Law:
Trustees seek $148M from Bryan Cave
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UK Firm Sees Revenue Surge Past $320 Million, Seeks Merger as US Practice Booms
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Lehman Paid Bankruptcy Lawyers, Managers $27.1 Million in Fees in April
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Attorney Details 'Snooping' at Firm During Insider Trial
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Supreme Court orders California to release tens of thousands of inmates
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Internal Investigations Big Business for Lawyers
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Many Corporate Internal Investigations Conducted by Former DOJ and SEC Employees
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Ogletree Fights Demand for Bill Copies to Audit Legal Work Law Firm Did for Maricopa County Attorney
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Motion of the Day
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Former Tempe bankruptcy attorney sentenced for manslaughter
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Baker Hostetler lawyer puts pressure on Mets' owner in Madoff case
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Be Innovative? Who, Me?
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Firm to cut up to 40 jobs in comprehensive firm restructuring
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Most Houston lawyers in Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall joining Cozen O’Connor June 1
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More Than a Quirky Name, Shpoonkle Aims to Get Legal Reverse-Auction Model Right
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Fewer Married Women Keeping Maiden Names; Consultant Sees Similar Pattern in Lawyers
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Well-Known Lawyer Follows Management Book Advice, Causing Half His Firm’s Attorneys to Leave
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H&R Block, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Lehman in Court News
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In-House: Delivering Bad News
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Small-Firm Wins
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12 Ways to Write a Really Bad Brief
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Make Partner Through One Simple Discovery Request
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Moving in the Cloud: ABA Conference Displays How Technology Changes Practice
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Ethics 20/20 Considers Separate Conduct Rules for Large Firms
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H&R Block, Abbott Labs, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Lehman in Court News
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Ex-Office Manager Gets 4 Years for Skimming $502K from Law Firm Accounts
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Celebrating With Alcohol? Oh Noes!
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ABA Accreditation for Law School in China Runs Up Against US Job Fears
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Senator Boxer Keeps Pressure On The ABA
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Emory Law Professor to Grads: Don't Complain
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Lead Defense Lawyer Disqualified in Trial of Alleged Mexican Drug Kingpin
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Advice for the Lawlorn
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Keeping Jurors Offline Not Just a Job for Judges
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Judges:
NY Judge Quitting Over Low Pay Lands at BigLaw Firm
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Lawyers Nominated for Manhattan Federal Bench Disclose What They Make, What They're Worth
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Poor Little Cravath Partner? Celebrated Litigatrix Turned Judicial Nominee Has Underwhelming Net Worth
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It’s Official: David Prosser Wins Judicial Race
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10 Experts Tell How Courts Can Do More with Less
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Spotlight On the Three States That Maintain All-Male High Courts
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Wall Street:
Wall Street stock index futures point higher
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Indexes drop over 1 percent on euro debt, demand worry
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US stock indexes hit by global concerns
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Stocks Sink in Europe as Debt Concern Deepens; Commerzbank, Santander Drop
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Paulson Wants Goldman Sachs Group to Detail Lehman Holdings
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Gambling:
Trump no more: Marina becomes Golden Nugget AC
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Herbst name dropped by Affinity Gaming in 'fresh start' after bankruptcy, departure of family
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Nature:
Three-Quarters of Joplin, MO Destroyed
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Cut The City In Half
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Autos:
White House officials in Detroit Tuesday for Chrysler's $5.9B repayment
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Judge rejects Old Chrysler's $1 billion fraud suit against Daimler
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Chrysler loan payoff could save it $ 300 mln/yr- CEO
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Chrysler CEO to turn page on 'painful chapter'
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Dealerships prove Chrysler, Fiat partnership works, CEO says
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Toyota Advisers Fault Lack of Local Control, Safety Chief for Auto Recalls
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Credit Reporting:
New study on credit report accuracy raises eyebrows
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Banking:
Judge nixes Colonial parent's Chapter 11 exit plan
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Hidden bank fee of the day, wholesale FX edition
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The Bailed Out Now Bailing Out
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Municipalities:
State Bankruptcy
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Finance:
GE Capital to double Chicago staff, add 1,000 jobs
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Horticulture:
Nurserymen's files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Trucking:
YRC bankruptcy watch continues; legal ruling critical
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Chemicals:
Reorganized chemical company can sue parent over spin-off
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Consultants:
AlixPartners Enhances its Restructuring and Interim-Management Expertise in Asia with the Addition of Eric Thompson
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Accounting:
The $1 Billion Chinese Accounting Disaster Whose Big 4 Accountant Just Resigned
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Auto Racing:
NASCAR's Attendance Crashes As Economy Gets Worse
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Religion:
Flabbergasted the Rapture Didn't Come
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Interior Design:
William Switzer Takes a Seat in Bankruptcy
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Economy:
It is hard to spot signs of economic turnaround
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Chicago Fed: Economic activity weakened in April
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How Wealthy Americans Started Paying So Little in Taxes
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What Does It Mean To Be A Millionaire?
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Thousands of companies that received stimulus package money owe millions in taxes
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Shiller: Let's sell debt tied to GDP to fix the crisis
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Both Parties Now Pushing Sovereign Default
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US Debt Cannot Defy Fundamentals for Ever
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In letter, Strauss-Kahn denies charges, apologizes
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The Lesson We Should Really Take From the DSK-Sofitel Story
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Former IMF chief's apartment is New York's newest tourist attraction
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Lagarde in wings as candidates emerge for IMF job
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DSK’s New Life: Better than Rikers, But . . .
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Tests Reportedly Find DNA Match in Strauss-Kahn Case
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Hartford to sell bank bought to qualify for TARP
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Republicans knew the Ryan budget was toxic. So why’d they back it?
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Public: Medicare Cuts Not Needed
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GOP Loyalty to the Ryan Plan Put to the Test
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Only 25% of Americans Can Cough Up $2,000
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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:
Lawyer Who Advised Clients to Break Into Foreclosed Homes Faces Criminal Charges
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Treasury puts HAMP eligibility calculator online
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Mortgage Delinquencies by Loan Type
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JPMorgan, UBS, Deutsche Bank Said to Be Added to Probe
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Ohio AG, Carrington settle mortgage servicing suit
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From Coast to Coast, State AGs Stepping Up Mortgage Probes
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U.S. Steps Up Loan Scrutiny
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Florida courts not surprised by end of foreclosure rocket docket
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Time to overhaul Florida's foreclosure process? 'Court's cry for help'
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States, banks to meet on foreclosures Tuesday
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Warren to refute 'overblown claims' against CFPB before subcommittee
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Time to foreclose California home: 312 days
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Average Bay State foreclosure : 463 days and counting
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Stiffer Penalties for Strategic Mortgage Defaults
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Watch for strategic defaulters, economists suggest after studying Countrywide data
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The Housing Headache Felt All Over
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Troubled home market creates generation of renters
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Ancillary Remedies in Mortgage Foreclosure in New Jersey
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Barclays and RBS in the Dock
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Oppenheimer Settles Subprime-Related Fund Securities Suits for $100 Million
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Lawyer: DiNardo company short on money
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South Edge trustee sues JP Morgan, ex-managers
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Texas REIT acquiring, redeveloping foreclosed multifamily properties
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980 Madison facing possible default
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CMBS issuance to top $40 billion in 2011
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When Cities Sue: Local Governments Take a Bank to Court
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Republicans, Realtors To Spar Over FHA Loans
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Insurance:
Ambac Financial Seeks to Block $116.8 Million Tax Claims
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Lehman:
Lehman Paid Managers, Lawyers $27.1 Million in April
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Call for Lehman creditors to reveal positions
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Bank of America Appeals Judge’s $502 Million Lehman Ruling
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Warranties:
Extended Warranties Could Get Tamed In Missouri
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UST:
Bankruptcy attorney named U.S. trustee
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Debt Collection:
Lawsuits Against Collection Agencies, Creditors Jump
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Bad-Debt Market Prices Up, Supply Down
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Food/Beverage:
Harry & David Files Bankruptcy Plan Supported by Most Senior Noteholders
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Satellites:
Judge says creditors can vote on DBSD sale to Dish
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Alternative Energy:
New blow for Evergreen Solar as state claws back $23m tax breaks
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Celebs:
Lawsuit seeks payment from Flav's Fried Chicken
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Danielle Staub sued for $375,000 after backing out of a three-year deal
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Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Sues His Dad Frank Sorrentino
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Shipping:
Collapsed German shipping line Beluga revives with new name
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Retailing:
Inflation Comes To The Dollar Store
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Brands:
U.S. Distributor of Sigg Bottles Enters Chapter 11
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Orchestras:
For the orchestra, ' Bankruptcy Symphony' is a downer
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Oil/Gas:
BOS drowned by debt
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Hotels:
Trustee opposes part of Innkeepers' reorganization
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Politics:
GOP sells its soul to big banks
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 new opinions 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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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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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:
Bankruptcy 'Scholars' Seek Voice In Tousa Fraudulent Loan Appeal
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy Filings Down in April
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Claims Trading:
U.S. bankruptcy claims trading more active in April
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Avoidance Actions:
South Edge trustee sues JP Morgan, ex-managers
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Executory Contracts:
It’s Too Late, Baby, Now It’s Too Late: the New Cure Standard for Nonmonetary Defaults Under Section 365(b)
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Bankruptcy Reform:
How to get your slice of the Dodd-Frank liquidation pie
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Report says clearinghouses may be too big to fail
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Baseball:
Fred Wilpon dogs his Mets players, ducks blame in Madoff scandal
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Mets owner Fred Wilpon rips players in New Yorker article
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Fraud:
Madoff’s Curveball
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Madoff Trustee and Mets Owners Differ on Issue of Cooperation
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Higher Court Will Decide Whether Picard Can Sue JPMorgan
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Madoff customer cannot stop $7.21 bln Picower pact
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Just how risky should it have been to invest with Bernard Madoff?
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Bernie Madoff Is Fairly Confident His Friends/Investors Will Forgive Him, If They Can Get Over Themselves
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Some Still Don't Know They Were Fleeced By Madoff
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Benin Reimburses Money to 69,000 Defrauded Ponzi Investors
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Raj Rajaratnam’s Brother Wants People To Send Letters To The Judge About His Character
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Tech Investor Loses Bid to Recoup $6.3 Million Lost in Dreier Scam
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Soured Denny Hecker deal set for settlement
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Corporate Reform:
Elizabeth Warren to Obama: 'You Had Me at Predatory Lending'
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Elizabeth Warren ready to rumble with House panel
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One-Time Warren Foe Now Pressuring Obama To Give Her Recess Appointment
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GOP should block Memorial Day recess appointments
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Democrats Try to Recruit Elizabeth Warren for Senate Race
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Warren: Despite critics' claims, CFPB not too powerful
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Prosecutors Faulted for Credit-Crunch Inaction
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Civil Suits, Yes, Even Some Prosecutions, But Very Few Big Cases re Financial Meltdown
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The Munich Re Party Was So Fun, No One Even Remembers What Happened
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UK:
Buiter Says It’s a Mistake to Give BOE Bank Supervision Powers
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Banks warned of Moody's downgrade
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Moody's Lists 14 UK Banks for Downgrade Review
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No more bailouts put UK's biggest banks in danger of ratings downgrades
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Personal insolvency business Fairpoint issues profit warning
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Begbies partners in credit insurance launch
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Do TUPE transfer principles to apply to purchase of business/assets of company in administration?
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Appointment of Administrators - 23 May 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 23 May 2011
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EU:
Fitch Lowers Belgium Outlook On Structural Reform Concerns
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Solving the EU debt crisis–oh look, a rainbow!
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Oil slides as Europe debt worries resurface
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Euro falls to lowest since March
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Concerns grow over Denmark’s bail-in rules
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Euro zone debtors under pressure over new risks
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Sweden FSA Calls For Stricter Bank Liquidation Rules
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Germany:
The projected insolvency law reform
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German Government Bonds Decline Before Confidence Report, EU Debt Sale
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PIGS:
Greece to sell ports, Postbank; launch wealth fund
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Greek Premier Seeks Austerity Deal With Opposition
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Greece cuts protection for butchers, bakers, music makers
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Greek Restructuring Would Leave Banks Too Dependent on ECB, Moody's Says
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ECB's Noyer-Greek restructuring is "horror scenario"
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Is defaulting really 'political suicide'?
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Greek default could make others junk: Moody's
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EU policy options narrow to avert Greek default
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Why Europe's Leaders Will Back Down And Not Give Greece A Debt Nose Job
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Spain and Italy Turn Against Greece Over Reform Efforts
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When Austerity Fails
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Portugal at a turning point: finance minister
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Why an Italian debt crisis should scare everyone
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Italy Warning From S&P May Fan Contagion as Greece Dodges Restructuring
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Fitch Downgrades Its Outlook On Belgium's Debt As Crisis Spreads From PIIGS To Core
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Obama Promises U.S. Support for Irish Efforts on Economy
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New Drumm documents reveal tax rebate, new case
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Japan:
Japan quake reconstruction may cost up to $184 billion
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New Zealand:
Serepisos selling assets to pay debts
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Singapore:
Singapore Apex Court Lays Down Clear Framework for Arbitrability of Insolvency-Related Claims
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