Law:
Associate Bonus Watch: Davis Polk
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Jones Day Names Two New Bankruptcy Partners --- David Harding --- Thomas Wilson
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Venable Names New Bankruptcy Partner --- Jennifer Nassiri
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Snell & Willmer Adds New Bankruptcy Partner --- Timothy Dance
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Bryan Cave appoints first female chair
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Business of Law --- Business of Law (2)
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ATL Holiday Card Contest: The Finalists!
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Saluting the hard work of innovation
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The Perils — And Pleasure — Of ‘Reply All’
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5 Tips For Surviving The Holidays As A Contract Attorney
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What Chinese Associates Make
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Bingham sanctioned for slow discovery response in ex-associate’s sleep disorder suit
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UK lawyer who shouted and swore at his associate is hit by fine
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Work-at-home lawyer suspended partly for lack of a ‘bona fide office’
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The ATL Interrogatories: 10 Questions with Richard J. Morvillo from Morvillo LLP
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Law School To Offer ‘Hybrid’ Online J.D., But The Tuition Will Be Traditional As All Get Out
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UC-Hastings Dean Admits Law Schools' Major Flaws
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1Ls Per Law School Drops to 45-Year Low
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The 15 Most Popular Paid iPhone Apps Of 2013
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How Two Lying Witnesses In A Murder Case Stole 34 Years Of A Guy's Life
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Cops Are Investigating The Death Of Another Person Linked To Ex-NFL Player Aaron Hernandez
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Harvard Student Arrested For Bomb Threat Tried And Failed To Hide Identity With Anonymous Browser --- Friends Are Shocked He Could Be Responsible For Bomb Threat
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Real Guy Named Walter White Gets 12 Years In Federal Prison For Selling Meth
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U.S. Attorney Bharara Defends India Diplomat Strip-Search --- US Attorney Says Indian Diplomat Got Special Treatment During Arrest --- India Demands That US Drop Case Against Diplomat Who Was Strip-Searched In New York City
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North Dakota Says Man In Same-Sex Marriage Can Also Marry A Woman
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What Is George Zimmerman's Ex-Lawyer Getting Investigated For? --- George Zimmerman’s Defense Attorney Did ‘Nothing Wrong’ — Just Like His Client
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Young Woman Dies After Tweeting That She Worked 30 Hours Straight
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SantaCon Delivers Host of Legal Issues For Your Stocking
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Lawyer Sues 'Fortune Teller' for Fraud After Alleged Theft
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Pro se decision by accused pimp results in colorful testimony
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Say What?!
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Judges:
What the Supreme Court’s justices should be reading
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Wall Street:
Stocks draw breath after taper gains
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Fed boosts stocks to record close
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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5 reasons stocks didn't suffer a "taper tantrum" --- Why The Market Surged On The 'Taper' Announcement
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:
A woman’s personal no-fly list hell
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Unruly Passengers Are Becoming A Serious Problem For Airlines
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Health Care:
Saint Francis Hospital losing $3 million a month
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Health Quest offers to buy assets of struggling St. Francis Hospital
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Saint Francis Hospital has lengthy list of creditors
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Some answers on hospital's future
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Who are the new uninsureds?
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Insurers volunteer to extend payment deadline for health-care coverage to Jan. 10
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Tax-Exempt Hospitals Face Growing Backlash for Spending Only 7.5% of Income on Charity Care
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Banking:
JPMorgan seeks $1 billion in FDIC suit
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Rail:
Auction OK'd for railroad in Quebec derailment --- Hearing set --- Bidding rules
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Oil trains worry small towns
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Buses:
Atlantic Express Receives Three More Sale Approvals
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School Districts scramble for bus service as company files for bankruptcy
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Denver transit agency asks bankruptcy court to cancel DesignLine contract
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Economy:
The tapering begins: Fed to reduce bond purchases by $10 billion in January --- Bernanke to Congress: Thanks for Not Wrecking the Economy (Any Further) --- Fed Finally Starts to Tamper, but Slowly
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The Bernanke Doctrine
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Krugman On Bernanke's Legacy: He Helped Prevent A World Meltdown
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Likely Yellen confirmation may be last US Senate vote of 2013 --- Yellen Fed appointment may hit snag --- Bernanke: You'll Get No Surprise From Janet Yellen
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See How Wealthy Your Neighborhood Is --- Why There Are So Many Rich Counties Concentrated Around Washington, D.C.
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Congress Is About To Do The Unthinkable — Agree On A Budget
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More Evidence That There's Going To Be A Debt Ceiling Fight Next Year
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Low Inflation Tests World's Central Banks
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I started buying the signs that the homeless use to beg. Here's what happened
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"Food stamps are cruel"
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Three Big Economic Datapoints Are Coming Out Today
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The government is giving way more housing aid to rich people than poor people
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Homes returning to positive equity
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Housing Starts Jump To Highest Level Since February 2008 --- Sign of housing pickup?
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14 US Cities With Big Foreclosure Problems
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Billionaire's Detroit Buying Spree Starts to Spread
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New Jersey sues Credit Suisse over mortgage securities --- Credit Suisse Fraud Exceeded $1 Billion Loss, N.J. Official Says
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ResCap Sues Banks Over Faulty Mortgages
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Municipalities:
Thrills and danger ahead on Detroit's wild bankruptcy ride
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Orr, judge clash over Detroit's $350M deal --- Detroit to try to renegotiate $350M deal after bankruptcy judge raises issues --- Rhodes halts trial over swaps deal, orders city to renegotiate with banks
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Detroit might sue swap counterparties -city attorney
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Ex-Detroit Councilwoman McPhail expected to discuss soured loan deal from Kilpatrick era
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Christie's delivers DIA report to Kevyn Orr
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Detroit judge takes note of city’s expenses during bankruptcy
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Detroit's Newly Elected Mayor Gets an Actual Job Description --- How Powerful Is Duggan? --- Orr & Duggan --- Duggan and Orr, buddies born of necessity, to lead Detroit
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Can Mike Duggan Save Detroit
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The often-overlooked roots of Detroit's bankruptcy
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Straight talk about Detroit, Illinois pensions
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Detroit retirees in cities across U.S. worry over possible pension cuts
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Detroit Schools Fight for Market Share With Kids as Commodities
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Yellow Lamborghini, Red Flags: South Carolina Pension's Reckless Gamble May Bankrupt State
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Retailing:
Loehmann's Doesn't Plan to Honor Store Credits
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Online Retailer Faces Lawsuit After Fining Couple $3,500 For Negative Review, Then Dinging Their Credit Score
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Credit Reporting:
Elizabeth Warren’s bold new crusade: Keep employers out of your credit history
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Hotels:
Ukraine Investor Grabs Hotel Out of Foreclosure
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Debt Collection:
Chase Sued (Again) for Robo-Signing in Debt Collection
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Celebs:
Casey Anthony won't have to pay most debts
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Oil/Gas:
Anadarko Gets $9 Billion Cheaper for Takeover
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Awards:
GCG's Sarah Frankel Recognized as IWIRC's 2013 Rising Star
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Chemicals:
Tronox’s Bankruptcy Case Is Going To Edge Forward In A Fog
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Food/Beverage:
Buyer sought for bankrupt St Louis wholesale baker
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Eagle Merchant Partners Acquires Second Largest Dairy Queen Franchisee in the U.S.
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Electricity:
Longview Power Cleared to Poll Creditors on Restructuring Plan
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Metals:
Libertas Copper wins approval to purchase copper rods from bankrupt Ormet
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Ormet starts selling off machines, raw materials
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Logistics:
Stalking Horse Drops Out Of Global Track Bidding
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Skiing:
Ski center slaloms toward bankruptcy finish line
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Soccer:
Troubled Ascoli now bankrupt
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Privacy:
Target: 40 million credit cards compromised
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Religion:
Dorchester church files for bankruptcy
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Alternative Energy:
Del. judge OKs additional financing for Fisker
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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 (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (24 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:
Triangle's Largest Bankruptcies of 2013
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Top bankruptcies in Central Ohio for 2013
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Twin Cities' Largest Bankruptcies of 2013
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Rothstein saga saw wife Kim sent to prison, end of RRA bankruptcy
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
Wilmer: Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group: 2013 Recap
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Cross-Border:
Comity and discovery requests in cross-border litigation
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Former Anglo Irish bank granted U.S. creditor protection
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Jurisdiction:
Isn't Consent for Suckers?
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Plan Confirmation:
When “Fashionably Late” Doesn’t Pay Off – How Section 1141(a) Closes the Door on Recovery Under the “Common Fund” Doctrine
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TBTF:
Big Banks and the Failure of Bankruptcy
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Asset Protection:
Cook Islands, a Paradise of Untouchable Assets
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Opera:
New York City Opera's Aim to Refund Tickets, Pay Severance Is Denied
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Corporate Reform:
Jamie Dimon’s perp walk: Why it could be this year’s Christmas miracle
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Horticulture:
Big plant nursery files bankruptcy to halt foreclosure
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Data:
TransUnion Closes Acquisition of TLO After Judge Approves
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Corporate Governance:
The Worst CEO Screw-Ups Of 2013
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Fraud:
SAC Capital employee found guilty of insider trading --- Insider Focus Turns to Martoma
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Madoff Trustee’s Bid to Pursue Assigned Claims Limited by SLUSA
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Peter Madoff Disbarred
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Auctions net $739000 for ZeekRewards customers
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Taylor Bean Said to Reach Agreement in U.S. False Claims Lawsuit
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Hotels:
Why Detroit Cannot Be Fixed
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Brokers:
Court Approves Distribution to Peregrine Customers
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Theaters:
Subscribers, others owed nearly $1.98 million in Theater of the Stars’ bankruptcy filing
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Gambling:
Atlantic Club bankruptcy auction continues for second day; union objects to potential sale --- No winning bid for Atlantic Club after second day of auction
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Pharma:
Savient Gets Bankruptcy Court OK to Sell Substantially All Assets to Crealta Pharmaceuticals
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Tax:
No Discharge of Debt for Single Debtors Giving Late Notice, IRS Tells SB/SE Agents
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UK:
UK unemployment rate prompts rate rise talk
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Cross Border Restructuring and Insolvency Update - December 2013
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EU:
Europe moves towards scheme to close failing banks
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30 % of small businesses in Cyprus bankrupt
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PIIGS:
IBRC granted bankruptcy protection in United States
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Italy's Sorgenia asks banks for debt repayment freeze
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Germany:
Reports: Germany's Famous Nurburgring In Bankruptcy
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Brazil:
Brazil's OSX sees bondholders accepting delayed interest payment
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Japan:
Tepco formally declares surviving Fukushima No. 1 reactors defunct
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