Law:
Linklaters and SNR Denton lead on Petroplus administration
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U.K. Prosecutor's Fraud Chief Joins Jones Day as Departures Rise
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State of the Market – Texas (Part 3)
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Which DLA Piper Office Operated Under Third-World Conditions?
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Why people don't get jobs as lawyers
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Injunction for Chevron Slammed as 'Radical' by the Second Circuit
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Should I Get a ‘Merge or Die’ T-Shirt?
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Staying Relevant - Part 3: Competition Takes Many Forms
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May Lawyers Offer Groupon Deals? New York Ethics Opinion Allows It, with Caveats
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SNR Denton partners question one-off £500k payout for former chairman
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Law Firm Mergers Help Push Unwanted Partners Out the Door, Recruiter Says
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SEC drops "supervisor" case against ex-general counsel
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New York lawyer gives up $14 mln lottery ticket claim
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Investment firm sues Orrick for $95 mln over failed loan deal
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SJ Berwin accounts show total staff numbers fell almost 10% in 2010-11
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Legal Aid Groups Planning Major Layoffs in 2012
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Morgan Stanley, MF Global , Commerzbank, Chevron in Court News
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Silly Email Of The Year Award
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Law School Students Go Insane Over LexisNexis’s Online Promotion
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The DOJ Wants You, Experienced Attorneys — To Work for Free
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Skadden faces wrath of Chelsea fans over stadium deal
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Trial Attorney Who Seemed to Have It All Is Now in Jail Awaiting a Bed in Drug Rehab Program
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Mother of ‘Toddlers & Tiaras’ Star Sues for Millions
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Greg Kelly, Fox 5 Host & NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly's Son, Accused Of Rape At Law Firm
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Costa Will Pay Full Medical Expenses Plus $14,460 To Each Passengers From The Crash
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'Thou Shalt Not ...' Visit Any Nightclub in This Town Until You Dress Your Age
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Court Tweets: Volume One
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Death Row Inmate Taunts Community in Letter to Hometown Newspaper
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Judges:
Shrinking State Court Budgets: Not Just A New York Thing
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Hating on the Ninth Circuit: Funny But a Little Depressing
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Embattled Judge Refuses to Recuse Himself From Hearing Cases
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Most Americans expect SCOTUS to overturn health care law’s individual mandate
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Wall Street:
US stock index futures signal steady open
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Wall Street Stumbles Amid Mixed Earnings, Data
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Second Raft of Econ Data Not So Good, and Stocks Notice
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Thoughts on Kodak, Bankruptcy, and Investing
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Now Bank Of America Bonuses Are Getting The Squeeze
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Layoffs:
A lower unemployment rate isn't enough. Americans need work that pays the bills
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The Dark Side of Lower US Jobless Claims
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Jobless claims up 6%, stay lower than 400,000
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The Manufacturing Industry Is Never Going To Solve Our Jobs Problem
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Ener1, Electric-Car Battery Maker, Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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GM May Accelerate Opel Restructuring on Sales
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Food/Beverage:
Teamsters Warn Hostess Not To Misuse Bankruptcy Process
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Hostess's Chemical Imbalance
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Hostess asks judge to slash union obligations
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Fraud:
Former employee says Allen Stanford knew his business --- Stanford obsessed with CD sales growth-witness --- Stanford Rewarded Brokers Who Pushed Antiguan CDs --- How Allen Stanford kept the SEC at bay --- Ex-employee saw problems --- Witness tells of life in pressure cooker --- Stanford Decried Wall Street Greed in 2008 Speech --- Stanford tells of $5.5bn cash pile on video --- Stanford's orders: “Growth, growth, growth” --- Big bonuses --- Stanford ad man sticks by account of last-minute changes in report
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Mets Ruling Draws 34 Similar Suits by Madoff Trustee
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A Bunch of Celebrities, Among Them Tobey Maguire, Being Sued By Bradley Ruderman
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David Einhorn Tells His Side Of The Story On The FSA's Insider Trading Fine
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Ex-UBS Municipal Derivatives Chief Facing Criminal Trial Set for July
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SEC Resolves Insider Case Against Former Goldman Trader, Father
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The Fast, Fabulous, Allegedly Fraudulent Life of Megaupload's Kim Dotcom
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New York Global Group’s Wall Street Office Is Searched by FBI, Agent Says
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Education:
Which college major is most likely to catapult you into the top 1% of earners?
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Alternative Energy:
The Next Solyndra: President Obama Mentions An Energy Company In His Big Speech And It Goes Bankrupt Instantly --- Reaches Deal for $81 Million DIP Loan
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Obama not afraid of Solyndra
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Hotels:
Ritz-Carlton Loan at Risk of Default as Business Travel Declines
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Municipalities:
Bing Races to Beat Michigan’s Deadline for Detroit Union Deal
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Case Study: Jefferson County
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U.S. State Tax Revenue Exceeds Pre-Recession Level
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The 20 States With The Most Unfriendly Tax Codes
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Photography:
Factbox: Kodak creditors
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The Human Cost of Kodak's Bankruptcy
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Shipping:
European Shipowners to Seek U.S. Court Protection, Law Firm Says
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Economy:
Taxpayers Still on the Hook for $133B from Bailouts
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Fed's Lacker sees rate rise before late 2014
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The Fed Is Worried -- And You Should Be Too
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GDP Report expected to show 3% annualized growth
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The Pentagon’s budget will shrink for the first time since 1998
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Durable goods data points to economic momentum
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Bernanke Makes Case for More Bond Buying --- How Ben Bernanke Rationalizes “Exceptionally Low” Interest Rates
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Is the Fed Undermining the Economy?
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Bill Gates: Higher Taxes on Wealthy is Justice
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Senate Set to Clear Way for $1.2 Trillion Debt-Limit Increase
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How Rich Is Warren Buffett's Secretary, Really?
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One Third of New Yorkers Can’t Retire
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Americans Haven't Been This Angry About The Economy Since March 2009
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Caterpillar Indicates Economy (With Fed’s Help)Is Humming Along Quite Nicely
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Fitch: Eurozone crisis continues to drive global credit outlook
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Incredible Shrinking Bankers at Davos Humbler as Austerity Hits --- Besieged bankers look for signs of hope at Davos
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Summers: “Inside Job had essentially all its facts wrong”
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The incredibly shrinking bill for TARP
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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:
California: $25B Mortgage Deal Not Enough
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Deal Or No Deal? Proposed Foreclosure Settlement Starting To Fray
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Foreclosure prevention groups scramble to keep funding
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Sharp divide exists between Dems, Repubs on gov't help in foreclosures
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Housing Task Force to Zero in on Wall Street
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Big questions about Obama’s mass-refinancing plan
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New-home sales hit a record low
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Case Shiller House Price Forecasts: New Post-bubble lows Seasonally Adjusted
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2011 is Worst Year Ever for New Home Sales
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Why The Housing Market Has Much Farther To Fall
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Absorption rates to improve across all property types in 2012
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Foreclosure-Ridden Florida Listens for Republican Housing Plans
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BofA Settlements Impede Fraud Probe: Arizona
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More Caution and Skepticism About Federal Mortgage “Investigation” --- Another Assembly --- Mortgage Fraud Still Rampant
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17% of Chicago-area homes sold in 3Q were in foreclosure
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Bargain hunters bid big at California Mastro bankruptcy auction
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Putting Mandatory Down Payments On Mortgages Might Be The Worst Idea Ever, Report Confirms
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Old mortgages rise from the dead, haunt homeowners
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Morgan Stanley Sued by Two Banks Over $1.2 Billion in Mortgage Securities
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Unemployed homebuilders migrate to multifamily jobs
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Struggling Realogy targets $918M debt refinancing
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Compensation:
The CEO Bankruptcy Bonus
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Barclays’s Diamond: Bankers ‘Get It’ on Pay
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MF Global:
Virginia, Alberta Lead Suit Against Corzine Over MF Losses
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Montana farmers meet with commodities regulator
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Retailing:
J.C. Penney Surges After Saying Profit This Year May Beat 2010 Earnings --- Says Discount Strategy To Trigger Profit Jump --- The Case for JC Penney
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Religion:
CalBank may foreclose on Corona synagogue
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Oil/Gas:
French prosecutors probe suspicion of €100 million taken from Petroplus-France funds --- Petroplus denies fraud allegations
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Construction:
BOOM. There's Your American Construction Recovery
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Banking:
BofA to Limit Cash Bonuses for Bankers, Traders
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Politics:
Warren adept at playing lucrative insider game
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A worthy pact on 'super PACs'
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Perry's Popularity Drops in Texas After His Failed Presidential Bid
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Gingrich Attacks Romney in Florida as Owner of Swiss Accounts
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Newt Gingrich Showed How to Wreck a Revolution
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Tom Delay Slams Newt
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The 19th GOP Debate: Romney Beheads Gingrich --- This Is The Debate Moment That Will Haunt Mitt Romney In The General Election
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Obama Wins in Global Poll Showing Investors Resist Newt Gingrich
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Investor Poll: Romney Tax Break is Welfare --- Lay Off Mitt, He's Just Like Warren Buffett
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What Happened To Ron Paul?
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CNN Poll: Only Ron Paul Can Beat Obama
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FactCheck: GOP Response to State of the Union
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Jack Abramoff Explains The 'Lobbyist Safecracker Method'
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Tax:
Switzerland, US Aim to Conclude Tax Talks by End of 2012
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Baseball:
Firestorm threatens to engulf Mets
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Credit/Debit Cards:
Discover Financial Says CFPB Probe May Have ‘Adverse Impact’ on Net Income
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Religion:
September trial date set for KC bishop, diocese
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Lawyer: Pa. Church Official Threw Peer 'Under Bus'
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion 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
(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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Miscellaneous:
Hooters, WaMu, Kodak, Lehman, AMR, MF Global
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SP Newsprint, Potomac Supply
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Rochelle on Lower Bankruptcy Fees, Coach America, Vitro
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Maryland business bankruptcies down in 2011
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Poetry:
Kodak, Saab, Filene's, Marco Polo . . .
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Jurisdiction:
In re Extended Stay Declines to Extend the Reach of Stern
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Post-Petition Governance:
Absent “Clear Abuse,” Shareholders Continue to Control Company During Chapter 11 Case
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DIP Finance:
DIP: Crystallex International Corp.
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Mass Torts:
Calif. SC asbestos decision wrong, Motley Rice attorney says
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BP Can't Collect Part of Gulf Spill Costs From Transocean --- Must Indemnify
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Consumer Finance:
Word of the Day: “Zombie Debtor”
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Litigation:
Dodgy M&A lawsuits are putting useful ones at risk
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Fixed-Fee Document Review and the Automation Revolution
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Aviation:
American Airlines' parent company to seek more time in bankruptcy filings
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American Airlines hangs onto all 216 Embraers in American Eagle's fleet for a while longer
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AA to lay out business plan and tell unions what it wants
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PBGC to American Airlines: But what about retiree health insurance? --- PBGC says 13,000 current or retired American employees will have pensions cut if plans are terminated --- Pension agency disputes AMR comments to workers
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Pilots' union sends love note to American Airlines passengers
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Pinnacle Airlines' potential bankruptcy weighs on Minnesota employees
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Competition:
Are U.S. bankruptcy laws a competitive advantage?
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UK:
Pre-pack administration overhaul dropped
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Government legal spending drops 36% amid austerity cutbacks
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UK bankruptcy is not as easy as it sounds
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Everyone In The UK Is So Mad About The RBS Chief's Taxpayer-Funded Bonus
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EU:
EU's Next Rescue Fund Has Clear Limit, German Official Says
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Why Europe’s crisis can’t be averted
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European banks face difficulties in raising capital --- In Europe, a Conflict Over Bank Capital
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EU Says Greece Debt Agreement Will Be Reached Soon as Athens Talks Resume --- Next three days crucial for euro zone
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European Banks May Soon Have To Write Down $100 Billion Worth Of Bad Shipping Loans --- Shipping Banks Fail to Address Vessel-Price Plunge, Lawyer Says
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Stiglitz Says Europe Repeats Growth ‘Platitudes’ Without a Plan
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Europe Armaggedon Sentiment Has Eased, Altman Says
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Poll: Nearly three-quarters of Germans against increasing eurozone rescue fund
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PIIGS:
Greece will need more funding, says Rehn
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Ackermann Says Greek Outcome Still Open, Confident on Solution
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The Adventures Of Nikos Kassimatis: The Man Who Owes $1.23 Billion To The Greek Government
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All The Latest On The Bond Swap Talks Going On In Greece
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EU, IMF press Greece on reforms before aid flows --- New Troika Demands: Firings, Pay Cuts, Slashed Health and Defense Spending
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59% Of Young Italians Want To Leave The Country --- Italy's Good Decision
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Why Portugal Might Be The Real Trigger That Causes The Eurozone To Spiral Out Of Control --- Ailing Portugal's Bond Yields Hit Record Highs
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ie: Kenny Says Bond Swap ‘Sign of Confidence’ as Aid Exit Seen --- Comeback Trail? LCH Clearnet Lowers Margin Requirement for Irish Bonds --- Mortgage relief at last for up to 30000 struggling homeowners --- Irish Mortgage Holders Need Lenders' Backing for Debt Relief --- Q & A: New insolvency bill explained
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Spain Unemployment Rises to 22.9%
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Germany:
Germany's All About Bailing Out It's Own Banks
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Germany's Job Engine Remains Intact for 2012, Unicredit Says
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Canada:
Canada's Flaherty Says Europe Shouldn't Receive More IMF Cash
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Harper Pledges 'Major Transformations' to Canadian Economy
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Debt-ridden Canadians piling up even more, study finds
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Japan:
Bailout looms for Japan's TEPCO
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Learning to love litigation
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MENA:
Iran is ready to return to nuclear talks
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