October 12, 2011

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Law:

Baker Hostetler Is 'Transformed' by Madoff Work, Will Leverage Proprietary Computer System
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Dodgers Can Keep Lawyers, MLB Says, Ending Bid to Fire Firm
(DBN)

Wilson Sonsini Defends Itself Against Solyndra Accusations
(DBN)

Los Angeles Dodgers Statement Regarding MLB Withdrawal of Motion to Disqualify
(DBN)

The Bird Man of San Diego: Convicted King of Class Actions Bill Lerach Builds Aviary, Regrets Nothing
(DBN)

Psychics: What's good enough for Wall Street is good enough for legal sector
(DBN)

DLA Piper Hires Troy Doyle as Distressed Opportunities Increase
(DBN)

Beware of the Innovative Lawyers
(DBN)

How to Resign (Way in Advance)
(DBN)

Dodgers, EPA Rules, Immigration Law, Innkeepers in Court News
(DBN)

Dickie Scruggs gets testimony unsealed in attempt to vacate guilty plea
(DBN)

Lawyer Indicted for Alleged Advice to ID Theft Ring; Pricey Pumps Partly Paid Fees, Feds Say
(DBN)

DLA Piper Partner Picks A Penalty For Public Intoxication
(DBN)

E-Discovery 'Command' Culture Must Collapse
(DBN)

Tips and Tricks for Attorneys to Use Google Maps and Google Earth
(DBN)

What Happens When You Get Engaged Too Soon? You Get Sued
(DBN)

What Do These Two Trends Have in Common?
(DBN)

Law Grad Who Went into Labor During Bar Exam Passes the Test
(DBN)

Council bends on auditing law schools' reports about student test scores
(DBN)

Do People Choose Law Schools Based On Subway Ads?
(DBN)

Law School Recovers $173K That Former Administrator Admitted He Stole
(DBN)

When Jury Selection Gets a Bit Complicated…..
(DBN)

State Bar Crackdown on Firm’s Law Blog
(DBN)

Will Law Schools Continue to Defend Questionable Employment Data?
(DBN)

Why law school is still worth it
(DBN)

Lawyer Suspended for Slapping Defendant
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Bad handwriting foils bank robbery
(DBN)

Lawyer Accused of Calling Colleagues ‘G-- Scum’ and ‘Idiots’ Agrees to Suspension
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Judges:

Judge’s Sign Warns Defendants to Pull Up Their Saggy Pants
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Gingrich’s Plan to Chastise Judges: Subpoena Them, Ignore Their Decisions, Slash Their Budgets
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures signal weaker open
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Dow Gains 330 as Stocks Close Strong on Euro Plan
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Wall Street Shrinkage
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Wall Street Sees 'No Exit' From Financial Woes
(DBN)

Boston protesters busted; N.Y. activists plan march on homes
(DBN)

Why Occupy Wall Street isn't about a list of demands
(DBN)

Teaching Market Basics to Occupy Wall Street Protesters
(DBN)

Corporate Raider Edelman Backs Occupy Wall Street
(DBN)

Occupy Wall Street moves uptown
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Occupy Wall Street's 'Millionaires March' to Pass by Home of the Rich
(DBN)

Scenes From the March
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Occupy Wall Street Swarms Rupert Murdoch's Home
(DBN)

Occupy Wall Street Moves To Paulson's House
(DBN)

John Paulson Has A Message To The Protesters
(DBN)

Dear Upper East Siders, Here's What The Protesters Are Chanting Outside Your House
(DBN)

What MBA chief David Stevens learned as a protester
(DBN)

How Wall Street is responding, or not, to protests
(DBN)

Occupy Wall Street's Fiscal Team Lost $100K And Blamed It On Visa, Only To Find Out It's Their Own Fault
(DBN)

99 Percenters and 53 Percenters Face Off
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)

This WSJ Reporter's Observation Of Robin Hoods At The Wall Street Protests Crystallizes The Movement In 30-Seconds
(DBN)

Who Are the 99% and What Do They Want?
(DBN)

Occupy Seoul?
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Occupy Wall Street "isn't your average protest"
(DBN)

'Occupy Wall Street' Welcomes Kid Protesters
(DBN)

Occupy Wall Street May Be Too Big to Fail
(DBN)

Wall Street shrugs off Occupy Wall Street, so far
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Bloomberg: Occupy Wall Street unfairly blaming hard working people
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Layoffs:

Millions About to Lose Jobless Benefits
(DBN)

Remember That Huge Layoff Report Form Last Week That Freaked Everyone Out?
(DBN)

Painful Job Cuts Coming to Wall St .
(DBN)

Senate report: No job growth from tax break
(DBN)

Obama: Jobs Bill Moment of Truth in Senate
(DBN)

Growing Businesses Cut Payrolls, Too
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Health Care:

Lung Cancer Leads List of Malignancies Linked With Bankruptcy
(DBN)

Scranton's Pennswood Manor to close, move residents
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Oil/Gas:

OPEC Cuts Oil Demand Forecast
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Solar:

Solyndra Rescue Attempt Probed by Republicans After New E-Mails
(DBN)

Solyndra Junior Creditors Oppose Naming Bankruptcy Trustee
(DBN)

A cloud over the Solyndra deal
(DBN)

Obama Fundraiser Pressed on Solyndra Loan at Energy Department
(DBN)

Republicans Probe Whether DOE's Effort to Save Solyndra Violated 2005 Energy Act
(DBN)

Treasury officials to testify next on Solyndra loan
(DBN)

Solyndra Collapse Sparks K Street Rush
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Corporate Reform:

A Slightly Different Volcker Rule Just Passed The FDIC Vote
(DBN)

Tracking the Volcker Rule
(DBN)

Regulators in U.S. Propose Criteria for Risky Financial Firms
(DBN)

Volcker Rule's Murky Ban on Wall St. Bets
(DBN)

Both Pro and Con Voices on Volcker Rule Agree on Its Impact
(DBN)

Banking industry revamp moves step closer to law
(DBN)

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Economy:

Online Game Challenges You to Live On $ 1,000 A Month
(DBN)

Treasuries Fall a Fifth Day on Bets Europe Will Contain Crisis
(DBN)

Small Business Optimism Index increases slightly in September
(DBN)

Nouriel Roubini's Trying To Sell His Firm (And It's Losing Money)
(DBN)

Senate panel slams 2004 corporate tax break
(DBN)

Industry, Companies Push Back Against Report On 2004 Tax Break
(DBN)

Economic Stress Map
(DBN)

Economy Tracker Map
(DBN)

US Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Why Countrywide bankruptcy likely won't solve BofA MBS problems
(DBN)

FHFA suits removed to Southern District federal court
(DBN)

AGs, banks move closer to settling robo-signing, mortgage servicing issues
(DBN)

Banks, Administration Pressure AGs on Foreclosure
(DBN)

'Tough Year' Ahead for Mortgage Lending
(DBN)

The Way Forward: Going in Circles?
(DBN)

Fannie Mae Delinquencies: August Still At Distressed
(DBN)

Toll Buys Distressed Loans
(DBN)

The mystery of US banks' second mortgage exposure
(DBN)

Foreclosure starts declined in September
(DBN)

Lawyer Who Fought Foreclosure Fraud Takes Federal Plea in Straw-Buyer Money-Laundering Conspiracy
(DBN)

Bankers See Reduced Mortgage Lending in 2012
(DBN)

Supreme Court to Consider Mortgage-Fees Lawsuit
(DBN)

Zillow: Monthly home values steady, but yearly prices down 4.5%
(DBN)

No need for massive REO discounts on GSE foreclosures: CORRE proposal
(DBN)

Rarity Pointe firm files reorganization plan
(DBN)

Axelrod calls for fairer mortgage finance, support of Cordray for CFPB
(DBN)

Anemic growth prompts MBA to lower estimate for 2012 originations
(DBN)

Nonperforming commercial loans continue to plague banks
(DBN)

Ten Tips for High-Value Home Appraisals
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Politics:

The Woman Who Knew Too Much
(DBN)

Elizabeth Warren, Cultural Icon ‎
(DBN)

Elizabeth Warren Parody Video ‎
(DBN)

Do Men Have Problem With Elizabeth Warren
(DBN)

Will Occupy Wall Street's spark reshape our politics?
(DBN)

Clash over economy sets tone for 2012 election
(DBN)

Democrats Seek '12 Political Gain in Occupy Wall Street's Energy
(DBN)

Republicans Desperately Try Feeling the Pain of Occupy Wall Street
(DBN)

Obama health-care law modeled on Romney plan
(DBN)

Chris Christie Backs Mitt Romney for GOP Nomination
(DBN)

Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Would Tax the Poor's Food, Clothing
(DBN)

Cain's 9-9-9 Tax Plan: Break for the Rich?
(DBN)

Mitt Romney vs. Occupy Wall Street
(DBN)

Perry's Solyndra problem
(DBN)

Who Won the Debate?
(DBN)

Republicans Stretch Truth in Debate Salvos on Jobs, Health Care
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Gambling:

Atlantic City Casino Gambling Revenue Little Changed Last Month
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Hotels:

Cerberus, Innkeepers Trial Over Buyout Delayed
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Aviation:

American Airlines' lesson: Being big isn't enough
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Fraud:

Madoff Trustee $267 Million Suit Taken Over by Judge at ABN Amro’s Request
(DBN)

Judge Rakoff squeezes strike zone for Madoff trustee
(DBN)

Raj Rajaratnam: Near occasion of sin or mere play-out of mirror neurons
(DBN)

U.S. Says Rajaratnam’s Fraud Gains Are At Least $50 Million
(DBN)

UM booster Shapiro's bankruptcy case heats up over legal fees, yacht
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Debt Collection:

FTC Has a Banner Year Fining Debt Collectors for Abuses
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Mass Torts:

Halliburton Can’t Add Fraud to Gulf Spill Claims Against BP, Judge Says
(DBN)

Job of Mediating Coal-Mine Claims Goes to . . . Guess Who?
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Compensation:

BofA didn't have to fork over $11 million to departed execs
(DBN)

Yes, Wall Street workers earn a lot more than you
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)

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Hedge Funds:

There's A Term For Why 90% Of John Paulson's Investors Are Sticking With Him
(DBN)

Despite Losses, Paulson Still Bullish
(DBN)

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Tobacco:

Bankruptcy trustee objects to proposed sale in Renegade case
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Retailing:

A Contradiction in the Cargo
(DBN)

Ghost of Borders Haunts Halloween
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Television:

TV stations file bankruptcy
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Accounting:

NJ renews lawsuit against Ernst &Young
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Derivatives:

Supreme Court confirms that flip clauses don't violate anti-deprivation principle
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Tax:

U.S . accuses two Baer bankers of aiding tax evasion
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Private Equity:

Wasserstein Haunts Harry & David in Buyout Doomed to Bankruptcy
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(No new opinions 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:

Dodgers, Evergreen Solar, Madoff, Garlock, Perkins
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Saab, Parmalat Charge, Max Bank, A-Tec Unit Bids
(DBN)

MSR Resorts, Madoff, Innkeepers Trust, Solyndra
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Rochelle on LA Dodgers, Hussey Copper Bankruptcies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Jurisdiction:

Chapter 11 Litigation Strategies After The Supreme Court's Decision in Stern v. Marshall
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Municipalities:

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Files for Bankruptcy, Lawyer Says
(DBN)

Street lights removed from city that can't pay light bill
(DBN)

Town of Gurley hires attorneys to prepare for possible bankruptcy.
(DBN)

Special session of Alabama Legislature for Jefferson County could be in peril
(DBN)

Kirk: State is Nearing Insolvency
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Banking:

WaMu Judge Names New Jersey Bankruptcy Judge as Mediator
(DBN)

Poll: 83% of Bank of America customers want out
(DBN)

Failed Bank's Former Executives Sued by SEC Over Hidden Losses
(DBN)

FDIC deposit insurance fund lands in positive territory
(DBN)

Goldman Sach's Earnings Collapse
(DBN)

Goldman May Drop Bank Status on Volcker Rule Costs, Hilder Says
(DBN)

3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Ditching Your Big Bank
(DBN)

Annals of transparent banking, Citi edition
(DBN)

Dexia's In A League Of Its Own
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Autos:

UAW, Chrysler Reach Tentative Agreement
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Saab 'close to bankruptcy ' as bridge loan talks drag on
(DBN)

Pangda chairman says accord with Saab now void
(DBN)

Saab, Parmalat Charge, Max Bank, A-Tec Unit Bids
(DBN)

Chinese Government To Block Saab's Saviors, Bankruptcy Imminent
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Baseball:

Dodgers Ticket Holders, Sinatra Heirs Support MLB on Sale
(DBN)

MLB withdraws motion to disqualify Dodgers' lawyers
(DBN)

Accusations fly in Dodgers' hearing filings
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Lehman:

Lehman says JPMorgan botched securities sale
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Insurance:

Fraudulent Conduct of Principals Imputed to Company, Barring Coverage
(DBN)

KBW says mortgage insurers are still facing headwinds
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UK:

UK Unemployment Jumps to Highest in 15 Years
(DBN)

Appointment of Administrators - 11 October 2011
(DBN)

Winding Up Petitions - 11 October 2011
(DBN)

'Indebted' Apprentice winner fired
(DBN)

Poverty in England Set to Soar
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EU:

Euro Rises to 3-Week High on Optimism Over EU Bank Proposals
(DBN)

Juncker lists 10 steps to stem euro zone crisis
(DBN)

Most UK Stocks Drop as Slovakia Debates European Bailout Fund
(DBN)

Slovak Parties Seek Talks on EFSF Vote as Europe Watches
(DBN)

Slovakia's Big Anti-EFSF Day Is Over, Grim Reality Sets In
(DBN)

What Slovakia's 'No' Means For The Euro
(DBN)

EU banks face higher capital thresholds
(DBN)

Germany urges plan to aid banks in crisis
(DBN)

The Eurozone Hold Out Problem
(DBN)

Slovakia Set to Reject Expanded Eurozone Bailout Fund
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Greece to get loan, Trichet says crisis systemic
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Eurozone industrial output in surprise August jump
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PIIGS:

Greece's 6th Aid Tranche Likely To Be Available Nov
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There is an alternative for the Greek economy
(DBN)

Greek Bond Deal: Too Good to Last
(DBN)

Bailed-out Portugal braces for more spending cuts
(DBN)

Spain health service chokes as austerity tightens
(DBN)

Spanish Bank Manager Caught Robbing His Own Bank While Wearing Fake Moustache And Wig
(DBN)

Fitch Just Downgraded A Bunch Of Spanish Banks
(DBN)

S&P Downgrades A Key Risk Measure For Spain's Banking Sector
(DBN)

Irish fiscal watchdog calls for deeper austerity
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ie: Report rejects blanket mortgage debt forgiveness
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China:

China's debt spree returns to haunt
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Chanos Says China Banks ‘Deteriorating’
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BVI:

The British Virgin Islands: A Paradise to Tourists and Mutual Fund Investors Alike… with Blue Skies, Full Moon Parties… and Clawback-Free Zones
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Russia:

Putin: US Acts as Parasite on World
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Denmark:

Denmark Tells Banks Facing Insolvency to Prepare Auction Plans
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