January 18, 2013

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Bonus Watch: Irell & Manella Beats the Market
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It’s Mid-January. Do You Know Where Your Raise Is?
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Lawyers Advised To Accept New Reality
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Bell Nunnally Names Heather Jobe Partner
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Nancy Knupfer Joins Weintraub & Selth
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Lone Star State Law Firm Business Booming
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Lawyer Properly Substituted for Defunct Firm as Judgment Debtor
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Rainmaking: Start Small Big.
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Half of partners think they're underpaid, BDO study finds
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Outgoing Orrick Chair Ralph Baxter May Run for Senate
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Howrey Trustee to Former Partners: “Cut Deals or I'm Suing You”
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Law Firm Is ‘First Mover’ for New Chicago Office Tower
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Business, commercial lawyers to be in-demand in 2013, survey predicts
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Appeals court tosses lawsuit against Greenberg Traurig
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Slaughters moves to merit-based pay to reward exceptional associates
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Lawyers at Baker & McKenzie to work an extra 100 hours a year
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A Powerful New Resource for Job Seekers
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New-model firm plans hiring spree, 50 to 100 lawyers a year
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Weil's London capital markets head defects to US rival Paul Hastings' UK arm
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The Rules of Business- or Dress-Casual (For Guys)
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Keep track of important messages with Mail's VIPs
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Apps That Make Me Happy
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Law School Transparency: Comments on comments on comments etc --- What about women? --- The grand illusion
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Do you deduct time from your billing sheet for bathroom breaks? And other billable-hour mysteries
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ARDC files complaint against Granite City bankruptcy attorney
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Finger poised to tip the first law school domino
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Read a Lawyer's Amazingly Detailed Analysis of Bilbo's Contract in The Hobbit
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A Lawyer's Death Triggers a Global Money Hunt
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Dumbest Lawyer of the Week; Seven-Year Itch; and More
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Former Lawyer Says Oprah Inspired Her To Leave Biglaw And Open A Bra Shop
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Guns Stolen From Another Home Listed On Newspaper Website
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Thieves Robbing Parishioners During Mass
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Video Captures Death of CVS Toothpaste Shoplifter
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Lawyer who billed client for s-- loses license indefinitely
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Undocumented Fla. bar applicant gets ‘deferred action’ work permit; will law license be next?
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Should a judge recuse due to Facebook friendship with lawyer?
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RoboVault owner found in contempt
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‘My bad,’ municipal judge says in Facebook post: Ticketed star quarterback was ‘allegedly’ speeding
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Little Changed
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Stocks rise after better housing, jobless reports
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Layoffs:

Millions of people aren't doing anything?
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100 Best Companies to Work For
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Obits:

Robert Citron, Jailed After Orange County Bankruptcy , Dies at 87
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Municipalities:

Bond insurers vs. Stockton vs. CalPERS
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How would Stockton bankruptcy cut pensions?
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San Bernardino's acting city manager picked as executive director of San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
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Judge: Jefferson County commissioners don't have to testify about reasoning behind new sewer rates
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Emergency manager in Detroit would 'start kicking a-- and taking names tomorrow'
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Florida high court upholds pension changes, but on narrow grounds
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Celebs:

Lance Armstrong Potential Bankruptcy --- Doping admission could cost Armstrong millions - lawyers --- Everything You Need To Know About Lance Armstrong's Big Doping Confession --- Banker Behind Armstrong Says He Was Unaware of Doping
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Schilling's Bloody Sock Going up for Auction
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More bizarre details on the Manti Te'o hoax
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Economy:

Initial jobless claims plunged last week to lowest level in 5 years
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Obama Promise to Raise Middle Class Living Already Seen in Peril
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Mid-Atlantic Business Activity Drops: Philly Fed
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Preparing the Unthinkable: Can US Handle a Default?
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Republican Urges Face-Off Over Debt Ceiling
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Fed's Beige Book Sees Economic Expansion as 'Modest or Moderate'
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Why Social Security Can't go Bankrupt: Rerun
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The Truth About A US 'Default'
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Finally, conservatives are telling the GOP what they need to hear on the debt ceiling
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Americans aged 50 and older carry more credit card debt than younger citizens
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Report questions food stamp program's effectiveness
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Mortgage rates fall toward record lows again
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Mortgage cases to test U.S. use of once-obscure fraud statute
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Mortgage Reforms Keep Coming --- Of All The Brand New Mortgage Rules, This One Is Our Favorite
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Florida Defies Housing Rebound as Foreclosures Soar
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Foreclosure Crisis Is Past Peak But Problems Remain
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How the Qualified Mortgage Rules Could Hit the Jumbo Market
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Aviation:

American Airlines' New Colors
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The Day American Airlines Killed the Silver Bird
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American Airlines Repaints Its Planes, to Much Carping
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Unions respond to American Airlines' new look
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Questions asked and (sort of)answered by AMR chief executive
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AMR Wins U.S. Court Approval for $1.5 Billion Financing
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Hawker Beechcraft pension deals pending with bankruptcy judge
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Banking:

Citigroup Earnings Miss Analysts' Estimates on Litigation --- 335,000
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Slammed by Charges, BofA's 4Q Net Tumbles 63%
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Spending billions of dollars on mortgage settlements fails to boost Bank of America's earnings
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Morgan Stanley Swings to Profit, Beating Expectations
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Banks On Parade: BofA, Citi Stumble After Latest Results
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Tech:

Elpida Memory clears hurdle on way to Micron deal
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Electricity:

Dynegy Expects 2013 Loss of Up to $332 Million
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Health Care:

Highmark to Buy West Penn Debt, Salvages Merger Proposal
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State Comptroller warns NYC hospital is losing millions every week, will soon be insolvent
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Check-Ups Don't Improve Health Outcomes
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Fraud:

Author: Rothstein’s Success ‘Just Didn’t Seem Right’
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Photography:

Kodak's bankruptcy bills piling up
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Autos:

Santander nears deal as Chrysler financing arm - report
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Software:

"Bottom of the barrel" Goldman bankers doomed Dragon sale-lawyer
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Lehman:

German court allows investors to sue S&P over Lehman
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Media:

Ex-Discovery executive Ligouri named Tribune CEO
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Personal Finance:

Personal Finance Tips From Pres. Obama
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Shipping:

OSG still honouring charter payments
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Steel:

RG Steel files a complaint against Severstal in bankruptcy court
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(6 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (10 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (18 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:

Can a Partial “Dirt for Debt” Plan Satisfy the “Indubitable Equivalent” Cramdown Standard?
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Jurisdiction:

Madoff Trustee Meets Stern v. Marshall
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IP:

3rd Circuit: Covenant not to Sue is a License and therefore Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
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Apple, Google Deal for Kodak Patents Approved by Judge
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Insurance:

MBIA says NY block on payment does not spell insolvency
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Finance:

New York State Court Enforces "Bad Boy" Guaranty Provisions
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Food/Beverage:

BPI wants ABC 'pink slime' defamation case back in state court
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The Most Disgusting Restaurant Foods Of The Year
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9 New York City Tasting Menus That Are Worth The Price
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Distressed Investing:

A123 Systems Deal With Wanxiang Raises Hopes
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Corporate Governance:

Chancellor Co-Authors Article on Shareholder Litigation
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Fashion:

Betsey Johnson Talks About Going Bankrupt
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Storage:

RoboVault owner, his attorney to be taken into federal custody --- US Marshals arrest agitator
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Credit Cards:

AmEx Says U.S. Card Income Fell 42% as Loss Provisions Increased
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Agriculture:

Thousands of chickens killed before bankruptcy filing
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Bankrupt Grant Family Farms had owed nearly $10 million
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Religion:

Victims seek public release of documents in archdiocese bankruptcy
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Archdiocese allows police to see defrocked priest's file
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UK:

Ugly UK Retail Sales
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EU:

EU insolvency regulations: shifting the focus from liquidations
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PIIGS:

Portugal eliminates over 1000 administrative units
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Investigators in Anglo Irish probe win one-year extension
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Worries Grow as Investors Pile Into Spain
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Denmark:

Concerns over possible Scandia Housing bankruptcy
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Offshore:

Cayman Islands to open up to scrutiny... Move to shed reputation for clandestine financial activity
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Which Tax Haven Is Right for You?
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Cyprus:

Small Cyprus May Trigger Big Trouble in Europe
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong bankruptcy petitions down 16.4 pct in Dec, up 15.7 pct y/y
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Australia:

Struggling Aussies increasingly turning to debt agreements
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