Law:
Legal Services Sector Loses 1,800 Jobs in December
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"The jolt to the legal profession is real, and the world is not going back to the way it was"
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Marketing 2.0 - Part 2
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Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief: No safe harbour
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From Biglaw to Boutique: Working for Free
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Things Not to Say In-House – ‘I’m Bad at Math’
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Egos Aside, Trial Lawyers Are Pretty Good at Predicting Verdicts
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Eversheds makes strides towards eliminating pension deficit
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Going for Partner: Play game like Rupert Murdoch
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It's the Money, Honey
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Lawyer's tactics leave him bankrupt
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Building an online reputation can be tricky
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App Friday
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DLA Piper Throws Wrench in Reed Smith’s CA Expansion With 5-Partner Raid
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Obama lawyers defend healthcare law in Supreme Court --- Even a legal healthcare victory may hurt Obama
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Ex-Goldman Director Gupta, Lehman, Wells Fargo, Bayer, SK in Court News
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Law professors dismayed at 'out of touch' comments by ABA pres --- Want Bill Robinson to Put a Sock in It --- Forget it, he's rolling --- J.D. not preferred
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A prescription for law schools: Go back to the basics, return to 'terra firma'
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Transfer Students Have Lower Credentials, but Boast More Prep and Competitive Grades, Study Says
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AALS hears words of caution from departing dean
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Longtime Legal Assistant Bypasses Law School, Passes the Bar
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Lawyer Faces Criminal Contempt Charge over Explanation for Missed Trial Date
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Ice Miller Lawyer Arrested in Alleged Scuffle Is Accused of Telling Cops to ‘Google Me’
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Fired Lawyer Barred from Recruiting Ex-Firm Clients Because of Alleged Exaggerations
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Apple Reportedly Threatens to Sue Over Steve Jobs Action Figure
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Meltdown January 2012 - Insolvency International
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Lawyer for Unmasked Actress Suing IMDb: 'My Client Is Willing to See This Case to Its Conclusion'
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What’s Casey Anthony Up to These Days?
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Burglar Breaks into Elderly Woman's Home, Stays for Holidays, Sets up Xbox
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Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop
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Judges:
Carlota Bohm brings focus and experience to her new post on the bankruptcy bench
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Judge has unruly defendant's mouth taped shut
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Legislators Are Out to Take Over Their State Judiciary Systems
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Breyer wades into Supreme Court ethics debate
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Will the Bar Stand Up to Gingrich's Tirade Against Judges?
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Defense: Judge’s “Mr. Guilty” slip-up was prejudicial
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Wall Street:
US stock futures trade flat
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U.S. stocks dip as market shrugs off jobs report; Dow down 0.45%
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Earnings growth falters for S&P 500
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Investors Continue to Yank Money Out of Stocks
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Stocks: All about Europe and earnings
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Layoffs:
Nation adds 200,000 jobs in December hiring surge --- Morgan Stanley Warns 42,000 "Jobs" Bogus Due To Seasonal Quirk --- 12 years to reverse America's job losses at our current rate
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For Many Americans, Jobs Crisis to Last Many Years
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The Winners and Losers in The Jobs Report
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Men have scored 97 percent of new jobs since mid-2009
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Unemployment near three-year low
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Older Workers Getting in the Way of Young
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Healthcare added the most jobs this year of any American industry
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The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever
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Obama to promote insourcing of jobs --- A look at Obama's jobs record
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Private Sector Gets Job Skills; Public Gets Bill
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For some unemployed, odd jobs are the new normal
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Layoffs Watch ’12: Morgan Stanley
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Unemployment insurance only for grads?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:
Bonus battles: Disgruntled bankers threaten to sue or walk
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Goldman, Morgan estimates cut
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There Are 30 Million Americans Without Bank Accounts
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Federal Judge Vacates Colonial Bankruptcy Ruling Against FDIC
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Bank Regulators to Allow Leeway on Capital Rule
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The Latest FDIC Failed Bank Lawsuit
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Hedge Funds:
Icahn’t believe Carl’s 35% return
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Autos:
Marchionne steers Chrysler from battlefield, out of bankruptcy
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GM stares down its past
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Once Struggling Auto Market Likely to Grow
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Infographic: A troubled run for U.S. auto industry
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Opera:
City Opera Locks Out Performers
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Baseball:
Mets hire company that helped Rangers in bankruptcy --- Deny Rumors Of Impending Bankruptcy
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The Broke and the Beautiful: Joe Torre Edition
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Defaults:
Moody's Sees Slow Rise In Defaults
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Company Credit-Default Swaps in U.S. Unchanged as Unemployment Rate Falls
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Retailing:
Best Buy CEO Defends Himself Against Reports That His Company Is Slowly Dying
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“The retailers that cater to the middle class are struggling"
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Barnes & Noble Falls After Projecting Wider Full-Year Loss
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Barnes & Noble Rages Against The Dying Of The Light
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Borders Gift-Card Holders Demand Payment
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Annie Sez Chain Owner Said to Plan Bankruptcy Filing as Early as Next Week
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Hilco to Liquidate 18 RoomStore Locations
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Economy:
Corporate Profit Growth at 2-Year Low as U.S. Feels Europe Drag
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Obama Says Jobs Number Shows Economy Starting to Mend
Fed Nears Adopting Price Goal as Bernanke Pushes Openness
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Concerns Fed transparency plan may spark volatility
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Strong data damps Fed need to buy bonds: Bullard
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Obama declares it's a 'make or break moment' for middle class --- Dream’s dark hour
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White House proposes pay increase for federal workers
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Rubio To Obama: You're Turning America Into 'deadbeat Nation' --- Is America Becoming a 'Deadbeat' Nation?
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White House threw secret 'Alice in Wonderland' bash during recession
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Here's Another Demographic Advantage The US Has Over Others --- Fewer Kids in the U.S.
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Americans' Spending Rises Modestly in December
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Good Economy Not Good Enough for Investors: El-Erian
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U.S. manufacturing workers earn less than half as much as their Canadian equivalents
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Americans See Economic Cup Half Full
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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:
NY Fed believes Fannie, Freddie should order principal reductions
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The Fed on Mortgage Servicing
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Fed Targets Mortgage Servicers --- Fed Should Fine Law-Defying Mortgage Servicers
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Foreclosure Lawyer Could Lose Her Home Because Of Alleged Bank Error
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American Home Ordered to Pay Fine to Bankrupt Borrowers
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4 Completely Unexpected Home Renovation Costs That Can Really Add Up
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Fed governor suggests tight underwriting is stalling recovery
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Phoenix home sales rise for 12th month in a row
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Why The Plunge In Apartment Vacancies Is A Really Big Deal
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12 Markets Where It's Better To Rent A Home Than To Own It
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Freddie Mac Is Going To Give The Unemployed A Break On Mortgage Payments For Up To A Year
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Home prices almost always go up when a country's demographics improve
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The untold story of General Electric’s subprime debacle
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Florida AG cleared in firing of foreclosure investigators
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Moody's: REITs strong enough to weather recession
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Fitch: CMBS delinquencies down to 8.37% in December
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Sam Zell Is Entitled to Option on Archstone, Lehman Judge Says
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Lehman:
Lehman Bankruptcy Judge Refuses to Block Banks' Archstone Deal
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Politics:
Wall Street money for Warren?
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Falling unemployment lifts election odds for Barack Obama --- In elections, jobless trend matters more than rate --- Does the Obama Administration Really Want People to Celebrate Job Growth That Will Get Us Back to Full Employment in 2028?
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Obama Adviser Says Romney Lacks Evidence for Job Creation Claims
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Perry Preps With A Pistol
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Rick Santorum: 9 Things You Need to Know
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Huntsman outraged at ad targeting adopted daughters
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Newt: Blacks should demand paychecks, not food stamps --- Unemployment falls ... but not for blacks
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Pro-Gingrich Group Lambasts Romney for ‘Predatory’ Capitalism
FactCheck: Newt's Gain without Pain
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Romney's steel skeleton in the Bain closet --- Evidence Is Lacking That Romney's Bain Capital Created Jobs
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Corporate Reform:
SEC to change policy on companies' admission of guilt --- Will demand admission of wrongdoing in some cases --- Dodges on 'Admit or Deny' --- Lipschutz: A Small Step Toward Settlement Sense
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Richard Cordray On CNBC, Mentioning Jamie Dimon And Staying Totally On Message --- Called Smart, Tough
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Legitimacy of Cordray confirmation under the microscope
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Republicans Seek Legal Ruling on Obama Recess Appointments
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Obama bypasses the Senate, but it left him no choice
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Consumer Bureau Working With Banks: Cordray
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Whistleblowers earn a record $532 million in 2011
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Aviation:
Cantor Fitzgerald Asks to Continue Sept. 11 Case Against Bankrupt AMR
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American Airlines workers put blame on management
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Municipalities:
Jefferson County Judge Limits Authority of Sewer Receiver
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Bankrupt JeffCo pushing for more cuts
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Brutal losses in state and local jobs --- But Cutbacks Slow
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Man Gets Ticketed For Calling 9-1-1 About Break-In At His Mom's House
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A Missouri Town's Sweet Dreams Turn Sour
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Whoever does it, restructuring Detroit will require lots of cash
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Detroit Has Little to Celebrate
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Emergency Manager for Detroit inevitable?
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s Debt Driven Up by Profit From Fees, Lawyer Says
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The right kind of broke? Judge weighs deeply insolvent county's eligibility for Chapter 9 protection
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Compensation:
Undercover zillionaires
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$24 Million Golden Hello
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New twist to executive compensation disclosures
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Hotels:
Days Inn owner files for bankruptcy
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Fraud:
Stanford Says His Constitutional Rights Were Violated
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Pearlman's victims may get payoff from banks that lent him millions
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Health Care:
Bankrupt hospital withdraws request for Clark County's help
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Textbooks:
Nebraska Book Will Continue to Evaluate Underperforming Stores
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Food/Beverage:
Americans’ Cheaper Restaurant Bills
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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:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Miscellaneous:
The Bankruptcy Files: A Big Start to 2012
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Madoff, Coach, Ambac, Nebraska Book, Real Mex
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Solar Millennium Sale, Blacks Leisure, Manroland
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Rochelle on Sears, MF Global, Le-Nature Bankruptcies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy Filings Down 11.7% in 2011
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Iowa bankruptcies decline; trouble may not be over
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Buffalo-area filings for bankruptcy decreased all of 2011
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OC November bankruptcies lowest in 21 months
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Central FL bankruptcies fall by 15 percent in 2011
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Jurisdiction:
Understanding Anna Nicole Smith (or, at least, Stern v. Marshall): A Must-Read Analysis
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Unexpired Leases:
When Is a Debtor Really Off the Hook on a Rejected Lease? (The Answer May Not Be as Simple as You Think)
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LBOs:
The Expansion of Bankruptcy Code Section 546(e)'s Application to Leveraged Buyouts Involving Privately Held Securities
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Insurance:
The Top Ten D&O Stories of 2011
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Litigation:
No Bad Faith, No Spoliation, 3rd Circuit Rules
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For Thompson & Knight, EDD Apps Are the Future of Litigation Support
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A Status Update on the Subprime and Credit Crisis-Related Litigation
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Predictions:
These Famous Brands Will Disappear In 2012
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Photography:
Sell Eastman Kodak Before It Files For Bankruptcy
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Report: Kodak to focus on printing after bankruptcy
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What Kodak's Dying Business Means For Your Old School Cameras
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Tax:
IRS: 17 Percent of Taxes Owed Went Unpaid
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US moves toward legal action against Swiss bank-sources
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MF Global:
"Self-regulatory organization" apparently failed to regulate MF Global
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CME faces regulatory probe on MF Global-sources
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MF Global U.K. Unit Has 4,500 Claims for $1.2 Billion in Cash, KPMG Says
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Corporate Governance:
Corporate Lawyers as Gatekeepers
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Buses:
Coach America Holdings Receives Approval of Interim DIP Financing
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Accounting:
Watchdog hands PwC record fine
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MF Global Regulatory Probe Includes Review of CME Group's Audit
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Sovereigns:
This Is The Year When Developed Nations Must Choose Between Pain And Disaster
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How Central Bankers Attempt to “Cure” Insolvency
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UK:
UK: 50% of Businesses Worried on Economy
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Retail administrations increase by 11% in 2011 with further troubles ahead
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EU:
France, Italy present united front before crisis
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Europe Economic Confidence Falls
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Eurozone Crisis Caused by Older Voters
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Slow Growth And High Unemployment Is Pulling Europe Back Into That Dangerous Territory
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“German Success Recipe” Or Blip?
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Is Europe Unable to Compete?
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The One Solution To The Euro Crisis That No One Is Talking About
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Euro Zone Lost Investors' Trust: ECB Official
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ECB Official Sees EU Lender of Last Resort Mechanism as Feasible
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Hungary Is Willing to Accept Any IMF Credit Line, Orban Says
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Merkel, Sarkozy Meet on Euro Rescue Plan
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PIIGS:
Monti defends tax attack on super-rich
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Italy's PM: No Nation Can Fight Debt Crisis Alone
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Monti Says No New Budget Cuts Needed to Balance Budget
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ECB funding to Italy banks tops 200 bln eur in Dec
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ie: 'Vendetta' against Seán Quinn, say former tycoon's daughters
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Greek VoluntaryInvolutary DealNoDealDeal: Convolution Eupdate
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Germany:
Solon Talks to 'Handful' of Potential Buyers as Bid Deadline Set
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Switzerland:
Swiss lawmakers to hold hearing with central bank chief behind closed doors
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MENA:
Egypt Islamists seen winning near two-thirds of seats
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Syria Violence Leaves 21 Dead
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China:
World Bank to Suggest China Financial Reform
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China Signals Intent to Curtail Shadow Banking
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