January 3, 2011

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Legal Jobless Claims Decline
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Top Partners to Work For — Smaller Legal Markets
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Hughes Hubbard Is the Latest Firm to Crack the Time Keeping Whip
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Lawyer Pavilack creditors fight over what's left
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Lawsuit describes fraternity-like atmosphere at L.A. law firm: Bikini bar
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Musical Chairs: Tom Goldstein Is Leaving Akin Gump
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Making Money in a Margin World
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$1 Billion Suit Dismissed due to Attorney's 'Clandestine Actions'
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Thomson West and the $5.18 Million Award - An Appeal Is Coming
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E-Mail 'Oops' Ends With Law Firm Being Yanked Off Case
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Diversity Dilemma
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Firm Answers Charges of Bias, Blaming Economy for Layoff of Black Woman Attorney
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Court punishes lawyers who called each other 'hack' and 'loser' — and worse
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Top Ten Most Popular ATL Stories of 2010
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Many Law Firms Offer New Year’s Eve ‘Safe Ride,’ But Some Fine Print Restricts Excessive Use
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In-House: Compensation
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Lawyer Referees!
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Texas Counsel Share Their 2011 New Year's Resolutions
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Attorney Suspended After Blaming Spouse For His Crimes
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Judge Clears 6 Verrill Dana Lawyers on All Ethics Charges re Ex-Partner’s $300K Theft
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Schindler's List May Be Sold, Judge Says
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Colo. District Attorney May Face Impeachment Over Sex Charges
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Fordham Law’s Unique Film Forum Boasts a Cast of Stars—and Faces an Uncertain Future
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Convicted of Rape, Former Israel Prez Faces Likely Prison Term
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Wisconsin Awards $25,000 to Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 23 Years
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Judges:

Attorney Sues to Force Judge Out of Office; He Calls Her Incompetent
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Chief Justice Roberts Seeks More Judicial Confirmations
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"Professional Courtesy"
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Lacking Suspension Power, Conduct Commission Backs Censure of Judge in Drunken-Driving Case
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Wall Street:

Futures Soar into 2011
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Bumpy Climb for Stocks in 2010
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The New Speed of Money, Reshaping Markets
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Some Investors Flourish Despite Economic Tumult
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Layoffs:

U.S. Jobless Filings Lowest Since July 2008
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Job Stats Show Record Gains Since '08 Decline
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Career Shift Often Means Drop in Living Standards
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Offering Help (Carefully) to Jobless Friends
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Jobs Trickle In. Whither Workers?
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Permalancing: The New Disposable Workforce
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Insurance:

Insurers Sued Over Death Bets
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AIG Stock Could Drop as Government Sells Off
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MBIA shares rise as JPMorgan, Barclays get out of lawsuit
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Retailing:

Borders Delaying Payments to Some Vendors
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Borders: Getting Closer to the Bookseller's Final Chapter
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Borders Tumbles After Delaying Payments to Some Publishers
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Economy:

Fresh Crises Loom in Europe and U.S.
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US: Factories, Services Hummed in December
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Goolsbee Says Not Raising Debt Ceiling ‘Catastrophic’
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Treasury Prepares for Exit From Ally Financial
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New Years Prediction: The U.S. Economy in 2011
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Big Firms Poised to Spend Again
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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:

Noncompliance with HAMP Guidelines as an Affirmative Foreclosure Defense?
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Home Prices Are Still Too High
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S&P revises shadow inventory timeline upward, again
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2010 average rate for 30-year mortgage lowest since 1955: Freddie Mac
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New government regulations, tighter lending guidelines, higher mortgage rates
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Subprime Mortgage Lenders Now Heroes?
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Signed Contracts to Buy Homes Rise
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Impossible Foreclosure: Never Late on a Payment
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Judge OK's class-action status for homeowner lawsuit against Florida law firm
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Developer Philadelphia Rittenhouse Seeks Bankruptcy Protection From IStar
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Efforts to save historic Springfield theater moves to bankruptcy court
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Time-share firm leaves bankruptcy
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Senate removes extended tax exemptions for REIT investments
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Moody's takes action on billions more RMBS
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Banking:

Major League Banks Need a Farm System
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WaPo Explains the ABCs of MERS, Which Struggling Homeowners Are Leveraging in Loan Negotiations
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US Bank: FDIC Should Cover Cost of Bad Tax Advice
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FDIC orders MBank to sell or raise cash
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Ex-New Frontier Bank board members sanctioned
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SouthwestUSA Corp. lists artwork among assets in bankruptcy filing
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Fraud:

Rattner to Pay $10 Million to Settle Pension Kickback Case
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Petters' Receiver Sues JP Morgan Chase
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Corporate Reform:

Justice Department Seeks Tougher Derivatives Rules
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Warren Asks Industry, Consumer Groups for Advice
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Pimco Pays $92M on Manipulation Lawsuit
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Municipalities:

Pension costs could drive four Bay Area counties into bankruptcy
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Growing Number of Cities Face Bankruptcy
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Public Workers Face Outrage as Budget Crises Grow
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Fear of defaults putting pressure on municipal bonds
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Should Cash-Strapped States Be Allowed to Declare Bankruptcy ?
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New York May Seize Nassau Finances on Budget Deficit
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Hamtramck to seek new hearing on bankruptcy filing
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Storytelling:

International Storytelling Center in Tenn. files for bankruptcy protection
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Movie Theaters:

Overall Movie Attendance Down Sharply in 2010
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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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Tax:

Late tax law delays processing returns
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Gambling:

Ellis Gaming files for bankruptcy in Las Vegas
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Health Care:

Big Health-Care Changes Arrive in 2011
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House GOP plans two-pronged assault on health law
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Mass Torts:

BP-Paid Law Professor Vouches for Feinberg on Gulf Spill Work
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Credit Cards:

Credit Cards to Payday Substitution?
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Politics:

GOPer: "one of the most corrupt presidents in modern times"
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New Congress sets its eyes on oversight
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Finance:

Corporate Debt Enjoyed Another Boom Year
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CIT continues to redeem itself after bankruptcy
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Lehman:

Bank of America $590 Million Lehman Order 'Not Final'
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Radio:

Clear Channel's Looming Debt Crunch is a Confidence Test
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Aviation:

Airlines Can't Stop Snow, So Shut Up and Adapt
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EU:

Europe’s Young Grow Agitated Over Future Prospects
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European Manufacturing Expands Faster Than Estimated, Led by German Gains
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Japan:

How To Beat The Restaurant Bankruptcy Blues: Focus on Efficiency and Profits
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Russia:

The Verdict Is In - Naglost'
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West attacks Khodorkovsky 'abuse'
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Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky sentenced to 14 years, signaling Putin hard line
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Merkel sees politics behind Khodorkovsky sentence
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High Tide: From A Year in Bribes To Khodorkovsky's Growing Sentence
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