Law:
K&L Gates opens Delaware office with local lawyers
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Job market for would-be lawyers is even bleaker than it looks, analysis says --- Entry-Level Job Market Is Still Terrible, But The Class Of 2012 Really Should Have Seen That Coming
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Expert in legal-fee fight blasts ‘make believe’ game over cost of contract lawyers to do doc review
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Good news and bad in law hiring
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Oops. Bingham’s job contract doesn’t require arbitration of ex-associate’s suit, appeals court says
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The Most Important Referral You’ll Ever Receive
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Wilson Sonsini, Sullivan, Willkie, Arent: Business of Law
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Road warriors’ tips on keeping up with your cases
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Guard against these four threats to confidential data on mobile devices
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How to Stay Off A GC's Do-Not-Hire List
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State or federal court for legal-mal suit against Baker Botts?
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South Dakota offers subsidies to lure lawyers to its small towns
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Morgan Lewis Hires Chief Client Development and Marketing Officer
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Sedgwick opens Miami office with five new litigators
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Today's wars waged with suits of pinstripe, iPads :)
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Is Angie’s List getting into the law school ranking business?
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Are You Better Off at a Regional Law School?
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Harvard Law Review and Others to Cease Hard Copy Publication; Going Digital
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Administration Freaks Out Students With Reports Of Possible Death Threat Before Realizing It Was Just Homework
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Texas Prosecutors Lived In A State Of Terror Before They Were Gunned Down --- Massive Investigation Launched --- Could be Part of a Larger Plot --- Unprecedented And Terrifying --- Police investigating whether white supremacist gang is linked to Texas prosecutors' murder --- Another Texas DA steps in to help 10-prosecutor office cope after Kaufman County DA is slain --- Texas DA's killing puts other prosecutors on alert
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Suspect in slaying of Colo. prisons chief released too early; court apologizes for clerical error
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Prosecutors Want The Death Penalty For Colorado Shooter James Holmes
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Studious Lawyer By Day, S--- Cheerleader By Night
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Lawyer ordered to pay $68K for concealing termite damage in home prior to sale
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Judges:
Meet Bankruptcy Judge Tony Davis
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Supreme Court's Right Wing May Be Behind Push To Hear Gay Marriage
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N.Y. conduct commission recommends judge be admonished
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Antonin Scalia: Portrait of a Young Stud
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Internet Gossip Site Accused of Hiding Microphones in Court
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Top-traveling federal judge(a bankruptcy judge)says he’s not ‘snowed’ by presentations at expense-paid seminars
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Judge of the Day: S-- Was On the Docket in His Chambers
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Judge questions fairness of Citigroup $590 million settlement
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Wall Street:
Stock futures rev up ahead of auto sales
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Stocks extend losses, Nasdaq falls 1 percent
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Lessons on Being a Success on Wall St., and Being a Casualty
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Wall Street Directors Get Big Raises
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'Invisible Buyers' Are Propping Up The Stock Market
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The 25 stocks that investors are shorting like crazy
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Layoffs:
Wages Stink at Most Common Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Oil/Gas:
GMX files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection --- Oil and natural gas producer files for bankruptcy
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Coal:
Thousands rally in Charleston for UMWA --- 16 arrests --- Retired miner discusses potential benefit cuts
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Lawmakers Back Fight To Maintain Miners' Benefits
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Golf:
Union League wants to buy Cherry Hill golf course
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Fraud:
Ponzi Fraudster's Talks With Trustee Stay Sealed
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Texan Admits Running $7 Million Ponzi
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Cohen Eludes U.S. as Latest Case Is Short on Evidence --- Insider case against SAC manager may be tough to prove
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Debt Collection:
Judge OKs claim vs debt buyer for 'deceptive' tactics
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Economy:
US manufacturing cools off a bit in March
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Three Days that Saved the World's Financial System
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The simple, boring reason why disability insurance has exploded
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Recovery Measures
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Construction spending rises, fueled by gains in home building
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Existing Home Inventory is up 6.5% year-to-date on April 1st
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Credit union liquidator withdraws objections to $8.5 bln BofA settlement
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Freddie Mac's Failure to Define 'Subprime' Doesn't Hamper Suit Against Former Execs
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Fannie Mae profits complicate housing-finance overhaul
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An Unfinished Penthouse In Manhattan Is Selling For $60 Million
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Home prices expected to remain positive in 2013
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Bank of America responds to CFPB mortgage complaint database
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Municipalities:
Stockton, Calif. eligible for municipal bankruptcy protection-judge --- Biggest U.S. City to Enter Bankruptcy --- A blow to municipal bondholders --- Ruling Sets Up Pension Battle in Bankrupt City
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Stockton bondholders did not bargain in "good faith": judge --- City Acted in Good Faith, Creditors Didn't --- Judge lambastes Wall Street
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Bondholders, Beware
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Pension Issue in Stockton, Calif., Bankruptcy
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A Bankrupt Stockton Not as Bad Off as You Might Think
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Bankrupt Stockton May Seek Higher Taxes to Combat Crime
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Moody's reacts to Stockton bankruptcy by downgrading Solano rating
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Stockton's bankruptcy shows why an LA filing is next to impossible
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City residents pay when cities go bankrupt
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Aviation:
American Airlines, Orbitz to settle litigation
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Supreme Court won't hear airline appeal of full fare disclosure ad rule
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Celebs:
RI agency: Suit against Schilling should go ahead
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Dolce & Gabbana Designer Goes On A Twitter Rant After Being Fined $440 Million For Tax Evasion
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Arianna Huffington Accused Of Trashing The Chelsea Loft She Rented For 2 Years
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Health Care:
United States threatens LifeCare hospital chain bankruptcy over tax bill
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Hundreds in St. Charles affected by PRACS Institute closure
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Vibra Healthcare to acquire Idaho hospital
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Engineering:
Lawyers: In bankruptcy cases like Birdsall, early decisions are critical
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State objects to indicted firm's bankruptcy filing
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Employees won't get paychecks
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Federal judge allows Birdsall to use some frozen assets to pay employees
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Banking:
Libor Suits by Bondholders Tossed Over Lack of Damages
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What remains of Libor litigation with antitrust, RICO knocked out?
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Telecoms:
$3 Billion Claims for Verizon's Idearc Spinoff
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Tax:
McCoy: Are you out of your Vulcan mind?
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Mass Torts:
BP spill claims administrator urges dismissal of lawsuit
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Hollywood:
Kevin Costner Sued by Morgan Creek in Bankruptcy Court
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Coupons:
Workers reportedly returning to Metro Detroit coupon book publisher
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Education:
The 25 Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores
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Politics:
NJ: Assemblyman Schroeder's creditors seek to force him into bankruptcy
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Gallup: Why Everyone Hates Republicans and Democrats
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (43 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 new filings today)
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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:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
San Antonio: Bankruptcy filings tumble in March
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Toledo: Bankruptcy filings fall by 23%
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Audits:
Bankruptcy Watchdogs Suspend Debtor Audits
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Avoidance Actions:
Debtor Entitled to Avoid as Preferences Two of Three Prepetition Transfers
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Automatic Stay:
Iowa Court Rules that Drunken Comments Can Constitute Violations of the Automatic Stay and Result in Sanctions
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Sales:
Buyers of bankrupt firms may be liable for employee pay
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TBTF:
Secret Player Who Could End Too Big to Fail
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Litigation:
Serving Legal Documents Through Social Media
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Forum-Selection Issue Heads to Supreme Court
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Predictions on predictive coding
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:
Deadline looms in Franklin, TN businessman’s bankruptcy case
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Television:
Netflix: Riding a death spiral to insolvency ?
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Alternative Energy:
Overhyped, Solar Tumbles Back to Earth
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Sovereigns:
Argentina ‘Greek Tragedy’ Nears End as Debt Ruling Looms
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Argentina Spat On What Could Be Its Last Chance To Play Nice With Hedge Funds
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Argentina’s desperate exchange proposal
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EU:
European shares edge higher as factory data holds up
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Europe unemployment hits record high of 12%
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European Crisis That's Far Bigger Than Cyprus Or Italy
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PIIGS:
ie: Call to publish insolvency guidelines immediately --- I owe the State nothing, says Dunne in US bankruptcy --- Dunne bankruptcy - Mortgage holders look on in envy --- Kenny dismisses €5 'food rations' concerns --- Bust developer lists 16-room mansion as his address on bankruptcy --- Dunne creditors have just three months to fight bankruptcy bid --- Irish Economy Is Starting To Wilt Again
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Italian PMI Falls To 7 Month Low, As New Orders Fall And Jobs Evaporate
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Spanish PMI Comes In Horrible — Employment Falls At Worst Pace Since 2009
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Germany:
German March PMI Goes Negative For The First Time This Year
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France:
French PMI Stays At Low Level, Indicating Deep Economic Contraction
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MENA:
15 Charts That Should Worry Saudi Arabia
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Kazakhstan:
Kazakhstan's Bankruptcy Law Overhaul
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South Africa:
South African PMI Drops, Signaling Factory Contraction
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China:
"More than half of the rivers previously thought to exist in China appear to be missing"
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