Law:
DLA Files Arbitration Against Former London Litigation Co-Head
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Eversheds cuts 75 jobs as Accenture deal goes live
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Orrick Launches Summer Associate Program in West Virginia
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Career Center: Summer Associate Speed Dating (aka Splitting Your Summer)
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Lowenstein Sandler Plays Key Role in Four of 20 Largest Bankruptcy Filings of 2011
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Be An In-House Hero: Escheat Audits!
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White Hats, Black Hats
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Selling in a fragmented legal marketplace: You bet, sweat the small stuff
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Small Firm of BigLaw Refugees Handles Credit-Crisis Legal Issues
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Legal Hiring Continues to Improve in Some Areas; One Dallas Firm Seeks Up to 30 Lawyers
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Tips for Becoming A Small-Firm Superstar
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3rd Circuit Says Lawyers’ Involvement in ‘Crude’ Film Wasn’t a Subject-Matter Privilege Waiver
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Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Immigration Law; Chief Justice Is PC with Terminology
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Jury Mulls Money-Launder Case Against Ex-Clark Thomas & Winters Partner Charged re Billing Practices
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Strauss-Kahn, Madoff, Knights of Columbus, Morgan Stanley in Court News
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Strauss-Kahn Evidence, Deutsche Bank, Rajaratnam, Lloyds in Court News
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Law School Thievery (And One Radical Plan To Stop It)
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Do Your Facebook Pictures Prove You’re A Criminal?
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Possibly The Most Hypocritical Commencement Speech Ever
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Lawyer with $160K in School Debt Develops Student-Loan Practice Niche
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Women making 'remarkable' gains in law school deanships
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Female Lawyers: Career Track or Inevitable Mommies & Should It Matter?
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Non-Refundable Fees Get Attorney Suspended
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Fake lawyer pleads to theft charges
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Law Firm Bookkeeper Accused of Embezzling $567K, Allegedly Put 210 Forged Checks Into Own Account
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Lawyer Accused of Using T------ Photos as Leverage Is Shielded from Liability, Appeals Court Says
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Firm in offensive job ad shocker
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Top Linklaters partner in leather trouser tax shame
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Paul Simon joined onstage by lawyer
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Officials Sing ‘You’ve Got a Friend’ to James Taylor, at Drug Court for Backup Singer’s Graduation
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Judges:
Correction: Ex-Cravath Partner Nominated to S.D.N.Y. Is Pretty Stinking Rich
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Lenient Judge Put on Leave
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65 Judicial Hearing Officers Continue Roles as Volunteers
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Wall Street:
Stock index futures signal higher open
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Dow Finishes in the Black
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Goldman Sachs Lowers Year-End 2011 S&P 500 Forecast to 1450
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Layoffs:
Jobless claims rose 2.3% last week
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Unemployment by Duration Data: Job-Finding and Dropping Out of the Labor Force
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GOP Pulls Unemployment Bill
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US: Manufacturing Jobs Picking Up
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Car Bailouts Left Behind Crash Victims
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Overzealous Dems ignore crucial auto facts, history
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Crisis works wonders for Chrysler
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Chrysler Repays Billions, Was Bailout Worth It?
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CEO says Chrysler Group is now square with the American taxpayer
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Chrysler makes a comeback, again
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Romney's big plan for Detroit
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GM Finds Buyers For Junk
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Japan Auto Exports Fell 67% in April
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Toyota, Honda global output halved after quake
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Resorts:
Peek'n Peak Resort to be sold at auction
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Judge approves plan that could bring Safety Harbor Resort & Spa out of bankruptcy
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Corporate Reform:
Bair: One person could lead CFPB
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White House Plans to Curb Regulations
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Progressives push for Elizabeth Warren recess appointment
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Republican senators urge House to block recess appointments
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GOP Senators Turn to Boehner to Stop Recess Appointment
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No recess appointments for Obama over Memorial Day break
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The Elizabeth Warren confirmation debate
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Consumer Agency: A Political Lightning Rod
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Efforts to undermine new consumer agency amateurish, dangerous
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Who's Really Making Things Up? Elizabeth Warren v. Congress
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Elizabeth Warren won a round, but can't win the fight
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Banker lends his support to a potential U.S. regulator
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Obnoxious Hearing Makes Elizabeth Warren More Popular Than Ever
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The New SEC Whistleblower Rules: What Do They Mean?
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Rock N' Roll:
Rocking, Rolling and Restructuring
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Aviation:
IATA demands $2m from Air Zimbabwe
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During Flight, Pilots Cover Cockpit Windows With Newspaper
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Religion:
Crystal Cathedral to be sold to pay off debt, emerge from bankruptcy
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Gambling:
Station Casinos Wins Nevada Gaming Regulators' Approval of Bankruptcy Plan
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Economy:
Stubborn Jobless Claims Still Keep On Climbing Higher
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Consumers hold back growth, rebound seen muted
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Kansas City Manufacturing Survey: Activity was largely unchanged in May
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Economy Struggles to Regain Speed
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Economic Slowdown: Temporary or Something Worse?
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Q1 real GDP growth unrevised at 1.8% annualized rate
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OECD: US Faces Crisis, Must Raise Interest Rate
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Pimco: Savers Will Suffer for 15 Years
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The Day the United States Defaulted on Treasury Bills
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Clinton Retracts Default Comments
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Republican senators say Geithner wrong on default
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Sorry, Creditors: I've Already Reached My Debt Ceiling
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U.S. at Risk of Default as Cost to Insure U.S. “Ponzi Scheme” Against Default Rises Sharply
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US Economy Was Damaged by Japan Quake
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New Prosecution Team vs. Strauss-Kahn
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Defense Team Has Evidence That "Gravely Undermines" The Maid's Credibility
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Strauss-Kahn Accuser Expects Reputation Attack
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Welcome to Strauss-Kahn's new 'jail'
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Stocks Commodities Climb as Dollar Weakens, Default Risk Falls
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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:
Distressed Homes Sold at 27% Discount
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Spring home sales largely flat: Radar Logic
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Foreclosure Sale Discount by State
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America's Foreclosure Wastelands
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10 States: Foreclosures Have Big Discounts
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HAMP disappoints most homeowners, housing counselors say
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Connecticut, Utah AGs send accusatory letters to Bank of America
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DOJ settles with BofA and Saxon over SCRA foreclosure violations
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What can the LPS Lawsuit Tell Us About Why Investigating Foreclosure Fraud Matters?
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Q&A: Educating lawyers, consumers on 'robo-signing' case
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Mortgage Form Makeover: What Do You Think?
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Judge denies bank's attempt to take over First National Center
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Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch get hefty subprime RMBS fines
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S&P identifies troubling trends in CMBS market
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Barney Frank Got Partner Fannie Mae Job
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Oil/Gas:
Fredriksen says "shocked" by probe, oil trade legal
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Senators pressure Obama administration to crack down on oil speculators
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Wiki: Saudis Often Warned US on Speculators
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OPEC Braces for Rising Oil Demand
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Oil Rises to Two-Week High
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Sevan on the financial skids
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Fraud:
Mets owners file motion to move Madoff lawsuit from bankruptcy court into federal district court
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Madoff Investors Object to $43.9 Million Fee Request by Trustee, Law Firm
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Stanford Investors Sue Former Auditor for $10.7 Billion
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New Stanford International Bank Limited liquidators put in place
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Two get five years each in prison for $800M LeNature's scheme
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Former Nasdaq executive pleads guilty in insider-trading case
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Fraudster facing 20 years
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Banking:
Colonial asks judge to reconsider bankruptcy plan
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FDIC: Number of Problem Institutions Remains at Record Levels
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Municipalities:
Vallejo Wins Court Approval to Send Bankruptcy Plan to Creditors for Vote
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20 Cities Having an Awesome Recovery
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Residents of NY's cash-strapped Newburgh call for bailout
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City of Newburgh calls for state receivership
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RI Senate passes municipal-bankruptcy bill
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Compton manager says bankruptcy talk is 'premature'
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Glare of Atlanta pension fight gets hotter
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Bing drags feet on fixing Detroit
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Banking:
FDIC's Bair Seeks To Dispel Concerns About New Authority
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Retailing:
Starbucks Unit Objects to Ending Borders Licensing Agreement
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Seattle's Best protects brand after Borders split
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Politics:
GOP Candidates Court Big Business
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Celebs:
Tom Hanks Loses Contractor Dispute Before Arbitration Panel
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Baseball:
Einhorn Buys Stake in New York Mets
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Debt Collection:
Los Angeles Creates "Collection Sheriff" Position
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Federal Suit Can Proceed Against Law Firm Accused of Abusive Collection Practice
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Education:
For-Profit Colleges Spend Less On Educating Students Than Public Universities
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IP:
Avoiding danger at the intersection of bankruptcy and intellectual property law
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Hollywood:
David Bergstein Settles Hedge Fund Lawsuit for $70 Million
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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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Miscellaneous:
Quigley, MSR Resorts, Palm Harbor, Lehman, Dreier: Bankruptcy
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Tribune, A&P, Viceroy, NEC, Tousa, PJ Finance: Bankruptcy
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Trustees:
Madoff Trustee Picard Charges $5803 Daily, Lawyer Says
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Sales:
A sale “free and clear” is not necessarily free and clear of all future tort liability
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Equity:
Can They Do That? A Look Back At Precedent for the Bankruptcy Court’s Equitable Powers
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Committees:
To serve or not to serve? The creditors' committee conundrum
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Plan Confirmation:
The gifting doctrine post-DBSD North Am., Inc.
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Bankruptcy court’s solution to revive a plan based on failed substantive consolidation
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Lehman:
Citigroup Says Lehman Brokerage's $1.3 Billion Clawback Suit 'Fails'
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Citi seeks to keep $1bn Lehman collateral
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Insurance:
“Covered or not covered: that is the question” - a discussion of directors & officers insurance coverage issues
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Motorcycles:
Harley dealer's bankruptcy case takes hard turn
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Pensions:
For Baby Boomers - The Hour It Is Getting Late
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Freight:
Intermodal Volume Hits 2011 High
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Hotels:
Doubletree applies for bankruptcy protection
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Bankrupt San Diego hotel sells for $49 million
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Accounting:
Allen Stanford Investors Sue His Accounting Firm
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Food//Beverage:
U.S. Trustee Asks Court to Convert or Dismiss the Bankruptcy Cases of Duke & King Acquisition Corp. & Affiliates
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UK:
Insolvency reform will cost businesses say Big Four and R3
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UK business failure rates show marked improvement
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“Sword of Damocles:” pensions in an English insolvency
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Legal Challenge Delays UK FSA's Probe Into Keydata
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Appointment of Administrators - 25 May 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 25 May 2011
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EU:
Causes, Solutions and Ramifications of a Eurozone Demise
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Is the euro zone headed for an Arab Spring?
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EU Crisis Creates Buying Opportunities In The US
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PIGS:
Greece Is 'Insolvent,' Unlikely to Honor Debt, ECB Economist Issing Says
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Foreign state asset manager for Greece?
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Privatizing Greece: Not the solution
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Greek PM meets opposition in new bid for consensus
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IMF Asks For A New Loan, Threatens With Non-Disbursement Of Aid Tranche
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Juncker: IMF Needs 12-Month Greek Financing Guarantee
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No new Dutch aid to Greece without IMF -Dutch PM
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Greece aid assured if EU/IMF satisfied-Juncker spokesman
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Lagarde, Juncker, and Greece's solvency
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Are Greek bonds pricing in a massive default?
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IE: Receiver appointed over major building firm
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Mexico:
Update on Mexican bankruptcy law
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Czech Republic:
Court Postpones Sazka AS Creditors Meeting
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Japan:
New leak feared at stricken Japan nuke plant
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Fukushima Levels Compared to Chernobyl
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Japan Ends 25 Months of Deflation
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Japan's AA- Rating Outlook Lowered to Negative by Fitch in Warning to Kan
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Could Japan's Debt Lead to a Crisis?
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MENA:
Battered Libya Sues for Peace
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Revolt battering Syria's economy
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Korea:
Korea's debt-ridden households
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