April 30, 2014

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Law:

Fees in Energy Future Case Could Hit $270 Million
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Here Are All the Lawyers, Bankers and Advisers Collecting Fees In Energy Future Bankruptcy
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Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Selects Scott Fink as Bankruptcy Business Unit Leader
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Watch This Biglaw Partner Come Close To Losing His Mind During Deposition
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Biglaw’s Eroding Edge
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New York partners are the wealthiest
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Business of Law --- Business of Law (2)
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Lawyers Carve Out Their Own Unique Career Path: Ditch Declinism
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Check Out This Law Professor Looking Like A Mad Scientist On NBC News
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Do Bachelor(ette) Contestants Make Bad Lawyers?
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Fox Rothschild Expands Wilmington Office Space
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Lawyers Will Crave Lenovo ThinkPad 8 Tablet
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Law Revue Video Contest 2014: The Winner!
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The ATL Top 50 Law School Rankings: We Hope You Held Your Deposits
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This Guy Is Taking SBA Elections Way Too Seriously
(DBN)

Qui Tam: Summer Associates
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You've Been Rolling Your Shirtsleeves Wrong Your Entire Life
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Law Professor Sends School-Wide Email Bitching About Grads Who Fail The Bar Exam
(DBN)

Do You Have CUD? - For Some, Caffeine Addiction Is Doubly Dangerous
(DBN)

Brooklyn lawyer ensnared in sting after asking undercover officer to ‘talk dirty’ to him, police say
(DBN)

Words That People Almost Always Get Wrong
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Oklahoma inmate dies of heart attack after botched execution; second scheduled execution postponed
(DBN)

Adam Silver v. Donald Sterling: A Tale Of Two Lawyers --- Donald Sterling Banned For Life From NBA Including Forced Sale Of The Team --- Experts say his legal options are limited --- The NBA Narrowly Avoided The Biggest Disaster In League History By Banning Donald Sterling --- NBA Suspends Clippers’ Sterling for Life for Racist Remarks --- Chief Justice Roberts, Meet Bundy and Sterling --- The Warriors Had An Incredible Plan To Boycott Game 5 If The NBA Didn't Ban Donald Sterling --- Clippers Website Changes After Sterling Ban --- Donald Sterling Is Going To Make An Obscene Amount Of Money By Being Forced To Sell The Clippers
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Judges:

Another Week, Another Rift Between Justices Sotomayor and Kennedy
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More On Writing for Judges
(DBN)

Oh Please, Like A Supreme Court Clerk Would Ever Do Such A Thing…
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Judge who exercised and sunbathed nude in her office allowed to return to work
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Ex-State Supreme Court Justice Hathaway won't see early release from Camp Cupcake
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White House seeks swift action on judicial nominations
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock -Index Futures Fall --- US stock markets to watch Yellen, slew of data
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Markets Are Heading Down
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US stocks gain on earnings; Dow ends up 0.53%
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Layoffs:

Here's The Percentage Odds That Your Job Gets Replaced By A Robot
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fashion:

Coach Sliding After North American Comparable Sales Plunge 21%
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Compensation:

Buffett says his successor should be the only one at Berkshire Hathaway to get stock options as compensation
(DBN)

The man pushing CEO pay to the stratosphere
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Aviation:

An Australian Exploration Company Says It May Have Found The Missing Plane In Area Where Nobody Is Looking
(DBN)

Etihad Still Open To Alitalia Talks, But Won't Budge On Demands
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Currency:

Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange customers ask U.S. judge to approve settlement
(DBN)

Mt. Gox Shouldn't Stay Down…Or Should It?
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Finance:

CIT Group Declines Most in 18 Months as Earnings Miss Estimates
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Gambling:

Suffolk OTB to borrow up to $90M for casino
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Fraud:

A Quarter Century of Financial Fraud
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Food/Beverage:

Sbarro Cancels Auction After Tepid Interest
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Publishing:

U.S. trustee, shareholders criticize Dolan Media bankruptcy plan
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Private Equity:

How Private Equity Firms Defraud Investors By Extracting 'Fees' From Their Portfolio Companies
(DBN)

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Biotech:

Creditors try to force OPK Biotech into bankruptcy, claiming they are owed $1.4M
(DBN)

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Telecoms:

Pensioners take on Nortel bondholders over division of assets
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Engineering:

Bankruptcy filing alleges Marlborough's Comprehensive Power Inc. owes more than $15M
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Education:

ConnectEDU Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Economy:

US consumer confidence near six-year high --- Consumer Confidence Falls More Than Expected
(DBN)

Yellen's Quest for Clarity Over Rates Leaves Some Saying: What?
(DBN)

What The Fed Will Do Today
(DBN)

Fed expected to keep tapering
(DBN)

Economy Appears to Continue Its Rebound
(DBN)

China Economy to Overtake US in 2014
(DBN)

If You Think Wealth Inequality Is Bad Now . . .
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Home prices in major US cities flat in February from month earlier --- Home-Price Gains Cooled in February
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Case-Shiller: Comp 20 House Prices increased 12.9% year-over-year in February
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Homeownership Rate Falls To 19-Year Low
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HVS: Q1 2014 Homeownership and Vacancy Rates
(DBN)

NMHC Survey: Apartment Market Conditions Tighter in April 2014
(DBN)

MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Survey, Refinance Activity Lowest Since 2008
(DBN)

Fannie Mae Senate Vote Said to Be Delayed Amid Democrats' Rift
(DBN)

GAO Rips Regulators on Foreclosure Prevention
(DBN)

US Housing Market is Broken
(DBN)

N.Y. developer in bids for August Wilson Center
(DBN)

Tallest U.S. Skyscraper Dream Kept Alive by Irish Builder
(DBN)

Mortgage Complaints Overrun Wells Fargo Shareholder Meeting
(DBN)

Woman Loses Her Home Over $6.30
(DBN)

Home Prices Made 'Only a Partial Recovery,' Raskin Says
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Municipalities:

Orr struggles to rally senators' support in Lansing for $350M bankruptcy settlement --- Orr: We're counting on state funding
(DBN)

Orr: 'We need ... all the partners' for grand bargain
(DBN)

Detroit bankruptcy deals at mercy of politics, votes
(DBN)

Regrouping for Detroit
(DBN)

Some retirees speak out against Detroit bankruptcy plan despite agreements reached
(DBN)

State Revenue Gains Slow as Income-Tax Collections Decline
(DBN)

Puerto Rico Debt Rallies on Budget That Avoids Borrowing
(DBN)

Shamokin to pursue Act 47 status
(DBN)

Lincoln Park council votes to pursue consent agreement
(DBN)

Obama Moves to Add Tolls to Interstate Highways
(DBN)

TX: The Future of Perry's Corporate Welfare
(DBN)

What Cities Can Do to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Electricity:

Energy Future Files for Bankruptcy --- From TXU to Energy Future to Bankruptcy --- Biggest LBO Ends in Bankruptcy as Energy Future Files; Ranks With Enron's Collapse --- Pre-packaged bankruptcy deal --- Looking To Shed $40B In Debt --- Expects to exit bankruptcy in 11 months --- A Failure in Texas --- Energy Future files for bankruptcy, company splitting up --- Energy Future Files for Bankruptcy, Some Second Liens Not on Board
(DBN)

A Texas Bankruptcy Seeks a Home in Delaware
(DBN)

Biggest Buyout Gone Bust in Energy Future Dims Megadeals
(DBN)

Energy Future Bankruptcy Will Split Utility
(DBN)

Energy Future's Path To Chapter 11: A Long And Winding Road
(DBN)

TXU Energy Bankruptcy Has Texas Rivals ‘Licking Their Chops’

The Biggest Private Equity Deal of All Time Has Gone Bust
(DBN)

Bankruptcy’s Silver Lining for Energy Future’s Coal Power Plants
(DBN)

Junk-Bond Default Rate Will Double After TXU Bankruptcy Filing – Fitch
(DBN)

5 Things to Know About Energy Future's Bankruptcy
(DBN)

For those who blew TXU takeover, EFH chief has only praise
(DBN)

What's at stake in the massive Energy Future Holdings bankruptcy?
(DBN)

Energy Future Sponsors KKR, TPG, Goldman to Get 1% Equity
(DBN)

Bankruptcy won't hit Texas power customers
(DBN)

How The Shale-Gas Boom Led to Demise of Energy Future Holdings
(DBN)

Energy Future Holdings Default Highlights Risks of Leveraged Loans
(DBN)

Energy Future Holdings: Texas fold ’em
(DBN)

Warren Buffett's 'big mistake' ends up in bankruptcy court
(DBN)

Factbox: Energy Future Holdings and largest debtor-in-possession loans
(DBN)

Mach Gen Emerges From Bankruptcy With Lighter Debt Load
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Banking:

Barclays' US boss McGee quits ahead of new regulations --- McGee Exiting Barclays Shows Lehman Legacy Fading Away
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Barclays: Lender to set up bad bank unit
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How Bank of America lost billions and forgot to tell regulators
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Deutsche Bank Among 15 Europe Lenders Cut to Negative by S&P
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Tax:

U.S. Banks to Help Authorities With Tax Evasion Probe
(DBN)

Lois Lerner’s Lawyer: Holding Her in Contempt Would Be ‘Un-American’
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Retailing:

Coldwater Creek Gets Approval to Hold Store-Closing Sales
(DBN)

These 15 Retailers Offer The Most Deals And Discounts
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Healthcare:

Study finds that debt for the middle-aged and seniors to be associated with increased depression
(DBN)

The Most Deadly Creature on Earth
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Agriculture:

USDA refuses to provide info on loan to troubled grain mill
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Celebs:

Teresa Giudice Jail Time: 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' Stiffs Waitress 25 Cents While Waiting For Sentencing?
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Student Debt:

Is Student Debt Really as Bad as We Think?
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(7 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 (94 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (40 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:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

 

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:

Castleton Plaza II
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Venue:

Delaware messes with Texas, sparks fight over mega-bankruptcy
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Claim Allowance:

Pre-Petition Default Interest: Don’t Take Anything For Granted
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Avoidance Actions:

The “No Harm No Foul” Rule is Alive and Well in the Tenth Circuit, and a Bankruptcy Trustee May Not Avoid Under Secs. 549 and 362 a Transfer if Recovery of the Transfer Does Not Benefit the Estate
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Bankruptcy Social Media:

Xylophone you #discharge such a beautiful melody
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Guaranty:

Guarantors Remain Liable Under Renewed Promissory Note, Even Absent Notice or Consent, Where the Modifications Are Not Adverse To the Guarantors’ Interests
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Nonprofits:

Navigating a Nonprofit Corporation through Bankruptcy
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Television:

Decision on venue in CSNH dispute to come within 2 weeks
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Autos:

US government finds out it lost more money with GM
(DBN)

GM Customers Pick Lawyers for Ignition-Switch Bankruptcy Hearing
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U.S. Wants to Up Auto Defect Penalties to $300 Million
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Corporate Reform:

Bogus Fund Fees Cited by SEC's White in Push to Boost Budget
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The Rise of Corporate Impunity
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Why Are Big Companies Rarely Ever Punished?
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Religion:

Family sues church for $8.5M in sex abuse case
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Sovereigns:

Elliott Says Argentina Giving 'Radio Silence' on Talks
(DBN)

Kings, Contracts, and the Rule of Law: Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital
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UK:

Number of companies going bust falls 8% in first quarter of 2014 as economic recovery picks up speed
(DBN)

Insolvencies slightly up but levels stable
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Rise in corporate insolvencies to hit Hampshire retail sector
(DBN)

Walkers Expands London based Restructuring Practice
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Punch Taverns bondholders vote to waive covenants
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EU:

European Bonds Stymied as Investors Ponder ECB's Policy Options
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PIIGS:

Garda chief: ‘The Anglo case was a very complex, complicated investigation’ --- Gardai are preparing to extradite Drumm from US over Anglo loans --- ISI criticizes bank’s ‘blunt’ approach when dealing with distressed borrowers
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Spanish jobless rate nears 26%
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2 Convicted Anglo Irish Bank Directors Avoid Jail
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Canada:

Who Gets the Upside in a Single-Asset Real Estate Company? Unsecured Creditors, Québec Court Rules
(DBN)

Wincrief Forest Products facing prospect of bankruptcy
(DBN)

Authors Guild Issues Call to MacAdam Cage Authors
(DBN)

Olympic Village proves to be a costly lesson for Vancouver
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China:

China's Resource-Dependent And Manufacturing-Heavy Provinces Are Seeing A Major Slowdown
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Germany:

German court opens Sunways insolvency proceedings
(DBN)

German jobless total falls in April
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Japan:

Japan's Manufacturing Output Tumbles To A 14-Month Low
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Ukraine:

Ukraine falls further into chaos --- Ukraine Vows to Staunch Separatism as Militants Spreads --- Russia Threatens Astronauts Over Sanctions --- Exxon’s $900 Billion Arctic Prize at Risk After Ukraine --- Putin Says Sanctions Jeopardize U.S. , EU Energy Deals --- Putin Threat to Retaliate for Sanctions Carries Risks --- Visa And MasterCard Are Suspending Services To Sanctioned Russian Banks --- The United States' Latest Threat To Russia Makes Little Sense --- Putin's Ukraine Fiction Is Falling Apart --- Some US Companies Are Starting To Feel Pain From Ukraine Crisis
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MENA:

Two Men Crucified
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Vietnam:

Vietnam should consider bankruptcy , economists say
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