September 29, 2011

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Law:

Wachtell PPP Again Tops Global 100, at $4.35M, Followed By Quinn Emanuel, at $3.62M
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The 2011 Global 100: Most Revenue
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The 2011 Global 100: Most Profits Per Partner
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The Lawyer European Awards 2011: WINNERS
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Bloom’s Off Law School Rose
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Lawyer Undersupply? Barriers To Entry Protect Consumers Of Legal Services Too.
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Trial Lawyer Or Attorney?
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Best Way To Brag About An Offer: Now With Pictures
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Freshfields Finalizes Details of New 'Milestones' Merit-Based Pay Plan
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Norton Rose votes through overhaul of partner pay system
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Norton Rose puts partner performance at center of lockstep review
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Travers doubles bonus pool to boost star partner pay flexibility
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Heller Settles 8 More 'Jewel' Claims, Fights to Keep Others Before Montali
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Refugees from Failed Major Law Firms Do Better If Hired in Groups, Study Finds
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Headhunters 101
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eBooks: Why are Publishers Pouring Digital Content into 19th Century Wineskins?
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Hundreds Of Ex-Employees Can Pursue Class Action Against Onetime Fla. Foreclosure King
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Hours – The Real (And Tough) Story
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Ex-Associate with ‘Superior Legal Mind’ Calls Kasowitz ‘Extraordinarily Vindictive’ in Latest Salvo
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BigLaw Refugee Is Finalist in Contest to Write Work Advice Column
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Text Messages Are Inadmissible, Pa. Court Says
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More Lawyers Look to Social Networking Sites to Notify Defendants
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Predictive Coding Vows to Cut E-Discovery Drudgery
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Tie Down That Wi-Fi: Security in Public Requires Vigilance
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E-Discovery Changes Have Some Seeing a Career in Document Review
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Is Cataphora Case a Sign of Vendor-Law Firm Fights to Come?
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Two Lawyers Have Similar Name and Practice Focus, But Only One is Being Sued By State AG
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The Rise of the Latino Lawyer: New Study Reveals Inspiring Successes, Lingering Obstacles
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‘Mr. Small Claims’ Makes a Career on Volume
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Lawyers Who Practice Stress-Reduction Techniques Want Discounts from Malpractice Insurers
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Madoff-Mets, HSBC, Google, Health-Care Law in Court News
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Chaoda, Galleon, UBS, SEC, Goodrich, S&P, RBS in Court News
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Their Firms May Have Died, But These Lawyers' Careers Lived On: Study
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Paying For Law School, One Kid At A Time
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U of Illinois Corrects LSAT and GPA Stats for Additional Law Classes
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The Evolving Role of Women in Business and Law
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Here’s Another Thing You Can Blame Women For: Better Doctors, But More Lawyers
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Chaoda, Galleon, UBS, SEC, Goodrich, S&P, RBS in Court News
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Opening up legal sector will help Indian lawyers
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"Sleeper" Case At SCOTUS Asks Whether Plaintiffs Can Sue Without An Injury
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Trial Begins for 7 Scientists Charged With Manslaughter for Failing to Warn of Earthquake
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4 Out Of 5 Burglars Use Twitter And Facebook To Select Victims, Says Survey
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Court Suppresses Information Revealed When Police Take Computer Out of 'Screensaver Mode'
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Teacher under scrutiny after telling students Tooth Fairy isn't real
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Doctor Said Michael Jackson Was in 'Perfect Health'
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PR Firm President to Staff: 'You Will Be Fired For Not Replacing the Milk'
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The Confession: Excerpt from John Grisham’s Winning Entry for Harper Lee Prize
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Principals Prevail in 5th Circuit Candy Cane Case
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Woman arrested for using stolen credit cards ---- for bail
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5 Common Crime Fighting Tactics (That Statistics Say Don't Work)
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Teen Murder Suspect Says She's a Vampire
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Judges:

Truck prompts police to close streets near bankruptcy courthouse
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Can Judges Who OK’d Own Lavish Perks Be Disciplined?
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Justices Scalia and Breyer take road show to Senate Judiciary Committee
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Benchslap of the Day: A Mensch with Some Chutzpah
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Chutzpah: Yiddish Term Makes a Showing at the Supreme Court
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Court Term Kicks Off with a Look at Legal Representation
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures signal stronger open
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Stocks drop, led by commodities on economic fear
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Pessimism Reaches Extreme Levels For U.S. Equity
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Layoffs:

Cities with the highest, lowest unemployment rates
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Hallmark now selling unemployment sympathy cards
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Half of Philly's 20somethings unemployed
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Atlanta dead last for job creation in August
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Police officers still struggling to find work
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Nokia Cutting an Additional 3,500 Jobs
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Layoff process for 3,500 public workers begins following PEF's rejection of new contract
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The Real Reason You Still Haven't Gotten A Job
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These Are The Ways Unemployment Is Wrecking Your Love Life
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Baseball:

Fox puts the squeeze on Frank McCourt
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Frank McCourt's Blood-Bath with Major League Baseball
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Viaticals:

Federal agents raid Imperial Holdings' Florida offices
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Oil/Gas:

Oil slides on growing US supply
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Oil Falls on Europe Debt Crisis, Heading for Quarterly Decline
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Cooper:

Hussey Copper seeks bankruptcy , plans sale
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Banking:

Global Regulators Approve Big Bank Capital Surcharge
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Complexity Office Faces Doubt It Will Dismantle Big Banks
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Fed's Rosengren Backs More Rules for Banks Based Outside US
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Colonial BancGroup Officials Agree to Settle Suit
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You, Fat Man: Speak up!
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Why The Volcker Rule Would Have Stopped The UBS Rogue Trader
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy Bill: A Problem in Waiting
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Veto municipal bankruptcy bill
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City of Lindsay faces possible 'going concern' designation
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Harrisburg Might Get a Receiver Thanks to Pennsylvania Bill
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Dismissals scythe through top level of Jacksonville's city government
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Whitney Gets One Out of Billions Right
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CA: Broke, but Has Money for Football Stadium
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Economy:

Durable goods orders dip in August
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Capital spending rise boosts US recovery hopes
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Report: Consumers spent less, earned less in 2010
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Fear trumps value in Treasury market
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What Double-Dip? Online Ads Keep Clicking
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European Banker’s Apocalyptic Rant Goes Viral
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Alessio Rastani Is Not Exactly Saying Anything All That Radical
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Fed Dissenter Thomas Hoenig Retires
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Jeff Gundlach: Europe Has Already Crashed, Recession Has Already Begun
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Fed's Hoenig Says Operation Twist Risks Creating 'Complexities'
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Millionaires Attack Buffett On Taxing the Rich
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IPOs Postponed at Record Pace Globally
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Peter Diamond (2010 Nobel Prize in Economics Winner): We Need Stimulus Now
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Poverty affects 46 million Americans
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Europe Meltdown Seen Converging With Recession in Survey
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Supercommittee is Operating in Secret
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Goldman: 3 Reasons The Super-Committee Will Come To An Agreement On Spending Cuts
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Debt Chair Alan Simpson Calls Obama Hypocritical And Says President Is 'Terrified Of The AARP'
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Six Signs We're in a Global Recession
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Fed's Lockhart: No New Recession
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Fed Economist: US on Edge of Contraction
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Everyone wants austerity until they see what austerity looks like
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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:

Bernanke calls for more housing help from Washington
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CMBS delinquencies, cure rates down
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Fed's Rosengren says allow underwater borrowers to refinance
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A Routine Foreclosure May Be A Preferential Transfer
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What the Fed's “Operation Twist” Means for Mortgage Rates
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Can Mortgage Servicing Be Saved From Itself?
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Lehman Sells Interest in 1107 B'Way for $191M
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Mastro Rings Belong to Creditors, Judge Rules
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The Absolute Assignment Of Rents In Texas Real Estate Loans Is Dead
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Industry reacts to FHFA proposal on mortgage servicing fees
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Mortgage fraud reporting up, way up
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Autos:

GM, UAW Members Ratify Four-Year Labor Agreement; Ford Accord May Be Next
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Ford Said to Discuss Adding 10,000 Jobs
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Ford to Add 7,000 Jobs Over the Next Two Years in U.S.
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GM Considers Building Volt in China
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Furnaces:

Nebraska maker of outdoor furnaces goes bankrupt
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IP:

Tavern on the Green name going to other cities
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Judge: Righthaven lacked standing, abused Copyright Act
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Health Care:

Hoboken estimates final closing date of hospital sale as negotiations 'are going very well'
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Meet the law firm guiding Peninsula's bankruptcy
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Peninsula Hospital's new CEO calls for stabilizing and transforming care facility
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Health insurance costs deal blow to Obama
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Many in US get too much medical care
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Doctors Admit Their Part in Health Care Costs
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Solar:

Solyndra’s $733M Plant Had Disney Whistling Robots, Spa Showers
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Solyndra's multimillion-dollar white elephant
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US taxpayers flying standby in Solyndra bankruptcy case
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Poll: Solyndra 'not dinner table conversation' yet
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Solyndra violated loan terms in 2010 but got more federal money
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GOP's Solyndra probe threatens to ensnare Energy Sec. Chu
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The Next Twist in the Solyndra Scandal
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Sempra Gets $337 Million Guarantee for Arizona Solar Project
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SolarReserve Wins $737 Million Guarantee for Solar Thermal Plant
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Energy Department Is No Venture Capitalist
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Lehman:

Fuld , Lehman Executives Settle Lawsuit
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Bank of America Agrees to Reduce Lehman Claims, Return Funds
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BOA, Merrill pledge support for Lehman exit plan
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Aviation:

AMR Pays Penalty in Bond Sale as Losses Mount
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Food/Beverage:

Bankrupt Pat & Oscar's closes 3 units
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Orchestras:

Critical point in Philadelphia Orchestra bankruptcy case
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Court OKs Philly Pops severance from Philadelphia Orchestra
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Tax:

U.S. client tax indictment raises pressure on HSBC
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Marine:

Sevan Marine Board Says Has Solution to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Trucking:

Agreement reached on Arrow Trucking bankruptcy case
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Trucking Index Points to Higher Demand
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Turnarounds:

Business As Usual: No Way to Run a Company
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Caldwell resident indicted for bank and bankruptcy fraud
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Celebs:

New document in Holly Martino bankruptcy
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Fashion:

10 Reasons Why American Apparel's Dov Charney Is A Brilliant Leader
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Avoidance Actions:

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. et al v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. – JPMorgans Submission in Response to Case Management Order
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Telecom:

Teltronics plans bankruptcy sale to pay off creditors
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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
(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:

Madoff, Seahawk Drilling, Palm Harbor, Solyndra
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Madoff, L.A. Dodgers, Hussey, Lehman, Solyndra
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Restructuring Opportunities In Some Sectors, A Wait for Most Others
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Business bankruptcies on pace to fall 22% in Miami-Dade
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Standing:

Debtor's Post-Confirmation Standing to Pursue Estate's Claims and Causes of Action
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Petition Date:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Tells Aviation Company That Its Request for a Retroactive Petition Date Doesn’t Fly
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Safe Harbors:

Safe Harbors Gone Wild
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Committees:

WaMu Court's Decision Reiterates Lesson for Hedge Funds
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Jurisdiction:

Erosion or Landslide?: The Scope and Significance of Stern v. Marshall
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SPEs:

ZING VII - Implications for the Bankruptcy Remoteness of Special Purpose Entities
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Politics

Ron Paul: The country is ripe for revolution
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POLL: Paul beats Obama 51-49
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Cain: Black community 'brainwashed' into voting for Dems
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Corporate Reform:

U.S. watchdogs target tax-exempt campaign money
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Venue:

The Venue of Choice: Delaware; New York; Corpus Christi?
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Cross-Border:

Harmonizing Conflicting Bankruptcy Regimes in Cross-Border Cases
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Retailing:

Best Buy dramatically cuts plans to hire holiday workers
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Ritz Interactive files a plan for reorganization
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Gambling:

The Secret World of Hollywood Poker
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Fraud:

NY judge: Mets' owners exposure to Madoff fraud is $386 million at most
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Madoff Trustee Will Seek Appeal of Rakoff Order, Lawyer Says
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Mets ruling could upend Madoff bankruptcy
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Madoff trustee says ruling means $6B less for victims
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Mets’ Madoff Victory Is Bad News For Everybody Else
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Madoff Investors May Lose $3 Billion If Trustee Loses Appeal
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Madoff Investors Gain From Rakoff's Mets Ruling, Lawyers Say
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Cheated Madoff Investors Won't Get Checks Friday
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EU:

Obama: Europe's Debt Response Not Enough
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Germany Slams 'stupid' US Plan For Euro
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Germany Votes on Euro Rescue Fund to Set Stage for More Anti-Crisis Steps
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German parliament set to clear expanded euro fund
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Germany's Merkel faces biggest test in euro vote
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Next Game Under Way in Euro-Zone Crisis
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Reform of Europe's Rescue Fund Is Only the Beginning
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Barroso backs transactions tax
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Business attacks transaction tax plan
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Europe presses ahead with controversial financial tax
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Industry hits EU's 'misguided' transaction tax
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Barroso Calls for Faster Start of Permanent Fund, Prods ECB
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26% of Global GDP
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European Confidence Drops in Sept
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Roadmap to euro salvation
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Markets Bet European Losses Will be Socialized
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Super-charged eurozone rescue fund won't solve crisis
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Euro Bulls Hope for Too Much, Too Soon
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The European Union in Crisis; Will It Survive?
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PIIGS:

EU Split Over Push for Bigger Bank Haircut in Greek Rescue
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Merkel Says Greek Bailout Terms May Be Changed
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Greece faces auditor verdict, fresh protests
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Protesters block Greek Finance Ministry before troika talks
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Troika arrives for renegotiation
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Merkel warns Athens of threat to rescue deal
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Greek debt holders object to new deal threat
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Inspection time for Greece
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Greek tax shows political backbone
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Short-Selling Bans Extended, Stocks Fall Harder
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Anglo Irish sees progress on UK assets sales
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Two Top Italian Bank Execs Sound Terrified Of EuroCrisis Contagion
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France:

France unveils slashed budget for 2012
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France to raise tax on the rich
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Canada:

Distinctions with a difference: comparison of restructurings under the CCAA with Chapter 11 law and practice
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China:

Chinese Property Mogul Sings Blues
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South Africa:

South Africa Considers Policy Options as World Faces ‘Lehman-Type’ Event
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China:

China just keeps diving
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Why China Just Can't Stimulate Its Economy Like It Used To
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