November 7, 2013

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Law:

Lawyers Poised For A Pay Bump In 2014
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A longer path to partnership for some female lawyers
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Strong Legal Work, Commitment Required for ‘Nearly Impossible’ Climb to Partnership, Survey Says
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5 Findings From A Survey Of New Partners
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Stop Calling Yourselves Associates, You’re Really Just Slaves
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If You’re Looking To Go In-House, Consider Where To Specialize
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SJ Berwin’s very embarrassing merger video
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Allen & Overy lawyers put pressure on witness, court hears
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Half of All Law Firm Mergers Fail
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This Law School Is Finally Being Honest About Job Prospects
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Stanford Law School Has A Strange New Clinic Devoted To 'Religious Liberty'
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Disgraced as journalist, Stephen Glass faces skeptical Calif. supreme court in law-license bid
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Law School Dean Accused Of Sexual Harassment Takes Temporary Leave Of Absence --- Bombshell Sexual Harassment Allegations
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How To Handle Awkward Work Conversations
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7 Signs You're Working With A Psychopath
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ATL’s Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest: The Winner
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Did mom-and-dad law grads frame volunteer at son’s school? Husband blames wife at trial
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Does Big Law Make Big on Twitter?
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2013 Am Law Tech Survey: Data Security Fears Rise
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What Your Desk Says About You
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Ex-Sidley Partner Takes Aim at Accusers in Twombly Suit
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Woman sues estate of prominent lawyer, says he committed suicide after lying about $1.2M settlement
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The Supreme Court Doesn't Necessarily Care If Your Lawyer Is Unethical
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Lawyer Suspended For Failure To Maintain An Email Address
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Prison gang helped escapees get fake court orders granting early release, official says
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Lawyer seeks to retain his license, despite affair with wife of client on trial for murder
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"The Good Wife" - Face it, very very few cared about points of law
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Is The Second Amendment Racist?
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Homeless Man Found Sleeping In Upscale Pennsylvania Hotel Presidential Suite
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'America's Sheriff' Appeals for Sentence Reduction
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Hit And Run Driver Hits Six Cars Trying to Flee from Scene of the Crime
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Bus Driver Fired After Forcing Prayer on Students
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GM to Recognize Same Sex Marriage Nationally
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New Mexico Man Stopped For Minor Traffic Violation and Given Digital and Surgical Anal Exams Is Charged $6000 By The Hospital For His “Medical Care”
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Identical twin accused of killing his brother is fatally shot
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Flash Mobs Ransack Sports Authority Stores... Leave With Rack After Rack Of Apparel
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Teen arrested for refusing to get out of bed
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Cop tasers woman who refuses to show him b------
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Higher retirement age for NY judges is rejected by voters
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Love triangle spurs SCOTUS arguments on reaches of congressional power
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Four Apply for Delaware Supreme Court's Chief Justice Gig
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Judge charged with battery, faces legal ethics complaint after demanding hospital care for friend
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Judge tossed from ‘stop-and-frisk’ wants day in court
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Harry Reid Opens Door To Nuking The Filibuster For Judges
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With VIP Friend in Tow, Circuit Nominee Gets Friendlier Reception
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Springfield Bankruptcy Court to test email notices
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Fall Before GDP Report
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US stocks rise on Fed sentiments; Dow hits record high, up 0.82%
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Report: Goldman Underreserved for Legal Losses by $4B
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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This cheat sheet tells you how an IPO actually works
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Layoffs:

Hagel Warns on Deep Cuts to Defense
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What Is the Whitest Job in America?
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15 laid back jobs
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15 High-Paying Jobs For People Who Don't Like Stress
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:

SAC set to reveal record insider-trading settlement --- SAC Capital settlement clears US court hurdle
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Alleged SAC Tipper Aggarwal Has Guilty Plea Hearing
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SAC's Cohen gets testy in deposition video
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After SAC Plea, Fellow Funds May Pay
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Steve Cohen Couldn't Sell His High-Priced Art
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Darren Berg case: Court rules in favor of Berg trustee, against Moss Adams
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Prosecutors: Give Kim Rothstein A Break
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Alternative Energy:

Washington state contractor offers $5.3M at auction for defunct Pocatello polysilicon plant
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Idaho Town Struggles After Pinning Hopes On a Failed Factory
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Solar company Suntech takes step towards final wind-down
(DBN)

Suntech applies for provisional liquidation in Cayman --- May File Bankruptcy in US
(DBN)

How Suntech Power Became a Solar Disaster
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Shares Of Elon Musk's Solar Company Are Tanking
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Inspector General Says DOE Hid Vital Info from Audit of Bankrupt Ecotality
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Religion:

Palm Beach church prays for relief from PNC Bank in Bankruptcy Court
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Electricity:

Southern's trustee argues against removal from bankruptcy case
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Furniture:

Furniture Brands accelerates auction timeframe
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Coal:

Patriot Coal Wins Court Approval of Reorganization Terms
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Economy:

Gov't to sell Treasury security with variable rate
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Thursday: Q3 GDP, Unemployment Claims, Q3 Mortgage Delinquency Survey
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US Consumers Cautious in 3Q
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Is $3 a gallon gas on the way?
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BP, Shell: More Allegations of Rigging Oil Prices in US
(DBN)

Goldman: This Is The Fed's Next Play
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Global Food Prices Rise For The First Time In 5 Months
(DBN)

These 10 Universities Have Produced The Most Billionaires
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Where Billionaire Wealth Is Growing Fastest Around The Globe
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How A Team Of Bloomberg Reporters Hunts Down Hidden Billionaires Around The World
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Meet The Average Global Billionaire: 4 Homes, 2.1 Kids, $22 Million In Yachts
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Hot housing markets that are cooling down
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Ally Tapers Mortgages to Zero as Firm Exits Home Lending
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Buyers Face Low Inventory Despite High Vacancy Rates
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The Frontiers of Mortgage Servicing
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Higher Mortgage Rates Aren't Killing American Credit Growth
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Home Ownership Rates Are Bad News for America
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Municipalities:

Judge denies NAACP's challenge to emergency manager law
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Emergency manager critics win ruling on lawsuit
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Detroit bankruptcy trial reaches 8th day --- Live blog: Day 8 of Detroit bankruptcy eligibility trial
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Black City Taps White Mayor --- Detroit elects fix-it CEO as mayor, but his hands could be tied
(DBN)

Duggan focusing on positives --- Orr seeks Duggan's help with Detroit --- The top 6 priorities for Detroit's next mayor --- Can Mike Duggan Turn Detroit Around? --- Detroit's new technocrat mayor --- For Detroit's New Mayor, Power, With Conditions
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Detroit asks judge to approve $350M debt deal --- Seeks Approval for Loan Moody's Calls Unprecedented
(DBN)

Ridley, South, Weyl Panel on Detroit's Bankruptcy
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Detroit is broke. Who's going to pay?
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Detroit creditor seeks to block plan for utility tax for new lighting authority
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Detroit's bankruptcy crisis isn't bringing down small businesses
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Retirees sweat as courts weigh cuts to pension and health care
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Miller Says Puerto Rico to Get Management Advice Without Aid
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S&P rates bankrupt Alabama county's debt BBB, BBB-minus
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Jefferson County discloses worst-case scenarios, from nuclear war to another municipal bankruptcy
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Whittier sewer line on the slow road to bankruptcy
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Voters in bankrupt San Bernardino recall several elected officials
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Voters Send Signals in Two Struggling California Cities
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Is Atlantic City on the Verge of Bankruptcy ? --- New York casinos could crush Atlantic City
(DBN)

Sides hoping San Bernardino records issue gets worked out
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Where The Richest And Poorest People Live In 10 Major US Cities
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The Most Gentrified Cities In America
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Can America’s Mayors Defuse Their Fiscal Time Bombs?
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North America's Most Photogenic Mayor
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster Video-Rental Chain Will Shut Remaining U.S. Stores
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Autos:

Investors Slam The Brakes On Tesla, Time To Stay On The Shoulder?
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Advantage Files After Hertz Talks Collapse
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Tesla Uses Fuzzy Math for Profits Again --- Here's Why Tesla's Stock Is Crashing
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Video Games:

RI's lawyer wants to delay auction of 38 Studios videogame property
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Retailing:

Building #19 co-founder wants to save a piece of the business amid liquidation sales
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Why I'm Not Betting on a JC Penney Turnaround --- As Penney Sales Improve, Worries Remain
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Manufacturing:

Empire Die Casting Co. works toward a sale to keep its doors open
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Fashion:

Excel Chart Shows What Color Shoes You Can Wear With What Color Pants
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Yoga Instructor: Most Of My Students' Pants Are See-Through, And They Have No Clue
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Banking:

Goldman Legal Costs Could Exceed Reserves by $4 Billion
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Lew Said to Warn Banks of Tough Volcker Rule in Meetings
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Aviation:

JPMorgan Downgrades AMR Corp as Odds of Merger Settlement Grow
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Southwest, JetBlue Said to Show AMR-US Air Slot Interest
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AMR Merger Antitrust Judge Limits Union Court Briefs
(DBN)

Buying Your Way Into the Mile High Club
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Gambling:

Atlantic Club to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Education:w

Sun sets on Silver State bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:

Beef plant auction to take place in Sioux Falls
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Whole Foods Collapses After Earnings
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Restaurants accused of seating customers based on looks
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Rail:

CIT Says It Can't Yet Estimate Possible Loss on Train Derailment
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Media:

GateHouse Media gets OK for ending bankruptcy
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Resorts:

New Naniloa Bidder Part of Management at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
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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 (12_ 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:

Total Commercial Bankruptcy Filings Decrease 27% in October Y/Y
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The Second Derivative on the Bankruptcy Filings Rate
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Property of the Estate:

Debtors' Inheritance Received Before Ch. 13 Case Closed Is Property of Bankruptcy Estate
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:

Judge Approves Edison Mission's $7.5 Million Employee Bonus Plan
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Jurisdiction:

A Stern Decision and What a Creditor Can Take From the Ruling
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Reclamation:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court S(l)ides With Courts Ruling That Electricity Not a “Good” for Purposes of Section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code
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TBTF:

The Bankruptcy Exemption
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Mass Torts:

Third Circuit Affirms Decisions Broadly Applying Section 524(G) Injunction To Claims
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Litigation:

Bankruptcy Comments About Competitor Solicited for Lawsuit Cannot Be Defamation
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Corporate Governance:

The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine Gets an Administrative Extension
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Brokers:

Agreements To Expedite Payments To MF Global Customers --- CME Group to Speed MF Global Repayment
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Trustee: MF Global clients will be 100% repaid --- It's found money for customers of defunct MF Global
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SIPC Applauds MF Global Trustee
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Buses:

Atlantic Express Receives Access to Bankruptcy Financing
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Health Care:

Suitcases stuffed with Michael Brown’s millions go missing --- Dr. Michael Brown's ranch goes up for sale in bankruptcy settlement
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Jon Stewart tears into Obama for his broken promises on healthcare
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Health Site Needs Hundreds of Fixes, Sebelius Says --- Sebelius: Health Care Enrollment Very Low
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Carrie Underwood Busts Out Laptop At Country Music Awards To Mock Obamacare
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Lauer, Al Roker to Get Prostate Exams on 'TODAY'
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Mail:

Amid Capitol Turmoil, Postal Crisis Drags On
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Pigeons:

Defunct pigeon company owner cites 'Amish mafia' conspiracy in fraud trial
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UK:

Bankrupt tycoon offered photographer thousands to follow estranged wife
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UK bank reports of suspicious transactions surge: report
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HMRC winding-up order sees liquidation of law firm
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The Co-operative Bank – an update
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The Best And Worst Things About England
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EU:

Euro edges higher as no change to ECB rates expected
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PIIGS:

Spanish appliance maker Fagor to declare bankruptcy
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General strike shuts down services across Greece --- The Troika Takes Fright in Greece
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State had to liquidate IBRC to protect financial system, US court hears --- Ireland to be first EU country to leave bailout
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Canada:

Northstar directors and officers settlement: does $4.75m buy certainty??
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Germany:

German Industrial Production Tanks
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China:

Suntech's lessons for China's bankruptcy regime
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The sun sets on China's one-time solar giant
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Brazil:

Brazil's oil slickster
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OSX Said to Be Planning Bankruptcy Filing by Early Next Week
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OSX ship building unit's debts refinanced
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OSX, Schlumberger, Ensco top OGX creditor list
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OSX Vessels Said Excluded From Planned Bankruptcy Filing
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Brazil’s Clealco Buys Distressed Sugar-Cane Mill for $82 Million
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Argentina:

Don't throw Argentina under the bus
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Poland:

Praktiker looking to sell its Polish stores
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Finland:

Talvivaara losses grow; company faces bankruptcy
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Russia:

Russia: Our Economy Will Lag The Rest Of The World Through 2030
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