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Law:
Hunton & Williams Gets WikiLeaked
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Freshfields announces first-ever spring bonuses for US associates
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How Low Can They Go? - Weil: "Their bid was one-third of ours. We just couldn't do that."
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Bonus Mania: Freshfields, Cadwalader…. Where Will It End? Could Your Firm Be Next?
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Jones Day Snags 7-Partner Howrey Construction Team; 2 Others Go to Ober Kaler
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Clifford Chance launches in Australia via double merger
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Key Rainmaker, Four Partners Bail on Howrey's Sinking Ship
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Daniel D. Doyle Joins Lathrop & Gage Clayton Office as Partner
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Mintz Levin Establishes Distressed Debt and Claims Trading Practice
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Autopsy Reveals Dead Firm Owes More Than $360 Million
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Ballard Spahr's Profits Per Partner Skyrocket
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With In-House Budgets Strapped, Can Firms Still Profit?
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Ecuador, Chevron court saga over damages
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Street shrugs off Chevron
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Ecuador plaintiffs say Chevron ruling falls short
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Chevron Screams 'Illegitimate!' After Judge Fines Company $8.6 Billion
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Fair Finance trustee sues Indy attorney for $375,000
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WikiLeaks: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Counter-Attack (Hack) Proposal to BofA
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NYSE Work if You Can Get It: Seven Firms on Exchange Merger
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The Emerging Role of the PSL in the US
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A Generation of Debtors (Part 1)
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Love and the Small Law Firm
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Temple Law Student Gerald Ung Found Not Guilty in Shooting
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Lawyer Shelves Practice For Library Work
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When Your Mentor is Not Into You
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In Defense of Tommy, Who Used to Work on the Docks
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Jailed Ex-Spouse, Accused in Lawyer’s Kidnapping and Arson, Can Sue Fire Insurer, Appeals Court Says
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Aggrieved Women Potpourri: Sexual Harassment Canada-Style, and the Return of Charlene Morisseau
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How a Forgotten Trip for Batteries Jump-Started a Lawyer’s Recovery
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Strap on Your Boxing Gloves ... We've Got Ourselves a SHOWDOWN!
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Could Your Firm's E-Mail Policy Run Afoul of the Federal Wiretap Act?
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Cook County Court Clerk Warns 170 of Layoffs, Another 125 Flagged for Layoffs in Prosecutor’s Office
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Lawyers find a groove as moonlighting rockers
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Vigilante Justice with a Cattle Prod
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"Get off the tacos, get off the chips and the soda"
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Concealed-Carry License Gets You Fast-Track Access To Texas Capitol
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Coming Next: Homeowner-Supplied Hand Lotion for Burglars
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Judges:
A Legal Manual for an Apocalyptic New York
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Judge Taken Off All Criminal Cases After Public Defender Wins Temp Protective Order Against Him
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When Keeping Your Mouth Shut Doesn't Make Sense
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Texas Judges Eye Building Courthouse Brooklyn Style
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Damage Done By Assembly-Line Injustice
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i ♥ PA
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Judge Seeks to Seal Deposition He Gave in Defamation Suit Against Lawyer
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'Home team' judge
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California Legislators Skewer $1.9 Billion IT Project by Bureaucrats
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Wall Street:
Futures indicate stronger open for Wall Street
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Stocks Fall After Weak Retail Report
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NYSE parent to merge with Frankfurt, Germany, exchange
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Confidence in Equities Among Global Investors at Record, BofA Merrill Says
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Goldman Sachs to Close Fixed-Income Prop-Trading Group
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Layoffs:
Boehner: 'So Be It' If U.S. Workers Are Laid Off
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Litigation:
Courts Grapple With Discovery of Social Media Posts
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Not Checking E-Mail Costs Attorney the Right to Arbitrate
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Retailing:
Retail sales don't inspire confidence
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The worst part about the Borders bankruptcy
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Borders seeking $450 million bankruptcy loan: RLPC
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Borders' efforts to secure bankruptcy financing are 'moving slowly'
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Where Have All of the Storefronts Gone?
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Education:
UNLV president outlines plan to prepare for 'state of fiscal collapse'
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Corporate Reform:
'Advisers' Distance Themselves From a Report
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Republicans Push for Exemptions to Derivatives Rules
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SEC Charges Amish Man with Securities Fraud
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Elizabeth Warren Defends US Consumer Agency Funding Amid Attacks
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House Republicans Target Consumer Bureau Funding in Budget Bill
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Handing CFPB to appropriators would set 'dangerous precedent,' Warren says
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Warren slams opponents of new consumer bureau for trying to 'chip away at its independence'
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MA-Sen: Draft Elizabeth Warren
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Chase Offers Military Aid, After Past Mistakes
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Pensions:
Obama backs risk-based pensions endorsed by Bush
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Media:
Tribune Reorganization Opposed by McCormick Foundation
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Zell, McCormick Foundation object to Tribune Co. reorg plans
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Hotels:
Hotel working to avoid foreclosure
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Economy:
Empire Index Points to Pricing Pressures
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All You Need to Know About Why Things Fell Apart
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US economy healthier, not yet well: Fed's Dudley
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GOP Mocks Obama Budget, House Weighs Spending Cuts
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GOP: No government shutdown if you give us what we want
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Roger Altman: Obama's Budget Doesn't Threaten Bankruptcy
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Obama invites Republicans to negotiate on big budget issues
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Obama Asks for 'Adult Conversation' on the Budget
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Obama: I didn't punt on entitlement reform in federal budget
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Obama, GOP Circle the Wagons Against Economic Reality
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Obama's Budget Dilemma
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Pimco's Gross slashes US debt holdings
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How the middle class became the underclass
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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:
Affiliate of Once-Mighty Foreclosure Firm Lays Off 96 More Workers, May Close Within 60 Days
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MERS Can’t Transfer Mortgages
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Home sales fell 12% in 2010
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FHFA, Fannie blame legal fees on plaintiffs
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Legal Fees at Fannie Are Called Avoidable
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Judge Says Fannie Mae Whistleblower's Lawsuit Can Go Forward
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Fannie, Freddie Could Cost $169 Billion to 2012
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Obama Plan for Fannie, Freddie Far-Reaching: Securitization Lawyers
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Republicans to probe Fannie, Freddie executive pay
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Frannie's Wild Stock Ride
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Time for Harmony on Mortgage Giants?
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Fannie and Freddie should fade away
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Wake-up call may end the American dream
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NAR’s 2010 existing home sales are overstated by 15% to 20%
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New York to Assure Legal Aid in Foreclosure Cases
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SoCal: Weak Home Sales, Record Low New Home Sales
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Vegas property owners challenge FDIC's foreclosure authority
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NAHB Builder Confidence unchanged in February
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Beyond Fannie and Freddie, a New Approach
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Orleans Homebuilders emerges from bankruptcy
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Arizona developer to buy SunCrest
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Texas fund aims to buy $150 million worth of distressed real estate
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Majority of Freddie Mac borrowers refinanced to fixed-rate loans in 4Q
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Mass Torts:
New York Court Allows Insurers To Peek Into Asbestos Deals
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Banking:
Warren Buffet dumps Bank of America shares, loads up on Wells Fargo
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Taxpayers Absorb Berkshire's Dumped Bank of America Shares
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Berkshire Departs BofA `a Loser' on Stake After Three Years
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New Annual Fee for Select BofA Credit Card Holders
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US Bank's Secret Plan to Destroy Wikileaks
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Applicant Rejected From Citi Internship Goes Off In A Reply Email
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The Most Insanely Awesome Bank Offices On The Planet
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SocGen profit rebounds as charges fall
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Municipalities:
Conyers rejects moves to allow states to declare bankruptcy
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John Conyers: Effort to allow state bankruptcy a 'blatant attack' on public sector workers, unions
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Is Harrisburg turning to parking garages to keep it from bankruptcy ?
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Embattled Pa. mayor tells protesters she's staying
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Without steep cuts in pension and health care costs, San Francisco could face bankruptcy
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SF Mayor Ed Lee on the city declaring bankruptcy
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Municipal bankruptcy filings rare; elimination of some bond debt could cause economic ripple
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Chapter 9 filing for Flint would have to be last option on table
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The Cities And States That Have Shattered Pension Contracts
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California's victims restitution fund running on empty
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NH Hospital Association stunned by cuts in Lynch's proposed budget
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Oil/Gas:
In Wake of Seahawk's Asset Sale to Hercules, Investors Eyeing Both Companies
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There's more to the Seahawk story
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Best Energy Seeks Chapter 11 Protection
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BP Misled Investors Before Gulf Spill, Lawyers Say
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'Business as usual' at bankrupt Evans Oil
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Customers Claim Duke Oil Doesn't Deliver
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Debt Collection:
Man kills son to frame creditors
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Even after foreclosure, debt collectors still pursue borrowers for repayment
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Federal Action Proceeds Against Law Firm Accused of Debt Collecting
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Accounting:
Oral Arguments Heard Before 9th Circuit in Campbell v. PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
In bankruptcy, debtors hide assets and pay the price
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Aviation:
Grounded Airline Mexicana In Talks With IATA To Rejoin Systems
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Agriculture:
April a busy month for Grabanski case
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Celebs:
Vick Gets Huge Pay Day - With Conditions
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Banker, business owner Buerge files for bankruptcy
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Broker accused of using NFL stars to defraud
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Politics:
Obama aide Elizabeth Warren eyed as Brown rival
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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:
(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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Plan Confirmation:
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Insurance:
Ambac Seeks Court Order to Block U.S. Tax Collection
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Bankrupt Ambac Fights US Tax Collectors in Three Courts
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PMI Group narrows 4Q loss, writes $2.2B in new insurance
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings up 8% in 2010
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Bankruptcies by individuals in U.S. up 9 percent in 2010
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Mass. bankruptcy claims still on the rise
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Bankruptcy charts of the day
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Consumer Debt:
Consumer Debt Falls, Still Extremely High
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Food/Drink:
A&P Seeks Nod to Close 32 Stores
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Seafood company files for bankruptcy
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Ex-NJ restaurant VP sentenced for taking kickbacks
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Avoidance Actions:
TOUSA: Indirect Benefits and Impossible Burdens - District Court "Quashes" Bankruptcy Court Decision
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Fraud:
Bernard Madoff says banks knew of Ponzi scheme
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Madoff Speaks! And Blames the Banks
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Bernie Madoff says Wilpons “knew nothing” about Ponzi
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Madoff's First Interview from Prison — Still Questions Remain
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JPMorgan Ignored Client Red Flags Post - Madoff: Suit
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Diamondback Hit With $1 Billion in Redemptions
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Trustee: Durham fired auditors, then looted Fair Finance
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Allen Stanford headed to US prison hospital
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Stanford and Madoff Together in Prison?
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We Still Haven't Put Bernie Away
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Rothstein: A story of 'American Greed'
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22 years for man in Ponzi, mortgage schemes
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Galleon Prosecutors Seek List of Expert Defense Witnesses
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Tax:
Switzerland Pledges Greater Cooperation in Tax Inquiries
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Corporate Governance:
Del. Judge Blasts Barclays, Halts Del Monte Vote
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Del. Chancery Court OKs Airgas Poison Pill, Finds Board's Actions in Accord with Biz Judgment Rule
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Air Products Abandons Airgas Takeover Bid After Judge Upholds Poison Pill
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UK:
Mental Capacity as a Defence against Bankruptcy?
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Appointment of Administrators - 15 February 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 15 February 2011
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Bank of England Sees Increased Risk Inflation Won't Return to 2% by 2012
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Shock rise in unemployment as workers hit by wage cuts
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Youth unemployment hits record
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Wragges takes lead role on Auto Windscreens administration
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Halliwells administrators report reveals debts of more than £190m
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Thompson and other Farepak directors may be hampered by ban
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Farepak victims not forgotten after all
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King May Not Get Chance to Wield Power Over Banks Under New Law
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EU:
France, Germany See Modest GDP Growth
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EU Banks To Get ‘Single Rulebook’
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The First Bondholders In Europe Have Faced A Haircut And It May Not Be The Last
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Canada:
Court approves Fraser Papers restructuring plan, sale of US subsidiaries
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ASC Hearing Will Determine If Concrete Equities Misled Investors
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Germany:
WestLB Owners Still Haggling Over Terms Of Restructuring
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Greece:
Greece To Stay In Recession For 3rd Straight Year
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Ireland:
Anglo To Sue Former CEO Over Loans
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Now Anglo sets its sights on Drumm's €3.8m pension pot
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NAMA appoints 'super receiver' to Carroll group
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China:
China: Food Costs Soaring
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China Auto Imports Nearly Doubled in 2010
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Denmark:
Moody's Cuts Ratings of Danish Banks After Amagerbanken Failure
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Russia:
Russia: Oil Tycoon's Trial was Rigged
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Maxi Group Ruling Expected
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Afghanistan:
IMF recommends troubled Kabul Bank be wound down
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