December 27, 2013

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Associate Bonus Watch: Hogan Lovells (New York)
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How Bankruptcy Lawyers Untangled the 'Wolf' Scandal
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Law Libraries are Doomed, Says Professor
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Assassins Aim to Reinvent Big Law
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Above the Law’s 2013 Lawyer of the Year Contest: The Finalists!
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Bankruptcy Lawyer Cusses Out Cops For Jaywalking Ticket (scroll down)
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Most important legal stories in 2013
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Beyond Biglaw: Year-End Reflections
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Business of Law
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No, It's Still Not a Good Time to Apply to Law School
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Brain-injured NFL players: Knocked on the head with legal fees
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Legal jobs on the docket for 2014
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What’s the future of Google Glass for law firms? Or a good app for handwritten notes on an iPad?
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Apps for Attorneys
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The best app for managing, editing, and reading PDFs on your iPad
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9 great apps for brand new iPhone owners
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UC Hastings’ Renegade Dean
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Negotiation: When All You Hear Is “No”
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Woman Arrested For Stealing Toys Donated To Neighbors
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Man Arrested In Bizarre Christmas Eve Attack On Roommate And Her Dog
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600 People Involved In Florida Movie Theater Brawl On Christmas
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Man Arrested For 'Humping' Sandwich Shop Window
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The Year in Mass Shootings
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Cops Give Lottery Tickets to Speeders Instead of Citations
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Citizens launch armed patrols after sheriff cuts
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Woman stabs sister in fight over apple fritters
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The 10 most ridiculous lawsuits of 2013
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Judge orders man to write 'boys to not hit girls' 5,000 times
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Delaware’s Top Business Judge Lambastes Plaintiffs Lawyers
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Wall Street:

Stock futures hint at end to Santa Claus rally
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Equities move higher on hopes for growth
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Retailers lead Dow, S&P 500 to record closing highs
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Better News on US Job Market Sends Stocks Higher
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

Colleges Trim Staffing Bloat
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Long-Term Unemployment Benefits Are About To Expire — This Map Shows Where People Will Get Hit The Hardest
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Health Care:

KidsPeace Files Plan to Settle $100 Million in Claims
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Two former St. Francis executives owed over $500,000 in bankruptcy --- SFH president tells employees bankruptcy is “unsettling… frightening”
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HealthBridge in contempt for not paying workers
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Filings shed light on private ambulance shutdown
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Company to pay $2.8 million in Medicare fraud case
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Many Signed Up for Obamacare at the Last Minute
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What Did We Get Stuck In Our Orifices This Year?
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Autos:

Cars on American Roads are Older Than Ever --- Spending on new cars may break record in December
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Economy:

Weekly US jobless claims drop 42K to 338K
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10-year Treasury hits 3%; first time since 2011
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The Long Recession Hangover
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'Reverse shopping' lays bare the ongoing struggle in the US
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Wall Street advisor recommends guns, ammo for protection in collapse
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Judging Bernanke: What the Fed Chair Got Right and Wrong
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Debt hangover follows holiday fun
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The 15 Companies That Frustrate Americans The Most
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These Maps Show The Complete Story Of America's Boom, Collapse, And Amazing Comeback
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Another Sign Of Economic Recovery: Americans Are Hitting The Road Again
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Here's When The Economic Crisis Actually Ended
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This Chart Makes A Joke Out Of The American Dream
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Big tax surprise looming for high earners
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Average US 30-year mortgage rises to 4.48 pct.
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MBIA raises money selling put-back claims
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Too Many People Buy Homes When They Should Rent
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Latest must-have mansion feature
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Municipalities:

A New Deal for Distressed Detroit --- Detroit To Seek Judge's Approval For Improved Deal With Big Banks
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Detroit pension funds lawyer to fight $165M bank deal --- Detroit Emergency Manager praises deal
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Schuette expects Detroit pension case to reach nation's highest court
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Swaps deal will help Detroit find a way out of bankruptcy
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A wake-up call from Detroit
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Klee: A Short History Of Municipal Bankruptcy
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Five signs of new life in post-crash Detroit
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State Of California Municipal Bond Risk: A Year-End Update
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California Dreaming?: Revival Leaves Inland Cities Struggling
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Who should take the hit when local government runs out of money?
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Retailing:

US Holiday Sales Rise 3.5% on Discounts, SpendingPulse Says
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Best and worst stores to make holiday returns
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Why Did UPS Miss Christmas Deliveries? --- UPS Blames Bad Weather, More Packages and Online Shopping for Delays --- The Ample Evidence Behind a Christmas Shipping Surge --- Amazon, UPS offer refunds for delays --- It's Personal: Shipping firms hard-pressed to meet holiday demands --- We Share Plenty Of Blame For The Shipping Nightmare Before Christmas --- UPS Shipping Delays Show Perils of Stores Overpromising
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In wake of customer data breach at Target, Sen. Menendez questions retailer's priorities
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Aviation:

Avantair Assets To Be Auctioned on January 10
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After Emerging From Bankruptcy, Beechcraft to Be Acquired by Textron
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Politics:

Obama Falls to 39%
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Poll: This is the Worst Congress Ever
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Trucking:

Is This Deal a Game-Changer for YRC Worldwide?
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Accounting:

Bankruptcy bonanza
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Personal Finance:

Top 10 dumb debt decisions in 2014
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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 (9 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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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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Exemptions:

NV Court: Homestead Law Extends Only to Residence
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Recent Pleadings:

Settlements Requiring Court Approval Normally Cannot Be Filed Under Seal --- Judge Posner Refuses to Seal Settlements
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Cross-Border:

Lone Pine Requests Reorganization Plan Confirmation in U.S.
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Hollywood:

David Bergstein Wins Key Legal Victory in Involuntary Bankruptcy Case
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Food/Beverage:

Allens cannery may lay off 300
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Tech:

Alydian Proposes Deadline for Bitcoin-Mining Rig Offers
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

California Man Sentenced Six Months in Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud
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Telecoms:

Fortress, Harbinger back LightSquared latest bankruptcy exit plan --- LightSquared Proposes New Financing as Way to Emerge From Bankruptcy
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Falcone regains upper hand in LightSquared bid
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BlackBerry Co-Founder Lazaridis Cuts Stake, Shelves Buyout Plan
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Tax:

Moguls Rent South Dakota Addresses to Dodge Taxes Forever
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Tax Reforms Could Bring Changes to Big Law
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Sovereigns:

Effects of 2001 bond default still linger
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PIIGS:

ie: Thousands asked for help from insolvency service in its first months
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Recession Frays Ties at Spain's Co-ops
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Monte Paschi reconvenes vote on cash call on Saturday
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Brazil:

Batista Oil Company Jumps After $5.8 Billion Debt Accord Reached
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Brazil's Eike Batista to relinquish OGX control in debt deal
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Russia:

Khodorkovsky Free at Last --- Khodorkovsky to reunite in Berlin with wife, children --- Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky applies for Swiss visa --- Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks out --- Supreme Court to Review Khodorkovsky's 2 Convictions --- Second Yukos sentence may be mitigated --- A Lesson for Russian Oligarchs --- Why the Kremlin released Khodorkovsky
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China:

36 Crazy Things That Only Happen In China
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