May 7, 2013

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Q&A: Martin Bienenstock on Dewey, fees and a delayed career plan
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Big Law Avoided A 'Grisly Fate' By Giving Young Lawyers Huge Salaries
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Partner profits rise as law firms cut equity partners, statistics confirm
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Cadwalader Names Veteran Duo to Lead Financial Restructuring Team
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Mother-at-Law: Cravath’s First Woman Partner
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Firms Use Apps to Burnish Brands
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Jobless? OMG, Maybe It’s You…
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Cadwalader, Kirkland, Wachtell, Sidley: Business of Law
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Departure Memo of the Day: I’m Running Away To Join The Circus
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If You Don’t Bathe Yourself, Don’t Bother Showing Up to Work
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A Mysterious Partner Departure — Plus Stealth Layoffs? — at Cleary Gottlieb
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With $1B fee unpaid, plaintiff lawyer who won $18B enviro case is now pro se against Chevron
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Law firms think more highly of you for the years when you're not working at the firm.
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A Gift Guide For Law School Grads
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Deep Dive in Law Scholl Prawf Lateral Market Confirmed
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Six Stupid Salutations (That Every Lawyer Uses)
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Boston Marathon bomb suspect's friend released on bail --- Funeral director: Hard to find grave for alleged Boston bomber --- Police Find Al Qaeda Magazine On Computer Belonging To Bombing Suspect's Wife --- Terror Database Too Unwieldy to Flag Boston Suspect
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Five things to get you up to speed in Jodi Arias trial
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Everything That Is Wrong With The Above the Law Law School Rankings
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The Air Force 'Chief Of Sexual Assault Prevention' Just Got Busted — For . . .
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Another NY state lawmaker busted: Brooklyn state Sen. John Sampson surrenders to FBI on charges of embezzlement and obstruction of justice
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Things that Amanda Knox did to survive in prison
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Man charged with posing as a lawyer, collecting fees
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Three Brothers Have Been Arrested In Case Of Missing Women Found Alive After A Decade --- The Cleveland Hero Who Discovered The Girls --- Incredible 911 Call --- Son Of Alleged Kidnapper Actually Wrote An Article About Missing Girls In 2004
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Survivor Of Horrific Limo Fire Says Driver Did Nothing To Help
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Judges:

For Second Time, Jail for Judge
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Accidental gun discharge injures security officer at federal courthouse
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Cert denial could lead to boost in federal judges’ pay
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Clarence Thomas’s Bitterness Runneth Over
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Convicted in courthouse slaying, defendant verbally attacks judge and prosecutor in sentencing phase
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It’s Her Beloved World, And We’re Just Living In It: Justice Sotomayor Speaks on Free Speech
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Wall Street:

US stock futures eke out gains
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S&P 500 closes at record again; financials, Apple lead
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On Wall Street, Recovering Money From Rogue Employees
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The fabulous lives of 15 Wall Street offspring
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Why Wall Streeters Lose Their Personalities
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

One Of The Most Reliable Indicators Of Job Creation Is Sending A Bullish Signal
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Photography:

Kodak CEO Antonio Perez paid $3.5 million in 2012
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Personal Finance:

The Real Cost Of Being A Wedding Guest
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Money Habits That Are Holding You Back
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Economy:

Survey: Company Bosses Around The World Are Lying About Revenue
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Buffett Worries About Fed's Big Experiment
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NYT: Business Investment Rebounds Even as Recovery Drags
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GOP Seeks Alternative to Overtime Pay
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Survey: Small Business Performance on Track, Hiring Stalls
(DBN)

Less Than Rich Struggle for Financial Advice
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Fewer than 1% of new loans troubled
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BofA Settles ‘Big Kahuna’ Mortgage Lawsuit as Another Case Looms
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Fannie Mae: Homebuilding jobs far from normal
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Subprime bond bounces back, leaving behind a subprime borrower
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Eastern Consolidated Reps US Bankruptcy Court in Sale of Restaurant Row Mixed-Use Building
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How Obama's Housing Nominee Mel Watt Helped Create The Subprime Mortgage Crisis
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ResCap Sues Bondholders Over Bid for Control of Bankruptcy
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ResCap's CEO resigns
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ResCap's Marano May Look to Form Hedge Fund or Mortgage REIT
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LPS: Homeowner Bill of Rights slows California foreclosure sales
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New York AG to sue Wells Fargo and Bank of America
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FHFA to cherry pick loans Fannie, Freddie can purchase
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Aviation:

US Airline Repair Station Oversight `Inadequate': Audit
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American Airlines, US Airways to name post-merger leadership within weeks
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Gambling:

Gaming industry sees biggest revenue gains since recession
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PokerStars seeks court order to buy AC casino
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Coal:

Patriot's bid to cut benefits in judge's hands
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Celebs:

Search group objects to Casey Anthony's bankruptcy discharge --- Casey Anthony judge: There was enough evidence to convict --- Judge In Casey Anthony Trial Compares Her Lawyer To A Used Car Salesman
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Brokers:

MF Global Holdings Trustee Seeks Jury Trial for Corzine
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Video Games:

SouthPeak Seeks to Pull Plug on TimeGate Bankruptcy
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Investment Banking:

Boutique investment bank Ledgemont seeks Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Housewares:

Housewares company World Kitchen exploring sale
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Health Care:

St. James Hospital Announces Layoffs
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Fraud:

Did Yacht Path owners commit fraud, mismanagement?
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Jeweler agrees to plead guilty in KPMG insider-trading case
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Nevin Shapiro claims backed up by testimony of former CFO in suit by bankruptcy trustee against Shook
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Tax:

Swiss bank Frey eyes US branch to head off tax probe - sources
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Retailing:

Why is Amazon Supporting an Internet Sales Tax?
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Basketball:

A Last-Minute Revenue Sacrifice May Have Stopped The Sacramento Kings From Moving To Seattle
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Entertainment:

Girls Gone Wild creator found guilty of assault over 2011 incident
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Engineering:

Judge says yes to bonuses for Birdsall staff who stay on job
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Indicted N.J. engineering firm Birdsall Services Group rejects buyer, signs with another
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 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 (50 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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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Automatic Stay:

Creditors Entitled to Relief From Automatic Stay; No Disclosure Statement Filed
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Arbitration

(You Gotta)Fight for Your Right (To [Arbitrate]!)
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Utilities:

US Bentonite declares bankruptcy after power loss
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Finance:

Banks Racing to Bottom on Terms and Rates
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Insurance:

Bank of America and mortgage insurer MBIA have reached a deal to settle --- B. of A., MBIA soar on report of $1.7 bln accord
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Municipalities:

SEC Accuses Harrisburg of Misleading Municipal Bond Buyers
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CalPERS won't refinance San Bernardino debt
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Telecoms:

LightSquared Gets FCC Approval to Temporarily Share Spectrum
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Banking:

Restructuring Costs Push Commerzbank to Loss
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BofA should sue itself in battle over failed investment: Paribas, Deutsche
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Libor-Scandal Antitrust Plaintiffs Allowed to Seek Leave to Amend Their Allegations
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Portraits:

CPI Corp. sued by former employees
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Autos:

Treasury says to begin selling remaining GM stake --- US Treasury gets ready to lose another $5.1 billion on its General Motors bailout
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Alternative Energy:

Domino effect: Asola Automotive Solar also insolvent
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Sovereigns:

S&P: Corporate, Sovereign Debt Ratings Closely Linked
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UK:

Number of business failures in Wales has fallen slightly
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EU:

The Austerians Strike Back: Latvia Is the New Hope for Zombie Economics
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PIIGS:

The Worst Unemployment Crisis In Modern History
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Bailed-out Portugal plans another $6.3B in cuts --- Creditors submit Portugal's austerity plan to test
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Greece: Gov’t must tap markets immediately
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Canada:

Face of bankruptcy : older and deeper in debt, study finds
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France:

French Banks Now Facing Hardship at Home
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Brazil:

Brazil wants shareholders to pay for rescue of troubled banks
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Taiwan:

More Signs Of Global Slowdown: Taiwanese Exports Unexpectedly Sputter Out
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Japan:

Topix Index Advances to Recover Losses From Lehman Crash
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