September 24, 2013

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Law:

Who’s eating law firms’ lunch?
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Weil We Wait For More Big News….
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Culture Shift, Technology Lead to Staff Cuts
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The legal industry's new reality
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Whiz Kid Goes To Law School At 18, Living 'Nightmare' Of Paying Off $215,000 --- Law school grad learns how to pay off a heavy debt --- Expert: Law grad can repay entire $215K student loan debt by 2020 if he lives with his parents
(DBN)

Four Firms Dialed In for BlackBerry's Take-Private Deal
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Judge won’t allow $200 hourly fee for newbie associate who worked on case partly as law clerk
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‘Baddest’ Lawyer in Jersey Gets Life in Prison
(DBN)

Antagonism Toward Adversary Leads to Sanction
(DBN)

You’re Ruthless — But Are You Gangster Ruthless?
(DBN)

Tipsy Partner Tipped Insider Trading Defendant, SEC Alleges
(DBN)

"Brown v. Mustang Sally's Spirits and Grill" - NY federal judge joins clients in pushing back on law-firm fees
(DBN)

The Need For Direct Exams Of Your Own Witnesses At Depositions
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Who Wants To Watch a Prosecutor Get Benchslapped En Banc?
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Lawyers among those who paid for fake online reviews; probe leads to settlements with 19 companies
(DBN)

New Law Professor Devises Grading System Bewildering To Children, Annoying To Adults
(DBN)

ABA Task Force Calls For Changes to Legal Ed and the Profession
(DBN)

How (Not) to Succeed in That First Law Firm Job
(DBN)

Why a Lawyer Mom Decided to Write Her First Novel
(DBN)

Law prof creates textbook and course around hit show ‘The Wire’
(DBN)

Snowden's Russian Lawyer: US Leaker Wears Disguises And 'I Am His Only Link With The Outside World'
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Social media remorse
(DBN)

Law Firm Might Not Understand The Difference Between A Receptionist And A Bouncer
(DBN)

What The iPhone 5S's Slow-Mo Function Can Do --- People Who Wait In Line Forever Just To Buy An iPhone --- Prices On The Black Market For Gold iPhones Are Completely Insane --- Apple's iPhone Sales Were Nowhere Near As Impressive As You Think, Says Analyst --- It Looks Like The iPhone 5S Fingerprint Scanner Has Been Hacked --- My experience with the iPhone 5s --- 11 Big Complaints About iOS 7 --- The First Apps You Should Download On Your New iPhone
(DBN)

Summer camp offers adults a detox from their digital devices
(DBN)

Crazy and cruel
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Man Sues After Arrest For “Walking On Wrong Side Of The Street”
(DBN)

What Pulling An All Nighter Does To Your Body
(DBN)

A 72-Hour Work Week May Be The New Normal
(DBN)

Financial Boot Camp for Law Students
(DBN)

They're Training Lawyers to be Entrepreneurs
(DBN)

Here's How Much Breaking Bad's Walter White Caused His Neighbors' Home Values To Plummet
(DBN)

There is a real lawyer called Saul Goodman!
(DBN)

Spousal privilege doesn’t apply to woman testifying in same-sex partner’s murder trial, judge rules
(DBN)

‘Hiccup Girl’ convicted in felony murder case, gets life term
(DBN)

Young Girl Dies After Being Caught Inside Sofa Bed
(DBN)

Parents End Mosque Field Trips Because "Pushing Tolerance" Is Bad
(DBN)

Pennsylvania School Officials Sent the Most Racist Texts Ever
(DBN)

Reporters Say Grand Jury Indicted JonBenét Ramsey's Parents in 1999
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Judges:

Enron, WorldCom Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez to Deliver 2013 Tucker Lecture
(DBN)

Preseason at the Supreme Court :)
(DBN)

In secret, FISA court contradicted US supreme court on constitutional rights --- Senate Intelligence Committee to hold review of FISA
(DBN)

6 arrested, 11 court officers hurt when families argue at murder arraignment, then take it outside
(DBN)

Some Pennsylvania judges hire their relatives, as allowed by the ethics code
(DBN)

Federal judge stays on case after explaining his swastika and Caucasian comments were historical
(DBN)

Lawyer is accused of faking illness to avoid oral arguments; ethics complaint says he didn’t vomit
(DBN)

Federal district court cautions lawyers to be careful about repeating judges’ compliments
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About 2,000 petitions await Supreme Court's return
(DBN)

In Supreme Court Opinions, Web Links That Go Nowhere
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Little Changed
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Global shares edge down as uncertainty sets in over global economy
(DBN)

US Stocks Fall as Banks Decline Amid Fed Speeches --- Wall Street declines on Fed, Washington uncertainty
(DBN)

10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

Reports: Citigroup To Cut 1000 Jobs In Mortgage Division
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Wal-Mart to Hire 55,000 Seasonal Employees for Holidays
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Telecoms:

BlackBerry Agrees To Go Private For $4.7 Billion --- Why The Blackberry Buyout Offer Price Is So Sad --- BlackBerry move away from consumers unlikely to stem decline --- Apple Generated More iPhone Revenue In One Weekend Than All Of BlackBerry Will Sell For
(DBN)

Four Firms Dialed In for BlackBerry's Take-Private Deal
(DBN)

LightSquared Lenders Object to Independent Committee's Board Selection
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Furniture:

Utilities want nearly $1M in deposits from Furniture Brands
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Electricity:

EFH creditors mull strategy to bridge value gap -sources
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Personal Finance:

10 Retailers That Will Let You Return Anything
(DBN)

16 Ingenious Uses For Everyday Household Items
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Hedge Funds:

FOIA Information Requests Fuel Funds' Profits
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Economy:

Fed's Dudley: Two key tests show economy too fragile to begin tapering --- Fed's Lockhart has doubts about October taper --- Dallas Fed's Fisher: My Feelings About Last Week's FOMC Shocker Can Be Summed Up In One Sentence
(DBN)

Yellen Would Bring Tougher Tone to Fed --- Janet Yellen's Fed Nomination Is A Cruel Blow To Recovery-Starved Americans --- Goldman: We Expect Janet Yellen To Get The Fed Chair Nomination Next Week
(DBN)

Fed Chairmen and the Randomness of Reputations
(DBN)

Bernanke Delaying Taper Slows Worst Fund Withdrawal
(DBN)

IMF warns of slow progress achieving gender equality
(DBN)

Greenspan: America Being Pulled Apart
(DBN)

The State Of The Global Economy In 19 Anecdotes
(DBN)

Go-Nowhere Generation: Why Young People Are Stuck
(DBN)

The 5 Fastest-Growing Industries In America
(DBN)

The 5 Most Unbelievable Lines From The Forbes Post That Says Millionaires Should Be Exempt From Paying Taxes
(DBN)

How The Top Two Senate Republicans Got Out Of Ted Cruz's Plan To Defund Obamacare
(DBN)

US Debt Clock
(DBN)

Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Rethinking the 30-Year Mortgage
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Eight Takeaways on Mortgages After the Housing Bust
(DBN)

The Hype About Rising Interest Rates
(DBN)

Here Are The Amenities Rich Americans Want Most In Their Mansions
(DBN)

Why New Home Prices Will Slow By More Than Existing Home Prices
(DBN)

Evanston and Chicago: A Tale Of Two Cities
(DBN)

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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy judge to decide whether NAACP's emergency manager challenge can proceed
(DBN)

Bankruptcy judge delays crucial hearing
(DBN)

The Growing Chasm Between Surging Detroit Automakers And Their Bankrupt Hometown
(DBN)

'First Big Brawl' In Detroit Bankruptcy Case Is On The Docket
(DBN)

Detroit Is Now a Charity Case for Carmakers
(DBN)

Detroit's Casino-Tax Dollars Become Big Issue in Bankruptcy Case
(DBN)

Phony coney? Retirees' lunch invitation to Orr not legitimate, spokesman says
(DBN)

Detroit Threat Management: #Anarchy in Detroit
(DBN)

Gov. Snyder's NERD Fund paying for Kevyn Orr's condo
(DBN)

Poll: 85% of Detroiters give thumbs-down to Bing, 75% to Snyder, 62% to Orr
(DBN)

Officials: Bennett County faces bankruptcy if opt-out fails
(DBN)

JeffCo commissioners vote 3-2 to increase sewer rates
(DBN)

San Bernardino hears residents' advice on bankruptcy
(DBN)

Reality Check: Prichard Held In Contempt of Court
(DBN)

How the NFL Fleeces Taxpayers
(DBN)

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Releases Analysis on Municipal Defaults in a Post-Bankruptcy World
(DBN)

Boom and Ghost Towns of the New Economy
(DBN)

Detroit's bankruptcy may make it more difficult for other cities to borrow
(DBN)

Detroit bankruptcy coming to your city
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Aviation:

AMR-US Airways Merger Deadline Extended as U.S. Suit Fought
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American Airlines CEO Tom Horton’s severance stricken from merger deal
(DBN)

FAA to discuss easing up on in-flight electronic devices
(DBN)

Airline Has Amazing New First Class Seats
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Fraud:

TD Bank, Former Exec Charged in Ponzi Scam --- TD Bank to pay $52.5 million in US settlements over Ponzi scheme --- TD Bank Settles Rothstein Charges for $15 Million
(DBN)

Ex-Nixon Peabody Lawyer Gets Seven Years in Ponzi Scheme
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Autos:

GM Lifted to Investment Grade While Buying UAW Shares
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Marchionne Files for Chrysler IPO to Push Stalled Merger
(DBN)

Fiat issues warning to Chrysler over IPO
(DBN)

Sullivan, Cravath Set to Steer Chrysler to IPO
(DBN)

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Celebs:

9 Bankrupt NFL Players Who Made At Least $35 Million
(DBN)

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Textbooks:

Cengage Seeks to Protect More Than $273 Million for Unsecured Creditors
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Mass Torts:

BP Tells Louisiana to Butt Out
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Start-Ups:

Mark Cuban called this the worst pitch ever on 'Sharnk Tank'
(DBN)

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Accounting:

Deloitte grows global sales for fourth year in a row
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Education:

Morris Brown Alumni give thousands, banking on full restoration
(DBN)

Arts & Minds founder says bankruptcy 'means nothing' for school
(DBN)

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Non-Profits:

Greater DC Cares dissolves after declaring bankruptcy
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Coal:

Patriot Coal gets green light to subpoena Arch Coal
(DBN)

Peabody says settlement offer for Patriot Coal retirees rejected
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 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 (25 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (14 new filings today)
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
(DBN)

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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Cross-Border:

Anglo Irish Liquidators Seek Protection From Probe
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Automatic Stay:

Criminal Prosecution Not an Attempt To Collect Debt, Not a Violation of Stay
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Executory Contracts:

Is a Promise Plus a Right to Win a Lawsuit Enough? How the Right to Demand Adequate Assurance (Under State Law) Attempts to Protect Contract Counterparties
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Corporate Reform:

Judge Jed Rakoff’s stance on the SEC deals draws fire, praise—and change
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S&L Relic Is Sword of Choice in U.S. Bid to Punish Banks
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JPMorgan Chase, 12 More Banks Said to Be Sued Over Libor
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The SEC's Proposed Pay Ratio Disclosure Requirements: Another Fine Mess
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Asset Protection:

U.S. government cracking down on offshore bank accounts through FATCA
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Health Care:

Councilor's bid to hear about Quincy hospital's finances denied
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Banking:

NCUA Sues Barclays, RBS and 7 Other Banks Over US Mortgage-Backed Securities Sales
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Paramount to Sue JPMorgan Over Alleged Financial Conspiracy
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Metals:

Ormet's total losses increase to near $100 million: company filings
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Fashion:

Dolce & Gabbana Used Their Money Woes As Inspiration For Spring 2014
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Construction:

Willimansett Bridge construction halted as contractor Pihl Inc. files for bankruptcy
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Video Games:

Atari's Bankruptcy Plan Leaves Most Lenders Out of Credits
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UK:

Third of retailers at risk of insolvency
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Rent quarter day set to rock retail
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Action against unlawful “phoenix” companies doubles
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UK economy improves as decline in insolvencies is back on track
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Kerry Katona: I have to break this awful curse
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EU:

Draghi Says ECB Is Ready to Offer More Long-Term Loans
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European banks turn to Yankees
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PIIGS:

Spain's Uphill Climb in Wake of Recession
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Mediaset manager arrested over bankruptcy at Interattiva
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Monte Paschi freezes coupon payments on hybrid debt
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Greece Wonders What Next from Merkel
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India:

India Practice Lawyers See No Quick End to Downturn
(DBN)

India's Economy Could Be In Trouble For 5 More Years
(DBN)

Fitch Takes Rating Action on Indian Banks
(DBN)

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China:

China Manufacturing Hits Six Month High
(DBN)

Wealthy Chinese Couples Are Paying Up To $120,000 For 'Designer' American Babies
(DBN)

Why Big US Businesses Fail in China
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Why China's Growth Rebound Won't Last
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Colombia:

Colombia's insolvency revolution
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Australia:

Bids for troubled tunnel close
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Brazil:

OGX Names Former Brasil Telecom Executive as CFO Amid Bond Talks
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Cyprus:

Restructuring and insolvency in Cyprus: overview
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