Law:
NY: Bankrupt Firm Trustees Lose Bid for Unfinished Business --- Ruling Limits Defunct Law Firms' Claims to Unfinished Business --- Bankrupt Firm Trustees Lose Bid for 'Unfinished Business'
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Beyond Biglaw: The Limits of Lawyers
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An Update On A Managing Partner’s Mysterious Departure
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DLA Piper partners describe close watch on hire who faked expenses at Sidley
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Baker Donelson Hires Nonlawyer To Manage Group
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Clifford Chance revenue up 7% to record level
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A&O posts record results to £1.23bn but revenue rise lags half year performance
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Business of Law
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What Nice Girls Don't Ask
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Lawprose: whoever; whomever
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The legal frog is comfortably numb
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For When You Absolutely, Positively Need A Violent Sociopath To Represent You
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EEOC case alleging ADA violations against Womble Carlyle nixed by federal judge
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Stop freaking out about student grade inflation: it’s not a bad thing
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Judge Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Against Thomas Cooley Law School
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Naughty Partner Claims He Stole From Firm Because Biglaw Made Him A Bad Father
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New York state senator faces charge of lying about getting son a job at law firm
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Is law school like an undervalued stock? Job hunt could be ‘relative cinch’ for class of 2016
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Virginia lawmaker is accused of sex with teen worker at his law office
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7 Horrible Things That Happen To Your Body When You're Stressed
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Siri Is About To Get A Whole Lot Better
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Social-Media Mistakes You May Be Making
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Woman poisons children with Visine
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The US Plans To Deport The Thousands Of Children Flooding Across The US Border
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How To Use 'Structured Procrastination' To Get More Done
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The CEO of PepsiCo—and a Bad Mom? --- Says her colleagues help her raise her kids
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Breakdances With Wolves: Lawyer Dishes on Native American Hip-Hop
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NYC cracks down on pole dancing in subway trains
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'Cannibal Cop' Conviction Overturned
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Judges:
Justices Plot Middle Course on Business
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Chief Justice Roberts' Maneuvering Draws in Court's Liberal Bloc
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The Supreme Court Isn't Waging a War on Women in Hobby Lobby
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Why Ginsburg's Hobby Lobby dissent might backfire --- The Notorious RBG’s Hobby Lobby Dissent… IN SONG!
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Hobby Lobby Continues Trend of Expanding Corporate Rights
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Here's What Could Happen To Your Healthcare Now That Companies Have Religious Rights
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What the Hobby Lobby Ruling Means for Small Business
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Judge: Isn’t the loosey-goosey “closely held” distinction in the Hobby Lobby cases intellectually incoherent?
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The Deeply Held Religious Principle Hobby Lobby Suddenly Remembered It Had --- Hobby Lobby Does Invest in Birth Control
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Barack Obama Got Destroyed At The Supreme Court
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Alito's Day in Court --- Samuel Alito’s Moment
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Supreme Court Declines to Review Appeals in Some High-Profile Cases
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Do Americans think corporations have the right to religious freedom?
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CO: Bankruptcy Judge Michael E. Romero Selected For 7-Year Term As Chief Judge
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks: Futures quiet, but Dow once again eyes 17000
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US stocks close at records; Dow near 17000
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Bankruptcy judge to review GM recall dispute today --- GM Bankruptcy Judge to Review Recall Legal-Dispute Rules
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GM compensation bill could rise to US$8b
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General Motors sales rise 1 percent despite string of safety recalls
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GM recalls now touch nearly every single model
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Chrysler's U.S. sales up 9 percent, besting forecasts
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U.S. June auto sales hit level not seen since July 2006 --- Auto Sales Close to Hitting the Brakes
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Blecker: GM Recalls Show Need for Harsher Penalties for "Red Collar" Criminals
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For GM, One Lawsuit Refuses to Go Away
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Food/Beverage:
Quiznos sandwich chain emerges from bankruptcy
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C&K Market emerges from bankruptcy
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Mass Torts:
Former members of asbestos claims resolution group can sue bankrupt co-member
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Plaintiffs' lawyers identify problems with GM compensation plan for ignition-switch accidents
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Kenneth Feinberg On GM Payouts: 'Fast Is Possible, Fair Isn't'
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Retailing:
American Apparel Is In a Race For Survival
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American Apparel Has No Good Alternatives
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Dov Charney of American Apparel May Celebrate The 4th By Going Back to Work --- American Apparel: Ousted CEO Dov Charney gears up for a power grab --- American Apparel's Ousted CEO Is Buying Up A Massive Number Of Shares
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Economy:
U.S. ISM manufacturing PMI falls to 55.3 in June --- U.S. manufacturing stays strong in June --- Manufacturing expands in US, Asia; euro zone still lags
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Business Is Booming
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Americans Are No Longer Optimists
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At Walgreen, renouncing corporate citizenship
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What Will America Look Like in 2024?
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Fifth Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Court’s Reasonableness Review of Oversecured Lender’s Legal Fees in Non-Judicial Foreclosure Sale
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HSBC settles U.S. fraud charges over foreclosure fees
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Here Comes Construction Spending... --- US construction spending barely rises in May
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Channelside auction might not be won by highest bidder
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Where Americans Spend Too Much on Housing
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15 Obnoxious Homes That Were Built Just To Annoy The Neighbors
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Municipalities:
Detroit bankruptcy judge offered three-hour blight tour in Ford F-150 - at no taxpayer expense
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Detroit's $1.45B pension suit survives
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Caravaggio Could Be the Key to a New Detroit
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U.N. to intervene in Detroit water shutoffs
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Puerto Rico move rattles US muni market --- US municipal market on edge over Puerto Rico power authority
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Puerto Rico gets 3 notch super-downgrade: Moody's
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Puerto Rico's Downgrade Shows Debt Law Can't Contain Rot
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Puerto Rico's Indebted Power Utility Adds to Island's Problems
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US bond funds sue Puerto Rico, worried about bankruptcy threat
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Puerto Rico makes all July 1 debt payments: GDB chairman
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These two debt payments may be heard around the world
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Not another Detroit: States intervene in city fiscal crises
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18 Facts That Make Houston The Best City In America
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Telecoms:
JPMorgan, funds to own LightSquared under bankruptcy exit plan --- LightSquared Has Tentative Bankruptcy Plan, Lawyer Says
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LightSquared Unveils Restructuring Plan
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Ergen still on a boil over LightSquared
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Awards:
Kramer Levin Wins Creditors Restructuring Law Firm Of The Year
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Wiley Rein Bankruptcy Attorney Elected to Board of Directors of Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association
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Corporate Reform:
Huge BNP Paribas fine is putting currency markets on edge
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BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse: Everything's Negotiable
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BNP Paribas Says It Has Ample Cash to Cover U.S. Penalties
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BNP's Punishment Might Just Be Strong Enough To Deter Wall Street
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Analysts Expect More Penalties, Charges for Big Banks
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BNP Deal Shines Spotlight on Law Firms' Sanctions Advice
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Electricity:
Energy Future Insiders Took in $46 Million Last Year
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Energy Future Bonds Surge After Disclosure of Intercompany Loan
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Key hearings in Energy Future bankruptcy extended to July 11
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Energy Future Asks to Take Part in Optim Asset Auction
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8 lender groups seek to throttle EFH's Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Judge urged to reject Energy Future's $2 bln bankruptcy loan plan
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Tax:
Federal Banking Agencies Adopt an Addendum to Policy Statement on Income Tax Allocation Agreements
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Fraud:
Former head of defunct Schuylkill Products sentenced to 7 years in federal prison
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Supreme Court Declines to Consider Madoff Appeal --- Supreme Court Dashes Madoff Victims' Hopes
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Mastro jewelry to glitter on online auction --- Linda Mastro: The woman behind the man
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Rengan Rajaratnam Judge Narrows Case, Weighs Dismissal
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Religion:
Report: Minnesota Archbishop Nienstedt under scrutiny for same-sex relationships
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Oil/Gas:
Shale's junk debt could get shaky if Fed raises rates
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Asset Protection:
Mississippi Enacts Self-Settled Asset Protection Trust Legislation
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Education:
BU owed $5.3M in royalties from failed for-profit school, unlikely to collect
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Banking:
Banks’ Living Wills Get Silent Treatment From U.S. Regulators
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Bank May Be on the Hook for $66 Million for is Role in Bankrupt's Check-Kiting
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Shipping:
Shippers may face rough waters, but it's smooth sailing for ports
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Museums:
Mediation Used in Dispute Resolution Over Art Museums
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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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
WNY bankruptcies at lowest in decade
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Cross-Border:
Foreign Debtor Eligibility for Chapter 15: The Second Circuit’s Gateway Requirements May Not Limit Access After All
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Jurisdiction:
Bankruptcy Court Power to Face SCOTUS Again
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Dare We Hope for Some Clarity on Stern?
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Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for Deciding Stern Claims in Bankruptcy Courts, But Leaves Big Questions Unresolved
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DIP Finance:
Tortious Interference Claims: Something To Keep In Mind
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Sales:
When Bankruptcy and Your Shipping Terms Collide
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Recent Pleadings:
SCOTUS To Hear Another Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Case --- The 7th Circuit Opinion
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IP:
Inside the Hidden World of Offline Auctions for Online Property
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Student Debt:
Interest Rates Increase for New Federal Student Loans
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Loan Monitor Is Accused of Ruthless Tactics on Student Debt
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Student loan debt should be treated like Detroit’s
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Aviation:
Judge Approves $388 Million in AMR Bankruptcy Fees, Expenses
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Another Reason to Hate the TSA
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British Airways: Your Luggage Within Days
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Healthcare:
Natchez: Hospital details will be swept away
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Vidant Pungo Hospital closing, community speaks out
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Washington Regional Cuts 27 Positions; Hospital Leaders Blame Health Reform
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America Loves Painkillers
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Gambling:
NJ: Pensions' bet on Revel owner hasn't started
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More Bad News for Atlantic City Hotels and Casinos
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Caesars' turnaround odds hobbled by swap buyers
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Atlantic City sees our folly of casinos
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Biloxi attorney sentenced in bankruptcy fraud case
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Kansas City Woman Indicted in $3 Million Fraud Scheme That Forced Employer into Bankruptcy
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Call Centers:
Sitel gives layoff notice - 384 jobs
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Sovereigns:
What Brought Argentina to the Brink of Default?
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Argentina Eyes Changing Bank to Pay Exchange Bondholders
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Argentina’s Interest Payment Hangs In Limbo
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Gouging the Gauchos
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Fitch: Argentina's Missed Coupon Payments Raises Possibility of Default
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Argentina agrees to talk to vulture funds as default looms
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Holdout hedge funds claim Argentina never turned up to negotiate a settlement --- Gov't 'working' on vulture talks’ details
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Argentine holdout sees Repsol, Paris Club deals as model for talks
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UK:
Law graduates face difficulty obtaining employment
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PIIGS:
Deutsche Bank, CarVal Said to Make Irish Loan-Sale Shortlist --- Bank in new bid to establish whether Dunne and Killilea are still married
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Italian carrier gains bankruptcy protection
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Austria:
IMF Warns Austrian Hypo Alpe Bond Wipe-out May Cause Contagion
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France:
French ex-leader Nicolas Sarkozy charged with corruption
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MENA:
The New Face Of Terrorism
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Switzerland:
Switzerland: More Restructuring- Friendly Insolvency Law
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