January 23, 2013

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

2013 Inauguration is chance for law firms to make a splash
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Gradenfreude: The Employment Questionnaire Lower-Ranked Law Schools Should Really Be Using
(DBN)

ABA committee recommends keeping LSAT requirement
(DBN)

The Culture of Contradictions
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Goodwin Procter, Latham, Paul Weiss: Business of Law
(DBN)

Are Women Really Not Funny?
(DBN)

Women in Law: It’s not about flextime anymore
(DBN)

Critics Take Dim View Of Pay-For-Experience Idea
(DBN)

An Interview with an In-House Insider (Part 3)
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Pump up the value: Align your firm’s interests with your clients’ interests
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Casualties of Discounting
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Dismissal of Ex-Associate's "Superior Legal Mind" Suit Against Firm Is Upheld
(DBN)

Quote of the Day: This Good Samaritan Deserves a Raise from Kirkland & Ellis!
(DBN)

Mailbox Is The Incredibly Simple Email App For iPhone You've Been Waiting For
(DBN)

KPMG Survey: M&A Activity Projected to Rise in 2013
(DBN)

New suit: Financial straits led to ethics infractions by Hausfeld
(DBN)

Advertising Rules Apply to Social Media Posts Signaling Lawyer’s Availability for Legal Work
(DBN)

Answers About Malpractice Insurance
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Snow p---- threatens DLA Piper
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Young lawyers find cost-of-living, amenities, make Cleveland the place to be
(DBN)

Law Graduate Allegedly Robs Bank Because Of His Student Debt
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Special Clauses in Power of Attorney Widened Scope of Lawyer’s Duty to Client
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Conrad Murray's lawyers fight while visiting him in jail
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Should You Brag About Your Law School Grades On Facebook?
(DBN)

Funny Man Partner Now Spreads Joy With Reply-All Responses To Spam
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Man Says He Was Fired Because He Wouldn't Fake Cadavers
(DBN)

Say What?!
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Judges:

Why public opinion doesn't matter to the high court
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Justice Sotomayor tells Oprah her feelings about lawyers
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Scalia’s ‘weird hat’ steals show at inauguration
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Cuomo backs court system's $1.75 bln budget plan
(DBN)

Did a Facebook post libel an elected judge? Jury to decide
(DBN)

Judicial time clocks, coming soon to a courthouse near you?
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures signal lower Wall Street open
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Stocks Close Up, Hit New 5-Year Highs
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Layoffs:

State Street Plans 630 Layoffs
(DBN)

12 Tips From Goldman To Ace Your Next Big Interview
(DBN)

Workers Take Bosses Hostage To Protest 2-Minute Limit On Bathroom Breaks
(DBN)

Chase Eliminates Texas Servicing Jobs
(DBN)

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster Plans to Shutter Another 300 Stores
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Crime:

Victim in fatal home invasion $10 million in debt, filed for bankruptcy
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Religion:

How The Vatican Built A Secret Property Empire Using Mussolini's Millions
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Politics:

Seneca, Selma, and Stonewall
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)

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Mail:

Cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service probed for travel expense waste
(DBN)

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Corporate Reform:

How Goldman Beat the Volcker Rule
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Economy:

World's CEOs Say 2013 Will Be 'Meh'
(DBN)

Chicago Fed Nat'l Index Disappoints in Dec.
(DBN)

Rogoff: Hopefully The Next Few Years Won't Be As Bad As The Last Few
(DBN)

Estimating New Taxes, Tougher Than Thought
(DBN)

Fitch: Failure To Raise The Debt Ceiling Will Likely Prompt A Downgrade, Even If Debt Payments Are Still Made
(DBN)

The Worldwide Demographic Cliff
(DBN)

Roubini: There Are Still 5 Big Risks Facing The Global Economy, And Any One Of Them Could Result In A Recession
(DBN)

Expiring credits, deductions extended by Congress
(DBN)

Unemployment: 197 million workers worldwide in 2012 and growing
(DBN)

Everyone's Worried About The Exact Same Stuff
(DBN)

What America's Biggest Companies Are Already Telling Us About The Economy In 2013
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Sales of US Existing Homes Decrease on Lack of Supply --- Prices Climb For 10th Straight Month
(DBN)

Six Reasons Housing Inventory Keeps Declining
(DBN)

Superstorm Sandy takes a toll on fourth-quarter earnings
(DBN)

At Builders’ Show, an Upbeat Forecast for Housing
(DBN)

Interest-Only Mortgages Moving Closer to Extinction?
(DBN)

Ruling Could Cost Thousands of New Jerseyans Their Homes
(DBN)

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Mass Torts:

Asbestos attorneys want new trial; CSX seeks more than $10M in expenses
(DBN)

New England Compounding Center paid owners more than $16 million last year --- Lawyer for meningitis victims wants $16M that pharmacy owners took home
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Aviation:

AMR Corp. seeks court permission to buy 400 aircraft worth $38 billion
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Ukraine airline grounds most flights, readies for bankruptcy
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Wizz Air seeks AeroSvit's routes as its problems mount
(DBN)

The World's 10 Most Dangerous Airlines
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Education:

Lon Morris auction ends; Jacksonville ISD, office supply company lead bidders
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Was Lon Morris sale of city property a mistake?
(DBN)

Former parent of Princeton Review files for bankruptcy
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Telecoms:

Nortel, U.S. disabled employees reach settlement
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Financial Literacy:

FDIC sets out to educate teens
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Fraud:

Former Stanford CFO Davis gets 5-year prison term
(DBN)

Ex-Vitesse Executives Face Second Trial Over Fake Numbers
(DBN)

Ex-Goldman director seeks reversal of insider trading conviction
(DBN)

Gupta Says in Appeal Trial Judge Hampered Defense Case
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Video Games:

South Park a potential snag for THQ auction
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Food/Beverage:

Metropoulos Plans to Bid for Hostess Cakes With Apollo
(DBN)

Star Buffet, Inc. Exits Chapter 11
(DBN)

Bankrupt Turkey Plant to Remain With Zacky Family
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Corporate Reform:

Dodd-Frank reforms to fall behind in 2013
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Corporate Governance:

When Reporting on Risk to the Board, Skip the PowerPoint
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Private Equity:

With Tax Advantages Looking Shaky, Private Equity Seeks a New Path
(DBN)

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Health Care:

Parent company of Yadkin Valley Community Hospital exits bankruptcy
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 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 (40 new filings today)
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (11 new filings today)
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
(DBN)

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:

The Bankruptcy Files: Hunton in for Atari, as Other Am Law Firms Get Boost from Overseas Assignments
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Ohio bankruptcies fall, but surge anticipated this year
(DBN)

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Recent Pleadings:

LandAmerica Liquidating Trustee Seeks $58 Million Sale/Merger
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Court Finds Idearc Not Undervalued At Spinoff
(DBN)

Dewey Seeks To Toss Ex-Employee's WARN Class Action, Says Claims Should Be In POC, Not AP
(DBN)

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Bankruptcy Bonuses:

Judge OKs exec incentives for AMF restructuring
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Municipalities:

Nearly Half Of All Municipal Bonds Are Bankruptcy Proof - For The Unlucky, Technicalities Become Important In Court
(DBN)

City of Stockton Seeks End Run Around Bankruptcy Settlement Rules
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Celebs:

Lindsay Lohan, Owing Taxes, Rejects Massive Offer From 'Dancing with the Stars'
(DBN)

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Agriculture:

Creditors wonder if Grant Farms' funds were used to pay home mortgage
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Ratings Agencies:

SEC settles with Egan-Jones over gov't ratings --- Barred for 18 Months
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Banking:

Biggest Banks Back to Black in Fed-Fueled Recovery
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First Minnesota Bank Buys Assets of Failed 1st Regents Bank
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Ex-Officials Of Charter Bank Sued For $8M
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TBTF:

Jamie Dimon Laments Too-Big-to-Fail? Give Me a Break
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Autos:

GM ups the ante in talks over Opel factory closure
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A123 expects Wanxiang sale to be finished by Feb. 1
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Directories:

Verizon Wins Ruling in $9.5 Billion Lawsuit Over Spinoff
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Software:

Goldman Sachs Jury Seeks Ex-Dragon President’s Testimony
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Brokers:

Prosecutors: Peregrine Financial fraud loss exceeds $215M --- Prosecutor: Wasendorf should get 50-year sentence
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UK:

Hilco tightens grip on HMV with debt purchase
(DBN)

Restructuring specialist GA Europe eyes Blockbuster UK
(DBN)

Blockbuster UK saviours "in discussions"
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PIIGS:

Greece cleared for its January tranche --- Greece beats deficit targets for 2012, as primary shortfall is slashed by 46pct
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Canada:

Is it Wrongful to Pay a Dividend While Facing Litigation? A Québec Court May Answer
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Iceland:

What is actually going on in Iceland?
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