Law:
Bonus Watch: Bingham Brings Bonus Bounty
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Howrey Hit With Another WARN Suit
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Davis Polk votes in Scot as firm's first-ever non-US managing partner
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The Winning Pitch - Thomas Lauria of White & Case
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BigLaw Email Nixes Short Skirts and Stiletto Heels, Asks Women to Please Brush Their Hair
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The Kluger Tapes: Legal Advice from Lawyer Accused of Insider Trading
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Ex-bankruptcy attorney convicted in fatal stabbing arrested after failing to show up at sentencing
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BP’s new panel told not to advise rivals
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Mystery Manhattan ‘Law Firm’ Listed on Website Appears to Be a Fake ... But Why?
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Are Female Lawyers Worth $50 an Hour Less Than Men? Average Billing Rates Show Gap
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Firms get creative as holiday fever sparks billing chaos
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DLA Piper introduces partner "gardening leave" for the first time
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Client Protection Fund Sees Spike in Claims and Payouts in 2010
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Linklaters senior partner contenders put forward their case for election
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Winstead Files Two Suits Against Former Clients
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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Represents Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers in Sale of Manhattan Campus
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Does Attorney-Clent Privilege Protect Client E-Mail?
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The Misery Index
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What Firms Can Learn From Dickinson's Lateral Hiring Approach
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Staffer Sues Firm Over Sext From Partner
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Lawsuit of the Day: Widener Law Professor Sues Dean for Defamation
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Lawyer Suspended for Six Months for Falsely Claiming He Had an LL.M.
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Transparency: the cure for America's ailing law schools
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Law school for the white and wealthy
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Should Working Students Pay for Their Pro Bono Classmates?
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Attorney Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Contraband to Her Jailed Fiance
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Judges Won’t Be Gambling at Conference Due to 4th Circuit Request
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The Prosecution Rests, but I Can’t
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Judges:
Wisconsin election: State high court vote to be reviewed
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Judge’s Son Said He Stole $1.5M in Casino Chips After Dad Docked His $1K Allowance
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Judge Discovers His Gavel is Missing; Court Personnel Track Down Suspect, Now Charged With Theft
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Judge Threatens Alleged Rape Victim with Contempt and 90 Days in Jail if She Refuses to Testify
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Federal Judge Still Hears Cases at 103
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The growing importance of senior judges
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Critics fault retired Justice O'Connor over ethics
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Wall Street:
Wall St futures signal higher open; earnings eyed
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Europe extends losses after Japan earthquake
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Investors Fear End of Cheap Fed Money
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C-suite dysfunction, Goldman Sachs edition
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The Wall Street Mind - The Psychology of the Oblivious
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Layoffs:
Hidden Job Crisis for American Men
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Discouraged Workers Stop Bernanke From Taking Much Comfort in Jobless Fall
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Why Jobs Shortage is Worse Than it Sounds
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Lower Corporate Taxes Won't Create Jobs
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Wells Fargo lays off mortgage employees
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Ikea's U.S. factory churns out unhappy workers
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
US Auto Dealerships See Growth Return
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Fiat to hike Chrysler stake in coming days
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Autos: 2011 Winners and losers (so far)
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Reeling from quake, Japan automakers cut output in US plants
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Toyota plans to resume output at Japan plants April 18
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China 2011 Car Sales May Grow Slower Than Automakers' Estimates
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Swedish Government Said to Work on Enabling Saab Auto Loan
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Spyker in Talks on Saab Real Estate
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Mass Torts:
BP oil spill: Dramatic recovery of Gulf of Mexico one year on
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BP Buys Gulf Coast Millions in Gear and Cars
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Finance:
Cov-Lite's comeback
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Symphonies:
NY orchestra musicians to play despite bankruptcy
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Syracuse Symphony Orchestra meets with attorney general's office
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Opera:
New York City Opera faces financial dilemma again
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Celebs:
Toni Braxton, Sisters Gear Up For Reality Show Premiere
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Media:
Mediator Tries To Broker Tribune Deal
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Tribune Says Some Creditors Switch, Now Favor Company Plan
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At Gannett, Furloughs but Nice Paydays for Brass
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Consultants:
Garden City Group Promotes Greg Haber to National Director, Business Development
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Credit Reporting:
Credit Score Confusion Leads to Controversy
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Municipalities:
Vallejo returns to court to finalize bankruptcy exit
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Governments continued to enhance pensions amid economic collapse
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18 Cities Where
Suburbs are Turning into Slums
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Slow recovery in Las Vegas may be factor in suicide increase
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Dinosaurs:
Tinker the teen T. rex to be released after lawsuit
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Funeral Services:
Burr Oak Plan Offers $100 Per Victim
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Lehman:
Lehman seeks delay of Paulson-Calpers plan hearing
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Food/Beverage:
Restaurateur Kapoor files for personal bankruptcy
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Harry & David's creditor's
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Pizza restaurant chains feeling bite from consumer options
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Politics:
All the influence money can buy
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Tax:
Why Corporate Tax Reform is so Hard
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8th Circuit Holds Business Owners Personally Liable For Payroll Taxes
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Aviation:
American Airlines CEO says fuel crisis coming
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Bankruptcy trustee for Pace investigating collapse
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Emivest sale to Utah firm approved
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Corporate Jets Often First Thing to Go After Leveraged Buyouts
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Oil/Gas:
Hercules' Seahawk assets buy under cloud on bribery
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Identity Theft:
Debtors In Pretension
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Hackers Probably Stole Your Email Address Last Weekend
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Small Business:
Money flowing into California's small-business loan programs
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Consumer Finance:
How Payday Lenders Evade Regulation
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Economy:
Fisher: Fed May Need to End Bond Buying Early
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Obama to Offer Details of Plan to Reduce U.S. Budget Deficit
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Wholesale Goods Slip in February
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PIMCO goes short US government debt, raises cash holdings
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How you'll know when the US sovereign debt crisis is finally here
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Former PBOC Adviser: US Treasury Bond Market Bolstered By 'Ponzi Scheme'
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Soros Warns Moral Hazard 'Looms Larger' as Volcker Says Big Banks Can Fail
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Revenues, spending must be aligned, Dallas Fed chief says
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Senators to unveil own report on financial crisis
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US Treasury Currency Report Delayed Again
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Obama Reached Breaking Point in Budget Talks After Tense Hour With Boehner
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Federal shutdown averted, but bigger battles over spending loom for Obama
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US Spending Debate Moves on to Next Phase
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Government Shutdown Dance Was Just a Warmup
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Why the GOP caved on planned parenthood
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Budget battle timeline
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Reality comes to Washington
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Peter G. Peterson’s Last Anti-Debt Crusade
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Fisher: The time for banks to support the economy is now
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Ryan's Budget: Implications of Our Choices
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The Ryan Plan Is "Fundamentally Immoral"
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A Tale Of Two Government-Spending Visions
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GOP's Turn in the Medicare Hot Seat
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Obama Deficit Plan Puts Taxes on Table
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Obama Plan Would Tax the Rich
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Taxing the Rich
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Obama to Propose Specific Long-Term Plan to Reduce Deficit, Plouffe Says
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Pump prices less than 10% below record high
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Anatomy Of An Economic Meltdown
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Search the Fed’s Documents Detailing Their Lending to Banks During the Crisis
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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:
AG mortgage servicer investigation proceeding despite proposed settlement
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New Rules for Mortgage Servicers Face Early Criticism
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OCC to announce foreclosure settlement
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Morgan Stanley Faces HAMP-Denial Lawsuit
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Home-loan brokers face new limits on pay
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Credit scores will plummet with a short sale
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North Jersey's less-expensive homes losing the most value
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AG Subpoenas New York's Biggest Foreclosure Firm and Processing Company Spinoff
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20% down on homes may soon be norm
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Funding will allow THP to complete homes
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A niche in Florida's real estate rubble
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Homebuilder Pasquinelli files for bankruptcy
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SunCal Outbids Lehman, Others for SoCal Projects
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Bank of America sells 1,300 foreclosed homes through NSP
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Bank gives man foreclosed house
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FHA settles with mortgage lender for improperly refinancing loans
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New York Subpoenas 2 Foreclosure-Related Firms
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Fitch finds CMBS delinquencies dip for first time in four months
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'Dented' Bonds Draw Buyers
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Banking:
Watchdogs to sue executives of failed banks
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Exclusion clauses slow FDIC progress
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Dimon Calls JPMorgan's Wamu Deal 'Bit Worse Than Expected,' Still Worth It
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JPMorgan Accused of Breaking Its Duty to Clients
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The 20 Banks That Could Bring The Entire Financial System To Its Knees
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Distressed Investing:
A Pulitzer Prize-Worthy Tactic to Escape Default
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Fraud:
From behind bars, Madoff spins his story
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Bernie Madoff reading romance novels in jail to pass time
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Madoff: ‘It Wasn’t About the Money’
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Madoff's New Gig: Working On Ethics Courses For Biz Schools
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Once again Bernie Madoff says from jail Mets owners Fred Wilpon, Saul Katz didn't know about scam
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Madoff: Pressure from big clients led to scam
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Accused Attorney Assesses His Own Defense - And He Doesn't Think It Looks Good
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Middleman in Insider-Trading Scheme Said to Be Ready to Enter Guilty Plea
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A Ponzi Walk Through the Decades
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Mets narrow investor list to eight, report says
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Suit: Credit Score Sites Mislead Consumers
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Parties Can Tap Recount Fund For Stanford Suit
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Allen Stanford Investor Suit Should Be Dismissed, SEC Says
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SEC Says Ex-D.B. Zwirn Fund’s Finance Chief ‘Misused’ $870 Million
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Ex-Galleon Trader Goffer, Four Others Face New Insider-Trading Charges
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Rajaratnam Must Refute 14 Counts as Defense Begins in Insider Trading Case
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Rajaratnam’s Expert Witness Gregg Jarrell Can Testify at Trial, Judge Says
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Executive linked to Petters pleads guilty
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Compensation:
JPMorgan Paid $421,458 for CEO Dimon's Sale of Chicago Mansion
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Jamie Dimon's silly housing subsidy
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JP Morgan CEO's Pay Jumps 1,500%
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Enriching a Few at the Expense of Many
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Pay czar OKs more flexible compensation for AIG, other bailed-out firms
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Forest Products:
Myers Forest Products in bankruptcy
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Hotels:
Parker Inn plans bankruptcy filing
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Cassa Hotel Owner to Sell Portion of Manhattan Building for $130 Million
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Video Rentals:
Zinterhofer Calls Dish's Blockbuster Buy `Opportunistic'
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Dish Gets Antitrust Approval for Blockbuster Buy
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Retailing:
US trustee objects to Borders' bonus plan
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Amidst Doubts of its Reorganization Plan's Viability, Claims Filing Deadline Set for Borders Group's Creditors
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Hollywood:
Kerner Optical files for Chapter 11 reorganization
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Health Care:
Nevada Cancer Institute to eliminate 150 jobs
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IP:
Bankruptcy’s effect on patent licenses and drafting strategies that anticipate this potential event
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Private Equity:
Largest LBO In History Looks Like Black Eye For PE Industry
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Fashion:
Chief Exec Denies American Apparel Is Ready to Fold
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American Apparel CEO Dov Charney scrambling for cash
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Resorts:
Lenders get Daufuskie's resort assets
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Education:
Santa Monica private school in bankruptcy , accusations fly
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Derivatives:
ISDA raises concerns over Russian netting laws
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Agriculture:
Farm Subsidies Face $30B Hit in GOP Plan
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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 Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Miscellaneous:
Lehman Brothers, Tribune, Texas Rangers, Emivest: Bankruptcy
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Blockbuster, Lehman, Vitro, Accredited Home: Bankruptcy
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Tribune, Satelites, Blixseth, Viceroy Resort: Bankruptcy
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Corporate Reform:
Elizabeth Warren maintains CFPB is not without oversight
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Warren Says Proposed Consumer Bureau Changes Would Aid Banks
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Warren calls for accountability in consumer agency
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FDIC Issues Significant Proposed Rulemaking With Respect To Dodd-Frank’s Orderly Liquidation Authority
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CFPB will work with mortgage industry, Warren says
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AGs, new consumer watchdog to meet
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SEC proposes new rules on compensation committee independence and adviser conflicts
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Tech:
Why Failing Doesn't Suck
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Demographics:
Population Leaves Heartland Behind
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UK:
Disposable Income Lowest Since 1921
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UK Deficit Reduction Plans are Oxymoronic
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UK's Independent Commission on Banking Report: Main Findings
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UK banks told to boost capital, shield taxpayers
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Barclays and RBS Gain Most From ICB Review
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We'll Never Forget the Sell Out to Banks
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Business Groups Lend Cautious Support To UK Banking Proposals
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Bank share reaction shows the Vickers report could have been worse
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Gordon Brown: Big Mistakes on Banking Crisis
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Bank of England's Interest Rate Dilemma
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Coventry insolvency firm invests in strengthening team
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Appointment of Administrators - 8 April 2011
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PWC Makes £290M From Lehman
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Bankrupt Grant Bovey and wife Anthea Turner move in to £5m mansion
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R3 warns on insolvency reform plans
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EU:
New Europe: Old problems
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Europe's debt crisis
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On Average, Europe Is Doing Fine
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EU Minsters: Recovery is Picking Up
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Europe's Sovereign Debt Woes Force DinoSol Loan Writedown, Irish Bank Sale
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Europe’s $2 Trillion of Distressed Debt Set to Outstrip U.S.
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Canada:
Ex-Nortel workers look to make pensions an election issue
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Ambrilia Biopharma's directors resign as company prepares to file for bankruptcy
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Germany:
Some German Banks May Fall Short in Stress Tests
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German Corporate Insolvencies Continue To Decline
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France:
France recovery gains speed, needs deficit steps
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PIIGS:
Rating cuts would hurt Spain more than Portugal
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Spain bond sale shows no sign of Portugal contagion
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Spain: Nope, it Ain't Portugal.
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Spain is 'dam' that is protecting eurozone: government
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"Spain Isn't A Problem"
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Portugal: Bailed out – What now?
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A Divided Portugal Is Unwilling to Commit to Bailout Terms
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Bailout Will Put Portuguese Politicians in a Vise
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European Union Sees Bailout Deal for Portugal by Mid-May
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Global financial crisis points to bankruptcy of policymakers
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Ireland's Turning Point
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IE government risks missing IMF deadline on insolvency law
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Bailout Punchline
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Germany Warns on Greek Debt, Defying Efforts to Snuff Out Crisis
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Iceland:
Iceland voters reject repayment to UK, Dutch
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UK and Netherlands to sue Iceland over lost deposits
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Iceland Warns Of "Political And Economic Chaos" As Voters Reject Icesave Debt Deal
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MENA:
Oil prices soar after attacks on Libyan oilfields
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Gas prices in 'firing range' of all-time high
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Ragtag rebel army barely repels Gaddafi forces in Ajdabiya
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NATO air strikes help break attack on east Libya town
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Gadhafi agrees to peace plan: reports
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Libyan unrest sends oil prices soaring to $123 a barrel
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Gas prices at $5 per gallon possible
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Libya’s ‘Must-Visit’ Economy Snares BP, U.K. Investors in War
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Libyan Banks, Oil Companies Targeted for UN Asset Freeze
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Another side of Libya , where the war seems far away
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Saudi ready to pump 12.5 mn bpd oil if needed`
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Prosecutor to summon Mubarak in deaths, graft probes
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Over 1,000 Defy Egypt Army to Disperse
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Mubarak Denies Corruption and Defends His Legacy
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Japan:
BOJ says quake damage broadening as auto output falls
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Bank of Japan cuts assessments of most regions
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Supply-Chain Concerns Hit Japan Manufacturers
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Video: Japan’s Suppliers Struggle
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Japan Machinery Orders Fell Sharply Before Quake
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Japan's Stocks Fall Led by Carmakers as Citi Cuts Rating on Quake Damage
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End of Japan Nuke Crisis Years Away
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McDonald’s Wage For Nuclear Job Shows Japan Towns Fading
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Photos: One Month After the Quake
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Edano Says Japan Doesn't Need BOJ to Help Fund Disaster Relief
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Korea's A&P Has Inside Track on Takefuji Takeover
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Safes, Cash Wash up on Japan Shores After Tsunami
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Estonia:
Koger & Partnerid, Estonian Builder, Seeks Bankruptcy
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Czech Republic:
Czech lottery ruled insolvent
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China:
China sees first quarterly trade deficit in 6 years
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Australia:
Bankruptcy falls despite higher rates
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Corporate insolvencies stay stubbornly high
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The Australian Housing Bubble Has Popped
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New Zealand:
Wait continues for David Henderson creditors
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South Africa:
New insolvency legislation coming
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India:
India’s Industrial Output Growth Unexpectedly Slowed to 3.6% in February
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