April 25, 2007

Daily Bankruptcy News

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Aviation:

Delta heads into final leg of Chapter 11 journey
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Judge OKs $21.5M in Northwest Fees
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Northwest Airlines Acquires Mesaba Airlines
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Skybus begins booking $10 flights
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Ex-owner regains Security Aviation firm with top bid
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Law:

2nd Circuit Clarifies Rule for Calculating Fees
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Post-Sept. 11 Surge in Lawyers Shows Signs of Tapering Off
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Lawyers Lead in Campaign Contributions, Edwards the Favored Recipient
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Firms Vary Approaches to Integrate Far-Flung Offices
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Retiring Leaders May Leave Firms in a Bind
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Publicly Traded Law Firms in the US?
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Edwards Angell Adds Bankruptcy Lawyer In Wilmington
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Law librarian has seen her work evolve
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$255K in legal fees for an $11K claim
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Winning the PR battle in the London pay war
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Salary Wars Jump Across the Pond
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Telecoms:

Vonage Can Sell Services During Appeal, Court Says
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Economy:

US consumer confidence tumbles
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Housing, eroding consumer confidence testing the economy
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Health Care:

Auburn Memorial Hospital files for bankruptcy
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Kessler finances bouncing back, says official
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Deal spells reopening for hospital
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Accounting:

Cleared of Fraud, PwC Wants $10 Million Verdict Set Aside
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Autos:

Delphi Unions Meet To Talk Wages, Possible Strike
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Delphi workers brace for new cuts
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Real Estate:

US existing home sales drop biggest since 1989
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Role of Trustee Vital in U.S. Subprime Servicing Transfers
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Countrywide sees healthy market by 2009
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Real estate jobs shrinking
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The Real-Estate Blame Game
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Subprime Crash May Be a Boon to Attorneys
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Corporate Reform:

SEC files charges against two former Apple execs - Former CFO blames Jobs for backdated options grant
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Attorneys Split on Likely Effectiveness of Former Apple GC's Defense
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Jobs looks safe for now amid probe
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Details on non-compete payments withheld by Black, witness says
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Student Debt:

Student loan task force launched
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2005 Law Made Student Loans More Lucrative
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Retailing:

Hancock Fabrics to be dropped by NYSE
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Derivatives:

Credit derivatives index nears launch
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Commercial Law League of America's BAPCPA Survey
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Seattle Pride parade backers to disband, declare bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy trustee charges Faiella hides behind ex-wife
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IBM prepared to break knuckles of low-income students
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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
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11)
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Religion:

San Diego Diocese Seeks To Resume Projects
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Judge in Oregon archdiocese case to retire
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Judge set to OK Spokane diocese plan
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Wall Street:

Morgan Stanley Settles Gender Bias Class Action for $46 Million
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A Basic Primer on Factoring and Turnaround Professionals
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US hedge funds lead European leveraged lending
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UK:

Multicriteria Framework for the Prediction of Corporate Failure in the UK
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Tax 'could bankrupt farmers'
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Twentysomethings 'face lengthening debts crisis'
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Tube operator faces insolvency
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Czech Republic:

Update on Status of New Insolvency Law of The Czech Republic
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Argentina:

Argentine bond hold-outs call for government help
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Russia:

Lukoil will not take part in Yukos auctions
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China:

Enter The Dragon - China Joins The Corporate Insolvency Arena
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