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Law:
Dewey's US LLP seeks to recover £36.7m from UK arm
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Dewey to chip in $4 per box to shred old client files
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White & Case Expands Restructuring and Insolvency Capabilities with a New Partner in Paris
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McGuireWoods Names New Bankruptcy Partner --- Thomas Walker
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Roetzel Adds Bankruptcy Partner, Associate --- Paul A. Giordano --- M. Robert Malani
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Weil leads as MF Global reaches transatlantic settlement
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Sidley, Bird & Bird, Jacoby & Meyers: Business of Law
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13 New Year’s Resolutions for Improving Client Service
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House Rules: The Truth About Getting Work From Me
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What Do Clients Want?
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New Data Set Shows What Clients Actually Bought Over Last Four-Plus Years
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5 Ways to Avoid Awkwardness When Networking
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Time for the Law Firm PPM?
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Quinn Emanuel's fast-growing London base sees revenues rise once more
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Quinn Emanuel Wins Dismissal of Bias Suit
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Jacoby & Meyers Suit Back On: Law firms might have to run like a business
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Eric Holder to stay on as U.S. attorney general
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New JDs Will Pay Fee To Shadow Experienced Attorney: It's come to this
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Stealth Lawyer: Aidan Donnelley Rowley, Author & Blogger
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Students Are Finally Realizing Law School Might Be A Terrible Idea
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Law Student Slams Recruiters For Being Total Hypocrites
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Need Résumé Help? Don’t Bother Career Services, They Might Be Too Busy.
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Quote of the Day: Cooley Law Has Admissions Standards!
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Law School Transparency: Cultural lag and personal responsibility
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Law School Admission Council Sues California
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NALP’s Latest ‘Buying Power’ Index Is Out, and Associates in NYC Continue to Be Screwed
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Of Kings, Psychopaths, and Lawyers
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‘Cocky’ Law Student Fails In Bid To Become Game Show Champion – Then Jousts With Host
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It May Take Mandatory Quotas To Finally Put Women in Charge
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Female lawyer told not to have a relationship or babies by boss, tribunal hears --- 'Stay single - and don't have babies!'
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Complying With 'Email Address Ordering Hierarchy' in Law Firms
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Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Ex-Prosecutor Accused of Operating Law Firm as RICO Enterprise
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Dog with 'lion-style' haircut gives town a scare; cops call zoo
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Court voids marriage between 90-year-old Saudi man, teenage girl
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Man videotaping police charged -- under healthcare law!
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Video: 60 Parents, Students Brawl At School Bus Stop
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Man Tracks Down iPhone Using 'Find My iPhone' And Gets Into Nasty Brawl With Thief
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Corporate Personhood: Man caught alone in HOV poses odd legal argument --- A Corporation Is Not a Person for Car Pool Lane Purposes, Calif. Judge Rules
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Brooklyn attorney disbarred for 'severe and gross' violations
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Man fails at 2 suicide attempts on interstate; picks up shoes after hit by truck, walks to work
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The most thorough eye exams ever
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A Mistake On A McDonald's Order Led To A Shotgun Blast And A Standoff With Police
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Quest for Perfect Crime Foiled by iPhone App
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Rape defendants' Lawyer: 'No Respectable Woman' Would Be Raped
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Teacher on leave for stomping on American flag in front of class - three times!
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Law Firm Fire Insurance Probe Leads to Theft Charges Against 2 Legal Secretaries
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Why Criminals Can Trade Tide Detergent For Crack Cocaine
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Judges:
Judge Says Ex-Jurist Should Lose Law License for a Year Due to Close Relationship With Prosecutor
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The Leif and Times of Judge Clark (Pt. Two)--The Consumer Opinions
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How the NRA Seeks to Influence the Makeup of the Federal Bench
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Justice Sotomayor describes herself as 'lapsed Catholic'
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Arthur Miller Puts Justice Scalia and Others on Panel; Good Thing Everybody Did the Reading
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Birthers Suggest Impeaching Chief Justice John Roberts
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Wall Street:
Stock futures up after China data; claims ahead
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Stocks Close Modestly Higher
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Layoffs:
Morgan Stanley to cut 1,600 jobs --- Cuts Will Emphasize Senior Employees
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The Jobs With The Biggest Wage Growth
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Defaults:
Moody's Global Junk-Bond Default Rate Falls to 2.6% Last Quarter
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Autos:
Riskiest Subprime Auto Bonds Shift Into Higher Gear
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Akerson: GM will regain U.S. market share in 2013
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Germany may slip into recession, Europe weakens: GM CEO
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Chrysler Says United Auto Workers’ Trust Pressing for IPO Filing
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Peugeot Slammed by European Crisis --- France seeks EU approval for Peugeot aid - paper --- Peugeot Battles Cash Crunch as European Slump Continues
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Saab to build factory in Qingdao, China
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Retailing:
Sears shares fall after management shuffle
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What Is Lampert's Next Sears Move? --- Is Eddie Ready to Run Sears? --- Now We'll Find Out if Eddie Lampert Knows a Washer From a Dryer
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Sears CEO's exit raises concerns about turnaround
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Afaze Owner Files Chapter 11, Citing Superstorm Sandy
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JC Penney shares fall after downgrade
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Health Care:
First Community Village set to pay off bankruptcy debts 2 years early
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Why My Disease Could Send My Family Into Bankruptcy
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Agriculture:
Grant Family Farms remaining food in question as creditors seek to settle debts
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Grant Farms faced nearly $1.9 million in tax liens prior to bankruptcy
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Metals:
Revstone Industries divisions file for bankruptcy protection
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Economy:
Obama to tap Jack Lew to head Treasury --- Jack Lew's first task could be changing his signature --- Meet the next US Treasury Secretary --- Lew's time at Citigroup division was profitable
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US Treasuries prices turn negative after debt sale
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China: We Will Overtake US Economy by 2019
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The 13 People Who Can Order a $1 Trillion Coin --- The Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin. Voters Aren't Stupid You Know --- A Platinum Coin as Big as the Ritz --- WH refuses to rule out minting $1 trillion coin --- The Two Most Stunning Things About The Movement To Mint A Trillion Dollar Coin --- Legendary Harvard Law Professor Gives The Ultimate Verdict On Whether The Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin Is Legal --- Explanation of How $1 Trillion Coin Works --- Why the Treasury Won't Mint a Trillion-Dollar Coin
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FactCheck: Mitch McConnell on Fiscal Facts
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Fiscal Cliff Law: Obama Key to Biz Tax Breaks
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Fracking Pushes U.S. Oil Production to Highest Level in 20 Years
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Good Luck Estimating Your New Tax Rate
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Report: 1 in 4 children on food stamps
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Goldman Sachs Said to Be Part of Fed-Led Foreclosure Deal
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Details scant for foreclosure settlement recipients
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New federal rules aim to curb risky mortgages --- QM rule released with two legal liability standards
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New Rule Lets Lenders Judge Whether People Can Actually Afford Mortgages
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PNC says mortgage deals will reduce quarterly profit
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Foreclosure settlement puts hundreds of Charlotte temps out of work
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Goldman, Morgan Stanley, to also settle on foreclosures - sources
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Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Affirms MERS’ Role
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Bank Of America Stock Falls As Mortgage Woes Remain
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New Target in Finger-Pointing Over Housing Bubble
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The New Future of Mortgages: An Explainer
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Housing inventory steadily declines in 2012
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Settling The Foreclosure Reviews: Winners And Losers
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Second class action approved against Stern foreclosure firm
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Gov't Plans Reverse Mortgage Curbs
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Indicted Colorado developer Davidson believed to be found dead in Florida, authorities say
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Distressed Commercial Real Estate: Lessons from 2012 and Predictions for 2013
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In Calif. short sales surpass foreclosures
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NAR home affordability index set to hit record high
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Closing Attorney to Take Plea in Federal Mortgage Fraud Case, Forfeit $269K
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Mass Torts:
Asbestos bankruptcy estimation hearing highlights major disparities
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Bondex witness recounts risk averse settlement route in Madison County asbestos court
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Fraud:
Former SAC analyst who cooperated with probe gets probation
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Banking:
UBS's Orcel admits banks must change --- Battling against culture of arrogance
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Finally, the SEC Goes After a Failed Bank's Auditors
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American consumers increasingly happy with financial institutions
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Education:
Apollo worries weigh down entire sector
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Aviation:
Lawyer's comments give AMR shares a bounce --- Shares Rise 30% in Early Trading --- Investors go giddy over AMR shares --- AMR Cites 'Significant' Rise in Value, Mulls Options
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AMR board to study merger option
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AMR Bondholders to Weigh US Airways Merger, Sign CA
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Creditors Debate Course for AMR
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American Airlines, "Marie Antoinette’s Favorite Airline," To Sell $23m London Home
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Plain plates: Is American Airlines' logoless china a merger clue?
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Developer Craig Hall has big regrets about his big AMR investment
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Hawker Beechcraft to furlough some workers
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Shipping:
Trailer Bridge Emerges From Bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:
ATP Seeks Court Permission to Sell Gulf of Mexico Wells
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Municipalities:
U.S. judge throws out lawsuit by Harrisburg officials against Act 47 recovery plan
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Harrisburg: Dan Miller wants a new avenue for dismissed Act 47 lawsuit
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IRS places tax lien on city of Aragon
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Florida’s $19 billion problem: Unfunded municipal pensions
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Electricity:
Energy Future Creditors Agree to New Debt Rules in Bond Exchange
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Telecoms:
LightSquared Lenders Fight for Right to Go After Falcone
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Dairy:
CEO of Golden Guernsey's parent company apologizes
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Education:
City College Of San Francisco Asks For Extension To Prevent Shutdown
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Corporate Governance:
2012 Board Practices Report
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ABA's John Stout Looks at the Future of Corporate Governance
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Mass Transit:
Kelley Transit's parent company set to emerge from bankruptcy
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Nutrition:
Boies, Kirkland Battle Over Viability of Herbalife
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Brokers:
MF Global customers again denied chance to probe Corzine, officers
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Cantor Growth Plan Spuuters as 41% of Touted Hires Exit
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Celebs:
Other Bidders Contest Tully's Sale to Dempsey
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As 2012 Ends, Celebrities Pay Tax Debts , Sort Of
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Student Debt:
Failure to Apply for Income Based Repayment Does Not Bar Discharge of Student Loans
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Hotels:
Distressed deals still abound despite recovery
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Hyatt Complains of Hotel Coup
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(5 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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (45 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:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Miscellaneous:
Bill on Bankruptcy : Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights
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2012 Year in Review
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Global Distressed Debt & Bankruptcy Restructuring 2012 Rankings
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:
RG Steel files 'clawback' suits to get money repaid
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Judge OKs clawbacks from investors in Sentinel failure
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Settlements:
Jumpin’ Donuts: Bankruptcy Settlements and the Gifting and Equitable Mootness Doctrines
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Dismissal:
Bad Faith Constitutes “Cause” For Dismissal of a Bankruptcy Case
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Examiners:
Creditor Committee’s Concurrent Investigation Did Not Vitiate Need for Independent Examiner
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Plan Confirmation:
Courts may Override §1111(a)and Require Proofs of Interest to be Filed
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Discharge:
Specific Intent is not Required to Establish a Willful Injury under Section 523(a)(6)
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Recent Pleadings:
Committee Slams Monitor Sale Process, Says Bidding Chilled by Partner Lock-Up Agreements
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Insurance:
Who's to Blame for Inadequate Bank D&O Insurance?
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Litigation:
Supreme Court declines to halt 2nd Circuit's Twiqbal pushback
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Top 10 Things You Never Hear on Privilege Logs
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TBTF:
AIG won't join lawsuit against U.S. --- Benmosche Says AIG Closes Door on Past by Rejecting Suit --- As public fumes, AIG says will not sue U.S. over bailout
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AIG's Hank Greenberg Won't Let Go --- Hank Greenberg Should Be Shot into Space
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Food/Beverages:
Twilight of the Twinkies: Hostess Hires Hilco to Help Sell Assets
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Kroger hires attorney to help with Hostess bankruptcy case
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Ruby Tuesday to close stores and sell chain
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Battle for Tully's Coffee not over yet --- Tully's founder O'Keefe, rival bidders, landlords oppose Tully's sale to Dempsey
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Telecoms:
Harbinger Argues LightSquared Lenders Can't Sue Over Loan
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Corporate Reform:
US SEC levels first post-crisis charges versus auditors
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Former Virginia bank executives charged in financial crisis case
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SEC enforcement chief stepping down
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How Goldman Sachs is sidestepping the Volcker rule
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Liquor:
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Footwear:
Bakers to close after late-night talks break down
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Sovereigns:
Argentine Defaulted Bond Holders Oppose Request to Court
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Seized Argentine naval ship gets jubilant homecoming
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UK:
UK: Retirement Incomes Fall by £3,400 a Year
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UK: The Welfare State, 1942-2013
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UK retailer Jessops enters administration --- Glum Picture For Jessops As Closures Loom --- SNR Denton in lead role as Jessops becomes latest high-street casualty --- Ashurst and SNR Denton take lead roles on Jessops administration --- PwC administrators called to Jessops
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Taxpayers to pick up £207m bill for failing NHS trust
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Rangers will quit Scottish football if restructuring plans go ahead, says Charles `
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EU:
Europe's Bankrupt Welfare State
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The European Bailout That Everyone Forgot About Is Running Into Trouble
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Germany Gears Up for Big Pay Hikes
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Jobless Risks Creating New Divide in Europe
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How Mario Draghi is reshaping the ECB
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PIIGS:
Mussolini Cult Alive and Well in Italy
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Irish house prices to fall another 20pc, warns Fitch
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Ireland continues to diverge from Portugal
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Greek party seeks probe of ex-leaders over tax list --- Papandreou, Papademos, Parliament Probe Targets --- The rapid rise of Greece’s nouveaux pauvres
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Canada:
Clayton Kennedy, Theresa Spence's Spouse, Declared Bankruptcy
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France:
Virgin France files for bankruptcy protection
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Cyprus:
Merkel faces skepticism over Cyprus bailout aid
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Australia:
One in four personal insolvencies are business-related
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Mexico:
Bank accounts for more than 50 municipalities will be frozen
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