Law:
Howrey's art collection: Not so valuable after all
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Judge disqualifies Winston & Strawn in San Bernardino bankruptcy
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Skin in the Game: Mixed Hourly and Contingent Fee Billing
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Lawyer Suspended Two Years for Gaming Bankruptcy Court Process
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Boutiques
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Bank’s new cybersecurity audits catch law firms flat-footed
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Female Attorneys Urged to Wear Less Revealing Outfits
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Eric Holder Wants to Stop and Frisk the NYPD
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Homeless Lawyer’s Pursuit of Happiness
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After Classified Briefing Lawmaker Says NSA Revelations Are Only 'The Tip Of The Iceberg' --- N.S.A. Chief Says Phone Logs Halted Terror Threats --- NSA Scandal: US's Slippery Slope
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The Government is Watching You
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Could NSA surveillance help an accused bank robbery conspirator? His lawyer thinks so
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How Much Did It Cost To Build Lego Law School?
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The biggest changes coming to your iPhone
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Lawyer Comes to Rescue of Bride and Groom
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Lawyer is charged with assaulting co-worker after forcing his way into her home
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10 Year Old Drives Drunk Grandma Home
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Clifford Chance embarrassed by protesting cleaners
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Law firm takes five years to reply to candidate
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Law Firm Website of the Week: Saturday Night Fever Edition
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Ladies, Is Your Firm on the List?
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Justice Kagan Channels Tommy Tutone in SCOTUS Decision
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Chief Justice Roberts assigns DC Circuit to review complaint against 5th Circuit judge --- Rare Formal Review Of Allegedly Racist Judge
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Newly appointed judge is arrested and suspended without pay
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Judge creates a stir by developing a dress code for female attorneys
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Wall Street:
US Stock Futures Signal Flat Open On Friday --- Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Data
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Markets Going Nowhere After Weak Session In Japan
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Stocks close more than 1 percent higher, Dow spikes over 15000
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It Finally Comes Out: Elite Traders Are Getting Access To Data Before Everyone Else
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Layoffs:
RBS Cutting 2000 Jobs, As CEO Announces Departure
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Initial jobless claims drop to 334,000
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IBM layoffs update: Details on IBM job cuts surface
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JPMorgan Cuts more Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Coal:
Patriot Coal Denies Walking Out Of Talks With Mine Workers Union --- Patriot Coal: Union 'distorted' facts on negotiations
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Eastern US coal producer, union to resume negotiations
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Union miners plan rally Monday in St. Louis
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Aviation:
American Airlines Parent Can Buy Back Bonds Tied to Airplanes
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We’re looking for American Airlines to exit bankruptcy and merge with US Airways by the end of August
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American Airlines plans to pack more people onto its planes --- American: We Know How to Make Flying More Miserable and We'll Do it
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Fraud:
Louis Pearlman Trustee Files Plan to Pay Jilted Investors
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The Link Between Money And Corruption Is Far More Insidious Than We Thought
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Defaults:
Surge in defaults seen for $1T bond market
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Lehman:
St. Petersburg City Council approves $11.1 million settlement with Wells Fargo
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Economy:
Retail sales, jobs data show underlying economic strength
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Weekly jobless claims drop by 12,000
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Rail Traffic Continues To Stagnate
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America Is Feeling Less Industrious
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Rural America Loses Population for First Time
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The Fed's other trillion dollar problem
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate rises to 3.98%, 14-month high
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Fed Board Couldn't Be Bothered to Vote on Multi-Billion Foreclosure Settlement
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In re MDC Systems, Inc.: 502(b)(6) “Surrendered” to Common Sense
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Fannie Mae housing outlook sees smoother road ahead
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Refinancings Plunge as Bond Yields Rise
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The Foreclosure Problem Just Got Worse In Nevada And Florida
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Housing heat dissipates as supply begins to meet demand
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Foreclosures Jump as Banks Bet on Rising US Home Prices
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Lawyer takes plea in ex-police officer’s $4.7M real estate investment swindle
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$42 million Mansion Sale Helps Resolve Bankruptcy
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Palm Beach County Developer Settles With BBX Capital For $44 Million
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Bidding War Breaks Out For 2 Boston Parking Spaces
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Wealthy Towns Are Running Out Of Mansions
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Terms set for some Triad Guaranty transfers
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Student Debt:
Federal Government Profiting Handsomely Off Your Debt
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IBR May Not Bar Some Student Debtors from Shedding Debt
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Student Loan Twofer: Both Senate Rate Cap Bills Shot Down
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The Student Debt Crisis Is Everyone's Problem
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US's Boehner:Admin Has 'Cynical" Strategy On Student Loan Bill
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Obama's Republican Student - Loan Plan
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4 Signs You Shouldn't Cosign That Student Loan
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Religion:
Stockton bishop addresses sexual abuse, diocese bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
San Bernardino Judge Bars Law Firm From Bankruptcy Case --- CalPERS wins round in city's bankruptcy case
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Stockton Retiree Group Accepts $5 Million Settlement
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Closed-End Funds and ETFs Face Detroit Bankruptcy Risks After Downgrade from S&P
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Detroit Yielding 16% Drives Nuveen Bet on Repayment
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Moody's cuts Detroit bond ratings on bankruptcy risk
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Key players in city restructuring
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Insurers, not mutual funds, would take the hit if Detroit debt goes bad
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Creditors to meet with Detroit's emergency manager --- Detroit creditors brace for haircuts, or worse --- Stakes high as Orr asks creditors today for big sacrifice --- Detroit Emergency Manager Bans Mobile Phones at Creditor Meeting
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AG opinion: Art pieces can't be sold to pay debt
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Detroit's darkest days
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Law being proposed could dissolve Pontiac schools, other struggling districts --- House passes bill to dissolve insolvent school districts
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Most Dangerous Cities In America
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Food/Beverage:
Ten years on, reborn Parmalat is still fighting legal battles
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The 9 Deadliest Foods On The Planet
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Politics:
Trustee seeks Schroeder's financial papers
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Approval of Congress Hits New Record Low
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Federal judge clears way for foreclosure on former Rep. Hart's log home
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There Is Still No Conservative, Pro-Middle Class Agenda
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 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 (16 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Poetry:
"Perfect, Tender" - a U.C.C. Love Poem
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Miscellaneous:
Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy Alert
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Guarantors:
Satisfaction Not Guaranteed – Claims Against Guarantors in Bankruptcy
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Jurisdiction:
Use it or Lose it: Waiver of Article III Adjudication in a Post- Stern World
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Safe Harbors:
Circuit Court Affirms Broad Reading of Safe Harbor
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Cross-Border:
Establishing an Establishment – An Olympian hurdle?
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Recent Pleadings:
Objection Says Virgin Offshore Plan Shortchanges P&A Liabilities --- Brief
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DLA Dodges Malpractice Claim From Insolvent Hospital
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Oil/Gas:
US Shale Boom Might End Soon
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ATP, DIP Lenders At Odds Over Budget, Look For Path Forward
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Struggling for Cash, ATP Abandons Gomez Oil Drilling Field
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Alternative Energy:
How China’s solar boom fizzled and went bust 10 hours ago
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Autos:
IBM denying services to clients of Better Place post- bankruptcy
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Insurance:
Federal Insurance Office (Finally) Issues Its First Report
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Celebs:
CNET Founder Minor's Bankruptcy Dismissed Over Missed Deadline
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Engineering:
Birdsall Pleads Guilty In Corruption Scheme
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Banking:
Elizabeth Warren pushes two-tiered banking regulation
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UK:
Liz Bingham talks insolvency
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Madoff's UK operation was 'warehouse' for 'stolen money'
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EU:
Buba Vice President: Common European Insolvency Law Won't Happen in Next Decade
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European M&As could rise despite risks, unstable economy
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Euro-Zone Risks Return to Fore
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MENA:
UAE bankruptcy law needed to develop financial markets
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UN says more accountability needed on Afghanistan's Kabulbank scandal
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