January 3, 2013

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Dewey Advisers' Tab: $14.8 million
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The Arrogance of Lawyers. Will It Be Their Undoing?
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The Law of Small Numbers -- An in-depth look at the number of women serving in leadership positions at The Am Law 100
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Five Legal Market Predictions For 2013
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Law firms preparing to take advantage of fiscal cliff uncertainties
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Sidley Austin Names New Bankruptcy Partner --- Brian Lohan
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Why people hate lawyers, Irving Pinsky edition
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How Market-Leading Firms Set Themselves Apart
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Stealth Lawyer: Scott Jordan, Co-Founder of Scottevest
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Which U.S. Firms Ranked in the Asia 50, the Largest Law Firms in the Asia-Pacific Region?
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Top Chicago Litigators to Retry 2,400-Year-Old Socrates Case Before 7th Circuit’s Judge Posner
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Defamed by 'Of Meat and Manhood,' Exec Says - Sues Two Law Schools
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Real-life Legally Blonde
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This is one lawyer clients don't need
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Reshaping Legal Education to Match the New Normal
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3 Law School Trends to Watch for in 2013
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What In-House Counsel May Expect in 2013
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Reciprocity denied to lawyer seeking accommodation for depression
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Allen & Overy partner receives knighthood
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Motion Seeks New Trial Because Sentencing Jurors Sang Hymns, Read Bible Verses
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Career Advice from a BigLaw Refugee: Stop Whining, Find a Cause You Love, and the Money May Follow
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Lawyer Says He Got Death Threats For Trying To Sue Over Newtown Tragedy --- Lawyer behind Newtown claim says meant to prevent future attacks
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Pa. Man Who Posed as Adam Lanza's Uncle Has Filed 4,000 Lawsuits
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Woman arrested trying to buy iPad with food stamps
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Man jailed in theft of $1.29 Honey Bun
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Legal Journalist Pens A Gripping True-Crime Story
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Mom Sues High School Over Half-Naked Pictures Of Her Daughter On Twitter
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The 2012 Law Firm Billing Survey
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O.J. Simpson's lawyer isn't allowed to practice law in the state where he lives
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Some of the weirdest new laws taking effect in 2013
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Police seek Oompa Loompas
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Alleged Bank Robber Tried To Escape Police Using The Metro
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Sneak Peek At Lifetime's Upcoming Casey Anthony Movie
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Judges:

Fla. Judge Threatens to Jail Lawyers re Any Further Delay in Trial of Child-Murder Case
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Chemerinsky: 2013 May Be Another Blockbuster SCOTUS Year
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Roberts: Federal Judiciary Costs Less Than a Penny Out of Every Tax Dollar
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Courtroom artists face extinction
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Wall Street:

Markets Are Falling
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U.S. Stocks Rally as Lawmakers Pass Budget Agreement
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Layoffs:

 

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Alternative Energy:

Creditors want help with A123 sale to Chinese
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Shipping:

Recanatis' Overseas Shipping Group runs aground
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Gas and Car Ships Seen Best Recovery Bets as Vessel Glut Lingers
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Electricity:

SME members face nail-biting year
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Art:

American Folk Art Museum to Return Most of Esmerian Gift To Settle Donor's Bankruptcy Claims
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Economy:

The cliff deal and your wallet
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4 Things To Like About The Fiscal Cliff Deal
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How ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Package Deals with Business Taxes
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The White House Left Out One Inconvenient Item On Its Fiscal Cliff Deal Fact Sheet
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Why 8 Senators Voted Against Cliff Deal
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Why 85 in House GOP Said Yes to Taxes
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IMF on Fiscal Cliff: US Must Do More
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CEOs Pan Fiscal Cliff Deal
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Fiscal Cliff Deal Good for Auto Industry
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'Fiscal cliff II' showdown set for February
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Goldman: Why This Debt Ceiling Fight Could Be Even More Of A Nightmare Than The Last One
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The Real Winners Of The Fiscal Cliff Are Americans Who Make Money Without Working
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The 10 Billionaires Whose Net Worth Rose The Most In 2012 --- The Secretive Spanish Billionaire Whose Net Worth Rose The Most In 2012
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World's Richest Made $241bn More in 2012
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The Only Fiscal Cliff Detail You Really Care About: How Much YOUR Taxes Will Go Up In 2013
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Supply managers optimistic about 2013 for job and economic growth
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NACM: Index Ends Year in Decline
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Moody's says 'fiscal cliff' deal doesn't end credit downgrade risk
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Roubini: America Has Yet To Wake Up To The Full Extent Of Its Fiscal Nightmare
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How The US Is Now Experiencing Its Own Version Of The Euro Crisis
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Taking Title: the Legal Logic Behind Municipal Proposals to Use Eminent Domain to Seize Underwater Mortgages
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Construction Spending in U.S. Unexpectedly Fell in November
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Mortgage industry braces for seven new CFPB rules
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Fiscal Cliff Legislation Extends Mortgage Cancellation Relief
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Shadow Inventory Of Homes Down 12%
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Further Proof That Gen X Is Partly To Blame For The Housing Crisis
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Swig v. Macklowe
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Forgive and forget: Short sales saved from fiscal cliff
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Energy:

Bulls want to get a jolt from Dynegy
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Telecoms:

Nortel to settle over retiree benefits, savings plan
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Portraits:

Without amendments to loan, CPI will liquidate or file bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Critics expected to test Michigan's new emergency manager law at ballot box, in court
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Panic in Detroit? Motor City Moves Closer to Possible Chapter 9 Filing
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Pensions: Cities' Own Fiscal Cliff
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Paying for pensions, or police
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San Bernardino: Blowback on employee cash-outs
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UPDATE: Court Rejects CalPERS’ Efforts to Lift Stay In San Bernardino Case
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Fraud:

Kim Rothstein To Plead Guilty To Federal Charge
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Madoff Talks Insider-Trading , Dark Pools And Hedge Funds
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Ex-Satyam Directors Win Dismissal of U.S. Fraud Lawsuit
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Dallas woman pleads guilty to embezzling millions from now-bankrupt credit union
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Skiing:

Firm chosen to market Sno for sale
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Personal Finance:

11 Things That Will Be Cheaper This Year
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Construction:

US construction spending posts first decline in eight months
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Video Games:

UbiSoft interested in THQ purchase
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 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 (37 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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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Miscellaneous:

Bill on Bankruptcy: Will 2013 Be Kind To The Bankruptcy Bar?
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Louisville bankruptcy court reports fewer Chapter 11 filings in 2012
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Iowa bankruptcies fell 20.2 percent in 2012
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Rules:

New Local Bankruptcy Rules Effective January 1st in the Eastern District of Kentucky
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Jurisdiction:

The Stern Legacy: Two Circuits Weigh In
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A Stern Warning: Litigation Tactics Can Waive Jurisdictional Challenges
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Cross-Border:

Fifth Circuit Crafts New Test for Foreign Debtor Relief
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Recent Pleadings:

Creditors Throw Stones At THQ Bid Procedures, Financing
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Litigation:

How to Understand Social Media Evidence
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Insurance:

Top Ten D&O Stories of 2012
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Aviation:

AMR Seeks Bankruptcy Court Approval for Revised Contracts - Bloomberg
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Ad-hoc AMR creditors’ committee updates its financial disclosure
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Pilots for Pinnacle Airlines to begin voting on critical contract
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Health Care:

MicroPhage files for bankruptcy protection
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Food/Beverage:

Key bidders looking at nearly all of Hostess
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Hostess started contingency plans for liquidation long before strike
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Retailing:

Here's What Happens To A Product After You Return It To The Store
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Corporate Governance:

Key Delaware Corporate and Commercial Decisions in 2012
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Politics:

Controversial Dark Money Group Among Five That Told IRS They Would Stay Out of Politics, Then Didn’t
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UK:

Begbies Traynor appointed as Brays Furniture liquidator
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Insolvency warning to firms in 'critical' health
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PIIGS:

Aer Lingus flags up Irish pension woes
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Alternative Currencies To The Euro Are Springing Up All Over Greece
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Six months on, Monti's labor reform has changed little
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Latvia:

Number of insolvency cases in Latvia grew by 30% in 2012
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Israel:

The middle class is shrinking
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