October 21, 2013

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Law:

Dewey Have A Bargain For You! Defunct Law Firm’s Domain Name Now Up For Auction
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Lawyers Aren’t as Greedy as People Think, Says Professor
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In-house lawyers predicted to set up law firms
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Legal Sector Stuck in Job Losses for 2 Consecutive Months
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Business of Law
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Incoming Ashurst chair Tidswell targets global elite status
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Legal Marketing Insights - The General Counsel’s Office: Top Ten Questions For The Year In Review Discussion
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker - The new (online) art of perfect pairings
(DBN)

Apple to Refresh IPads Amid Challenges for Tablet Share --- Everything You Need To Know About Apple's Next iPads
(DBN)

Face It, Firms — The Good Old Days Are History
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Results: The 2013 Legal Process Outsourcing Survey --- Survey finds majority of corporate law departments have outsourced
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Health Tips For Junior Associates
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The Sexes: UK's Gender Pay Gap; Your T-Level; Dating Ted Cruz
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Diapers, Laundry and a Legal Practice - A lack of gender parity at home contributes to inequality in the workplace for women lawyers
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From The ‘Why People Hate Lawyers’ File: An L.A. Lawyer’s Letter
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New Bill Would Outlaw Discrimination Against Unpaid Interns
(DBN)

9 Qualities Of Truly Confident People
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Lawyers Of The Day: Attorneys Allegedly Acting Up
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Fired worker loses smartphone privileges for 3 years for hacking into law firm’s server
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Baker & McKenzie wins damages retrial in driller’s $103M malpractice case
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Man Tries To Outsource Applying to Law School Via Craigslist
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If A Raccoon Could Fill Out A FAFSA Application, They’d Totally Let It Into Law School
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2013 Moot Court Rankings
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Law Student Selling Hot Wheels Collection To Pay Off Debt
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Jockeying for position by law schools predated US News rankings; long-standing elite identified
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Dante’s Graduation
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Sports Teams Host ‘Attorney Appreciation Night’ — How Many People Booed?
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Attorney Is Jailed By Bankruptcy Judge Over Failure to Pay Debts
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Gibson Dunn Taps Associate as Its First Pro Bono Director
(DBN)

No Free Speech in DA's Verbal Trashing of Judge
(DBN)

Edward Snowden's Claim About Ditching All Of His Secret Documents Doesn't Add Up --- The NSA Hacked the Email of the President of Mexico --- NSA Took 70.3M French Records in 30 Days
(DBN)

James Holmes Asked for Lawyer, Didn't Get One
(DBN)

Here Are The Most Heartbreaking Details From The Ongoing Newtown Investigation
(DBN)

Gunman Dressed As Clown Kills Senior Mexican Drug Cartel Member
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How Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Became The Most Hated Lawman In America
(DBN)

NJ: Laterals and Clerks Are Dominating New-Associate Ranks, Study Finds
(DBN)

NYPD Mistook Jolly Ranchers For Meth Rocks
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Lawyer Tries To Start Social Media Movement By Posting Pictures Of His P---- Online
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Prison releases 2 convicted murderers after forged court documents reduce their sentences --- Prosecutor calls bogus court papers used in murderers’ prison escape an ‘ongoing threat’
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Man Called 911 Over One Cent Beer Overcharge
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Man Arrested For Throwing Parrot In Face Of Pursuing Police Officer
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Man Arrested on Pot Charge Says He Was Just Stressed Over Government Shutdown
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Neighbor of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro charged with 1990s rape and murder of two women
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Tea Party Leader Wants to File Class Action Suit Against Homosexuality
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Texas Treats Pigs Better Than Prisoners and Guards
(DBN)

Hikers In Utah Could Face Charges Over Video Of Them Toppling A 200-Million-Year-Old Rock Formation
(DBN)

Cost of Cops Roughing Up Four Women at a Diner: $360,000
(DBN)

Freed after 18 years, ex-inmate uses wrongful incarceration cash to honor lawyer who helped free him
(DBN)

Man In Jets Gear Caught On Video Viciously Punching Woman In Patriots Gear
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1 dead after hundreds brawl at . . . bowling alley
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Red-headed children attacked during ‘Kick a Ginger Kid Day’ at school
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Judiciary: $51 million in additional funds inadequate
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U.S. Courts See Reason for Hope in Budget Deal
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Shutdown Over, But Judges Wary
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Are Little Changed Before Results, Data
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Stocks Close Up, S&P Pushes Further Into Record Territory
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Morgan Stanley Is The New Winner On Wall Street With A 50% Rise In Revenue
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How Goldman Sachs Brilliantly Avoids Chaos In Its Cafeteria During Lunchtime Rush Hour
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Layoffs:

Wells Fargo cuts 925 more mortgage jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Health Care:

Bankruptcy Spells Doom for Michael Brown's Companies
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Big insurers avoid many state health exchanges
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Administration: Nearly 500,000 Apply for Obamacare Insurance
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Tech ‘surge’ to tackle Obamacare websites
(DBN)

Broken Obamacare Website Now Costs $300M
(DBN)

Hospitals face whole new world under health law
(DBN)

Cheney Feared Assassination by Heart Device Hack
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Hospital Asks Leave to Boot Cranky Patient
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Mass Torts:

Deadline set in meningitis case
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Food/Beverage:

Northern Beef Packers sets minimum price for assets --- Attorneys seek $12.75M minimum bid for beef plant
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New details emerge in Sunland's bankruptcy decision --- Sunland planned to file bankruptcy
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Chemicals:

Feds secure site of bankrupt chemical company
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Vallejo Woman to Serve 27 Months in Prison on Mortgage and Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
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Autos:

Elliott, Paulson Defend Bid to Have Legal Fees Paid by GM Estate
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Looks Like Richard Li is Getting His Fisker Way
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Economy:

Survey: US economists upbeat on economic growth
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Economic Impact of Shutdown Was Likely Small
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Lew: Government Cuts Holding Back the Economy
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Poll: John Boehner And House Republicans Took A Huge Reputation Hit From The Shutdown --- McConnell: Shutdown Was a Bad Idea --- Mitch McConnell: 'There Will Not Be Another Government Shutdown — You Can Count On That' --- The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Republicans --- The GOP Meltdown --- No Apologies From Cruz Amid GOP Rift --- Cruz: Senate Won't Make Same Mistake Again --- Cruz Slams Fellow GOP Senators --- White House Tours Restart on ‘Limited Basis’ --- Bush to GOP: Let Obamacare Fail on Its Own
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U.S. Debt Jumps to $17.076 Trillion
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Study: 15% of Kids Out of School and Work
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Fed's Evans Sees QE Tapering Postponed After Data Shutdown
(DBN)

Mark Cuban, The People's Billionaire
(DBN)

The Very Public Cost of Low Wage Jobs
(DBN)

Lawyers, beware lawyers
(DBN)

Why Democrats Might Cave On Social Security Cuts
(DBN)

Here's Who Will Have The Largest Working Age Populations In 2037
(DBN)

Roubini: How I'd Invest $1,000 Right Now
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Families With Kids Go Homeless as U.S. Rents Exceed Pay
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Mortgage watchdog seeks $6bn from BofA
(DBN)

US To Fine JPMorgan $4 Billion For Selling 'Junk Mortgages'
(DBN)

Lose Your Last Home? The FHA Has a Mortgage for You
(DBN)

Jump in New Jersey foreclosures, despite downward nationwide trend
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Boulder developer Mark Young files for bankruptcy
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Trustee appointed in Harborview case
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Widow's Bankruptcy Case Poses Risk to Rent-Stabilized Tenants
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Municipalities:

Detroit Fee Examiner Gets Paid $600/Hour to Second-Guess Bills
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Detroit museum could fall victim to city bankruptcy --- Should Rembrandt, Van Gogh help bail out a bankrupt Detroit?
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Snyder asks judge to block emails, documents about EM search
(DBN)

How Detroit's bankruptcy eligibility trial will unfold
(DBN)

Yes, The Legislature Changed Its Emergency Manager Policies to Reflect the Referendum
(DBN)

Proposed pension freeze leaves many police officers, other city workers feeling cheated
(DBN)

Detroit cancels bus runs Monday, cites 'sick out'
(DBN)

Detroit Stoplights Broken for Weeks
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Bankruptcy judge extends stay on claims against 36th District Court
(DBN)

Who Sank Detroit – the “Hip Hop Mayor” or Wall Street?
(DBN)

Marketing of Detroit heats up despite bankruptcy
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Detroit's bankruptcy woes: five key things to know
(DBN)

Detroit's Visitors Bureau Launches an Expensive 'Comeback' Campaign
(DBN)

Napoleon, Duggan trade digs in mayoral debate, outline plans to fight crime
(DBN)

San Bernardino faces 'supernova' election
(DBN)

CalPERS renews San Bernardino bankruptcy fight
(DBN)

San Bernardino: That Other Scandal-Ridden Bankrupt City
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Jefferson County issues ultimatum and may have boxed itself into this corner
(DBN)

Puerto Rico on Bankruptcy Buzz: We're Not Defaulting on our Debts
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Corporate Reform:

JPMorgan reaches $13bn deal with US --- Could Still Face Criminal Charges --- US 'robs' $13B from venerable bank --- JP Morgan -- The man and the bank
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How Many Legal Bombs is JP Morgan Holding?
(DBN)

Multi-Billion Dollar Criminal Probe Won't End Any Time Soon For JPMorgan
(DBN)

JPMorgan $13 Billion Accord Would Join Largest U.S. Settlements
(DBN)

Who Really Wins if JPMorgan Pays $13 Billion?
(DBN)

Despite Legal Tempests, Dimon Appears Solid as Ever Atop JPMorgan
(DBN)

Judge Rebuffs Constitutional Challenge to Consumer Bureau
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Retailing:

How J.C. Penney Can Avoid Bankruptcy
(DBN)

Illinois Supreme Court strikes down 'Amazon tax'
(DBN)

Here's The Weirdest Stuff That Happened At Walmart This Week
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Stores Use Customer's Phone WiFi to Track Shopping Habits
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Corporate Governance:

The CEO Of Cisco Bills The Company When He Flies In His Own Private Jet
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A Humbled Dimon Takes a Back Seat in Washington
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Celebs:

The Broke and the Beautiful: Up in Arms Edition
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Electricity:

KKR to Goldman Joined in Scraps Skirmish as LBO Bankruptcy Looms
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Midwest Generation's coal-fired power plants acquired
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Energy Future’s Reduced Earnings to Sap Credit Recovery Values
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Awards:

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Commercial Litigation 2013
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The Best of the Plaintiffs Bar
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Weil’s Bankruptcy & Corporate Practices, Attorneys Receive Top Rankings in 2014 IFLR1000
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Tech:

Where Are They Now? The Kings Of The '90s Dot-Com Bubble
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Mass Torts:

Claims Bound by Section 524(g) Channeling Injunction
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Politics:

Senator Warren Would Like A Word
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Republicans Plan To Use Obamacare To Retake The Senate In 2014
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Student Debt:

Stop getting sidetracked by your student loan servicer
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Fraud:

Two More Guilty Pleas In Rothstein Case
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Madoffs, Kohn Exonerated in Suit Over European Losses
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SAC Defections Accelerate as Cohen Approaches Settlement
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Shipping:

U.S. Judge Authorizes $500,000 in Bunker Payments for Arrested TMT Vessel
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(5 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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (18 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:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

The Bankruptcy Files: Brazil's Batista a Boon to Big Firms
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Sales:

Bankruptcy Sales: Buyer Beware, As-Is Means As-Is, and So On
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Jurisdiction:

Anna Nicole Smith Lives On in the U.S. Supreme Court's Latest Term
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Fifth Circuit Finally Weighs In and Holds Consent Cannot Cure Bankruptcy Court’s Lack of Constitutional Authority
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TBTF:

Fed's Lacker says bankruptcy best for failing banks, not rescue
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Fed's Tarullo : Bankruptcy a tool in bank failure --- Tarullo Urges Clear Wind-Down Plans So Banks Aren’t Shunned
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Fed Official Says Big Banks Should Be Required to Hold Long-Term Debt
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Two Fed Officials Call for More Safeguards Against Bank Bailouts
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Too Big to Fail and Too Corrupt to Jail
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Insurance:

D&O Insurance Implications of the SEC's New Admissions Wrongdoing Requirements
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E-Discovery:

Can You Get a Default Judgment for Producing TIFFs?
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Rein In Burgeoning E-Discovery Costs
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E-Discovery: Relieving The Burdens Of Preservation
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Research Trends and Conclusions: Commercial Litigation 2013
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Aviation:

Airline merger antitrust trial could stretch into 2014
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Legal Dept. Pilots American Airlines Through Rough Skies
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American, US Air execs hush-hush on whether a deal is in the works
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American Is Doing Great But US Airways Merger Still Needed, CEO Says
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American CEO Horton: Now it's our time
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Why US Airways-American merger is good for us
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The Risk/Reward Potential Is Looking Better for American Airlines
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American Airlines Is Too Profitable for Its Own Good
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Court Declares Fuelstream Able to Collect on $600,000 in Aircraft Fuel Liens
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Long Island Man Tries to Board Flight With More Than a Dozen Knives
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Banking:

Banks Face a Profit Squeeze
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Capitol Bancorp deal expected to aid Talmer's bid to go public
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HSBC $2.46 Billion Judgment May Not Be Total Liability
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On the New Wall Street, Boring Is Better
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Investor Relations:

Lessons For Trading At The Edge Of Bankruptcy
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UK:

U.K. Scrambles Over Libor Case
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Bankrupt Corrie star Ryan Thomas pictured still driving around in his posh car
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British 'Benefit Tourists' Are Draining Germany's Public Coffers
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UK doctors given bonuses for placing patients on ‘death lists’ - report
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Gateley sues former Halliwells clients for non-payment of fees
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Kubera Cross-Border Says Portfolio Firm Adayana Filed For Chapter 11
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EU:

Draghi Says Bank-Aid Rules Must Be Flexible on Forced Losses
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Euro Zone May Not Have Emerged from Recession, CEPR Says
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European official calls for bank bail-in from 2016
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Cyprus bank governor steps up bailout battle with president
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PIIGS:

Workers at Spanish appliance maker Fagor protest against bankruptcy
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Canada:

Parent of large private REIT files for bankruptcy protection
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Japan:

JAL rehab a lesson for possible Tepco failure?
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Whether Tepco fails or not, it's taxpayers' tab
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Radioactive water leaks at Fukushima as operator underestimates rainfall
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Poland:

"Polish Disneyland" Files for Bankruptcy
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Argentina:

Argentina to pay $500 million to resolve disputes with foreign firms
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Argentina Settles $677 Million Arbitration Cases With Bonds
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Brazil:

Brazil's OGX in talks for merger options; Vinci denies
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As Brazil's Batista falters, Rio dream does too
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China:

Smog Shuts Down Chinese City Of 11 Million
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Romania:

Insolvencies up six percent so far this year
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Australia:

Balancing cross-border insolvency applications and ship arrests in Australia
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France:

Wealthy, ambitious youth flee French taxes... 1 out of 4 graduates wants to emigrate
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