Law:
Dewey Estate Sues Over $5.7 Million Spent as Firm Faded
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Layoff Watch: Attorneys And Staffers Never Again To See The Light Of Day
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Patton Boggs tells idle partners to shape up or ship out -- Patton Boggs: New game plan
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Day Pitney Lays Off As Many As 40 Staffers And Attorneys --- 10 associates, 30 staff
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Jacoby & Meyers, Latham, Skadden, Day Pitney: Business of Law
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Morgan Lewis, Sidley, Ashurst, Thompson Hine: Business of Law
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LPOs Stealing Deal Work from Law Firms
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Law Firm Performance In 2013 So Far — Plus Disturbing Data On Partner Productivity
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Biglaw Practice Today — Damn The Torpedoes
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Legal Costs Up at 50 Percent of Companies
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How to Change Careers if You're a Lawyer
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An Epic Supercut Of Rappers Giving Shout-Outs To Their Jewish Lawyers
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Report: Newark Mayor Cory Booker pocketed 'confidential' annual payouts from law firm while in office
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What Is A Successful Law Practice?
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Law School Claims Bar Passage Rate is Meaningless
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Law schools devise debt-free path to degree
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ABA Panel Favors Dropping Law School Tenure Requirement
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Does This New ABA Report Signal Change For Law Schools?
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These Students are on the Six-Year Plan
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Minnesota law schools struggle with lower enrollments
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How Georgetown Law gets Uncle Sam to pay its students’ bills
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Prospective Waivers: Lawyer Conflict of Interests and Sophisticated Clients
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Legal ethicists are playing catch-up to create social media guidelines for lawyers, judges
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Lawyerly Lairs: Sixth-Year Associate Snags Seven-Figure Pad
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Corporate Counsel 2013: More Work, Bigger Pay For Chief Legal Officers
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Snowden's Father Gets A Visa To Visit Son In Russia --- NSA Data Debate: Glossary and Who’s Who --- Obama Claims He'll Reform NSA Surveillance Programs --- Why It Might Be In The U.S.’s Best Interests To Grant Snowden Full Immunity
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Murder weapon search in Hernandez case focuses on fiancée
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Before You Hit Send, Read This
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Feds charge couple for s-- on plane bound for Vegas
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Man badly beaten in dispute for 75 cents dies
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Utah Beauty Queen Charged With Having A Homemade Bomb
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Video of Cop Slapping 10-Year-Old Boy Stirs Outrage
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Everything You Need To Know Before 'Breaking Bad' Returns --- 'Breaking Bad' Makes An Epic Return With 'Blood Money' Premiere Episode
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Prison Seized with Dance Fever as They Try to Break a Guinness World Record
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Woman arrested for allegedly slapping police horse
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Attorney accused of lying about her work as a pros agrees to 3-year license suspension
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Bosses Can Harass Their Unpaid Interns As Much As They Want, And It's Totally Legal
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Man Arrested After Bragging To Undercover Cop About Being Wanted
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The most bizarre contraband items being confiscated around the world
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Woman forced to show boss Facebook page to prove she didn't misuse sick leave
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Transit imposter with Asperger's busted 29 times stealing trains, buses
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Man allegedly kills wife, posts photo
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Saudi Court Condemns Editor to 600 Lashes With Breaks
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Man Breaks Out Into Dance During Field Sobriety Test
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Say What?!
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Judges:
The Most Powerful Dissent in American History
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Is a paperless, people-less court in our near future?
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Judge Kopf’s terrible sentencing instincts
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Justice Kennedy: Legal community isn't doing enough to attract country's finest into its ranks
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Judge orders parents to change their son's name from Messiah to Martin, because "only Jesus Christ earned that title"
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Wall Street:
US Stock Futures Point To Lower Open
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Wall Street posts worst week since June with Fed in mind
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Wall Street Profits Hit Record Levels, So Why Are Banks Still Killing Jobs?
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Layoffs:
Teens Face Worst Labor Market
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U.S. Companies Thrive as Workers Fall Behind
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Credit Cards:
Man who created own credit card sues bank for not sticking to terms
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Banking:
JPMorgan nears settlement with SEC over 'London Whale'
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Prosecutors and F.B.I. Examine JPMorgan Over Losses -- Lowballing of Losses Key to 'Whale' Probe
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This Bank Just Can't Stay Out of Trouble
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FDIC Affinity Clawback
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Regulators shut down small bank in Wisconsin
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Feds pressing banks to stop working with online lenders
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Baker, others plead not guilty in wire fraud case
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Former Coastal Bank Executives Indicted
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Tax:
Small Business in IRS Sights
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Student Debt:
Obama signs student loan interest rate legislation into law
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FDIC to charge Sallie Mae with overcharging military personnel
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Celebs:
The Broke and the Beautiful: 'Low Winter Sun' Edition
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Athletes finish out of the money
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Alternative Energy:
Sunways negotiates out of wafer supply deals and insolvency
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Colo. methane-farming company files for bankruptcy
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Sunways to avoid insolvency proceedings, reaches deals with bank
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Berlin-based solar company Inventux is insolvent
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'Green' Car Startup Associated With Clinton Pal Has Been A Flop, And Is Now Being Investigated By The SEC
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Rail:
MMA takes Chapter 11 track
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MM&A's bankruptcy reveals glaring gaps in rail insurance rules
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Lac Megantic: Cleanup to stretch into next year
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Lawyer: MMA bankruptcy likely to end in sale
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Who’s liable for the Lac-Mégantic disaster
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Little Shop of Lawyers Joins Verrill Dana
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Food/Beverage:
Judge denies credit request for beef plant
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Health Care:
Westlake Regional Hospital in Kentucky Files for Bankruptcy
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Court Postpones Hearing on Interfaith Hospital Closing
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Affordable Care Act: $1 Pay Raise Costs Family $9,355 Hike in Premiums
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Report details health care premium costs
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Telecoms:
Falcone Adds Defendants in Effort to Keep LightSquared
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Harbinger Sues Deere, Garmin Over GPS Products Spectrum
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Agriculture:
Grassley legislation would assist bankrupt family farmers
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Economy:
Wholesale Inventories in US Unexpectedly Fall for Third Month
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Houses and Cars
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Federal Reserve weighs changes to economic recovery plans
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Obama Says Jobs Key Focus for Next Fed Chief
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Two potential problems for Summers' Fed candidacy
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Cantor to conservatives: We’re not shutting down the government
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Why Our 1% is Richer Than Anywhere Else
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Consumer feeling the pinch
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Food-Stamp Use Rises; Some 15% Get Benefits
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Squeeze the savers
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Relax, interest rates are not too low
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Rand Paul Knows Nothing of Milton Friedman's Work
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Largest Ethnic Groups In America
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Change In US Population By Age From 1900 Through 2060
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Beware These Corporate Deadbeats
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Eminent domain fight escalates in Richmond, CA --- Richmond Mayor Says Lawsuit Won’t Deter Loan Seizures --- Freddie Mac Fires First Salvo In Eminent Domain Mortgage Battle --- US house finance regulator mulls action on "eminent domain" mortgage seizures --- Don't Condemn Underwater Mortgages. Renegotiate. --- Stupid Scheme on Eminent Domain Meets Predictable Fate --- Seizing Mortgages for Fun and Profit --- The bailout Wall Street is blocking from Main Street
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Right Time to Muddy the Waters Over Lien Stripping, Again
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Fannie, Freddie, and the Destructive Dream of the 'Ownership Society'
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Home Prices Climb in 87% of US Cities Amid Recovery
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Las Vegas Home Prices Up 31.2%
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Home Mortgage Interest Deduction at Risk
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Cross-Collateralization: Your Dragnet Clause May Have at Least a Little Hole In It
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Obama Endorsement Builds Momentum For Housing-Finance Overhaul
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Lindemuths, Topeka developers, sell 3 properties, avoid liquidation
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ResCap Faces a Number of Objections to Chapter 11 Exit Plan
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ResCap Bankruptcy Disclosure Statement Opposed by U.S.
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Real estate fixture Thompson defrauded investors: Finra
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U.S. Mortgage Fraud Group Forced to Correct Initiative Stats
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Municipalities:
Mich. EM foes win ruling in lawsuit over old law --- The Opinion - Farce: "Apparently,the Michigan Legislature believes the Michigan Constitution can be ignored"
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Detroit Fight Shows Why Public Pensions Are Bound For Problems
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Michigan Safety Net for Boomers Frays on Bankrupt Detroit --- Retirees fret over lack of safety net for city pensions
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Detroit's emergency manager sure loves the media
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Everything must change in Detroit
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Investing in Detroit:Brilliant or crazy
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The Earnings Tax Is A Key Factor In Detroit's Taxpayer Exodus
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Michigan Vs. Detroit
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Will state follow Detroit into peril?
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Can Muni Investors Still Rely on the Unlimited Tax G.O. Pledge?
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Tensions Flare Over Racial Remark at Detroit Fire Pension Board Meeting
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Bertram Marks: Kevyn Orr's words were as offensive as they were wrong
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Spat between rival retiree associations emerges in Detroit bankruptcy
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Bond lessons and Detroit's bankruptcy
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Muni Bonds After Detroit
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Muni-Bond Buyers Seeking Safety
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Why Did Detroit Gamble With Derivatives?
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Move to Detroit , land of opportunity
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Barclays: Thoughts On Detroit
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Oakland County: Money from millage for DIA will be withheld if art is sold
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Macomb County tax dollars may be at risk in Detroit bankruptcy
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Cleveland Indians fans start 'Detroit is Bankrupt' chant (video) --- Detroit's Bankrupt, and Cleveland Fans Know It
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Detroit peddles 'Comeback City' ads to curious convention planners
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How to rebuild Detroit's middle class
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It's a Detroit thing; you wouldn't understand
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Why Detroit Could Have Avoided Bankruptcy --- Did Detroit really need to file for bankruptcy ?
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Snyder makes plans for post-bankrupt Detroit --- Snyder expected to appoint long-term advisory board for Detroit --- Snyder Will Keep Hands On City Finances After Bankruptcy
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Will: Can Detroit be reinvented?
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Detroit community beats alleged rapist of 15 y.o. girl with Down Syndrome after slow police response
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Detroit Lighting Director Removed As EM Kevyn Orr Prepares For A New Era
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You think you know Detroit?
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The Wrong Lesson From Detroit's Bankruptcy
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Michigan issuers feeling heat from Detroit filing --- Michigan localities plan to sell $28 million of debt this week
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Cash-Strapped Philly Schools Won't Be Able To Open Without $50M
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Scranton: The Next Detroit ?
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Will Chicago follow Detroit into bankruptcy ?
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Brodsky: NY's prospect of bankruptcy
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We Are All Detroit
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The truth about Jefferson County's bankruptcy plan
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If Detroit's in bankruptcy court, why isn't Flint too? --- Difference between Detroit and Flint lies in type of debt
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Why Your City's No Better Than Detroit
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The Blue State Reckoning -- Liberal pension excesses are now jeopardizing liberal priorities
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State and Local Government Deficits Soar. Are Others Following Detroit's Footsteps?
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City officials face uphill climb as pension plan unfunded liability grows
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Bankruptcy plan would saddle system with more risky debt, water board analysis says
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Jeffco bankruptcy exit plan will not work if refinancing of warrants took place now
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Defaults:
Moody's Reduces Global Default Rate Forecast for 2013
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Newspapers:
'Hundreds' Of Layoffs At PATCH; 400 Sites Shuttered Or Partnered Off
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Electricity:
Creditors push Energy Future towards restructure
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Do Illinois' coal-fired plants have a future?
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10 years after record blackout, US electrical grid faces new and emerging threats
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Engineering:
Bankrupt engineering firm Birdsall Services Group to sue 23 former officials for $35M
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Video Games:
Rhode Island lawmakers seek answers on 38 Studios
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Debt Collection:
2013 Worldwide Collection Agencies Industry-Industry & Market report
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NY Financial Services Dept. Introduces Extensive New Debt Collection Legislation
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Brokers:
SIFMA says no more "playing poor" on promissory notes
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Furniture:
Is Furniture Brands headed for bankruptcy ?
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Pensions:
The Missing Piece in the Pensions Debate
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Finance:
Back From Bankruptcy: CIT And John Thain's Stunning Turnaround
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Funding the Gap: Five Important Considerations in Mezzanine Lending
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Autos:
GM Is `Best Turnaround of All Time'
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (33 new filings today)
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Environmental:
At the Intersection of Environmental and Bankruptcy Laws
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Bankruptcy Rules:
Bankruptcy Court SDNY Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules
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Recent Pleadings:
Your Money's No Good Here: Debtor Says Lender Entitled To Big Make-Whole Refusing To Take Payment
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Litigation:
Winning: Top Litigators Tell Their Stories
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Retailing:
Starbucks CEO: Bill Ackman 'Ruined The Lives Of Thousands Of JCPenney Employees' --- The knives are out --- JC Penney board erupts into fight --- Why Ackman's Tantrum Will Kill the Company
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Sniping over JC Penney leadership heats up
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Carrot & stick: Ackman may put in fresh $ if JCP names new CEO
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Many retailers outsource customer return data to anti-fraud companies that analyze patterns
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Fraud:
US Prosecutor: Bernie Madoff Was In An Office 'Love Triangle' --- Obsession Fueled by S--, Romance and Money --- Bernie Madoff's Office Was Even Sleazier Than Previously Thought
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SAC braces for investor abandonment
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Facing Loss of Capital, SAC Is Said to Talk of Layoffs
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Suit alleges Ponzi scammed investors out of $300M
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Obama Fraud Task Force Takes on the Big Banks
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Art:
An artful solution amid bankruptcy --- Selling Detroit museum art to pay civic debt is dumb
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Crisco Fist Sculpture To Ease Bankrupt Detroit's Pain By Jerry Vile Now Up For Sale On eBay
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In bankruptcy game, Motown art is just a pawn
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'Would Paris sell the Mona Lisa?'
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Corporate Reform:
The Government Is About To Put JP Morgan Through The Wringer Like You've Never Seen Before
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Report: Ex-JPMorgan Traders Facing Arrest for Whale Loss
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Suspect CEOs More Likely to Get Caught During Downturns
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Aviation:
It looks like that $11 billion merger between American Airlines and US Airways is now a $14 billion deal
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Wealth advisers pounce on retirement nest eggs of American Air pilots
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Swift Air LLC Secures Funding, Prepares to Exit Bankruptcy
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Tom Horton’s big payment gets rousing defense from bankruptcy parties
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Politics:
Is Democracy Overrated?
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Poll: This Year Seniors Sour on GOP
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Gambling:
NJ casino revenues down 3.6 percent in July
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Festivals:
Showboat music fest organizers file for bankruptcy
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Mass Torts:
Witnesses present divergent settlement figures in Garlock estimation trial
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BP Must Pay $130 Million by Monday
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Mail:
Post Office Losses: $5.2bn Down to $740M
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Social Media:
Syncapse bankruptcy puts social media marketers on edge
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Credit Reporting:
Woman Wins $18.6 Million Verdict Over Smeared Credit
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Lehman:
UBS pays $120m to settle Lehman allegations
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Hollywood:
David Bergstein Smacked Down in $50 Million Lawsuit Against Aramid Entertainment --- Loses $50 Million Lawsuit Against Aramid Entertainment
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UK:
Insolvency alert as creditors get tougher on debt
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Cash-strapped Hearts win to move to -12 points
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Shane Filan: ' Bankruptcy was horrible'
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Leading model agencies still owed thousands by bankrupt Nicole Farhi
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Historic medals stolen from financially troubled Hearts
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More trouble in store for UK banks
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No Biggie
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EU:
Economists: EU Recession Over
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PIIGS:
Greek Economy Loses 122B Euros --- Greek PM: Our 'problems Have To Do With Illegal Immigration' --- About half of Greek businesses caught cheating taxman --- Under Audit, Dozens Of Tax Officials Resign --- Greek consumers feeling more vulnerable as crisis deepens --- State spending needs more taming --- Stournaras eyes debt talks in November
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Spain's Banking System Is Doomed To Collapse --- Spain To Emerge From Recession; But Still Struggling With Record-High Bankruptcies
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No Work, No Pay? Not in Italy
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Strategic defaulters will face jail, warns insolvency chief --- Banks want to have cake and eat it: let them choke on it --- McNamara to exit UK bankruptcy but Nama keeping close eye --- Up to 300 insolvency deals by October --- Sean Quinn says he is “victim” --- Dunne owes €65m borrowed on land now valued at only €800000
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France:
French industrial production shrinks
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Germany:
Germany is strong, but not nearly strong enough
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Poland:
Polish corporate bankruptcies hit multi-year high in July
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Japan:
Japan Debt in the ‘Quadrillion’ Zone
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Japan posts weaker-than-expected growth
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India:
A third of India's top firms on the verge of insolvency
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China:
Stigma holds back bankruptcy law
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Think China is “rebalancing”? Its real estate sector begs to differ
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Asia:
Distressed debt investors eye Asia
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