Law:
The Rise of the Temp Lawyer
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Willkie Farr Reps Dish In $1.4 Billion Bid For TerreStar
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Out and Out: Ambac GC and CEO Give Notice
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Ky. Bar Recommends Disbarment for Mass Tort Lawyer Stan Chesley
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Ethics Opinion Urges Wariness In Dealing With Lawsuit Funding
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Can Law Firms Put Aside Focus on Single-Year Profits? Crowell Chairman Says They Must
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For months, the "career" consisted of one-third idleness, one-third word-processing, and one-third pointless research
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Searching for a Good Associate
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Fraud Targets Business... Law Firm
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Another scandal, another Allred client
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NFL Labor Talks Almost Blow Up? Lawyers Speak Unnecessary Chatter
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Law degrees are unwise investment
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New, smaller law firm is being created from Arter & Hadden
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12 Lawyers from Disbanding Isaacson Firm, Including 10 Partners, are Joining Ryley Carlock
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The Real Reason for Timesheets
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Tech-Support Worker Sues NY Law Firm, Says It Gave Comp Time Instead Paying OT, Violating FLSA
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Detroit Seeks $10M from Ex-Partner of Venable, Says She Didn't Do Job Due to Relationship With Mayor
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DA: NY BigLaw Associate Had 5,000 "Truly Sickening" Images
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Legal Project Management: It’s Just Not That Hard
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Strong Canadian legal hiring predicted for third quarter
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Australian Merger Helps Boost Norton Rose Revenue
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32 Law Firms Certified for Empowering Women
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Avoiding eDiscovery Nightmares: 10 Ways CEOs Can Sleep Easier
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What Happens if the Loser Has to Pay E-Discovery Costs?
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Lawyer’s Motion Objects to Opponent’s Use of Possessives
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Casey Trial: Who Is 'Lawyer Gaga'?
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Did Uga Eat The Grades At UGA Law?
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Law School Student's Favorite Thing To Do: Be A Dad
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Texting juror who caused mistrial faces judge
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Court rules jurors crush on lawyer is fine
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Lawyer in High-Profile Criminal Case Accused of Drawing Gun on Off-Duty Cop
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Bankruptcy of Giordano’s Pizza Chain Complicated by Owner’s Sovereign Citizen Lingo
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Favorite Fictional Lawyers of the Past 30 Years
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Credit Suisse, Algosaibi, 3M, Deutsche Bank, Lehman-Goldman in Court News
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Judges:
Central District Bankruptcy Judges Hold DOMA Unconstitutional
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'Taj Mahal' judge mounts procedural defense in misconduct probe
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Lawyer: Accused Fla. judge 'doth protest too much'
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2 ex-judges, lawyer back to prison in loan scheme
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California Legislature Blindsides Court Bureaucracy With Huge Cut
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Skip The Legalese And Keep It Short, Justices Say
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Wall Street:
US Stock Futures Are Little Changed; S&P May Stay Near Three-Month Low
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Greek crisis rocks world markets
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Stocks finish sharply lower
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S&P off 7% from April high as markets 'smell blood'
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Greek Fears Send Stocks Tumbling
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Financials Fully Confirm the Downturn
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Where the Flashing Warning Signs Are in the Market
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The REAL Wall Street dress code
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Super-high Wall Street salaries are now the reason for mass layoffs
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Layoffs:
Corporate health and U.S. jobs diverge
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Cutting the Deficit While Adding Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Student Debt:
Kids, Get High Off Drugs, Not Debt. It’s More Fun And People Are Nicer To You When It’s Time To Recover.
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M&A:
First-half M&A values up 35% says Ernst & Young
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Autos:
Ford sees profit fading from record 1st-quarter level
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Used Car Prices May Have Peaked
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DOMA:
DOMA Challenged From Unlikely Source
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The Bankruptcy of DOMA
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Corporate Reform:
Consumer Protection Bureau Mired in Politics
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GOP to Cut Funds for Regulatory Watchdogs
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Elizabeth Warren, Capitalist Moderate
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Inept Obama ‘Anybody but Warren’ Stance Reveals Fundamental Bank v. Middle Class Fault Line
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Consumer bureau to run - director or not
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Never Mind The CFPB Director, Who's Staffing The Rest Of The Agency?
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What Happens if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Has No Director By Its Start Date?
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GOP sets sights on Consumer Bureau in latest approps bill
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SEC Proposes Expanding Scrutiny of Brokerage's Client Assets After Madoff
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SEC Probes Merrill Lynch
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Zubrow to Tell Congress Banking Rules ‘Hobbling’ Recovery
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Whistleblowers Suffer More than Ever Under Obama
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Pensions:
Mo’ Money – New PBGC Rules May Free Up Cash for Lenders and Bondholders
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Food/Beverage:
Allen Foods jobs in jeopardy after bankruptcy
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Markell, lawmakers meet over Allen case
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Fraud:
Are Rajaratnam investors the same as Madoff "net winners"
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Bankruptcy judge orders sale of Peter Madoff's $270K vintage Aston Martin
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WaMu Resumes Insider-Trading Inquiry
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Grassley steps up pressure on SEC in SAC probe
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Lunchtime walk led to insider conspiracy - witness
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SEC seeks stronger post-Madoff audits
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Judge shoots down Hecker claim for millions
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$4M settlement; none for Hecker
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Fair Finance trustee sues National Lampoon
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Some Stanford victims to get compensation: SEC
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Texans welcome SEC ruling to compensate Stanford investors
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SIPC to Review SEC Direction on Stanford Liquidation
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Stanford International Bank liquidators seek to unfreeze funds
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US Sen. Vitter drops plan to block SEC nominees
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Goldman's Perjury Distraction
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NJ Firm Accused Of Operating Commodity-Pool Ponzi Scheme
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“New York Court of Appeals Upholds Purchase Agreement’s Broad Release in Affirming Dismissal of $900 Million Fraud Claim
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Lawyer Strikes Deal With G-Men, Will Pay $2,485,000 and Take Two-Year Suspension
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LI Ponzi Scheme Victims Hit Again
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CalPERS bribe suspect to sell pricey wine collection
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US Fidelis founders indicted
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Key LeNature's witness challenged
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Adelphia's Rigases Lose Bid to Dismiss Criminal Tax Case
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Nightclub impresario who masqueraded as banker to help Rothstein pleads guilty to fraud
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Dealbook’s Goldman debate
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Buttons:
Button Maker’s Bankruptcy Sale Stymies Antitrust Suit
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Corporate Governance:
Beware of the $1 a Year CEO
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Shipping:
Moody's cuts shipping view to negative on supply
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Economy:
U.S. consumer prices climb 0.2% in May
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Wholesale Prices Rise at Slowed Pace in 10 Yrs
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OECD: US Recovery on Track
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Treasuries Rally as European Discord Threatens Greece Rescue
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Will our net worth ever recover?
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CEOs Less Confident About the Economy
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Rich world economy prospects darken as US slows
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Fed boxed in as U.S. slouches toward stagflation
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People Still Blame Bush More Than Obama For The Economic Mess
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Recession Winner: Pelosi Wealth Grows By 62%
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White House wants business to aid in debt cap fight
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Biden Sure of More Than $1T in Deficit Cuts
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China Increases Holdings of US Treasurys
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Debt Challenge Makes for Two Lonely Republicans
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Obama, Boehner golf to get debt talks out of rough
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Congress Is Taking Debt Ceiling Seriously: Schweikert
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Deficit Deal Near? Negotiators Are Showing Signs of Progress
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Consumer Inflation Slowed in May as Energy Prices Eased
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The Great G.D.P. Disappointment
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Rosenberg 99% Sure of Another Recession
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Industrial production inches up 0.1% in May
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US Factory Production Rose in May
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June Empire State index plunges to negative figure
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Business Slowly Starts to Party Again
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Rural Americans Turn to Shelters for Help
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Nouriel Roubini: the 2nd wave of the global crisis is inevitable
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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:
How the Mortgage Industry Bullies Lawyers Who Sue Them
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Courts May Reshape Mortgage Industry
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Foreclosures fall for 8th straight month
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Foreclosure Filings Drop, But Crisis Remains
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Foreclosures Plunge as Process Delays Mask Rising Bank Inventory
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Stockton No. 2 nationally in foreclosures
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Senate Lawmakers Want Tough Approach in Foreclosure Talks
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Regulator 'not interfering' in mortgage talks
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Here's how to fix the foreclosure crisis
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Schuette issues subpoenas over mortgage documentation
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Michigan Attorney General Subpoenas Three Mortgage Processors in Probe
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Homebuilder sentiment drops in June: NAHB
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Renters Next Victims of Housing Market
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Shiller wants pre-planned workouts on future mortgages
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When (and Where) to Walk Away from Your Mortgage
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Ford: Another Casualty of Housing’s Ongoing Slump
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Risk retention may slow return of private-label mortgage finance
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Bank of America apologizes for mistakenly accusing 5,000 of being late on property taxes
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Sentiment Sours, Falls to Record Low
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Miami Beach's Artecity set for bankruptcy auction
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22 Year Old Buys $150M LA Mansion
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The 10 most expensive U.S. cities to buy a home
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The 10 most affordable U.S. home markets
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Foreigners Make Run on US Housing Market
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Tussling Over Apartment Giant's Fate
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Casey Mulligan’s weird defense of the mortgage-interest deduction
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Misdirection In Goldman Sachs' Housing Short
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Home Prices Exploding in Silicon Valley Amid More Millionaires
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Family Driven Into Bankruptcy by Hundreds of Snakes
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Lehman:
Lehman, Goldman settle email disclosure dispute
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Lehman Wins Approval to Sell New York Building to L&L for $160 Million
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Paulson Stops Intimidating Banks, For Now
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Opera:
How People's Opera Orchestrated Its Peril
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Orchestras:
SSO musicians form foundation to present concerts
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Telecoms:
TerreStar Networks Agrees to $1.375 Billion Bankruptcy Sale To DISH, Filings Show
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Dish Network Bids for TerreStar Networks: Why?
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LighSquared stymied in bid for Terrestar
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Xanadoo offers bankruptcy loan to keep subsidiaries operating
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Hotels:
Extended Stay Trustee Sues Over 'Tainted' $8B 2007 Buyout
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Blackstone Group Sued Over Sale of Hotel Owner Extended Stay
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Extended Stay Trustee's 107 pg complaint
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Extended Stay Trustee's 179 pg complaint vs. Blackstone
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Allstate, Lowe, Guardian Form Joint Venture to Buy Distressed Hotels
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Debt Collection:
Debt Collection Brawl May Claim Human Leg
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Lawsuits Against Agencies, Creditors Spike
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Municipalities:
Munis Holding Strong
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Leave Meredith Alone! All Really is Not Well in Muniland
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Mich. treasurer dismisses notion Pontiac will fall into bankruptcy
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Patterson: Pontiac's nearly broke
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Fitch cuts Hawaii rating, cites tourism dependence
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'No Recovery in Sight,' Says UCLA Anderson Forecast
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Alabama Official Says 25% Sewer Rate Hike Is Too Steep
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States Want More in Pension Contributions
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Celebs:
Bankruptcy judge to consider sale of property in Palmeiro project
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Mass Transit:
Bankrupt Las Vegas Monorail Says It Must Expand or Close Within 8 Years
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Aviation:
Airfare climbs as more business travelers fly
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Firms finally run out of patience with Air Zimbabwe
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Health Care:
HearUSA bankruptcy auction set
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Gambling:
Details of Indiana Downs & Indiana Live! Casino's Schedules of Assets & Liabilities and Statements of Financial Affairs
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Majestic Star cuts staff, closes one casino floor
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Accounting:
Accountancy job growth 'worst in industry'
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Ninth Circuit Rules for PwC in California Overtime Lawsuit
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Apparel:
Rock & Republic Founder Moves On
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Consultants:
Miller Buckfire Restructuring Veteran to Leave
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Garden City Group Promotes Gottlieb to Assistant VP of Midwest Operations
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Credit/Debit Cards:
Amex’s aggressive move into prepaid cards
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Celebs:
Nicolas Cage Settles Lawsuit
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Private Equity:
Companies Backed By Private Equity Will Face the Same or Higher Default Rates
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today)
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:
Survey Finds Free-Fall Bankruptcies Becoming More Rare
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:
What to Do When Financial Institutions Fail
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Why I was the Skunk at the Party
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"Too Big To Fail" law has its own issues, economist says
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Too Big to Fail Ends With Wave of a Magic Wand
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Discharge:
Are Third Party Releases “All in the Family”?
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Banking:
WaMu Settlement Agreement With Shareholders Said to Collapse
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FDIC's Bair to Tell Congress Banks Need to Raise More Capital
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UBS, Credit Suisse Must Bolster 'Thin' Capital Buffers, Central Bank Says
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Extreme Bank Regulation Is The Key To This Lousy Economy
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Community bankers warn Congress of over-regulation
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CFPB Bank Supervisor Says Agency Oversight Set to Start July 21
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Bank chiefs ditch the hair shirts
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Retailing:
11 Borders stores nationwide could get reprieve
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Borders Reaches Deal To Avoid 45 Store Closures
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Borders May Avoid Some Store Closings With Lender, Creditor Deal
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Religion:
Illinois bishop asks top court to reconsider abuse case; victim's lawyer decries stall tactics
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Horticulture:
Teufel hits post- bankruptcy milestone
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UK:
Inflation at 2-1/2 year high
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High inflation could have 'disastrous consequences' for UK, economists warn
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Food and fuel keep inflation high, with more rises to come
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UK retail sales plunge as households' worries grow
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Regulatory clout won't ease Bank credibility doubts
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UK to publish bank regulation proposals on Thursday
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UK's Osborne to announce sale of Northern Rock
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Osborne Says It's Time to Plan Exit From Banking Support as U.K. Recovers
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PwC: Banks' bad loans balloon while provisioning shrinks
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UK Regulator Warns 260 Firms of 'Widespread Failings'
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A ringfence would not stop a run on the bank
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Southern Cross landlords agree to restructure
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Southern Cross strikes four-month deal with landlords
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Hefty sentences for £50m mortgage fraud duo
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UK: Middle Class Can't Afford Kid's College
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Colliers expands corporate recovery team
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Turnaround investors splash £1bn, says KPMG
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Receiver Appointed To Marriott Hotels In UK
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Appointment of Administrators - 15 June 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 15 June 2011
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EU:
ECB says debt crisis risks destabilising banks
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Banks credit risk back at 2008 levels -ECB report
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Greece Debt Crisis Is Main Stability Threat to Euro Region Banks, ECB Says
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Germany insists all of EU must pay for Greece bailout
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Germany stresses outcome over method in Greek deal
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Merkel's Hard Line Annoys European Partners
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Europe's 'Lehman Moment' Looms as Greek Debt Unravels Markets
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The Real Reason That Europe Is Facing A "Lehman Moment"
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Canada:
Canada: Economy & Less Consumer Spending
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PIGS:
Anti-austerity protests in Greece erupt into violence
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Wave of anger blankets Athens as Greece weighs new austerity measures
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Why Greece Is Not the Next Lehman
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Greece: Elections or Broke?
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Leading Socialist quits ahead of reshuffle
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Greek Coalition Talks Founder
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Who Wants the Worst Job in Europe?
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Greek crisis at the tipping point
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Greece In Perspective
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If Ireland can force haircuts on senior debt holders, why can't Greece?
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Greece default fallout can be contained: ex-IMF economist
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Greece, Ireland, Portugal: Who Holds the Debt?
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Organized criminals eye vulnerable Greece for illicit enterprise
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Ireland seeks to go after Anglo's senior bondholders
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Senior Anglo and Nationwide bondholders could be burned – Noonan
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Bank of Ireland bosses face barrage of anger and eggs
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Bank of Ireland Becomes a 'Slave' to Sovereign Debt Woe
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How is the “civil servant” in Frankfurt gonna take an Irish haircut?
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Noonan tells investors in US our corporate tax rate is not 'up for renegotiation'
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IE: Rise in residential mortgage arrears
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Irish Horses May Ease Bailout Burden as ECB Pushes Asset Sales
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Irish jobless rate rises again
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Ireland's central bank 'likely to move on loan loss reporting'
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IE: The lesser-spotted variegated burdensharing for senior bondholders
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Spain central banker: Fiscal, labor reforms needed
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Protests block Spain's Catalan parliament
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Spanish foreclosure fears put pressure back on STD, BBVA
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Spain Rejects Proposal to Reform Mortgage-Foreclosure Rules
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Moody's May Downgrade A Portugal Banks' Unit
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Iceland, Ireland, Spain Among the Strongest Stock Markets in Europe
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India:
RBI Governor Grapples With 'Horror Show'
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Wary investors spy trouble in India bonds
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China:
S&P's cuts outlook on China land developers
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Japan:
Leaking Nuclear Reactor Plan Unveiled
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Moves to oust Kan may be linked to politicians in TEPCO's pocket
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TEPCO should go through legal bankruptcy process
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More Japanese On Welfare Than Any Time Since Immediately After World War II
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MENA:
Gaddafi Running Out of Money
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New Zealand:
Bankrupt developer apologizes for overseas trip
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Italy:
Police hold 45 in Italian tax evasion probe
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Austria:
A-TEC Says In Talks With Potential Investors
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Russia:
Khodorkovsky Says Corruption Means Russia Economy Needs $200 Oil
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