Law:
Law firm M&A activity in 2012 keeps pace with 2011: report
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Skadden, Tennenbaum face claims over Radnor bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy watchdog aims to oust law firm, adviser from GSC case, Wants $10M disgorgement --- The Motion
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Firms Duke it out for Lead Counsel Role in Howrey WARN Act Lawsuits
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Baker Botts Names New Bankruptcy Special Counsel
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Leading Lady Lawyers: Ranking the Am Law 100 By Women in Leadership Roles
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Partner Layoffs Haven’t Ended in BigLaw, Surveys Indicate --- Layoff Watch: Partners in Peril
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Fulbright, SEC GC, Latham, Zuckerman: Business of Law
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Pennsylvania Law Firm Leaders Taking a Tepid View of 2013
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2013 global outlook grim for law firms
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Doing Free Work? Ask Yourself One Question
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UK legal sector to get 2013 boost, predicts survey
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DLA Piper opens for business in Seoul after Korea licence approval
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Arnold & Porter Signs 20-Year Lease for New Space
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Florida foreclosure law firm faces closure after bar investigation
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Norton Rose Gangnam Style
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Tomorrow's Lawyer -- an introduction to your future
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In tax fraud case, sins of defense lawyers are visited on client
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Elizabeth Wurtzel’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year --- Elizabeth Wurtzel, Middle-aged, Has Regrets: Maybe former boss David Boies can run to rescue --- Elizabeth Wurtzel Confronts Her One-Night Stand of a Life
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The Best Things I Heard in 2012
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Your Boss Is a New Dad—Too Bad for You.
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Will the Foreclosure Settlement Result in Collateral Damage at the Big 4?
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Gruesome Details About Colorado Theater Shooting Victims' Last Moments Emerged In Court
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When Death Row Lawyers Stumble, Clients Take the Fall
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An Arrest Is Made in Severe Beating of Dallas Lawyer
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A happy Hollywood ending
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ATL Holiday Card Contest: The Winner!
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Seven Ways to Excel at Winning Global Clients
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Hacker Steals ‘Large 6-Figure’ Sum from Law Firm Trust Account Using Trojan Banker Virus
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Law Dean Flips Out Over New Rules For Law Schools
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We Were Wrong About Professor Diamond And We Apologize --- Why most faculty steer clear of engaging the irrationality of the "scam" bloggers --- Diamonds in the rough
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‘I Look Forward To Meeting You On 31 Sept As Well’: Cambridge Law Student Taunts ‘Sloppy’ Law Firm Grad Recruiters
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Guru Sparks Outrage By Saying Gang Rape Victim Was As Guilty As The Rapists
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Judge denies bond for former in-house lawyer charged with stealing more than $9.3 million
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Speeding menace of doctors and barristers
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Review: Proximo by Kensington -- find your keys with your iPhone, your iPhone with your keys, your briefcase or purse, and more
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"Downton Abbey" - Microcosm of legal sector 2013
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Say What?!
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Judges:
The Leif and Times of Judge Clark
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Comedian Writes Elaborate Revenge Fantasy Involving Justice Scalia
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Lawyer Suspended 60 Days for Rude Remarks to Judge Not Sorry, Says He’ll Be on Beach If Appeal Loses
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Trial Looms for Suspended Chicago Judge re Security Checkpoint Dispute
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High court weighs future of a class-action "hellhole"
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The Financial Crisis in the Courts
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At Sentencing, a Judge Weeps
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Wall Street:
US stock futures gird for earnings season kickoff
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Stocks sink, pulling S&P 500 down from 5-year high
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Secret Goldman Team Sidesteps Volcker After Blankfein Vow
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Food/Beverage:
Former CEO of Radnor Sues Skadden
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Judge won't block sale of Upper Crust leases
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Lawyer For Upper Crust Workers Loses Bid to Buy South End Location
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Hostess: We expect to establish up to six stalking horse bidders
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Aviation:
US Airways pilots back proposed American merger framework --- Pilots on board with AMR deal
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Court Schedules Hawker Beechcraft, Pension Group Hearing
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Pace bankruptcy trustee calls for Feb 6. hearing
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Showdown: Talkhost Alex Jones Detained By TSA
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Debt-ridden AeroSvit's aircraft detained at various airports
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Things You Can't Do on a Plane: Vol. 28
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Corporate Reform:
SEC Says Geoffrey Aronow, Formerly With CFTC, is New Counsel
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Student Debt:
4 Out of 10 Actually Were Able to Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy
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Personal Finance:
Nine Reasons You Shouldn't Be Broke But Still Are
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Brokers:
FCStone must return $15.6 mln to Sentinel bankruptcy trustee
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Apparel:
Bakers Footwear moving forward on sale or liquidation
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Politics:
The War Over Elizabeth Warren's Wikipedia Page
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Elizabeth Warren Brings Digital Army To Senate
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Economy:
US Might Lack Cash to Pay All Bills Feb. 15, Policy Group Says
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Krugman joins the $1 trillion coin brigade
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Here Are All The Things Government Would Have To Shut Down Immediately If We Don't Raise The Debt Ceiling
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Rescued by a Bailout, A.I.G. May Sue Its Savior
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A congressman wants to ban the trillion dollar platinum coin --- Here's How The Government Would Actually Make A $1 Trillion Coin To Avert A Debt Ceiling Crisis
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Stiglitz: We're Overlooking The Global Economy's Long-Term Problems
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American consumers with low credit scores struggling to recover from economic downturn
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Bank Of America In $10B Mortgage Settlement With Fannie Mae --- Ends Long Standoff with Fannie Mae --- In mortgage settlements, BofA comes up $5 billion short --- BofA's $10.3 billion mortgage settlement seen as best way out --- BofA Escaping Countrywide Helps Moynihan Build
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BofA's mortgage problems not over yet
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Banks in $8.5 bln foreclosure abuse settlement
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Head of Fla. Foreclosure Mill Firm Agrees to Shut Down Law Practice
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Banks Pay Big for Robo-Signing…Again
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Foreclosure Misbehavior: Both Sides Of The Coin
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Oregon Supreme Court to consider ' MERS ' mortgage system
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Clear Capital: Price recovery in most housing markets will slow down
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About 43% of Americans expect home prices to rise
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Latest MLS data reports Phoenix leads median increase
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Cheap Money Era That Saved US Housing Bottoms
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Prepetition Post-Default Rents: Who Gets The Cash
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Breakwater Equity Partners Protects Houston Tenant-in-Common Buildings With Ch. 11 Filing
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Mortgagee’s Misapplication of Plan Payments Not Tortious
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Lone Star Begins Raising $5 Billion for Property Fund
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Q4 U.S. Office Market Is Strongest Quarter In Five Years
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Lenders' Mortgage Pains Still a Boon for Nonbank Servicers
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Retailing:
Annie Sez Owner Big M Files for Bankruptcy Protection --- Seeks bankruptcy protection to rebuild from Sandy losses
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Hedge Funder Eddie Lampert Is Taking Over As Sears CEO
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Compensation:
The New Stats On MBA Pay Are Depressing
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Chesapeake's McClendon Loses Bonus Amid Investor Blame
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Fraud:
Taking Advantage of Stern v. Marshall in a Ponzi Scheme Case
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FBI Corporate Antifraud Email Program
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Caviar Distributor Gets Time Served for Fraud Scheme
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Judge says Durham won't have to pay for appeal
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Seizure of Ponzi assets sparks 11th Circuit debate
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Financial Fraud Defies Policing
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Video Games:
THQ equity backer agrees to hear bids for individual titles --- Studios, Games and Franchises to be Individually Auctioned
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THQ Approved for Extended Sale Process, Bankruptcy Loan
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Gray Matter studio Wizarbox declares bankruptcy
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Storage:
RoboVault bankruptcy case 'sheer madness,' attorneys say --- RoboVault owner facing sanctions for 'havoc'
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Education:
Bankruptcy judge extends voting deadline for upcoming Lon Morris College auction as Ameribid prepares to auction property
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Bids for Lon Morris open on Monday
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Municipalities:
Judge overrules Flint emergency manager's order on retiree prescription drugs; City appealing decision
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Stockton Bankruptcy Focus: Pension Claims and Bond Holders
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San Bernardino: Vote delayed to hire consultants in wake of bankruptcy
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PA: State ups commitment for struggling municipalities
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Turnarounds:
Selling Distressed Businesses, Part 1: Why Are They Unique?
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Compensation:
Claw-back clauses and caps introduced into corporate bonus culture
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Private Equity:
Private Equity's Year of Failed Deals
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Accounting:
SEC probes Ernst & Young over audit client lobbying
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Corporate Reform:
US watchdogs rake in record settlements
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Tax:
HSBC N.J. Client Admits Conspiracy in Offshore Tax Case
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Skiing:
Snö Mountain could be sold by this spring
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Celebs:
Jody Gerut working to prevent athlete bankruptcy
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Electricity:
City awaits trustee's plan in power bankruptcy
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Banking:
Fitch: PE Firms May Seek New Bank Exit Plans in '13
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JPMorgan Seeks Liability Shield in WaMu Bondholder Suit
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Banks have to pay up, despite win on liquidity rule
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Student Debt:
Questions of Fact and Faith: Tithing, Undue Hardship, and Student Loan Discharge
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Distressed Investing:
THQ Bankruptcy Update
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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 (35 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (236 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:
Another Reason to Worry About Financial Derivatives - Once Derivatives Start Trading On A Company's Debt, Probability Of Bankruptcy Doubles
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2012 Commercial Bankruptcy Filings Down 22% Y/Y
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Mass Torts:
New Ohio Asbestos Legislation Is A Step In The Right Direction…But There Is A Long Road Ahead
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Asbestos bankruptcy estimation hearing gets under way in western Pa.
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:
US trustee objects to Nortel incentive plan
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Avoidance Actions:
Definition of “Reasonably Equivalent Value” Narrowed as Pool of Potential Litigants is Expanded in Fraudulent Transfer Context
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Automatic Stay:
Civil Contempt Against Debtor Not Stayed by Bankruptcy Petition
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IP:
The Importance of Intellectual Property in Distressed Situations
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Trademark Licensee’s Rights Survive Rejection of Executory Contract
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Kodak Licenses Its Name To Digital Camera Maker
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Discharge:
Tenth Circuit BAP Holds that a Chapter 11 Individual Debtors Who Do Not Receive a Discharge Can't Assert Violation of Discharge Injunction Against Repo Creditor
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Claims:
Third Circuit Phases Out Old Standard For Determining When Claims Arise, With Some Exceptions
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Recent Pleadings:
UST Says Kaye Scholer Conflicted In GSC Case
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Weather:
Obama Signs $9.7bn Sandy Relief Bill
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Agriculture:
Grant Family Farms files for liquidation
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Suppliers surprised by Grant bankruptcy
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Telecoms:
LightSquared Lenders Targeting Falcone, Not Company Officers
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Credit Reporting:
Consumers mistakenly flagged as criminals on credit reports
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Toll Roads:
Distressed Toll Roads: Opportunities and Challenges for Restructuring
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Derivatives:
Credit-default swaps: The case for the prosecution
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Credit Cards:
More Will Fall Behind on Credit Card Bills
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Hotels:
Hotel Owner Says Marriott Union Push Caused 2011 Bankruptcy
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Sovereigns:
Argentina Grounds President's Plane
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UK:
More retail firms face bankruptcy in Britain
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International role for leading expert on laws of insolvency
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EU:
Milken Protege Goodman Chases European Junk Loans at Blackstone
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Draghi Seeks Extended Calm in 2013 on Fading Euro Economy
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Looser bank buffer rules no panacea for Europe woes
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Germany: economy grew by 0.75 percent last year
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Germany is Not Profiting from the Eurozone
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EU unemployment tops 26 million for 1st time
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Euro-Area Economic Sentiment Increased in December
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PIIGS:
Spain looking at 14th bankruptcy
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Greece: Illegal economy appears to shrink --- Greece raises 2.6 billion euros in T-bill sale
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Canada:
Director Liability – Revisiting the “Two Hats” Doctrine in Pension Matters
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France:
Virgin closure a sign of changing Champs Elysées
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Sweden:
Insolvent Vida Paper seeks investor
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Israel:
Isramco seeks to buy ATP's Shimshon, Daniel rights
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Palestinian PM: Palestinian Authority on brink of bankruptcy
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Russia:
A Russian Tax Fraud Worth $230 Million May Just Be The Tip Of The Iceberg
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