August 7, 2013

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Law:

Summer Hiring Survey: Big Firms Slimmed Down in 2013
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Are Supreme Court Clerkship Bonuses Climbing Again?
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How Much Do You Make — And Why?
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Morrison & Foerster, Vinson & Elkins, Cravath: Business of Law
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The 50 Best Law Firms For Women (2013)
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Gender News—How Boys Grow Up to be Republicans; Aging Brides; Broducts
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Top 5 Mistakes Made by New In-House Counsel
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Bipolar Lawyer: Let The Mentally Ill Practice Law
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Law Firm Administrator Pay Jumps 16% in 2013
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Ex-administrator gets over 10 years in $1M law firm theft; all but $237K was recovered
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KPMG targets corporate lawyer hires as accountant mulls ABS push into legal services
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Freshfields lawyer: "I work on the train and then in the office I try to be as efficient as possible, so that I can leave just before 5pm"
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5 Secrets For Seducing A Lawyer
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GSU students to offer free bankruptcy counsel
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U.S. News Puts Out Misleading Guide For Prospective Law Students
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'What the Best Law Teachers Do'
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Lawyer Gets Five Year Suspension For Facebook Deletion Advice
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Judge orders EEOC to pay $4.7M in legal fees in Jenner & Block case
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This ‘Social Media’ Thing Might Not Be A Fad, Law Firms Acknowledge
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U.S. Files Charges in Libya Attack
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Cops: Brooklyn Man Sold Cocaine And Pain Pills Out Of His Ice Cream Truck
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Gunman opens fire at municipal meeting, killing 3; his home had just been condemned
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Chevy Dealership Employee Steals New Camaro, Apparently Doesn't Know How OnStar Works
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The Cops Can Take Away Your Cash, Car, Or House — Even If You're Never Convicted Of A Crime
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The Judd Apatow Test of Free Speech
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Why Everyone Is Obsessed With 'Breaking Bad'
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Phantoms Of The Opera? No, It’s Just Scalia And Ginsburg
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When Judges Attack! Judge Rips Jury For Not Guilty Verdict
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Don't call the judge 'hon'
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NM Bankruptcy Court wins technical honors
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Wall Street:

US stock futures on the wane
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Markets Around The World Are Selling Off
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Wall Street ends lower on uncertainty about Fed's move --- Worst day since June on Fed jitters, S&P ends below 1700 --- What to Make of This Selloff
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Layoffs:

CEO Uses Ludicrous Euphemism For Laying Off Employees
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How Much Is the Jobs Market Improving?
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16 Low-Paying Jobs That Make The World A Better Place --- High Paying, Low Meaning Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Newspapers:

The Washington Post Has 640 Journalists -- Here's How Many It Can Actually Afford
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Washington Post stock closes at 5-year high
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Jeff Bezos and his journalists
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Aviation:

Avantair Involuntary Bankruptcy Case Speeding Along
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Pilot union pushes American Airlines management to lay out fleet plans for large regional jets
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Pilots of Southwest Plane Switched Command Before Crash
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Accounting:

PCAOB Finds Continuing Audit Deficiencies at Ernst & Young
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Telecoms:

Falcone's Harbinger sues Dish Network's Ergen over LightSquared --- Billionaires' Battle Over LightSquared Breaks Into the Open
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Harbinger sues Dish's Ergen over LightSquared debt buys
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LightSquared’s Ad Hoc Lenders Propose Reorganization Plan
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Hawk Electronics to file for bankruptcy
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Lehman:

S.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy Court Finds That Claims Against Lehman Brothers Inc. Related to Bilateral Repurchase Transactions Do Not Qualify for Customer Status
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Celebs:

Teresa Giudice Lashes Out at Latest Legal Rumors, Says She's Going to Florida With "Juicy Joe" --- Teresa Giudice's Husband Joe to Take the Fall for Family? 'Housewives' Star Wants House Arrest
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Student Debt:

Why Student Loans and Mortgages Don't Mix
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Only 40% Of Federal Student Loan Borrowers Are Currently Making A Payment
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Nearly Half Of All Student Loans Are Unpaid --- Nearly 7 million Americans in default
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Consumer Finance:

How One State Did Restrict Payday Loans
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Fraud:

Ex-Stanford Execs. Liable For Fraud, Ordered To Pay $5.5M
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After Tourre Decision, UBS Pays $50 Million to Settle
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Wall Street's big SAC Capital problem
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Economy:

Fed’s Evans Won’t Rule Out September Pullback in Bond Buying --- It Looks Like A September Tapering Is A Done Deal --- Fed's Evans Sees Labor Improvement With September Taper Possible
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US Trade Deficit Narrows to $32.4bn in June
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Pentagon Cuts Furlough Days to 6 From 11
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GOP Governors Don't Want Gov't Shutdown
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The Top 28 Firms For Rich People
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Krugman: Another Bad Crisis Explanation Story Bites The Dust
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How Mexican Immigrants Save Native Workers From Recession
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Why We Keep Playing the Lottery
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9 Offbeat Economic Indicators Loved By Econ-Hipsters
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How McDonald's Pays $15 an Hour Down Under
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The tax system is keeping 2.2 million people out of poverty
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Home prices rise again, but at a slower pace --- Near seven-year high
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Asking Prices Cooled in July
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Cross-Collateralization: Beware the Intricacies of Local Real Estate Law
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Bank Of America Sold $850M In "Toxic Waste" Mortgage Securities: DoJ --- BofA Put Toxic Debt in Bond as Staff Resisted, US Says
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Mortgage Debt Rejected by Banks Facing New Rules
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Obama touts housing recovery, lays out strategy to build on gains --- Obama Should Stop Talking About How Great Homeownership Is --- Text of Obama Speech on Homeownership
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Obama says it is time to wind down Fannie and Freddie --- Obama Says Government Still Needed in Housing Market --- How's Obama Going to Get US Out of the Mortgage Market? --- A pink slip for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? --- After a housing bubble, do Americans really need subsidized 30-year mortgages?
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Obama wants to help people refinance their mortgages. Is it too late?
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Real estate investor Thompson defrauded investors, Finra claims
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Municipalities:

Chapter 9 Hysteria in the Wall Street Journal
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Motown's Pension Showdown --- The truth about Detroit pensioners
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Detroit’s Venal Art Sale No Fix for Urban Nightmare --- Detroit retirees have mixed feelings on DIA art sale --- Orr says he's stayed away from DIA, 'didn't want to draw any more attention' --- DIA Director: You Can't Help But Be Worried --- DIA: Appraising art collection unnecessary, undercuts efforts to rebuild Detroit --- Detroit to pay Christie's $200K to value DIA art
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Will A Hockey Arena Save Detroit ?
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“Pit Bull” CFO Drives Detroit Turnaround
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George Will: Detroit faces long-delayed rendezvous with reality
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Sen. Paul working on Detroit rescue plan
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Causes of Detroit's Bankruptcy Are Complex and Varied
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Kellogg Hometown Is 2nd Michigan Muni to Delay Bond Sale
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Detroit , Pontiac hold pivotal primary elections --- 16 compete in Detroit mayoral primary --- The people who want to run the bankrupt city of Detroit --- Write-in, sheriff move on in Detroit mayor race --- Detroit's mayoral election matters --- Napoleon, Duggan take Detroit's mayoral primary
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Detroit property owners can file tax appeals, judge says
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Snyder needs to follow auto industry's example
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AMC's 'Low Winter Sun' a dark portrait of a city
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Kevyn Orr’s 'Cowpie Moment' Recalls Steve Miller’s at Delphi
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Snyder: Pontiac schools in financial emergency
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Judge: DPS emergency manager has control over library commission
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Detroit Is Merely Tip Of Iceberg For Local, State Pension Crisis
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Could New York City become the next Detroit ? --- Bloomberg Warns NYC Could End Up Like Detroit --- Bloomberg urges action on pension and healthcare costs --- Bloomberg insists that next mayor has an "unprecedented opportunity" to negotiate every union contract --- Mayor: NYC to seek bids on health insurance
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Is Philly Right Behind Detroit?
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Stockton: Bad info led city to ruin
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San Bernardino Workers Withdraw Challenge to Bankruptcy
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Jefferson County Investors Seek Plan Vote as Exit Nears
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Here's who objected and why the Water Works Board opposed Jeffco's critical bankruptcy filing
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Jefferson County Plan Threatened by High Rates: Lawyer
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Chicago Debt Could Make the Windy City the Next Detroit --- Chicago Faces Investors After Its Steep Downgrade
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2 Reasons To Live In Chicago Instead Of New York City
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20 Cities That May Face Bankruptcy After Detroit
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Audit hammers bankrupt California city's financial management
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RI panel to review lead-up to 38 Studios debacle
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Ambac to Pay Supplements as Vegas Monorail Holders Wait
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Citigroup Cuts Muni Forecast to $320 Billion on Yields
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The Real Reason to Sell Municipal Bonds
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Corporate Reform:

Internally, Wall Street Banks Are Flipping Out About SAC Capital
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SEC's Hunt for Crisis-Era Wrongdoing Loses Steam
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Alternative Energy:

First Solar Tanks After Earnings
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Holders of second bond approve SolarWorld restructuring
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Food/Beverage:

McDonald's Franchisees Are Furious About How Much It Costs To Operate A Restaurant
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Toxic milk prompts $200M bankruptcy for Exim Brickell
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The 10 Best Restaurants In San Francisco's Castro Neighborhood
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10 Foodie Adventures You Need To Take This Lifetime
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Restaurant Decides To Ban Children At Dinner
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Art:

Bankruptcy pits works of art vs. retirees
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As Detroit Flounders, Its Art Scene Flourishes
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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 (29 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 new filings today)
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:

Judge Approves Orchard Supply's Executive Bonus Plan
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Trustees:

MF Global trustee Freeh seeks additional $1 million in fees
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Plan Confirmation:

Central European Distribution Corporation's Chapter 11 Plan Incorporates Dutch Auction
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Third Circuit Affirms Finding that Debtor’s Co-Defendant Lacked Standing to Object to Plan
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Secured Debt:

Secured Claims and the Non-Participating Creditor
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Executory Contracts:

Cherry Picking Contract Provisions in Bankruptcy: Not so Taboo After All?
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Health Care:

Ambulance Company Rural/Metro Wins Approval of Bankruptcy Loan
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NYC losing small hospitals as money woes mount
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Orlando Health Layoffs Continue
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ATMs:

Global Axcess files Chapter 11
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Banking:

Bids open for Metropolitan National Bank
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Mass Torts:

BP balks at paying claims administrator
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Garlock estimation testimony resumes
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Garlock claimants' expert testifies about 'low hanging' defendants
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Retailing:

Penney's shares plummet - again
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Are These Book Sellers In Trouble?
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American Eagle dives after hours on warning
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Commodities:

No Matter What, Wall Street's Controversial Warehousing Businesses Are Getting Hit
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JPMorgan Sued With Goldman in Aluminum Antitrust Case
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Autos:

US Auto Recovery Has a Long Road Ahead
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Cadillac Executives Quitting Like Crazy
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Coming Soon: In-dash Advertising in Your Car
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Feds raid bankrupt man’s multi-million dollar Dallas-area home
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Coal:

James River Coal Company: Bankruptcy Possible?
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Tech:

Objections mount to EI's sale proposal
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Hollywood:

Disney Predicts It Will Lose Between $160-$190 Million On 'The Lone Ranger' Bomb
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Politics:

Why you shouldn't underestimate Elizabeth Warren
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Shipping:

SEC Launches Probe of Overseas Shipholding Group
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Brokers:

House Republicans Urge Perjury Probe of Corzine
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UK:

Bank Of England Announces Big Change To Monetary Policy
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15-ton fat blob removed from London sewer
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SFA clarify Gers query on fine for insolvency
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PIIGS:

Credit Suisse: Europe's Recession Is Over, And Even Greece And Spain Are Getting Better
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Fitch: Long-Term Restructurings to Rise in Irish Mortgage Market
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Bankrupt Sean Quinn fails to unfreeze injunctions
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France:

France's Fourth Largest Industry: It’s 'Never Been This Catastrophic'
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Germany:

Insolvent Praktiker secures financing to pay suppliers
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