February 26, 2007 

Daily Bankruptcy News

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Aviation:

American Air parent says may need additional funds
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CEO's turnaround plan worked. But what's next?
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US airlines reject call for passenger protection
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Skepticism greets air passenger bill of rights
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Pilots union sues NWA over bonus pay changes
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United parent, pilots reach deal on work conditions
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Passengers singing the jet blues
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Takeover attempt revives Delta
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Law:

Crowell & Moring Adds Financial INstitutions Group From Buchanan Ingersoll
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Politician's Heirs Snare Thelen Reid in Complex Estate Battle
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ABA Backs Law Raising Judges' Mandatory Retirement
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Do the Management Gurus Have Clothes?
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Non-Practicing Lawyers as Law Firm Managers
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With starting pay figures soaring, associates at some big firms tell what the cost will be, and who will pay the price
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Good Times for 2Ls
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Six Partners, Up to 15 Associates Leaving Firm's NY Office
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The Big Switch: Number of Lateral Hires at Large Firms in Texas Increased in 2006
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Say What?!
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DC Firms in Pay Wars Find the Cost of Doing Business Just Went Up
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Bar Exam, The Movie!
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As Arbitration Booms, Will Judges Continue to Cash In?
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The Associate Salary Stew Heats Up Down South
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Billing and Wooing: Firms Offer Payment
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Ex-insolvency partner's Freshfields law suit nears
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After Hiring Blitz, Stoel Sees Partner Departures
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Nossaman Taps Litigator After Sudden Exit of Managing Partner
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Young Lawyers Sue, and Little Changes
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Religion:

Too early for parishes to tell what San Diego diocese bankruptcy filing might mean
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Tucson diocese's filing seen as model
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Negotiations in priest sex-abuse cases to resume this week
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Trustee asserts diocese bill high
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Dioceses' fates tied together by legal action
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Credit Cards:

Credit card perils:One man's tale
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Want a candy bar or soda? Charge it!
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Autos:

Chrysler bidding process to start next week
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Back at the Brink, Chrysler Finds Fewer Friends
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Daimler may take GM stake in possible Chrysler deal
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Russia's OAO Gaz Group eyeing Chrysler
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Chrysler tries to restructure while courting suitors
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Ford heads off supplier problems
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Uncertainty still shadows Dana, workers, retirees
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Delphi talks hit roadblock
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Fate of Detroit still on table
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White-collar buyouts: Full pensions, medical coverage
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Anna:

Fla. Judge in Anna Nicole Smith Case Is Vilified as 'Weepy Wacko'
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Partner, Opposing Anna Nicole Smith's Claims to Oil Millions, Says Litigation Rages On
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Corporate Reform:

John Rigas waits for vindication
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Fugitive former Servette president arrested in Spain
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Former Vivendi Chief Said To Be Using Company Money for Personal Bills
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HomeGold: Judge Expected To Rule On Sheppard Bail Request
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Waiting on Backdating
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Banking:

Commercial lenders court trouble with easy loans
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Media:

Air America's fate up in the air
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Paper:

Marcal seeing brighter days ahead
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Pensions:

Jury adds $4M in punitives to NWE pension verdict
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Environmental:

Bankruptcy Doesn't Stop SIL Cleanup
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Economy:

Welfare State Growing Despite Overhauls
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N.D. Tex. Bankruptcy Court Notes Split Re Meaning of "Transfer" in Section 727(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code
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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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Health Care:

Court hearing set in bankrupt hospital's sale
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Integris' bid may not be a sure thing
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Real Estate:

Which price is right? -- One for the seller, one for the buyer; dealmaker says it's "absolutely" legal
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Two NY Attorneys Charged in Mortgage Scheme
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Jump in foreclosures could be the beginning of a trend
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Subprime housing game is over
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$66.3 million loss cited by Impac
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Kentucky near top in foreclosure rate
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Subprime lending will take time to fix
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Real estate's new dirty word:Inventory
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Treasuries rise as investors flee subprime mortgages
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Timber:

PALCO bankruptcy workshop to be offered Friday
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Textiles:

Malden Mills workers asked to forgo raises, benefits
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Hedge Funds:

Bayou Investors Can Sue Other Investors
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Corporate owners hide assets, identities
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UK:

'UKIP facing bankruptcy over donations'
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Russia:

Yukos' Rosneft Stake to Be Sold in March
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China:

Future of Leveraged Transactions in China
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South Africa:

Politicians and bankers gang up in tragic world of deadly debt traps
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