October 9, 2007

Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Alston & Bird a World Apart From DLA Piper
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CA Associates Look to Bonuses as Pay Holds Firm
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Bigger, better, bonuses
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Recovered Emails Bedevil Qualcomm
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In 'Stoneridge,' the Supreme Court Should Focus on Who Really Gains
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Don't Look For A Landmark Ruling
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Just Say 'No' to the Trial Lawyers
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Supreme Court should let shareholders cast a wider net
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Enron and other shareholder lawsuits hinge on Supreme Court
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Finding a Tech Comfort Zone
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Looking Back at Backdating
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Lawyer of the Day: Christopher Renz
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Raising Prices While Keeping Law Firm Clients
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Should Law Schools Abolish Tenure?
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Partnership Aspects of Large Law Firms
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Former Greenberg Partner on Hot Seat for Alleged Role in Bank Fraud
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Jones Is Innocent I Tell You! (Well, Not Really)
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$3 Million Verdict Reinstated for Real Estate Brokerage That Sued Its Lawyer, Insurer
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Dallas Firm Cuts Billables for First-Years
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Boston Law Firm Bans Billable Hour
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DLA Piper: The shining star
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Staff Relations 101: What Every New Associate Needs to Know
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States Launching E-Discovery Rules
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Could Kent lose his bench? Judge may face Congress over abuse allegations
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Man Faces Life Over Stolen Doughnut
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Credit Cards:

Life shouldn't have to take Visa
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Points for Tough Gals
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Real Estate:

S&P says subprime losses to peak only in 2009
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S&P says U.S. subprime defaults may reach $150 bln
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Mortgage woes lead to spike in pro se debtors under Ch. 13
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More Bankruptcy Bills on Mortgage "Crisis"
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Las Vegas Housing Market Outlook Grim
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Foxtons files for bankruptcy, claims nearly $41M in liabilities
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Lone Star to finish takeover this week
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Mortgage holders put on hold
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Errors threaten homeowners
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A Bank Bet on Condos, but Buyers Want Out
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Loan 'workouts' more likely for burdened debtors
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Big Cutbacks for St. Joe
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Bank of America to take $1B hit
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Thornburg Sees Higher Losses on Asset Sales
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Foreclosure counselors are swamped
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Foreclosures Spurring Blight
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Bair Barks At Servicers
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Housing costs lead to rise in homeless families
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Housing prices to fall 40 percent?
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American Home ends auction of business
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Debt Counseling:

Counseling caution
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Enron:

Olis & Skilling -- unorthodox legal choices
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Entertainment:

Sale Of Death Row Records On Hold
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Autos:

Chrysler Labors To Avoid Strike
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Union sets strike deadline against Chrysler
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Union Tells Chrysler Workers to Prepare for Strike
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Chrysler to widen salaried job cuts
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Dura Noteholders to Appeal Ruling
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Delphi to transfer money from foreign subs
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Delphi latest hit by credit crunch
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C&A may go out of business this week
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Personal Finance:

Debit Cards vs Cash
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Theme Parks:

Efforts under way to sell Wild West World rides
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Oops: Lawyer says owner shouldn't have taken train
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Accounting:

Jury Selection to Start in KPMG Fraud Case
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An audit for auditor profession
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Aviation:

go! Airline's Fate? It's Up to the Judge
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American Airlines Fights To Halt Worker Pay Raises, Even As CEO Pockets Millions
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Alitalia includes Air France-KLM, Lufthansa as suitors
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Pilots will be the death of Cyprus Airways
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

In well-off Utah, bankruptcy filings climb
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Movie Industry:

Bankruptcy effects can be widespread
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Banking:

Clubs fear BofA may cut perks at LaSalle
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Citi's View Rose-Colored
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Health Care:

Health insurer Benicorp heads into liquidation
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Wall Street:

Wall Street dumps its debt on investors
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Bonuses will drop
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Skittishness over the U.S. stock market's record-setting rally is reaching a crescendo among options traders preparing for a crash
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Merrill Lynch bulls led the pack in the wrong direction
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Bear Stearns reeling from more bad financial news
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Politics:

Republicans Shudder as Economic Slowdown Adds to 2008 Concerns
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Clinton woos middle class on finances, labor
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Democrats urge action on subprime mess
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Hedge Funds:

U.S. hedge funds made money in September
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Ellington Freezes Withdrawals From Two Mortgage Hedge Funds
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Vanguard's 'quants' caught off-guard
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How to Speak Hedge-Fund
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Masters of the Universe 2.0
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Hedge-fund managers may cherry-pick flattering prices when valuing infrequently traded securities in an effort to boost performance, new research shows
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Corporate Reform:

Jailed Olis Sees an Opening
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Golf:

Golf Acquisitions buys Pro Golf assets
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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), (12)
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What credit crunch? Defaults hit lowest level in over a decade
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Finance:

Distressed debt market dries up - and drought may last
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Credit markets bouncing back
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Debt Collection:

Simpson to get Rolex back
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Student Debt:

The Money and Mind Games at Sallie Mae
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Sallie Mae Sues to Force a Buyout
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Food/Drink:

LeNature's plant sale due today
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Roadhouse Grill files Chapter 11 -- again
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Duffy's sells off Roadhouse Grill
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Retailing:

Mapping Lampert's next Sears move
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Paper:

Marcal Dons For Sale Sign
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Pensions:

Social Security hits first wave of boomers
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Fraud:

Financing Alternative's disappearing act
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Tax:

Floor Battle Anticipated Over Private Debt Collection Program
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Municipalities:

Not quite time for bankruptcy in city
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Owners Unaware of Bankruptcy Laws in Entrepreneurial Decisions
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UK:

Northern Rock's Outlook Brightens
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Accident Group a 'ticking time bomb
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Northern Rock Wins New Guarantee From UK Government
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N. Rock needed BOE lending facility as insurance - FSA
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FSA's McCarthy: Northern Rock has Damaged UK's Reputation
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UK's FSA says covert N.Rock deal "attractive"
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Financial regulators' turn to assess the lessons from Northern Rock
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Citi Northern Rock Financing Would Involve UK Authorities
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Northern Rock bidders look for guarantee
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Takeover talk sees speculators pile into Northern Rock shares
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Profits surge at Debts.co.uk despite IVA market uncertainty
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Finance Slump to Whack London Jobs
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UK banks face credit-crunch 'losses' threat
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Japan:

Bank of Japan Likely to Keep Rate at 0.5% This Week
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Australia:

Australian Business Confidence Drops to 8-Month Low
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Ireland:

Corporate Insolvency In Ireland
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