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Associate Bonus Watch: Ropes & Gray Announces Spring Bonuses!
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Bonus Watch: Latham Announces Spring Bonuses
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Suit Claims Ropes & Gray Gave Female Partner’s Clients to Younger Male Lawyers
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The Value of Law Firm Experience Lists and Other Musings from an AGC
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How's the Lateral Market? Q&A With a Recruiter
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Bankruptcy Lawyer, Firm File Suit Over "False Review"
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Client Interest in Flex Rates, Contingencies Prompts Akin Partner to Open Boutique
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10 BigLaw Firms Can't Escape Black Hole Left by NY Firm's Implosion
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Take me to the river
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Links turns to Slaughters on negligent advice action
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Which Firm Made the Most in Securities Class-Actions Last Year?
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Most Influential Lawyers
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Lester Brickman and "Lawyer Barons"
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After Tsunami, BigLaw Is Confident Japan's Economy Won't Meltdown
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The Latest Niche
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Alice Eaton Named Rising Star
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Jeffrey Bjork Named a Rising Star
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Rising Star Kirkland Ellis' Lee Ann Stevenson
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Do Prosecutors Have Too Much Incentive to Convict?
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Clifford Chance, DLA Piper Look to New Asian Locales
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Firm pushes more partners to top of lockstep
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Lawyer Hires Assistant with Unusual Name
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The Mommy Track Can Kill Your Salary
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Law Firm Diversity: Views from Female Insiders
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The Deplorable State of Law Firm Security
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Ten Technology Commandments for Opening a New Office
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Looking for Office Space? Site Helps Lawyers Find It
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Law Student Witch
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Fordham Law Hosts Conference on Bob Dylan
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The Top Ten Most Popular Schools
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Law Firm Is Victimized by Man Pretending to Be an Attorney There
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Caught on Video: 4 Court Marshals Struggle to Control 1 Enraged Handcuffed Woman
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If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body, Could I . . .
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Lawyer of the Day: Another Midwestern Prosecutor
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Steven Seagal, Sheriff Raid Home In Tank
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Irked at His Lawyer in $100 Ticket Case, Man Punches Her in Face, Gets 2-Year Prison Term
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Judges:
Federal Jury Convicts Ex-Judge of 10 Counts of Lying to FBI Agents About Case-Related Confabs
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Courthouse gunman angry at justice system
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Judges court sunny locales
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Federal judge lightens case load at age 103
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Wall Street:
Stock Futures Point to Higher Open on Wall Street
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Wall Street Employment Jumps 5.4%
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‘God’s Work’
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Layoffs:
WARNing: Bankruptcy Courts Take Their First Crack at The NY WARN Act
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Most U.S. States Post Unemployment Decline
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Calif. Adds 100,000 Jobs in February
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Michigan: Hunt for work is an endurance test
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Wages and Employment, Yet Again
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Worse Is Better
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Unpaid jobs: The new normal?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Distressed Investing:
Insolvency Outlook Survey Results
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Goldman Making Money From Special Situation Seen at Risk With Volcker Rule
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Autos:
Disaster likely to hit US car sales
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Europe Carmakers May Be Forced to Idle Plants on Japan Quake
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Ford to Idle Belgian Plant for 5 Days
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Ford may top GM in March sales
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UAW Circling Ford Like Sharks After Recent Profits
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UAW, state Democrats gather to celebrate GM profit sharing checks
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Mazda Halts Orders From U.S. Dealers
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Panic Car Buying Likely To Spread As Shortages Worsen
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Quake affects Japan's domestic output of 356,600 cars
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With shortages looming at car dealerships and factories, the global auto crisis deepens
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Nissan Motor's Chinese venture cuts production amid worsening parts shortage
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Japan disaster cuts supplies, increases prices, especially on small cars
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The remains of US Fidelis go on the block
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GM vehicle owners may get paid in old lawsuit
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Saab Loses Money, CEO Loses Job
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Sweden Summons Spyker To Explain Collateral Situation
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Aviation:
American’s flight attendants forbidden to strike
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Many creditors of bankrupt Skybus Airlines have gotten the majority of their money back
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High-income fliers are unhappier with airlines
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JAL Emerges From Bankruptcy
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JAL President: No Plans For Additional Financing For Now
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Japan Air Focuses on Tie-Ups as It Exits Court Protection
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Fraud:
Gupta Stayed on as Director After SEC Letter
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Did millionaire Rajat Gupta suffer from billionaire envy?
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Rajaratnam was just kidding, say lawyers
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Rajaratnam to say ‘secrets’ were already public
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Morgan Stanley Is Expected to Be a Focus at Galleon Trial
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It's good Goldman's HQ is close to Federal court
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Tapes at NY insider trading trial show it's not always a day at the beach for 'Mr. October'
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The Pitfalls of Wiretaps in White-Collar Crime Cases
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Judge halts Petters settlement
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Berg creditors may recoup 15-25 percent, says bankruptcy plan
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Madoff Trustee Calls Lawyer's Demand 'Baseless, Fallacious'
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Satmar Hasidic Civil-Fraud Suit Moves Toward Trial
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The mayor and the Ponzi schemer: a loan story
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8 investors sue SEC in Stanford case
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Credit/Debit Cards:
Allocating Scarce Dollars: Payment Hierarchy
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A Quiet Revolution in Debit Cards
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Wells Fargo stops enrollment in debit rewards
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Religion:
Jesuits settle NW abuse claims for $166 million
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Washington woman says Jesuit priest abuse 'every single day ... was a nightmare'
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Church member wants money back
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Catholic Sex-Abuse Hearing Descends Into `Shut Up' Order and Charge of 'Abomination'
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Retailing:
Will Eddie Lampert's Next Big Purchase Be in Retail?
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Judge OKs Borders financing, gift card program
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Borders, in bankruptcy , plans to pay $8.3 million in bonuses
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Gambling:
Las Vegas Hilton, Riviera post quarterly losses
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Baseball:
Major League Baseball wants to change its debt rules
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Golf:
Home market killed golf course dreams
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Credit Counseling:
New California debt settlement bill would limit fees to no more than 15% of consumer savings
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Ratings Agencies:
Investors Too Reliant On Rating Agencies, Reform Needed
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Hotels:
A Hotel Empire Unravels
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Sage Hospitality, Optima Ventures plan to buy, rebrand the Crowne Plaza
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Economy:
Fed Official Suggests Early End to Stimulus Effort
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CBO: Obama Policies, $9.5T in Deficits
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Fed's Plosser Urges Tying Asset Sales to Rate Increases
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Fed Will Release Bank Loan Data
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Commerce Department revises fourth-quarter economic growth up to 3.1%
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Consumer Spending in U.S. Probably Accelerated as the Job Market Improved
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US Experiencing Uneven Growth
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Wealth inequality
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Prosperity through lower wages?
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Foreign Shocks Temper America's Export-Led Rebound
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Fiscal Showdown Looms
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GOP Poised to Take on Entitlements
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A huge win for the Tea Party, a win for Republicans and a big loss for Democrats
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The US Debt Crisis: Can Congress Reach a Solution?
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Protests: Fear of Losing American Dream
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The Day When the Debt Comes Due
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Food Inflation Foments Political Unrest
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Fed's Fisher sees signs of excessive liquidity
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Liquidity Hoarding
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Companies Accelerate Spending as U.S. Productivity Bypasses Jobs
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CEOs Tap Record Cash for Dividends as M&A at Post-Lehman High
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Great Corporate Profits, Weak Economy
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Oil Futures Slip From 30-Month High on Concern Over European Debt, Economy
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Sales of Doomsday Shelters Up 1,000%
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The global economy: Another year of living dangerously
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A Look Inside the Fed’s Balance Sheet
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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:
In Prison for Taking a Liar Loan
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Mortgage Fraud Prosecutions
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Flawed Housing Data Masks Woes
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Florida AG settles with foreclosure law firm
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Minnesota AG sues Meredian Financial Group in refinancing scheme
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Borrowers facing foreclosure try dubious 'sweat equity' claims
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Foreclosures ' hidden risk: Debt that haunts for two decades
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In a neighborhood 'built to fail,' mortgage fallout forces fight for a future
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Insurance Dictated by the Bank
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Moral Hazard and Mortgage Modifications
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“Follow the Money” Shows Deep Financial Ties to Mortgage Market Bad Actors
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Ally to reduce mortgage principal in Michigan
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Mortgage Servicers Grumble, But Still Cut Debts
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Principal forgiveness may not be the silver bullet for housing: S&P
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OCC Considers Own Pact, While FDIC Pushes Cash For Keys
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How will the AGs enforce the mortgage settlement?
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Investors pay almost half price at Texas foreclosure auctions
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Altered documents halt some Cook County foreclosures
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Wells Fargo study finds new kind of homebuyer on the way: Millennials
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Broker compensation rule captures more heat in federal court
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Doubts raised on OCC foreclosure estimate
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Neighborhood hit by mortgage crisis battles back
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Las Vegas the capital of high rollers -- and foreclosures
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Builders, banks offer free job-loss insurance to home buyers
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Pursuing The American Dream, By Renting
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Saguaro Ranch facing foreclosure
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Attorneys Make Argument To Keep Carter's Grove Case In California
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Skywater Developer Sues Lender Over Alleged 'Wrongful Conduct'
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Judge: Deutsche, BNP Unit Can Sue BofA Over Ocala Losses
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Allstate's MBS exposure hits $2.78 billion
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T.H. Properties rips adviser's request for liquidation
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Blockbuster seeks to exit 187 leases
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OCC Warns Banks About OREO Exchanges
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Municipalities:
How deep is pension hole?
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Pensions burdened, but not broke
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Atlanta area faces public pension deficit
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Caterpillar Threatens to Leave Ill. Over High Taxes
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Wisconsin Union Law To Take Effect Despite Judge's Ruling
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Is Your Town About to Go Bankrupt?
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Michigan Preps Consultants, Local Leaders For Budget Battles
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Ariz. economy would lose $49 bil if illegal immigrants left
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Why is California broke? Because they tax the rich so much
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Honest Numbers and Their Maker
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States Look at Earned Income Tax Credits
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Victorville Officials Stand by Their City
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Florence and the derivatives machine
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Corporate Reform:
On US financial regulation, it's Warren vs. Dimon
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Who Will Rescue Financial Reform?
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Note to Banks: It's Not 2006 Anymore
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Warren says Wall St. undermining consumer protection
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Elizabeth Warren meets with undue resistance
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The Wall Street Journal's CFPB Smear Campaign Continues
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Trust Elizabeth Warren -- or the banks who already crashed our economy?
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Why Is The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Trial By Congress?
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Lehman:
Lehman Structured-Note Holders in Hong Kong to Get Back 80% of Principal
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HK Lehman investors reject settlement offer
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All eyes on US court and EGMs
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Non-Profits:
American Legion Post Files for Bankruptcy
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Tax:
The IRS isn't playing games with Trip Hawkins
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Arizona flat income tax a hike for many
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Celebs:
'Real Housewives of NJ' Joe Giudice arrested for false ID Teresa Giudice in PA
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Bankrupt Toni Braxton Brags About Lavish Lifestyle On New Reality Show
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Recovering the Brass Ring: The Bankruptcy of Charlie Batch
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Michael Jackson Estate Settles Vegas Claim
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Warren Beatty Wins Dick Tracy Lawsuit
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
ND man indicted in Nebraska over land gift
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Alternative Energy:
Wyoming betting on coalbed methane comeback despite industry bankruptcies
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Health Care:
Creditors of Forum fight on for funds
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Contra Costa County may loan $10M to struggling Doctors Med Center
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Blue Cross contributed to hospital's insolvency , lawsuit says
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Federal disability insurance program facing insolvency
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Allcare loses round in Penn. court
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Mass Torts:
DOJ Quietly Overhauls BP Oil Spill Probe
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Resorts:
Judge Refuses To Adjust Sawgrass Resort Valuation
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Body Armor:
Former CEO's Brother Sues Current Point Blank Executive
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Communications:
Clearwire: Bankruptcy Cannot be Discounted
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Consumer Finance:
Funding Your Buddy's Bachelor Party Through A Payday Loan?
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Food/Beverage:
Harry & David Files For Ch. 11 Protection
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Harry & David Reaches Agreement with Senior Noteholders on Pre-Arranged Reorganization Plan
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Garduno’s family members fired by creditors
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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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Miscellaneous:
Madoff, Borders, Lehman, Capmark, Ambac, Jesuits: Bankruptcy
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Lehman, Rock & Republic, St. Vincent, Awal: Bankruptcy
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Companies at Highest Risk of Financial Stress
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Lehman, Madoff, Mediation Opinion: Bankruptcy
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Why Lottery Winners Go Bankrupt
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Insurance:
High court rules for plaintiffs in D&O case
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Automatic Stay:
Hope May Spring Eternal . . . But the Automatic Stay Does Not.
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Academia:
The Economic Logic of the Lease/Loan Distinction in Bankruptcy
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Banking:
To Big to Fail Banks Get Bigger
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Small banks wooed in fight over Dodd-Frank
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Key banking players coming to Charlotte
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Ranking the 50 Biggest U.S. Banks: From BofA to Commerce Bancshares
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Bonds:
US bill raises fears for covered bonds
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Finance:
Like The Phoenix, U.S. Finance Profits Soar
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M&A:
The Winner of The M&A Song Contest Is…
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Biggest Quarter for U.S. M&A Since 2008
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Shipping:
Intermodal Rates Forecast to Rise
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Theme Parks:
In Tennessee, Grand Plans for a $750 Million Theme Park Raise Great Doubt
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UK:
Up to 500,000 protesters attend anti-cuts demo
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Anarchists Rampage Against Symbols of the Wealthy
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Anarchists to Target Royal Wedding
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Anti-cuts demo: Protesters occupy Fortnum & Mason
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Brown Urges G-20 to Seal 'Global Growth Pact'
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Bank's Sentance Repeats Call for Higher Rates-Report
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Quickie bankruptcy rules to be refreshed
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UK: Households £572 A Year Worse Off
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Businesses fear revenue gap in wake of cuts - R3: 35 per cent rely on public sector contracts
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Canary Wharf Fulfills Reichmann’s Vision at Investors’ Cost
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Property & Insolvency Bulletin - March 2011
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Appointment of Administrators - 25 March 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 25 March 2011
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EU:
Euroworried, Eurohappy, Euroflummoxed
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EU Leaders Agree to Euro Rescue Program
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Banks cannot challenge findings of stress tests
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Is Europe Sliding Towards Default?
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Germany Set to Abandon Nuclear Power
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Canada:
Court OKs Precision Atlantic payback proposal
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Insolvency doesn't slow Saskatoon bridge project
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PIIGS:
European Leaders Press Portugal on Austerity Path
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A Nation of Dropouts Shakes Europe
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Bailout for Portugal edges closer
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Portugal Does Not Need to Resort to Rescue Fund, Socrates Says
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Portugal President May Call June Vote as Bond Redemptions Loom
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Portugal president: parties committed to debt goal
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Portuguese Law Unclear On Bailout Amid Government Limbo
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Irish Real Estate: 80% Off
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ECB reportedly plans new Irish liquidity program
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Italy Prosecutor Said to Probe Parmalat Stock for Manipulation
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Pressure On For Spanish Banks’ Restructuring
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Spain Is Building Contagion ‘Firewall,’ Pimco’s Bosomworth Says
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Irish Banks Edge Closer to Stress Test Results
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Ireland Wants Bondholders to Share Bank Burden, Minister Says
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New Irish Leader Uses The "H-Word" In Threat To France And Germany
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Ireland Update
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Landmark High Court Judgment on the Crystallization of Floating Charges in Belgard Motors
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Debt-ridden steelworks goes into receivership
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MENA:
Qaddafi Forces Pull Back as Rebels Retake Ajdabiya
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World looks beyond Libyan oil as conflict rages
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NATO Takes Full Control of Libya Operations
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Who Are We Helping in Libya? Some Answers
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Egypt: Women protesters forced to have 'chastity checks' after arrests in Tahir Square
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Egyptian Stocks Advance Most in 15 Months, Lead Middle East Equities Rally
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Cheap Bread to Cost Billions in New Egypt
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Egypt stock market rallies as bargain hunters step in
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Syria cracks down as unrest spreads
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Syria Tries to Ease Crisis
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Tension and Grief in Syria After Protests and Deadly Reprisals
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Yemeni boys taking a stand; Country teeters on brink
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GCC ‘should revise insolvency policy’
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No more hiccups on Nakheel's restructuring plans
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Japan:
Fears rise that Japan could sell off U.S. debt
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The Race to Rebuild Japan
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Japan's Nuclear Crisis Looks Like Our Financial Crisis
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Fear and devastation on the road to Japan's nuclear disaster zone
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Japan criticizes nuke plant operator
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U.N.’s Nuclear Chief Says Japan Is ‘Far From the End’
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US Rushes Fresh Water to Japan
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Disaster in Japan: Less Appetite for Luxury
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Summer Power Shortage Forecast for Japan
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Fear of Shortages: Panic Buying of Japanese Goods
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Japan Cows Barred From Grazing as Damaged Plant Leaks Radiation
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Latin America:
IMF Warns of Latin American Overheating and Credit Bubble Risks
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Executive: Chilean Shipping Firm Vapores Won't Go Bankrupt
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New Zealand:
Property developer Frank de Vries fails to stave off bankruptcy
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Czech Republic:
Czech lottery firm Sazka files for insolvency
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Husak: Own insolvency proposal was the only step to take
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Africa:
IMF Warns Zimbabwe
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Afghanistan:
Kabul Bank Set For Sell-Off
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Australia:
Creditors In The Dark As DCM Green's Light Dims
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