Law:
Dewey Honor Associate Bonuses or Retired Partners’ Claims? Not So Much. --- Dewey retirees agree to clawback settlement
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Unbundle legal services, ABA House resolution urges
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Law firm hiring flat in 2012, reflecting uncertainty
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Jackson Lewis, K&L Gates, Seyfarth, Goodwin: Business of Law
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Summer associate hiring declines amid anemic legal market
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A General Counsel’s Return To Private Practice
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"Equity" Partner or PINO?
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Mary Jo White's Husband to Step Down From Cravath Equity Partnership Upon Confirmation --- S.E.C. Nominee Discloses Law Firm Wealth
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Pennsylvania Firms Not Looking To Move Back-Office Locations
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Law Firm Leaders Q&A: Skadden's Mike Naeve
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Dechert and former associate settle 'macho culture' retaliation case
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What Legal Industry Problems? Law Firms Reported Major Revenues In 2012
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K&L Gates launches Houston office with Fulbright securities practice chief
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Orrick Sees Gains in Revenue, Profits
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Bryan Cave Sees Revenue Rise and Profits Dip
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White & Case posts 15 per cent rise in average profits for 2012
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Modest Gains in Revenue, Profits for Goodwin
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Less Than a Year After Joining LeClair, Real Estate Team Bolts for Seyfarth
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Model rule change aims to help lawyers confronting conflicts issues involving multiple jurisdictions
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Foreign lawyers could work in US as in-house counsel under model rule change
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Law School Applications Nose Dive
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Experiential education: The next big rip-off?
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The ABA Is Coming Around on Reforming Legal Education
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Hiring at entry level still limited at law firms, NALP survey says
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Law School TA Seems To Be Hanging On A Little Too Tightly
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How Students Rank Law Schools
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George Washington Law School's unemployed grads are costing the school $3 million
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One Out of the Box Way Forward: Law Prof LLP
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Law School Transparency: Innocent grifters
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UK: Desperate Law Graduate To Embark On Nationwide Road Trip To Land Work – But Will It Work?
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Lawyers spend night homeless
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Mailbox App – Awesome or Hype?
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Copyright suit over legal briefs dismissed against Lexis, Westlaw --- A Victory for Fair Use: Online Publication of Attorney Filings OK, Copyright Suit Against Lexis and Westlaw Dismissed
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Alternative Careers: By right hook or law book
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Why Implementing Gun Control Legislation Will Be So Hard
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So She Flipped Off A Judge, And Your Manners?
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Attorney Innocent Of Murder But Hounded Out Of State
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Man who punched his own lawyer is convicted, gets 34 years, plus 6 months, and faces new charges
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Attorney Is Giving Away A Free Divorce On Valentine's Day
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Did NCAA Approve $20k+ Payment to Nevin Shapiro's Bankruptcy Attorney?
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Quote of the Day: Bill Maher Goes Apesh*t on Trump’s Lawyer --- Blasts Donald Trump For Using The Legal System As A 'Toy' --- Trump may have trouble collecting on $5 mln orangutan bet
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Reclusive fan wills estate worth up to $1 million to two ‘80s-era actors he never met
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Toilet-paper prank by middle schoolers leads to indictment for mom
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Surprise resignation of Pope Benedict XVI makes canon law a hot topic --- The Pope's Resignation, A Legal Guide
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Former LAPD Captain Called The Fugitive Ex-Cop's Firing 'Very, Very Ugly'
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Did Charles Manson commit more ‘Helter Skelter’ murders? Lawyer’s tape suggests he may have
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Movie Massacre Victims Are Being Harassed Online, D.A. Says
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The Weight Loss Obsession Of Anne Hathaway’s Lawyer Dad
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Drunk driver leads cops on high-speed chase; 21 local residents sued
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Kids Die At Ski Resort After Being Left in Car Heated to 145 Degrees
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Derrick Martin Loses Playoff Game While Family Is Held Hostage
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Cell Phone Carelessness Sufficient For Negligent Homicide
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TV Station Apologizes For Emergency Broadcast About Zombie Apocalypse
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Say What?!
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Judges:
What It Takes To Get An Impossibly Prestigious Supreme Court Clerkship
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Gunfire Erupts Inside Courthouse, Multiple People Killed --- Custody Row Led to Del. Courthouse Shooting, Biden Says
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To go or not to go: Supreme Court at the State of the Union
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Fourth Circuit needs attorneys for Pro Bono Bankruptcy Project
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Model rule change guides judges considering pro hac vice admission for foreign lawyers
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‘De-lawyering’ of problem-solving courts suggested by Delaware chief justice
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Justice Thomas speaks at Harvard Law
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Judge Censured - Dissents Favor Removal
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Civil Rights Group Files Complaint Against Federal Judge
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Courthouse shooting highlights growing risk—security expert
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Wall Street:
Stock futures signal lower open
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Stocks End Lower in Light Trading
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Value of Stocks Up $12 Trillion Since 2009
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Layoffs:
SEAL Who Shot Bin Laden Left The Navy With No Pension, And Little Hope
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18 Of The Best Perks At Top Employers
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Young Adults Need To Face The Harsh Truths About Their Careers
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Food/Beverage:
Mayerson's Stir Crazy, FlatTop Grill parent files for bankruptcy
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Court approves lead bids for Hostess' brands
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The Hostess Auction — What to Expect
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Economy:
Is Congress really going to miss its free lunch on infrastructure?
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Obama rules out raising Medicare eligibility age to cut spending
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Funny, Boehner Loved Sequester When Passed
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Economic Data That's Even More Exciting Than The Jobs Report
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Barack Obama Is Going To Make A Huge Pivot In Tonight's State Of The Union
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A Raid Is Coming On Social Security
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25 Billionaires Giving Away Their Fortunes
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Westport Waterfront auction canceled after bankruptcy petition
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How A Homeowners Association Went Bankrupt Because Of One Obama Yard Sign
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CMBS Delinquencies Down In January
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Here's How Much House You Can Get For $650,000
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Aviation:
American-US Airways merger talks zero in on boardroom
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US Airways CEO Doug Parker learns from past merger flops
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In clash of visions, US Airways had the winning idea
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Reports point to American/US Air merger announcement this week
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American-US Airways Deal Could Mean End of Airline Stock Run
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What an American-US Airways Merger Would Mean for Frequent-Fliers
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The Plane That's The 'New Face' Of American Airlines
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Boeing Test Flies 787 As Concerns of Prolonged Grounding Mount --- Five CEOs Weigh in on the Dreamliner Debacle
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Religion:
Pope's Resignation Throws Spotlight on Lawyers Handling Long-Running U.S. Sex Abuse Litigation
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Credit Reporting:
Fixing your error-ridden credit report
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5% of Credit Reports Contain Costly Errors: FTC
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How America's Credit Reporting System Gets Away With 40 Million Errors
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Municipalities:
City’s Right to Reach Compromise Without Court OK ‘Shrouded In Mists of Time’
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San Bernardino filing defends its level of finance department staffing
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Baltimore mayor proposes major pension reform, workforce cuts
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Insolvency Looms in Detroit Suburb as Studio Fails
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If Detroit needs emergency manager, Michigan gov. has 'short list'
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Where's the Money? City Asks Developer
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Fresno goes from solvent to basket case
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Officials: City of Jeannette in 'desperate' financial shape
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The US Metropolitan Areas Packed With The Most Rich People
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Where Single Men And Women Live
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Student Debt:
Bankrupt at 23: College Grad's Financial Ruin and Rebound
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Discover Says Potential Student-Lending Changes Are Manageable
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Education:
Push to Gauge Value of College Gains Steam
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Banking:
Owners of Insolvent Bank Can't Go After the FDIC
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Barclays to Axe 2,000 Jobs in LIBOR Scandal Recovery Attempt
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CFO: FASB Wants Banks to Forecast Loan Losses
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Health Care:
San Diego Hospice's Future Is Uncertain
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Glass:
Mexican glassmaker Vitro in talks with creditors, shares rise
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Gambling:
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Conditionally Supports Online Gambling – Boyd Gaming and Caesars Stocks Rally as a Result
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Fashion:
The Grammy's best and worst dressed
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Tax:
8 Apps That Will Make Tax Season Painless
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Basketball:
Maloofs disclose details of Kings sale to bankruptcy trustee
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Corporate Reform:
California AG's false claims case vs S&P: secret route to issuers?
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Obama S&P Case Started When Toxic Debt Masqueraded as AAA
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S.&P. Lawsuit Draws New Line in the Sand
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Maritime:
Ex-Presidential Yacht’s Owner Mired in Debt, Lender Says
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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 (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (110 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)
Deborah Schrier-Rape To Moderate Commercial Real Estate Women Los Angeles Panel on February 13
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Trading in shares of bankrupt companies
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Metro Phoenix bankruptcies decline further
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:
Individual Debtors in the Tenth Circuit Can’t Escape the Absolute Priority Rule
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Bankruptcy Reform:
AZ: Gilbert legislator Farnsworth works to update state's bankruptcy laws
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Recent Pleadings:
ATP Creditors Committee Demands Trustee Or Liquidation
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Derivatives:
CDS Contracts Not Ready For The Ways We Go Bankrupt Now --- Oh look the CDS market isn't working again
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Environmental:
Bankruptcy Loses Arguments for Special Relief Under Prepetition Agreements for Environmental Liability
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Litigation:
Crisis is Not Carte Blanche for E-Discovery Spending
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Four Simple Rules for Effective Discovery
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Telecoms:
Nortel Creditors Battle Over When to Hold Trial Over Cash Split
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Credit Counseling:
Behind the Credit Counseling Curtain
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MLM:
The Very Fine Line Between A Real Business And A Pyramid Scheme
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Finance:
ResCap Seeks Approval of Chief Restructuring Office
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Hollywood:
Another effects house files for bankruptcy -- can L.A. sustain movie magic?
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R&H hoping for fast exit from bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:
Report: Flurry of For Sale Signs in Oil Patch
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U.S. files suit against ATP charging illegal oil release
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Personal Finance:
Making Your Money Last Through Retirement
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Fraud:
Report: Maloofs turn over Seattle sale documents to bankruptcy trustee
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Insurers Blamed in Stanford Ponzi Scam
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Pacchia Says Rajaratnam Wiretaps Will `Drive Appeal'
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New York fund manager arrested on Ponzi scheme charges
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Insider trading informant gets year of probation
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Two plead guilty in NJ over $65 mln tax refund fraud
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In fight against health care fraud, the numbers keep growing
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Sovereigns:
NML Wins Another Round in Argentine Bondholder Battle
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UK:
Barlcays Is Finally Answering For The Mysterious £3 Billion Investment That Saved It From Getting A Government Bailout In 2008
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RLPC-GHG in talks to restructure $3bn debt pile-sources
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Cobbetts creditors must wait and hope
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UK Inflation Remains at 2.7% as Price Pressures Increase
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Martine McCutcheon Bankrupt : Former 'EastEnders' Star Is Broke
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Former 39 Essex Street silk guilty of £600,000 VAT fraud
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EU:
Eurozone Braces for Worst Quarterly Output Since Lehman Aftermath
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EU Presses Peugeot for Restructuring Plan
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PIIGS:
Spain One-Year Borrowing Costs Rise Before Rajoy Meets Draghi
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Canada:
Indalex – Priorities and Pension Deficiencies
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SCC Decision in Re Indalex not good news for cash collateral arrangements
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Practical implications of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in (Re)Indalex
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Cyprus:
Cyprus rejects losses for depositors, Eurogroup skirts issue
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Australia:
Ready for take-off: Creating a more creditor-friendly insolvency regime for Australian aviation finance
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