Law:

17 Howrey Lawyers Join Baker Hostetler, Including Global Litigation Co-Chair
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How Prominent Law Firm Adorno & Yoss Spiraled to Its Death
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5 Marketing Lessons From Howrey's Graveside
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Former bankruptcy lawyer gets 4 to 12 years in prison for defrauding clients
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Jones Day One of Four Firms Advising on Harry & David Bankruptcy
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Lawyer Suing Wal-Mart Roasted in Supreme Court Argument
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How to Become an (Almost) Indispensable Junior Associate (Part 4)
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Slaughters instructed by Linklaters for Credit Suisse and Gianni claims
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Pls Hndle Thx: Should New York’s Bravest Brave Law School?
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Robert Redford on Lawyers
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Firm Fighting for Restitution From Ex-Abramoff Partner Not Exactly Angelic, His Lawyers Say
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Financially Distressed County Blasts BigLaw's Big Bill
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Some Small Firm Lawyers Are Worth Big Bucks
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New Law Firm Certification Looks at Women in Leadership Roles
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Defense Lawyer Subpoenas Documents Detailing Prosecutor’s Bonuses for Convictions
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When Can The Class of 2011 Start Earning?
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Paper or Plastic? A Lawyer's Answer Sends Him From Hero to Pariah
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Major law firm comes to Delaware
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Law Students at a Top School Protest Continued Unemployment
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Law Schools Need to Partner Up to Help Deflate Rising Tuition, Dean Says
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TaxProf Blog: AALS Goes to War Over ABA's Proposed Accreditation Standards Changes
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Law School Valedictorians: Top 5 Things Not To Say In Your Graduation Speech
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Despite 1-Month Deadline Extension, Law School Apps Likely to Plummet Up to 20% at Kansas U
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Law School Energized by Largest Gift Ever From Living Donor
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Supreme Court Rules Against Exonerated Inmate Awarded $14M in Damages
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Cops Say Ivy League-Bound Girl, 17, Pulled 9 mm on Her Own Mom to Force Car Purchase
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Police Use E-Mail and Skype to Obtain Warrants While Still on the Scene
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Judges:

An Apple a Day Keeps the Bankruptcy Judge Happy
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Justices Challenge Gender Suit Against Wal-Mart
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Justice Scalia Gets Caught in a Fender-Bender
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2 Informants Helped FBI Make Case in Alleged Plot to Kill Top Alaska Federal Judge, Court Docs Say
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Chief Justice Checks Out a Website for Constitutional Ammunition in Campaign Finance Case
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Chief Justice Roberts Has a Funny Idea About Admissible Evidence!
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Wal-Mart Discrimination Dispute Reveals Gender Gap at the US High Court
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Supreme Court justices aren't political hacks in robes
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Judge Charged With Forgery In Nominating Petition
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Bubble gum man appeals jail term
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As Lawmakers Wield Budget Ax, Courts Struggle to Do More With Less, Plan Layoffs
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Wall Street:

Stock futures signal higher open
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Wall Street ends higher in low volume
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Goldman Sachs Partners Put Own (Liquidity) Needs Before Those Of The Firm
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Wall St: Aiding Recovery, Or Strangling It?
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Layoffs:

Postal Service Proposes Easier Path to Closing US Offices
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Lehman:

Why Repo 105 Doesn't Amount to Fraud
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Few Lehman creditors want court to consider their restructuring
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Paulson Group Wants Rival Lehman Plan Considered by Court
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Health Care:

Medicare Records Reveal Troubling Trail of Surgeries - "Actually, you're going to be all right"
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Hospital Deals Are Abundant, And Not Always Welcomed
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Park Ridge Hospital saves The Health Adventure
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Palm Drive to present strategic plan
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Autos:

Toyota Parts Shortage to Hit U.S. Customers
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Toyota Restricts Parts Orders to Dealers
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Nissan says tsunami-wrecked engine plant will resume output in June
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Shutdowns Drag on, Auto Crisis Worsens
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UAW official: Union open to lower wage structure
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A Recovery in GM and Ford Shares?
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GM's Stock Price Falters
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Auto Lending's Rebound
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Corporate Reform:

Greenspan: Dodd-Frank fails to meet test of our times
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Mapping reform route
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Dodd-Frank implementation: what’s happened?
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Elizabeth Warren Has Been Busy
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Warren Touts 'Common Ground' With Chamber of Commerce
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Who's who at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Consumer bureau's Richard Cordray, from state regulator to federal enforcer
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Banking:

FDIC Drafts Rule on 'Living Wills' for Banks
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Shareholders take aim at Bank of America executives
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Banks Saved $25 Billion By Under-Serving Delinquent Mortgages
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Number of Problem Banks in America Nears 1000
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Bank of America Hires Over 100 New Small Business Bankers in the Greater Los Angeles Area
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Celebs:

Willie’s Deal: Play Us a Tune, and We’ll Drop the Charges
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More Detail On Trip Hawkins And His $61 Million Tax Shelters
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Ethanol:

Ethanol Subsidy Attack Finds Allies
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Entertainment:

RHI Entertainment Reorganization Plan Is Approved by Judge
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Aviation:

Epic Aircraft rises from legal morass, will send first two planes aloft
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Emivest seeking takeover bids
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British Airways Owner May Pursue Japan Air Stake
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Food/Beverage:

Harry & David Wins Interim Court Approval of $100 Million Bankruptcy
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Harry & David Bankruptcy Rocks Medford After Wasserstein's LBO
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Vendors sympathize with Harry & David, hopeful for future
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Harry & David asks to drop $27.4 million pension plan
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Shipping:

Report: Horizon Lines on the ropes
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Debt Collection:

Encore Capital Responds To Minnesota AG's Allegations
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Economy:

Fed's Bullard: QE2 Could Stop $100B Below $600B Target
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Fed Presidents Say Economy Still Needs Support From Bond Purchase Program
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Where Are Americans Most Miserable?
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Inflation worries push consumer confidence lower
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Consumer confidence collapses, biggest decline in a year
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Consumers Use Savings to Pay for Basics
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Are Households More Prudent Post-Financial Crisis?
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Despite economic woes, Americans have fun
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US Economy in Graphs
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5% of Americans Hold 63% of the Wealth
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Roubini's 10 Major Risks to US Economy
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Why TARP Has Been a Success
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Gap widening between poorest countries and others
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Divorce rate rising with relaxation of financial crisis
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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:

Mortgage-Lending Rules Unveiled
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FDIC, Fed Propose Exemptions From Mortgage Rules
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Bankers pleased with 'skin in the game' rule
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Industry readies pushback against mortgage risk retention proposal
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ASF, SIFMA react to mortgage risk retention proposal
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Housing regulators propose 20% down payment for best rates
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Senators ask for GSE options and get an earful
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US Jan home prices fall for 7th straight month-S&P
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Homes sales rise to a five-year high in Las Vegas metro area
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Home Prices in 20 US Cities Fell 3.1% From Year Earlier
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Housing Prices--It's Worse than It Looks
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A Look at Case-Shiller, by Metro Area
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Reaction to Latest Case-Shiller
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Looking at Case-Schiller Through Howard Hughes' Eyes
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'No Real Hope In Sight' For Housing Prices
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Real House Prices and Price-to-Rent
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Chicago home prices lowest since 2001
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LPS: 8.8% Loan-Delinquency Rate In February
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JPMorgan Chase sues Ben-Ezra & Katz for return of foreclosure files
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Playing Games With 'Wrongful Foreclosures'
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The Hedges in Banks' Proposed Mortgage Cures
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Are Banks Scheming to Gut the Role of the Courts in Foreclosures?
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Bogus Mortgage Settlement Math
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Judge hears arguments on NJ's threat to lenders to halt mortgage foreclosures
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Bank Mortgage Shortcuts Dodged $20 Billion in Costs, CFPB Says
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Divorce Prompts Developer to Extend Restructuring
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DJ Lehman Files New Bankruptcy-Exit Plans For SunCal Projects
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A tale of foreclosure and ruin
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The argument for electronic warehouse mortgage lending
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Tracking Down Strategic Defaulters to Collect the Second Mortgage Lien
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Do second liens stay current when first liens default?
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Analyst Claims Fannie Mae Lied to Senate About Executives' Pay
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Four States Weigh Bills to Make Appraisers Disregard Foreclosures
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Orlando No. 6 for mortgage fraud
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FinCEN: Mortgage Fraud Up 4% In 2010
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Developer Michael Stessman of Clive files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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House Democrats give Geithner plan to revamp HAMP
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House votes to end HAMP
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Republicans introduce eight bills to wind down Fannie and Freddie
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Oil/Gas:

You can fault government in fall of Seahawk Drilling
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Municipalities:

States Broke? They Cut Taxes too Much
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Alabama County Scrambles to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Texas considers legalizing gambling to fix budget shortfall
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Ohio House panel OKs public worker union-busting bill
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OK: Senate OKs Changes to Teacher Firings
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NY budget deal: Bloomberg charges cuts will mean massive layoffs
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More prison privatization in Fla. Senate budget
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Muni bonds: Set for worst quarter in a decade
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Health Care:

FBI nab man accused in Medicare fraud case
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Housing Bust Hurts County Health Efforts
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Fraud:

A Tale of Two Brothers, Raj and Rengan
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Trader outlines two faces of Galleon
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Ex-Galleon manager says he fed Rajaratnam tips
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Ex-Galleon Employee Smith Says Firm Used Insider Tips for 'Edge'
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Ex-Exec Says Hedge Fund Boss Gave Him Approval to Get Secret Info
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Galleon paid second Intel exec for inside info: hedge-fund trader
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At What Point Does Raj Rajaratnam’s Lead Lawyer Start Frantically Searching For The Handle To The Trap Door In The Floor?
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Wiretap abuse could form basis for a Rajaratnam appeal
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Adam Smith Explains Insider Trading At Galleon: "Research Is Doing Your Homework, Getting The Number Is More Like Cheating On The Test"
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Galleon delivers high drama
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Madoff Trustee's Deal on Sale of $7 Million Yacht Approved
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Lautenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling in Bid to Continue Suit of Madoff Kin
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Repossess the Mets
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Caribbean Ponzi schemer pleads guilty in U.S. court
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Defendants in BBC Equities case, accused of $53M Ponzi scheme, ordered to turn in exotic cars, boat
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Big Ponzi Ended in Suicide, Investors Say
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FDA Employee Cheng Yi Liang Didn't See How His Job Working For The Government Proposed A Conflict Of Interest With His Side Job Insider Trading
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U.S. judge issues key ruling in Agility fraud case
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Museums:

Barnes litigation in 'extra innings'
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Asheville's The Health Adventure files for bankruptcy
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Tax:

GE Did Pay Taxes?
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Hotels:

Innkeepers Wins Exclusivity Extension
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Foreclosure papers filed against Country Comfort Inn
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Bankruptcy judge says he will OK reorganization at former Hilton
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New manager for Hartford's ailing Crowne Plaza
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Hotel company files for bankruptcy
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Video Rentals:

SK Telecom said to be contemplating investment in Blockbuster
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Religion:

Creditors may get break in A&M bankruptcy case
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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:

Old GM, Lyondell, Tribune, Madoff, Innkeepers: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Costs Rise 9.5% a Year on Fees for Advisers, Professors Say
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Bankruptcy Reform:

US FDIC Proposes 'Living Will' Rules For Largest Institutions
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Insurance:

High court rules for plaintiffs in D&O case
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Murder an accident? To insured it is, court says
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Executory Contracts:

More Time to Make the Donuts: Court Holds Debtor-Franchisee Is Not Bound By the Deadline to Assume or Reject Nonresidential Real Property Leases
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Consumer Bankruptcy:

One Consumer Bankruptcy System, or Many?
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Time is Money
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Cash Collateral:

Major Battle Brewing Over Transwest Resort Properties' Use of Cash Collateral
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Bankruptcy fraud ends in prison time for Vacaville man
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Credit/Debit Cards:

Factchecking Banks' Claims on Interchange Fees
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Banks, merchants debate debit card fee reduction
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Retailing:

Hacketts flagship store to be auctioned April 6
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Publishing:

Bankruptcy motion declared 'frivolous'
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Resorts:

Island split up among creditors
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Sale of Peek'n Peak grows more likely as bankruptcy plan unravels
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Non-Profits:

Private Industry Council of Butte County approves Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing
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Oregon Aquarium Flounders
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UK:

Middle-class sees biggest rise in bankruptcy
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Plymouth's creditors move towards deal with new buyer
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Scottish towns top UK league for most bankruptcies
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Bankrupt Scotland
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Northern Ireland is one of UK's 'debts hotspots'
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Paul Gascoigne bankruptcy case back in court
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EU:

European Debt Worries: Still Looking Contained
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Watch the Euro's Defenses Crumble
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ECB Still on Track to Raise Rates
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Germany:

German Inflation Rate Held Steady at Two-Year High in March
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PIIGS:

Greece, Portugal under pressure; Ireland in focus
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S&P Downgrades Portugal (BBB-), Greece (BB-)
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Bank of Portugal says more austerity moves needed
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Portugal PM: opposition must show alternative measures
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Portugal Buying Time
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Portugal's problems
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Greece says new S&P downgrade is 'unbalanced' and 'unjust'
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Stricken Greece Scrambles for New Revenue
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Creditors left short by Ireland's offer
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Irish First Time Home Buyers Set To Lose Over €30k If Property Not Purchased Before June
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Irish Life falls sharply ahead of stress tests
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Irish Life & Permanent suspends share trading
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Japan:

Companies Seek Loans to Rebuild in Japan
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Japan Nuclear Crisis Is Grave: Official
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Japan's prime minister criticizes nuclear plant's owner
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Tepco is no Japan Airlines
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Tepco shares fall on talk of state takeover
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Yikes. Check out CDS on Tokyo Electric
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Japan Earthquake 2011: What Japanese Think Of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Response
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Humbled Japan Vows Improvements on Nukes
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Japan Vows to Keep Dousing Plant as Pools Threaten Sea
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Workers face incredible risk with little food
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Japan engineers knew tsunami could overwhelm nuclear plant
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Japan: Not enough safeguards to protect nuke plant
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Japan nuclear plant gets help from US robots
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The Lighter Side of Plutonium
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MENA:

Allies Meet to Chart Post-Gadhafi Course
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UK: Gaddafi Must Face Court
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Fact-checking Obama's Libya statements
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Syrian Cabinet Resigns
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Yemen: 78 Die in Blast, Fear of Chaos Rises
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Bin Laden Wants to Join Arab Revolts
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Opec set for $1,000bn in export revenues
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Nakheel creditors have received Dh4.6b
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China:

An Eye-Opening Account Of What The Chinese Are Doing With All That Copper
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Mexico:

Satmex, Noteholders Reach Deal On Prepackaged Bankruptcy
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Iceland:

Iceland Bank Probe Widens
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Luxembourg Police raid homes, businesses over collapse of Iceland's Kaupthing bank
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Afghanistan:

Afghan Elite Borrowed Freely From Kabul Bank
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