December 29, 2010

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Outsourcing helping to reshape Big Law
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The Big Picture: Firm Leaders Discuss Challenges — Past, Present and Future
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The Boundaries of the Firm, and Constraints
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Minding Their Manners
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The Best In Legal Writing, 2010
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Allstate, Kraft, Starbucks, Hewlett-Packard, Sony in Court News
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Lawyers behaving badly, 2010 edition
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Convicted of Murder, High-School Dropout Researches Own Case for a Decade, Wins Release
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Law Student Dies After Fall at Exclusive Chicago Club
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The Only State Without a Law School, Alaska Needs One, Lawmaker Says
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JSD with Bankruptcy Emphasis
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Fla. Prosecutor’s Next Career Move is to Afghanistan
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Should old acquaintance be forgot? Sometimes it's best
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Judges:

Bankruptcy judge seeks reappointment
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Wall Street:

US Index Futures Rise on Speculation Economy Improving
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US Stocks Rise as Commodity Producers Gain on Signs of Growing Demand
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Home Prices, Consumer Confidence Keep Lid On Stocks
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Layoffs:

Where are the jobs? Overseas, of course
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US changes how it measures long-term unemployment
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10 Industries Where The Jobs Aren't Coming Back
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We're Going To Blow Past The Post Depression Record For Months With Unemployment Higher Than 9%
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Insurance:

AIG Stock's Improbable Turnaround
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Symphonies:

Students express sadness over orchestra bankruptcy
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Musicians ask court to dismiss orchestra bankruptcy case
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Orchestra CEO defends bankruptcy
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Motions Heard In Orchestra Bankruptcy
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Celebs:

Vivid Honcho May Save Octomom from Foreclosure
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Hip-Hop Artists Hit Hard by the Recession
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Aviation:

Airlines initiate $10 fare increases
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

ISU Prof Awaits Trial, Still Getting Paid
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Economy:

Consumers lose a little confidence
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111th Congress Added More Debt Than First 100 Congresses Combined... $10,429 Per Person
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‘Doubling Up’ in Recession-Strained Quarters
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Figures on Government Spending and Debt
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Non-US banks gain from Fed crisis fund; Half of emergency credit facility cash went to foreign institutions
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Backlash over use of Fed crisis cash
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Economy is Great: If You Have Money
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Obama to Name Top Economist in January
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In the Rearview, a Year That Fizzled
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Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:

Will Banks Settle Loan Buy-Back Demands?
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Allstate Sues Countrywide Over $700 Million Investment
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Faces of Foreclosure
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New California AG could sue banks on foreclosures
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AG investigating billings by foreclosure process-servers
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Case-Shiller: Home Prices Dive Another 0.8% In October
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Annual Home Price Changes Since 2000
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Home prices falling faster in biggest cities
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Double-Dip In Housing Almost Here, According To Case-Shiller Index
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New House Price Decline Is Starting To Look Exactly Like 2006-2009
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Housing Seen Rising to Three Year High
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Backlog on failed HAMP trials grows 22% since July
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South Florida resales break record in 2010
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Roubini: 'Housing Prices Can Only Move Down'
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Grand Rapids high-rise in foreclosure
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Battlelines Set in Tower Tangle
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From Debacle to Recovery in 2010
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Vindictive servicer of the day: ING Direct
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A New Year's Resolution: Fixing the Mortgage Mess, and More
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Compensation:

New global banking rules proposed on bankers' pay
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Regulators Push Transparency on Bank Pay
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Bank Breakup Only Way to Fix Pay Conspiracy
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Autos:

GM shares up as analysts initiate coverage
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Gambling:

Deutsche Bank takes gamble on casino
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Indiana casino owner seeks 2011 bankruptcy exit
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Corporate Reform:

Elizabeth Warren starts shaping consumer protection agency
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Introducing The New “FCPA on Steroids”
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Banking:

Bailed-Out Banks Not Out of the Woods
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WaMu Settlement Deadline Extended
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Hard Call for FDIC: When to Shut Bank
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Fugitive Wells Fargo Banker Surrenders To FBI After Months On The Run
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Bank directors want access to records after FDIC swoops in
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2010 worst year for bank failures since 1992
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today)

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 Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Miscellaneous:

Park Lafayette, Point Blank, Schutt, Bear Island: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Rep. Garrett legislation to Limit Power of Trustees To Pursue Net Winners in SIPA Bankruptcies
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Municipalities:

Prichard could benefit from national attention
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Hamtramck manager: We'll pursue bankruptcy until 'door is shut, locked, barricaded, bolted'
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Will your city declare bankruptcy ?
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Amid predictions of defaults, municipal bonds look less safe
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Illinois's Plan To 'Balance' The Budget: Borrow $15 Billion And Ignore $185 Billion Hole
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Deals:

Failing Grades for the Class of 2010
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Fraud:

In the Madoff case, "net winners" could get lucky
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New York Life, MassMutual Sued Over Madoff-Linked Investment Losses
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Stanford Group Advisers' Assets to Remain Frozen
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Retailing:

Retail Sales Increase Most in 5 years
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Credit Cards:

Rewards Cards Lead to More Debt
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Mass Torts:

Feinberg Strikes Deals to Settle Oil Claims
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WR Grace Says Bankruptcy Plan Approval Delayed Until January
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Politics:

Sen. Jennings files bankruptcy petition
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Lehman:

Ex-Lehman Workers Revive Suit Over Retiree Plan
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EU:

Europe's Economic Pain Awakens Old Arguments
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China:

A Tour Of China's Eerily Vacant Commercial Real Estate
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Pakistan:

Pakistan Nears Bankruptcy, Lenders Wary
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Austria:

A-Tec Creditors Would Welcome Kovats’ Resignation
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