Bankruptcy Billables 12.03.2010 – by Matt Leichter, Esq.
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Bankruptcy Billables is an overview of bankruptcy-relevant coverage and discussion from various law-related blogs.
Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and New York. Fearing the legal profession’s future, he has begun documenting the law school tuition bubble at his own blog, The Law School Tuition Bubble, where you can read his latest post, “Thoughts on Human Capital Contracts”.
- Welfare Economics and Consumer Credit Paper
- Point of Purchase Bank Card Surcharges: Will They Help or Hurt Consumers?
- Kardashians Abandon the K-Kard
- Credit Cards Make You Fat
- The KFC of Payday Loans
- The Political Economy of CFPB Funding
- WSJ: The Tail Wags the Foreclosure Dog
- So now the Kardashians Are Financial Role Models?
- Robosigning and Evidence
- Facebook: Not Just for Finding Hot Dates Anymore
- Lots of Smart People Couldn’t Possibly F*%! Up, Could They?
- The Big Fail
- Can HAMP Help in Bankruptcy?
- Do Mortgage Servicers Even Understand Their Own Business?
- Erroneous Foreclosures
- Why a Foreclosure Compensation Fund Is a Bad Idea
- Principles Aren’t Always Enough; Rules Are Needed Too.
- What’s in Your Wallet Part II: Let’s Shop for Credit Cards
- New Consumer Regulation: Education and Disclosure Is Not Enough
- GM’s Special Tax Treatment
- Modern Redlining in Historical Context
- They Really Did Know the Loans Were Bad…
- Am I Paying for My House or the Brooklyn Bridge?
- Cash Is (Still? Again?) King
- Debt Settlement Plans: Run as Fast As You Can, Consumers
- Payment Possibilities
- The Constitution in the Financial Crisis
- What’s in Our Wallets?
- MERS: Symptom or Cause
- Florida Synagogue Resolves Foreclosure Dispute
- Jury Awards Priest Abuse Victim $30 Million
- Music Stops for CBGB Holdings Bankruptcy
- The Daily Docket: Business Bankruptcies Roll On
- Lehman Hands Subpoena to Hebrew Day School
- Point Blank Sale Draws National Attention
- Banks Working On Sequel To ‘Leveraged Loan Odyssey: 2001’
- Matterhorn Escapes Deep Freeze
- Daily Docket: Court OKs JAL Restructuring
- Limo Maker Drives Toward Asset Sale
- Bankruptcy Watchdog Seeks Braxton’s Financial Info
- Judge Sounds Off on Rangers Owner, Sports Reporters, DH
- C-Bass Tells Top Executives to Cut Bait
- Officials to Meet on Asian Art Museum’s Financial Woes
- Stake in Travolta’s Home Airstrip Sold at Auction
- The Daily Docket: Three More Banks Fail
- Harley Sparks Fresh Drama in Hecker Case
- Martial-Arts Organization Kicks Off Bankruptcy
- Zell Tells Tribune Creditors Not to Sue
- The Daily Docket: American Media Enters Bankruptcy
- Tierney Returns to PR Roots
- Real Housewife of N.Y. Sonja Morgan Files for Bankruptcy
- The Daily Docket: Lipstick Building Enters Bankruptcy
- Braxton Intends to Keep Georgia Home
- Dermontti Dawson Auction Yields $775K
- Beach Volleyball Tour Operator to Sell Assets
- P.J. Solomon’s New Restructuring Head Counsels Bankruptcy Avoidance
- Another Mansion Hits the Auction Block
- For Sale: Ritzy Relics of a Bank Gone Bad
- Cravath Looks Good, Does Well in Harrisburg Case
- Credit-Card King’s Castle Slated For Sale
- Former Petters Lawyer Charged With Drug Possession
- Real-Estate Tycoon’s Mansion Gets $9.1M Cash Offer
- Business Bankruptcies Slow, Even As Consumer Filings Mount
- Now Boarding for Bankruptcy Court
- Former Steeler’s Home, Belongings to Hit Auction Block
- The Daily Docket: Ambac Enters Bankruptcy
- The Good, The Bad and The Bankrupt
- Ex-Rangers Ownership Scoffs at Scout’s $1.4 Million Demand
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- Trustee Sues JPMorgan Chase as ‘Blind’ to Madoff Fraud
- News In Brief (December 1, 2010)
- Last Call in Lehman v. Barclays: Post-Trial Filings in $13 Billion Suit
- Trustee Seeks to Recoup ‘Fictitious’ Madoff Profits From Weiss and Family Members, Former Partner
- Judge Orders Bank of America to Repay $500 Million in Lehman Bankruptcy
- News In Brief (November 15, 2010)
Did we miss a good recent bankruptcy-related post on another blog? E-mail bill [at] bankruptcybill [dot] us to let us know.
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