Law:
Federal Jury Says Law Firm Must Pay $1.26M for Trying to Collect Debt That Wasn’t Owed
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Small Firms: Marketing Like a Law Firm Would
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Boies will be Boies
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S&C, Pepper Hamilton Advise on $1 Billion HSBC Branch Sale
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Fortune Details How Star General Counsel Jeff Kindler Met His Downfall as Pfizer CEO
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Life in the Glass Pricing House
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Pinsents faces £10m negligence claim from former client
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HBSC Cutting 30,000 Jobs: Financial services no longer cash cow for legal sector
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Ex-Partner at Crashed-and-Burned BigLaw Firm Threatens Fillibuster, Writes on Budget Bloat
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Lawyers Are Out of Jobs Thanks to an Epic City Government Fail
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Partner Fired, Police Called in After More Than $1 Million in Client Cash Stolen
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Railroad Claims Asbestos Law Firm Engaged in Racketeering
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The legal profession's dirty secret... it's still a profession
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Dickie Scruggs, Huey Long, and the Politics of Crime in Mississippi
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Suits Seek a Right to Carry Guns in Public, Setting Up a New Supreme Court Showdown
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The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming! (And They're Bringing Lawyers!)
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ABA Will Collect More Detailed Information From Law Schools
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NALP clashes with ABA over jobs data — and hints at taking legal action
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Law Students Juggle Legal Internships with Liquor Sales, Dog Training
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Law Grad's Third Suit Against Firm, Lawyers a No-Go
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Let 'em eat tweets - Lawyers beware social media
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Young Lawyers Look Outside Legal Profession to Meet Their Needs
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Law Firm Marketing: Managing Partner's Byline on WALL STREET JOURNAL Op-ed
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Twisted ethics of an expert witness
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Did Casey Anthony Serve 1-Year Probation in Fraud Case While Jailed Awaiting Child-Murder Trial?
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"The complaint barely articulates an intelligible sentence and certainly fails to assert a colorable claim for relief"
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Hilton guest makes federal case of 75-cent paper
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Lawsuit of the Day: Good Samaritans Sue Woman They Rescued
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A Killer Custody Arrangement, and Mom Isn’t Happy About It
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Judges:
Judge Accused of Bribing Political Opponent to Run Against Someone Else
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The real costs of shortchanged courts
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Wisconsin District Attorney Wants Prosecutor to Review Alleged High-Court Judge On Judge Incident
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Hearing Held on Sanctions Imposed By Judge John McBryde
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NY censures judge for sentencing colleague's son
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Warren Jeffs Channels Message to Trial Judge in Latest Recusal Motion: God Says Step Down
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Pa. High Court Justice Touts Videoconferencing
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Wall Street:
U.S. Stock Futures Retreat on Concern Economic Recovery May Be Faltering
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How the major stock indexes fared Monday
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Dow Jumps, Then Plunges
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Insiders selling at unusually fast pace
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Blankfein's Goldman Sachs legacy grows darker
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Layoffs:
Corporate Layoffs Increase as Economy Sputters
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Confidence in Obama Economy Rises for Frustrated Workers Finding New Jobs
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Debt-Ceiling Package Will Do Nothing For Jobs
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Fair Employment Act of 2011
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JPMorgan Warns Of An Even More Disappointing Employment Index Number This Friday
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What the debt ceiling deal means for the unemployed
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How to Stay Employed in the Jobless Economy
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Help Wanted Ads Bode Ill for Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Honda's quarterly profit plunges in wake of disaster
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Toyota slides to first quarterly loss in two years
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Municipalities:
Cash-strapped RI city to file for bankruptcy
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'Dire' Situation Forces Rhode Island City of Central Falls Into Bankruptcy
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Central Falls Bankruptcy Driven by Pensions Casts Shadow Over Rhode Island
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Mix of confusion and resignation in bankrupt Central Falls
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Central Falls Mayor—Don't Blame Me for Bankruptcy
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Central Falls, Rhode Island: A Bankrupt Crystal Ball For Future America
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Central Falls Becomes Second Muni Casualty of 2011
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C. Falls bankruptcy will test new law protecting bondholders
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Taxpayer Group—'Wakeup Call to Entire State'
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Central Falls bankruptcy 'a wake-up call' to unions
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Central Falls files for bankruptcy; contracts voided
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Jefferson County Commission to examine creditors' counter plan
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Jeffco leaders still waiting on creditors over debt solution
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Jefferson County's debt-laden road has seen other travelers
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Bell Sues Attorneys for Finance Fiasco
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Georgia counties 'running out of options' with budget challenges
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Debt Fix Could Mean Problems for States
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Food/Beverage:
Giordano's trustee questions franchisee ingredients
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Suit against Giordano's franchisees lays bare a kitchen debate
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Baseball:
Fox Sports opposes possible Dodgers TV rights sale
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Dodgers' slooooow fade
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A's Owner Lew Wolff Comes Out In Support Of Bud Selig Against Frank McCourt
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Dodgers Bankruptcy Threatens Super Bowl Merchandiser
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Anger at McCourt spawns cottage industry for T-shirt vendors
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Corporate Reform:
Republicans adopt more nuanced fight against Wall St. reform law
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Warren Praises CFPB as Senate Preps for Battle
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SEC drafting guidance on swaps for global firms
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Doing Good to Do Bad?
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Preet Bharara: The enforcer of Wall Street
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Resorts:
Sale of Peek'n Peak to occur by Aug. 25
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Economy:
U.S. manufacturing drops to lowest level in two years
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Manufacturing Woes May be Just Beginning
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3 Very Bad Economic Indicators
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Focus Turns Back to Fed on Economy
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Debt deal 'at best mild relief' for economy
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The Economic Drag
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‘Embarrassed’ Corporate Leaders Quiet on Fight
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President Obama Is No Longer Tethered To Reality
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Who Won the Debt Fight? Obama
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Uneasy House Passes Debt-Ceiling Deal
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Senate takes up debt limit bill, passage likely
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Both Parties Find Fault in Bill
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CBO confirms that debt-ceiling plan would cut $2.1 trillion
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The deal's details
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A Visual Representation of the Debt Ceiling Deal :))
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Deal Avoids Tackling Hard Issues
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Obama, GOP Debt Debate Just Beginning
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Dem rep calls pact 'Satan Sandwich'
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Could This Deal Raise Budget Deficits?
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Celebrate? Debt Deal Shows Broken System
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The Debt Deluge, What Everyone Should Be Talking About
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GOP senator threatens filibuster of debt deal
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Congressional Leaders Pitch Debt-Reduction Compromise to Caucuses
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Conyers: People should march on White House
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Boehner: 'It's all spending cuts'
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When a cut is not a cut
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Middle class will 'bear brunt' of cuts
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Consumers get scant relief from debt deal
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How the debt deal will squeeze the states
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Most Students Spared Big Cuts in Debt Bill
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Students to feel pinch in debt deal
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Romney, Bachmann Oppose Debt Deal
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Bachmann: Debt Limit Deal Means ‘We Embrace Being Greece’
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Tea Party: We Compromised into a Disaster
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Krugman: If I Were In The House
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Krugman And Ron Paul Agree: Debt Deal Sucks
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The First Industry To Lose Big In The Debt Ceiling Fight
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The Companies That Will Get Crushed When The Government Stops Spending
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What Lower Government Spending Will Do To GDP In 2012
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Winners and losers: policy edition
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Who Gains from Debt Deal? Pentagon
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Good News and Bad News in Debt Limit Deal
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The cost of the debt-ceiling deal
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S&P under pressure over US credit rating
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Will the US ever get its triple-A back?
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The Anatomy of the U.S. Deficit Deal
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Selective Default Only Solution to US Debt
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Europe, Asian factory growth stalls
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10 Signs Double Dip Recession Has Started
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Debt deal or not, weak economy is likely to suffer
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The Major Tax Breaks on Hit List
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An Albatross Around the Fragile Recovery
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Poll: Debt talks 'ridiculous,' 'disgusting' and 'stupid'
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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:
77% of refinancing homeowners reduce or maintain mortgage amount
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JD Power study shows more homeowners unsatisfied with mortgage servicers
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The Missing Move-up Buyer
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One Woman's James Bond Is Another Woman's Trojan Horse
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Fewer Home Vacancies
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Two-Thirds of Mortgaged Homes in Phoenix Underwater
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Genworth fights back against QRM standard
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Bank of America is now paying to tear down foreclosed homes
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Chicago Lenders Liable for Vacant Homes Upkeep Regardless of Title
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Pol: Banks neglecting NYC homes in foreclosure
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Massachusetts: Home Sales Fall 20%
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Construction Spending increased in June
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Bank-owned Bronx buildings 'Ticking time bombs'
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S&P reverses course on subprime RMBS deals
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CMBS loan liquidations drop in July: Trepp
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Telecoms:
Nortel's management to be sued?
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Banking:
Banker Jobs In Crisis Mode As Bosses Have 2 Choices: Cut Salaries, Or People
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HSBC Job Cuts Are No Quick Fix
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Scale of HSBC’s brutal revolution emerges
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Barclays profit falls on payouts over complaints
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Barclays Cuts 3,000 Jobs as Investment Bank Revenue Falls
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Bank Stocks: Too Big To Fail, Too Risky To Buy
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Bank failures rise to 61
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Credit Reporting:
Bill seeks to erase medical debt from credit reports
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Health Care:
Where does the U.S. spend more on health care?
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Operator of Hoboken's hospital begins bankruptcy proceedings
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Crouse Hospital on the rebound
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Quincy hospital faces bankruptcy decision on how to pay $81 million it owes creditors
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Skilled nursing stocks in sick bay on big Medicare cuts
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Politics:
Should Elizabeth Warren Run for President?
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"Being a professor specializing in bankruptcy is not a power position, even at Harvard Law School"
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Wall Street Continues to Spend Big on Lobbying
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Some GOP Members Hit Own Debt Limit
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Venetian Casino in Las Vegas Sues Tea Party Group for Skipping Out on $600K Bill
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Celebs:
Ray Guy bankruptcy forces Super Bowl ring sale?
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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 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Miscellaneous:
Seaarland, Central Falls, Awal, West End, Jesuits
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Lehman, Crystal Cathedral, Dodgers, Spiegel
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Walter Bau, Marco Polo Seatrade, Lehman, A-Tec: Europe, Asia
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Bankruptcy Poetry:
And the Winners of Rudy's Tickets Are...
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
OC June bankruptcies still at historic highs
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Fraud:
Ex-General Re, AIG execs' convictions thrown out
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US judges start getting it right on Madoff
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Madoff crusader views the dawn before the dark
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Investec faces court clash over Madoff losses
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Coaches’ Money Manager May Have Taken Blame for Fraud in Note Before Death
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Federal, state agencies act against deceased financier's business partners
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Fleishman Asks Judge to Bar Use of Insider Trading Wiretaps
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Federal prosecutors no longer seeking Rothstein's interest in Versace mansion
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Lehman:
Barclays Disputes Lehman Bankruptcy Judge Ruling on $2.8 Billion
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Legal Fees Keep Surging in Class-Action Lehman Suit
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Retailing:
Rock & Republic assets auctioned
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Zombies:
Lenders keep 'zombies' alive
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Tax:
Tax burden in the US and globally
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Mass Torts:
CSX claims racketeering in Pittsburgh law firm's legal tactics
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Former Silicosis Clients Sue Lawyers, Firms and Insurer
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Pfizer to Lend Quigley as Much as $65 Million to Extend Bankruptcy
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Rating Agencies:
Rating Agencies Exploit Debt Drama to Regain Trust
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Defaults:
S&P forecasts US corp default rate at 1.6% in June 2012
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Hedge Funds:
Why George Soros really stepped away
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Compensation:
Executives have their 'say on pay'
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Sovereigns:
The Cost of Credit Swaps When a Nation Defaults
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Juncker says a U.S. downgrade would hit whole world
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Soccer:
Would The European Central Bank Repossess Two Global Soccer Stars?
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Gambling:
Hooters Casino Hotel files for bankruptcy
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Mining:
Company Looks to Squeeze Fresh Value from Groves
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Religion:
Crystal Cathedral Members Say Church Not for Sale, God Will Provide
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Crystal Cathedral looks to donations to emerge from bankruptcy
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Crystal Cathedral Members Say Church Not for Sale, God Will Provide
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UK:
UK set for low growth as the mood 'darkens'
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R3 warns against 'zombie businesses'
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Pre-packs in the property industry: friend or foe?
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UK Pre-Pack Proposals Given the Thumbs Down
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Business judgment debt falls
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Debt continues to cripple families as rate of inflation far outruns average wage increase
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The Ten Most Wanted Fraudsters In Britain
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Appointment of Administrators - 29 July 2011
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Appointment of Administrators - 1 August 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 1 August 2011
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EU:
Eurozone growth indicator shows drop in momentum
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Blundering towards a 'You Break it You Own it' Europe
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It's Not So Far-Fetched To Be Worried About France
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Europe Stocks Drop 10% From Peak in First ‘Correction’ Among Major Regions
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PIIGS:
Budweiser More Reliable Than Spain, Lenders Say
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Spain Election May Mean More Austerity
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Italian, Spanish Bonds Hammered
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IE: Insolvencies increase 9% for July
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Greeks Are Hiding Cash In Basement Vaults And Rat-Infested Holes Rather Than Leave At Bank
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Russia:
Small Russian airlines face mass cull
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Putin: US a "Parasite"
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Asia:
Asia Seeks to Cut Its Ties to Western Borrowers
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Hong Kong Property Transactions Down 37%
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Big Questions About China's Urban Legend
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Vietnam SMEs at risk of bankruptcy due to economic meltdown
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20pct of Vietnamese steel industry face bankruptcy
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Vietnam: Bank Restructuring Urgent: Experts
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