Law:

BigLaw Growth is Dead. Here's What's Next
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DC law firm Patton Boggs lays off lawyers, sources say
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Layoff Watch: Staff Stricken at Stroock --- Remember When Word Processing Came to Corporate? Some phenomenon happening in legal sector
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White & Case, Haynes & Boone, Weil: Business of Law
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SJ Berwin postpones partners' quarterly profit payments to boost cash flow
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Court Approves Dewey Bankruptcy Plan, Officially Dissolving Firm --- Dewey administrators seal deal to pay UK creditors
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Law firms increasingly shun borrowing, relying instead on increased capital contributions
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In 2012, Dickstein Shapiro's Gross Revenue Dipped, But Net Income Grew
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For Debevoise, the World Was Flat in 2012
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UK: Retention rates at top 20 decline as economic climate pushes firms to cut back
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A 'Smarter Business Development Model' for Law
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Ending 16-Year Run, Immergut Stepping Down as Milbank Chair
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2013 raises to peak for midlevel associates at midsize firms
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Lateral Market Slowdown; Sign of the Times
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'Debt Wizard' offers law students a glimpse of their futures
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Signing Bonuses: Fairy Dust Gold Rush
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Can lawyer name clients on blog without permission? This court says yes
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Insurers are hiring lawyers, with an eye on privilege
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Why lawyers can’t write
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Apt to make apps? What you need to consider before jumping in
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Calculating Dates with Siri
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Want to Be Invisible? Have Only a Firm Website
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Grassley Targets DOJ for Use of Gulfstream Jets
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Why women leave law firms, and when they’ll return
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Women in Legal Sector: Why aren't they rock stars like women in tech?
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The Kevin Ring Case Is a Scandal and a Disgrace: Five Things You Should Know
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From Law To Lingerie: Why One Harvard Grad Chose Bras Over The Bar
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Thanks to talk show, 3L who wants to save the world has $20K to help pay her student debt
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Why don’t law grads participate in loan repayment programs?
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The Newcomb Problem of Going to Law School, Vet School, or Becoming a VAP
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Banker Sues Her Firm After Co-Workers Called Her 'Crazy Miss Cokehead' In Messages
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Lindsay Lohan’s Lawyer Is Ready To Solve All Her Problems
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Mom Kills 9-Year-Old Son With Small P----
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Taxi driver dies after being handcuffed to police vehicle and dragged
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I Need A Contract Attorney: An ‘Ivy League’ Contract Attorney
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Man charged with killing, dismembering mother appears in court wearing trashbag
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Secretary dumped law firm client, then settled his case and cashed the check, arrest affidavit says
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How to make a legal thriller less thrilling (photo gallery)
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Stanford-Educated Attorney Convicted of Racketeering Jumps Off Bridge
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Thunder Road: Suspension Recommended For Attorney Charged With DUI Who Led Police On High-speed Chase Through Two States
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Oakland Rapper Pope Emeritus Threatens Lawsuit --- How the Pope's Retirement Package Compares to Yours
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Expectant mom sells naming rights for baby
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World-Class Screw-up at FedEx
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Judges:

Judge literally applauds progress of teen jailed for courtroom bird flip
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The Funniest Justice, week 10: Extra time for laughter
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Sotomayor, Kagan ready for battles
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Clarence Thomas Says The Other Justices Should Shut Up And Listen
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CA Court Bureaucracy Must Account for Pay, Size and Legal Fees Amid Criticism
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Judge raises eyebrows after sentencing a teen to church
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Judge sets May 7 sentencing for Judge Joan Orie Melvin
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A Bad Day At the Office
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures signal mixed start to March
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US stocks slip at the close ; up in February
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Why the stock market is yawning over the sequester
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Banker bonuses down? Don't believe a word of it.
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Layoffs:

Initial jobless claims dropped last week to 344,000
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The Excessive Uproar Over Marissa Mayer's Telecommuting Ban
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Women's Pay—Jobs with Smallest Gender Gaps; Best Cities to Make Money
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Man Stabs Himself Rather Than Go to Work at Blockbuster
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4 Degrees That Guarantee A Job Offer
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AFL-CIO Enters into Survival Mode
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Five jobs a robot could never steal --- Rise of the robots beyond assembly line
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Entertainment:

Girls Gone Wild empire put into bankruptcy to keep it from Steve Wynn --- Girls gone under
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Girls Gone Wild's Bankruptcy Strategy Is As Bad As Its Videos
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Joe Francis: I’m Not Going Broke
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers Is Trying To Blame JP Morgan's London Whale For Its Bankruptcy --- The London Whale Also Isn’t Responsible For Those Last 10 Pounds You Haven’t Lost --- JPMorgan Fights Lehman Bid to 'Harass' by Querying Iksil
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Hotels:

LodgeNet Receives Final Access to Bankruptcy Loan
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Food/Beverage:

Contessa Closes Chapter 11 Case After Creditors Get Paid In Full
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Sale of Golden Guernsey Dairy may be imminent, creditor says
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Grupo Bimbo Wins Beefsteak Bread From Hostess: Source
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Twinkie Bankruptcy: Hostess bread brands, save Beefsteak, reportedly see no rival bids; final price for brands and assets could exceed $1B
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Hostess Case — Bankruptcy Court Refuses to Send Cash Collateral Dispute to Arbitration
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Avocado Importers enters consent decision in PACA case
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There Are Two Popular Secret Menu Items At Chipotle Headquarters
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Health Care:

Sequester's Medicare cuts have hospitals taking budgets day by day --- Illinois hospitals brace for cuts --- Sequester threat puts health officials on 'uncharted ground' --- ' Sequester ' cuts to hit healthcare hard
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San Diego Hospice Needs $2 Million To Care For Dying Patients
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Ex-owner of senior-housing chain files for bankruptcy
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Millions 'making themselves ill by spending working lives sitting down'
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How Mom's Death Changed My Thinking About End-of-Life Care
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Economy:

US economy grew at 0.1 percent rate in 4th quarter
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Jobless Claims in U.S. Decreased More Than Forecast Last Week
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NACM: Economy Has Stalled
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Obama: Sequester impact will be gradual ---
Countdown to spending cuts: A matter of hours ---
US Stares Down Start of Steep Budget Cuts ---
Five Myths About the Sequester ---
A Graphic Guide to the Sequester ---
Government workers riled up ahead of automatic budget cuts ---
$85 Billion Versus $42 Billion: The New Sequester Argument--- Sequestration Is Happening, But Effects Are Unclear ---
Senate Plans Symbolic Votes as Spending Cut Set to Begin ---
In sequestration's 11th hour, finger-pointing reigns in Congress --- Sequester is only the latest Obama-GOP budget battle---
U.S. Set To Repeat Europe's Austerity Mistake ---
US markets advance as ' sequester ' looms ---
Sequestration is the Wrong Kind of Certainty for Small Business ---
Gen Y: The sequester is going to annoy you ---
The sequester debate gets weird ---
The Sequester Will Be Worst for the Nation's Poorest Schools --- 'Sequester' Grounds Biden ---
Fed unions vow: We’ll get payback ---
Student Loan Fees Are Going To Skyrocket When Sequestration Hits ---
Some Of The Starkest Comments Yet That Businesses Are Seeing A Slowdown Due To The Sequestration ---
Budget Cuts to Hit Main St., but Sky Won't Fall March 1---
Why Washington can't cut wasteful spending
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Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Plunges, Contraction Accelerates
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Consumer Debt Rises for 1st Time in Four Yrs
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Household Deleveraging Over?
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How Many College Graduates Live Back at Home
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Americans Believe (Incorrectly)That China Is Most Powerful Economy
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Bernanke Claims Fed Bankruptcy Is Irrelevant
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Rate on 30-year mortgage declines to 3.51%
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US breaks down $9.3 bln robo-signing settlement
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New York AG investigating BofA for mortgages - filing
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Ally Financial's ResCap Wants to End Foreclosure Review Process
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Foreclosure-Related Homes Still Driving Sales
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U.S. Regulators Lay Out Compensation Plan for Foreclosure Accord
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Sen. Warren amplifies need for FHA, GSE reform
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JPMorgan opposes Lehman Brothers bid
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The Bad News: JPM Is Laying People Off; The Good News: JPM Is Laying People Off
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Nevada Ruling Suggests Lenders Wait Until Foreclosure Before Pursuing Guarantor Claim
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Retailing:

Sears tops estimates; some skeptical about turnaround --- Lampert: Sears/Kmart becoming a membership store
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Barnes & Noble Swings to Surprise 3rd-Quarter Loss
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Cramer: JC Penney 'Is in a True Tailspin' --- JC Penney's Johnson is on a short leash --- JC Penney Lowest Sales in Decades Show Johnson Stumbles
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Who Killed JC Penney?
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How Much Are Big Investors Losing on J.C. Penney?
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S&P Slashes JC Penney's Credit Rating To CCC+
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J.C. Penney's Poor Showing Is Another Retail Miss for Ackman
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Veteran Retail Analyst Is Fed Up With JCPenney: 'This Is All A Farce'
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Analyst: JC Penney Deferring Payments To Suppliers To Shore Up Cash
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These Retailers Face Most Risk From Amazon's 'Showrooming' Mobile Customers
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Best Buy’s Talks With Founder Said to Have Ended
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Celebs:

'Girls Gone Wild' bankrupt
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Municipalities:

Bing: Snyder to make announcement Friday on Detroit's future --- Snyder Will Announce State Takeover --- Emergency manager coming, Bing indicates --- Distressed Detroit Buffeted by Dueling Reports on State Takeover
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The 10 Happiest States In America
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Now-defunct Prichard Water Board takes legal battle to Alabama Supreme Court
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Stockton Bankruptcy Going to Trial
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The Fall Out From Sequestration - The Potential Municipal Impact?
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Corporate Reform:

Breuer Reflects on Prosecutions That Were, and Weren't
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Alternative Energy:

Abound Solar Reportedly Was Aware of Defects
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First Solar may recycle 100000 Abound Solar CdTe panels
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Brokers:

Peregrine’s $20M Green Headquarters on the Market
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Peregrine boss Wasendorf starts serving 50-year jail term
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Aviation:

US Airways flight attendants ratify new contract on third try
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AMR earns $44 million in January 2013
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Bankrupt airline proves to be a winning lottery ticket
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Frontier Airlines' fate may be settled by end of March
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IAG slumps to loss amid Iberia woes
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United Fliers Can Zip Through Security for $9

'Shakes' on a Plane? FAA Probes Stunt on a Flight
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Banking:

RBS, Barclays to Recoup LIBOR Fines from Employees
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RBS posts $9 billion loss for 2012 after setting aside cash to pay fines related to LIBOR scandal
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Elizabeth Warren On Bank Subsidy
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Hedge fund in 'Whale' trade tried to poach JPM employees - sources
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Skiing:

Berks County bank high bidder for Snö Mountain
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Debt Collection:

Sixth Circuit Throws Out Debt-Buyer Settlement
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Credit Reporting:

Secret Creditor Reports, Overdraft Fees and the New Unbanked: The Perfect Storm
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Finance:

Sequestration: Growth-Juice for Alternative Lenders?
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Gambling:

As Casinos Struggle, New Jersey Tries New Ways to Bet
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Mass Torts:

BP Misled Regulators About Macondo Well, Expert Testifies
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BP oil spill probe did not address cost overruns - exec
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BP Exec Ousted After Deepwater Horizon Denies Forsaking Safety
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BP’s Spill Probe Didn’t Focus on Management, Witness Says
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Student Debt:

Student debt has almost tripled in the last 8 years, average balance up 70% --- Growing Economic Problem
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Rising Student-Loan Delinquencies Hurt Young Homebuyers
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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 (36 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 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:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Going Up: Bankruptcy Dollar Amounts Will Increase On April 1, 2013
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Tax:

Section 505(a)– Authority of Bankruptcy Court to Rule on Tax Claims
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Plan Confirmation:

In Confirming Indianapolis Downs Chapter 11 Plan, Delaware Bankruptcy Court Provides Guidance on Permissibility of Binding Plan Support Agreements
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Contracts:

Debtor Beware: Strict Enforcement of Contract Terms May Go Both Ways
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Insurance:

MBIA flags ' going concern ' doubts, liquidation risk for unit
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Fraud:

Bill on Bankruptcy : Secret Madoff Agreement May Harm Victims
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Payment of Interest on Investment or Loan: Does it Matter in a Ponzi Scheme?
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In Heinz Case, an Opaque Bet in London
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Insider Trading's Smart Cheats
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Is Miracle Match a ponzi or charity?
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No Malpractice For Bankruptcy Escrow Funds Caught Up In Drier Case
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Litigation:

Sovereign Bank, Land Developer Reach Accord in Bankruptcy Sanctions Discovery Dispute - Bank To Pay $150,000
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Cornerstone Research Releases 2012 M&A Litigation Report --- Lawyers chase cut on nearly all major mergers
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Delaware Supreme Court Won't Clarify Hurdle for Shareholder M&A Plaintiffs
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TBTF:

Banks are still too big to fail , too big to ignore
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Electricity:

TXU's Troubles Prove Boon for Advisers
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Tech:

Soros Fund Entity Provides DIP in Conexant Bankruptcy
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Autos:

New Cars Out of Reach for Many Americans... 'Only in DC could typical household swing payments'
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Auto Industry Not Worried About Sequester
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Chrysler And Whole Auto Industry Adding Jobs To Meet Surging Sales
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GM Cuts Deal for German Workforce, Factory
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Sovereigns:

Argentine Bond -Insurance Cost Leaps --- Bonds Diving After The Country Made Its Most Defiant Showing In Court Yet
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No Food, No Phone, All Heat, Some Light: Dispatches from the Pari Passu Hearing (Updated to Reflect Rehearing Decision)
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Dispute revives fear of Argentina default
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Disappearing Dollars Compound Default Threat in Argentina
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Argentina stands by refusal to pay holdouts
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Libya consults lawyers over Goldman Sachs dealings
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UK:

The Banker Bonus Debate Is Getting Nasty In London --- Bonus Rules May Just Reinforce, Not Overhaul, Pay Practices --- Bonuses: the essential guide --- Salary Surge Seen in Europe's Plan to Restrain Banker Bonuses --- Banks seek ways to mitigate European bonus curb --- Europe Makes Its Bankers Tie 'One-Arm' With Bonus Cap Plan
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Five top Cobbetts' partners given marching orders
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Fee pressure deters rising stars at Bar as silk applications dip
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Cross Border Restructuring and Insolvency Update - February 2013
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Portsmouth administrators rack up £2.2m in fees
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E&Y administrators save 2,100 jobs at Republic
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UK bank RBS buckles under pressure to shrink
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British Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly Contracts in February
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EU:

Europe's unemployment chart says it all
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Will EU bonus cap 'damage economy'?
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Euro zone jobless hits another record
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The German Miracle Continues: Manufacturing Grows Again While Things Stay Miserable In Countries All Around It
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PIIGS:

Panic In Greek Pharmacies As Hundreds Of Medicines Run Short
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More Bad News For Italy: PMI Comes In Miserable--- Italy Unemployment Hits 21-Year High
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Germany:

400 jobs go as German paper is 'saved'
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France:

Belvedere shareholders approve debt restructuring --- Call for board dismissal
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Iceland:

Straumur’s Einarsson Dismissed After Report on U.K. Tax Evasion
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Australia:

Fallen Icons Defy Australia’s 3% Growth Rate
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Cyprus:

Investors scent Cyprus returns if default fears rise
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Russia:

Moscow is billionaires' capital of the world
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China:

Cleanup Begins for a Chinese City Flooded With Bad Debt
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