February 8, 2007 

Daily Bankruptcy News

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Aviation:

Delta to begin bankruptcy plan vote
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Comair pilots lose key round
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Board OKs aid package for NWA
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DOT marks each airline's shortcomings
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Alaska Airlines pilots prepared to strike
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Law:

Court Dismisses Church Group's Suit Against Weil Gotshal -- The Opinion
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Is $160,000/Year Too Much? Wrong Question
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Three More National Firms Raise Associate Pay
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Associates React to Latest Salary Raises
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Firms post robust results
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Allen & Overy goes bird-watching
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A Discovery Database Streamlines Your Defense
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The Shrinking Supreme Court Docket
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Stop Procrastinating - Fire Those Bad Clients
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Charney v. S&C: Juicy Rumors
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Law Firm Pay Rates And The Domino Effect
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Law firms braced as five top banks launch panel reviews
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The Mysterious Partner B
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Are Aaron Charney's Big Law-Firm Days Over?
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Law Firm Salary Increases Raise Eyebrows, Expectations
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Firms Pay for Police Surveillance Camera Monitoring Near Their Offices
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U.S. Attorney Was Fired Without Cause
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Simpson Thacher scoops world's biggest takeover
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Clifford Chance shuts down California branch to focus fire on East Coast expansion
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Mofo raid hits Lovells' New York restructuring office
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Say What?!
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Discovery Hearing Reveals Fred Baron's Firm Buyout
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Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Stock Fraud Involving Millions
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Latham Hires Another Enron Prosecutor
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Proposed bill will help with lawyers' student loan debt
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Morgan Lewis partner bags HP GC role
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Sports:

Tennessee Bankruptcy Court Rules In Favor Of AHRMA
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Municipalities:

Debt incurred by former mayor prompted bankruptcy
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Consumer borrowing eased in December
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ResLife insults bankruptcy to lure students on campus
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Autos:

Delphi talks key to its future
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Clear Thinking Group, Myers Named Liquidation Trustee In Leaseway Motorcar Transport Bankruptcy Case
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Incentives offered to sell old models
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Federal-Mogul Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results
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Allied Holdings, Teamsters Clash in Bankruptcy Court
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Economy:

US productivity up sharply in 4th quarter
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Spendthrift Americans walk financial tightrope
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Layoffs:

Nortel to slash 2900 jobs in latest cost-cutting
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Health Care:

Springville hospital files for bankruptcy
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Business, labor join in call for overhaul of healthcare
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Group To Launch Not-for-Profit Medical Debt Buying Foundation
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Rise in Uninsured Admissions Means Rise in Bad Debt at HCA
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Corporate Reform:

Brocade Attorneys Take Shot at Killing Case
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HomeGold: Sheppard gets 20 years in prison
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Real Estate:

HSBC to Boost Loan-Loss Provisions on Bad Mortgages
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New Century to restate earnings
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They didn't get out scot-free
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Real estate is shrinking
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Predatory mortgages labeled 'crisis'
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Mortgage law proposals get cold shoulder from lenders
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HSBC, New Century warn of US subprime lending woes
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Modest Rise in Inventory Offers Sellers Hope
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In Home-Lending Push, Banks Misjudged Risk
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Amid Slump, Real-Estate Agents Hang Up Their Blazers
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Toll's Home-Building Revenue Falls
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Media:

New York Realtor Acquires Air America Radio for $4 Million
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Adelphia asks bankruptcy court to approve $5.2M worker bonus plan
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Intellectual Property:

Copyrights And Bankruptcy Sales: The Importance Of Protecting Your Rights
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Embattled company Financial Industries Corp. names new CEO
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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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NY Judge Resigns To Become Bankruptcy Law Professor
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How To Review Attorney Fee Requests - Maalox
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Bankruptcies Higher Than in 2006 Through Through The First Four Weeks of 2007
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Ninth Circuit Reverses Bankruptcy Fraud Conviction of Phony Attorney
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One-time hero convicted of bankruptcy fraud to serve year in prison
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Bankruptcy Fraud Hotline Launched
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Credit Cards:

Mystery Fees Update
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Martin F. Lewis to Join Greenhill as a Managing Director
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Utilities:

Calpine Receives Court Approval For Sale Of Goldendale Energy Center
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Enron:

Class Actions, Overcriminalization and the Enron Shareholder Suit
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Religion:

Deadline sought for abuse claims
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UK:

Insolvency, Banking and Finance: Debtor's Choice
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Lovells loses US restructuring duo to MoFo
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Insolvency will grow, warns financial education charity
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Inquiry into payment protection policies
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Bank holds interest rates steady
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Linklaters usurps Wragges for Torex SFO probe
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Canada:

Bondholder warns Fraser Papers risks bankruptcy with Katahdin buy
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Court extends Hemosol bankruptcy protection
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RCMP forsaking us: Mount Real investors
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Cayman Islands:

Cayman Islands Securitizations Grow
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Latin America:

Getting Credit: How Banks Make Lending Decisions in Argentina, Peru, and the World, With an Emphasis on Secured Transactions and Trust
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