October 15, 2009

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

In-House Pay Hikes Tamped Down in Legal Cost-Cutting Efforts
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Lawyer Fined $100 for Getting a Case Citation Wrong
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Houston Firm Dives Into International Arbitration, With Eye on London Office
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Court Fines Two Companies $6.4 Million for Illegal Practice of Law
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Lawyer who Badmouthed His Client Gave a ‘Brilliant’ Argument, Scalia Says
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Law Firm Swag Becomes More Socially Responsible
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Law Prof: Forfeiture Case Before High Court Is About Government Bullying
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Judges:

"Judicial Renegade" Who Remade Texas Dies
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Out, Proud, and Wondering Why They Can't Get on the Bench
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Wall Street:

US stock index futures edge higher; results eyed
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It's official: Dow 10,000
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Smart Guys Ruined Wall Street
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Layoffs:

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Vogue Layoffs Coming -- Report
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Still on the Job, but at Half the Pay
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Retailing:

Retail Sales in September Drop Less Than Forecast
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Aviation:

FAA fines US Airways, United millions for safety violations
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Pensions:

Calpers Launches Review of Placement Agents' Fees
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Sovereigns:

The 10 Countries Most At Risk Of A Meltdown
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Health Care:

No Debating Congress' Lavish Health Care
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Building Materials:

Bankruptcy court confirms Dayton Superior plan
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Finance:

CIT Group Said to Be in Talks to Amend $29 Billion Debt Swap
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Municipalities:

Fix public employees law to avoid city bankruptcies
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Economy:

Leading indicators and the shape of the recovery
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Blackstone Sees "More Than Green Shoots" of Recovery
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Intel sees corporate spending wave on horizon
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Number Of Exporters To US Collapses At Fastest Pace Since February
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Economic Stress Index
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Recovery Index
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Real Estate:

Is Foreclosure Relief Failing?
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US foreclosure filings rose in third quarter
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Regency co-owner files for personal bankruptcy
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Sales of Manhattan buildings plunge 82%
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T Minus Four Months Until Stuyvesant Town Defaults
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Former Fannie CCO: FHA 'Destined' For Bailout
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Guilty As Charged: Chase Mortgage Ad From 2005 Proves Subprime Culpability
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Of Course The Big Banks Were Heavy Into Subprime
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Houston foreclosure rates on the rise
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Corporate Reform:

CFTC, SEC Can't Ban Abusive Swaps Under Frank Plan
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House panel hammers at OTC derivatives rules
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Truth, lies and the regulators
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House Panel Begins Push on Financial Overhaul
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Fraud:

Two Madoff victims file lawsuit against the SEC
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Madoff Wins First Prison Fight
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Another Madoff -Related Suit Withdrawn as Focus Shifts to Partnership Claims
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What Do We Want From Bernie Madoff ?
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Making money on the Madoff name: Auctions not what the ads lead you to believe
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HSBC warns of disaster if 60 Madoff cases proceed together
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Hold off on trial date, Stanford lawyers ask
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Richard Scrushy to testify today about his money
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Media:

Charter changes deal with Allen, extends bankruptcy
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Litigation:

Freedom Communications Creditors Can Sue JPMorgan Over Loans
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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)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bay State Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings soar
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Banking:

Bank of America Director's E-Mail Lamented Shareholder Impact
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Feds Knew About Merrill Lynch Bonuses Says Court Documents in Bank of America Case
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JPMorgan Earns $3.6B, but Loan Losses Remain High
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Credit Unions Appear Largely Immune to Credit Downturn
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A Peek Inside Wells Fargo's Loss Mitigation Machine
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Compensation:

AIG Bonuses Were a Treasury 'Failure'
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Not all AIG retention payments needed, Barofsky says
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Enron:

Skilling and the Supremes
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Litigation:

Advisers staring at a new 'slew' of litigation from small-business clients
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Credit Cards:

Card companies seem unnerved by new debt management trend
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More Courts are Now Deciding Credit Card Disputes
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Newspapers:

New York Times scraps plan to sell Boston Globe
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Horse Racing:

Tracks to go on block
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UK:

Chill of Recession Hits London Frieze Art Bonanza
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Joost UK Exists No More, Files For Bankruptcy
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Russia:

Russian car giant on verge of bankruptcy : ministry
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