Law:

The 100 Most Influential Lawyers
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Attorneys of the Year 2012: Riihard Pachulski
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New Texas Partners - 2013
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Omar Alaniz
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Camisha Simmons
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Attorneys of the Year 2012: Lucia Coyoca
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Alternative advice to high-flying women: Lean back --- How do you 'lean in' if you don't have someone to lean on? --- Note to Sandberg: Women Entrepreneurs "March In"
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SNR Denton Names New EMEA Restructuring Partner --- Zoë Thirlwell
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Dewey Estate Seeks to Dismantle Former Partner Claims
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Blank Rome, Fish, Nixon Peabody, Sidley: Business of Law
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Miami law firm shuts down; email demands return of office supplies
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GA: Hourly rates in a time of moderation
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Contract Lawyers: By 2020, you'll have lots of company
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Guide to Change Management at Law Firms
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DEP Secretary Mike Krancer stepping down April 15 to join Blank Rome
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Antitrust plaintiffs' lawyer sanctioned in merger case
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Terre Haute Attorney Charged with Theft In Connection With Bankruptcy Case
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Revamping Career Services: Two Modest Proposals
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Law student complaints lead to a smash music video
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SSRN Law Professor Top 50 by Downloads
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"Harnish v Widener School of Law" - Class action lawsuit claiming misleading job statistics not dismissed
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From the Career Files: Eight Tips for Writing a Personal Statement
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Billionaire Oil Baron Could Be Headed For The Most Expensive Divorce Ever
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Punxsutawney Phil Busted
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Millionaire Clifford Chance Partner Slums It For The Night
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"With friends like this, who needs enemies"
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7 Bizarre State Laws That Hit The Books This Year
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California's Gun Repo Men Have a Nerve-Racking Job
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Lawyer (Unsuccessfully)Charged With Client Assault During Hearing Sues Sheriff's Office
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How Low Can a TV Show Go?
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Gun deaths shaped by race in America
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Geotropic Law Student Sues Law School Over Broken Chair
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More Charges In Bizarre Case Involving A Chicago Cop Allegedly Attempting To Abduct A Banker
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Prosecutor’s use of undercover paralegal in ethics spat brings reprimand
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Durham judge files for bankruptcy
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Tide of Criticism Meets Court Admin Office Idea for New Fee
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Chief justice's gay cousin will attend Prop. 8 hearing
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The conservative legal star who is fighting for gay marriage
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A Line at the Supreme Court, and Some Are Paid to Be There
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‘Vexatious litigator’ is suspect in courthouse bomb threats in five states
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Lawyer of the Day: Stan Chesley, Disbarred Husband of a Federal Judge
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Representing Celebrity Clients Sounds A Lot Like Dealing With Biglaw Partners
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Amid Prosecution, CA Judge Calls it Quits
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Panel Cautions Judge, Revives Foreclosure Proceeding, Criticizes "Independent Internet Research"
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Wall Street:

Stock futures signal rise after Cyprus deal
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Wall Street Bonuses Are Expected To Jump 15 Percent This Year
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Record U.S. stocks at lowest valuation since 1980
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Layoffs:

Boeing plans workforce reduction of about 2,000 this year
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No layoffs as Powerwave explores options
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Goldman: There Is No Sign Of An American Manufacturing Renaissance
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31% of Employer Costs/Worker Go To Benefits
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Pensions:

Treasury urged to settle Delphi pension dispute
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Delphi pension dispute costly
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Mail:

Congress Is Strong-Arming The Postal Service Into Bankruptcy Even Faster
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Metals:

Ormet Wins Approval of Auction Process, Bankruptcy Loan
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Bankrupt aluminum smelter melts opposition to USD 90 million DIP
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Golf:

Agreement on a deal to sell Woodcrest Country Club to developer
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Ethanol:

Judge rejects request to void ethanol plant sale
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Skiing:

Greek Peak customers welcome owners-to-be
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Federal Jury Convicts Vallejo Woman Of Bankruptcy And Mortgage Fraud Scheme
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Fitness:

Allstar Fitness bankruptcy hearing: Judge will approve sale, ask for Padgett investigation
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Magazines:

Reader's Digest Files Plan for Bankruptcy Reorganization
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Awards:

Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Distinguished Award for Lifetime Achievement Banquet honoring Richard Levin
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Rob Katz Named Turnaround Professional of the Year
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Retailing:

Retailers, Suppliers Split in Forecasting Spring Growth
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Alternative Energy:

Suntech Collapse Spurs Solar Volatility
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Suntech execs held by Chinese --- China Bars Suntech's Shi From Leaving Country, Reports Say
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The Rise and Fall of Suntech
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Solar Giant's Bankruptcy Presents a Test
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Suntech's bankruptcy: Beyond Profit
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JA Solar and Renesola Rush to Reassure Creditors
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Utilities Facing a "Mortal Threat" From Solar
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Consultants:

BearingPoint, Inc. Director and Officer Litigation Settlement Announced
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Bonds:

' Junk' Bonds Signal Trouble
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Economy:

More Americans Debt Free, Some Own More
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America’s debt is hurting the economy — unless you look at actual, real data
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Leverage In The Western World
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Unfit For Work: The Startling Rise Of Disability In America
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Why Washington Can't Stop Its Spending Habits
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Boehner Declaring No Debt Crisis Revealed in Lending Data
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Senate Has Finally Approved A Budget - First In 4 Years --- The Senate's $3.7 Trillion, Totally Meaningless, 5 a.m. Budget
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Analysts tighten outlook for Fed exit from QE3
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Why The Rich Don't Give To Charity
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Global M&A Volume Rises on Large U.S. Deals
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API: Oil Demand Suggests Slow Economy
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Why Don't Republicans Love Deficits Anymore?
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A secure retirement a fading dream for growing numbers
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'Walking Dead': Zombies Thrive on Weak Economy
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The Miserable Odds of a Poor Student Graduating From College (in 2 Graphs)
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Fewer people expect tax refunds this year
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How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Freddie Mac Indifferent to Homeowner Complaints
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Housing Demand Up
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Mortgages' Future Looks Too Much Like the Past
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12 States Where Homeowners Are Deep Underwater
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Why Your House Won't Get Back To Its Peak Value Until 2025
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NY court reverses robosigning ruling against HSBC
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The Saddest Story You Ever Heard
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Senior Home Equity At Highest Rate Since 2009
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274 Metros Cited On Improving Housing Market List
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Congressman Cummings calls for hearing on mortgage servicing complaints
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FHFA inspector general examination rattles mortgage servicing
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Shadow Tenancy Driving Distressed Deals
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FDIC plans sale of failed bank RMBS
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Apartment Rent Growth Up 3.53% In February
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Office, Industrial Vacancy Rates Declined In Q1
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AG: Pinnacle clients paid for defective bankruptcy petitions
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Sprawling and Struggling: Poverty Hits the Suburbs
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Shifting mortgage default space chases out smaller players
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Aviation:

American Airlines says CEO's severance deal is legal --- American Airlines, creditors defend compensation proposals in merger deal --- American says CEO's $20 million payment is allowable, refutes bankruptcy trustee's objection
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American Airlines retirees await decision on health insurance
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Airline CEOs assure senators merger will benefit consumers
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Eight Reasons Business Travelers Shouldn't Work on Planes
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Sequestration’s Effects Felt at Nation’s Air Shows
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FAA To Close 149 Air Traffic Control Towers Under Sequester: What It Means
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Entertainment:

'Girls Gone Wild' and Out of Control?
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Corporate Reform:

Justice Department Probing Whether JPMorgan Traders Tried to Hide 'Whale Trade" --- JP Morgan Wins ‘Crisis Management’ Award For London Whale Scandal
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Gambling:

Revel: Profit is 4 years off
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As casinos struggle, tribes seek more federal aid
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Photography:

Shutterfly sues to shut down Kodak photo app
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Construction:

Stinger files for bankruptcy
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Health Care:

Quanah Hospital Files for Bankruptcy
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Adirondack Health to Cut 18 Full-Time Jobs, Reduce Hours for Others
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Employees, study subjects left hanging as next step for PRACS unclear
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Universal Health plans in Fla. to be liquidated
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Universal Health Care's woes raise question for policyholders
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Corcoran hospital shuts down emergency room
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Celebs:

The Broke and the Beautiful: Put a Ring on It Edition
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Food/Beverage:

Sale of bankrupt Tully's not a done deal
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Banking:

After the 'London Whale'
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“I thought, I thought that was, that was not realistic, you know, what we were doing” – The London Whale
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Credit Suisse CEO pay jump to fuel banker bonus debate
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Fraud:

Fairfield Greenwich Madoff Settlement to Be Approved
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John Thomas’s Belesis Aided Hedge-Fund Fraud, SEC Claims
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Check Fraud Persists; Card Fraud Growing
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Berjac bankruptcy: Oregon company collapses into legal tangle, criminal investigation
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Textbooks:

Cengage Learning hires restructuring advisers
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Private Equity:

Pressured, Investment Firm Is Said to Skip Fees
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Buyout firms face squeeze as investors go direct for deals
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Sports:

MLB sues defunct Biogenesis clinic linked to PED distribution
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Debt Collection:

CFPB presents second annual report on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Accounting:

GT and BDO told to buck up professional skepticism
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Tax:

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Puts the W[H]AM-O on Oregon's Joint and Several Liability Claim for Corporate Excise Taxes on Bankrupt WAMU Parent
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Ex-Deutsche Bank banker gets 3-1/2 yrs prison in tax fraud
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Student Debt:

Recession recedes, but student debts worsen
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States that have cut funding for higher ed since 2008
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Imagine No College Debt (It Isn't Hard to Do)
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Compensation:

Fed pushes banks to ignore rivals when setting bonuses
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Mail:

Postal workers rally against cutting Saturday delivery
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Telecoms:

Otelco files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Hedge Funds:

Falcone Follows Michael Jackson Path Taking Fortress Loan
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Autos:

Development Specialists, Inc. Secures Successful Bid for Bankrupt Toyota Dealership, Lighthouse Imports
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Opel unions' failed German gambit plays into GM's hands
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Why "Government Motors" Still Owes You
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Pinewood Derby Forms an Adult League
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Better Place Reports Loss Of $454 Million In 2012, Is “ Going Concern ”
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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 (16 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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Miscellaneous:

Week Ahead in Bankruptcy: AMR, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Penson Worldwide
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International Restructuring NewsWire
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Plan Confirmation:

Second Circuit makes challenging implemented plans more difficult
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The Seventh Circuit Expands Scope of Absolute Priority Rule to Protect Creditors
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DIP Finance:

Kodak and Lenders Close Financing Agreement
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Bankruptcy Documentation:

Dotting The i's and crossing the t's: Taking Authorization Seriously
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Cross-Border:

Fifth Circuit confirms denial of recognition to Mexican concurso that releases claims against non-debtors
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Administrative Claims:

Timing is Everything: Bankruptcy Court Determines that Post-Confirmation/Pre-Conversion Contract Not Entitled to Administrative Expense Priority
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Sales:

1 last auction likely of THR property
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:

Florida bankruptcy dispute ensnares US Bank - $5 million in punitive damages
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Recent Pleadings:

Wynn Wants Trustee In Girls Gone Wild Bankruptcy
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TBTF:

Senate votes to end advantages for ' Too Big To Fail ' banks
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Bernanke on Sen. Warren and too big to fail banks: ‘I agree with her 100 percent’ --- Odd Political Bedfellows Agree: Banks Still Too Big To Fail
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Half Of Americans Want To Break Up Banks That Are Too Big To Fail
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The Real Reason Too - Big-to-Fail Banks Are Soaring
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Investing in Too - Big-to-Fail Banks: More Dangerous Than It Looks
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Sheila Bair on Big Banks' Greed and Impunity
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Municipalities:

San Bernardino Unions Seek Delay of Bid to End Contracts
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Workers fleeing San Bernardino in droves since its bankruptcy
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A City in Recovery: Vallejo After Bankruptcy
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Calif. city heading to bankruptcy court --- Stockton's Fate Turns on Four-Day Bankruptcy Court Trial --- Trial is just the first step --- 'B' word is far from the minds of Stocktonians
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City: We reached out to CalPERS
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Pension Funds Wary as Bankrupt City Goes to Trial
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Commission to Address L.A.’s Pending Insolvency
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Jesse Jackson: Detroit EFM Sets 'Dangerous Precedent' --- Call issued to resist Detroit's EM --- Scores of critics denounce emergency financial manager for Detroit --- Gov. Rick Snyder: Despite protests, many Detroiters on board with emergency manager appointment --- Power Of Detroit Emergency Manager Is Scaring UAW And Local Union Officials
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Kevyn Orr, Detroit Emergency Manager, Begins First Day Of State Appointed Job On Monday
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Detroit manager to listen, then assess priorities
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Detroit's new czar faces deep decay of city's neighborhoods
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Motor City Revived as Detroit Withers to Motown Shadow
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Flint leaders look to emerge from emergency manager control
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Michigan Congressmen seek Emergency Manager law review
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Syncora Opposes Forcing Jefferson County to Pay Warrants
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School Closures Pit Race And Poverty Against Budgets
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Central Falls receiver plans to leave
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Judge says ‘all hell has broken loose,’ declares partial mistrial for high-paid Bell officials
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Which Cities Are Best and Worst at Budgeting?
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Shipping:

Cargo Ship Losses Weigh on European Banks
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Sovereigns:

Argentina to invoke immunity act
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UK:

Fitch ready to strip UK of exclusive AAA rating
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HMV on verge of emerging from bankruptcy
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U.K. Supreme Court Sits in Secret for First Time
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More Opal Group companies enter administration
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Blockbuster's ailing UK stores sold to investment firm --- Blockbuster UK saved by rescue bid
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Cash-strapped London village to sell art masterpiece
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Feared liquidator to the stars faces inquiry over errors
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Joe Swash: I'm A Celeb...debt me out of here
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Mayor Of London Devastated By Interview About His Checkered Past
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Court orders stockbroker who defrauded £32m to pay nominal £1 fee
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EU:

Cyprus turns to EU in last-ditch bid for bailout --- Cyprus told: take bank levy or leave euro --- Cyprus, European Union Reach Draft Bailout Deal --- Cyprus secures bailout, avoids bankruptcy --- Bank of Cyprus haircut 'around 30%' --- Cyprus' Bankruptcy Solution: Tax the Rich --- Cyprus endgame: What happens if its banks collapse? --- Russia's PM lambasts deal to rescue Cyprus' ailing banking sector --- Cyprus lawmakers approve key bills for bailout --- Cyprus Bankruptcy On 'Knife Edge', EU Warns Only 'Hard Choices Left' --- Cyprus leader issues resignation threat amid talks to avoid bankruptcy --- Cyprus creates "solidarity fund", allows capital controls --- Some Cyprus Savers Could Lose A Quarter Of Their Bank Deposits In New Deal --- Cyprus Makes Fitful Progress Toward a Deal on Bailing Out Its Banks --- Report: Cyprus Agrees To New Plan To Tax Deposits --- Cyprus Waits On EU, 25% Bank Tax Seen --- Cyprus Races To Complete Rescue Plan As Time Runs Out --- Cypriot MPs adopt dramatic measures in bid to avoid country going bankrupt --- Cyprus Should Let the Banks Go Bankrupt --- Cyprus: too small to care --- Why Cyprus Will Pay Dearly --- The Cyprus banks that have transfixed the world --- The ECB is Threatening the Nuclear Option in Cyprus --- Merkel: The Cyprus Business Model Is Dead --- How The Crisis In Cyprus Spreads --- Why Russian Oligarchs Are Laughing Off The Cyprus Haircut --- Wealthy Russians Ensnared as Cyprus Crisis Deepens --- Schiff: The Cyprus Plan Was Too Transparent To Survive In A World Dependent On Deceit --- What The ECB Would Have To Do If Cyprus Left The Euro --- Businesses in Cyprus left high and dry due to bank closures --- 1000 bank workers stage march on Cyprus presidency --- Major Cyprus Bank Is Lowering Its ATM Withdrawal Limits Again --- What are the Russians playing at? --- No Matter Outcome, Cyprus Crisis Is Blow to Business
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Why Nothing's Getting Fixed In Europe
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It's Official: Banks In Europe May Now Seize Deposits To Cover Their Gambling Losses
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Imagine Logging Into Your Bank And Seeing This
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Citi: Cyprus Set A Bad Precedent, And Is Long-Term Negative For The Euro
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Socgen: 'Depression For Cyprus'
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UBS: Contagion Risks Are Alive And Well
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Moody's: Even With The New Deal, Cyprus Could Still Default And Leave The Euro
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ECB's Emergency Cash Becomes Last Bulwark Against Chaos
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Cyprus Refuses to Learn From Its Mistakes
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Europe Has A Crisis — And It's Much Bigger Than Cyprus
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Future of rescue deals lies in 'bail-ins': small euro states
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PIIGS:

ie: NAMA secures judgment orders prior to bid for bankruptcy in UK --- Bankrupt star Shane gets no offers for mansion --- ie: Insolvency applicants who can get bus won't be allowed a car
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Spain, Italy debt up as Cyprus seeks crisis solution
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EU prepares to blow final whistle on Spain's debt-ridden football clubs --- Rescue financing alternatives in Spain
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Greek Jobless Rate of 29% Seen
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Canada:

Legal claims discontinued in Bre-X scandal
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Canada to set higher capital requirements for key banks
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France:

Repurchasing distressed debts: a solution to banks' problems?
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Australia:

Removing insolvency practitioners – should there be an easier way?
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