May 6, 2013

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Law:

Era of great expectations for BigLaw ended with bankruptcy of Howrey, Dewey and others, say experts
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Are the Golden Days of BigLaw Over?
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Layoff Watch: Voluntary Separations at Two Major Law Firms
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In Defense of the Billable Hour
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MoFo Names Bankruptcy Department Head As Co-Head Of Finance Department
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Thrills, adventures with … a bankruptcy lawyer
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Ugliness Inside The Am Law 100
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Littler, Edwards Wildman, MoFo, Venable: Business of Law
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Kramer Levin Names Litigation Co-Head: Business of Law
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Former Dewey Executives File Objections to Deal
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Greece Taps Freshfields for Big Post-Bailout Asset Sale
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Dealmaking Revives On Burgeoning Opportunities
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Famed lawyer Melvyn Weiss avoids jail after DUI charge
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Book Review: Dirty secrets of legal profession --- The Rule of Lawyers
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Legal Sector's April Flowers: 2,100 New Jobs
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Company Says Arnstein & Lehr Gave Bad Advice In Bankruptcy Case
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Defense lawyer moves to drop out of Chevron fraud suit
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Penn State plans to divide law school into more independent campuses
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February Bar Exam Results Are Fine In Texas, Pathetic In New York
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Law School Gunners Don’t Suck; You Do
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UK: Law school’s BOGOF offer provokes ‘huckster’ fury among rivals
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The Best Online Law Schools (J.D. and LL.M. Programs)
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The Law School Crisis, Visualized
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Once Home to Kagan and Warren, HLS Faculty Still Only 20 Percent Female
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Words of Wisdom from a Law School Student
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Lawyerly Lairs: Partners Part With Pricey Penthouse
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Young Attorneys and the Yellow Brick Road to Professional Success
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Dechert Puts Its Attorneys Through Project Management Training
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Reed Smith Creates Extranet for Clients to Track Time, Budget
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The Triumph of the Tiger Mom
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18 new iPhone apps you need to try --- 25 Apps That Will Keep Your Life Organized --- The 25 Most Popular Free iPhone Apps Of All Time --- MyCase iOS App
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Is Microsoft's New Tablet, Surface Pro, A Game-Changer?
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Jodi Arias' Lawyer: '9 Days Out Of 10 I Don't Like Jodi Arias'
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What Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's 3 College Friends Tell Us About Teenagers --- Authorities Are Reportedly Skeptical That Tsarnaev's Widow Knew Nothing --- Boston Bombing Suspect’s College Friend Seeks Bail
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8 Things Amanda Knox Did To Survive In Italian Prison
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Americans Need To Stop Complaining And Learn To Love Jury Duty
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Lawyer groper gets off squeezy
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After settling $138K theft suit with office manager, firm discovers $164K more gone, goes to police
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Judge faces discipline case for dismissing lawyer’s speeding ticket
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Mad Hatters' Lunch—A Photo Essay
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Lawyer who started on pro bono capital appeal as summer associate hopes to take it to top US court
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Man Plotted to Abduct Lawyer, Strap Fake Bomb on Him, Electrocute Him, Frame a Cat
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Lindsay Lohan Enters The Betty Ford Center, Fires Her Lawyer
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Authorities: Sun's reflection off shiny dog bowl caused house fire
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Nullification: How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws --- Kansas Gov. Insists it’s OK to Ignore Federal Gun Laws
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Sheriff Invites Neighbors To Turn In People Who “Hate The Government”
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Clarence Thomas: Obama Was The First Black President Because He 'Was Approved By The Elites And The Media'
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Lawyers Protest Shuttering of SF Federal Court
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Corporations Find a Friend in the Supreme Court
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Inside the Roberts Court
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Judging Would-Be Judges
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Rules for Alleging Federal Judicial Misconduct Scrutinized
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Wall Street:

Stock futures eye gains after Wall Street rally
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Dow Hits 15000 For The First Time; Closes Just Shy Of The Mark
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PBS Frontline Nails It On How Wall Street Sticks It To Main Street
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Layoffs:

WARN Act Liability And Private Equity Firms
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Long-Term Unemployment Is Turning Jobless Into Pariahs
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US Adds 165,000 Jobs in April
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Where the Jobs Were Added
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It’s cap & groan time
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A deeper look at the slow jobs recovery
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Hey, Class of 2013, Here’s How NOT to Get a Job
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The Idled Young Americans
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Study: Today's Teens, Lazy, Greedy
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Job Growth Likely to Slow in 2013: Goldman Sachs
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Should the United States Have 2.2 Million More Jobs?
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The Reality of the US Jobs Market
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Job market shows surprising strength
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Caterpillar announces additional layoffs
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Job Picture Improves for Boomers' 'Encore' Careers
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Coal:

Mine workers union warns of strike at Patriot Coal --- Patriot Coal Bankruptcy Dispute Leaves Mine Workers' Pensions, Health Care In Limbo
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Video Games:

Videogame Developer TimeGate Files for Bankruptcy, Looks for Buyer
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Municipalities:

San Bernardino police officers criticize city officials on billboard
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San Bernardino's library director quits over pension
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San Bernardino Mayor, City Attorney, Entire Council Notified of Recall
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Strapped States Slashing Jobless Benefits
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Small North Texas cities cope with big budget problems
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No more California bankruptcies seen this year - S&P
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Scranton: Mayoral candidates face huge money troubles with little new money at hand
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Ten Best States for Starting a Business
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Economy:

March Factory Orders Fell 4%
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April job gains dampened by weaker outlook for young Americans
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Fewer Americans are unemployed long-term
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Why You Shouldn't Trust the Jobs Report
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Kudlow: April Jobs Aside, US Is Falling Behind
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Why Economy is Taking So Long to Recover
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Buffett worries about Fed's 'huge experiment'
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The systemic plight of labor
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How John Maynard Keynes Thought About Future Generations Is Completely The Opposite Of What People Assume
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Credit-Insurance Prices Falling for US Companies
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Anyone Who Says There's A Manufacturing Revolution In America? Not So Much
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U.S. Spending Cuts Seen as Key in Slowing Growth
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Too Much Debt And Too Little Savings Continue To Be The Major Problems
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Suicides Soaring Among US Middle Aged
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David Rosenberg On The Sad State Of The Economy
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The New Generation Of American Train Hoppers
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For millions of Americans, the economy is simply not working
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The Rapid Public Implosion Of The Austerity Movement Is Like Nothing We've Ever Seen
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Joe Debtor: The Aging Face of Personal Debt: Squeezed From All Sides
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Housing Crash Fades as Defaults Decline to 2007 Level
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Foreclosure Checks Arrive, Angering Some
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Legislature and bankruptcy court clarify Illinois mortgage law
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Housing Starts and the Unemployment Rate
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Q&A: Kathy Patrick on mortgage bonds, Libor and beauty pageants
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U.S. housing regulator lifts objection to $8.5 bln BofA deal
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Getty Realty Still Trying to Move Past GPMI Bankruptcy
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Can Rich Investors Keep Buying Up Homes?
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HUD to sell 40,000 distressed loans in 2013
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Flagstar to pay MBIA $110 million to settle MBS insurance suit
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Robo-signer mortgage processor executive gets up to 20 years
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Real Mortgage Relief, but Likely With a Catch
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Newspapers:

Washington Post profits down 85%
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Celebs:

The Broke and the Beautiful: Gossip Girl Edition
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Corporate Reform:

SEC Chief Mary Jo White Punts on Money Market Fund Debate
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Photography:

After bankruptcy, a leaner Kodak faces an uphill battle
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Kodak's Fuzzy Future
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Retired Kodak execs seeking to force negotiations
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Dearborn Heights man pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
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Finance:

Bankruptcy Implications of Affiliated Lender Provisions and Debt Buybacks
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Consumer Finance:

Payday Loans Cost Economy $1 Billion in 2011: Study
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Mass Torts:

Texas fertilizer plant where blast killed 14 was repeat target of theft, tampering - Texas fertilizer plant was the target of 'Breaking Bad'-style theft
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Texas plant that exploded had $1m policy
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Tax:

IRS Catching Low, Middle Income Taxpayers
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Agriculture:

U.S. farmers should guard against debt binge if incomes fall
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Education:

12 Colleges That Aren't Worth The Money
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Pensions:

This Accounting Quirk Is Setting Up Public Pensions For Disaster
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Alternative Energy:

Eric Garcetti's Solyndra: As CODA Declares Bankruptcy, Little Hope Seen Of Recouping L.A.'s Investment --- 25 Apps That Will Keep Your Life Organized
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Buffett Denies Interest in Buying Suntech
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Brokers:

States urge SEC to halt forced investor arbitrations
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Turnarounds:

In restructuring, communication is key but not easy
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Health Care:

West Penn Bond Ratings Fluctuate Following Highmark Deal
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Student Debt:

A Student Debt Crisis Is Looming, According to Alarming Trends
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Aviation:

American Airlines recalls last pilot on furlough
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Student Debt:

Financial Aid? College Students Need Financial Ed
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Electricity:

Utility Company Collecting Hundreds Of Millions From Customers In Federal Taxes -- That Don't Exist
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Autos:

Detroit automakers fight to stem huge losses in Europe
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Private Equity:

Sunstone Signs Letter of Intent to Sell to Pancon
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Engineering:

Trustee for embattled N.J. engineering firm asks judge to approve California company's purchase bid
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Fraud:

FDIC Asks Judge to Toss BofA Suit Over Taylor Bean Fraud
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April 2013 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 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 (35 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (15 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:

April Commercial Bankruptcy Filings Decrease by 16% Y/Y
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

Week Ahead in Bankruptcy : Hostess, AMR and Nortel
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Automatic Stay:

District Court Clarifies Distinction Between Burdens of Proof on Stay Relief and Adequate Protection in American Airlines Bankruptcy
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Recharacterization:

Ninth Circuit Widens Circuit Split Over Application of State or Federal Bankruptcy Law To Determine Whether Claims of Insider-Lenders Should be Recharacterized as Equity
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Ninth Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Courts May Recharacterize Debt as Equity
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Eligibility:

Fla. couple's bankruptcy legal move could lead to big changes
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Mootness:

Supremely Moot: SCOTUS Denies Challenge to Equitable Mootness Doctrine and Second Circuit’s Charter Communications Decision
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Recent Pleadings:

UST Bashes AMR Advisors' Bonus Fee Requests, Says Prior-Approved Compensation Already "Generous"
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Litigation:

Judges Chime In on Proposed E-Discovery Amendments
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Insurance:

Management Liability Insurance for Law Firms and the Dewey & LeBoeuf Bankruptcy
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TBTF:

Cohen: Brown-Vitter Punishes Banks For Being Big
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Fed governor calls for link between capital, liquidity at mega banks
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Washington Is Tired Of Jamie Dimon
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Wrigley Field Beset By Wealthy Man Looking For A Handout
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Too Big to Fail ? You Have No Idea
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The Mergers That Made Too Big to Fail
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The Mad Dash for Deposits That Spurred Too Big to Fail
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Insurance:

Fitch: D&O Market Experiencing Loss Trends, Pricing Shift
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Sovereigns:

Argentina's Bondage
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Argentine bonds anyone? IMPSA wants investors to dig in
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Retailing:

JCPenney Spent An Absurd Amount Of Money Hiring Ron Johnson's Failed Executive Team
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Banking:

Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 773 Institutions
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U.S. Prosecutors Pursuing Libor Convictions, Raman Says
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JPMorgan Directors Feel Heat in a Vote
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Who Leaked JPMorgan's 'Schemes' Memo ?
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JPMorgan And The Death Of Corporate Reputation
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US may charge JPMorgan for power market manipulation
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As FDIC targets executives of failed banks, healthy banks feel pain
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Asset Protection:

Offshore Tax Havens in Spotlight After 200-Year History
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Environmental:

Environmental Claims: The Best Laid Schemes of Mice and Men …
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Electrical Supplies:

Sunstone Components Group Signs Letter of Intent to Sell Company Through Chapter 11 Process
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UK:

Personal insolvencies at five-year low
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Corporate collapses plummet in first quarter of 2013
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Coventry City Searching for New Stadium to Play Next Season
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Scottish Coal liquidators say in talks over parts of business
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HMRC struck Goldman Sachs ‘sweetheart’ deal to “save face”
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EU:

EU Central Bank Cuts Interest to Record Low
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Cyprus Is Not A Template For Future Bailouts
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EU slams Hypo restructuring , threatens aid recovery
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Yield-induced amnesia hits Europe's junk market
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Corporate Credit Risk Falls to Three-Year Low on Draghi Rate Cut
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Euro zone business downturn points to deeper recession in second-quarter
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France Declares Austerity Over as Germany Offers Wiggle Room
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German Finance Minister Who Launched The Euro Now Says 'Catastrophic' Currency Must Be Broken Up
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PIIGS:

Sean Dunne reveals $942m liabilities in bankruptcy file --- Bust developer Dunne to keep $1m pension despite $942m debts --- Dissident link to attack on bankrupt politician Killally
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April jobless figures make grim reading for Spain's unemployed --- Bankers whisper: Spain's bailout bill could rise
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Mexico:

Troubled Mexican homebuilders dent high-yield confidence
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China:

The Chinese Are Freaking Out About A Sudden Drop In Housing Prices
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Grenada:

Grenada bondholders form committee after missed coupon payment
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Lithuania:

Lithuania Central Bank Assessing New Bidder for Bankas Finasta
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Australia:

Australia's Economy Is Cracking
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