Law:

R.I.P. Howrey: Firm to Dissolve Next Week
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CEO Ruyak Partly Blames Contingency-Fees, Discovery Vendors, for Howrey’s Fall
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Alternative fees kill major law firm. Or not
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What Else Happened to Howrey? Here’s More From CEO Ruyak
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Firm to Pull Plug on 20-Lawyer Office on April 1
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Lawyers Break Away From Troubled Firm to Maintain Minority-Owned Status
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Yoss Fort Lauderdale Office Latest "Restructuring" Victim.
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The BigLaw Dead Pool
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Save Yourself
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Arnall Golden Gregory Sees Profits Per Partner Jump 24 Percent
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Signs of a Rebound?
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Bonus Watch: Clifford Chance Matches Cravath Spring Bonuses
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Boutique Investment Bank Hires Retired Skadden Partner
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Introducing Arlen Specter, Esq
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Farleigh Wada Adds Bankruptcy Lawyer
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Spotlighting the Men Who Want to Put Rajaratnam Away
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How "Crude" Calculations Halted Chevron's Case in the Amazon
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Keker allowed in Chevron's lawsuit over Ecuador issue
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In-House: Classic, Bad Introductions
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US senator moots external investment for American firms
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Small Firms: Forget You, Biglaw (oo, oo, ooo)
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Is a Google Docs Practical in a Law Practice?
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New York Courts Tackle Insider Trading And Blockbuster Bankruptcy
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Rajaratnam, Ensco, Lyondell, AstraZeneca, Ho in Court News
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February Lawyer of the Month: We’re Starting To See A Pattern Here
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Legal Software Maker Hit With $585,000 in Sanctions, Fees
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Here in the United States, if the professor ends class early, we do not complain.
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Panel Says Law Prof Shouldn't Be Fired Over Hypothetical Involving Dean’s Murder
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Ex McGuireWoods Partner Pleads Guilty re Fake IRS Doc Purporting to Lift Levy on Her Draw
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Man Gets Life for Kidnapping His Ex-Lawyer
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NY In-Houser Fined for Taking Yankees Tickets From Law Firm Staffer
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Were Lawyer’s Reasons for Seeking Recusal of 3 Judges in One Case Frivolous?
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Firm under scrutiny over Libyan sanctions
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This is How All Clients Should Dress When About to Be Sentenced for Probation Violations.
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Idaho Rancher Revealed as Enrico Ponzo, Small-Time Gangster
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Lawsuit of the Day: Charlie Sheen’s WINNING Case?
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Charlie Sheen’s Lawsuit Isn't All Talk: It Seeks $100M and Cites ‘Alleged’ Disability
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Could Charlie Sheen's $100 Million Lawsuit Actually Go To Trial?
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Warner Bros. Unveils Legal Strategy in Charlie Sheen Fight; Incapacity, Blown Lines at Issue
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Chuck Lorre Lawyer Responds to Charlie Sheen Lawsuit: 'Fantasy' and 'Recklessly False'
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Police Raid Charlie Sheen's House For Weapons
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Judges:

Assessments of Justice Scalia, on the Eve of His 75th Birthday
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Judge Uses Ruling to Preach the Gospel of Diversity to Plaintiffs Firms
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Ethics Experts Split Over Judge's Sealed Record on Why He Won't Recuse
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Real Judge Can't Serve As Celebrity Judge
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Wal-Mart Workers’ Group Seeks Scalia’s Recusal From Court Case
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The Digital Courtroom: Apparently Not a Pipe Dream
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Ex-Judge Gets 26 Years as Mastermind in Racketeering Conspiracy Vote-Purchase Case
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Is The Judge Checking You Out on Facebook?
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A woman and a monkey walk into a courthouse . . .
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Wall Street:

US stock futures signal losses; eyes on Japan
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Japan quake drags European shares to 3-month low
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Indexes lose over 1 pct, S&P below key tech level
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Saudi violence rocks marts; Dow sinks 228
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Layoffs:

Jobless Claims in US Increased More Than Estimated Last Week to 397000
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AOL to Cut Up to 900 Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Gambling:

Las Vegas Strip January Casino Gambling Revenue Falls 2.5%
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Las Vegas Gaming on Losing Streak
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Mass Torts:

Proposed Texas bill would close bankruptcy asbestos trust loophole
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Trucking:

Ex-Alts. Exec., Republican Comptroller Candidate Gets Trucking
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster Video's Liquidation: Boon for Netflix?
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Blockbuster Sale Terms Draw Objection From US Attorney
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Blockbuster Said to Be in Talks With Studios to Support Auction
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Last-ditch talks may decide Blockbuster's fate
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Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale of Blockbuster
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Blockbuster, Creditors Reach Accord on Sale Proposal to Avoid Liquidation
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Blockbuster to Auction Assets With Revised $290 Million Bid
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Hedge Funds:

Whiff of Scandal Surrounds New Stream Capital
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New Stream Capital Investors Overwhelmingly Approve Plan of Reorganization
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The 22 Richest Hedge Fund Managers
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Furniture:

Robb & Stucky liquidation begins Friday
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Autos:

GM chief financial officer resigns unexpectedly
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General Motors CFO Chris Liddell Shown the Door
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G.M.’s Departing C.F.O.: Key Architect of Its Stock Offering
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CFO departure throws spanner in GM's gears
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New CFO must steer GM away from bad habits
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Litigation:

Blavatnik Seeks to Dismiss Accusations in Lyondell Case
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Banking:

Dissecting Distress in the Banking Sector
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Heritage Oaks Bank makes out while investors lose
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Food/Beverage:

The Food & Beverage Industry: Unending Turbulence Provides Ongoing Opportunities
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Ethanol:

Coburn Seeks to End Ethanol Tax Credit
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Politics:

Gingrich: Uncle Sam Made Me Cheat on Wife
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Gingrich: Strange, Strange Justification
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M&A:

Why Merger Advisers Should Get a Flat Fee Rate
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Wells Fargo CFO Explains The One And Only Way To Avoid A Horrible Deal
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Economy:

Jobless claims rise, trade gap widens
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Unemployment Rate Falls in 24 States, Rises in 10
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Continued unemployment claims fall, initial claims rise
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Oil Drives February Factory Gate Inflation to 28-Month High
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Why US Companies Are Still Very Nervous
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IMF: Crisis Response Deepened Some Problems
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Higher Oil Prices Hitting Global Economy
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Don't Blame Libya for Gas Prices
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Boehner Blames Obama for Gas Prices
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President to Speak on Gasoline Prices Today
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January US trade deficit jumps to $46.3 billion
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China trade swings to largest deficit in 7 years
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Reconciling U.S., China Trade Deficit Headlines
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What Happened to the Economy? Inside Job
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Household Net Worth Rises by $2.1 Trillion
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What Fed Means That We're Worth More Now
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Dimon, Pandit, Blankfein, Ackermann Join Kremlin Advisory Board
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Americans Not Sure Economy is Recovering
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Families Slice Debt to Lowest in 6 Years
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Recovery's Pulse Slowing
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Key to Prosperity: Fix Immigration Policies, Says Dallas Fed
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The Economics of Bike Lanes - "Bicycle-riding, heirloom-tomato-eating hipsters?"
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John Cassidy Watch, externalities edition
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Why Food Prices Will Keep Climbing
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Suze Orman on 'Money Class,' Death of the American Dream
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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:

Fed Sides With Banks in Wrongful Foreclosure Report
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Fed Report Finds No Wrongful Foreclosures By Banks, Consumer Advocates Slam Methodology
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Government Mortgage Principal Reductions Dead-on-Arrival?
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Banks Pushing Back on Foreclosure Pact
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Mortgage modifications down 9% in January: Hope Now
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Bank of America launches mortgage program to assist servicemembers
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Mortgage modifications down 9% in January: Hope Now
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House votes to end FHA Short Refi
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Gov. Scott's 'mixed signals' are keeping $1 billion from struggling homeowners
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Home Remodeling to Rebound in U.S. as Owner Confidence Improves
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Bills ending foreclosure programs 'dead on arrival' in Senate
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Interest rates on mortgages hold steady below 5%: Freddie Mac
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Home prices down for sixth straight month
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Devlin Group files bankruptcy
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Developer Renzo Renzi files bankruptcy
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Soffers lose Las Vegas property
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Two mortgage trade groups suing Fed over loan originator compensation
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Silver City mall debt is top concern in soured CMBS portfolio
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Covered bond supporters head to Washington
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Fraud:

Rajaratnam wiretap tapes played for jurors in NY court
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Rajaratnam Laughs, Talks of Deals as First Tapes Played at Insider Trial
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Nothing funny at Raj Rajaratnam insider trading trial as jury hears recorded conversations
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Get Ready For Some Raj Wiretaps That Are 'Worse Than An NFL Locker Room'
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Raj Rajaratnam To Anil Kumar: "I Have One Million In Soft Dollars That I Can Use To Pay You"
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Raj Rajaratnam Just Wanted To See Anil Kumar Fairly Compensated For His ‘Knowledge’
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Anil Kumar On The Witness Stand: Raj Made Me Use My Sick Child's Housekeeper To Hide The Money He Made Me Take
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Tipster Says He Traded Info to Galleon for 6-Figure Salary
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Hedge-Fund Billionaire Bores Jury to Stir Doubt
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Raj pal squeals
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Galleon Case Strains Old Grad School Friendship
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Ex-McKinsey Director Tells Jurors of Inside Tips to Rajaratnam at Trial
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Kim Rothstein reaches settlement, RRA software firm fined $400,000
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The spoils of US Fidelis will be sold to highest bidder
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Rita & Richard Gosselin Sentenced for Ponzi
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Bank of America-Led Lender Group Bilked of $130 Million, U.S. Charges
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The SEC Warns Hedge Funds: If You Beat The Market By 3%, We Are Looking Into You
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Credit Cards:

Chase Bank Considers $50 Limit for Debit Cards
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Why debit fees should be low
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Bank Threats Have Fed Wavering on Debit Fee
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Banks Win Again: Congress Caves on Debit Card Fees
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Card Debt Down 15% Nationally; Credit Scores Slip
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Municipalities:

Debt-Laden Harrisburg, Pa, Incinerator Attracts Purchase Offer
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Recession Pushes Municipalities to the Brink Fundamental Changes Require Re-examination of Budget Model
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Jeb Bush and Newt Gingrich: States need bankruptcy to deal with budget crises
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The Burden of Pensions on States
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Chaos Reigns in Wisconsin Over Union Bill
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Wisconsin vote spurs death threat, protests, legal questions
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Was what Scott Walker did legal?
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Poll: Majorities support recall of two Wisconsin GOP senators
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Unions Frame Bargaining as Civil Rights Issue
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Six-figure working-class heroes
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Wisconsin Republicans Claim Obama Advisers Behind Recall Campaign
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Police remove protesters from Wisconsin Capitol
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The Wisconsin union fight goes nuclear
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Wisconsin Assembly Vote Is Delayed as Protests Jam Capitol
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Wisconsin: a pivotal moment for American unions
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Michigan emergency financial manager legislation 'kind of a backdoor approach to what's going on in Wisconsin'
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Corporate Reform:

Warren ripped again
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SEC fights for its Wall Street watchdog role
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SEC to hire for new municipal bond duties
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SEC's Schapiro seeks funding and says targeted exams coming
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Schapiro Says SEC Cuts Would Force Furloughs, Halt Improvements
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What's Really Going on at the SEC?
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Study recommends SEC reorganization
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SEC Head Admits Misstep in a Madoff Ethics Issue
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Collision Course: The SEC, Schapiro, Becker, Issa, Grassley, and Madoff
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Top Ten Things You Should Know Before You Blow the Whistle
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Consumer Agency to Post a Database of Unsafe Products
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The Financial Crisis Is Over, but Where’s the Fix?
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Health Care:

St. Vincent's To Sell NY Real Estate For $260M To Developer Rudin
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Bankrupt St. Vincent's Hospital to return, but stripped down
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Meet St. Vincent's Replacement
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St. Vincent's Deal Stirs Local Opposition
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Ohio's Trinity Hospital to Acquire Twin City Hospital
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Critical Transplants: Sales of Distressed Health Care Assets in Bankruptcy
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Englewood, Ridgewood hospitals go to court to stop reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital
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Hospital continues string of bankruptcy filing extensions
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Sierra Kings Hospital seeks to sell to Adventist
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GOP Ready to Take on Health Care
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Derivatives:

J.P. Morgan Clears the Air on Derivatives
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Aviation:

American Airlines again bumps up airfares
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Airfares Are Going Up, and Not Just Because of Oil
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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
(large downloads)

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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Walker Wilcox Matousek

Insurance:

"Other Insurance" Clause Relieves D&O Insurer Of Obligation To Share Defense Costs With CGL Insurer
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Miscellaneous:

Innkeepers, St. Vincent's, WaMu, Brunschwig: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Sales:

Sale Free and Clear of Any Interest in Property… Until a Bridge Collapses
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Lehman:

Goldman Mulls Competing Lehman Bankruptcy Plan, Creditors Say
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Group Of Banks Considers New Plan For Lehman Liquidation
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Lehman Failed Lending to Itself in Alchemy Eluding Dodd-Frank
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Media:

Creditors begin sparring over when Tribune became insolvent
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Freedom Communications seeks to sell some or all of its media properties
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Tax:

Jackson Hewitt: Talks with lenders may include pre-packaged bankruptcy
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Finance:

Moody's Report Flags Risk Of Covenant-Lite Loans
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Hotels:

Goldman Real Estate Fund Bets On Hotel Comeback
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Station Casinos reaches agreement to buy Green Valley Ranch
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Innkeepers Bankruptcy Judge Adjourns Bid-Procedure Hearing
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Ashford Hospitality Trust's New JV Acquires 28-hotel Portfolio For $1.3 Bln
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Auto Racing:

Racetrack gets court OK to kick off season
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Student Debt:

Court adopts "purpose" test to determine whether loan is "educational"
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Retailing:

SI mall auction canceled after Chap. 11 filing
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The battle over Internet sales tax
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Retail Sales in U.S. Probably Rose Most in Four Months as Employment Grew
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UK:

Begbies Traynor issues second profit warning - Shares dive
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Taxman blamed as Begbies cuts full year expectations
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Guarantee governed by English law is not discharged by overseas debt restructuring
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Appointment of Administrators - 10 March 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 10 March 2011
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U.K. banks facing a death sentence
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EU:

Euro Weakens as Spain's Credit Downgrade Revives Debt Concerns in Region
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Euro struggles persist after Spain downgrade
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European Leaders Gather Amid Skepticism
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Merkel's Great Gamble on the Euro Zone Crisis
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Germany Sets Steep Price to Save Euro Zone
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Merkel open to EFSF boost if all contribute
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Angela Merkel Holds The Fate of Europe In Her Hands
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German Inflation Up Again as ECB Seen Hiking Rates
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Canada:

Sally Creek: a question of integrity or liability for trustees in bankruptcy
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Gilt rubs right off some 'gold-plated' pensions
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PIIGS:

Study Finds 50% Of Greek Firms Will Need Debt Restructuring
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Bond Market Anticipates Greece Defaulting
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Irish Banks Seek to Delay 'Evil Day' as Home-Loan Losses Rise
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Portugal Finmin Announces More Spending Cuts, Reforms
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Barclays and Deutsche Units in Spain Have Capital Gaps
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Spanish Banks Seek Investors to Plug $21 Billion Shortfall
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Japan:

8.9 Earthquake Rocks Japan
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Tsunami Slams Japan
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Video - More
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5th Largest Quake Recorded Since 1900
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Thousands Roam Tokyo Streets, Stations After Quake
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Japanese Firms Assess Effects of Earthquake
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Roubini Says Earthquake Is ‘Worst Thing’ at ‘Worst Time’ for Japan Economy
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MENA:

Libya Lobbies To Soften Sanctions
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EU Freezes Assets
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Finding Gaddafi's hidden fortune
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Gaddafi Willing to Discuss Exit Plan
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Gaddafi Troops move into Key Oil Port
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US Chief Spy: Gaddafi Has Edge in Conflict
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France is First to Officially Recognize Libyan Rebel Government
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US Escalates Pressure on Libya
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US, NATO Back off No Fly Zone in Libya
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Arab League to Guide on Libyan Rebels
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Gulf Arab States to Provide $20 Billion to Bahrain, Oman After Protests
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250,000 have fled Libya: UN
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Saudi Police Open Fire at Protest
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Oil trims loss after Saudi violence reported
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Planned day of protests key test for Saudi Arabia
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Saudi King Counters Protests With $36 Billion as Tension Mounts
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Egypt Looted, Curators Balk
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Egypt Freezes assets
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Saudis Far Exceeded Oil Quota in February
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OPEC Raises Output, Ready to Act if Needed
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World is Awash in Oil and Higher Prices
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Exxon CEO: $4 Gas Would Hit Families in US
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Oil at $100 Kills Brain Cells, Impairs Logic
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China:

China's Home Prices to Fall This Year
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Inflation in China Stays Above Comfort Zone
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New Zealand:

David Henderson's debt repayment plan rejected
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Henderson offers new deal to stop bankruptcy
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South Korea:

Ssangyong exits court protection
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Iceland:

Icelanders Put All Saints Up For Sale
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South Africa:

‘Unfriendly’ insolvency law berated
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