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Law:
After Layoffs and Belt-Tightening, Law Firms Are Seeing Light at the End of the Tunnel
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Adapt or Die
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Today’s Howrey News: DC MP Will Join Sheppard Mullin; 6 Others Also Exiting Multiple Offices
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Norton Rose: Taking on the World
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Bored Justice Dept lawyers play solitaire, watch videos at work
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A Few More Words on Joe Flom, From a Former Skadden Partner
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Growing Up in Joe Flom’s World
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Missing Madoff's Fraud Gives SEC Lawyer Cover
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Dreier Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Over Anguilla Property
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Amidst Layoffs, Defections and Unpaid Bills, Firm Closes Office
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The Wisconsin Police State
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Recruiter Got Zip, Sued for $100M, Is Awarded $365K re 12-Lawyer Leap to Lewis Brisbois
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Partner Dishes Dirt in Nasty Feud with Former Firm
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24/7 Work Atmosphere Makes Retaining Associates a Challenge, Hartford Law Firm Leaders Say
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Small Firms: I See London, I See France
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This is What Happens When You Outsource Your Press Release.
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Cooked-Up Résumé Cooks Goose of Lawyer Mystery Man
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Biglaw Bros: Why Slam Pieces Don’t Want You
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GC Loses Onetime $720K-a-Year Job Over ‘Evidence of Financial Irregularities’
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Wow, They Pay Their Top Lawyer WELL!
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'Just a Small Piece': Is an Ex-Glaxo Lawyer's Case Just the Beginning?
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Going Native Without Bates Numbers and Making It Work
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Using the Internet as a Tool for Cross-Examination
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Hey Lawyer! New iPad? Get These Apps First
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Risks of Overbroad Demands for ESI and Improper Denials
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Crafting Effective E-Mail Disclaimers
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New Survey Profiles Lawyers’ Use of Technology
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The Ethics of Cloud Computing in Law Practice
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Law Firm Worker Blew Through Most of the $2.7M She Stole, So Restitution Is Only $389K
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Lawyer Seeks Hairdresser for Client to Spruce Up ‘Crazy Woman’ Looks
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Supreme Court Rules that Corporations May Not Claim Personal Privacy Exemption
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Supreme Court: AT&T Is Not a Person
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In AT&T Case, Chief Justice Roberts Has a Little Fun at Company’s Expense
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How to Bill Out at $10,030 Per Hour :))
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‘Would You Rather’ Goes to Law School; Which Would You Choose?
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Law School Party Follow Up — Now With Art
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Best Law Schools for Getting a Biglaw Job (2011)
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Top Firms Drawing Fewer Top Law School Grads
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Judges:
Judge Gives Own Tie to ‘Gorgeous’ Defendant in Mob Murder Case to Correct Wardrobe Malfunction
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Quote-Worthy Kagan and Hard-Charging Sotomayor Are ‘Stronger Voice’ in Oral Arguments
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A Movie Recommendation from Chief Judge Kozinski
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Is John Roberts the funniest Supreme Court justice ever?
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Wall Street:
Stock futures signal pause after sell-off
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Nikkei falls 2 pct, erases most of last 3 days' gains
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Wall Street falls as oil surges
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Are some traders gaming the system via settlement failures?
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Goldman Sachs Group Says It Lost Money From Trading on 25 Days Last Year
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Street's legal-fee load: $15B
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Layoffs:
More College Graduates Take Public Service Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:
SEC Says Ex-Goldman Director Gupta Tipped Rajaratnam
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Galleon Insider-Trading Probe Fingers Former McKinsey Head
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Rajat Gupta: Bigger Than Madoff?
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Is Rajat Gupta a Lunatic, Logo, or Luckless Innocent?
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Gupta, Rajaratnam calls on Goldman, P&G
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Rajat Gupta Had Inside Information on $61 Billion P&G Deal in 2005
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Insider trading scandal rattles trust at the top
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Be careful who you show off to, Rajat Gupta edition
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When Goldman’s board meetings leaked
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SEC's Timeline in Alleged Insider Trading
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Ex-Goldman Director's Insider Trading Renews Criticism Of Wall Street Casino
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Fight Club: Ackman's Hedge Fund Vs. Wall Street's Ponzi
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New Mexico Ponzi Indictment Highlights Greed of Victims
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Merrill Lynch Accused Of Ignoring Madoff Fraud
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Mets Money Mishap May Make MLB a Monopoly After All
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What Bernie Madoff's Pity Party Can Teach Us About Financial Reform
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Madoff Trustee Sues NY Investment Company
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Meet the Bernie Madoff of Sudan
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Stanford seeks release from jail
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Ex-SocGen Trader Gets 3 Years, States: ‘The Character of a Man is in the Dark’
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Hedge Fund Case Takes Aim at Side Pockets
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Hecker's fiancee opts to wait in jail for sentencing
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Video Rentals:
Creditors blast "pittance" bid for bankrupt Blockbuster
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Blockbuster sales process objected to by Disney, Universal, landlords, U.S. trustee and others
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Debt Collection:
Lawsuits Against Agencies, Creditors Hold Steady
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Municipalities:
Chapter 9 Past May Not Be Prologue - Priority Uncertain For Bondholders
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Boise County commissioners announce plan to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy
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Muni Default Estimate: $100 Billion
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Wisconsin Budget Will Cut Aid
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Two governors. Two parties. One solution.
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Penniless Vallejo Experiencing Gentrification-by-H------
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Jefferson County Commission Hires Consulting Firm
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Sacramento Fire Captain Says Cuts Led To His Broken Back... Not Enough People To Hold Ladder
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Public Employees Paid More Than Private Workers in 41 States
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Public Employees Retiring at Record Rates To Lock In Huge Pensions
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Why states shouldn't adopt defined-contribution pensions
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The Origins and Severity of the Public Pension Crisis
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Alabama Schools May Be Facing 'Perilous Times'
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Ohio's Finances, While Strained, Are Better Than Those Of Some States
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Lehman:
Citigroup Says It May Face $3 Billion in Claims From Lehman
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Councils sue over Lehman Brothers collapse
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Heat is on Murchison over $6b Oakajee fear
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StanChart in Lehman note buyback
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Valuation:
American Home Mortgage: Market or Sale Price Is Not the Only Determinant of Value Under Section 562
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Tax:
U.S. Accuses Swiss Banker of Aiding Tax Cheats
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The State of Israel a Tax Haven?
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They tried to deduct what?!
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Economy:
Bankruptcy Fees Could Fund Courts During Government Shutdown
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Bernanke Defends Focus on Inflation
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Treasuries Fall After Fed's Bernanke Notes Inflation, Factories Show Gains
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Bernanke Signals No Rush to Tighten Credit When Fed Stops Bond Purchases
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U.S. Manufacturing Grows at Fastest Pace Since 2004
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Perceptions of Income Inequality
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Fed still 'very far away' from economic-stimulus goals, official says
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Gold Ends at New Record High
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Bernanke Unfazed By Gold Standard, Currency History Queries
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Crude, Heating Oil, Gasoline Reach 29-Month Highs
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Oil Prices: The Line in the Sand is $125
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Fed Boss to Get Earful on Gas Prices
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Surprising Facts About the US and Oil
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Survey: Gloomy Views Persist on Housing, Economy
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San Francisco Fed picks Williams to succeed Yellen
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US pushes debt limit strike date back 10 days
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Gov't shutdown averted as House votes $4B cuts
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White House Signals Support to Stop Shutdown
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500 Government Programs And Agencies That Should Be Closed Right Now
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Treasury Plans Sale of Ally's Trust-Preferred in Step Toward Bailout Exit
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Financial terrorism suspected in 2008 economic crash
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It's Not Defense Spending That's Bankrupting The USA
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The 10 Fastest Growing Economies Of The Next 40 Years
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Sales Numbers hit a high in latest Credit Managers' Index
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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:
Bad Facts Make Bad Law: Another Attack on MERS
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How Congress Could Upend The Mortgage Deduction
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Mortgage lenders move more foreclosures back into delinquent bucket
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U.S. foreclosure deal must heal housing woes: Warren
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PNC Financial says fine possible from loan probe
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PNC Financial Expects Consent Orders Tied to Mortgages, Foreclosures, MERS
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HSBC Suspends All US Foreclosures in Light of “Certain Deficiencies”
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Goldman unit resumes some foreclosures
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Foreclosure Firm Ben-Ezra & Katz Is Latest Addition to Attorney General's Investigation
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Federal support for home loans essential, Geithner warns
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Can the Government Ever Escape Backing Mortgages?
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Geithner sets 2-year frame for Fan/Fred overhaul
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Freddie Mac mortgage purchases down 23% in January
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Geithner: ending HAMP would damage housing market
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SIGTARP's support for HAMP 'all but exhausted'
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3 out of 4 home loan mods denied
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Megan McArdle Uses Straw Men to Argue Against Principal Mods
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Housing market needs more time to recover-Geithner
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Cash-only home sales rise in California
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Construction Spending Drops to Decade-Long Low in January
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JPMorgan's Commercial-Mortgage Bonds Set to Sell as Spreads Widen in US
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SEC probes Fifth Third's commercial loans
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Commercial real estate brought down failed banks in February
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Naples developer MDG Capital files Chapter 11
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Skywater project files for bankruptcy
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Developer files for bankruptcy, sues Regions Bank
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Hovnanian Swings to Loss
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Trustee urges liquidation for THP; company says court filing based on misunderstanding
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IStar Financial Calls Are Among the Most Active in the US
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Sovereigns:
Pimco Sees Opportunities to Sell U.S., British, German Default Protection
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Turkey Is Biggest Loser in Worst Emerging Bond Rout Since 2008 on Mideast
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Corporate Reform:
Buffett's Trust in Goldman Sachs Betrayed by Leak, SEC Says
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Why Aren't Bankers Going to Jail?
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Top Republican: 'Senate May Approve' Elizabeth Warren
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White House's Warren: Looking Forward To Capitol Hill Hearing
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Bankers Line Up to Meet Elizabeth Warren
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Business groups put pressure on CFPB
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Big business: Go slow on consumer bureau
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Disinformation About The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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House Kneecaps Wall Street Reform Funding, But Goal Is Worse: Repeal
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Regulators May Be Near Deal on Mortgage Risk Rules
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Autos:
GM, Ford, Chrysler Report Higher Monthly Sales
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GM sales jump 49%, aided by sweeter deals
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Consumer Reports has harsh words for GM's new Volt
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At Geneva Auto Show, an Upbeat but Uncertain Mood
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GM Focus Of Europe Tuneup Is On Long Sputtering Opel Unit
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Aviation:
American slows growth plans as fuel costs rise
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Airline Profits to Slump by Half in 2011 on Soaring Cost of Fuel
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Mesa Air Group exits bankruptcy court Tuesday
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Agriculture:
Farmer asks for bankruptcy dismissal
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Travel:
Nomads travel club files for bankruptcy after 46 years
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Horse Racing:
PNGI Closes on Purchase of Maryland Track
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Suffolk OTB Woes a 'Wake-Up Call' to Industry
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Credit Reporting:
Fed, FTC Call for Lenders to Share Credit Scores
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Distressed Investing:
The Diva of Distressed
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Oil/Gas:
Report: Dangers of fracking greater than previously understood
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Symphonies:
A Chapter 11 threat in orchestra talks
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Telecoms:
Ericsson wins EU okay for Nortel asset buy
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Golf:
Plainville course files for Chap. 11
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Hockey:
New problems seen in Coyotes sale
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Hotels:
Ocean Place heads to bankruptcy court
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Baseball:
Baseball Said to End Big Loans to Mets
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Satellites:
Harbinger, Solus Make Rival Bid Against Dish for DBSD
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Trucking:
Fitch warns of possible YRC downgrade
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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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Insurance:
Does D&O Insurance Cover Fee Awards to Derivative Plaintiffs?
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Bond insurer MBIA more than doubles fourth-quarter profit
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Venue:
Does Bankruptcy Have a Venuereal Disease?
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy Filings Ticked Up Last Month
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HI statewide bankruptcy filings slip 1% over course of year
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Executory Contracts:
Court rejects United Airlines' cure payment for AT&T contracts
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Cash Collateral:
Recent decision limits utilization of non-consenting secured creditor's cash collateral
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Mass Torts:
Fund Lawyer to Refuse 100,000 Spill Claims
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Kenneth Feinberg and BP Face Suits by Claimants Seeking to Undo Payouts
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Few Taking Final Offers to Settle Oil Spill Claims
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History:
Foreclosing the Foreclosers, Early-American Style
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Celebs:
Report: Prince Is ‘Purple Pain’ for NY Law Firm That Says He Owes a Lot of Green
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Banking:
Bank Investors Deserve Fuller Picture of Legal Risk
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JPMorgan sees $4.5 billion legal hit
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JPMorgan Should Still Be on the Hook for Madoff/Levy Scheme
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Dark side of American bank consolidation exposed
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US on pace for 100+ bank failures in 2011
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Bank of America's bad bank struggles
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Citigroup hikes Pandit's salary massively
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Elizabeth Warren: “Problems Lurking” In Same Banks Tim Geithner Says Are “Much Stronger”
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Retailing:
Busted Borders: Small Firms' Boon or Burden?
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Borders Australia updates creditors and unpaid staff
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Will Barnes & Noble's New Retail Strategy Help Save the Day?
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General Growth CEO maps out recovery plan
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Chapel Hills Mall to be turned over to lender
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Will office superstores be the next retailers to fall?
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Discount retailer Loehmann's emerges from bankruptcy protection, names new CEO
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Religion:
Dolan wrote Ratzinger in 2003 seeking defrocking of pedophile priest
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Bank wants KC-area church placed in receivership
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Finance:
Debt Market Rebounds From the Crisis, and So Does Risk
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Small Business:
A Bankruptcy Success Story
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Gambling:
Las Vegas gaming entity files for bankruptcy
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Consultants:
Epiq Systems Names Daniel C. McElhinney Managing Director of Corporate Restructuring
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UK:
Appointment of Administrators - 1 March 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 1 March 2011
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Lloyds – Enron Redux?
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How Lehmans could soothe the taxman's football woes
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New partner at law firm Muckle
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EU:
CMS Guide to Restructuring, Insolvency and Distressed Debt Trading
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Manufacturing Expands in Europe at Fastest Pace Since 2000 as Exports Grow
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Europe Producer-Price Inflation Quickens More Than Forecast
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Canada:
The Falls resort in debt crisis
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No Canadian Retail Recovery in Sight
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Germany:
Germany's Unemployment Shrinks Three Times as Fast as Economists Estimated
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Middle East:
Saudi Economy Sees No Adverse Impact
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Saudi launches $37 bln benefit plan, markets jittery
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Complete Ineptitude Of Saudi Government Fuels Public Rage
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Saudi outflows are worrying omen in Mideast crisis
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Report Details How Saudi Royals Cream Off Oil Revenue
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Saudi Stocks Slump Most Since 2008 on Concern Unrest to Spread
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The Arrest Of A Shiite Cleric Could Be The Spark That Ignites Saudi Arabia
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UN Suspends Libya From Human Rights Council
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Gaddafi Unleashes Fighter Jets Against Rebels
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Gaddafi Forces Try to Retake Strategic City
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U.S. Orders Ships to Libyan Coast
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Defense Chief Gates Says More Ships Are Going To The Mideast
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Libya Oil Head: Production Down 50%
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EU: Gaddafi Has Lost Control Over Oil
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Saudi Arabia sends tanks to riot-hit Bahrain
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Oman deploys army units fearing more unrest
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Iran forces on streets to block protest
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In Tunisia, Islamist party emerges
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Dubai Shares Slump to 7-Year Low, Lead Drop in Gulf on Saudi Risk Concern
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Thousands take to Yemen's streets for new 'Day of Rage'
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Yemeni president says US and Israel behind unrest
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Understanding Today's Middle East: Dictators v. Despots
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Will ACI investors get their money back?
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Mexico:
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Portugal:
Portugal Ready to Impose New Austerity Measures
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Ireland:
February failures were the worst since 2009
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Greece:
Europe Shouldn't Let Greece Default
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Malaysia:
Billionaire Vinod Sekhar walks free
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