January 18, 2011

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Law:

White & Case Lands Top Fraud Prosecutor
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In-House: Thinking About E-mail ‘Subject’ Lines
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Online Marketing Trends and the Legal Industry
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Increase Firm Profits with a Collaborative Aggression Focus :)
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"They make Ally McBeal's notorious miniskirt suits seem like something you would expect to find on Ruth Bader Ginsburg"
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Ex-lawyers who found success going it alone
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Boston College Law receives $3M gift for loan forgiveness
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Judges:

How the Virgin Islands and Philly ended up in same circuit
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Wall Street:

Stock Index Futures Mixed as All Eyes on Apple
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World Stocks At New High And Euro Up on Debt Hopes
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European shares end flat on rescue fund uncertainty
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Sorry, Americans: Goldman kicks US clients out of Facebook deal
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Goldman’s Facebook plan falls apart
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Representative Sherman on SIPC's Insolvency
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Layoffs:

Productivity Over the Business Cycle
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High Unemployment to Last for Years
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Oil/Gas:

OPEC Raises 2011 Forecast of Demand for Its Oil
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OPEC ministers say no need to raise output
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Municipalities:

A Bankruptcy Law - Not Bailouts - for the States
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Gingrich Wants Bankruptcy Rights for States
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To save the states, let 'em declare bankruptcy
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The Lesser of Two Evils
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Detroit may close 'half of its public schools'
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Metro Detroit home sales drop 8.6 percent
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Local governments face deep cuts to services
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Blight Spreads in Chicago as Lenders Walk Away From Foreclosed Properties
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Vallejo, California Drafts Bankruptcy Exit
(DBN)

Budget Gaps Push Governors to Similar Answers
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Insurance:

CLICO liquidator eyes 'complex' deal for key $83 million asset
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Health Care:

Bankrupt cancer center for sale
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Iberville Parish seeks hospital partner
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Health Care Basics
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Experts Doubt Health Care Bill is Job Killer
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House Launches Health Law Challenge
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Agriculture:

Chapter 12 Filing: A New Beginning for the Small Farmer
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Autos:

Against The Odds, Chrysler Goes “From Third World To World Class”
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GM's CEO Learning on the Job
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Auto industry still needs to shed massive overcapacity
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Dealership gives workers a raw deal
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VW to Invest Heavily in China
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Hotels:

Cornhusker scheduled for foreclosure auction
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Hotels: RevPAR up 7.8% compared to same week in 2010
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Crowne Plaza Hotel changes hands
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Corporate Reform:

Big Lenders May Lose Under Plan for Simpler Mortgage Disclosure
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Petraeus Plans Focus on Online Scams, Military Victims
(DBN)

CFTC: Speculative Limits in Q1 2012
(DBN)

The Anti-Regulators Are the “Job Killers”
(DBN)

Obama Launches Regulatory Review
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Credit Reporting:

Experian back to growth in main markets
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Gambling:

Marker cash eyed by court
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Trucking:

Spot Truck Demand Soared in December
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Shipping:

Shipowners Increase Payments to Get Their Vessels to Atlantic
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Economy:

Economics: Back to the Old Masters
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Where in the federal government do economists work?
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Obama Writes Big "Pro Business" Editorial In The Wall Street Journal
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Financial sector profitability, how things have changed
(DBN)

This is a Recovery?
(DBN)

How To Be Strong Like China
(DBN)

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:

Rep. Waters calls mortgage servicing an industry in crisis
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Foreclosures in Violation of the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act
(DBN)

Past Rulings by New York Judge Schack Reached Ibanez-Like Conclusions
(DBN)

Ten things you should know about foreclosures
(DBN)

Virginia legislators rally to change state foreclosure process
(DBN)

MA bills target rules on foreclosure
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Foreclosure lawyers' misdeeds ignored in Florida?
(DBN)

Foreclosure sales in Orange County go high tech
(DBN)

Philly Editorial: Slow down foreclosures
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JPMorgan overcharged military families, improperly foreclosed
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'Slumlord' vs. the American Dream: Their homes, their hopes ... gone?
(DBN)

Mortgage Rates Have Been Decreasing
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UBS' 2011 Forecast Sees Little Improvement for Housing
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ING in Talks on Sale of Real Estate Investment Unit
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Texas releases $45 million more for first-time homebuyer tax credit
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The Concord Group projects no housing recovery until end of 2012 The
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Galveston Island Development Land Adjacent to Palisade Palms to Sell at Bankruptcy Auction February 23
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Rink wants more time; lawyer says delay won't hold up completion at Mission Hill
(DBN)

Payouts of ABFS funds to noteholders are close
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Ernst & Young appoints Grinis to lead global RE investment fund servicing
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VA directs mortgage servicers to pay short sale relocation assistance
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Tax:

Ex-banker says he's giving Wikileaks files on rich
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Whistleblower Calls Swiss Banking System A "Fire-Breathing Dragon" While Handing Over Secret Data To Wikileaks
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Wiki: Tax Dodging by the Pillars of Society
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Celebs:

Anna Nicole Smith Case Returns to Supreme Court Tuesday
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The Anna Nicole Smith Supreme Court case: Uniting liberals and conservatives
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'Octomom' should cut personal trainer, manicures and get a job
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They're rich and famous and in foreclosure
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Fraud:

Fair Finance trustee sues Durham's brother-in-law
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Gibraltar execs face Rothstein questions
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Auction-goers disappointed by 'Madoff Collection'
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Petters clawback hearing big draw
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Banking:

Citigroup set to post fourth quarterly profit
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`Citi Weekend' Shows Too-Big-to-Fail Endures
(DBN)

Bank of America's Talent Exodus Since Merrill Cuts European Share in Half
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Santander C.E.O. Said to Be Sentenced to Banking Ban
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Retailing:

Borders Death Watch
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Gottschalks still in bankruptcy
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Religion:

$5 Million Priest-Abuse Award Upheld
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Education:

American schools are more segregated by race and class today than they were on the day Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed
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Book Reviews:

How Times Change
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster asks bondholders for more money for exit
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Food/Drink:

N.M. vineyard, winemaker deny financial responsibility in failed winery
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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:

(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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Fewer in Detroit region go bankrupt
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Litigation:

Employee e-mails and the attorney-client privilege
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Credit Rating Agency Claims Dismissed, But Other Goldman Sachs Subprime Securities Suit Claims Survive
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Aviation:

Ailing Mandala Granted 45-Day Debt Suspension
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Oil/Gas:

12 Petro States That Will Boom When Oil Hits $100
(DBN)

How Oil Price Volatility Could Affect Consumers
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Sovereigns:

MacDonald on US sovereign default
(DBN)

The 19 Countries Most Likely To Default
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UK:

UK Gov't Plans Major Health Care Reform
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Inflation hits 3.7% after record monthly increase
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Austerity Britain Caught in Inflationary Bind
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Appointment of Administrators - 17 January 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 17 January 2011
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Safeway ruling narrows scope for D&O claims
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Bankruptcy claim by fraudster Sharon Farrar
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The broken heart of capitalism
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The 'new normal' of unemployment
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EU:

German Coalition Members Against Bailout Expansion, But Eurozone Bond Coming Anyway
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Support Grows for Larger European Rescue Fund
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EU to include liquidity in bank stress tests, results in Q3
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EU looks to US for advice on bank stress tests
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Canada:

"Commercial Proposals" under Canada's Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
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Canada Fin Min Tightens Mortgage Rules As Household Debt Soars
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Tens of millions missing - Investors take stock after bankruptcy by scion of prominent Edmonton family
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Germany:

German Investor Confidence Jumped to Six-Month High in January
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China:

China's economy roars. Why do its stocks stink?
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China's Premier Vows to Tackle Lending Frenzy
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China Leads in Loans to Developing Countries
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Italy:

Court 'seeks €120mln from food giant Parmalat's banks'
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Citi, Deutsche Bank Face Seizure in Parmalat Trial
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Greece:

Greece Has `A Chance' to Avert Restructuring
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Greek deputy premier backs broader debt extension
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Greece Not Seeking Debt Repayment Extension: Source
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Ireland:

Drumm asks for secret bankruptcy hearings
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Bankrupt bank boss accused of fraud
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ECB Allows Ireland To Counterfeit 51 Billion Euros
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Czech Republic:

Vitek files insolvency proposal against Sazka
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Tunisia:

Tunisian President's Wife Leila Trabelsi Fled Country With 1.5 Tons Of Gold
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Japan:

Japan's New Graduates Facing Grim Job Prospects
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