Law:

As Chevron's RICO Case Heats Up, Opposing Counsel Regrets Nothing
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Your 2013 Bonus Season Predictions
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Shocking — Or Not — Tales of Wasteful Biglaw Billing
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The High Cost of Outside Counsel
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Modest Recovery for In-House Legal Departments
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7 Tips For New Contract Attorneys
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Male Bosses Are Still More Popular
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More Evidence of Male Privilege
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Business of Law
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Gap grows between top and bottom among GCs
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New law school grads trade top pay for job experience
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The Hardest Legal Market of All: The Law Professor Track
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Deborah Williamson shares her views on the future of the legal profession
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Hard Conversations 101
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A Biglaw Alum’s New Approach To The Legal Job Search
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2013 Law Department Metrics Benchmarking Survey Results
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Jury Sides With Ropes & Gray in Retaliation Lawsuit
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Rise of the Machines: Using Big Data to Make Better Decisions
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Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: A Mental Case?
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Stealth Lawyer: Kirath Miller, Legal Recruiter
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Doing more for less
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A Big Law Litigator’s Routine
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Bow Before New York’s Sexiest Biglaw Firm
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From shoe salesman to legal eagle, meet the lawyer with soul
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Black belt lawyer promotes practice through martial arts home video
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Hey, Let’s Look At A Different Pool Of Applicants For A Change
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Lawyers want more flexible working
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Sport Coats and Jeans: Not Okay
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A&O kicks off Magic Circle reporting season with 7.5pc rise
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Managing partner of White & Williams, 59, died in sleep at vacation home over weekend
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12 Gifts Every Professional Young Guy Would Love
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7 Rules Of Eating Lunch At Your Desk
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5 Ways To Make Yourself Irreplaceable At Work
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Right Before His Execution, A Serial Killer Explained Why He Shot Larry Flynt
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Man Sues Bank Of America For Allegedly Giving Him A Heart Attack
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George Zimmerman's Girlfriend Was Reportedly Trying To Sell A TV Interview, Claims He Is Suicidal
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Corporations increasingly spying on nonprofits, group says
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Girl sues mom’s ex for return of poodle
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Florida Congressman Invited Undercover Police Officer Back To His Apartment To Use Cocaine Before He Was Caught --- Congressman Guilty Of Cocaine Possession Says He's Taking A Leave Of Absence For 'Intensive' Treatment --- Trey Radel arrest brings up drug testing for food stamps
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Girl Who Sold Virginity for $780K Tries to Sell Virginity Again
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How America’s model prison became the most horrific facility in the federal system
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"Hero" Hailed For Killing Two Hikers
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14% of all crime in NYC targets APPLE devices
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Police: Examples Of Troubling ‘Knockout’ Game Popping Up All Over
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?Iowa Parents Defend Bullying of Teen With Aspergers Syndrome
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Drug dealer who wore crack cocaine sweatshirt in court is sentenced to prison
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Woman Arrested For 396th Time
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A-Rod Walks Out on Suspension Hearing
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11-Year-Old Boy Sentenced For Plotting To Kill His 5th Grade Classmate
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50 years after assassination of President Kennedy, experts debate exactly who was to blame --- Fidel Castro: 'Oswald Could Not Have Been the One Who Killed Kennedy'
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Frowny bank robber was drunk on mouthwash and just wanted more
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Rehab says Chris Brown threw rock at mom’s car after joint counseling session; he gets 3 months more
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For toll scofflaw, no easy pass on skipping fees
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Bankruptcy judge given 6-month term extension
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Federal Bankruptcy Judge Won't Recuse Himself in David Bergstein Case
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Harry Reid Might Have No Choice But To Go 'Nuclear'
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Yellowstone Club founder seeks judge's ouster in bankruptcy case
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9th Cir. judge's son ID'd as suicide victim outside Mormon temple
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Sotomayor Says Lack of Diversity is 'Huge Danger' for Judiciary
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Surveillance court chafes at Obama administration secrecy
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The Dancing Judge
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Judge's sage comment to man who posted naked pics of his ex-girlfriend on Flickr is perfect
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A Secret Court Judge Warned The NSA It Was Close To Breaking The Law -- Then Gave It More Power

Lawyers’ nightmare: When 9th Circuit Chief Judge Kozinski is class objector
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Wall Street:

Stock futures trade flat with stimulus in focus
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Stocks fall after Fed meeting minutes released
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Goldman: Here Are The 10 Big Market Themes For 2014
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The 50 Stocks That Big Hedge Funds Love Most
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Here's What Billionaire Value-Hunter Carl Icahn Is Buying
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Layoffs:

Tribune To Cut 700 Publishing Jobs
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Calif. Has Second Highest Job Distress Rate
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In Retailing, the Robots Are Winning
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Survey: Americans hate their jobs the most
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:

Money Can Buy Relief On Wall Street: And Other Lessons From JPMorgan's $13B Deal
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SEC Releases Fiscal 2013 Whistleblower Report
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FBI Tries New Tactic
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Video Games:

Multiple "well-known" studios looking to purchase bankrupt 38 Studios' assets
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There's a bidding war brewing over TimeGate's old IP
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Brokers:

Corzine, others appeal MF Global ruling to repay customers 100 percent of losses --- Corzine Appeal Could Hold Up Payback to MF Global Customers
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U.S. lawmakers seek fix to help investors file claims against brokers
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Celebs:

'Real Housewives' stars plead not guilty
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Teresa Giudice Hires Crisis Manager
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Politics:

Elizabeth Warren Nails It: We Shouldn't Be Fighting Each Other for a Handful of Crumbs --- Here's Why Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Be Threatened By Elizabeth Warren
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Economy:

Fed eyes options to offset end of QE3 --- Fed Puzzles Over Message on Easy Money --- Fed Taper Likely in 'Coming Months' on Better Data --- Fed Minutes Takeaways: On Track to End QE, but Stick to Low Rates --- Fed Casts About for Endgame on Easy-Money Policy
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Fragile global recovery stumbles as Europe, China falter --- Shift in Fed stimulus views spooks global stocks
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Bullard: A December Taper Is 'On The Table'
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Yellen Details Regulatory Views in Responses to Senators --- Support of Republican Corker Eases Yellen’s Path to Fed Chief
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Fed Would Accept Treasurys Even if Government Missed a Payment
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US retail sales point to pick-up in demand, but inflation subdued
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Consumer Prices in U.S. Decline for First Time in Six Months
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Rural Residents Dragging on Confidence
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Bullard Optimistic on 2014, Against Lower Jobless Threshold
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FOMC Saw Impact Of Government Shutdown As Temporary, Limited
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Ways Bernanke Revolutionized the Fed
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Best-Selling Car In Every State
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Millennials Wary of Borrowing, Struggling With Debt Management
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McDonald's to Employees: Low on Cash? Sell Your Stuff and Eat Less
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Ryan: No need to worry about another shutdown
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Home sales in October weaken more than forecast
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Mortgage Debt Lesson: Don't Pursue Collection of a Discharged Mortgage
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JPMorgan Settlement Offers Look Into Mortgage Machine
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BofA Argues It Shouldn’t Pay Penalty in Countrywide Case
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Bankrupt ResCap did not put value on intercompany claims: exec --- Top ResCap, Ally Executives Testify at Plan Hearing
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US rejects Fairholme's proposal to recapitalize Fannie, Freddie
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Upcoming Mortgage Rules And Low Quality Inventory Are Weighing On Home Sales
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Where The Celebrities And Big Shots Live In New York's Hippest Borough
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One Bal Harbour condo-hotel auction date set
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Consumer Bureau Yields to Title Insurers on Mortgage Rule
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Finance - Punishing 'Bad Behavior': When Non-Recourse Becomes Full Recourse
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The 10 Most Expensive Streets In The World
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Municipalities:

Detroit pays bankruptcy law firms, consultants $22 million so far
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Detroit bankruptcy judge's ruling: 6 ways it could go
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DIA executive says Detroit emergency manager wants $500 million from art museum --- Christie's price-tagging of DIA artwork for bankruptcy planning is delayed
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Detroit's pension fund liabilities not to blame for bankruptcy — report --- Bad decisions behind cities' pension problems --- Collapse caused more by declining revenue than legacy costs --- Long-term debt not Detroit bankruptcy cause --- The truth about Detroit: Bankruptcy more than a revenue problem --- Detroit accused of exaggerating debts --- The Report
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How Wall Street — not pensioners — wrecked Detroit
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Detroit Pension Funds Hire Appeals Lawyers in Advance of Bankruptcy Ruling
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Derrick May: 'I stick around in Detroit because it's my home No 1'
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Jefferson County Commission approves sale of warrants; bankruptcy exit nears
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Jefferson Co. bankruptcy hearing set for Wednesday --- Jefferson County Judge to Rule on Bankruptcy Plan From Bench --- Jefferson County faces bankruptcy confirmation hearing (live blog)
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Jefferson County JPMorgan Deal Called Safer Than Suing
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Birmingham residents object to Jefferson County's bankruptcy exit plan
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Fat yields needed for Alabama county deal lure overseas buyers
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What they're saying about JeffCo's bond sale
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Good news, California: Surplus is $2.4 billion
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Harrisburg Ballpark Bleeding Capital in Receivership
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Mayor: East St. Louis soon free of state financial oversight
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Miami vice: Shady muni deals cripple cities
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Drop in Traffic Takes Toll on Investors in Private Roads
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Retailing:

JC Penney Posts Bigger Loss Than Anticipated, Touts Sales Turn --- JC Penney surges on hopes of better sales --- JC Penney turnaround showing signs of taking hold
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JC Penney Is Probably Going Bankrupt : Davidowitz
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Understanding Why J.C. Penney Is Facing Bankruptcy
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Sales Gain Shows Resilient US Consumer Before Holiday
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Walmart could give big raises without raising prices, Demos think tank says --- Should Walmart Pay Its Workers More? --- Wal-Mart's No Good, Very Bad, Pre-Thanksgiving Week
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13 Must-Have Free Shopping Apps For Black Friday
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Resorts:

Scrub Island Development Seeks Chapter 11 Protection --- Scrub Island likely to sue FirstBank --- Epicurean not affected by Scrub Island bankruptcy
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Health Care:

12 Hospitals S&P Has Lowered to Speculative Grade
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New terrible poll numbers for Obama and Obamacare
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Tens of Millions Could be Forced Out of Health Care
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Insurers restricting choice of doctors and hospitals to keep costs down
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Two Depressing Charts About Life Expectancy In The US
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Personal Finance:

5 Things To Consider Before Lending Money To Family
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Black Friday survival guide: Have a plan, be early
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Tech:

Alydian Aims to Sell Bitcoin Mining Platform in Bankruptcy
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Banking:

JP Morgan after the settlement: The FDIC fight isn't over
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The JP Morgan settlement saga
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What JPMorgan did wrong: 2006 meeting and ignored warnings spurred $13B settlement
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JPMorgan's Deliberate Decision to Sell Toxic Garbage
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Where Does JPMorgan's $13 Billion Go?
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FDIC settles with execs of failed Miami bank
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Attorney comes out ahead in FDIC settlement over failed bank
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Judges Mull Bank Officers' Liability
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Toll Roads:

Tolled Parts of Texas Highway Taps Restructuring Lawyers
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IP:

'About Two Dozen Parties' Interested in 38 Studios IP
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Biotech:

Biomoda Files for Chapter 11 Relief
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Student Debt:

FAFSA federal student aid: Benefits go to the middle class, not the poor.
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (17 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:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Liquidity:

Liquidity is King in the Financial Structure of a Struggling Company
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Miscellaneous:

Davis Polk: Insolvency and Restructuring Update
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Bankruptcy Reform:

BAPCPA Backfires: Unsecured Creditor’s Returns Decrease in Post-BAPCPA Landscape
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Claims Trading:

Buyer Beware: Third Circuit's Decision in In re KB Toys Highlights Potential Pitfalls for Purchasers of Claims from Claimants with Preference or Other Avoidance Exposure
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Third Circuit Holds that Transferred Trade Claims Remain Subject to Disallowance under Section 502(d)
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Safe Harbors:

Sidestepping the Section 546(e) Safe Harbor
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Claim Allowance:

SDNY Bankruptcy Court Holds That a Fair Value Debt-for-Debt Exchange Does Not Create Disallowable OID
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TBTF:

Ally Financial Repays $5.9 Billion to US Treasury --- Taxpayers Are One Step Closer to Exiting Ally
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Credit Suisse to Fence Off Swiss Operations in Separate Unit
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Finance:

Protecting Lenders In Structured Financing Transactions: The Utility of “Bankruptcy-Remote” Entities Following In re GGP Properties, Inc.
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Food/Beverage:

7 Foods We Should Be Eating But Aren't
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Restaurant offers 50% discount to turn off cell phones
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Newspapers:

Tribune Co. Cutting 700 Newspaper Jobs Amid Dropping Advertising Revenues
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Furniture:

Report: Samson Holding doesn't make bid for Furniture Brands
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Auction of Furniture Brands' assets canceled; KPS is only bidder
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Consumer Finance:

Consumer bureau fines payday lender Cash America, orders refunds --- Payday lender overcharged military, 'robo-signed' docs
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CFPB Director Cordray Vows Close Scrutiny Of Auto Lending for Potential Discrimination
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Opera:

Last call for wigs and harps: NYC Opera OK'd for auction of assets
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Horse Racing:

Pa. horse racing agencies said to face insolvency
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Aviation:

Global Aviation Second Bankruptcy Can Proceed, Court Rules
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Attorneys for American and plaintiffs in private antitrust suit to meet with judge on Wednesday
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AA: Fliers Can Bid for First Class Upgrade
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Pigeons:

After business went bust, breeder 'ate a lot of pigeons'
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Fraud:

As Trader's Trial Begins, Name of One Insider Stands Out
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SAC Trader Had 'Secret Pipeline' of Information, Prosecutors Say
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Madoff Ex-Controller Says She Sought Mercy While Lying
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Sovereigns:

BoE Paper Endorses Automatic Restructuring of Sovereign Debt
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UK:

Building a business in recovery
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Timber merchant sold out of administration
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EU:

EU refiners burn last barrels as closures loom
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EU must enforce restructuring of refining sector: Kemp
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Euro-Area Factory Production Accelerates as China Cools
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Euro Zone Growth Unexpectedly Slows
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Markets Are Falling In Europe
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PIIGS:

Troika Leaves Athens Without Deal --- Creditors conclude talks in Greece, back December --- Greek budget predicts higher primary surplus this year
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Recent Amendments to the Spanish Insolvency Act
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BES to end Portugal's bank sub debt hiatus
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Canada:

Geovencap Files a Notice of Intention to Make a Proposal and signs a Letter of Intent for the sale of its assets
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France:

France's Private Sector Economy Sinks Into Contraction
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Russia:

Russian bank's license withdrawal may signal central bank crackdown
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Kazakhstan:

Kazakhstan considers Personal Bankruptcy law
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China:

Chinese Manufacturing Hits Two-Month Low
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SocGen: China Growth Acceleration Ending
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Venezuela:

Venezuela seizes more stores
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Finland:

Talvivaara slumps as Finnish miner fails to raise further funds --- No crisis funding for Talvivaara; restructuring to proceed
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