Law:
Overseas Assignments Keep Am Law 200 Restructuring Practices Busy
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Lawyers Don’t Really Make A Lot Of Money
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The 2011 Am Law A-List
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Dewey's A-List Debut
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A-List 2011 Upheaval in the Ranks
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Top of the Heap: The A-List's New Leader
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Dewey, Proskauer Banging in the Paint as NBA Heads for Lockout
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As More Partners Leave, SNR Denton May Require One-Year Notice Period
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Partners flee SNR Denton as profits crash
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UK: 65 applications for every training contract position
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Many Top Law Firms Have an Aversion to Blogs
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Firms offer untold riches to junior lawyers
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The First Rule of a Summer Clerkship Is Not to Talk About Client and Firm Confidences
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In Re The Passing Of A Skadden Associate
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The Job Market Isn't So Good in Wisconsin and DC After All, Consultant Says
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City Attorney in California Says He’ll Quit Rather than Outsource Legal Work
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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: Lawyer's Closing Enrages Judge, Opposing Counsel
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Bitter Pill: Did Purdue Pharma GC Get Due Process in Debarment?
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Firm's Managing Partner in hot model action
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Desperately Seeking Susan
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Hildebrandt Splits from Thomson Reuters to Form New Legal Consultancy
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NY BigLaw Firm Names New Presiding Partner
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DA Sues Family Law Lawyer over Alleged Affair, Claims Alienation of Affection
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Intelligent Delegation
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Drinker Bankruptcy Practice Grows With Addition of Maria Dantas as Partner
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BofA, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, TCF in Court News
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Attorneys Now Need To Guard Clients' Feelings More Carefully?
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Too Hot To Handle Client?
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Computing Gear Tough Enough for Lawyers
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How Lawyers Can Use LinkedIn to Connect to New Clients
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Mercer law grad reported missing, dismembered body found outside her apartment building
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Economist Says in Negligence Suit His Divorce Lawyer Didn't Act to Protect His Nobel Prize Money
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Fannie Mae-Taylor Bean, BofA, HSBC, Ebix, Birmingham’s Yeung in Court News
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Prof: Some May Balk at Their Tone, But ‘Scambloggers’ Put National Spotlight on Problems in Legal Ed
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Judges:
High court undoes Scalia's pro-tobacco order
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Courthouse named for judge killed in Tucson attack
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No Justice push for Thomas recusal
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Justice Ginsburg reflects on term, leadership role
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Wall Street:
Stocks Little Changed Before US Data
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Stock index futures signal mixed open
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Goldman Central Bank Connections Deepen
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Afraid of Debt? Not Wall Street
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Layoffs:
Initial jobless claims remain above 400,000 mark despite small decrease
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Fed's Hoenig Says Monetary Policy Can't Solve High Unemployment
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Marietta to Lose 1,500 Lockheed Martin Jobs
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Layoffs Loom at Goldman
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More Boomers Doing Gen Y's Jobs
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Federal Jobless Tax for Employers Expires
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Americans Now Think A 40-Hour Work Week Is "Part Time"
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Due to cuts, women now bear brunt of job losses
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:
Hoening: Banks Will Game Volcker Rule
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Bernanke appoints Bialek Inspector General for CFPB
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Clarifying an Elizabethan Drama
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Elizabeth Warren Dangles As Democrats Duck Recess Fight
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Elizabeth Warren : Baltimore's rock star
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New York's AG Takes on the Banks
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The 19 Most Hated Companies In America
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Fraud:
Mortgage fraud mastermind Lee Farkas sentenced to 30 years
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UniCredit Bank Austria Seeks to Dismiss Foreign Investors' Madoff Lawsuit
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Free imprisoned executive talent
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Former Ropes & Gray Lawyer gets 30 Months for Insider Trading
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Telecoms:
Teltronics Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:
Restaurant Performance Index decreases in May
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'Sovereign Citizen' Thrown Out Of Pizza Chain Bankruptcy Hearings
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Another hearing, another USA Springs deal
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Satellites:
Court set to approve DBSD's $1.4 billion sale to Dish
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Newspapers:
Newspapers' deadly pact with Wall Street
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Derivatives:
MSHDA v. Lehman: trying to keep the safe harbor safe for swap counterparties
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Autos:
Chrysler portrays depth of job losses over recent years on Web site
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Delphi salary retirees' benefits slashed
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Lehman:
Lehman Sells 1107 Broadway Building for $190.8 Million to Steven Witkoff
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Agreement Reached with Key Stakeholders on Lehman Brothers Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan
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Lehman says new bankruptcy plan gets wider support
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Aviation:
American Air Strains for Lift
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Credit Reporting:
Credit Check Company Fined $1.8 Million For Selling Info on High-Risk Consumers To Marketers
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Economy:
Market debates Fed's next move as QE2 ends
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The Fed's QE2 is Over: Are we better off?
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Bullard Says QE2 Shows Fed Has Clout Even With Rates Near Zero
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The 6 Tools Left In Bernanke's Toolbox As QE2 Ends
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Greenspan: Stimulus Failed
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QE2′s Winners and Losers
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Geithner Mulls Leaving Treasury
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Geithner: I'll Stay for Foreseeable Future
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Obama Pushes for a Deficit-Reduction Deal by July 22
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A chance to restore fiscal order, or to stiff Americans?
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Domenici’s ‘Truth Squad’ Challenges Fellow Republicans on Debt-Cap Debate
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Debt Reduction Plan: Billions from Tax Cheats
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A Rising Bet on Economic Recovery?
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Economy to Grow at 4%? Really?
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Kansas City Manufacturing Survey: Manufacturing activity rebounded solidly in June
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Poll: 40% See Permanent US Decline
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What Does A 'Post-American World' Look Like?
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The World Economy Is Rolling Over
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Goldman: Treasury Bull Run Over
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Buy Bonds or Bye, Bonds?
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The CBO's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb
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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:
Excluding Distressed Sales, Are Home Prices Just Fine?
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The 15 Worst Housing Markets For The Next Five Years
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Don't be fooled by higher May home sales
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Donald Trump Picks Up Patricia Kluge's Virginia Assets - Trump Buys Front Yard
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Massachusetts foreclosures fall 65% in May
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OCC directs banks to internally assess foreclosure practices by Sept. 30
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Banks repossess $304 billion in soured mortgages in 2010
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Regulators Say Banks Have 20% Delinquency Rate On $2.6 Trillion Mortgage Portfolio
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New Hawaii Foreclosure Law Controversial in Industry
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Cuts Cause Counselors To Diversify
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Rental prices rise 6.7% as Americans sour on homeownership
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Countrywide Bond Investors May Get 9% of Mortgage Losses in 'Game Changer'
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Lender proves to be a costly buy for Bank of America
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BofA Director: Countrywide Deal 'Worst Deal We Ever Made'
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Mortgage exec gets 30 years for $3 billion fraud
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Northlight Provides $28.5 Million in Bankruptcy Exit Financing to Specialty Trust
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Plymouth County property owner files Ch. 11
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EpiCentre creditor battle could take a star turn
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Houston: Discovery at Spring Trails owner enters Chapter 11
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Rarity-linked firm files bankruptcy
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Private mortgage insurers lock down $3.9 billion in new business in May
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New York Fed postpones Maiden Lane II sales
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DOMA:
Couple Asks Ninth Circuit to Rule on Gay-Marriage Ban
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Banking:
Paulson Urged BofA to Fight Investor Claims
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Paulson Sells Big Bank of America Stake
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Clearing the Decks at Bank of America
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The Fed Bails Out the Banks...Again
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Bair expects FDIC fund to turn positive in June
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Baseball:
Dodgers' bankruptcy lawyers to put Bud Selig under oath
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Dodgers Said to Tell Monitor Not to Interfere With Team's Operations
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Dodgers Employees' Paychecks Bounce After Bankruptcy Filing
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Dodgers Had to Pay Fee for Financing
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Dodgers Bankruptcy Spawns T-Shirt Business
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'Frankrupt' T-Shirts Debut, Dodgers' Paychecks Bounce -- This Is the End for Frank McCourt
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Financial Lessons From The McCourts
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Why is Steve Garvey still employed by Frank McCourt?
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Vicente Padilla Gets 'CLIP'ped in Dodgers Bankruptcy
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Difference Between McCourt Or Selig Selling Dodgers: $200 Million
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Major League Baseball did not expect McCourt to file for bankruptcy
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Los Angeles Dodgers stiff-arming MLB's attempt to oversee baseball operations
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The Problem of the Price of Beer at Dodger Stadium
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Bankruptcy judge sets 10 hearing dates in Dodgers case through January
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Take the Dodgers and leave McCourt parking lots
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Health Care:
Bamberg hospital to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy
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Older Workers Could Face Cost Disparities in Health Law Glitch
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Credit/Debit Cards:
Citi Sued Over Man's Death In Relation To $12000 Credit Card Bill
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Finance:
Responsible Lending as an Emerging International Norm
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Art:
Behind Hedge Fund Billionaire John Paulson's Bailout of the Debt-Stricken Berry-Hill Gallery
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Paint:
Paint Distributor Merit Group Wins Court Approval For Auction
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IP:
Tech consortium gets Nortel patents for $4.5B
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Patent Paranoia Hitting New Highs
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Retailing:
Borders Enters into Preliminary $215M Sale Agreement with Direct Brands
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Amazon Drops 10,000 California Affiliates Amid Sales Tax Requirement
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Fasteners:
Praised by President Obama during visit to company, Cardinal Fastener files for bankruptcy protection
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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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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Personal bankruptcies decline sharply in Massachusetts
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
Owens Corning: To Sub Con or Not to Sub Con?
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11 Corporate Titans Failed, but Profited Big
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Rochelle on Anna and LA Dodgers Bankruptcy Cases
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Avoidance Actions:
A “Settlement Payment” Is a Settlement Payment, Don’t Settle for Less!
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Religion:
Archdiocese cemetery trust sues to protect funds in bankruptcy case
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Financially troubled Delmarva Rural Ministries files for bankruptcy liquidation
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Municipalities:
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley pledges to help Jefferson County avoid bankruptcy
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Jefferson County chief judge seeks private donations to help pay jurors
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Some in Harrisburg chafe under Pa. senate threat
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Lawmakers pass bill to restrict bankruptcy filing by Harrisburg
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Judge confirms Vallejo's decision on retiree benefits
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Minnesota Government Shuts Down
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Cities Line Up to Contest Census
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Judges Uphold Cost of Living Cuts to Pensions
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Atlanta's Huge Pension Overhaul Is Major Win For Public Pension Reform
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Connecticut Legislature Exacts Revenge On Unions
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The Entire State Of Texas Has Been Declared A Natural Disaster
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Resorts:
Barnes Bay, Viceroy Anguilla Owner, Told to Revise its Plan for Turnaround
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Celebs:
Soap opera star files for bankruptcy protection in Nevada
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Maguire: No wrongdoing in Hollywood poker matches
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13 Lottery Winners Who Lost It All
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Auto Racing:
Deadline passes with one bid on bankrupt New Jersey Motorsports Park
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Hotels:
Paulson gets more time for bankrupt hotel payoffs
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RadLax’s Time to Shine
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Hotels: Occupancy Rate increased 2.8 percent compared to same week in 2010
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Defaults:
S&P: Global Corporate Defaults Rise To 18; Below Last Year
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Education:
TiZA bankruptcy follows court defeat
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IMF:
Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy
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Twist in Strauss-Kahn Sexual-Assault Case
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn: What this case says about American Europhobia
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Strauss-Kahn case twist turns prospects upside-down
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Will Be The Next President Of France
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UK:
U.K. June manufacturing PMI falls to 21-month low
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Appointment of Administrators - 30 June 2011
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EU:
Europe didn't dodge judgment day
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Canada:
Court creates potential new hurdle for insolvent companies that sponsor employee pension plans and seek new financing
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Nortel Obtains Further Extension of Stay Period Under CCAA
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PIIGS:
German financials to chip in 3.2 bln euros for Greece
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As Greece passes measures to avoid default, Europe works with banks on deal
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Stocks, euro rally on Greece austerity vote
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Greek Game of Heads We Win, Tails You Lose
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French banks agree to Greek debt rollover
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German Banks Agree to Roll Greek Debt
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Greek Parliament Fast-Tracks Second Austerity Bill
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Greece and its creditors: A bank bail-out by another name?
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Greek riots: ritual outlet for frustrated nation
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Italy Approves an Austerity Package
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IE: Banking Review To Focus On Pay And Credit Limits
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Japan:
The troubles of TEPCO
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Investors seek to liquidate Takefuji
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Japan's business confidence tumbles after disaster
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Design Flaw Fueled Nuclear Disaster
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Denmark:
Pressure mounts on Danish banks after second failure
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Denmark's FSA Says Biggest Banks Not at Risk After Bail-Ins
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The Danish Lesson
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Administrators clear larger Amagerbanken payout
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Hong Kong:
Hong Kong's Grande Holdings Files For Chapter 15 Bankruptcy
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MENA:
A Glimpse Inside Libya's Finances
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Opec Meeting Reveals Further Degeneration Of The MENA Region
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Mexico:
Vitro Appeals Ruling That Shows 'Mistrust' Of Mexican Courts
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