Law:
Nearly every BigLaw firm now has a pricing director; meet an early adopter
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A Fall Recruiting Debacle: One Firm Decides To Go Explode Some Offers
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Are Lawyers Becoming Happier?
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McGuireWoods, Goodwin, Duane Morris: Business of Law
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Judge Says Suit Against Former Dewey Managers Stays in Iowa
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Women in charge of law firms a rarity
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Must We Kiss on the Job?
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Line between legal and business blurring for GCs, survey says
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A New Way To Pay Off Your Law School Loans?
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Describing Law School in Six Words
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Legal Academics Rate Two Cooley Professors Among Best in the Business: Strike The Set, I Think We’re Done Here
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Dean: Law Firms ‘Support’ NYLS’s 2 Year Degree Program
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The Charge of Law Schools
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ABA Future of Legal Education Issues Its Draft Report
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3 Reasons Why America's Law Schools Are Absurdly Expensive
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Law School Network Becomes Just Latest Thing The Lannisters Ruined
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5 Things Savvy Law School Applicants Should Be Doing
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Law Schools Get Down to Business
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A Gentleman's Guide To Business Casual
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If You Have An iPhone, The Police Want You To Download iOS 7 Right Now
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There's A Bug In iOS 7 That Will Let Anyone Make A Call From Your Locked iPhone
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Meet iOS7: What Just Happened to Your iPhone? --- Apple's China Strategy Meets Manhattan Reality --- New iPhone Debuts: Why Would Anyone Wait in Line?
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Customers sue LinkedIn, say company hacked their external email for marketing contacts
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Microsoft Office for iPad, Revisited
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5 Rules Of Texting Etiquette Every Professional Needs To Know
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Will WordPress take over law schools ?
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The 10 best law student meltdowns on Vine
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Law student alienates classmates with bizarre mass email
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Using Social Media for Law Firm Reputation Management
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Lawyer sues over bad Google Plus review
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Law Student Prepares Appellate Brief After His Fantasy Football Trade Gets Vetoed
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What Your Messy Desk Says About You
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Stinson merger reflects larger industry consolidation
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South Florida law firm merger market heating up
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Globalization, talent crunch among trends affecting the legal profession
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Venture capital firm can’t require attorney to arbitrate claim in high-profile discrimination case
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Not An Oxymoron: A Socially Conscious Law Firm
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Prosecutor Worries ‘Breaking Bad’ Is ‘Mainstreaming’ Crystal Meth
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California College Tells Student He Can’t Hand Out Copies Of The Constitution On Constitution Day
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Transgender Girl Crowned Homecoming Queen
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Woman Who Allegedly Endured 2-Day Beating Arrested, Taken To Jail To 'Save Her Life'
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Man Arrested for Peeing on Supermarket Produce
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Woman sues paramedic, claims he posted her photo on Twitter with ‘wide load’ caption
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Lawyer won’t be charged for hitting alleged purse snatcher who bit him
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Blackhawk Pilot Gets A Parking Ticket
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Say What?!
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Judges:
US judge says he can’t afford to sequester jurors in gang case, cites ‘devastating mandatory cuts’
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The difference between dumb and stupid
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Judge holds reporter in contempt, imposes $300-a-day fine during 180-day compliance period
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Suspended Texas judge accused of misusing powers against lawyers takes misdemeanor plea and resigns
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Judge Resigns to Pursue Comedy Career
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Plenty of Misconduct, and 129 Pages of One Judge’s Disbelief
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The Supreme Court's supreme flaws
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We are the scriveners
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At court and Constitution Center, Ginsburg is a force
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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says justices can disagree and remain friends
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Wall Street:
Stocks: Firm after sharp Friday fall
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Warren Buffett on CNBC: Stocks now 'more or less fairly priced'
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U.S. Stocks End Turbulent Week With Friday Fall --- U.S. Stocks Drop as Investors Weigh Stimulus, Shutdown
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Layoffs:
California adds jobs, but unemployment rate rises to 8.9%
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U.S. Textile Plants Return -- With Floors Largely Empty of People
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And Now The Real, Uncomfortable Reason Workers Are Getting More And More Screwed
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Texas Loses 6,400 Jobs in August
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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:
When Trying to Follow Rules Isn't Enough
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JPMorgan Fined For Losing Money
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While Accepting Fault, J.P. Morgan Limits Risk
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How About Some Clawback at JPMorgan?
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Finance:
Microloans typically used to alleviate poverty abroad surging in Silicon Valley
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Second Circuit Examines Make-Whole Premium: Plain Language Controls
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U.S. covenant-lite loans soar amid investor demand
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Furniture:
14 more Thomasville Furniture stores to close
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Government pension agency takes wait-and-see approach on Furniture Brands’ bankruptcy
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Student Debt:
My Girlfriend Committed Suicide Owing Sallie Mae. I Co-Signed.
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Autos:
Marchionne taps car czar Bloom for advice on UAW-Chrysler buyout
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Obama Car Czar Back in Detroit Balancing Union, Corporate
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Electricity:
Energy Future Creditors to Review Nonpublic Information
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Who's Who of TXU (Advisers)
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Schnurman: Energy Future Holdings' restructuring may get messy
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EPA Sets First Ever Curbs on Power Plants
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Economy:
Leading Economic Indicator Up 0.7% in Aug.
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Bullard Says Taper Possible After Close Call QE Decision
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UBS: The Fed Will Regret Its Decision
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Billionaire: Fed Move Fantastic for the Rich
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Bill Clinton Backs Yellen for Fed While Defending Summers's Past
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Fed Faces New Era of Thinking Global as Yellen Nomination Nears
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Chart: Workers's Wage Share of GDP Since '50
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Jobless rates hold steady or fall in 32 states
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Bullard: 7% Unemployment `Soft Guidepost' for QE
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Chart: US Recoveries Keep Getting Worse
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Jobless Recoveries are Here to Stay
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Cost of the Great Recession was huge – and still growing
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Census Survey Finds NYC Poverty Rate On The Rise
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Seeking a Poverty Measure for the Next 50 Years
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Ted Cruz Has Infuriated Republicans All Over Again In The Ongoing GOP Civil War Over Obamacare --- The Republican Budgetary Crackup --- Ted Cruz's Threat To Shut Down The Government Is Brave And Principled — And That's Why Republicans Are Upset With Him --- Republican Clash With Obama Adds Risk of Shutdown --- Obama Says Republicans ‘Trying to Mess With Me’ in Budget Fight --- Buffett: Debt Ceiling Fight is Damn Dumb --- The Truth: Gov't Really Doesn't Shut Down
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Everything You Need to Know About the Deficit
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The Countries That Work Hard And The Ones Where They like To Relax
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Pope Attacks Global Economy for Worshipping 'God of Money'
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Before The Crash: Here's What It Was Like When 'Everyone' In America Was Rich
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Investigating the Theft of the American Dream
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Should You Rent or Buy?
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Finding New Value for Single Asset Real Estate Cases
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What Rising Interest Rates Mean for Home Prices
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Housing Inventory Crunch Starting to Slowly Ease
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Goldman Sachs: Higher Mortgage Rates to Weigh on Economic Growth
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Is Now the Time to Sell Your Home?
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New York's East Harlem: Fighting To Keep Its Culture In The Face Of Gentrification
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Municipalities:
The Long, Sorry Tale of Pension Promises
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Here's Where State Pension Systems Are In The Most Trouble
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Report: Municipal bankruptcies will remain a rarity
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State hires 'supplemental' attorneys to advise in Detroit bankruptcy
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From Michigan Politics to Detroit's Bankruptcy : L. Brooks Patterson
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Poll: Back Away From Pensions And Possible DIA Sales, Detroiters Say
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Detroit Bankruptcy Foes Beg For Judge Steven Rhodes' Help --- Detroiters get their 3 minutes in bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Hearing Gets Tense; Security Guard Restrains Speaker
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State could have prevented Detroit bankruptcy, says professor studying struggling U.S. cities --- Expert: Different approach could have helped Detroit avoid bankruptcy filing
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Detroit Emergency Manager ordered to second deposition
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Detroit CEOs back national ads saying city still very much alive
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City debt deal with banks up for fight
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An early strategy for Detroit retirees to cope with benefit cuts
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Detroit survey to count exactly how many menacing stray dogs are wandering city streets
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Obama administration officials set for Detroit visit
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Gov. Snyder hopeful feds will release grant money for Detroit after meeting this week
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Officials: Muskegon County bond sale shows Detroit bankruptcy didn't break Michigan's credit
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Bennett County faces bankruptcy , officials say
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San Bernardino: Bankruptcy studied in new report
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San Bernardino seeks residents’ input on bankruptcy
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Mon Valley cities, other Act 47 communities desperate for change
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Proposal would give timeline to Act 47 municipalities
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With No Taper, Munis Outperform Treasuries ... For Now
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America's New Era of Toll Roads
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Banking:
Ruling expected Tuesday on Mercantile Bank sale
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A Closer Look at JP Morgan's $920 Million "London Whale" Regulatory Settlements
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The FDIC’s Hedgehog Strategy May Hold The Key To Cross-Border Resolution
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Telecoms:
BlackBerry takes huge loss as sales collapse --- Near-$1bn loss --- BlackBerry's downfall came down to apps --- Does BlackBerry Have A Future? --- For BlackBerry, Consumers Aren't the Only Problem --- To cut 4500 workers --- BlackBerry Is Seen Mimicking Palm’s Decline
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Telecom Hawe takes over peer Mediatel saving it from bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy judge to weigh LightSquared auction
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Fraud:
Madoff Money on Way ‘Fast as Possible,’ DOJ Fund Says
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S.E.C. Charges Ex-Akamai Executive in Galleon Insider Trading Case
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Five years later: Tom Petters' Ponzi scheme
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CEO of southern Kentucky oil firm charged with mail fraud
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Trial to start Monday in ex-CEO’s alleged Ponzi mortgage scheme
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Judge Rules No Intention of Fraud from Former Stanford Broker
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2 plead guilty in Seven Falls case
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Coal:
Will new EPA regulations bankrupt the coal industry?
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Currency:
Texas Coin Maker for Fed-Estranged Files for Bankruptcy
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Media:
GateHouse seeking approval to file for bankruptcy
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Education:
The 25 Smartest Colleges In America
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Lehman:
RBS Buys More Than $500 Million in Lehman Bankruptcy Claims
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The 'Lessons' That Wall Street, Treasury, and the White House Need You to Believe Five Years After the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
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Food/Beverage:
Fox & Obel honcho accused of diverting funds
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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 (31 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy rate low in Baton Rouge
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:
Cramdown Plan of Reorganization: “Dirt-For-Debt”
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Pitfalls Abound in Post-Confirmation Conversion
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Cross-Border:
How Foreign Liquidators Can Gain Access to U.S. Courts
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Miscellaneous:
The Bankruptcy Files: Amid Lehman Anniversary, More New Filings
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Freeman gets probation, fine for bankruptcy fraud
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Aviation:
American Airlines doesn’t want a too-speedy trial in private antitrust lawsuit
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Allegiant Air grounds half its fleet for slide inspections
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Second Circuit Denies American Airlines Noteholders' Make-Whole Claim
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US Airways, American push back on Justice Department merger lawsuit
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$270 Million Cocaine Haul Seized on Air France Plane
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The Best Airlines In America
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Celebs:
DMX Is Apparently Down To His Last $50
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Packaging:
Kodak Signs Deal With Packaging Company
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Celebs:
Girls Gone Wild Founder Joe Francis Facing FORECLOSURE On Bel-Air Mansion
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Teresa And Joe Giuidice Fraud Update
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The Broke and the Beautiful: 50 Dollars Edition
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Health Care:
Lawsuit against former Twin City Hospital officials goes back to judge
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Natchez hospital launches sale process
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Drugs That Cause The Most Harm
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Doctors: Anti-psychotic meds overused
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Businesses Avoiding Obamacare's Cadillac Tax
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Retailing:
J.C. Penney Said in Talks to Raise More Money for Turnaround
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J.C. Penney Is Dead Money, Get Out While You Can
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Alternative Energy:
Tesla's Feat of Financial Engineering
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Museums:
Curators offer show of support for Detroit museum
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Personal Finance:
5 Dumb Things People Do In Early Retirement --- Retirees Are Optimistic (or Delusional) About Leaving Inheritances --- The Global Quest to Save Retirement
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Steel:
Will defunct RG Steel mill come to inauspicious end?
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History:
US nearly detonated atomic bomb over North Carolina – secret document
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Mass Torts:
BP Versus Louisiana
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Ex-Halliburton Employee Faces Spill Charges
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UK:
Restructuring & Corporate Recovery Update - September 2013
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Mr. Cable’s Very Modest Proposal for Disciplining Rogue Directors
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Insolvency threat from UK's 'zombie' businesses
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EU:
Euro zone business activity growing faster than thought in September: PMI
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Merkel Sees Biggest Victory Since Kohl’s Reunification Vote --- Party Could Be Heading For An Absolute Majority
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PIIGS:
Insolvency service is nothing more than an overpaid quango --- CAB probes €140000 find in Tom McFeely house --- McFeely bath cash quiz --- From terrorist to builder to bankrupt --- NAMA to push for Dunne details --- Photography exhibition exposes the bare truth of bankruptcy in Ireland --- Bankrupt tycoon's designer pad on sale --- Objectors hold up IBRC's US bankruptcy bid --- US judge lashes IBRC over lack of witnesses in bankruptcy bid
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Greece: Extremism and Austerity --- Greek crisis calms, racist force grows --- Troika representatives arrive in Greece for talks
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Monte Paschi seeks to avert nationalization with turnaround plan
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Canada:
Former Edmonton Oilers owner off to prison --- To begin jail sentence Dec. 9
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The CCAA’S “Administration Charge”: A Super Priority that Can Trump a Ship Mortgage
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From bad credit and bankruptcies to mortgage approvals
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BC's Worker-Owned Mill Success Story
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Ukraine:
Russia threatens Ukraine with bankruptcy over plans to sign EU agreement
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MENA:
Tunisian Girls Are Coming Home Pregnant After Performing 'Jihad' In Syria
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Denmark:
Denmark's Economic Model Is a Success
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