October 17, 2011

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Companies Lowering Legal Spending by Increasing In-House Workloads
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Halliwells fixed-share partners level new claims at equity partners
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Thompson Hine Senior Antitrust Partner Charged With Tax Fraud
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Law Firms & Globalization: Not so fast
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Reports Suggest Australia, Canada Still Fertile Territory for Law Firm Mergers
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DLA Piper to roll out US all-equity model in UK
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Law Schools Recover Lost Cash, As Grads Seek Tuition Refunds
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Law School Seeks to Expose Online Critic
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New York Law School fights suit over job rates
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Law School Black List Released
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Senators Seek Decade of Detailed Law School Placement, Bar Passage and Student Debt Data
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MBAs, Like JDs, from middle of pack not considered smart investment
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Another Senator Wants to Hop on the Occupy the ABA Bandwagon
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A Picture of How the Student Loan Industry Took Advantage of You
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Thomas M. Cooley Law School: What a PR mess
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Ripping a critic's mask off
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Predictive Coding: Reading the Judicial Tea Leaves
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Lawyer Turned Stay-at-Home Mom Wins Big in Recipe Contests
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What's A First-Year Lawyer Worth? - Not Much, Say a Growing Number of Corporate Clients Who Refuse to Pay
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Was BigLaw Firm’s Contingency Agreement a Conflict? Judge Rejects Disqualification Bid Citing Deal
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Suit Claims Lawyer Gave Hedge Fund Manager Bad Advice to Cry at Work
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Attorney accused of malpractice in bankruptcy sale
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Keep Lawyering at the Office, Not at Home
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Judge orders al Qaeda to pay back insurers
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'The Good Wife': Feeding the Rat
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"The Good Wife" - Can a generalist law firm survive
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Ethics Panel Recommends Indefinite Suspension for Ex-Kansas AG
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Florida Lawmaker Wants to Bring Back Firing Squads, Electric Chair
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Judges:

Will County chairman not ready to evict bankruptcy court yet
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Scalia gives lawyers advice on writing briefs
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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan speaks to bankruptcy judges
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If everyone is unhappy with the Supreme Court, has it found the right spot?
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Clarence Thomas' Questions: The Final Flurry
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Are We Ready to Understand Thomas?
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Justice Scalia to lawyers: Read more, write better
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Wall Street:

European Stocks, US Index Futures Climb
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Stocks Close Sharply Higher On Upbeat Retail Sales Data
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Protesters arrested nationwide as Occupy Wall Street rallies rage on
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This Is What Really Happened When Wall Street Protesters Won A Major Battle Over The City Friday Morning
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Hundreds arrested at 'Occupy' events in Chicago, Denver, Arizona, as movement spreads across U.S.
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Occupy Wall Street's message hits home with some on Wall Street`
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Are You the Top 1%?
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#OccupyDenver Returns Saturday After Eviction, 2000 March Peacefully
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Striking aerial shots of the Occupy Wall Street protests on Times Square
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Giuliani: I Would've Told Protesters, 'Streets Are Not For Sleeping,' 'Rent A Room'
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Occupy Wall Street: Obama's Jobs Bill
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Anti-Wall St. Movement Grows to Dozens of Cities
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From Florida to Alaska, thousands join NYC protest against corporate greed
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The Truth About Occupy Wall Street: It's Much Smaller Than It Seems
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Occupy Ventura preoccupied with etiquette
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Berlusconi allies blame left for Rome riots
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Global "Day of Rage" peaceful as Rome settles
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Occupy London protest continues into second day
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Victims of Brookfield Association at Occupy Toronto - "Bankruptcy laws do not protect working Canadians"
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In Canada, 'Occupy Bay Street'
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Global protests
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Are Wall Street Protesters Capable Of Starting A Run On A Too Big To Fail Bank?
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Layoffs:

Republican jobs bill aims to repeal Dodd-Frank
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Obama's Jobs Panel Has Job Cutting Execs
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Philips third quarter profits down 86 percent, company will cut 4,500 jobs
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Where to Look for Jobs: Profitable Industries May Be a Clue
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

CFPB s Warren Once Again Proves Herself a Viral Hit
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Elizabeth Warren's Appeal
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Obama campaign seeks to capitalize on 'Occupy' mayhem
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Forget 9-9-9. Here's a Simple Plan: 1
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Business Groups: Cain's 9-9-9 Plan A Job Killer
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FactCheck: Cain's Retirement Plan
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Romney raises $14M, but Perry remains cash king
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Perry Economic Plan is Heavy on Fossil Fuels
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Rick Perry's Energy Plan Sounds Familiar
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Barney Frank Slams Gingrich On 'Jail' Remarks
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Municipalities:

Harrisburg's bankruptcy filing taints the city's image, residents say
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Pa. lawyers, mayor oppose Harrisburg bankruptcy
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Pennsylvania lawmakers to proceed with Harrisburg takeover legislation
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The Real Reason Harrisburg Pennsylvania Went Bankrupt
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Harrisburg council member speaks on bankruptcy vote, upcoming election
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Bankruptcy may just be the start of Harrisburg's headaches
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State files objection to Harrisburg bankruptcy
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Harrisburg vs Pennsylvania set for court on Monday
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What the Harrisburg, Pa., bankruptcy means for you
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Harrisburg has more than incinerator debt
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State capital's bankruptcy underscores US financial woes
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John Miller Says Harrisburg Bankruptcy `Very Isolated'
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A Harrisburg scorecard
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Cautionary tale for city as Harrisburg plunges into bankruptcy
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In Central Falls, receiver to investigate disability pensions
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Deadline for Jefferson County Bond-Debt Settlement Delayed
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California Faces Its Own Great Depression
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California Diminished by 1978 Tax Revolt Shows U.S. in Decline
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State and local pensions face a $4.4 trillion shortfall
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Pensions:

PBGC to fight for Friendly's to keep pension
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Student Debt:

US student debt impact likened to subprime crisis
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Theater:

Lyric Opera to file for bankruptcy protection
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Economy:

Consumer Sentiment Falls
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US Budget Gap Widens, Over $1.3T
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Let's Admit It: Globalization Has Losers
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Steve Rattner, Card Carrying Member of Top 1%, Tells Us We Should Lie Back and Enjoy Much Lower Wages Resulting From Globalization
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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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Real Estate:

Fannie and Freddie, Still the Socialites
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Father-son clash over real estate empire not over yet
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Homes for sale inventory at lowest level since at least 2007
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Two mortgage plans
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Obama administration considers private mortgage bond program
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Security National subsidiary files Chapter 11
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Bankrupt Fugitive Gives Son Headaches
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Homeownership Dream Slipping Away
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Initial Default Mortgages Moved Higher In Q3
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Slim Pickings Are Latest Headache for Home Sales
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Fannie Mae omits BofA, Chase from top mortgage servicers
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CMBS market stalls in third quarter
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CREL CDO Delinquencies Up Slightly In September
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MetLife, Credit Suisse Reportedly Exiting Real Estate Finance Operations
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Barclays expects foreclosures to sap housing demand
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BofA averages 550+ days to resolve troubled subprime mortgages
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Home sales in San Francisco area rise 6.6%
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Manhattan rents continue to rise
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Ohio county sues MERS over mortgage recording fees
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Details Emerge on Foreclosure Settlement Talks
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Report: Reform the goal of mortgage investigation
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Mortgage probe short of results with states divided after a year
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Eighth Circuit Narrowly Interprets Attornment in Rejected Sublease, Allows Green Tree to Leave
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Solar:

Treasury officials: Never saw a loan like Solyndra
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Treasury skeptical of Solyndra rescues: emails
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Kaiser never mentioned Solyndra in White House visits, official says
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Obama Refuses to Release his Solyndria Text Messages
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Another White House Description of Solyndra
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House Republicans Expand Solyndra Probe to Investor Role on U.S. Navy Work
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Oil and Gas Had Help. Why Not Renewables ?
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A dirty road to ecotopia
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Another Inside Man for Solyndra at the White House
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Lintelle Engineering closing after 22 years due to Solyndra bankruptcy
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After Solyndra , a 2nd Solar Energy Firm Is Scrutinized
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Mail:

Postal workers pose for pin-up calendar to raise money, lobby Congress
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Postal Union Turns to Wall Street for Advice on Its Future
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Obama’ s ex-auto, manufacturing adviser sets sights on the Postal Service
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Corporate Reform:

Geithner: More enforcement action against Wall St. coming
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FSOC Three Step: Financial Stability Oversight Council Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Outlining Criteria for Designating Nonbank SIFIs
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Volcker Rule Divides Regulators
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Oil/Gas:

Oil prices rise near $87 as recession fears ease
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Privacy:

SEC outlines requirement that companies report data breaches
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Resorts:

Spanish Peaks Resort Owner Seeks Bankruptcy to Liquidate
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Spanish Peaks company files for bankruptcy
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Lehman:

More Swiss Banks Affected by Lehman Bankruptcy
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Lehman Says Deutsche Bank Has 'Buyer's Remorse' On Trade
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Bush Should Have Bailed Out Lehman Brothers
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Orchestras:

Despite orchestra truce, ills remain
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Celebs:

Martino grilled in bankruptcy case
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Martino says any asset transfer to his wife was to keep family peace, not mislead court
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Steven Seagal hired to control U.S.-Mexico border
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The Broke and the Beautiful: Nevin Shapiro Edition
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Fraud:

Madoff 'clawback' suit going after Jewish group helping elderly
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Madoff Feeder Fund Sues Citigroup Unit to Recover $130 Million
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New York Mets Owners Oppose Madoff Trustee’s Bid for Federal Jury Trial
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Rothstein 'Home Collection' auctioned off
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Goldman Sachs Appeals Bayou Creditors’ $20.5 Million Award
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Minimum Sanctions On Insider Trading?
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The Rise And Fall Of Raj Rajaratnam
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10 More Hedge Funders Who Fell In Trouble With The Law
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Telecoms:

Rejected By Sprint: Clearwire's 'Do Or Die' Moment
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BlackBerry Service Outage Could Cost Rim More Than $100 Million
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Gambling:

Busted flush: Las Vegas on a losing streak
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Baseball:

Frank McCourt could be ruined if he has to sell the Dodgers
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Los Angeles Dodgers Owner McCourt Might Make No Profit in Team Sale
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Frank and Jamie McCourt reach settlement involving Dodgers
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Credit Reporting:

Credit Repair Operators Charged With Misleading Credit Bureaus
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Book Reviews:

'Injustice' connects dots for man who says he suffered loss at hands of biased bankruptcy system
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PE:

Investors Balking At New Ross Fund
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Tax:

Swiss banks summoned to hearing on tax evasion
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Accounting:

Experts Weigh In on Auditor Term Limits
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Debt Collection:

Bartmann's CFS II Plans National Expansion
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Education:

The Pain in Goldman's For-Profit Education Firm
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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:

(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:

Harrisburg, Madoff, Hussey, Graceway, Alabama Air: Bankruptcy
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Harrisburg , Madoff, Ambac, Old GM, Friendly
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Rochelle on Conflicts, Hussey Copper Bankruptcy
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CDOs:

The Curious C.D.O . Bankruptcy - Bankruptcy remote, but not bankruptcy proof
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Venue:

Elcoteq Inc. Creditors Argue Over Venue Of Bankruptcy Case
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Ohio bankruptcies down, but economy hasn't been improving
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Health Care:

Embryonic Stem Cell Doctor Accused Of Fraud Filed For Bankruptcy
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How Medicare Fails the Elderly
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Health Interests Worry About Double the Spending Cuts
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Post-Confirmation:

Preservation of Claims Post-Confirmation: Uncertainty Remains in the Fifth Circuit
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Plan Confirmation:

No 'absolute priority' rule after BAPCPA, federal judge says
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Jurisdiction:

Has Stern v. Marshall opened a jurisdictional dispute floodgate?
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Mass Torts:

Garlock appeals decision in Bankruptcy Court
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BP, Anadarko settle Gulf disaster claims
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Religion:

US Catholic bishop charged in alleged cover-up
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In charging diocese, US prosecutor takes rare step
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Vatican has 'no intention' of intervening in US bishop case
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Banking:

Four Bank Failures In Four States Brings Year’s Total To 80
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Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 979 Institutions
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New Bank of America Fees Good for Consumers and Small Banks
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Banking customers switching over fees
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The firestorm over fees
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Bank-fee shakedown
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Online Banking Keeps Customers on Hook for Fees
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United Commercial bank's spectacular rise and fall
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UBS chief: Missteps must "never happen again"
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Dexia rescue brings core Europe under pressure
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Autos:

UAW Says Vote on Ford Pact Flips to Approval From Rejection
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Compensation:

US: Highest Paid CEO Earns $131 Million
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Corporate Governance:

Delaware Chancery dismisses shareholder suit against Goldman Sachs over risky practices
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Defaults:

US firms in default hit lowest since April 2008 ‎
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Turnarounds:

Transaction Award Winners Use Pioneering Strategies to Achieve Unprecedented Results
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Food/Beverage:

Ten vanishing American restaurant chains
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UK:

Could bank recapitalization kill the patient?
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Equifax analysis shows company failures highest for more than 12 months
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Green shoots of recovery in construction industry withering, says KPMG
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Improving UK commercial property market falters
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Tories Balk At Extra Eurozone Bail-Out Funds
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Appointment of Administrators - 14 October 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 14 October 2011
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EU:

Geithner: US to Play 'Very Major Role' In Helping Europe
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G20 tells euro zone to fix debt crisis in eight days
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Clock is ticking, Officials try to ratchet back expectations
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G20's aging aristocracy stands in way of new ideas
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G20 finance chiefs back Europe bank rescue
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Europe's Politicians 'Cause of the Problem'
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Greek Banks May Need Nationalization
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IMF to draw up new tools for eurozone crisis
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US Rejects Plan to Strengthen IMF in Euro Zone
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Euro Advances Most Since 2009 on Bets Crisis Will Be Resolved
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Drowning in debt, EU hits moment of truth
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European Officials Struggle Toward a Debt Solution
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Euro Economy Needs 'Comprehensive' Plan: IMF Official
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Financial World's Expectations Threaten European Union
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China makes 'secret eurozone commitment'
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It's time for Europe and the G20 to act decisively
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Change EU treaty to stabilise bloc, says Trichet
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PIIGS:

Papandreou begs Greeks to help avert 'catastrophe'
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Greece may used state-owned real estate as collateral for new bonds
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Strikes hit Greece as crisis enters decisive week
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EU Should Acknowledge the Bankruptcy of Greece: German Banker
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Germany : Banks to take bigger losses on Greek debt
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Greek deal rethink only if wider issues tackled - IIF
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Bankers Balk at EU Push for Bigger Greek Losses
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Greece Talks Trash to Garbage Collectors
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Protesters in Lisbon surround parliament
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Lucchini owners, creditors reach debt deal
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In New Austerity Measure, Ireland Ends Judicial Wig Requirement
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Canada:

Lehman, Nortel lose $3.5B pension appeal
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MENA:

Cost of Arab Spring More Than $55 Billion
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Syrian forces fire at mourners, battle defectors
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Syria risks 'full-blown civil war'
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China:

Chinese Banks Fight For Deposits
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