October 21, 2011

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Law:

Firms defend their work in Dodgers bankruptcy against trustee's attack
(DBN)

Top Partners to Work For – New York (Part 2)
(DBN)

Law Firm Revelation of the Day: Humor Sells
(DBN)

Report Tracks In-House Salaries and Projects 2012 Pay
(DBN)

Kutak Rock faces $10M legal malpractice claim from Brooke Corp. trustee
(DBN)

BofA, Citigroup, JPMorgan, AT&T, Galleon in Court News
(DBN)

UBS, Commercial Bank, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, EDF in Court News
(DBN)

Romney’s High-Profile Legal Adviser Speaks His Mind
(DBN)

Town Prosecutor Fired After Reporting Drunk Judge Wins $1.26 million
(DBN)

Judge allows Orrick to fire MGA over unpaid bills
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When you hire in-house lawyers to supervise the work being done by outside lawyers, who's the right person to hire?
(DBN)

Linklaters, Gianni and Credit Suisse settle Parmalat negligence claims
(DBN)

Law firm sued in class action for online poker fees
(DBN)

Va. Bar Says Lawyer’s Blog Is Advertising That Must Include Disclaimer, Nixes Post About a Client
(DBN)

One TSU Law Student Dead, Another Critical After Being Struck by Car in Police Chase
(DBN)

ABA addresses the law student debt crisis
(DBN)

Dean of the New UMass Law School Resigns
(DBN)

Sometimes All the Money in the World Won’t Help You on the LSAT
(DBN)

Northwestern PC Police Trying to Change the Image Of Brazil, One Email at a Time
(DBN)

Law school asks judge to toss graduates' fraud claims
(DBN)

NJ Gov. Chris Christie Blasts Pension Ruling and Judicial ‘Elitists’; State Bar Blasts Christie
(DBN)

Law Firm’s Ad Campaign Emphasizes Winning, Though it Settles 97% of Its Cases
(DBN)

How Not to Mess Up on the Internet
(DBN)

Can You Sue A Posh Subdivision When Your Grandmother Is Eaten By An Alligator?
(DBN)

Lawyer turned Lego artist reaps the rewards
(DBN)

Report: Dominatrix quits N.Y. AG's office
(DBN)

Lawyers: Now for Sale by the Hour on eBay
(DBN)

LAPD detective under fire for posting murder scene photo on Twitter
(DBN)

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Judges:

Kagan Fulfills a Promise and Goes Hunting with Justice Scalia
(DBN)

Just the Slugger
(DBN)

Scalia: “Deep Dish Pizza” Not “Pizza”
(DBN)

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Wall Street:

European, U.S. Stock Futures Advance Before Euro Area Debt Crisis Summit
(DBN)

US stocks end with modest gains
(DBN)

The Occupy Wall Street TV ad Could Actually Air on TV
(DBN)

Occupy Wall Street goes Off-Broadway
(DBN)

'Occupy' Crew Readies New 'Robin Hood' March
(DBN)

Occupy Wall Street, Tea Party Movements Both Born of Bank Bailouts
(DBN)

NY winter to test Occupy Wall St protest momentum
(DBN)

What Will Come of the American Autumn?
(DBN)

OWS and the Constitution
(DBN)

When Main Street Occupies Wall Street
(DBN)

Wall Street protest in delicate dance with media
(DBN)

Why the Wall Street Protests Are Going Mainstream
(DBN)

Occupy Wall Street Movement Is Nothing to Worry About
(DBN)

Confessions of a 2 percenter
(DBN)

'Occupy Museums,' Inspired By Occupy Wall Street, Launches In New York
(DBN)

Do we know what OWS wants yet?
(DBN)

Occupy Wall Street Succeeds Where Bush-Era Peace Protests Failed
(DBN)

Occupy Wall Street: The Beginning Is Here
(DBN)

We Are All Occupiers Now: The Mainstreaming of OWS
(DBN)

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Layoffs:

New report shows more workers falling behind average wage level
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New jobless claims continue modest decline
(DBN)

UBS May Cut 1,700 More Jobs at Investment Bank
(DBN)

Which States Are Poised for Jobs Growth?
(DBN)

Public Sector Workers Much More Likely to Get Sick, Hurt at Work
(DBN)

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
(DBN)

Animated Map of Unemployment
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Museums:

When the Mob Meets 'Star Wars' in Bankruptcy Court
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Tax:

Government investigator: 2.1 million people mistakenly claimed $3.2B in college tax credits
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Announces Ruling for BankUnited Financial Corporation on Ownership of Tax Refunds
(DBN)

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Accounting:

Deloitte's Quandary: Defy the S.E.C . or China
(DBN)

Audit Flaws Revealed, at Long Last
(DBN)

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Retailing:

Happy Holidays to the Rich
(DBN)

As Wall Street readies cuts, fears grow in luxury market
(DBN)

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Health Care:

Ex-nursing home executive files for bankruptcy
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Trucking:

Summitt Trucking files reorganization plan with court
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Baseball:

Los Angeles Dodgers - Top 5 Worst Frank McCourt Moments
(DBN)

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig mum on McCourt case
(DBN)

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Economy:

AP-GfK Poll: Hope weak for economy, Obama remedies
(DBN)

US Manufacturers More Cautious on 2012
(DBN)

Treading water at the median
(DBN)

Home Resales Drop
(DBN)

Americans for Greater Inequality
(DBN)

GAO Warns of Fed Conflicts
(DBN)

How to Avoid Another Painful Recession
(DBN)

Biggest Borrowers From Our Federal Reserve
(DBN)

How Does Europe Borrow Dollars From The Fed?
(DBN)

Some states adding assets to food stamp means qualification
(DBN)

Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
(DBN)

US Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Home sales fall, mortgage rates jump from record low
(DBN)

The Housing Crash Continues
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Foreclosures harm home prices more than vacancies
(DBN)

Debate on housing restart raises questions over 30-year fixed-rate mortgages
(DBN)

FICO tells mortgage servicers to reach out to strategic defaulters
(DBN)

JPMorgan, BofA Push Tally for Faulty Mortgages to $69 Billion
(DBN)

California subpoenas Bank of America over bad mortgages
(DBN)

Banks, FHFA debate how to coordinate 17 mortgage-backed securities suits
(DBN)

Mortgage Rates in U.S. Little Changed Near Lowest on Record
(DBN)

Orlando single-family home sales fall
(DBN)

Market on Life Support, But Builder NVR Somehow Makes Money
(DBN)

Creditors trying to force Naples Bay Resort developer into bankruptcy
(DBN)

Fed's Tarullo supports large-scale MBS purchases
(DBN)

Barclays: Housing may not be as bad as some believe
(DBN)

Top-three real estate markets for investors
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Newspapers:

New York Times Co. has 3Q profit, reverses loss
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Pensions:

IRS Boosts Maximum 401(k)Contribution To $17,000
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Fraud:

The Late Mover Advantage in Citigroup's Settlement
(DBN)

SEC and Rakoff to reunite in Citi CDO case
(DBN)

Citi's Abacus
(DBN)

Citi's $285 million slap on the wrist
(DBN)

SEC Cases Bypass Top Execs to Target Employees for Negligence
(DBN)

SEC Chairman: Insider Trading Is a ‘Problem of Tremendous Magnitude’
(DBN)

Judge Dismisses Denny Hecker Appeal
(DBN)

Ex-Pa. soft-drink CEO gets 20 years in prison
(DBN)

Widow of Mark Madoff Blames His Suicide on Bernard Madoff
(DBN)

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Aviation:

Southwest Airlines posts unexpected third-quarter loss - Results top estimates
(DBN)

Airlines get bruised by fuel-price bets
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Autos:

Saab administrator says throws in towel on Saab reorganization
(DBN)

Saab's Hopes Fade as Chinese Investors Lose Interest
(DBN)

Saab boss spurned full Chinese takeover bid
(DBN)

Swedish Auto Gets Funding From North Street Capital
(DBN)

Bankruptcy looms for Saab as restructuring threatened
(DBN)

Carmakers eye record 2012 if no " Lehman-style " crisis - Renault
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Consumer Debt:

How Much Do You Owe? Guess Again
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)

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Hedge Funds:

Losses mean sleepless nights for John Paulson
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Media:

Tribune Co's warring parties brace for key ruling
(DBN)

Tribune’s $7 Million Settlement With U.S. Tax Agency Wins Court Approval
(DBN)

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Solar:

Suntech Denies Bankruptcy Rumor
(DBN)

Solyndra Stiffed Lobbyist, Trying to Sway Lawmakers to the End
(DBN)

Don't politicize Solyndra
(DBN)

House GOP: Energy Department isn't fully cooperating with Solyndra
(DBN)

Republicans Want to Question Counsel on Solyndra Loan
(DBN)

Senate Doesn't Care about Solyndra
(DBN)

Top Energy Adviser Escapes Center of Solyndra Storm
(DBN)

Energy Department rewrote the law to aid Solyndra
(DBN)

No, Fox, Solyndra Did Not Receive A "Special Tax Break"
(DBN)

Obama's Solyndra Veto Threat
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Student Debt:

The $1 Trillion Student Loan Rip-Off: How an Entire Generation Was Tricked into Taking on Crushing Debt
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Orchestras:

Utica Symphony can't afford to play; conductor resigns
(DBN)

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Photography:

Negative Exposure for Kodak
(DBN)

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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
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
(DBN)

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:

Solyndra, Lehman, Innkeepers, Doral, Jameson
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Rochelle on Lehman Claims Trading, Hovnanian
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy filings down 9.5% in Wisconsin
(DBN)

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Food/Beverage:

Cracks Form Between Orval Kent, Egg Supplier
(DBN)

Giordano's Announces Selection of Stalking Horse
(DBN)

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Small Business:

Small Businesses, Big Job Numbers -- but Are They Accurate?
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Municipalities:

Has Harrisburg City Council thought through all scenarios?
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State moves to take control of indebted Harrisburg
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Harrisburg is insolvent
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Next stage of solving Harrisburg fiscal crisis involves keeping city services
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Scranton: Arbitration ruling called 'troublesome', may steer other municipalities toward bankruptcy -- Means "layoffs and tax increases"
(DBN)

Cash-Strapped Cities File For Bankruptcy
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Politics:

Who Is Elizabeth Warren?
(DBN)

Warren and Brown
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Herman Cain's Other Tax Plan
(DBN)

Herman Cain: Mine, Mine, Mine
(DBN)

Obama Gets More Wall St. Cash Than Romney
(DBN)

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Education:

Parties in Lambuth bankruptcy agree on sale of remaining assets
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Corporate Governance:

Nasdaq hackers spied on directors
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Banking:

Anger Grows Over Debit Card Fees
(DBN)

Is There Any Point Begging Banks to Drop Debit Card Fees?
(DBN)

Finding info on bank fees may take digging
(DBN)

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Resorts:

Businesses react to Spanish Peaks closure and bankruptcy filing
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UK:

Tax growth helps cut deficit in September, outlook darker
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EU:

European Officials Said to See Market Risk in Greek Bondholder Debt Swap
(DBN)

Euro Leaders Warned Over Bank Capital
(DBN)

Euro Zone May be Accelerating Its Own Demise
(DBN)

ECB Deposits Rise as Banks More Reluctant to Lend to Each Other
(DBN)

Stark Says ECB 'Doing What It Can' to Tackle Europe Debt Crisis
(DBN)

ECB's Stark-rescue packages may do more harm than good
(DBN)

Merkel Cancels EFSF Speech to Assembly Over Deadlock
(DBN)

European Leaders to Hold Second Summit Next Week for Euro Rescue
(DBN)

Germany has leading role in eurozone drama
(DBN)

Franco-German split over bailout fund threatens summit
(DBN)

EU Said to Weigh Combining Rescue Funds to Deploy $1.3 Trillion
(DBN)

Europe May Adopt Cutting-Edge ‘I Can’t Hear You’ Approach to Credit Ratings
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PIIGS:

Clashes break out at Athens protests for 2nd day
(DBN)

Greek civil servants plan new strikes next week
(DBN)

1 Dead in Greek Riots, Government Faces Dissent
(DBN)

Greece: protesters turn on each other
(DBN)

Greeks Told to Forget 'Miracles' as Aid Depends on Austerity
(DBN)

Papandreou Prevails in Greek Austerity Vote
(DBN)

Prominent Greek governing party deputy votes against key article in austerity bill
(DBN)

EU Recommends Paying Greek Aid Loans 'as Soon as Possible'
(DBN)

ie: Burton hoping for overhaul of bankruptcy laws in New Year
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MENA:

Gaddafi meets a timely end
(DBN)

Libyans take to the streets in celebration
(DBN)

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France:

France Likely to Lose Top Rating in Stressed Scenario, S&P Says
(DBN)

Fitch has no plans to cut France's rating
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Germany:

German business morale falls for fourth straight month
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Hong Kong:

Bankruptcy petitions fall 19 pct in Sept vs Aug
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