Law:
The Puzzle in the Dewey & LeBoeuf Indictments
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A Dewey Plea That May Yield More Than Anyone Expected
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What’s Going On With Law Firm Benefits?
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Business of Law
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Study: Lawyers Are 3.6 Times More Prone to Depression
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March 2014: Legal adds 700 jobs
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Unbundling Outside Counsel Transactional Legal Services
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Prominent Miami lawyer close to regaining license
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris engaged to L.A. attorney
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Erie judge weighs sanctions for bankruptcy lawyer
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Lawyers’ definitions of virtual practice vary, but not when it comes to finding success
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Top Tampa lawyer Barry Cohen owes $35 million in loans
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Attorney Russell Adler pleads guilty to violating campaign finance laws
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ATL March Madness: The Worst Law School In America — Finals
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National Lawyers Job Loss Day: Stand tall in poverty, disappointment, lostness
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Four Entrepreneurial Disciplines Necessary For Success
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What’s It Like To Date A Lawyer?
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Seven Skills Attorneys Have That The Rest Of The World Would Die For
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How To Make Your iPhone's Battery Last Longer
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Top Laptop Computers for Lawyers
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Fort Hood Shooting: 'Escalating Argument' Preceded Attack --- Fort Hood Shooting May Have Been Over Paperwork
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911 Operator Saves Father's Life Her First Day On The Job
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Things That iPhone Users Say That Drive Android Users Crazy
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Nine-month-old boy accused of murder
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What Ku Klux Klan Gatherings Are Like Today
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Depth of federal arms race should surprise, shock citizenry
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Teacher Engages In Wild Fistfight With Student After Trying To Confiscate Bag Of Pot
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Student Tells Principal He's Disappointed In Him, Gets Arrested
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Lawyer Jailed After Protesting Jury Service in Email to Judge
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Priorities in Legal Education and an Odd Analogy to Tennis Players' Arms
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Nail-gun suicide CEO changed $1M life insurance beneficiary to wife
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Benefited by $30B in annual cellphone sales, industry opposes anti-theft measures, columnist says
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Incredibly Awkward Teacher Prank Is an April Fools Blessing
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Motorist Suing Astrophysicist Over Big Bang
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You Are What You Wear
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The Most Ridiculous Laws In Every State
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Judges:
Applicants sought for bankruptcy judge in Milwaukee
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Obama Picks up Pace on Judicial Picks, Tally Surpasses George W. Bush’s
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Judge: After reading my blog, two people wrote to express the hope that I would die soon of my cancer
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Wall Street:
World stocks slip from six-year high --- Everything's Going Down
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Momentum stocks sink; Nasdaq posts worst day since February
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If You Want To Understand Why The NASDAQ Is Tanking, Just Look At Egypt
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Layoffs:
States Lose $5 Billion in Jobless Aid
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Millions of Americans Forced to Work Part Time
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Interview Questions You Should Never Answer
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Victim-Compensation Dilemma Hangs Over GM --- Will General Motors Company Dare Play Its Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card?
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Can GM afford compensating victims for its malfunctioning cars?
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Judge needs more time on GM recalled cars request
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GM Investors Unshaken as Recall Cuts $3 Billion in Value
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Firm Establishes Tip Line Seeking Information from Former GM and Delphi Employees Regarding Vehicle Recall
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Auto Industry Task Force: Nobody Told Us About Those Switches!
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GM In-House Lawyers Pulled Into Ignition Switch Probe
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In Defense of 'Old General Motors'
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GM recall repairs start Monday
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Sen. Claire McCaskill: 'Moment of Truth' for General Motors
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Lawmakers accuse GM of cover-up
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GM ignition switch case could lead to criminal charges: Senator --- Angry families want GM prosecuted for defects
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GM files 200,000 pages of documents about recall to safety agency
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GM Dealers Turn Therapists for Anxious Recall Customers
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Year of hope, promise veers badly off course for GM
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GM CEO Mary Barra's Testimony Before Congress Mocked In 'SNL'
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Cerberus linked to Quayle and failed punt on Chrysler
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Politics:
Jim Moran Says Congress Is Underpaid
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Apparel:
Objection filed in Hardwick sale
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Banking:
Five years later, victims in New Frontier Bank failure have moved on
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Deadline nears for First Mariner Bank bids
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Alternative Energy:
Much-Maligned Government Auto Loan Program To Target Suppliers
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Creditor seeks bankruptcy steps for China bond default solar firm
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Bankruptcy Sale Process Wraps Up for Hawaii Based Macadamia Nut Shell Powered Plant
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Sunways on brink as search for investment stalls
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Food/Beverage:
Chinese investors in failed SD beef plant may be biggest losers
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Next up for disruption: The grocery business
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
John Bujak will represent himself
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Whitwell Man Goes to Prison for Lying in Bankruptcy Case
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Gambling:
Casino Debtor Wants To Hire Cozen To Get Its Slots License Fee Money Back From State
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Another group of Caesars Entertainment Corp. lenders, bondholders wants details of company affiliate
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Environmental:
Understanding Anadarko Petroleum's $5 billion toxic cleanup settlement
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Silicone:
Momentive in Waterford may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Economy:
Brace yourself for ugly corporate earnings
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Employers add 192,000 jobs in March --- Few Good Jobs Created
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March jobs report: Private sector jobs finally back to 2008 peak, but...
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This is a Job Recovery for the 1%
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How The Global Wealthy Are Doing Better Than Everyone Else
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Most U.S. Jobs Pay Under $20 an Hour
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The State Of The Big Four Recession Indicators
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Why Jeremy Stein’s Departure Is Important
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More Wall Street Economists Now Expect The Fed To Hike Rates By 2015
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How The US Population Changed In Just 6 Years
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Here's What Job Creation Looked Like Under The Last 6 Presidents
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The Difference In Career Prospects Between People Who Did And Didn't Go To College
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Millenials hit hard; elder Americans recoup wealth
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Americans Are On The Move, But In The Wrong Direction
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The Staggering Statistic Threatening Your Retirement
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
The Abandoned Homes of the Great Plains
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Survey: 55% of San Diego Homes for Sale Are Unaffordable --- Zillow: South Florida homes affordable, but many listings out of reach --- Report sees housing bubble echoes in Southern California
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Municipalities:
In her words: Detroit retiree gives her side
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Detroit bankruptcy judge sets swaps ruling for April 11
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Detroit in fight for diverted tax funds
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Detroit's fast track to private water risks high rates, bad service, experts say --- What we'd lose by privatizing Detroit water --- Suburbs up the ante in Detroit water fight
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Dave Bing looks ahead to better days for Detroit
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Financial emergency declared in Lincoln Park
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Steve Reed says he knows nothing of grand jury investigating his Harrisburg financial dealings
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PA: Mayors lack good options for stemming fiscal slide
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Chicago's pension fix: Pain now, or pay later
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11 Fascinating Things About The History Of Manhattan
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The Public Pensions Crisis in the U.S.
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Fraud:
Did Charles Keating Go to Jail for Nothing?
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Mark Cuban Says SEC Plays Unfair With Evidence
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Greenberg Fights Subpoena Seeking Clawback Money From Partner
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Healthcare:
Natchez Regional system is broken beyond repair
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Owner of North Adams Reg. Hospital Files for Bankruptcy --- Court documents: Bankruptcy filing for North Adams Regional Hospital parent estimates assets up to $10 million, liabilities up to $50 million
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Bankruptcy Attorney Appointed To Oversee NBH Assets
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Scientist: Twenty simple signs to spot a psychopath
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Medicaid enrollment jumps by 3 million
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Stroke Victim Heard Doctors Talking About Donating His Organs
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Republicans Expand Obamacare
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Mass Torts:
Garlock's asbestos fight spreading
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Report: W.Va. spill co president 'bears no fault'
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Be Glad That Corporate Liability Is Limited
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Aviation:
Military aviation charters hit economic turbulence
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Mexico ends bid to revive Mexicana airline --- Mexicana de Aviacion declared bankrupt , sale of assets ordered
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Etihad expected to seek Alitalia stake
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AirAsia apologizes for “no missing plane” article
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Black Box Found? --- More Ships Rush To Area In The Ocean Where The Black Box May Have Been Heard
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Hotels:
National Republic Bank's biggest borrower is a bankrupt Indianapolis hotel operator
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Electricity:
Everything's Bigger in Texas… Even Bankruptcy
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Energy Future Recoveries Shrink for Some Creditors, S&P Says
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Celebs:
Lenny Dykstra Officials Re-Opening Investigation Into Fight With Cops --- Dykstra Says LA Deputies Whaled on Him
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Boyband Blue allegedly $3000 in debt
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Charles Barkley: ‘There’s nobody cheaper than Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan’
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Drake Bell opens up about money troubles
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Janice Dickinson Plans to Pay off Plastic Surgery Debts
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Currency:
The Beauty of Bitcoin Bank Runs
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Challenging Times Equal Suits and Air Travel for Bitcoin Foundation Lawyer
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Bitcoin's Boosters Struggle to Shore Up Confidence
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Fed Economist Explains Something About Bitcoin That Almost Nobody Understands
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Tax:
Lawsky Holds Credit Suisse in Crosshairs Over US Client Tax Probe
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Caterpillar Likely to Face Closer IRS Scrutiny
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IRS doles out $53M to whistle-blowers in 2013
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The Next Offshore Tax Target: Cayman Islands
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Religion:
Atlanta Archbishop Selling $2.2 Million Mansion
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Victims object to Archdiocese of Milwaukee's bankruptcy plan
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Shipping:
Shipper Genco reaches bankruptcy restructuring deal --- Genco Equity Shareholders To Be Virtually Wiped Out
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Investors snap up shipping loans as global economy lifts trade prospects
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Pensions:
Furniture Brands reaches deal with federal agency on pension costs
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Television:
As TV Show Idles, Core in Need of Refinancing
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Mining:
North American Palladium Ltd: North American Palladium: Is It Really Possible To Avoid Bankruptcy?
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Environmental:
Feds Hope $5 Billion Settlement A Lesson For Polluters
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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 (32 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:
More litigants acting as their own attorneys
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:
Fourth Circuit Emphasizes Subjective Prong of Good Faith Defense to Fraudulent Transfer Action
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Anadarko Petroleum: Free At Last
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Seventh Circuit Reads Bankruptcy Safe Harbor Broadly to Insulate Preferential Settlement Payment to Commodity Broker
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Eighth Circuit strengthens preference defense
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Kodak bankruptcy -related lawsuits streamlined
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Claims:
Proof Of Claim: Get Too Aggressive And Your Proof May Go Poof
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No Blurred Lines Here, Confidential Means Confidential (Even if No Nuclear Launch Codes Are Involved)
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Exemptions:
Judge Permits Homestead Exemption to Shield Assets
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New:Take Our Bankruptcy Reform Issues Survey
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:
Brookstone's Bankruptcy Bonuses
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Insurance:
BSA/AML Enforcement Trends and D&O Liability
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Retailing:
Brookstone Gets Court Approval of Bankruptcy Financing
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Is Game Stop the next Blockbuster?
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Sears launches a fast fashion Hail Mary
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Making retailers liable for damages from hacking
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Telecoms:
Dish Chairman Ergen Sues Falcone Over Handling of LightSquared Bankruptcy --- Ergen seeks permission to sue Falcone for self-interest in LightSquared case
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Personal Finance:
10 Financial Rules To Live By
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13 Habits Of Fit And Lean People
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How To Be Happier At Work In Less Than 10 Minutes
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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet For What You Should Do With All Of Your Money
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Disaster:
Mudslide Victims in Washington State Grapple With Debt Burden
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Oil/Gas:
Vantage appeals TMT sales
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Judge OKs shares sales to pay down troubled TMT loan
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Public Transit:
New York's bikeshares system seeks cash infusion
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Opera:
San Diego: Opera board member donates million
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Sovereigns:
Bondholders don't get mad, they get even
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Argentine GDP Warrants Drop After Capitanich Rules Out Payment
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Argentina Faces Default as "Vulture Funds" Won't Give Up on Their Prey
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UK:
BoE's Haldane says funds can also be "too big to fail"
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Turnround investor Moulton considers move for UK Coal assets
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UK Coal’s insolvency could cost PPF £180m
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UK scrambles to save bank emergency lending programme
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Kaupthing creditors fear Investec intends to walk away from £150m debt
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Punch Taverns to request waivers
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EU:
The Euro Zone Economy Is Feeling Frost In The Spring
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New approach to business failure and insolvency
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U.S. Firms Fill Lending Gap in Europe
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Was the Cyprus bail-in fair?
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Anger simmers in Cyprus despite bailout ‘success’
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The real reasons why Draghi flirts with QE
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PIIGS:
Cerberus buys £4.5bn Northern Irish loans from Ireland's NAMA --- Bank shelves multiple debt scheme --- ECB raises serious concerns about Anglo deal --- Ireland’s ‘growthless jobs’ recovery proves perplexing for Central Bank
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Ittierre Might Avoid Bankruptcy
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Is Spain AAA? --- New headache for Spanish banks: zombie companies
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Greece in no rush to tap bond markets, finmin says
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Canada:
Livent auditor Deloitte ordered to pay $84.8-million for failing detect fraud
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Quality Meat Packers In Creditor Protection
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The Olympic Village Developer Is Bankrupt
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City of Montreal Plans 2,205 Layoffs Over 5 Years
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China:
Non-performing debts a booming business in China
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Fund houses brace for more China defaults
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Chaori Says Bondholder Seeks to Force Restructuring
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Asia Developing Economies to Grow at Slower Pace as China Cools
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Deadbeat Chinese shipyards stick banks with default bill
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Ukraine:
Pro-Russians storm government offices in eastern Ukraine --- A rude awakening to a new world order --- Call for Russia to ban McDonald's as chain closes Crimea branches --- Moody's downgrades Ukraine to 'default imminent' --- Ukraine: Battling over an economic midget --- What Would Reagan Do About Russia's Seizure of Crimea? --- Russia Seen on Verge of Recession as PMI Shows Contraction --- Making sense of Ukraine's new 'survival' taxes --- Ukraine Prime Minister: Russia Is Trying To Take Eastern Ukraine --- Ukrainian Officer Killed in Crimea
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Hong Kong:
A Financial Typhoon Warning For Hong Kong
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Australia:
No accounting for Deloitte taste
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