Law:
DLA Piper Loses Restructuring Specialist Jeffrey Schwartz to Brown Rudnick
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First-Year Associates: Are They Worth It?
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Clients Won’t Pay For What Law Schools Churn Out
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Globalization slows profit growth for many law firms
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Internal Probes Increase While Litigation Declines, Study Shows
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Client to Client Negotiations: Ethics Opinion Clarifies Lawyers’ Roles
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TLR: A Manager’s Manager, And A Lawyer Too
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K&L Gates Adds Bankruptcy Partner (scroll down)
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Lawyer for New York Law School Says Misleading-Stats Suit Is Baseless and Part of a Crusade
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Career Services Official Admits Finding Jobs For Students Is Not Her Job
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ABA Legal Ed Section to Draft a Standard Specifying Penalties for Schools That Misrepresent Data
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A New Board Game for Law Students
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There’s a New Brand of Law Student
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I never offered this to a client. No outside law firm ever before offered this to me.
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The Clueless Generation, Occupy Wall Street, and the law school crisis
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Attorney attends bankruptcy seminar
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"Legal Cowboy" Wins Showdowns with Banks
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Michael Theodore Pines' Psychiatric Evaluation Gets in Way of Criminal Sentencing for Attorney Who Claims Home Foreclosures are Illegal
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Facebook Claimant Told Lawyers Not to Comply With Order in Ownership Fight
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Facebook Ownership Claimant Ceglia Loses His Third Legal Team
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Facebook, Madoff, Royal Dutch Shell, Altria in Court News
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Alabama Immigration, Harrisburg, Kodak, United in Court News
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Lawyer’s Old Case Files End Up in Recycling Bin at Newspaper Offices
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Retired Lawyers Make Good Pretend Patients for Med Students
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Ex-President of Ohio State Bar Is Cooperating with Feds in Tax Fraud Case
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Law Students, Get Thee to a Patent Law Class
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Scrabble player demands strip search of opponent after letter 'G' goes missing
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Judges:
Justices Don't Communicate by Email, Kagan Says
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Help Wanted: Case Delays Likely to Grow with Deaths of Five 9th Circuit Judges This Year
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Wall Street:
US Stock Futures Little Changed Before Goldman Sachs Earnings
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US Stocks: Stocks Drop 2% Amid Euro Zone Concerns
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Stocks plunging after German debt comments
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Pay and Bonuses Expected to be Slashed at Goldman
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'Occupy' activists -- change bankruptcy laws
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Occupy Wall Street Aims Ire at Foreclosures
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Rediscovering Civil Disobedience
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Glenn Beck: Occupy Wall St. Communist Plot
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OWS's Brilliant Legal Move: Arrested may demand trials
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Arrested at Occupy Wall Street? There's an App for That
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Occupy Wall Street Protest Backed by New Yorkers 3-1, Poll Finds
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What the Occupy protests can do next
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Corporate leaders say they understand protests
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Rose Gudiel and the Spirit of Occupy Wall Street
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Occupy Wall Street's Lessons on Messaging and Crisis Management
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How Occupy Wall Street can really change banks
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Why Occupy Wall Street Is Bigger Than Left vs. Right
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Bloomberg Says He Seeks Balance Between Right to Protest and 'Right to Silence'
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Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park celebrate one-month anniversary
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So What Do the Occupy Wall Streeters Really Want?
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Occupy Wall Street: Faces Of The Protesters
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Occupy protesters close BofA accounts
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Occupy protests around the world: full list visualized
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Occupy London protesters dig in with tents, large pots of soup
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Occupy Grand Forks? Occupy Scranton? Occupy Wall Street Goes Nationwide
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Layoffs:
Lowe's will close 20 stores, cut 1,950 jobs, plans to open fewer stores
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Democrats unveil scaled-back jobs bill
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Obama's new jobs plan puts pressure on critics
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Obama to GOP: Rolling back Wall Street reform is not a `jobs plan'
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Cuomo: No more talks, layoff language is what it is
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Ex-Wall Street Brokers Driving Cabs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Consultants:
Miller Buckfire Plans to Name Golub Its Chairman
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Corporate Reform:
Repealing Dodd-Frank Would Put the Economy in Danger
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Energy:
Dynegy Bankruptcy May Appeal More Than Swap
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Photography:
Kodak Licenses Movie-Projection Patents to Imax in Bid to Meet Cash Needs
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Newspapers:
Gannett Shares Tumble as Third-Quarter Profit Falls on Drop in Ad Revenue
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Layoffs accelerating as economy stalls
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Skiing:
Western Md. ski hill owners file for bankruptcy
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Music:
UB40 Declared Bankrupt Despite Countless Chart Hits
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Hotels:
Goldman Sachs denies Las Vegas Hilton foreclosure aimed at helping Stratosphere
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Special servicers speak up, albeit quietly
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Mail:
Observers Say Progress Made on Postal Service Rescue
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Postal union hires big guns to save service
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Solar:
Solyndra Judge Denies Request for Trustee to Run Bankruptcy
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Solar After Solyndra
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Are there better ways to invest in solar than Solyndra ?
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The right lessons from Solyndra
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Calif. green tax breaks in question
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Texas May End Up Leading in Solar Power
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What Solyndra case says about White House policy
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The GOP Loves the Federal Spending It Hates
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Solyndra Looks for Insolvency Specialist for New CEO
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Celebs:
Tom Martino files motion against creditor bank
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Chris Tucker Jokes About $11.5 Million IRS Debt
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Corporate Governance:
Delaware Chancery Court Enters $1.263 Billion Shareholders' Derivative Suit Award
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Economy:
Forbes: Obama Should Have Saved Middle Class
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How Housing Destroyed the Recovery
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Manufacturing Slows Again in NY Region
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Deloitte index shows lower wages, higher energy costs derail consumer spending
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Central Banks Sell Most U.S. Bonds Since 2007
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Immelt: Restoring Confidence Key to Recovery
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IMF resources adequate: Lagarde
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Treasuries Rise Second Day as French Concern Fuels Bid for Haven
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Senate Democrats to Push $35 Billion for Teachers, Police
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Poll: Washington to blame more than Wall Street
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NY millionaire tax gets a push from poll, Occupy Wall St.
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Cuomo: NY "Millionaire's Tax" Still On Deathbed
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To Renew US, Build New Infrastructure
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Budget dilemma as taxes on rich expire
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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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Real Estate:
REO sales may not peak until 2013
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NC court weighs if foreclosure needs original docs
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It's Time To Finalize The Robo-Signing Settlement
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Why Are We Punishing Ourselves? Thoughts on the Foreclosure "Settlement"
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Credit Suisse sued by Assured over mortgage losses
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Florida Attorney Sounds Alarm On Bankruptcy Practice
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Citi CEO cites mortgage threat to banks
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Different mortgage types default at different times
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Buyer of Foreclosed Homes in Financial Pinch
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Improvement in US mortgage delinquencies ends
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Detroit home sales rise 8.2% in September
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Housing Recovery At Various Stages Around The U.S.
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Republican presidential candidates head to foreclosure land
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Bachus proposes raising g-fees, slashing foreclosure programs
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Rewritten mortgages coming at rising cost
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No credit? No problem in unconventional real estate market
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Activists plan to block eviction
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Low Appraisals Blamed for Scuttling Real Estate Deals
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Crackdown on Florida timeshare fraud causes rift
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General Growth Sells Non-Core Assets
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CRE: Preparing for the Next Liquidity Crunch
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Politics:
Mass. GOP, Warren spar over 'hick vote' comment
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Two-thirds of Republicans say minds are not made up
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Cain 43%, Obama 41%
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Ron Paul to propose $1 trillion in cuts
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...Call for elimination of Cabinet agencies
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Banking:
U.S. Banks Fall as Wells Fargo, Citi Say Revenue Slumped
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Fed Approves Final Rule on Banks’ ‘Living Will’ Wind-down Plans
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Wells mortgage originations up 39% in third quarter
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Banks Eager to Buy Back Trust Preferred Shares
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Layoffs Happening Now At Credit Suisse's Zurich Headquarters
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Dexia in the doldrums as rescue is probed
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Oil/Gas:
Oil prices fall with Europe debt plan elusive
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Aviation:
Shares of American Airlines parent AMR fall again
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AMR Trading Halted as Shares Fall 11%
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Municipalities:
Bankruptcy judge delays action on Harrisburg for one month
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Harrisburg Bankruptcy Legality to Be Argued Nov. 23 in Court
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Harrisburg Bankruptcy May Be Dismissed on Legal Challenges
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Slowdown and showdown in Harrisburg
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Pennsylvania's hapless capital
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A number of dilemmas surround Harrisburg's bankruptcy filing
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The Harrisburg Miasma = Pennsylvania's Miasma
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State Takeover Of Harrisburg Could Happen By End Of Week
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Harrisburg Mayor Thompson on bankruptcy filing
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Alabama County's Effort To Avert Bankruptcy In Peril
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Moody's: California's Revenue Shortfall Credit Negative
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CA: A Mass Exodus Would Aid Recovery
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Schools Insolvency Explained
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Detroit struggles to keep lights on
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Packs Of Wild Dogs Terrorizing St. Louis, Parents Walking Kids To School With Golf Clubs
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Fraud:
Madoff Feeder Fund Investors Seek Customer Status
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U.S. District Judge May Review 30 Madoff Trustee Suits
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Bernie Madoff's daughter-in-law, Stephanie Madoff-Mack, blames Ponzi king for suicide of her husband - 'I'd Spit in His Face'
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Rothstein trustee sues Miami Heat for $156000
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Rothstein suits, sofas, shoes raise $262,000
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A year in the incarcerated life of Denny Hecker
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Goldman's Tourre denied partial appeal in SEC case
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Chiesi s New Prison Home More Camp Cupcake Than Chained Heat
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Accounting:
Ex-Deloitte Partner’s Wife Settles SEC Case for $1 Million
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Oversight board faults Deloitte audits
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Baseball:
McCourts Strike Divorce Settlement But Dodgers Still in Limbo
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McCourt to pay ex-wife $130M for control of Dodgers
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Religion:
Scandal and the Vatican: Let's Not Talk About Kansas City
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Charge against American bishop unprecedented in abuse suits
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Resorts:
In Western Maryland, Wisp Resort's fortunes have gone downhill
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Golf:
Trintas Files $12 Million Bankruptcy Suit Against County
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Golf course decision in judge's hands
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Health Care:
Private hospital gets date for plan to end bankruptcy
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Americans Cutting Back to Pay Health Bills
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Drugs May Extend Lives to 150 Years
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The aftermath of hospital bankruptcy
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DC, Specialty in settlement talks over foreclosure
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Health problems rise with foreclosure rates
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Hockey:
Devils’ lenders on the horns of a dilemma
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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
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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:
Lehman, Harrisburg, Madoff, Real Mex, Wisp Resort
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Harrisburg, Madoff, Hussey, Graceway, Alabama Air
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Rochelle on Harrisburg Facing Dismissal, WaMu Bankruptcy
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Venue:
Delaware Status as Bankruptcy Capital May End With Proposed Law
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy filings drop 12% in Durham & Orange
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Pensions:
Court of Appeal Confirms Financial Support Directions Issued in Insolvency have Super Priority
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Retirement Heist; Evidence of Stolen Pensions
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Insurance:
Workers’ Comp Sales Decline 11% as Liberty Mutual, AIG Face ‘Grim’ Market
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D&O Insurance Does Not Cover Office Depot's Informal SEC Investigation Expenses
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Turnarounds:
Alvarez & Marsal Honored with Turnaround Management Association’s Turnaround of the Year Award
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Food/Beverage:
Fast Food: +4% - Full Service: -9%
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Harry & David continues to struggle after bankruptcy
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Biotech:
Ocimum Biosolutions Files for Bankruptcy
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Lehman:
Lehman Italian Real Estate May Reap $160 Million Gain
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Lehman Trustee Says RBS Must Pay For Termination Of Old Swaps
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Fuld Leads Ex-Lehman Officials in Defending Insurance Use
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Retailing:
Last gasp for Sears
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Debt Collection:
Lawsuits Against Collection Agencies, Creditors Spike
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Former head of Erie's Unicredit cites Fifth Amendment
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Mass Torts:
BP to end payments to oil spill fund early
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Distressed Investing:
Sankaty sees distressed debt promise in Europe's pain
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Risky business: Buying shares in a bankrupt company
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Commodities:
CFTC heads for showdown with industry in court
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US to crack down on commodity traders; will it stick?
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Museums:
Mob Experience at Tropicana files for bankruptcy
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Story of embattled Mob Experience fit for 'The Sopranos'
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Autos:
House committee will hold hearing in Dayton on plight of Delphi’s retirees
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Sovereigns:
Investment Treaty Protection for State Defaults on Sovereign Bonds - The Broader Implications of Abaclat et al. v. The Argentine Republic
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UK:
Sharp rise in financially distressed firms
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70% Will Use Credit to Pay Gas, Electric
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UK Economy Halts on EU Crisis
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Winding Up Petitions - 17 October 2011
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Euro meltdown would pave the way for another Great Depression
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Government gets previous on pre-packs
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EU:
Failed Banks' Bondholders May Share Future Gains Under EU Plans
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Euro Leaders' Crash Crisis Campaign Bogs Down
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Europe Nearly Out of Time to Stop Crisis
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Berlin tempers summit hopes, banks under pressure
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Pressure grows for 'more Europe'
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Euro Drops as Germany Sees No Quick Resolution to Debt Crisis
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Wanted in Europe: Bigger bailouts
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PIIGS:
Greece heads for standstill before austerity vote
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It's All Greek To Me
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Greek debt to need more restructuring
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Let Greece Default
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Roubini Says Greek Default May Spark Lehman-Magnitude Shock
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Greek austerity plans threaten growth
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Fear of future is driving Greeks back to the land
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Greece, Lehman and the politics of Too Big To Fail
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Bondholders warn on Greek deal
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Ex-Anglo Irish CEO Drumm’s Cape Cod Home to Be Sold for $3.9 Million
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S&P Lowers Rating of Madrid, Barcelona Debt
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Well-thought-out personal insolvency scheme urgently needed
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Italy and Spain need 'bazooka' to avoid insolvency
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Canada:
Europe's dithering threatens Canada
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Sharia Banking Goes Bankrupt
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Please Release Me, Let Me Go: Directors’ Protection Under the CCAA Explored
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France:
France Risks Losing Top Grade as EFSF Bailout Fund Bulks Up
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Germany:
German Investor Confidence Fell to Three-Year Low in October
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Australia:
Default Swaps Fall Most Since 2009
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Creditors turn gaze to betting regulator
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Bankruptcies lowest in five years
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Chile:
Polar: on the brink?
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Japan:
Japan Property Bankruptcies to Rise in 2012
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Tepco to Ask Government for $9.1 Billion for Fukushima Payout
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MENA:
Mubarak's Sons Have $340M in Swiss Banks
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