Law:

Dewey & LeBoeuf's Art Collection Goes on the Auction Block
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Ungaretti & Harris LLP Names New Co-Chair of the Finance and Restructuring Group
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Greenberg Traurig departure: Florida bankruptcy chair Jim Leshaw forms his own firm
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Law Firm Leaders Q&A: Reed Smith's A. Scott Bolden
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Bankruptcy lawyer gets $115K and permanent injunction against former client's websites
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Linklaters, Gibson Dunn, Clifford Chance: Business of Law
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Yet Another Warning for Law Firms That Major Change is Afoot
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Irell Sees a 19 Percent Surge in Profits
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DLA set to unveil 9% global revenue hike as fee income nears $2.5bn --- DLA Piper's top earner pocketed £1.75m
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Bracewell & Giuliani Drives Up Net Income by Half
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Cooley posts strong revenue and profits rise for 2012
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Dechert Grows Revenue 8.6 Percent, Holds PPP Steady
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For Baker & Hostetler, Madoff Keeps Paying Dividends
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At Half-Century Mark, Munger Tolles Sees Big Jump in Profits
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Cozen, Blank Rome Answer Fraud Claims in N.Y. Federal Court
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Lateral hiring at McDermott doubled in 2012 amid feeding frenzy at Dewey
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On-Site Career Coaches—the Latest Big Law Must-Have?
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GCs Less Satisfied Amid Cost, Regulatory Pressures
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Low-profile UK lawyer scoops £10m pay packet
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License Lawyers Without JDs?
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No Growth in Partner Promotions at Many of N.Y.'s Largest Private Law Offices
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Lessons Learned From Networking Outside the Bar
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Patent Firm Sues Jenner & Block
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Employer Claims To Offer Job Worth More Than Money, So He Won’t Pay Anybody
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Keep Your Eyes Wide Open to De-equitization
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Make Wiser Lateral Moves
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‘Good talks have turned bad because women aren’t leading firms’
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How to Make Some Rain
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Assuming That People Are Idiots
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PR and Marketing Are Essential to Keeping Partnerships Prosperous
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Fired prof’s suit against law school is dismissed
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Law School Transparency: The twenty-year drop
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Disrupting the legal education marketplace
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Lawyer is optimistic about collecting $26B judgment against Syria
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Odd, threatening email sent by so-called assassin to lawyer
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Texas DA offering an 'astronomical' amount of money to find out who killed his prosecutor
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Just Go Away, One Attorney Tells Another
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5 Tricks For Organizing Your Work Life
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13 iPhone Apps To Use Every Day
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LegalTech Report: Picture It Settled
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California Preschool To Close After Students Allegedly Engaged In S-- Acts With Each Other
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Saudi Cleric Issues Fatwa For Babies To Wear Burkas To Avoid Tempting Saudi Men
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Law Student Nabbed For Ecstasy And Cocaine Possession Joins Cleary Gottlieb As An Associate
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Manhattan Lawyer Says Sister-In-Law Asked Him To Impregnate Her And Then Called It Sexual Assault
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Attempted consensual s-- in a wooded park results in discipline for Nebraska lawyer
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Trump, Not Descended From an Orangutan, Sues Maher for $5M
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Supreme Court Asked to Weigh Constitutionality of Obama Recess Appointments
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Former Supreme Court Clerk Reveals The Most Stressful Part Of Law's Most Prestigious Gig
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It’s Justice Sotomayor’s Beloved World; The Rest Of Us Are Just Living In It (Plus Tales From Her Honor’s Neighbors)
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Sonia Sotomayor shows she's the least guarded Supreme Court justice
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Sotomayor achieves ‘positive condo karma’
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Sotomayor: Being a role model is ‘the most valuable thing I do’
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Melvin's former aide resumes testimony; judge rejects mistrial
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Insanity defense wins acquittal for judge who had altercation with deputies
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Wall Street:

US stock index futures signal higher Wall Street open
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S&P 500 Has Biggest Drop of Year on Concern About Europe
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Global shares, euro fall as Spain, Italy worries weigh
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Layoffs:

Jobless Stretches Getting Shorter
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The 50 best employers in America
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Hispanic Unemployment Edges Up to 9.7 Percent
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10 In-Demand Jobs That Pay At Least $100,000
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Municipalities:

Bankrupt, Decaying And Nearly Dead: 24 Facts About The City Of Detroit That Will Shock You
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San Bernardino: Could water save bankrupt city?
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Default Risk at 18-Month Low as Confidence Climbs
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Moody's Downgrades Record Public Finance Debt
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Not Looking Good for Accused Bell Officials
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10 States Where People Are Living On The Edge Of Financial Ruin
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A Third of WNY Governments "Fiscally Distressed "
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Economy:

Orders to US Factories Rose Less Than Forecast in December
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Nearly Half Of American Families Live On The Edge Of Financial Ruin
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Americans Spending Greater Percentage of Income on Gas
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Global Economy Living Off Fed's Gravy Train
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Now It's Too Small to Fail
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The 10 Most Profitable Companies Of 2013
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Behind the falling US birthrate: Too much student debt?
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Schiff: The Bernanke Shock
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Commuters' wasted time in traffic costs $121B --- We're Driving Less, but Spending More on Gasoline
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

S&P: US to sue over '07 mortgage bond ratings
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Objectors to $8.5 billion pact challenge BofA mortgage modifications --- Accuse Bank Of America Of Continuing Countrywide's Bad Practices --- Bank of America’s Mortgage Conundrum
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Brian Moynihan May Have Kinda-Sorta Kept Running Countrywide Like Angelo Mozilo
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$8.7 bln ResCap MBS deal takes a beating in new objections
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Nevada Supreme Court Issues Opinion Denying Equitable Subrogation of a Subsequent Mortgage Over Pre-Existing Mechanics Liens
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Former Solyndra Headquarters Sold
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Freddie Mac: 84% of refinancing homeowners maintained or reduced debt
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MBA: Multifamily originations grew 49% in 4Q
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Mastro jewelry worth millions returned to Seattle
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Pensions:

Low rates force companies to pour cash into pensions
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Rating Agencies:

S&P facing charges over financial crisis ratings
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Aviation:

Despite Reorganizations, Scant Signs of Change in Airline Industry
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TWU defends decision to give up profit sharing
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Air Canada to appeal Aveos court ruling
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Report: Air India flies Dreamliners despite 'grounding'
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Mass Torts:

W.R. Grace & Co. Bankruptcy Deserves Tale of Its Own
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Poultry:

N.C. chicken farmers sue buyer of Townsends plants
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Sewickley Heights Couple Awaits Sentencing in Federal Court
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Texas Businessman to Serve 15-Months in Prison for Bankruptcy Crimes
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Corporate Reform:

Republicans Versus Consumers
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Warren could save CFPB through compromise with Republicans
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Successful financial reform once standard in U.S.
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Accounting:

Accountants’ pay rises 7% over past year
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Credit Cards:

Big retailers to avoid new credit card surcharges
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Lehman:

Lehman Bankruptcy Inspires London Play
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Personal Finance:

Here's What It Took For One Couple To Pay Off $52,000 In Debt In 18 Months
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Food/Beverage:

USA Springs founder files for personal bankruptcy
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$140 Hamburger
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10 Foods That Flopped
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Banking:

Jamie Dimon: We Have A Secret Money Room Somewhere In Florida That Moves $2-$5 Trillion Every Day
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FDIC Wants $13 Million From Bank Execs
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Which Bank Deserves Criminal Prosecution? The Smallest One, Obviously!
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Barclays takes another $1.6 billion hit for mis-selling
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MLM:

The FTC Has Released A Gigantic Document Dump Showing Angry Customer Complaints About Herbalife
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Alternative Energy:

Isofotón denies insolvency rumors
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Insolvency proceedings officially open for Photon Europe
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Agriculture:

Spat over Grant Family Farms produce settled
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Health Care:

San Diego Hospice Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Electricity:

Trial in bankruptcy court could be costly
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Retailing:

J.C. Penney sues to block bondholders from declaring default
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Creditors Allege Penney Violated Debt Terms
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Distressed Investing:

Avenue Seeks $500 Million For Third Euro. Distressed Fund
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2013 Turnaround Management Association Distressed Investing Conference
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Favorite Quotes from Baupost's 2012 Year End Letter
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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 (56 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (250 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Rochester: Region's bankruptcy filings climb in January
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:

Restructuring Support Agreements, Ad Hoc Committees And Non-Debtor Third-Party Releases Win by a Nose
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Avoidance Actions:

Proceeds From Sale of Livestock Held In Bailment; Not Part of Debtor’s Estate
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Jurisdiction:

Circuit Split Alert! Sixth and Ninth Circuits Differ on Whether Consent Among Parties Cures Bankruptcy Court's Lack of Constitutional Authority to Enter Final Order
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Sales:

Of Sales And Leases: Can A Bankrupt Landlord Sell Free And Clear Of A Tenant’s Interest?
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Make-Whole:

Latest Trends in the Enforceability of Make-Whole Premiums
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Recent Pleadings:

Court Confirms B+H Ocean Carriers Plan
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Litigation:

Has the "Litigation Funding Moment" Arrived?
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Third-Party Litigation Holds: 'Control' Can Be Complicated
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Gambling:

Okla. tribe quits deal to buy La., Miss. bankrupt casinos
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Celebs:

Tom Martino settles bankruptcy for $3.6 million, keeps chopper, plane
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Lindsay Lohan Didn't Know Her Old Lawyer Doesn't Work For Free! Owes Shawn Holley Big Paycheck!
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Aerospace:

Boeing sues Sea Launch partners for $350 million
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Resorts:

Five Mile Continues to Fight Resort Group Sale to Singapore
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Brokers:

MF Global Customer Funds Rules Get Another CFTC Hearing
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Storage:

RoboVault founder released from jail
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Finance:

Did Securitization Lead to Riskier Corporate Lending?
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Religion:

Head of Wisconsin religious group cheated creditors, bankruptcy trustee claims
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Suit: Catholic lawyers won't cite defense that fetuses aren't people
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Video Games:

Schilling, 38 Studios execs tap insurance policy for state lawsuit
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Education:

Lon Morris assets sale almost final
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Fraud:

FBI Accuses Purported Film Financier With Running 'Ponzi-Type Fraud Scheme'
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UK:

Law firm profits fall to 2010 levels, leading to cash-flow warning
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Hughes Blake and Leonard Curtis establish LCHB
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DWF-Cobbetts deal nears completion with partner departures expected
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Pension Insurance Corp takes on insolvent UK pension scheme
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More woes for HMV
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UK Politician Has Career Ruined By Epic Coverup Of Speeding Ticket
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R3 urges caution over fall in insolvencies
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PIIGS:

Why Spain's Prime Minister Is So Terrified Of His Government's New Corruption Scandal --- Spanish 'bad bank' starts sales despite business plan scrutiny
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Spain's Banco de Valencia posts loss of 3.6 bln eur in 2012
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Canada:

Supreme Court insolvency decision may bring new restructuring chill
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Supreme Court of Canada Affirms Federal Paramountcy in Insolvency but Leaves Uncertainty for the Credit Community Regarding Provincial Statutory Deemed Trusts
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France:

Last day for bids on troubled French Petroplus refinery
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Bulgaria:

Banks File Bankruptcy Claim against Bulgarian Railways
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Cyprus:

Germany in a quandary over Cyprus bailout
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Iceland:

Iceland: Under the volcano
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China:

Chinese State Banks Are Lending Billions To 'Zombie' Companies That Aren't Making A Profit
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