Law:
Venerable Bankruptcy Boutique Shutting Down
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Former name partner sues, seeks comp and says firm hasn’t removed his name from firm materials
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In Remembrance: Leonard M. Rosen, Co-Founder of Wachtell, Lipton --- In Memory of Leonard M. Rosen
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Finding Your Passion Outside Of The Law
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DC law firm leaders prioritize lateral hiring
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Judge: Law Firms Don't Have Same Rights As Attorneys
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Bright Spots Amid Glum Jobs Outlook
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One Reason the Legal Industry's Crisis Persists
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How To Hack Siri And Make It A Million Times More Useful
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Buying a General Mills product eliminates the right to sue, according to online legal terms
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12 Men's Clothing Items That Will Last Forever
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Lawyerly Lairs: A $16 Million Brooklyn Brownstone
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Political Talk at the Office: How to Deal
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Who’s bringing cupcakes? Too often, female lawyers are expected to do office ‘housework,’ book says
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Proof That Typos Are Racist
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Law Revue Video Contest 2014: Dishonorable Mentions
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Law School Is Mediocre And Proud
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New Law School Only Accepts Students Who Want To Be Lawyers For 'Right' Reasons
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The New York Attorney General Is Going After Airbnb For What It Calls 'Illegal Hotels'
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Law firm’s revised debt-collection letter results in $49.5K settlement of federal class action
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After Nevada ranch stand-off, emboldened militias ask: where next?
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General Mills: About-Face --- You Can Sue General Mills Again
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Cops: Man smothered crying toddler so he could play Xbox
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Life's no picnic when the law is in the hands of lawyers
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These 12 Tips Will Help You Get The Most Out Of Your iPhone
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Captain who abandoned sinking ferry is arrested; 29 dead, hundreds missing --- Vice Principal Of South Korea School In Ferry Disaster Commits Suicide
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DA will drop case against teen convicted for recording his classmates bullying him
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Former client is charged in 2008 murder of lawyer killed while clearing his driveway of snow
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Father Leaves Baby in Car at Work
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Pets get legal status as ‘living beings capable of feelings’
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Stop Using ALL CAPS to Email Kids, Court Tells Dad
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Bank robber, 74, who wanted to go ‘home’ to prison gets his wish
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Judges:
Scalia and Ginsburg Chat About Snowden, Twitter
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Scalia , Ginsburg Say Supreme Court Likely to Rule on NSA Programs
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Scalia criticizes historic Supreme Court ruling on freedom of the press
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New Clinton Documents: How to Celebrate Confirmation of Justice Ginsburg
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Justice Roberts and the Color of Money
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2 new suspects named, $25K reward offered in kidnapping of prosecutor’s dad
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Panel recommends removal of judge who: "sold out her clients, her co-counsel, and ultimately herself"
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Dogs With Jobs: Ellie – the courthouse dog
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Lawyers say ‘woefully inadequate’ courthouse meals threaten clients’ defense
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Wall Street:
S&P 500 Futures Little Changed
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Stocks end higher as earnings pour in; market closed Friday
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Goldman looks to fight rivals with capital advantage
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Autos:
GM Bid to Freeze Ignition Lawsuit Is Called a 'Red Herring'
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Payout czar set to dive into GM legal mess
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Mary Barra: GM's Fall Girl
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Judge: GM doesn't need to order customers to park recalled vehicles
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New GM's talk is getting old
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Layoffs:
California jobless rate unchanged at 8.1 percent
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:
When The NCAA Pays The Attorney For A Convicted Felon To Make Their Case...
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US Regulators Aren't Done With Raj Rajaratnam's Brother Just Yet
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Rajat Gupta Agrees to Surrender to Prison
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Embattled TelexFree rose from humble beginnings --- Upset customers look for answers at TelexFREE offices --- Massachusetts firm accused of running pyramid scheme --- SEC charges TelexFREE , freezes assets
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Electricity:
Optim creditor says Bill Gates is owner, not lender
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Financial Literacy:
How To Raise Kids To Be Smart With Money
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Art:
Ovitz, Shepard Fairey among creditors in Rubenstein Gallery bankruptcy
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Art Dealer Arrested for Fraud in Spain
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Retailing:
Clearlake Emerges as Lone Bidder for Ashley Stewart Stores
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Banking:
Conflict-of-interest questions raised in 1st Mariner fight
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Religion:
Archdiocesan bankruptcy case moves one more step forward
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Judge orders changes to information going to voters on Milwaukee archdiocese bankruptcy plan
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Prosecutors seek to keep Bujak filings sealed
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Corporate Governance:
Liability Exposures of Audit Committee Chairs
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Finance:
The New Rise in Leveraged Loans
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Collecting A Prepayment Premium: Plain Language May Not Be So Plain
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Consumer Finance:
Average credit card interest up to shocking 21%
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Auto Racing:
Owner confident deal will be made to keep track
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Tax:
Switzerland: You can dodge, but you can’t hide
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Economy:
Payrolls Rose in Most US States in March, Led by Florida
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Jobless claims, factory data put some shine on economy
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Sluggish Economic Recovery Proves Resilient
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Recession is Not Over for the Poor
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US Could Face a Permanent Slump
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Is America an Oligarchy?
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To Reduce Inequality, Start With Families
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Warren Buffett's Favorite Economic Indicator Is Showing Serious Upward Momentum
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The Wealthiest Are Getting Wealthier Three Times Faster Than Any Other Group
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Taking on Adam Smith (and Karl Marx)
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Yellen's big speech number two
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Time to stop following defunct economic policies
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Venture capital funding soars to levels last seen in dot-com bubble
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47% Of The United States Has Absolutely No Inhabitants
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Obama Leads The Way On Smaller Government
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
More homeowners no longer need to be in foreclosure, and they may not even know it
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Mortgage Lenders Ease Rules for Home Buyers in Hunt for Business
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5 Questions on the State of Mortgage Lending
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Court hearing on Pat Turner's Westport land rescheduled
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Municipalities:
Judge Wants Detroit Mayor to Back Bankruptcy Plan --- Detroit bankruptcy judge seeks input from mayor, city council
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This Is How Detroit Found Itself a Mysterious Pot of Gold
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Live blog: DIA, retiree health care benefits at issue
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Detroit's changing numbers in bankruptcy deal to face scrutiny
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Judge interviewing experts in Detroit bankruptcy --- Rhodes conducts interviews --- In Detroit, Judge Takes Offbeat Tack in Hiring Help --- Seeking expert help, Detroit bankruptcy judge interviews applicants
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Can Detroit get out of bankruptcy ?
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Detroit suburbs ordered back to table for water authority talks --- New DWSD Talks About Regional Authority: Meet the mediators --- Bankruptcy judge revives idea of regional water agency --- Oakland officials, residents react to bankruptcy judge’s ruling
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Detroit pension cuts hit civilian workers hardest
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Pensioners’ deal terms prevent lawsuits over EM law, constitutional pension protections --- Deal raises new questions related to voting on bankruptcy exit
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Bankruptcy at “lightning speed”
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Gilbert, Penske on Detroit bankruptcy witness list
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Michigan College Tries to Draw Students With Class on Detroit’s Bankruptcy
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Detroit pension cuts hit civilian workers hardest
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Deconstructing the “Two Cities” Tale
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Bank: Detroit councilman Cushingberry stripped foreclosed home
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Bankruptcy Mural: Detroit not on list of best cities around the globe for street art
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Bankrupt Detroit being 'grossly mismanaged'
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Mich. House Speaker: Unions Need To Pay Part Of Bankruptcy --- Bolger ups ante in Detroit bankruptcy: Unions put up cash, or no money from state --- State money for Detroit bankruptcy deal no sure bet
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In Detroit, You Can Buy a Liquor License on Craigslist for $20,000
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More State Favors for Detroit
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Flint, Saginaw rank high among the fastest shrinking cities in US
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Puerto Rico Has Model in Restructuring of Foxwoods
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Puerto Rico Considers Legalizing Prostitution, Marijuana to Fix Debt Crisis
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Bankrupt City Fighting to Open a Crack in California's Pension Agency
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San Jose Mayor: San Bernardino on 'bleeding edge' of pension crisis
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Pension problems: Where have we heard this before?
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10 cities where Americans don't feel safe
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Mass Torts:
Ford Gets Access to Bankruptcy Statements in Case of Asbestos 'Misrepresentation'
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BP refuses to fund Gulf oil spill studies
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The legal quagmire of Lac-Mégantic
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Asbestos losses likely to continue to ‘bleed through’ insurers’ earnings, report says
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Hedge Funds:
21 Sweet Perks Hedge Funds Give To Their Employees
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Aviation:
AMR can't slash retiree benefits: judge --- Bankruptcy judge rules mostly in retirees’ favor in American Airlines benefit case
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Direct Air founder files for bankruptcy protection
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Food/Beverage:
Mi Pueblo grocery chain says it might have to liquidate
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Company Which Aided Defunct Northern Beef In Trouble Again
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Secret Restaurants In New York City
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Simple Food Swaps That Will Change Your Life
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Is 'pizza cake' the next food game changer?
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Theme Parks:
SeaWorld Visits Are Tumbling
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Operas:
Asking How Much Opera Singers' Work Is Worth - "It sure beats working at a law firm"
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Personal Finance:
Here's How Money CAN Buy Happiness
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Coal:
James River Coal wants to auction off business
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Symphonies:
Nashville Symphony chips away at debt, work still to be done
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Construction:
Geneva Pipeline files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Golf:
Owner of West Chase Golf Club files bankruptcy
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Forest Oaks country club re-opening delayed pending court approval
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Gambling:
Caesars prints issue as workout looms
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Healthcare:
Court to consider NRMC ombudsman
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Defendants Call For Equal Access to Steroid Bankruptcy Docs
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Surgeons Find 12 Gold Bars Inside Man's Stomach
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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 (45 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (16 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:
New Mexico Bankruptcy Filings Below U.S. Average
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
The Week Ahead
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Sales:
The Fisker Case and Its Impact on Distressed M&A
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Secured Debt:
Lenders' risk: Who really owns the collateral?
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1st Circuit Limits Secured Lender's Right to Post-Petition Interest by Applying Flexible Standard
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Avoidance Actions:
“Keep Calm and Carry On”: “Panicked” Asset Sale Not Inconsistent With Good Faith Finding for Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Analysis
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Whose Value is It Anyway? When it Comes to Three-Party Relationships and Preference Liability, It May Not Matter.
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Preference Defendant May Utilize New Value From Third Party
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Personal Bankruptcy:
Just Punch My Bankruptcy Ticket
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Committees:
New Limitations on Plan Payment of Individual Creditors' Committee Members' Professional Fees
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Discharge:
Self-Executing Corporate Discharge Exception May Save $2.3 Billion Whistleblower Suit Against Reorganized Debtor
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Litigation:
Scanning Paper Makes the Production ESI And Not a Document
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Pensions:
Bankruptcy Judge Says AMR Can’t Cut Retiree Benefits
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Alternative Energy:
Judge to Trash-to-Biofuel Firm: Hit the Bricks
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Ideas for Fisker site abound
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The Guy Behind Failed Fisker Automotive Is Back With A Motorcycle Design
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Federal Study: Biofuels worse than gasoline
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Internal report slams U.S. handling of Abound Solar guarantees
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Awards:
Weil’s Garrett Fail Named Among Turnarounds & Workouts’ "Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers – 2014"
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Currency:
Mt. Gox CEO: I'm Not Coming To The United States
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The Story Behind The 'Geek' CEO Of Bankrupt Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox
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Mt. Gox CEO Focused On Coffee During Corporate Collapse
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Tracing a Bitcoin's Exchange's Fall From the Top to Shutdown
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Mt. Gox suitors seek support to save bitcoin exchange
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Celebs:
Even Alex Rodriguez Reportedly Almost Fell Victim To Eike Batista's Financial Collapse
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Teresa Giudice Homeless?
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Teresa Giudice Staying “Prisoner” in Her NJ Home
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Desperate Housewife! Teresa Giudice Begging Friends For Money?
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Agriculture:
State Water Project to make small deliveries this year
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Politics:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Writes Of A Worldview Shaped In Youth
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Sen. Warren willing to take on system
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren's new memoir is far friendlier than anyone expected.
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UK:
RBS cleared of forcing clients into insolvency to buy up assets
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'Dodgy directors': Tougher sanctions could see them paying compensation
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Bankrupt British loans official resigns, embarrassing PM Cameron
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Poll: Scotland on brink of independence
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EU:
Failed policies that have lost Europe half a decade
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PIIGS:
Saga set to drag on long after end of Anglo trial --- 'Fugitive' ex-Anglo chief Drumm is all smiles --- David Drumm's Boston bankruptcy trial set for May 21st
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Seat Pagine Gialle may shut for business due to significant uncertainties -PwC
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Ordinary customers take the rap as Anglo Irish bankers face jail terms
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Canada:
Canadian telecom firm Telus to buy bankrupt rival Mobilicity for $350 mn
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France:
French workers threaten to set fire to factory after being denied extra money
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Ukraine:
Russia says reinforced troops on Ukraine border as precaution --- Ukrainian Jews Seek Extra Security After Anti-Semitic Incident --- Deadly Shootout at Ukraine Checkpoint --- EU Companies Speak Out Against Tougher Sanctions on Russia --- Ukraine's Jewish residents look for a refuge in Israel --- U.S. Warns Money Managers of More Russia Sanctions
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Switzerland:
Switzerland May Soon Have The World's Highest Minimum Wage
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Brazil:
Brazilian tycoon Batista investigated for financial crimes: reports
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China:
Why China Needs to Let More Companies Go Bankrupt
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Office buildings sit idle in China's economic heartland
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No One's Buying Chinese Economic Doomsday Insurance
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New Zealand:
New Zealand's Economic Bubble Will Burst
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