Law:

Bonus Watch: Proskauer Rose Will Pay Spring Bonuses
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Bonus Watch: Kirkland & Ellis Announces Spring Bonuses!
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Cahill Gordon Partner’s Mysterious Departure
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March Madness: The Weil Bankruptcy Blog’s Elite Eight
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The Adorno & Yoss Implosion
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Crash and Burn: A National Firm Spirals to Its Death
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Adorno Yoss Requiem
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South Fla. New Partners 2011: A Tougher Hurdle to Clear
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Is BigLaw Still an Option?
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BP Gulf Coast Firm Earns $1.25M a Month
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2 Ex-Partners Battle Former Law Firm Over 300 Allegedly Swiped Case Files
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Clifford Chance's Popham joins Citigroup
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Latham Gets New DC Managing Partner
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In-House: In Praise of Cronyism
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Small Firms: Beware the Uberclient
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Supreme Court to Hear Whether Millions of Female Employees Can Sue Walmart
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Bankruptcy lawyer "restored" to case
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Lawyer Apologizes to His Wife, a Judge, for Pressuring Ex-Client to Have Sex with Her
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Former DA accused of 'sexting' won't face criminal charges
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More on PayScale Salary Data
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LSAT! Huh! Good God y'all! What is it Good For?
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Missouri Law Dean Criticizes US News Rankings After His School Takes Another Hit
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Law Firm Ad Achieves Pinnacle of Bad Taste (And It’s Not Even True)
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NY Jail Tries New Revenue Option: Televised Lawyer Ads Next to Booking Area
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Charlie Sheen Judge Sets Date for Key Hearing in $100 Mil Lawsuit
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Arbitrator Chosen to Handle Charlie Sheen Case
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Judges:

Hevesi Judge Rejects Claim of Conflict, Says He'll Move Sentencing Anyway
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Retiring Bankruptcy Judge John C. Ninfo won't end his financial-literacy efforts
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Husband of Judge Pleads Guilty
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Scalia's Son Says He Takes Smaller Cut as BigLaw Partner So Dad Doesn't Have to Recuse
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Federal Courts Worry Your Smartphone Might Be a Bomb
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Inside the Mind of Justice Kennedy
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Here's Your Chance to Complain About PACER!
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Chevron’s Ecuadorean Battle Gets New Judges
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New Cuomo Budget Could Lead to Court Layoffs
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'Hundreds' of Layoffs Loom as NY Judiciary Prepares to Slash Another $70 Million
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures point higher, data eyed
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Wall St ends lower in year's lightest volume
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Perfidious Goldman
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Layoffs:

“More with less” comes at a price
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Unemployment's Rising Toll on Families
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Lehman:

Lehman Finance Loses UK Lawsuit Seeking to Force Swaps Payment
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Debt Collection:

Minn. AG accuses debt buyer of chasing wrong folks
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Minnesota AG Says Giant Debt Buyer Defrauded Consumers
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Minnesota accuses Encore Capital of robo-signing
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Credit/Debit Cards:

Wells Fargo May End Debit Rewards Entirely
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More Bogus Lobbying Numbers from the Banks: Debit Interchange Rates
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Fraud:

Rajaratnam Arrest Led Rengan to Take Notebooks, Smith Says
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Rajiv On Raj: "He's A Lot Smarter Than I Am, Even Today"
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Can Rajaratnam Beat the Rap? Probably Not
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Two Reasons the Raj Defense Team Is Nervous
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A Little Perspective For Raj Rajaratnam: It Could Be Worse (You Could Be Barry Bonds)
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Rajaratnam Defense Questions Value of Insider Tips
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Galleon prosecutors move to new ground
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A Prosecutor's Love Of Water Sports May Be The One Thing To Save Raj
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Judge denies NJ move to reopen long-running Brennan bankruptcy case
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Roanoke Businessman Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
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Garage sale at Scrushy's former estate nets $160K
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How was $250 million investment in Westpoint Stevens lost?
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Fair Finance trustee renews call for return of political donations
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SEC says hedge fund manager helped Petters fraud
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SEC Gets Order Freezing Petters Settlement Money
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Ex- Enron Broadband Executive Sentenced for Insider Trading
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Connecticut Hedge Fund Manager Charged in $3.5 Billion Ponzi
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SEC freezes assets of Utah man accused of masterminding $47 million Ponzi scheme
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Operators of Fake Hedge Fund in New York Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison
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Asset freeze: USA SFC 20110328
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Autos:

Deutsche Bank: Japan Automakers to Suffer
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Dealers Shift Gears as Inventories of Made-in-Japan Cars Run Low
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Who wants a union? Not Southern autoworkers
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Aviation:

Airlines fail in latest fare-hike attempt
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Airline Mexicana Sees Extension To Bankruptcy Protection
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JAL leaves court care smaller and less independent
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JAL exits court-backed rehab but not out of woods yet
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Cameroon's national airline resumes operation
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Tax:

Bank of America rapped over no taxes
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General Electric Turns to Twitter to Defend Its Tax Practices
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IRS cracks down on millionaires
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Book Reviews:

Altman's 'Corporate Financial Distress and Bankruptcy'
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Baseball:

Former Texas Rangers' Co-Owner Chuck Greenberg Talks
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Politics:

Will bankruptcy shaming become commonplace?
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Woman who swindled nanny set for June bankruptcy fraud trial
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Sports:

Sports Stadium bonds in trouble?
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Golf:

Foreclosure planned for all 27 holes at Vista Meadows
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Economy:

Dying Banks Kept Alive Show Secrets Fed’s Loan Data Will Reveal
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Fed should not curtail bond buys : officials
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Fed's Bullard Says QE2 Exit Debate Likely 'Key' 2011 Issue
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Fed may tighten before global risks fixed - Bullard
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Chicago Fed's Evans: Not at exit point yet
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Goldman, BofA Merrill warn U.S. economy is losing momentum
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Consumer Spending, Incomes Rose in February
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Consumer Spending Up, Rising Food Costs To Blame
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How Much Of February's Spending Growth Was Just Transfer Payments From The Government?
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Does February's Increase in Spending Suggest a Doomed Recovery?
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Texas Manufacturing Activity Strengthens Further
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Durbin: Social Security May Doom Debt Deal
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Government Shutdown Grows Likelier
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Democrats, White House Said to Back $20 Billion of Additional Budget Cuts
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Oil Supply Rises to Three-Month High in Survey
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Real Reason Gas Prices are Soaring
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U.S. Crisis Was Worse Than 1930s, Ex-Fed Governor Mishkin Says
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'Stimulus Loan' and State Money Used for Slavery, Workers Say
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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:

Pending home sales rise in February
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13% of All US Homes Are Vacant
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Vacant homes in South Florida nearly double over past 10 years
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Housing prices slide to continue
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New rules on mortgage securities set for vote today
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Cash-Paying Vultures Feast on US Housing as Mortgages Dry Up
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Chase Sues Its Former Foreclosure Counsel, Seeks Turnover of Files in $400M Worth of Cases
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Judge Chides Harvard Law Grad re 'Garbled' Pro Se Foreclosure Filing
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Illinois judge stays 1,700 Fisher and Shapiro foreclosure cases
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Judge orders Philly sheriff's sales to resume
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Bank of America Board Sued by Shareholders Over Mortgage Recording Defects
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LPS: Huge Backlog of Foreclosures, Option ARM Foreclosures Skyrocket
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Principal Reduction Mods--Greatly Exaggerated?
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Bank of America set to write down principal on California mortgages
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'Dreamed up' cash for keys proposal draws heavy criticism
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A case for home loan modifications
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US Treasury to Grade Mortgage Servicers on Loan Modifications
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Foreclosure settlement update: Bank officials summoned
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Banks Offer Own Mortgage-Servicing Plan
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Housing Will Recover. But When?
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World events affect your mortgage rate
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Neutron Loans hit California City
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Ongoing MERS lawsuits may hurt current RMBS
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The Sandbagging of Elizabeth Warren (and 49 State Attorneys General)
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FHA slow to flag problem lenders, stop them
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Judge rules Syncora can use loan pool to fund EMC putback lawsuit
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Chase Loses Court Ruling on Loan Pullbacks
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IMARC CEO says government, borrowers contribute to housing headache
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Electronic mortgages: There is a way, but not enough will, tech panel finds
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Embattled developer Justin French files for bankruptcy
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Big Banks Save Billions As Homeowners Suffer
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One Sign That The Housing Bust Could End Soon
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Homebuilders pin hopes on retiring Baby Boomers
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Lennar Swings to Surprise Profit, Margins Improve
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'Kill Them, Bury Them': The Rise Of Fannie And Freddie
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Bailout Of Fannie And Freddie
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What's Next: Life After Fannie And Freddie
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GOP bills aim to get US out of mortgage system
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5 Ways the Government Screws Up Housing Finance
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FDIC's plan for 'skin-in-the-game' loans
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Fannie, Freddie Loans Deemed 'Safe' Under Mortgage Rules
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Lenders Said to Get Exemption Option Under Risk-Retention Rule
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Food/Beverage:

Harry & David Bankruptcy: Everything You Need to Know
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Harry & David, Overpriced Fruit Basket Delivery Company, Declares Bankruptcy
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Community feels ripples through the fall of local business giant
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Enjoying the fruits of H&D's Chap. 11
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What a pair: Harry & David and Wall Street
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Harry & David to terminate DB plan
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Harry & David hands control to bondholders
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Harry & David Bankruptcy Filing Creates Ripple Effects
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Municipalities:

Caterpillar CEO: Illinois budget hurts business
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The Right Picks Up Meredith Whitney's Frayed Banner
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Retailing:

Orchard Brands Lines Up New $90 Million Bankruptcy-Exit Loan
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LV: Two retail development owners file for bankruptcy
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Borders May Close Sooner as Shelves Picked Bare
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Borders Liquidators Race Clock, Squeeze Cash From Doomed Stores
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Photography:

Famed Polaroids Find Their Place in Vienna
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Health Care:

O.C. health firm emerges from bankruptcy
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Verdugo Mental Health says its bankrupt
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In Rare Move, New York's North General Hospital Will Get Chapter 11 Trustee
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Study Finds Conflicts Among Panels’ Doctors
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Alternative Energy:

Pacific Ethanol reports $11.6M loss in fourth quarter
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Avoidance Actions:

Trustee: In talks with Daniels over Durham money
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Pensions:

The Perils of Nonqualified 'Top-Hat' Plans: Feinberg v. Rand McNally
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Compensation:

Warren Buffett criticizes U.S. executive pay
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Celebs:

Dallas Cowboy Dez Bryant Sued Over $246,000 Jewelry Bill
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Hedge Funds:

For Sale: Illiquid Assets, Hard to Value
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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:

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Miscellaneous:

GSC, Partsearch, Point Blank, Extramarital Affairs: Bankruptcy
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Insurance:

Judge Rakoff Again Criticizes SEC Settlements, How Will D&O Insurers Respond?
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Southern California bankruptcy filings hit record high
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Consumer Bankruptcy:

The Consumer Bankruptcy Fee Study
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Mass Torts:

Rust-Oleum Maker to Pay to End Asbestos Suits, Lawyer Says
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Dogged by asbestos claims, UGL files for bankruptcy
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Liability Issues Abound in Oil Spill Cases
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BP Managers Said to Face U.S. Manslaughter Charges Review
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Sales:

Best Buy wins auction for parts firm that overbilled it by $5.9M
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:

Why Borders Call for Fat Executive Bonuses Is Absurd
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Corporate Reform:

GOP bill amending new consumer bureau gets key endorsement
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Hostile chamber
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CFTC's Chilton Says Global Swaps Markets Face Risk of `Race to the Bottom', 'Regulatory Arbitrage'
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Wall Street Reg Reform May Cost $1 Billion
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CFPB to Start Big
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Appeals court upholds US whistleblower law secrecy
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Berkshire Wrote Down US Bancorp, Swiss Re After SEC Query
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The Department of Justice: Indicting Immigrants,Ignoring Wall Street Crooks
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Hotels:

W Hotel in Boston sold to Pebblebrook REIT
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Sawgrass Marriott owners get extension on filing Chapter 11 plan
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Marriott Forecasts Weak Revenue, Hotel Stocks Take Beating
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San Marcos owners file for bankruptcy protection
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Resort:

Daufuskie Island resort parceled off to creditors
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Media:

Tribune creditors propose revised bankruptcy plan
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Fashion:

Arthur Mendonça was broke, but he’s certainly not broken on the final day of Rogue Fashion Week
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UK:

Danger that new HMRC power could tip businesses into insolvency
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Lloyds Said to Hire JPMorgan, Citigroup for Branches Sale
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UK: Insolvency Service reforms helps more vulnerable people trapped in debt
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Preliminary Report to the UK Insolvency Service into Outcomes in Company Voluntary Arrangements
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UK growth revised up to -0.5% for end of 2010
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Pensions excluded in revised insolvency rules
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Ransom payments hold back business rescues
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AssetCo pays back one creditor
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Appointment of Administrators - 28 March 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 28 March 2011
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EU:

European Bank Funding Threatened as Basel III Meets Solvency II
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Canada:

Housing Booms North of the Border
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PIIGS:

Portuguese Bailout Costs More Than Money Alone
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European Markets Slide, While Portuguese Yields Continue Marching In One Direction
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Greece's Surging Unemployment May Become ‘Bomb’ to Society, Minister Says
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MENA:

Oil slides to $104 as rebels take Libyan ports
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Gadhafi's Hometown Braces for Rebel Attack
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Italy plots Gaddafi's escape route as diplomats meet
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In Syria, 61 Dead Since Uprising Began
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Lines drawn between WH stance on Libya, Syria
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Saudi Women Inspired by Fall of Mubarak Step Up Equality Demand
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Japan:

Fatal Radiation Detected Outside Damaged Japanese Reactor
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Electricity in Japan may not be back to normal for months
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The Japanese Electrical Grid: A Major Problem for Economic Recovery
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Nikkei falls as nuclear worries weigh, TEPCO hit by sell orders
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TEPCO CEO Hasn't Been Seen In Weeks, And There Are Rumors He Has Fled Or Committed Suicide
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Kan Slams Tepco’s Tsunami Defense, Says Radiation Localized
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Plan to nationalize TEPCO being floated within Japan govt
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Japan's Nuclear Crisis: Moody's Reviews Eight Utilities for Possible Downgrades
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Tepco Chief Pressured to Quit After Costing Holders $29 Billion
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Crisis of confidence for Japan's government
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Japan Finds More Foods Tainted By Radioactive Material
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Radioactive Water Extends One Mile Into Ocean
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Pet survivors face post-tsunami struggle
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Czech Republic:

Czech court puts lottery Sazka into insolvency
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Argentina:

Argentine Bank Not Liable For $2.2B Judgments: Judge
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China:

China bank regulator warns of property bubble risks
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A Stunning Look At China's Ghost Cities
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