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Branford Lawyer Fights Student Loans, Fails

Summary: A Connecticut lawyer attempts to escape his student loans, but is ordered to pay $236,000. It would be a…

Oil Company Batista Leapfrogs After $5.8 Billion Debt Unanimity

A former Brazilian billionaire's oil company, Eike Batista Oleo & Gas Participacoes SA (OGXP3) jumped after creditors agreed to change…

Possible Reforms Threaten Law Schools

As the legal industry dips and sways to the tune of the floundering economy, law school as an investment is…

Obama Will Not Back Down from Bush Tax Cuts

When President Barack Obama met with progressive and labor leaders Tuesday he said that he is committed to making sure…

The Changing Face of Poverty

Compared to the kings of yore, the average American obviously has the advantage with a more flattering wardrobe, technological devices…

Dewey’s Creditors Sell the Debt

Dewey & LeBoeuf is still about 200 strong, but just as many of its top partners are moving on, so…

Hollande defeats Sarkozy; World Market Nosedives

Two events have exacerbated the plight of European debt and unemployment: France's election of Socialist Francois Hollande over former president…

Lawyer Once High-hitting Success Now Being Bled to Death by Recession and Ex-wife

In his heyday, David McLauchlan made upwards to $500,000 yearly, working for Lord Bissell Brook, but after 34 years, his…

Law Firm Debt

In an instance when a law firm suffers and basically goes out of business due to dealing with so much…

Obama’s New Plans for Student Debt Are Not New

President Barack Obama but really think that recent graduates are stupid. Honestly, he thinks that graduates out there that are…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, April 19th, and here's a look back at Friday's stories... New law grads face…

New York Bar Denies Applicant Based on Large Student Loans

An aspiring lawyer who has racked up excessive student loans has been denied admission to the New York Bar based…