November 20, 2013

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Dewey Think Partners Should Have Settled With The D&L Estate?
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Dewey Estate Turns Attention to Auditor Ernst & Young
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GC Compensation Continues to Grow at Top Companies
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What Women Want (and Don't Want)
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Locke Lord's MP Clements Weighs in on Patton Boggs Talks
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Taft Stettinius to acquire 70-attorney Chicago firm
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Should 3L Year Be A Glorified Bar Exam Prep Course?
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Case Western Dean Larry Mitchell Embroiled In Sexual Misconduct and Retaliation Case
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Lawyer who alleged ‘supercilious’ opponent had a judge in his pocket fights recommended suspension
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Dentons' Morris resurfaces at MoFo as insolvency head
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Business of Law
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Taming the Legal Spending Behemoth
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This Big Law Job Involves 11.25-Hour Stretches Without Human Interaction
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Entitled Lawyer Confronted By Obnoxious Lawyer And We All Lose
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The Most Arrogant Biglaw Firms? There’s A Ranking For That!
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Which Biglaw Firms Are ‘Pro Bono All-Stars’?
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Biglaw’s Sticky (-Handed?) Seniors
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Former Goldman Sachs Executive: Women Have To Prove Themselves All Over Again After Maternity Leave
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The Company Behind The iPad App Of The Year, Paper, Is Making A Stylus For The iPad
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11 Apps That Will Help You Have The Best Day Ever
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Law prof gets harsh reaction to rewriting 2nd Amendment
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Simpson Thacher Elects Ten New Partners
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Ropes Partners Take Stand to Rebut Retaliation Claim
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Unbundling of Legal Services: Is Limited-Scope Representation the Future for Firms?
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Law grad shot by police was upset at care provided by doctor he allegedly killed
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DA: No charges for cop who shot at van full of children
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Dad Arrested for Complaining About School's Absurd Pick-Up Policy
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Revealed: Court Order That Allowed NSA Surveillance --- FISA Documents: NSA's Disregard for Privacy Restrictions
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John Edwards returns to law practice, says it’s ‘what I was born to do’ --- N.C. Litigators Weigh In on Edwards' Career Prospects --- Seeking salvation through the American work ethic
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Man Stabbed To Death With Machete On Philly Street
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Drivers Stopped and Asked for Saliva, Blood In "Survey"
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Court Upsets Verdict After Lawyer Found Monitoring Jurors
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The New Toxicology Report On Deceased 'Clueless' Star Brittany Murphy's Hair Is Pretty Fishy
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Legal secretary finds love letter apparently carried 100 miles in tornado’s winds
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Poor, Persecuted George Zimmerman --- Zimmerman Out on Bond, Cannot Have a Gun
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?Woman Shoplifts V-------
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Lawmaker Says Violence Is the Solution to Homeless Problem
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Law firm OKs $3M payment to city following corruption-case plea by former firm attorney
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Father Finds Murdered Son's Body On Google Maps
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Judges:

GOP Blocks Third Obama Judge
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Reid Preparing to Move for Limits on Filibuster
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Clerks Hiring Plan 'Kaput'
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Appellate lawyer decked in court by handcuffed death-row client sues county for damages
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Wall Street:

Stocks firm as markets await Fed and data
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Stocks end lower on muddled retail earnings
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The Unofficial Goldman Sachs Holiday Gift Guide
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The CIA Hemorrhages Spies To Top Wall Street Firms
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Layoffs:

Goldman Destroys The Myth About All The Jobs In This Recovery Being Bad Jobs
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Applicants For Jobs At The New DC Walmart Face Worse Odds Than People Trying To Get Into Harvard
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9 Signs It's Time For A New Job
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Ex-EI worker sues over layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Awards:

International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation Names Sarah Frankel 2013 Rising Star
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Pharma:

Obamacare Failure May Shave 30% From U.S. Drug Sales
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World Now Spending $1T on Medications
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Agriculture:

Farmer burned in Anderson Seed insolvency says regulators slow on the draw
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Furniture:

Ohio retailer Designer Furniture Warehouse in chapter 11
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Gambling:

Normally chatty Icahn falls silent on Las Vegas investment
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Fraud:

Judge wants at least half of recovered Fair Finance money to go to investors
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'Real Housewives' stars face new fraud charges
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Amusement Parks:

Judge set to hear AG's Conneaut Lake Park lawsuit
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Pigeons:

From flying high to roasted pigeon
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Economy:

Yellen Nomination for Fed Chairman to Get Vote This Week
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Yellen defends QE3 in letters to senators
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Bernanke: Some Time Before Monetary Policy is Back to Normal
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Ben Bernanke Explains All Of His Biggest Decisions At The Fed
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Shares, dollar sag ahead of Fed minutes
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RBS's O'Donnell Sees 60 Percent Chance of Fed Tapering in March
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Warren Wants to Expand Social Security
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Survey: Americans do not like to discuss finances
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As U.S. default threatened, banks took extraordinary steps
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Wal-Mart's Employee Food Drive Reveals What's Wrong With America --- Walmart Is Running a Food Drive for Its Own Workers
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How To Become A Billionaire From Private Equity
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80 is the new 60 when it comes to retirement
(DBN)

Top US Senate tax writer offers corporate global tax proposals --- Senator Baucus Offers Bill to Overhaul Corporate Tax Code
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

ResCap Opens Last Phase of Bankruptcy by Fighting Hedge Funds --- ResCap presents creditor payout plan to judge, criticizes bondholders
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JP Morgan Chase agrees record $13bn settlement charges over toxic mortgages --- JPMorgan mortgage settlement is biggest in US history
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Lawyer accused of hiding real estate client funds in trust account is convicted of bankruptcy fraud
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California Just Saw Its First Monthly Increase In Real Estate Agent Licenses Since 2007
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Municipalities:

Detroit's Bankruptcy Judge Stephen Rhodes Sticking It To Creditors' Lawyers
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Detroit pension boards prepare for bankruptcy ruling, hire appeals attorneys --- All sides prepare for bankruptcy appeals
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Who's profiting from the Detroit bankruptcy
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US Senator Rand Paul to talk bankruptcy at Detroit Economic Club
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Forum with city leaders to focus on Detroit future after bankruptcy
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MI: Moody's Cuts Ratings on 53 School Districts
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Just two steps left for Jefferson County to exit bankruptcy
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Jefferson County, Alabama's $1.78 bln sewer debt initially priced
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Jefferson County, Ala., Raises Rate on Part of Sewer-Bond Sale
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Jefferson County sells enough refinanced sewer debt to begin bankruptcy exit
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Jefferson County Seeks Approval to End 2-Year Bankruptcy
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California city plans vote on fiscal emergency --- Desert Hot Springs declares fiscal emergency
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CalPERS wants a taxpayer rescue
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San Bernardino won't recover without pension cuts
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A Municipal Bankruptcy May Create a Template
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Is the muni bond market about to blow up?
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Turnarounds:

Tactics, Not Theatrics - How to orchestrate a successful out-of-court restructuring
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Health Care:

Rural/Metro Wins Tentative Approval of $11.6 Million Pact
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Obama flubs health care conference call with community organizers: 'More than 100 million Americans already successfully enrolled'
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Obamacare Missing: Middle and Working Class
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White House Was Warned on Health Website
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Up to 40% Of The Obamacare Website Isn't Even Built Yet
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Cyber Experts To Congress: Shut Down The Obamacare Website Until It's Secure
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Mass Torts:

FACT Act Promises Transparency in Bankruptcy Trust Claims and Payments for Asbestos Exposure
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Corporate Reform:

DoJ Official Admonishes Nation's Bankers
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$4B in JPMorgan Consumer Relief Will Rankle Investors
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JPMorgan's Mortgage Confessions Don't Include OJ Simpson --- Seen as Shield Against More Lawsuits
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Finger-Pointing over FDIC Liability Will Continue After JPMorgan Deal
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SEC worker is charged with making false statements about his financial holdings
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"Nothing But Attorneys" Not A Good Thing For Cuban
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Politics:

Warren Speaks Truth About Chained CPI on Senate Floor. Demands Raise For Social Security.
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Autos:

The Auto Bailouts Were a Success
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Aviation:

FAA: Commercial Pilots Losing Flying Skills
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Gold bars worth $1.1m found in plane toilet
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5 Reasons You Should Fly Business Class Instead Of First
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United's Financial Revival Will Include New and Improved Fees
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Alternative Energy:

Suntech plans to appeal NYSE delisting decision
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Retailing:

Best Buy Faces Unmerry Christmas
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Jury Finds Laie Woman Guilty of Bankruptcy Fraud
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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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 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:

Distressed Company Watch List
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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UST:

U.S. Trustee Tracy Hope Davis Leaving New York Perch
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Jurisdiction:

ABA seeks to limit reach of Anna Nicole Smith case restricting bankruptcy judges’ powers
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Bankruptcy courts should be allowed to hear Article III matters with litigant consent, ABA urges
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UCC:

UCC Financing Statements: Words to the Wise — Do Not Allow an Active UCC to Lapse
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Bankruptcy Rules:

Amendments To The Federal Bankruptcy Rules, Plus A New "Free And Clear" Sale Motion Filing Fee, To Take Effect December 1, 2013
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Food/Beverage:

C&K Market files Chapter 11 bankruptcy --- Ray's enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Bidders qualifying for beef plant auction
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How Iodized Salt Made Americans Smarter And Boosted The US Economy
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The Worst Fast Food Employees Of The Year
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Politics:

Obama's Poll Numbers Continue To Crash
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Financial Literacy:

The Financial Information Mismatch
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Telecoms:

Canadian judge demands a reckoning of Nortel cash fight costs
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LightSquared special committee sues Ergen
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Video Games:

Bidding War Erupts Over TimeGate Videogames
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Auction firm says 2 dozen parties interested in bidding on IP of Schilling's failed 38 Studios
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Personal Finance:

Meet The People Who Live In Wal-Mart Parking Lots
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Coal:

Coal Jobs Continue Decline
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Coal Seen as New Tobacco Sparking Investor Backlash
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Sovereigns:

Debt holdouts put Argentina on spot
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UK:

No tidal wave of insolvencies
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Hearts' hopes not yet bankrupt
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Judge says bankrupt tycoon Scot Young has 'a serious problem'
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Interview with an insolvency practitioner: What’s keeping directors up at night?
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Bank of England says UK in sustained recovery
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PIIGS:

ie: Pensioners in troubled schemes to face cuts under new law --- Shane Filan: 'The best advice was to invest in property, well I did that ... --- Waterford case leads to overhaul on pensions
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Italian banks start to offload bad loans
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Canada:

Bankruptcy protection can be silver lining for some securities class actions
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Germany:

Germany's Loewe says on home stretch with two possible buyers
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Brazil:

BNDES refuses to extend loan to OSX
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Votorantim Takes Over US$ 252 million Debt from BNDES with Eike's OSX
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MENA:

Iranian deputy oil minister denies bankruptcy of state gas company
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Finland:

Bankruptcy seen looming for Finnish nickel miner Talvivaara
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China:

Credit-Driven China Glut Threatens Surge Into Bank Crisis
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China Has ‘High’ Chance of Small Bank Failure, Official Says
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Mexico:

Report: The Majority Of Mexico's Prisons Are Controlled By Inmates
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