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Law:
You Can't Take It With You, But You Can Die Trying: Banks Owe Zombie Firm $20 Million
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Which Lawyers Are Meeting With Elizabeth Warren?
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Ropes & Gray Sued for Age and Sex Discrimination By Former Partner
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What's Hot in the Legal Profession Today
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Proskauer Revenue, Profits Hit Record Highs
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White-Collar Heavy, Former Howrey Lawyer, to Join Bracewell & Giuliani
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How To Make the Most of Your Summer
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ATL March Madness: The Coolest Law Firm Elite Eight
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Bryan Cave Adds New Bankruptcy Partner in New York
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Arthur Stewart Joins Cantey Hanger
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Herbert Smith heads up firms advising on £65m JJB Sports recovery effort
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Fulbright Partner Appointed Chair of the TBLS Bankruptcy Commission
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Bruce Leonard Chairs American College of Bankruptcy Panel
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SEC names Small deputy general counsel
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Judge Throws Out Indictment Of Former Glaxo Attorney
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Goldman, Galleon, JPMorgan, Matrixx, Apple in Court News
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In-House: In Praise Of Mediocrity!
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Small Firm With Big Shoes To Fill
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Should Companies Demand Diversity from their Outside Counsel?
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Firm hikes maternity leave by almost 70%
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Two Sites of Interest to iPad Loving Lawyers
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Follow-Up on the Great "Photocopy" Dispute
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ABA Survey shows blogs a leading form of client development
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'Open-Ended' Retainer Agreements Don't Disqualify Firm
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Researcher to Study Whether Extended Leave, Flexible Hours Affect Partnership Chances
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Wake Forest Law Student Absolutely Slams Wake Forest Law Librarians
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Which Law Schools’ Grads Make $160K Median Pay? None
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The U Of C’s Big Leap Forward
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Law Schools: Entry Level Hiring - The 2011 Report
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Paralegal Has 1 Month to Pay $7.5K and Get 45 Days re $72K Law Firm Trust Account Spending Spree
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Boston Defense Lawyer Charged With Money Laundering
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Profanity, Threats In Court Leads To Proposed Suspension
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Chicago Lawyer Convicted for Facilitating Staged Real Estate Transactions
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How to Get Tarred, Feathered and Immediately Disbarred :))
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Charlie Sheen Sues Arbitration Company
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Is The Sheriff Too Friendly With Prospective Jurors?
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Judges:
A Portrait of the Current High Court Term . . . in March
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Judge Posner Is Not a Kindergarten Teacher
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Judge Fullam, Benchslapped and Elderly, Is Stepping Down
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A Trend in the Making? Scalia and Thomas Split More Often than Not in Divided Cases This Term
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Novel Solution to Judicial Funding Crisis -- Pay Judges to Work Faster!
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"Perhaps they didn't teach genetics in the late 1960′s?"
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Judges are allowed to be funny
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Judges' Survey Raises Hackles
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Wall Street:
US stock futures signal gains
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S&P 500 rises 1 percent
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How the Major Stock Indexes Fared Thursday
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Japanese Stocks Fall for Second Day, Led by Tokyo Electric Power
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Hank Paulson Would Use Voicemail To Apologize To Employees For Telling Them They Were Worthless
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Layoffs:
7,500 administrative jobs at stake, 2,000 post offices to close
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Texas Budget Could Cost 600,000 Jobs
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Small-Business Hiring in U.S. Gaining Momentum
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Older Workers More Likely to Be Employed Than Teens
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More summer jobs, and they'll pay better
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Nuclear:
For safer nuclear power plants, leave the '70s era behind
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Poll Finds Support for Freeze on Nuke Plants
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Celebs:
Elizabeth Taylor Tried To Save Last Husband, Larry Fortensky, From Foreclosure
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10 Celebrities Who Are Flirting With Foreclosure
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Fund Wants Bling From Steelers' Charlie Batch
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Bankrupt Pregnant Man Wants a 4th Child
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Dr. Murray Propofol Pharmacy Shut Down
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Health Care:
GeoPharma files for bankruptcy reorganization
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Linden Ponds skips bond payment
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Ultrasound at $59,490 Spurs Aetna Outrage in Suit Naming Doctors
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Residents oppose redevelopment of former hospital
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County will consider advancing Doctors Medical Center $10 million
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Bidder Circles St. Vincent's
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Cancer Survival
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Aviation:
Japan Airlines to complete court-backed restructuring on Monday
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Distressed Investing:
Swelling Distressed-Debt Hedge Funds Scouring For Assets
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Stellar Management Makes Distressed Buy
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Municipalities:
State Tax Revenues Fell Again in 2010
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Corporations and Billionaires Back Michigan’s Emergency Municipal Financial Law
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Jerry Brown Heads Towards Tax Plan Defeat
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S. California Layoff Fight is Mini-Wisconsin
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California unemployment insurance program broke and facing expensive default, auditor says
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Michigan first to act as states weigh reductions in unemployment benefits
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The Texas budget: A blow to the model
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Ill. Treasurer: 'Testosterone' Needed to Solve States' Fiscal Woes
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Nevada, again, has the most stressed economy in US
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State dominates list of counties under most stress
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Moody's Trims Nevada Rating On Lower Financial Flexibility
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Scandal-rocked CA city close to having new leaders
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3 reasons why munis are still safe
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Finance:
Commercial Paper Up On Seasonally Adjusted, Unadjusted Basis
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Barclays Gains High-Profile Assignments in U.S. Lending Push
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Corporate Reform:
Elizabeth Warren's Role
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Helping Main Street
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Consumers need a friend
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Warren Says Consumer Bureau Foes Should Look at Bank 'Behemoths'
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Checking the "Fact Check" From CFPB Opponents
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Daley, Obama Chief of Staff, Won't Play Role in Consumer Search
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Guns:
Unsealed affidavit sheds light on Sabre Defence investigation
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Mail:
US Postal Service announces sweeping job cuts, district office closures
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Toll Roads:
Southern Connector bankruptcy winds down
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Plastics:
Ridgeline Pipe files for reorganization
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Ethanol:
Neb. company buys Minn. ethanol plant
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Economy:
New Durable Goods Orders Weak
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Fed Press Conferences May Hone Message, Risk Volatility
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The Fed reality series
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New York Fed chief Bill Dudley is just an iPutz
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Jobless Claims in US Fell by 5,000 Last Week to 382,000
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Fail Bigger Cheaper
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Feds: Household wealth down 23 percent
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Fed: Family Income Down 18% Post Crisis
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Household Balance Sheets and the Recovery
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Fed's Duke: Wariness To Spend Suggests Recovery May Take Longer
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Gas Makes Consumers Uncomfortable
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New Federal Reserve data detail how the recession affected consumer finances
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China to Overtake US in 2030, Dominate Trade
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Guy on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" doesn't know what the renminbi is
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Oil futures ease back but hold over $105
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Unusual Things I Learned From Warren Buffett
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US economic stress dips in past year
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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:
Housing Becoming Policymakers’ White Whale
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Real vs Nominal Housing Prices: United States 1890-2010
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New rules for securitization could keep government out of housing
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CMBS May See Partial Exemption in New Loan Rules
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Freddie Mac tells servicers not to foreclose in MERS name
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2006: Fannie Warned on Foreclosure Problems
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Four States Consider Legislation Barring Distressed Sales as Comparables
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Are Fannie and Freddie Giving Banks Yet Another Bailout by Not Pursuing PMI Claims?
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Despite state assistance, foreclosure cases still clogging Palm Beach County
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US regulator plans separate foreclosure settlement
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Study: Loan Mods Cut Investor Losses
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Getting A Mortgage: How The Process Has Changed
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Five Questions on the Qualified Residential Mortgage
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Delinquencies Fell Faster in January
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More consider ditching underwater mortgages
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Declining real estate values breed new type of foreclosure
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Delay sheriff's sales further, rally urges HUD
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Housing Market Optimists Nuts?
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Fannie Mae hindering homeowners, while bank reduces principal for veterans
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Loan Lockdown: Could Mediation Leave Servicers' Hands Tied?
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Couple Accuses Chase of 'Breaking and Entering'
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LA court hits Wells Fargo with $3.5 million penalty in discrimination case
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Lenders rush to meet Fed's Reg Z rules on loan officer pay
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Fitch withdraws ratings on 80 subprime-backed bonds
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THP rejects liquidation request
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Home builders eschew banks as they work to stage a comeback
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Tampa waterfront condo developer files bankruptcy
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Global legal war over Russian tycoon's estate snares Fisher Island
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Fisher Island Investments Rivals To Square Off In Court Friday
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Block 37 Mall Sold to Bank of America
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Autos:
Japan car parts shortage spreads overseas
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Downbeat Forecast for Auto Production
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Analysts Say Auto Parts Shortages Will Hit US Soon
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Auto Industry Impact From Japan Quake, at a Glance
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Honda extends Japan shutdown, Toyota to make Priuses
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Nissan could move some engine work from Japan to TN
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Toyota, Struggling With Part Shortages, to Restart Car Lines
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Toyota Expects Interruptions
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Retailing:
The Economist's take on Borders bankruptcy: So cold
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Store Closing Sales Begin at 26 Newly Announced Borders Locations
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Publishers are wary of Borders's revival plan
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No Buyers for Barnes & Noble at 60 Cents on Dollar
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Best Buy's Net Drops 16% on Declining Sales
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Lehman:
Lehman Seeks To Buy Commercial Loan-Backed Notes From Barclays
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Judge Clears Lehman To Buy Notes From German Affiliate
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Lehman looks to revive Swig's 25 Broad
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Even UBS Brokers Were Left Holding the Lehman Bag
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Lehman UK Mortgage Bond Ruling May Trigger Default Requests
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Fraud:
More on Blankfein’s Odd Little Day With the Criminal-Justice System
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Goldman CEO's Testimony Shows the Game Is Rigged
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Goldman's Love Affair With Voice Mail
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Now We Know Who Wore The Pants In The Rajaratnam/Tipster Relationships
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The Raj Watch: Richard Scrushy as Knute Rockne?
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Rengan Rajaratnam Couldn't Match Big Brother's (Alleged) Insider Trading Skills
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Trial hears Rajaratnam brothers cursing article
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Rengan To Raj: "Oh Dude, We're F***ked... It Just Hit The Wall Street Journal"
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That was a classy thing Lloyd Blankfein did yesterday at the Raj trial
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Why Lloyd Blankfein used to wait at the top of the subway until the last minute
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Here's How Raj Told A Colleague, I Don't Want To Hire You Because You're Too Engrossed In Yourself
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How Rajaratnam can win: A network of experts
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Barry Minkow Charged in Fraud Against Lennar
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Financier Stanford Drops Lawsuit Against Officials
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Robert Jaffe to judge: Stop third-party lawsuits against me in Madoff case
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Recovered Madoff money blocked by appeals
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Madoff investors blocked by trustee want a piece of Picower
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Osorio's InnoVida companies enter Chapter 11
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Calif man facing 25 years in $6M Ponzi scheme
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This Ponzi Schemer Pretended To Be A Money Manager For The Belgian Royal Family And Stole $7 Million
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How to Tell if You're Talking to a Gov't Informant
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Two men sought in Ponzi schemes that bilked people out of $30 million
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SEC Sues Petters Connecticut Feeder Fund, Manager Over Alleged Fraud
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Uncle Sam Wants Your Money, Not Your Confession
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Pensions:
Lawsuit accuses Virginia Beach company of misusing 401(k) money
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Accounting:
Healthcare Locums dismisses CFO after accounting probe
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BDO Is Not Impressed with KPMG’s Business Tactics
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CPAs Acting Out a Scene From Casablanca
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Hotels:
Deal to rescue former Downtown Hilton may be near
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Hotels: Occupancy Rate improves in Latest Survey
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Hedge Funds:
Hedge funds failing to handle choppy markets
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Personal Finance:
5 Rules for Winning in the New Economy
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Banking:
Bank of America investors to vote on foreclosure review
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S.&P. Warns About 'Excessive' Bank Dividends
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Mass Transit:
Commuter Bus Operator Kelley Transit Files For Bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:
Harry & David misses bond interest payment
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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)
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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Miscellaneous:
Lehman, Rock & Republic, Orchard Brands, Awal: Bankruptcy
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Lehman, Tribune, Fisher Island, Quigley, AAI: Bankruptcy
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Sales:
US Bankruptcies Increasingly Catching Eye Of Foreign Buyers
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Lien Priority:
Equitable Subrogation May Permit a Lender to Obtain Priority Over Earlier Perfected Mechanic’s Liens
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Book Review:
A nation of lawyers and judges
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Compensation:
Think About Sin When Bonuses Are Revealed
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Tax:
Massachusetts high court answers tax refund question for 1st Circuit
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GE's Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether
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Debt Collection:
Civil Gideon in Collection Cases Would Be ‘Massive’ Change, Lawyer Tells Justices
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Supreme Court Weighs Court-Appointed Lawyers in Child Support Cases
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Payday Lenders Denounce Collection Practices of Rogue Debt Collectors
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Resorts:
Atlantis Owner Said Facing Possible Default on Loan Held by Private Equity
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Newspapers:
Gannett Expects 1Q Earnings to Hit Key Target
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Baseball:
MLB will pitch new debt limit
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Agriculture:
Organic Grain Insolvency
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Education:
Colleges that profit, students who don't
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Billings man accused of bankruptcy fraud scheme
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Sovereigns:
The World's 15 Biggest Economies And The Risks They Face
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IMF Discussing Crisis Lending Pool
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UK:
Moody's Threatens To Take Away The UK's AAA Because Growth Is So Lousy
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FSA Said to Review Credit-Default Swaps in Market Abuse Probe
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UK Rolls the Dice with Tough Austerity Budget
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U.K. Delivers Business-Friendly Budget
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Budget2011: Big Four clause under the spotlight
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Plymouth administrators defer pay
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Portugal bailout to cost every British family £300
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English Court Aids Australian Court (and Liquidator)
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U.K. Retail Sales Decline More Than Forecast on Department Store Plunge
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Appointment of Administrators - 24 March 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 24 March 2011
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EU:
Portugal woes dominate European summit
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Angela Merkel goes rogue
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Warren Buffett says collapse of euro not unthinkable
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Canada:
PEI leads country in insolvencies
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Ex-advisor to PM was close to bankruptcy
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The Canada bubble
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Germany:
German Ifo sentiment index falls less than expected
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PIIGS:
Fitch cuts Portugal ratings on PM resignation
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S&P Cuts Sovereign Credit Rating of Portugal
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Portugal and the political perils of austerity
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Expectations Rise for Bailout of Portugal
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Portugal Said to Need Up to 70 Billion Euros
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Portugal Bailout Could Cost $99 to $114B
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Portugal bailout not inevitable-OECD head
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'Two Down, Two to Go' on Europe Bailouts
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Trading on Portugal's Political Crisis
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Portugal yields unattractive even at record highs
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Portugal debt crisis: David Cameron holds crisis talks with EU leaders
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Moody's downgrades debt of 30 Spanish banks
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Portugal's Woes Turn Spotlight on Spain
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Too big to fail or too small to save?
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Irish Economy Shrinks 1.6% as Consumer Spending, Investment, Exports Drop
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Ireland's Banks Are Going To Need Another $39 Billion
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Soros And Paulson Thinking About Investing In Spanish Cajas, But It May Not Be Such A Good Idea
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Japan:
Japan Recovery Getting Better
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U.S. Investors Place Record Wager on Japanese Funds
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Japan CDS Falls Back But Could Bounce On Reactor Issue
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Japan: Possible Breach in Reactor Vessel
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Reactor Core #3 Is Probably Damaged; Radiation May Increase; Japan Advises Locals To Flee
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Fukushima Raised To Level 6 On INES Scale: Now Officially More "Serious" Than 3 Mile Island
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Roach Sees a ‘Powerful’ Japan Rebound Fading to Lost Decade
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Japanese Workers Hospitalized for Excessive Radiation Exposure
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Radiation scare leaves Tokyo short of bottled water
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Vegetable intake restricted after high radiation levels found
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Tokyo shoppers scramble for water, other basic necessities following disasters
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Radiation Extends Past Zone, New Report Says
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Troubled Plant Had High Rate of Problems, Records Show
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The Japanese Nuclear Power Crisis Deepens
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MENA:
Gaddafi's Air Force Has Been Destroyed
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How The US Seized $30 Billion Of Qaddafi's Funds In Just 72 Hours
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Is Gadhafi's Gold The Reason For The War We Wage?
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Shady Dealings Helped Qaddafi Build Fortune and Regime
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No U.S. Forces on the Ground in Libya… Except For Those Guys.
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US Suggests Gadhafi Aides Exploring Way Out Of Crisis
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Yemen's President Nears Deal to Resign
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At Least 25 Syrian Protesters Killed by Police
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Hundreds of Jordanians set up protest in capital
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Protests Begin In Syria, Yemen And Bahrain
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Canada Freezes Mubarek Assets
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Hungary:
Expert says 10% of Hungarian hotels may soon go bankrupt
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Mexico:
Funds Balk At Vitro US Unit's Bid To Borrow More From Parent
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