Law:

Jenner & Block Adds Bankruptcy Partner
(DBN Subscription Required)

Kramer Levin Names Two Bankruptcy Partners
(DBN Subscription Required)

Firms Are Partner-Heavy
(DBN Subscription Required)

Survey Results: Bonuses (San Francisco / Silicon Valley)
(DBN Subscription Required)

The Q-Ray Ionized Bracelet
(DBN Subscription Required)

Lawyer Accused of Keying Marine's Car
(DBN Subscription Required)

Beauty Queen-Turned-Law Student Accused of Kidnapping, Torturing Ex-Boyfriend
(DBN Subscription Required)

Tax Court Sticks It to a Cleary Gottlieb Fifth Year
(DBN Subscription Required)

Credit-Crisis Court Clogging
(DBN Subscription Required)

How Large-Firm Associates Can Channel Their Inner Rebel
(DBN Subscription Required)

Lack of courtroom drama is boring judges to sleep
(DBN Subscription Required)

Ask and Answer the Right Questions in EDD
(DBN Subscription Required)

Federal Judge Rebukes Lawyer in FedEx Fee Fight
(DBN Subscription Required)

Holland & Knight Sued for Tortious Interference
(DBN Subscription Required)

Bonovitz Steps Down as Duane Morris Chairman
(DBN Subscription Required)

PoGo Sticks to Growth Plan, Raids NY Leader
(DBN Subscription Required)

Law Firm Fight Escalates to Criminal Charges Against Former Partner
(DBN Subscription Required)

Securities lawsuits soar in 2007
(DBN Subscription Required)

Private Law Schools Tougher Than Public Schools
(DBN Subscription Required)

UST challenges legal malpractice court settlement - Case involves Gitto/Global bankruptcy
(DBN Subscription Required)

For judges, a justifiable raise: A bill to increase their wages and sever a link to Congress members deserves approval
(DBN Subscription Required)

Lawyer Installs Shark Tank in Office
(DBN Subscription Required)

The Jokes Just Write Themselves
(DBN Subscription Required)

Dewey partner in Nazi email embarrassment
(DBN Subscription Required)

Firm's cheapskate Christmas party shame
(DBN Subscription Required)

Judge criticized for "banjo-strumming" spitting ruling
(DBN Subscription Required)

Venable Partner Can't Shake Malpractice Claim
(DBN Subscription Required)

Say What?!
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Retailing:

Bed Bath & Beyond Net Falls; Shares Drop on Forecast
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Tax:

Jackson Hewitt Gets Jacked
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Bankruptcy Statistics:

US bankruptcy filings rise in 2007, but remain below levels of earlier in decade
(DBN Subscription Required)

Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Rose 40% in '07
(WSJ: separate paid subscription required)

Vermont bankruptcies up sharply in 2007
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Pensions:

The Boomers Hit 62
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Bankruptcy Crimes:

Lawyer of the Day: Stephen Yagman
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Movies:

Movie Gallery posts loss, top officials selling stock
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Aviation:

United Airlines says weather hurt December traffic
(DBN Subscription Required)

More than 1000 flight attendants seek NWA buyout
(DBN Subscription Required)

Audit Says Global TransPark In Danger Of Bankruptcy
(DBN Subscription Required)

End to travel woes unlikely
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Mass Torts:

Grace Trial to Test Asbestos Claims
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Wall Street:

Mixed portents for Wall Street's rescuers
(DBN Subscription Required)

10 market predictions for a glum '08
(DBN Subscription Required)

Thain Makes Like Komansky in Pledging to End Subprime Orgy
(DBN Subscription Required)

Wall Street Eyes Several Key Economic Reports Released Thursday
(DBN Subscription Required)

US stock futures edge higher before payrolls report
(DBN Subscription Required)

How The Mighty Have Fallen
(DBN Subscription Required)

Class Action Accuses LBO Giants Of Fixing Prices In Takeovers
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Music:

U.S. Album Sales Fell 9.5% in 2007
(NYT: separate free registration required)

______________

Real Estate:

American Home Under Fire Over Loan Files
(DBN Subscription Required)

Brokers Probed by FINRA on Mortgage Security Sales
(DBN Subscription Required)

Customers taking bankrupt Levitt & Sons to court
(DBN Subscription Required)

Fund Manager Faces Legal Siege Over Investments
(NYT: separate free registration required)

State Street most highly exposed to conduits
(DBN Subscription Required)

Housing glut could could help war wounded overcome financial woes
(DBN Subscription Required)

Global Home to Send Plan to Creditors
(DBN Subscription Required)

Tort Lawsuits Soar Over Subprime Lending
(DBN Subscription Required)

State Street's $618 million subprime legal bill
(DBN Subscription Required)

Levitt & Sons' bankruptcy kills retirement dreams
(DBN Subscription Required)

Owning vs. Renting: Still Not Close
(DBN Subscription Required)

'Extreme Makeover' builder seeks protection
(DBN Subscription Required)

Credit Crisis Finds New Victims - The list of suffering companies keeps growing and growing.
(DBN Subscription Required)

Anatomy of a financial crisis
(DBN Subscription Required)

NY legislature seeks subprime mortgage relief
(DBN Subscription Required)

Reckless Bailout
(DBN Subscription Required)

Probe of predatory lending - Oversight hearing looks at foreclosures in Brooklyn
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Consumer Lending:

Americans late payers on most loans since 2001
(DBN Subscription Required)

Effects of lax lending standards settling in
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Economy:

Factory Orders Rise, Employment Slows
(DBN Subscription Required)

US Initial Jobless Claims Fall From Two-Year High
(DBN Subscription Required)

Initial Jobless Claims Decline, But Continuing Draws Increase
(WSJ: separate paid subscription required)

Weak Jobs Data May Spur Rate Cut
(WSJ: separate paid subscription required)

Inflation Fears May Trump Rate Cuts
(WSJ: separate paid subscription required)

Reports Show Signs of Continued Weakness in the Economy
(NYT: separate free registration required)

Is '70s-style stagflation returning?
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Feasibility:

Born Again After Bankruptcy
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Autos:

GM sales down 5%
(DBN Subscription Required)

Toyota now number-two carmaker in USA
(DBN Subscription Required)

Hubler says no funds are left to pay creditors
(DBN Subscription Required)

Even Trucks Hit the Wall in an Erratic 2007
(NYT: separate free registration required)

This Big 3 sequel is scary
(DBN Subscription Required)

Dana Corp. Employees wait for information on their jobs
(DBN Subscription Required)

Columbus auto dealer seeks bankruptcy
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Food/Drink:

Buffets Misses Coupon Payment; Bonds Fall to New Low
(DBN Subscription Required)

Judge's ruling means Bar K likely to own old Olympia brewery
(DBN Subscription Required)

Bootie Beer Company Files Voluntary Chapter 7 Petition
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Hedge Funds:

Analyst blames Merrill margin call for Bear fund collapse
(DBN Subscription Required)

Ritchie Investor Bankruptcy Fight Heats Up
(DBN Subscription Required)

Citadel Investment Group up 30% in '07
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Furniture:

Ashley Furniture store owner files for bankruptcy
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Fuel:

Developer seeks 'win-win' on plant - Rich Ryan looks to salvage farmers' investments in bankrupt ethanol plant
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Mining:

Asarco deal gets OK
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Politics:

Fearing recession, Wall Street eyes election warily
(DBN Subscription Required)

Senators Dodd and Biden drop out of race
(DBN Subscription Required)

Obama and Huckabee Triumph in Iowa
(NYT: separate free registration required)

Huckabee and Obama's victories are dramatic evidence of voters' hunger for change
(WSJ: separate paid subscription required)

______________

Finance:

Loan Funds Were Worst Performers in 2007 on Subprime, LBO Woes
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today) 

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
(DBN Subscription Required)

Recent Ch. 11 Filings
(DBN Subscription Required)

Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12)
(DBN Subscription Required)

_____________

The easy way to monitor bankruptcy claims trading www.ClaimTradingAlerts.com 30-Day Free Trial

Health Care:

Lawmakers Head To Brooklyn Court To Save Troubled Ridge Hospital
(DBN Subscription Required)

Former director expects more hospital layoffs
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Oil/Gas:

Bondholders Blamed in Monitor Oil Case
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Jewelry:

Jewelry line addition blamed for Alpha Omega bankruptcy
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Corporate Reform:

Ex - Goldman Analyst Gets Prison In Insider Case
(NYT: separate free registration required)

Judge orders former Waste Management CFO to pay $4 million
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Religion:

Jesuits agree to settlement in abuse case
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Celebrity:

Suge Knight Argues Major Judgment Creditor Failed To Disclose Prior Bankruptcy (scroll down)
(DBN Subscription Required)

Lawsuit Ties Up Trump Tower Tampa Financing
(DBN Subscription Required)

Financing For Trump Tower Is 'Days Away'
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Theme Parks:

Cypress Gardens CEO let go
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

M&A:

The greatest ever merger wave is changing shape - but it may not be breaking yet
(DBN Subscription Required)

Wall St M&A fees seen dropping 20 percent in 2008
(DBN Subscription Required)

As Buyouts Falter, New Tactics Aim to Lock in Deals
(NYT: separate free registration required)

_____________

Insurance:

Subprime litigation may dent D&O insurers
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Accounting:

Arthur Andersen Lives On in Part as Protiviti
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Banking:

Citigroup and SocGen Say Sell European Bank Stocks
(DBN Subscription Required)

CIBC has hedged exposure of $9.3 billion in subprime crisis
(DBN Subscription Required)

_____________

UK:

Northern Rock loan grows £500m
(DBN Subscription Required)

UK plans to prevent Northern Rock repeat
(DBN Subscription Required)

KPMG predicts bumper year for personal insolvencies
(DBN Subscription Required)

U.K. Mortgage Approvals Fall to a Three-Year Low
(DBN Subscription Required)

Darling to overhaul bank insolvency rules
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Canada:

Struggling Wireless House Divests Non-WiMAX Products
(DBN Subscription Required)

Quebecor World may have no options aside from sale
(DBN Subscription Required)

Top court to hear bankrupt fisherman's case - Fishing license sold at foreclosure
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Korea:

Seoul aims to stave off credit crisis
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Ukraine:

Ukraine throws $2.4 bln lifeline to Naftogaz
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

Australia:

Australia Bond Risk Rises to Record as Banks Lift Mortgage Rate
(DBN Subscription Required)

Credit crisis to dent Australian mortgages
(DBN Subscription Required)

Blackstone, Citadel Rumored To Be Interested In Centro
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________

EU:

Europe Services Growth Slowed in December, PMI Shows
(DBN Subscription Required)

______________