Law:
Why Howrey law firm could not hold it together
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Where's Howrey's NY Honcho Now?
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Did He Turn Out the Lights?: Partner Last to Leave
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Supreme Court to Decide if Sullivan and Cromwell’s Mailroom Mix-Up Bars Capital Appeal
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Associate Lateral Hires Jumped 61 Percent Last Year
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Everybody Wants Somebody Sometime: Could That Someone Be You?
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Merger Mania Making Mid-Sized Moves Tougher
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Allen Matkins Elects Bankruptcy Lawyer New Managing Partner
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Links sues former Italian ally Gianni over Credit Suisse-Parmalat deal
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Bernstein Litowitz Tops Law Firm List of 2010 Class-Action Settlements
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The Name on the Bayer Suit: The Increasingly Visible Sanford Wittels
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Law Firms Need to Act More Like Businesses and Hire Accordingly, Prof Says
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The Value of Non-Lawyers in Client Fee Conversations
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Small Firms: Enclosed Please Find … No Reason to Hire Me
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In-House: Moving Laterally
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Former govt lawyer gets prison in immigration case
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After $2M Verdict, 2 Fla. Attorneys Now Face Civil Theft Ethics Case re Bitter Law Firm Breakup
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How looks affect your personal brand
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Despite Casual Fashion Trend Sweeping the Business World, Lawyers Choose the Familiar
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Bankruptcy lawyer's withdrawal protested
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Cloud Computing: Ethical Shades of Gray
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Milberg Gets Method for Legal Hold Management
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Prominent Lawyer Got Where He Is Despite Arrest Record Beginning with Alleged Burglary at Age 7
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Law Office Product Review: Bates 9820315 Numbering Machine :))
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2L negotiates NFL coach's deal with team
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Law School Apologizes to Students For Weak Job Listing
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Yale Law School to Counter Stress With a Dog
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Law school accreditation proposal would boost job placement transparency
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These People Need Jobs
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Lawyer of the Day: Drug Prosecutor Arrested for…
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Blame Yourself, Not Law School, for Failing NY Bar Exam, Judge Tells Plaintiff Paralegal
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Barry Bonds Steroids Perjury Trial to Open Before Jury of 8 Women, 4 Men
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Apple, Amazon, Barry Bonds, Wisconsin Law, Insider Trading in Court News
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Judges:
Judge Rakoff Again Questions an S.E.C. Settlement
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Judge scoffs at Blagojevich motion based on delay in payment to his lawyers
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Book Review: "Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion"
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Fla. Courts Facing $72.3M Deficit
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State courts declare financial emergency, seek help
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"That decision is as inexplicable as it is unexplained. It is reversed"
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Ninth Circuit Gets Another Dressing-Down from High Court
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Judge Blasts Fellow He Believes Defrauded Court to Get Free Lawyer in Divorce
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Have We Looked Into Declaring a ‘No-Fly Zone’ Over Wisconsin?
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Causal link between judicial burdens and the outcomes of appeals?
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Wall Street:
U.S. stock futures point to slightly firmer start
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Financials Lead FTSE Higher
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Asian Stocks Advance as Japan Crisis Eases; Nikkei 225 Surges
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Wall Street Stocks Close Higher as AT&T Deal Offsets Rising Oil Prices
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All Clear Sounded as Markets Shrug Off Multiple Black Swans
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Layoffs:
The Stigmatization of the Unemployed
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Sorry State of America's Wage Earners
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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UCC:
One for the Article 9 Mavens
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Nuclear:
Moody's sees risk to GE's nuclear unit
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Nuclear Power Runs Amok
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Banking:
WaMu Wins Approval to Send Revised Bankruptcy Plan to Creditors for Vote
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Dissecting Distress in the Banking Sector
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Health Care:
Provider of care to disabled files for bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Bankruptcy may be all that's left for Jefferson County
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Henes: It is Time for States to Regain Fiscal Health & We Need True Leadership
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Michigan local govt oversight law a positive-Moody's
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Calculating the Cost of State Budget Cuts
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Insolvency Looms as States Drain U.S. Disability Fund
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Rural Oregon counties face bankruptcy without state help
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Meredith Whitney Still Thinks We'll See Muni Defaults Worth Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars
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Calif. Tax Collectors May Pursue Web Shoppers
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America's Least Toxic Cities
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10 Most Toxic Cities
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Religion:
Bankruptcy Court Says Amish Plan Would Violate Establishment Clause
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Upset About Bankruptcy Case, Amish Seek Unsuccessfully to Settle $33M Matter Outside Court
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Forgive Us Our Debts?: Political Church In Iowa Faces Bankruptcy
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Cemeteries:
More dumped bodies found at Burr Oak
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Corporate Reform:
SEC moves toward charging top execs at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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Lack of Criminal Prosecutions: Was the SEC Deterred by a Widely Overlooked Ruling?
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Rep. Capito Takes On Dodd-Frank, Elizabeth Warren
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Warren's Job Prospects Back In The News
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As for Elizabeth Warren? Barney Frank says: “Let's fight!”
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Rep. Frank: Obama doesn't have stomach for Elizabeth Warren fight
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Elizabeth Warren Is Not Jesus
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The Elizabeth Warren Rorschach Test
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Shipping:
Vapores Rallies as Executive Says Shipper Won’t Go Bankrupt
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Video Rentals:
Blockbuster liquidation plan not ready
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Debt Collection:
Servicemen and Debt: Know Your Rights
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FTC Submits Report On Debt Collection To Congress
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Personal Finance:
How to Beat the Salad Bar
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Economy:
Existing Home Sales in US Slump; Prices Decline to Lowest Since 2002
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CBI Factory Orders Growth Picks Up to Fastest Pace in 3 Years
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Fed Must Release Loan Data as High Court Rejects Appeal
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Fed's Court-Ordered Transparency Shows Americans `Have a Right to Know'
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Winkler Discusses Fed Bank Loan Data Ruling
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Will the Loss of Fed Secrecy Cripple Emergency Lending?
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Stress tests suggest economy may slide back into crisis
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The Sickening Level Of Federal Spending
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Manchin: No Debt Ceiling Vote Without Deficit Reduction
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As Oil Prices Soar, Firms Weigh Options
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Here comes $4 Gasoline
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To Geithner's Disappointment Non-AIG Bidders Emerge For Maiden Lane II Assets, Preventing Another Taxpayer Rout
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Nation’s GDP as US States, China Provinces
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Rich People in the U.S. Seem to Be Pulling Their Tax Weight Relative to Other Industrialized Countries
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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:
Chicago Fed says housing remains a weak spot in the economy
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Census 2010 Housing Occupancy and Vacancy Data
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9000 dropped foreclosure cases from Plantation law firm now in limbo
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February Existing-Home Sales Drop 9.6%
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Home, condo sales on the rise in Florida
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California pending home sales spike in February
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Sixteen percent of Arizona homes vacant
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Rental Houses Heading Up In Price
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NYC: Foreclosures Down Citywide; Brooklyn Hardest Hit Borough
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Why I'm Never Going to Own a Home Again
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Homebuilders see no signs of short-term recovery in market
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Will Spring Lead to Sunnier Housing Data?
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Senator Merkley Cites benefits Of Cramdown Power (scroll down)
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Depressing Facts About The Housing Crash That Never Seems To End
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Sixth person pleads guilty in foreclosure auction rigging conspiracy
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Treasury to wind down MBS with up to $10 billion in monthly sales
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Banks Likely Buyers of $142B in Treasury MBS
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Barclays considers bid for US securities
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Distressed property sales decline on foreclosure issues facing servicers
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Housing Discounts Expected
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PwC: Commercial real estate starts 2011 on 'right foot'
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New Legislation Aimed At Attracting Investment in Distressed CRE
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Moody's expects temporary GSE exemption from mortgage risk rules
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Shadow inventory impacts vary by state
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Statewide shadow inventory rocked by foreclosure snafu
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It Will Take Two Years To Sell America's Excess Homes
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Agent Sounds Off at BofA on YouTube
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Bids rigged in California property auctions
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Former Fannie Mae head investigated for lying to investors -- his name is "Mudd"
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Grubb & Ellis Hires Adviser to Explore Strategic Alternatives, Including Sale of Company
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An idea for how to deal with second liens
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Fraud:
Mets Say Madoff Trustee Made Charges to Force Settlement
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Mets owners tied to Madoff mess may face new asset sale hurdle
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Madoff Claims He Lent Norman Levy $100 Billion
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Mask appeal: Lawsuit for Madoff memento
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Is Madoff’s Auditor Spilling His Guts?
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Rajaratnam trial hears Hilton takeover evidence
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Rajaratnam pocketed $4M on Hilton deal: feds
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Raj Rajaratnam Got Information From Moody's, Not Tipster, Says Lawyer
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Hilton Stock Purchase Lawful, Rajaratnam's Lawyer Tells Jury
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What, Precisely, is Inside Info? Legal Issue Arises in Raj Trial
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In Galleon Trial, Hilton Deal Illustrates a Fine Legal Line
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Galleon Jurors Hear Tapes of Intel Officer
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Rajaratnam Was Taped by FBI Being Tipped on Clearwire-Sprint Network Deal
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Rajat Gupta Will Not Settle for Anything Less Than His Very Own Trial by Jury
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Behind Galleon Figure's Court Challenge to SEC
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Rajat Gupta Just Resigned From The Business School That's Being Used As Evidence In The Insider Trading Scandal
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Huntington could face penalty in fraud case involving telemarketer
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Indiana senator returns cash from troubled financier
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Durham released on $1M bond
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Did Political Operative Bev Stracher Pass On Scott Rothstein Campaign Cash?
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Will Ameriprise Cover Securities America's Medcap Liabilities?
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Ex-UBS Banker Igor Poteroba Is Sentenced to 22 Months for Insider Trading
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Former Taylor Bean Chairman Loses Bid To Delay Trial
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Lehman:
Homeowners Group Says Lehman Project Damaged Colorado Houses
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Lehman expected CDO market to worsen
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Credit Cards:
JPMorgan to End Debit Rewards for Most of Its Customers
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Behind the Battle Over Hidden Debit Card Fees
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Autos:
Auto Union Looks to Recover Concessions From Ford During Contract Talks
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Disasters show flaws in just-in-time production
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Japan: Lost output to reach 338,000 units by 25 March
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General Motors lays off workers at NY plant
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Opel to reduce workforce by 1,200
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Slack demand, overcapacity crimp profits for Big 3 in Europe
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Toyota delays restarting car production in Japan
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Celebs:
Animal-Rights Group Won't Buy Vick Compound, For Now
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Publishing:
St Stephen the Great files for bankruptcy
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American bookshops in decline
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Resorts:
Another ranch resort goes under
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Trucking:
YRC Board Member Trubeck Optimistic Company Can Complete Restructuring
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M&A:
No deal: Goldman's M&A slip is showing
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Sales:
Asset Buyers Beware: Asset Buyers May Be Liable for Seller’s Unpaid Multiemployer Plan Contributions Under Successor Liability Rule
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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:
(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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Insurance:
Majestic Capital's merger deal collapses; bankruptcy looms
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Mediator named in Ambac lawsuit against United States
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‘Hole-in-One’ Cat Bonds Rank as Top Asset Eluding Japan Disaster's Grasp
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Japan Quake May Cost Life Insurers $4.9 Billion
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
Madoff, Borders, Lehman, Point Blank, Suffolk OTB: Bankruptcy
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Banks kick the can down the road
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Aviation:
Aerolineas Argentinas Asks Court To End Creditor Protection
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Gambling:
Lawyers, others look for payments from Twin River
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Oil/Gas:
Wyoming betting on coal-bed methane comeback despite industry bankruptcies
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Spokesman for St. Anselm Exploration denies Ponzi
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Wharton Students Recommend SemGroup
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Derivatives:
Deutsche Bank Loses Interest-Rate Swap Appeals Case at Highest Civil Court
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UK:
U.K. February Inflation Quickens More Than Forecast to 4.4%
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Appointment of Administrators - 21 March 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 21 March 2011
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U.K. Budget to Stay Course on Austerity
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‘Zombie companies’ heading for oblivion
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Linklaters sues Gianni after being hit with Credit Suisse-Parmalat writ
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AssetCo survival at stake
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JJB landlord refuses CVA
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JJB Sports Says in Dark on Extra Time Vote
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Financial restructuring in focus for Southern Cross
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EU:
ECB Officials Signal April Interest Rate Increase Still Likely
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Details Are Set on New Euro-Zone Bailout
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French Bank Chiefs Win Million-Euro Bonuses
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EU Proposal Puts Bailout Burden On Investors
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Canada:
Creeping Rollups: Repaying Pre-Petition Secured Debt Under the CCAA Under a DIP Facility
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Fraudulent preferences and transfers at undervalue
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Appeals from disallowances of claims by trustees: true appeals or hearings de novo?
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Waiving solicitor/client privilege on behalf of a bankrupt company
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Ethical issues in bankruptcy and insolvency
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Claiming legal costs in an insolvency proceeding
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Harris sanctioned for operating Ponzi
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Angiotech Asks U.S. Court To Sign Off On Restructuring Plan
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How Did Canada Miss the Housing Bust?
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France:
Parallel Debt Mechanism Validated
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Japan:
Banks Join Forces To Fight Yen Speculators
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Toyota, Sony Disruptions May Last Weeks After Japan Earthquake
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Past suggests little lasting harm to Japan economy
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Tepco to pay Japanese farmers for losses
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How will Japan's economy fare after the disaster?
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Car Prices Likely To Jump As Shortages Spread
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Near Fukushima, Struggling With Shortages And Fear
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Japan Economy V-Shaped Rebound Hangs on End to Blackouts
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The Bank of Japan averts a financial earthquake
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Report: TEPCO Hiring Homeless People In The Fukushima Death Zone
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TEPCO Up Big For Second Straight Day
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Fukushima nuclear plant's owner is slammed for lacking candor
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Earthquake/Nuclear Accident Warnings Ignored by Japan
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Nuclear Plant Contaminates Sea After Damage to Fuel Rods
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MENA:
Arab Regimes Under Siege
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No U.S. air support for rebels
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Arab League all over the map
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International Support For The Libyan War Is Collapsing
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Libya War Cost Headed for the Billions
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EU Freezes Assets
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'Gold Bug' Gaddafi can afford mercenaries for months, perhaps years
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Yemeni general defects as president's grip erodes
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Wave of Unrest Shakes Syria; Crowds Torch Party HQ
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Czech Republic:
New Sazka bankruptcy proposal
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PPF Group Bought Sazka Debt From Billionaire Vitek, CTK Reports
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Czech Sazka to file for insolvency - website
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New Zealand:
Developer tries to win last minute deal
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McKenna given more time to repay creditors
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Ireland:
Bank drops fraud action as Drumm agrees to pay $3000
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Denmark:
Bail-In Losses Leave Denmark Battling Isolation
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Vietnam:
No Penalty For Hanoi Ship Scandal Officials
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