Law:

Restructuring Pros Hold Out Hope for 2013 --- Weil Restructuring Outlook Survey 2013 Results: “Above All, Don’t Lose Hope”
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Dewey Advisers Fight to Keep Bankruptcy on Course as DiCarmine, Others Subpoenaed to Testify
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Lawyer Can't Believe How Much His Colleagues Are In Denial About The Crisis
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Simpson Thacher, Skadden, Kirkland: Business of Law
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10 Questions with Theodore Boutrous of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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Crowell & Moring Shows Strong Financial Gains in 2012
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At $2.08 Million, Paul Hastings Hits New High in Profits
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At Sidley, Profits Pop Amid Solid Gains in Revenue
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Pepper Hamilton Grows Revenue by 9.2 Percent
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Law Firm Partner Allegedly Threatened to Whip Secretary for Being a ‘Bad Girl’
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Weil leads as Reader's Digest publisher files for bankruptcy again
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Greenberg Glusker Adds Bankruptcy Attorney Courtney Pozmantier
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Prosecutor: There Was 'Non-Stop Fighting' In Pistorius House For An Hour Before Shooting --- Case Against Oscar Pistorius Unravels
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Claimed bank loan for $540K Dewey capital payment a ‘fabrication,’ says ex-partner in suit
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Six Big Myths About Lawyers
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Are lawyers more miserable than general population?
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At this law firm, even the runner and receptionist must have a college degree
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Why We Still Ask Whether Women Can Have it All
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Stealth Lawyers: Steven Abt & Moiz Ali, Craft Spirits Curators
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Lawyer iPhone and iPad stories
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Harlem Shake Reaches The Legal Profession – But Which Lawyers Will Be First To Embrace Craze‏?
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Eight ‘Golden Rules’ of Successful Transition to Equity Partner
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Did ‘troubled’ appeals court err by nixing suit over New York Law School job stats?
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Law School Transparency: Straight out of Scarsdale --- Live at the Improv --- Choo choo
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Law school head arrested for itching powder attack
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If College Is The New High School, Is Law School The New Liberal Arts College?
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Recent Graduate Returns To Campus, Causes A Scene, Is Reportedly Taken Away In Handcuffs
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Two-thirds of "Rate My Professors" data that National Jurist used was inaccurate, magazine now admits
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ReInvent Law! How Technology and New Business Models Are Affecting Legal Practice
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Court Rejects $14 Million Fee For Lawyers, $3 Million For Their Clients
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DC neighborhood has so many men in jail, women can't find mates
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Jury hears law office tape, is told attorney Paul Bergrin talked of witness hits, making $1M weekly
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Law Firm Can't Pin BBB for False Advertising
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Radio-Host Lawyer Responsible for Mishandled $2.3M, Judge Rules
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Fla. Supreme Court cracks down on lawyers' out-of-court innuendo
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Do Not Mess With This Woman's Remote!
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Satan Finally Reveals Himself As A Legal Employer
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Divorce attorney who helped client break into spouse’s home loses law license for 2 years
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‘Disrespectful’ lawyer held in contempt after calling judge’s bond ruling ‘ridiculous’
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Daniel Zettler, Public Defender, Busted for Telling Arrestee to Remember His Rights
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Why Clarence Thomas Writes His Opinions In Plain English
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Sets Parameters for Recusal In Bankruptcy Action
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Can A Judge Befriend A Lawyer On Facebook? It’s Complicated.
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Wall Street:

Stock index futures signal lower start
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Wall Street slides as Fed minutes spark concern
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Layoffs:

BAE warns 1,368 workers of possible layoffs
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Panetta: 800K workers likely to be furloughed
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How robots are eating the world's manufacturing jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Gambling:

The Epic Downfall Of The Casino That Was Supposed To Save Atlantic City
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Christie Lets Atlantic City Bet Ride as Revel Reorganizes
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Revel still will save Atlantic City, Christie says
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Financial Expert Weighs In On Revel Financial Problems
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Revel's bankrupt , and why it never really had a chance
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Poll: Why aren't more people visiting Revel in Atlantic City?
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To succeed, Revel must think like a casino, not a resort
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MGM Resorts 4Q loss widens; customer spending dips
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Aviation:

Power struggle: There's room for only 1 CEO at new AA
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Boeing readies short-term battery fix, facing uncertainty --- As parked 787s multiply, Boeing cash drain worries grow
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M&A:

This New Trend Has Me Worried
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Corporate Reform:

Elizabeth Warren vows to keep heat on regulators
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Consumer Financial Agency Chief Lays Out 2013 Agenda
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Eight states officially join lawsuit against Dodd-Frank - Challenge Orderly Liquidation Authority provisions - Claim violation of Constitution's Bankruptcy Clause
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Banking:

U.S. Banks Bigger Than GDP as Accounting Rift Masks Risk
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Corker to FDIC End Favoritism for Creditors in Large Banks
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Hollywood:

The Global Forces Behind Rhythm & Hues' Bankruptcy
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'Seventh Son': Rhythm & Hues Seeks Judge's Approval of $5M to Finish Jeff Bridges Film
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Photography:

Kodak , Sony Pictures End Motion Picture Contract
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Health Care:

Care New England and Financially Distressed Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island File Affiliation Documents
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Patient transfer from SD Hospice to Scripps to proceed quickly
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Non-Profit CCRC Hit by Recession Filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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WindsorMeade will reorganize under Chapter 11
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Survey: Less Than One Third of Pre-Med Students Plan to Go Into Primary Care
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Is it time for public adjusters for patients?
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Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
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Economy:

Fed doubtful on open-ended QE3 policy --- Fed Meeting Shows Dissent on Measures to Lift Job Growth
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The Saddest, Most Pathetic Part Of The Sequester --- The Sequester: Absolutely everything you could possibly need to know, in one FAQ --- Separating Sequestration Facts from Fiction --- Cost of Sequestration: 700,000 Jobs Lost --- Flaw In John Boehner's Attempt To Pin The Sequester On Obama --- Sequester’s Dirty Secret: It Doesn’t Fix the Debt
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In Defense of Simpson & Bowles: They Wanted Higher Taxes Than Anyone in DC
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Homebuilding takes a breather, wholesale prices up
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Several on FOMC Said Fed Should Be Ready to Vary QE Pace
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An American capitalist-running-dog vs. the lazy French
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Drill, Baby, Drill: And Gas Prices Still Rise
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Wealthy Not Recovered, but Better Than Us
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A Wealthy Nation That Can't Afford to Retire
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Big banks are lending the smallest portion of their deposits in 5 years
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Five Reasons Boomers Are Getting Buried By Debt
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

US housing starts dip but remain at solid pace --- Housing starts slump as apartment building slows --- Work begins on most US single-family homes in four years
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Homebuilder confidence declines in February
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ResCap Seeks to Block AIG, Other Mortgage Investors Over Bankruptcy Claims --- Sues AIG, Allstate Over Bankruptcy Repayment Priority
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Dealing with a Rambo-type foreclosure litigator
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National mortgage default rates decreased in January
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U.S. Bank one of few private banks to participate in Oregon’s foreclosure mediation process
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Zombie foreclosures: Borrowers hit with debts that won't die
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Developer Rohrig's companies file for Chapter 11
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WindsorMeade Defaults on Bond Payments, Plans to File for Chapter 11
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Will Rising Home Prices Spur Relocations?
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Inside the mortgage companies freaking out the Fed
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Lehman to sell its majority stake in 425 Park Avenue
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Retailing:

Office Depot, OfficeMax to merge
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The Death of Retail: The Economics of the (Doomed)Office Depot/OfficeMax Merger
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Thomson Reuters at Fault in Office Depot's Early Deal Release
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Market prepared to absorb commercial real estate space in wake of Office Depot-Office Max merger
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Wal-Mart Sales Slump May Signal U.S. Consumer Spending to Cool
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Wal-Mart's suppliers could be hit by payroll tax and gas prices
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Bonds:

Citi: There's A Crisis Lurking In The Bond Market
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Municipalities:

Detroit City Council reacts to review that recommended a emergency financial manager for city --- City Council member says data is 'nothing new'
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Finances in Disarray --- What is Next for the City of Detroit?
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Detroit on the edge of collapse --- Bing fires back at review team report of Detroit's debt crisis --- “Not Surprised” --- Dave Bing: Actually, we do have a plan to restructure Detroit --- 7 Key Things To Know About Detroit's Financial 'Emergency'
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State wouldn't seek more Detroit pay cuts under emergency manager, treasurer says
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Experts split on Detroit's fiscal recovery options
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Attention Detroit bondholders: How about a haircut?
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Dillon: 'No One's Suffering More Than The Residents Of The City'
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Come Heller high water: When it comes to an emergency manager, Detroit should learn from Flint's experience
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New casino bankrupt : There goes Atlantic City?
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Federal bankruptcy judge a second time tells Jefferson County sewer customer group to re-file lawsuit
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Two-week layoff notice to go into effect for Jeannette municipal employees
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Five States Will Feel The Job-Killing Effects Of Sequestration Harder Than Any Others
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Fraud:

Senator Lautenberg Suit Against Peter Madoff Barred Again --- Lautenberg charity, others lose bid to revive Madoff claims
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FBI Searching for Man Who Lost People's Life Savings
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Conrad Black loses bid to void guilty verdict
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From National Lampoon To Prison Cell
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Emails detail close relationship between NCAA, Shapiro's attorney
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Armstrong Is Richest Cheater: $218 Million for 'One Big Lie'
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Madoff Says He Doesn't Need 'Credit' for Helping Victims
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Brokers:

Futures regulator to consider banning Corzine for life: report
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Magazines:

Rise and fall of Reader's Digest
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Reader's Digest parent says court conditionally approves financing after Chapter 11 filing --- $105M DIP --- Operations Continue Without Interruption
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Golf:

Richmond: Local golf club files for bankruptcy
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Politics:

Mrs. Warren Goes to Washington: Does the Market Mistrust Big Banks?
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Sirota: Warren not interested in ‘Hillary Clinton model’ of sitting down and shutting up
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Will the Real Sen. Warren Please Stand Up?
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Credit Reporting:

“The Creditor Was Always Right”
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Lehman:

Lehman Settles Dispute With Aozora Bank for $470 Million
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Telecoms:

Pre-Petition Security License in Proceeds of FCC License Continues Post-Petition
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Finance:

Loan 'Participant' that Bears No Risk is Neither a ýParticipantý nor a Creditor
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Coal:

Creditors trying to force Frasure Creek Mining into bankruptcy
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Religion:

Cardinal Timothy Dolan gives deposition in Milwaukee archdiocesan bankruptcy
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Autos:

Bidder From China Leads in Fisker Acquisition Talks
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Tesla posts revenue of $306 million, larger-than-expected loss
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Big payout expected for Ford CEO Alan Mulally upon retirement
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Pharma:

Sale of Inspiration’s hemophilia candidate to Celgene complete
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Electricity:

Electricity providers gamed California a decade ago, judge rules
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (18 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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Plan Confirmation:

7th Circuit Remands Bankruptcy Plan
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Determining Whether a Chapter 11 Plan Is Unconfirmable Without a Confirmation Hearing
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'Fair and Equitable' Means More Than Amortization Schedule
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Secured Creditor Does Not Participate in Bankruptcy Case, Court Allows Lien to Pass Through Plan Confirmation
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Separation of Claims Solely on the Basis of Personal Guaranty Not Permitted
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Discrimination in Classification of Claims Okay, So Long as Not Unfair Discrimination
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Unexpired Leases:

Bankruptcy Court Mistakenly Makes Rejection of Lease Retroactive
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Adequate Protection:

Court Adopts 'Addition Theory' in Applying Unnecessary Adequate Protection Payments
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Exemptions:

US Supreme Court denies trustee's cert petition seeking to auction disabled man's home
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Recent Pleadings:

McGuire Woods Says No Client Relationship With Debtor In Malpractice Case Based On: "First-of-a-kind, implied, duty of loyalty to warn debtor about a third partyýs alleged plan to monetize its assets"
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Mass Torts:

Bankruptcy court denies motion for summary judgment by firm at center of asbestos fraud case
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$20M in frozen assets for NECC owners
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Recently Revealed Files Lead To Abuse Lawsuits Against Boy Scouts
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Battle Lines Drawn for BP's Day in Court
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TBTF:

Too big to fail equals too big to take to trial, or punish, or effectively control
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Book Reviews:

Mr. Barofsky Goes to Washington (and Doesn't Like What He Finds)
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'Bailout': Neil Barofsky's Adventures in Groupthink City
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Lawn and Garden:

Creditors file involuntary bankruptcy against Commerce Corp.
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Consultants:

Huron Consulting Group Adds Restructuring and Turnaround Expert
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Linscott, Anderson to Lead Huron Financial Consulting Restructuring and Turnaround Practice
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Food/Beverage:

Hostess workers eligible for federal aid
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Bissett Produce files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Personal Finance:

Tips To Make Your Groceries Last Longer
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Mail:

Desperate Postal Service tries to find its "cool" factor
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Celebs:

The Mass of Contradictions that Define "Bad Boys" in Sports, Art, Life, and the Law
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Britney Spears Is Kind Of Dating A Lawyer…
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Corporate Governance:

Chesapeake probe finds no "intentional" CEO misconduct
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Debt Collection:

Family outraged after debt collector threatens dead woman
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Accounting:

KPMG partner profits down more than £100k
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Education:

No College Degree, No Job...Even for File Clerks
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UK:

Bank of England governor outvoted in bid to launch fresh QE boost
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Britain’s General Healthcare In Talks to Restructure $3B Debt
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Taxman reaches deal with Isle of Man
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Taxman takes £340m payment from Swiss
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250-year old historic UK carpet maker Axminster calls in administrators
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HMV to close 37 more stores --- HMV job losses hit 1,600
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EU:

Doubts loom over eurozone recovery
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PIIGS:

Miss Spain goes bust --- Spain to take 65 percent stake in Banco Mare Nostrum --- Spain Just Issued a Warning: the System is Blowing Up Again
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Fresh unrest erupts at Greek anti-austerity protests
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Greece's weakened workforce starts to crack --- Credit Agricole loses 6.5 bln euros in 2012 on writedowns, Greece
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ie: Court may examine €1.3m work done by insolvency specialist
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Canada:

Insolvency - Annual 2012 Case Update
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Germany:

German central bank recovers most Lehman losses
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France:

U.S. CEO Blasts French Work Habits
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Australia:

Company failures hit record high
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Cyprus:

S&P sees "substantial and rising risk" of default for Cyprus --- 'Material' risk of default
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MENA:

Qatar buys up distressed assets in a bid to reduce oil dependence
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