really Mad If You Stop And Think About Them For A While
(DBN)

Sales Are Up, but CEOs are Getting Nervous
(DBN)

Higher Pay Gains Are Seen for 2011
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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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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:

Era of super-low mortgage rates appears to be over
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US mortgage rates at 10-month high, proposals loom
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Cash For Keys
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Turmoil In The Housing Market Makes A Recovery All But Impossible
(DBN)

Obama Housing Plan: Changes Made in HFA and HAMP
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Lehman’s indefensible mortgage modifications
(DBN)

Fannie Mae terminates relationship with Florida law firm Ben-Ezra & Katz
(DBN)

CalHFA implements $2 billion 'Keep Your Home California' initiative
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SunCal Seeks To Halt Exit Plans For Projects Backed By Lehman
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New hotel banks on Lake Las Vegas bouncing back
(DBN)

Civil rights leaders call for accessible housing in GSE reform
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GSE reform to take years, guaranteed
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China SAFE says no losses on Fannie, Freddie bonds
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Fraud:

Judge postpones Galleon trial to March 8
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How An Old Friend Fed SAC's Don Longueuil Information Then Ratted Him Out To The FBI
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Madoff 'Surrogate Father' Moved Billions in Account, SIPC Says
(DBN)

Victims Who Deserve Their Fate
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Denny Hecker learns his prison sentence today
(DBN)

They're so ready for 'life after Denny'
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Mario Cuomo to Mediate Mets-Madoff Case
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg not interested in buying minority stake of Mets
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Citing Lawsuit Against Mets' Owners, Moody's Reassesses Citi Field's Bonds
(DBN)

Ex-NJ restaurant CEO sentenced in kickback scheme
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Le-Nature's founder picks giving up pricey watch over jail
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster Said to Be Target of Possible Monarch Capital, Icahn Purchase
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Municipalities:

TMA Poll: U.S. Bankruptcy Law Chorus Is Off-Key
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Eugene G. Bernardo II: State- bankruptcy law is not the answer
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Bad idea, Mike
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Retiring S.F. police brass cash in on way out
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Corporate Reform:

US Regulators Struggle to Keep Up With Dodd-Frank
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Elizabeth Warren Starts Beating the Drum
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers Unit Wins S. Korean Court Case on Derivatives
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Gambling:

Atlantic City Casino Gambling Falls 13% in January
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Pensions:

Third Circuit Holds that Buyer of Assets Is Liable for Seller’s Unpaid Multiemployer Plan Contributions under Successor Liability Rule
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Religion:

New clergy abuse cases surface
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Chapter 11, verse 8
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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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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Research:

Bankruptcy Experts Gather to Set Research Agenda
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Insurance:

MetLife's profit declines 82% on derivative losses
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CLICO creditors recovery threat
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Tax:

IRS Seeks Federal Court Ruling Over Ambac Back Taxes
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Aviation:

Air Canada posts first profit in four years
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Air Canada unions want wage hikes
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Mexicana Airlines gets new life from investors
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Airlines worldwide flying high again
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Litigation:

Champion Enterprises Bankruptcy Court Dismisses Equitable Subordination and Fraudulent Transfer Claims
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Accounting:

Ernst & Young Employee Ups the Farewell Email Bar By Including Self-Made Rock Video
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Golf:

Country clubs struggling in tough economy
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Museums:

Seaport Museum Struggles to Stay Afloat
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Horse Racing:

Bidders jockey in court over Rosecroft
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Utilities:

Judge Panel Denies Creditors' Appeal Of Boston Generating Sale
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Lien Priority:

Court To Lenders: Strict Compliance With Local Recording Requirements Necessary
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UK:

A Slow Thaw For the U.K. Economy
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British shops 'will need Chinese currency' amid China tourists surge
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Prince Andrew's ex claims housing benefit
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Public sector pensions 'have become a Madoff-style pyramid'
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Appointment of Administrators - 10 February 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 10 February 2011
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Insolvencies could increase by 30% if interest rates rise
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China:

In China, Tentative Steps Toward Global Currency
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US Lawmakers Blast China On Currency
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Egypt:

Egypt's govt resists mounting pressure
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Mubarak Expected to Step Down
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PIGS:

Portugal's Latest Woes Highlight New Euro Risk
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Unemployment rate in Greece hits a new high
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