September 28, 2011

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Law:

Can Obama’s Jobs Bill Help Laid Off and Unemployed Attorneys?
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Law firm firing was 'vindictive,' says ex-associate
(DBN)

Locke Lord Is Latest Law Firm to Shorten Multi-Partner Name
(DBN)

Orrick wants to fire MGA again over a second billing dispute
(DBN)

Study of refugees from failed law firms concludes that networking works
(DBN)

Galleon, Goodrich, MillerCoors, S&P, RBS, Sabre in Court News
(DBN)

UK: How To Squander an Empire
(DBN)

Being a Top Pianist or a Traveling Do-Gooder Gives Job Hunters an Edge at Paul Weiss
(DBN)

The Price of Prestige: Clerkship Application Chaos
(DBN)

Allen & Overy to target black candidates
(DBN)

India Considers Opening Its Doors to Law Firms
(DBN)

Lawyer Learns He Has at Least 75 Children
(DBN)

Lawyers Use Ban on Unauthorized Practice of Law to Restrict Speech & Competition
(DBN)

Video of George Washington Law Student ‘Occupying’ Wall Street
(DBN)

How 1Ls Should NOT Approach Peer Networking
(DBN)

Slump in law school applicants
(DBN)

Corporations Don't Like When Their Lawyers Switch Sides?
(DBN)

Female Driver Sentenced to Lashing
(DBN)

Five Signs You’ve Become an Old Codger Lawyer
(DBN)

Burglars Using Facebook to Target Victims
(DBN)

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Judges:

From the Bench: Practice Points First Days
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Judge Defends “Kindergarten” Order
(DBN)

Justice John Paul Stevens Talks Death Penalty, Citizens United, New Memoir
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Wall Street:

US stock index futures signal mixed open
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Nagging Fears on Europe Slow a Wall Street Rally
(DBN)

Asian stocks edge up, euro stalls as caution prevails
(DBN)

Wall Street Looking at Worst Bonus Pool in Years
(DBN)

11 Rumors That Have Kept Markets Cartwheeling For The Last Two Weeks
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Layoffs:

US Army to Cut 50,000 Soldiers
(DBN)

Cuomo cuts rejected by state workers union
(DBN)

Obama Backs Ban on Hiring Bias Against Unemployed People
(DBN)

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

Bankruptcy court hearing postponed in 'convoluted' Hoboken hospital sale
(DBN)

Health-Benefit Costs Rise Most Since 2005
(DBN)

Health premiums now cost more than a new car
(DBN)

US Employers are Shifting Higher Cost of Health Insurance to Employees
(DBN)

Insurance Premiums Soar Even as Health Costs Slump
(DBN)

Will High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans Become the Norm ?
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Municipalities:

U.S. cities' fiscal pain may become chronic
(DBN)

Financially-strapped cities cut jobs, services
(DBN)

Tax Hike Can't Pull Illinois Out of Debt
(DBN)

The Top 5 Questions About the Bankruptcy of Central Falls, Rhode Island
(DBN)

Meredith Whitney Is, Was and Ever Shall Be Wrong on Munis
(DBN)

Non-Boom Cities Do Better During the Bust
(DBN)

4 Cities at Risk on Manufacturing Slowdown
(DBN)

Does Texas Lead US in Lower Taxes
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Baseball:

Dodgers Seek to Delay Major League Baseball Move to End Bankruptcy Control
(DBN)

Dodgers season ticket holders ask for say in bankruptcy
(DBN)

Fox sues Dodgers over TV rights contract
(DBN)

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Banking:

Hedge funds appeal denial of WaMu bankruptcy plan
(DBN)

For Bank of America, a $ 50 Billion Claim of Havoc Looms
(DBN)

Basel Group Said to Keep Capital -Surcharge Plans for Big Banks
(DBN)

Banks wary of financing big projects
(DBN)

Like your free checking account? Prepare to say goodbye
(DBN)

Rogue Trader May Have Hurt Bonuses For Non-UBS Bankers In London Too
(DBN)

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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Golf Course Developer Admits Bankruptcy Fraud
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Accounting:

Deloitte Resents the Notion That They Should Have Known That Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Was a Massive Fraud
(DBN)

Auditor defense may have holes in Deloitte case
(DBN)

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Politics:

Poll: Now 81% Unhappy with Government
(DBN)

Feingold's PAC endorses Elizabeth Warren
(DBN)

Warren Shows Liberals How It's Done
(DBN)

Elizabeth Warren wins Watertown Democrats' straw poll ‎
(DBN)

V.P. Biden visit recalls Elizabeth Warren’s statements against 2005 bankruptcy reform bill
(DBN)

Business Executives: End Anonymous Cash in Elections
(DBN)

Obama Heckled at Own Fund Raiser
(DBN)

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Finance:

Kravis Says Rising Cost of Borrowing Make Leveraged Buyouts More Expensive
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Aviation:

American Airlines Plans First Debt Since January as Risk Rises
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Scores: Ranking the Airlines
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Celebs:

LA Law Star's Ex-Company Enters Bankruptcy
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Hedge Funds:

Man Group Plunges as Investors Want Cash Back
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Tax:

Tax-Shelter Dispute That May Reshape IRS Powers to Get High Court Hearing
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Economy:

Consumers earned less, spent less for 2nd straight year
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Consumers Remain Depressed
(DBN)

Middle Class Income Falls, but Not Everywhere
(DBN)

Roubini: US in Throes of Economic Contraction
(DBN)

Fed Economist: US on 'Knife Edge' of Contraction
(DBN)

Fed's Fisher Says Operation Twist May Be Ineffective, Hurt Jobs
(DBN)

What Is Operation Twist Designed To Accomplish?
(DBN)

Fed's Fisher Attempts To Defend His Ongoing Policy Dissent
(DBN)

Fisher Says Central Bank Is Under Attack From Ron Paul, Barney Frank
(DBN)

Euro Crisis Makes Fed Lender of Only Resort as Banks Chase Dollar Funding
(DBN)

Behind the Numbers: The Missing Recovery
(DBN)

House Is Poised to Pass Stopgap Funding Bill
(DBN)

Shutdown averted , but deep differences linger
(DBN)

Grim Profile: Food Stamp Recipients
(DBN)

We've Learned Squat from Hoover, Depression
(DBN)

Safety Nets and Their Cost
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)

What Are We Spending Our Money On?
(DBN)

Thousands Line Up In Philadelphia For Food Stamps To Replace Food Ruined By Hurricane Irene
(DBN)

Economic Stress Map
(DBN)

Economy Tracker Map
(DBN)

US Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Morgan Stanley agrees to pay $7.2 million to settle Nevada MBS dispute
(DBN)

Miami judge certifies class-action against David J. Stern, DJSP
(DBN)

Gulf remains between AGs, banks in robo-signing talks
(DBN)

Freddie Mac lax loan review seen costing blns in losses
(DBN)

Existing Home Shadow Inventory Declines to 1.6 million units
(DBN)

Home Prices in US Cities Fell 4.1% in Year Ended July
(DBN)

New Home Sales at Record Lows
(DBN)

Mortgage Applications Rose Last Week
(DBN)

Spring buying boosts US home prices for 4th month
(DBN)

A Look at Case-Shiller by Metro Area
(DBN)

Metro Detroit home prices rise, buck national trend
(DBN)

Home prices in Chicago area up 1.9 percent in July
(DBN)

Phoenix home prices down almost 9 percent in past year
(DBN)

Housing Takes Baby Steps Towards Better Balance
(DBN)

Loan Limits Are Falling, But Does It Matter?
(DBN)

Troubled homes hanging over U.S. housing market drops
(DBN)

Rushmore legal fight nears finale
(DBN)

New FDIC Suit Looks for a Piece of the $92M Mortgage Fraud Pie
(DBN)

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Solar:

Solyndra cleared for Oct. 27 bankruptcy auction
(DBN)

The Solyndra curse
(DBN)

Obama Was Warned of Loan Dangers Long Before Solyndra Sank
(DBN)

Solyndra Said to Have Violated Terms of Its US Loan
(DBN)

Solyndra Allegations Continue – Misuse of US Loan is The Newest
(DBN)

Keep Solyndra in perspective
(DBN)

The birthing of Solyndra
(DBN)

High-priced law firm gets OK to represent Solyndra
(DBN)

The Latest Recipients Of 'Free Money' From The Federal Financing Bank
(DBN)

DOE to miss deadline for Solyndra docs
(DBN)

Fred Upton sought DOE loan guarantees he condemns
(DBN)

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Fraud:

Mets Ruling Reduces Madoff Trustee’s Lawsuit to Foremost Fraud Allegation
(DBN)

Judge Throws Curve in Mets-Madoff Case
(DBN)

Feinstein Sues Treasurer, Bank Over Campaign Fraud
(DBN)

Top recruiter in Nevin Shapiro Ponzi scheme enters guilty plea
(DBN)

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Corporate Reform:

Let's Stop Complaining About Business Fleeing to Unregulated Firms
(DBN)

Big Bank CEO Says Consumers Need More Protection
(DBN)

RBC unit to pay $30.4 million to settle SEC charges
(DBN)

As Federal Criminal Laws Increase, Mens Rea Requirements Decline
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Lehman:

Judge Won't Dismiss Lehman Brokerage's Claim Against RBS
(DBN)

German Lehman investors lose legal battle for compensation
(DBN)

Lehman examiner: Financial oversight not tough enough
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Debt Collection:

Debt collectors to America's rescue
(DBN)

Will Debt Collectors Burn Up Your Cell Phone Minutes?
(DBN)

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Cooper:

Hussey Copper Seeks Bankruptcy
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Religion:

45 Victims File Lawsuit Against Montana Diocese and Ursuline Sisters Citing Abuse
(DBN)

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Oil/Gas:

Oil Falls, Heading for Quarterly Decline on Europe Debt Crisis
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Radio:

Owner of Vermont radio stations faces involuntary bankruptcy
(DBN)

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Rating Agencies:

Rating agencies win dismissal of Ohio AG lawsuit
(DBN)

Is the SEC Finally Taking Serious Aim at the Ratings Agencies?
(DBN)

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Media:

Report: Ad Unit That Showed Gangster Movies to Workers Is New Focus of News Corp. Probe
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Mail:

Postal Service Board Dominated by Corporate Execs, Lawyers, Lobbyists
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Gambling:

Full Tilt Poker Fraud: How FTP Threw Egg on the Poker Face
(DBN)

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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(No new opinions today)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
(DBN)

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)
(DBN)

Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Miscellaneous:

LA Dodgers, Hussey, Lehman, Innkeepers, Solyndra
(DBN)

Saad Group Freeze, Suncity, Korea Line, Sazka Bidder
(DBN)

Solyndra, Borders, FGIC, Spiegel, Taylor Bean
(DBN)

Rochelle on 5th Circuit, LA Dodgers, Howrey, Bald Eagle
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Professional Compensation:

Billing for Billing: When Do Retained Professional’s Outside Counsel Fees Constitute a Reimbursable Expense?
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Standing:

Florida's Dirt Bond Holders Fight for Standing
(DBN)

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Jurisdiction:

Connecting Anna Nicole Smith to the Lehman Bankruptcy
(DBN)

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Arbitration:

The Federal Arbitration Act v. The Bankruptcy Code
(DBN)

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Claims Allowance:

Court Allows Committee To Pursue "Equitable Disallowance" Of Noteholder Claims Based On Allegations Of Insider Trading
(DBN)

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Insurance:

Insurers Grumble That D&O Insurance Remains Cheap
(DBN)

OFAC Violations: A New Potential Source of D&O Liability Exposure?
(DBN)

Allstate Looks to Jettison Weak Agents
(DBN)

Controls On $73M Clico Investment 'very Weak'
(DBN)

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Autos:

Ford pulls "we weren't bailed out" ad after criticism from press, questions from White House
(DBN)

GM workers expected to approve new union contract
(DBN)

End of the road for Saab?
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Retailing:

Food stamps become big business
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Sovereigns:

Thinking About Sovereign Bankruptcy
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UK:

City Bankers Meet Your New Chinese Bosses
(DBN)

The Economic Collapse is a Crisis of Bigness
(DBN)

HMRC warns not all IVAS are VAT exempt
(DBN)

BBC Speechless As Trader Says: 'The Collapse Is Coming ... And Goldman Rules The World'
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EU:

Euphoria over Europe may be premature
(DBN)

Merkel majority in doubt on euro rescue fund
(DBN)

Euro Crisis Hitting EU Retailers, Consumers
(DBN)

Top EU official urges more integration
(DBN)

EU's Barroso calls on ECB to do whatever it takes in crisis
(DBN)

Barroso backs financial transactions tax
(DBN)

MEPs demand a bigger bailout fund, Eurobonds, common economic government and a European finance minister
(DBN)

German Central Bank Against Merkel Plan
(DBN)

Eurozone Timeline: What's Going to Be Ruining Your October?
(DBN)

Can a 'Big Bang' Plan Save the Euro?
(DBN)

Banks to Sell $20 Billion of European Property Debt
(DBN)

Greece, Germany's fates tied
(DBN)

10 Reasons the Euro Zone Rescue Fund Could Fail
(DBN)

EU lawmakers push to tweak Basel bank capital rule
(DBN)

Europe Could Be Worse Than U.S. Post-Lehman Bros.
(DBN)

New Financial Rules Will Hit Corporate Borrowing Harder In Europe
(DBN)

We Must Kill Euro for Our Own Good
(DBN)

Europe, Middle East: Recent Developments in Restructuring, Insolvency
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PIIGS:

Greek Leaders Appeal for Support
(DBN)

Papandreou calls for German tolerance
(DBN)

An Ancient Greek Debt Solution
(DBN)

Greek parliament passes new property tax bill
(DBN)

Greece: "Don't blame us"
(DBN)

Greece faces its inspectors, Merkel hints at bailout change
(DBN)

European debt crisis: Cracks emerge in Greek rescue plan
(DBN)

Greek Default: 6 Critical Weeks For 6 Countries
(DBN)

Most Greeks want to stay in euro, see default risk
(DBN)

Let's Get the British to Pay!
(DBN)

Political failures make Greek default almost inevitable
(DBN)

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Canada:

A Pragmatic Look at Changes in Canadian Restructuring Law
(DBN)

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Caribbean:

Outlook Is Sunny for Caribbean Turnaround Pros
(DBN)

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Australia:

Rogue liquidators in regulator's sights
(DBN)

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Sweden:

Swedish Consumer Confidence Plunges as Crisis Saps Optimism
(DBN)

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