Law:

Morgan Lewis, Paul Weiss, O'Melveny Advise on Buy That Pairs Twinkies With Pabst Blue Ribbon
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Montali OKs Clawbacks from Firms That Hired Heller Partners
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Howrey Trustee Makes Good on Promise to Sue Former Partners
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Archer & Greiner, McDermott, Davis Polk: Business of Law
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Pop Goes the Law
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‘Enemy’ Davidoff, Nixon Peabody, Bird: Business of Law
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Personality Tests — Understanding Your Enemies’, Er, Your Colleagues’, Strengths and Weaknesses
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Jones Day lawyer is governor's choice for Detroit manager
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Mayer Brown strengthens Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency practice in NY with addition of partner
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Goldstein & McClintock Adds Bankruptcy Partner
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National Firm With Wilmington Office Shortens Its Name
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Innovators: Bringing Data, and Disruption, to the Legal Industry
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Hotels -- Bottom Line, It's All About Wi-Fi
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More In-House Lawyers Question the Billable Hour
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Slow job market isn't only thing driving top graduates to midsize firms
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Over-Expanded Archer & Greiner Lays Off Lawyers, Support Staff
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McKenna Long reaps the rewards of expansion
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Paul Hastings Lawyer Whose Home Was Site of 1980 Murder Fights to Keep Killer Behind Bars
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Best Law Schools 2014 --- Why The New US News Law School Rankings Are Still Deeply Flawed --- Major shakeups in the middle ranks of 'U.S. News' law school list --- Weigh 4 Factors Along With the Best Law Schools Rankings --- Law school rankings show enrollment drop --- Bob Morse "Explains" US News Rankings --- Law School Grads Find Temp Legal Jobs in Tough Market --- Experts Answer 6 Vital Law School Questions --- How to Evaluate Law Schools ' Jobs Data --- US News rankings change with better jobs data; which law schools are now unranked? --- New Data "Unmasks" Law Schools, Says Ranking Czar --- Responding to the New U.S. News Rankings: The Parade of Deans Begins Now --- Which Is the Most Wicked Awesome Law School in Boston?
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Brain Drain From Top-50 Law Schools
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Northwestern Law Cuts Size of Class as Graduates Can't Land Jobs
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Top law schools boost scholarships and loan repayment assistance
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Does Anybody Ever Turn Down UVA Law? Or Are They Just Gaming Their Yield Rate?
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The Pre-Law Tour
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Law school drudgery chronicled in 2L’s hit parody video
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250 lawyers and staffers told to clear desks and go home, as regulators ‘intervene’ at law firm
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Judge axes ex-partners’ suit saying Citibank misled them about Howrey finances when making loans
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7 Passive-Aggressive Ways to Prove You Are Working Hard
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Tortious-Interference Claims Between Lawyers Held Cognizable, But Limited
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Are Lawyers Subject to the Pygmalion Effect?
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Work-life balance is not just a problem for women
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$13M attorney fee in clergy abuse case is at center of ‘epic’ divorce fight
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Lawyer is criminally charged, accused of offering legal services in exchange for sexual favors
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Bryan Cave legal secretary gains $100K, thanks to Ed Koch
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New York City Appeals Soda Size Ban Court Defeat
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Guns Kill More than Car Accidents in 14 States
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Airport police detain passenger attempting to smuggle 26,000 diamonds
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You've been served ... through Facebook?
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Big Brother: Drone industry predicts $82 billion in economic boon and 70,000 jobs
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"Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?"
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'Cannibal Cop' to Stew in Prison After Jury Convicts on Both Counts
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This Map Reveals Exactly Where Meth Is A Huge Problem In America
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Judge lifts gag order regulating lawyer’s Facebook posts
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California Lawyer Makes Bid to Save Lindsay Lohan
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Sandusky matter has cost Penn State over $41M, not including possible victim settlements
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Say What?!
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Judges:

U.S. federal judiciary warns of impact of budget cuts --- Judge Warns Federal Cuts Will 'Strike at the Heart' of Judiciary
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Sequestration Has Texas Federal Courts Evaluating Spending
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Justice Kennedy on the Politicization of the Court
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Ginsburg’s early birthday bash
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Couple visits all 254 Texas courthouses in 14,500-mile odyssey, ties knot Monday in Ellis County
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures just down
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Dow Makes Comeback And Closes At New All-Time Record High
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Where banks really make money on IPOs
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Layoffs:

Job openings rise in January on retail bounce back
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4.2 Million Americans Were Hired In January (And 4.1 Million Quit Or Got Fired)
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10 Highest-Paying Temp Jobs - No Law Jobs
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America's fastest growing job pays poorly
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Top American CEOs About Job Creation: Not Happening Here
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More Boomers Starting Over with Startups
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Survey: One in ten Americans denied job due to information in credit report
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Coupons:

Entertainment Publications files for Ch. 7 bankruptcy
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Hundreds told they were no longer employed at company
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Equipment Rentals:

Creditors to vote on Ahern restructuring plans in May
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Autos:

Fiat chairman says still discussing how to merge with Chrysler
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Former Chrysler execs lose bid to restore pensions
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Chrysler Fires Protest Leader at Warren Plant
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U.S. Sells More Of GM - What Happens Next?
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Hollywood:

Fox Responds to Liquidation Suggestion in Rhythm & Hues Bankruptcy
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This Is What Movies Would Look Like Without Visual Effects
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Ethanol:

Defunct Hopewell ethanol plant seeks delinquent tax bill settlement
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Mass Torts:

Fed Bill Would Require Details on Asbestos Payouts --- Committee Witness Statements:
Hon. Peggy L. Ableman -
Professor Todd Brown -
Elihu Inselbuch -
Marc Scarcella
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Multiple States Considering Changes to Asbestos Transparency Laws
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Wisconsin Attempts to Provide Transparency and Prevent Fraud From Those Seeking Compensation From Personal Injury Bankruptcy Trusts
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Aviation:

American, US Air Prepare for Merger Bumps
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American Airlines gets court OK for Republic Airways deal
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Fliers Find That Mileage Points Go Only So Far
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What It's Like To Fly On North Korea's 1-Star Airline
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FAA approves Boeing’s program to tackle 787 problems
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Lehman:

Nevada refuses to settle $30 million lawsuit brought by Lehman
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Politics:

Approval of Congress: How Low Can You Go?
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Personal Finance:

Couple Paid Off $109,000 Of Debt
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Why The 4% Rule No Longer Works For Retirees
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What It's Like to Live on a Shoestring Budget
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Economy:

Job Openings Increased in January as U.S. Labor Market Improved
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BLS: Job Openings "little changed" in January
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Small Business Employment Lags Recovery
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NFIB: Small Business Optimism Index increases in February, Still Low
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621,000 Jobs Created Under Obama
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Many Americans Still Spending Less
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Are Consumers Feeling the Payroll Tax Pinch?
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Congress Gave Out Staff Bonuses Before Fiscal Cliff Hit
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How Congress's Retirement Package Compares to Yours
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What rebound? Poorer families slow to spend
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Paul Ryan's Plan To Balance The Budget Within 10 Years --- The Tax Cut That Rich People Will Get Under Paul Ryan's Budget --- Five huge things we still don’t know about Paul Ryan’s budget --- GOP Revives Medicare Subsidy Plan --- Paul Ryan’s totally reasonable economic predictions --- The Ryan budget, in one chart --- Paul Ryan Balances The Budget By Keeping Cuts That He Slammed During The Election --- Ryan Plan is the Same Old Trickery --- Paul Ryan's Budget, Simplified: Save the Rich, Spare the Old, Forget the Poor --- Bush Official: Paul Ryan Plan Not Realistic --- Even the CBO Snubs Ryan’s Budget Plan --- Latest GOP Budget Is Ambitious, Unlikely to Pass
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The Rich Pay Majority of US Income Taxes
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The rich are seeing the majority of gains in life expectancy -- blame income inequality
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Democrats, Republicans offer vastly different budgets --- White House says Obama plan won't include balanced budget
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General Emails Airmen on Sequester Cuts
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Poll: Sequester Has Not Hit Home
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US Corporations Keep More Money Offshore
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How to Fix America's Wealth Inequality: Teach Americans to Be Cheap
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Inequality: Wealth, Spending and the Economy
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Hedge Fund Now Largest Owner of US Homes
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More look to invest in foreclosures
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Court Rejects Robosigning Settlement That Would Pay Borrowers $17.38 Each --- Robo-Signing Scandal: Hundreds More Military Members Were Victims
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FL: Sen. Soto, Democrats, file foreclosure crackdown bills
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US investors warn on bank foreclosure settlement
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Existing Home Inventory is up 5.0% year-to-date on March 11th
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In One Key Way, The Housing Crisis Is Still Going Strong
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Report Warns GSEs Could Lose Billions On Interest Rate Risk
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'Boomerang' Buyers Are Back Buying Homes
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Bankruptcy case for $74M 'spec' house dismissed
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Ocwen to acquire Ally mortgage servicing rights
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Troubles mounting for REIT big Tony Thompson
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AZ: Elevation Chandler sale may face more delays
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Problems at FHA Too Big for Congress to Ignore
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Another Man Swallowed By A Sinkhole, This Time In Illinois --- What Causes A Sinkhole
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Corporate Reform:

Senators Decide Not to Mess with Mary Jo White --- Who is Mary Jo White?
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SEC nominee Mary Jo White vows to step up enforcement if confirmed
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Elizabeth Warren Skewered The SEC's Record For The Past Two Years
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Richard Cordray jumps back into the ring --- Warren Says Republicans Want to Weaken US Consumer Bureau --- GOP senators question consumer bureau's budget
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Obama to appeal recess appointment ruling to Supreme Court
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Realities Behind Prosecuting Big Banks
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Food/Beverage:

New Hostess owner eyes Twinkies return by summer
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In the Battle For Twinkies, Wall Street Creamed Main Street
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A Low-Fat Twinkie? Not Quite Yet
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Delta Produce $100M suit against H-E-B over
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The Best Irish Pubs In Big Cities Around The US
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8 Bizarre Dishes
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Turnarounds:

In Spinoffs, a Chance to Jettison Undesirable Liabilities
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Retailing:

Wal-Mart's Holley Says February Sales Returned to Normal
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JC Penney Is on the Road to Bankruptcy: Flickinger
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J.C. Penney Seeks April Trial in Dispute With Bondholders
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Delta Plaza Mall in foreclosure
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Health Care:

Florence Hospital in Arizona Declares Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Citrus Universal Healthcare Gets Approval to Purchase Universal Health Care
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Hospice Execs Got Raises; Much Of Staff Later Laid Off
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Hospice endowment not mixed in with bankruptcy
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Liberty Medical Supply, Arriva working through bankruptcy
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Ezra Zucker Named CEO of Value Healthcare Services
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Celebs:

Lawyer wants to question Casey Anthony
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Fallen NBA Star Robert Swift’s Financial Ruin Caused By Parents’ Greed, Claims Ex-Coach
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Flacco Sacked By Hefty Taxes
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Creditors claim bankrupt Smith dumped $2M
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Alternative Energy:

Cash-strapped Suntech to shut Arizona panel making facility
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Wall Street May Lose in $541 Million Suntech Bond Default
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Suntech Delays Bond Repayment to May 15 in Restructuring --- China bailout eyed as sun goes down on former solar tech star
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Solarworld Postpones Release of Results as Debt Talks Continue --- In 'constructive' talks with creditors --- May delay annual press conference
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Chinese Companies Want Solyndra Case Tossed
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Tech:

Conexant Systems committee of unsecured creditors appointed
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Awards:

American College of Bankruptcy Inducts Milbank Partner Mark Shinderman
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American College of Bankruptcy - Class 24 Members
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Student Debt:

Colleges Are Still Finding Room In The Budget For Hefty Faculty Bonuses
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Wall Street turns profit in student loan debt
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If College Leads to Jobs, Why Are So Many Young College Grads Unemployed?
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Golf:

Youngsville's Olde Liberty Golf club back in court
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Developer Bruce Toll eyes bid for Woodcrest Country Club
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Education:

Closed Lon Morris Plans to Sell Oil Rights
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Permission to sell LMC mineral rights could pay $1 million debt to Texas National Bank
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Banking:

FDIC Under Scrutiny For Not Announcing Settlements
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FDIC Data Shows Stressed Community Banks
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Video Games:

Court Approves THQ Employee Severance and Benefit Extensions
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Hotels:

Developer wins bankruptcy bid on beachfront Fort Lauderdale hotel for $23M
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Resorts:

Greek Peak bankruptcy auction slated for next week
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Finance:

Creditor calls for bankruptcy trustee for Arcapita unit
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Metals:

Ormet Corp. unsecured creditors committee appointed
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (18 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:

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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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Exemptions:

House Judiciary leader wants to update Arizona bankruptcy laws
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Safe Harbors:

The Bucket Theory: Delaware Provides Guidance on the Definition of “Repurchase Agreements”
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Venue:

Bankruptcy Court Rejects Forum-Shopping Ploy
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Plan Confirmation:

Fifth Circuit Holds That Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan May Artificially and Immaterially Impair Class Claims to Confirm Through Cramdown
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Fifth Circuit Affirms Confirmation of Cramdown Plan With Artificial Impairment
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Estoppel:

Lack of bankruptcy disclosure no grounds to stop discrimination case - judge
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Committees:

Court Upholds Plan Provision Authorizing Payment of Fees to Members of Unsecured Creditors' Committee
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Cross-Border:

Consensual Deal Ends Restructuring of Vitro S.A.B., de C.V.; Predicting its Potential Impact Begins
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Discharge:

U.S. Supreme Court to decide when a breach-of-trust judgment against a former trustee is dischargeable in bankruptcy
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Trustees:

Two Cases Emphasize Distinct Approaches to Trustee Discretion
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Recent Pleadings:

Penson Committee Objects To Disclosure, Says Plan "Rife With Potential Conflicts"
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TBTF:

TBTF or Maybe WT-?
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Hank Greenberg Doubled The Amount He Thinks The Government Owes Shareholders For The AIG Bailout
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Question for Liz Warren: How Many Subsidies Does a Zombie Bank Need?
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Lobbyists Dispute $83 Billion Argument. They're Wrong
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7 Wall Street Bankers Pushing To End ' Too Big To Fail '
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Insurance:

BofA’s Countrywide Asks Appeals Court to Undo MBIA Ruling
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Municipalities:

Are We There Yet? Post Confirmation Issues Part I – Obtaining a Chapter 9 Discharge
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Chrysler bankruptcy lawyer is Detroit manager pick --- Background: Top pick for Detroit emergency manager helped Chrysler through bankruptcy, advised young lawyers not to drink at lunch (video)
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The Bankruptcy Files: Ailing Detroit Hires Jones Day
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Detroit council appeals fiscal emergency finding --- City aims to convince Snyder: We have a plan to fix financial crisis --- Detroit Council Argues Against Naming State Fiscal Overseer --- Detroit City Council's case against an EFM doesn't add up --- Could bankruptcy be the ultimate fix for Detroit's finances?
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Detroit officials beg state to reconsider Emergency Manager --- Detroit's appeal against emergency manager appointment: 'A deal's a deal' --- Michigan GOP considers aid for Detroit , once they're in charge of it
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For Detroit, a Crisis of Bad Decisions and Crossed Fingers
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Detroit Takeover Won't Harm Muni Insurers: Analyst
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to skip more debt service payments
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San Bernardino says it can't pay state $15.2M
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Bankrupt San Bernardino threatens to sue California over taxes
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Jefferson County to file bankruptcy exit plan by June 1, officials say
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Gubernatorial candidate Steve Woods says 108 Maine towns ‘basically insolvent’
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Ex-Highland Park manager enters plea in money case
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Chapter 9 Update: Limiting Jurisdiction in Municipal Bankruptcies
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Fraud:

Stanford U.S. Receiver Has Deal With Antigua Counterpart
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Allen Stanford Investors May Get Some Money Back
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Insider trading defendants urge 2nd Circuit to overturn convictions
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Sentence of Former LeNature's Executive Upheld
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Hedge Funds:

How To Make A Million Dollars An Hour
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Hedgie Paulson an Absolute bust in ’12
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Court hands down key judgment on BVI hedge fund insolvencies
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Stadiums:

Yankee Stadium Parking Operator Retains Bankruptcy Law Firm
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Credit Reporting:

Four Things To Know About The New Credit Score Everyone Is Talking About
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Sovereigns:

Refuge From Legal Battle Spurs Best Bond Rally
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Argentina and the Morality of Vultures v. Deadbeats
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Bankrupt countries are coming after investors
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UK:

R3 comments on the Government's independent review of pre-packs
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U.K.'s SRA 'Intervenes' in Law Firm, Tells 250 Employees to Clear Out Desks
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Business “lulled into false sense of security” by taxman
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HMV rescue deal expected by the end of March - source
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Venue row pushes Coventry closer to administration
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Gordon Brothers Advances Blockbuster Talks
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Blakemores shuts its doors
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Co-op latest client to ditch Cobbetts' debt recovery arm --- Before the DWF deal: Cobbetts' path to administration --- DWF: Self-assembly, or the DIY law firm --- DWF-Cobbetts: fit for purpose?
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England May See Third Recession Soon
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EU:

European defaults remain high but conditions easing - S&P
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Millions in EU Now Require Red Cross Food Aid
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Banks Saved, but EU Risks a Lost Generation
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PIIGS:

Downgrade of Italy’s debt causes banks to decline
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Spain's Pescanova finds mismatch in its accounts --- Spain will spend $4.6 billion to reduce its 56.5% youth unemployment rate
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Greece withdraws bill that would have benefited tax dodgers --- Greek State Budget Deficit Widens --- Greek Economy Contracted Less than Estimated --- Cash-strapped Greece to sell government buildings --- Greek Economy Continues to Collapse --- A global “new deal”?
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Canada:

Ontario Court of Appeal considers reporting clause in a D&O Policy
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Nortel fast-tracking unlikely to bring speedy solution
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Germany:

Insolvent German firm Hess in talks to find a buyer
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Eurozone financial crisis far from over: German Central Bank
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Cyprus:

Euro zone crisis: Sad Cyprus
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India:

Corporate restructured loans jump 35% in FY13
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Australia:

Sparke Helmore Adds Sydney Insolvency Partner
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Netherlands:

Dutch Companies Bankruptcies Hit Record
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