May 24, 2013

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Layoff Watch: Negative News From New York and D.C.
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Caution: Lawsuits Ahead
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Latham & Watkins, Kirkland, Weil Gotshal: Business of Law
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Dewey's bankruptcy lawyer: More large law firms will fail
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Big Law Whipped for Poor Tech Training
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Calpers goes to the mattresses against bond insurer's law firm
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Ex-Proskauer CFO Zeroes in on Cancer as Cause of Firing
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Firm strongly criticized in pregnancy discrimination case
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How in-depth knowledge of Star Wars paid off for lawyers at Skadden
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Management Shakeup at King & Wood Mallesons
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Vegas bankruptcy attorney gets prison in tax evasion case
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Asked to demonstrate computer skills, 0 of 9 BigLaw firms passed in-house hiring test
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The Future Of Evernote
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What law firms should know about cyberattacks and the FBI
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The Hollywood 100: America’s Top Entertainment ‘Power Lawyers’
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From Biglaw to Boutique: Trying Times Two
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Queens Businessman Was Held In A Warehouse For A Month, Burned With Acid, And Beaten
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3rd law student charged in beheading of exotic Vegas bird takes misdemeanor plea and gets 2 days
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Luckless Law Grad Gets Loan Relief. . . 10 Years Later
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DOJ: Law Prohibits Florida From Issuing Law License To Undocumented Immigrant
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Holder OK'd search warrant for Fox News reporter's private emails, official says
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Mom Has Child Busted For Theft Of Her Pop-Tarts
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Windshield note says pedestrian keyed SUV to enforce traffic law against bad driver
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George Zimmerman's Lawyer Wants Jurors To See Photos Of Handgun, Pot Plants Found On Trayvon Martin's Cell Phone
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Paranoid Attorneys Ask Prudence For Advice
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Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild Calls Jurors ‘Retards’
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Jodi Arias jury hangs on whether she should get death penalty
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Pennsylvania Couple Got All Stabby During Argument Over "American Idol" Finale
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Cops: California Woman Bit Her Husband's ******* During Dispute Over Rodeo Departure
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‘Pocket Dial’ to 911 Leads to Murder Arrest
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Mug Shots
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Judges:

The Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court Welcomes Two IWIRC Members to the Bench
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Busy New York Bankruptcy Court Faces Budget Crunch
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Is newly appointed DC Circuit judge destined for SCOTUS?
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Ex-judge charged with stealing drug evidence while on the bench
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What kind of swag does Justice Roberts get?
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Senate Confirms Appeals Court Judge, Breaking Logjam
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Man charged with sending letter tainted with deadly poison to federal judge
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Judge is criminally charged with misusing his official powers against lawyers
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Righteous Indignation: Conservatives Benchslapping Conservatives
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Court employees face tough questions over conflicts of interest
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Judge in lawyer mud-wrestling shame
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock Futures Decline, Signaling Third Day of Losses
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Markets Are Lower After Another Insane Day In Japan
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Global shares end lower in volatile session, dollar falls
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The Best Aptonyms In Finance
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Layoffs:

Jobless Claims in US Dropped More Than Forecast Last Week
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16% of Work Force Foreign Born
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Student Debt:

House to vote on bill linking student loan rates to financial markets
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Convenience Stores:

C-Store Distributor Cooper-Booth Files for Bankruptcy
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Celebs:

Another Reality Star Is On The Verge Of Bankruptcy And Claiming It’s The Show’s Fault
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Bankrupt NFL stars
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Religion:

Catholic order to pay $16.5 million to more than 400 claiming sex abuse
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Mass Torts:

House Judiciary Committee Passes Asbestos Trust Transparency Bill
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Economy:

Markit: Manufacturing Output Shrinks in China and Europe, Slows in the US
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Jobless claims data suggests labor market strength
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Three in Four U.S. Workers Plan to Work Past Retirement Age
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Corporate America's Mountain Of Cash Is Getting Bigger
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Early Look at US Manufacturing Indicates Moderate Expansion
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IMF Chief Lagarde in Court in Fraud Probe
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IMF Board Backs Lagarde as She Is Questioned by French Court
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Recessions Hurt, but Austerity Kills
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McKinsey: technologies that will disrupt our world
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Class 8 Truck Orders Continue Upward Trend
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Ally Financial in $2.1 Billion Settlement With ResCap, Creditors
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MBS investors and the ResCap deal: making the best of a bad situation
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Ally settlement may be a boon for ResCap bondholders
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New home prices touch record high
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Experts: Housing Not What It Appears
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Why Sales Of New Homes Should Keep Rising For A Long Time
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Mortgage rates continue upward trend
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Suit Alleges Law Firm Botched Legal Malpractice Action
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Don’t Get Too Excited About Record New-Home Prices
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Less Work for Architects; Blip or Turning Point?
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South Florida's existing home prices jump by double digits from year ago
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Four Reasons Why Home Sales Are Looking Healthy
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OIG urges for GSE reform to determine best course of action for housing
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Autos:

Chrysler jabs Tesla over loan repayment
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Foreign automakers say summer car-selling season will 'be bloody'
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Metals:

Ormet sale hearing reset
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Education:

Colleges Are In Denial About The Coming Digital Disruption
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Retailing:

Sears Posts $279 Million Quarterly Loss as Revenue Slumps --- Far from shipshape
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Sears Is Converting Its Defunct Department Stores Into Data Centers
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Target, Macy's and Others Sue Visa and MasterCard Over Fees
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Student Debt:

US House Votes to Avert Jump in Student Loan Interest Rate --- Approves student loan rates linked to financial markets despite a veto threat
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Lehman:

Lehman Selling Pieces of Stakes Acquired in Archstone Deal
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Lehman Brokerage Trustee Seeks Fees, Expenses of $37.5 Million
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Fraud:

Three SAC Executives Are Said to Receive U.S. Subpoenas
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Five Key Things About the SAC Insider Case
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I Married An Embezzler And Paid The Ultimate Price
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Aviation:

US Airlines: Best to Worst
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Corporate Governance:

Corporate Directors Get Older, Hold Their Seats Longer
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Coal:

W.Va. rally held against Patriot bankruptcy plan
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Electricity:

City settlement could gain OK next week
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Bowling:

AMF moves forward with reorganization plan
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Education:

School Specialty to exit bankruptcy
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 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 (10 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
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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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Automatic Stay:

Possession Is Not 9/10ths of Bankruptcy Law – Second Circuit Enforces Sanctions Against a Secured Creditor for Refusing to Return Collateral Properly Seized Prior to Bankruptcy Filing
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Sales:

Ice Cube Bonds: New Paper on 363 Sales and Chapter 11
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Avoidance Actions:

Florida Legislature Acts to Protect Charities from Bankruptcy Clawback
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Mootness:

Equitable Mootness and Forum Shopping
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Telecoms:

Dish Eyes More Spectrum With LightSquared Bid
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Tax:

The I.G. Saw Something, But Did He Have to Say Something?
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Did Lois Lerner Forfeit Her Fifth Amendment Privileges?
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Lerner Replaced on Acting Basis Day After Not Testifying
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IRS Bias Safeguards Toothless With Tea Party Nonprofits
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White House Feeds IRS Frenzy by Revising Accounts
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Michelle Obama may have dated IRS IG in law school
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No Shifting COD: Even a Bankrupt Casino Makes Money
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Ex-ComputerLand CEO Seeks Creditor Protection Amid Tax Fight
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IRS Worker Used Federal Plastic For Amazon Buys
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6-step guide to dodging taxes just like Apple
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Barlett: Apple's Tax Haven Days Numbered
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Municipalities:

U.S. Cities Growing Faster Than Suburbs
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Texas Has 8 of 15 Fastest Growing Cities
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Museum art collection at risk amid Detroit's woes --- Emergency Manager asks, how much is Detroit's art at the DIA worth?
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Personal Finance:

10 Financial Lessons We Learned By Watching 'Arrested Development'
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10 Money Lies That Could Wreck Your Marriage
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Sovereigns:

IMF Rethinking Role in Managing Sovereign Debt in Crises
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The IMF is Not/Not - NOT- Reviving Its Sovereign Bankruptcy Proposal
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EU:

Banks to repay 8.1 bln euros of ECB crisis loans
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PIIGS:

Greek Singers Learn Alcohol Isn’t Free
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Pescanova's ex-chairman charged with falsifying information
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Canada:

Mount Cashel abuse survivors receive financial settlement
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Germany:

Germany reports sluggish first-quarter growth of 0.1%
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Key measure of German business confidence rebounds unexpectedly
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German Exports Expect a Bleak Future
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Slovenia:

Slovenian Lawmakers Approve Insolvency Changes to Aid Economy
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Japan:

In Tokyo Fall, a Harsh Test for Strategies
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MENA:

The Muslim Brotherhood Is Ruining Egypt
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