March 31, 2011

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

'Decent Burial' for Yoss Law Firm May Be Via Chapter 7
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Bonus Watch: O’Melveny Announces Spring Bonuses
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New Partner Numbers Doubled at Largest Texas Firms This Year
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Bankruptcy law office manager avoids jail in fraud scheme
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The Ethics of Using Gmail Revived
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The Lawyer Who Fell From the Cloud
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On Heels of Big First Quarter, Experts See M&A Boom Continuing
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Small Firms: Is Your Firm Like Disney World?
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Legal watchdog set to scrutinize law firm outsourcing contracts
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Linklaters to discuss flexi-working move with clients to build support
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"My tenure at Sullivan & Cromwell ended – along with my legal career – in a smoking crater"
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Benchmarking Women in BigLaw
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NY BigLaw Partner Admits Supreme Screwup
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Attorney Hit With $100,000 Sanction
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On Heels of Big First Quarter, Experts See M&A Boom Continuing
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Founding Partner Warns: ‘Get Your A-- To Work’
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NY Firm Moves to New Manhattan Digs
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ABA Asks: Should Lawyers Have More Leeway to Practice Across State/Country Lines?
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0Ls Try To Figure Out Which Law School Is Right For Them
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LSAT Deflation: Is This An Ideal Time To Apply To Law School?
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The Best Law Schools — Ranked By Financial Value at Graduation
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March Madness: The Coolest Law Firm Final Four
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects $14 million judgment against New Orleans district attorney's office for withholding evidence
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Judges:

Judge Judy Health Scare
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Justice Ginsburg’s Subtle Benchslap of Tulane Law
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Former Judge Is Accused of Representing Mayor While on Bench
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Justice Scalia: Unsafe at Any Speed?
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NY Courts Contact Unions On Feasibility of Furloughs
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Judges Renew Pay-Raise Effort Via Lawsuit
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Are Little Changed
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Layoffs:

New data show strengthening job market
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Why Unemployment Rose So Much, Dropped So Fast
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Oil/Gas:

US Is Urged to Speed Up Drilling Permits Process
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Buffett aide who bailed out Constellation resigns
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Health Care:

1st in 10 years: Retirees' health-cost estimates fall
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Municipalities:

Jefferson County Attempts to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Teetering Alabama County Has 'Productive' Meeting With State
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Alabama county says can cover lost tax revenue
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'Cash Poor' Montebello on Verge of Bankruptcy
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Alameda Treasurer Says City Is Headed Toward Bankruptcy
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JPMorgan's Dimon sees a hundred municipal defaults
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Economy:

Geithner: inflexible currencies are biggest monetary problem
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Budget Negotiators Reach 'Tentative Deal' To Avert Govt Shutdown
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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:

Nine-month supply of troubled homes exists in market's 'shadow inventory'
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1.8M 'distressed' homes could weigh on home prices for years
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Banks, States Have ‘Long Way to Go’ on Foreclosure Settlement, Miller Says
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As Chief Judges Agree Law Firm Can't Simply Quit, One Sets Hearings for 9,000 Abandoned Cases
(DBN)

JP Morgan to Offer Assistance for Homeowner Loans and Bankruptcy
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Rusty Hyneman files Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Old Alcoa skyscraper falls short
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Centrue forecloses on Chemical Building
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Convention center bankruptcy could conclude next week
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From Luxury Condo Plans to Brink of Foreclosure
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Mass Torts:

BP Loses Laptop With Gulf Claimant Data
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Shipping:

Horizon Lines Said to Weigh April Bankruptcy as Convertible Bonds Plummet
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Hotels:

Jacksonville area hotel files for bankruptcy
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Hotel Syracuse has new owner
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Finance:

Capmark To Sell $1 Bil. Debt Advisory Business for $7.8 Mil.
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CIT To Buy Back $2.5B In Notes
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Autos:

Old GM liquidation date set
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Chrysler IPO Might Not Happen This Year
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Retailing:

Borders squeezes out last cash
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Photog Wants His Work Back From Orchard Brands
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Aviation:

Ruling advances potential Sun Country sale
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Politics:

GOP Taps Once-Bankrupt Rick Crawford As Face of Fiscal Restraint
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Symphonies:

Court confirms sale of Honolulu Symphony assets
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Religion:

Once High-Ranking Priest, Now Defrocked, Sues Accuser Who Testified in Church Trial for Defamation
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Lehman:

Paulson-Calpers Group Must Disclose Holdings, Lehman Says
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Paulson-Led Group Seeks Same Footing in Lehman Case
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Bondholder Group Wants Its Plan Considered Alongside Lehman's
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today)

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:

Tribune, Madoff, Schutt, Local Insight, Nortel: Bankruptcy
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The Myth of Resolution Authority
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Executory Contract:

Dreyer's Ice Cream Says Blockbuster Contract Has Melted
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Insurance:

Fed rejects AIG's subprime offer
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AIG says "highly disappointed" in Fed decision
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Trustees:

Bankruptcy court trustee agrees to turn himself in
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Judge Refuses To Kick Trustee Off Madoff Case
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Business Failures Down, but Not Done
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Litigation:

The Bankruptcy-Removal Statute vs. Statutory Prohibitions on Removal
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Awards:

Steven Cousins receives Outstanding Citizens Award
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Food/Beverage:

Left out in the cold by Harry & David
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Harry & David asks to drop pension plan
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Baseball:

Now The Mets' Owners Now Have A Real Estate Mess On Their Hands
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UK:

Paul Gascoigne avoids bankruptcy over £32000 tax bill
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EU:

European Stocks Calm; Irish Bank Stress Tests Eyed
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Canada:

Section 38 BIA claims – it’s what you know that counts
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MENA:

Libyan Foreign Minister Quits
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Libyan rebels flee as Obama authorizes covert support
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Libya threatens to sue firms over rebel deals
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PIIGS:

Anglo confirm losses of €17.5 billion, Drumm questioned on debt
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New Zealand:

Bankruptcy battle continues for David Henderson
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Queenstown's $34m bankrupt Nielsen breaks silence
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