Law:
Reform Wishlists: J. Scott Victor: Strengthen Law to Encourage 363 Sales ---
Mark Roe: Code Changes Should Focus On Safe Harbors ---
Harvey Miller: Boost Bankruptcy Judges’ Powers ---
Perry Mandarino: What About CROs?
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GCs ID Outside Firms With the Best Client Service
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Clifford Chance braces itself for professional negligence claim from litigation funders
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Cleary Gottlieb associates revolt over 12% bonus
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Payday in Sight for Creditors of Defunct Law Firm Howrey
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Guy Talk
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Simpson Thacher: Exacting Standards for Lateral Hires in the UK
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U.S. Firms in London: Who's Leading, Who's Lagging
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Inflation Adjusted Numbers Show BigLaw Continuing to Struggle
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Boutique Firms and Millennial Attorneys Join Forces
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My Journey From Biglaw to SmallLaw
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80-year-old law student graduates
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Why are Bar Exam Retakers Failing at a High Rate?
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Is your voice persuasive? Scientists study charismatic speakers for clues
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Scathing DOJ report finds pattern of abuse by Cleveland cops
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Kansas judge sentences man convicted of raping 11-year-old girl to three years probation
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White Cop Gets Charged With Murder, His Lawyer Hints It's Because Of Ferguson
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These 2 Supreme Court Cases Made It Virtually Impossible To Indict A Cop
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Everything We Know About Eric Garner's Death At The Hands Of The NYPD --- New York City Protests Garner Decision --- New York City Protests Garner Decision --- Protests sweep across the USA: 'The system is rigged'
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Ex-lawyer found guilty of killing DA’s wife; jury to decide next week on death penalty
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Law Firm Paralegal Accused of $4M Embezzlement
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Millennial Jurors: Entertain Us
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Drunk Driver Delivers Classic Line To Cop
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Judge Fed Up with Sheriff Joe's Defiance
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Case for Chimpanzee Rights Rejected by Appeals Court
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Former NFL QB released from Montana prison
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Judges:
The Judge & Company – Questions for Judge Posner from Judges, Law Professors & a Journalist
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Justice Scalia Tells Women What They’re Worth. Spoiler: Not Very Much.
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Justice Scalia, Traffic Stops, and White-Collar Crime
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks : Futures inch up as jobs-data day arrives
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Small losses for US stocks ahead of jobs data
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Layoffs:
GSK job cuts: What happened?
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'Being homeless is better than working for Amazon'
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Healthcare:
CW Williams files for bankruptcy
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Federal Judge Halts Erlanger's Foreclosure Effort Against Hutcheson
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Union Nurses Set To Picket Over Staffing Levels, Work Environment At BMC
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Education:
Congressmen to Obama Administration: Look Harder at Shady For-Profit College Deal
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Fla. school accused of using s------- to lure students
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Theme Parks:
Conneaut Lake Park to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in effort to halt sheriff's sale --- Judge clears way for sale of Conneaut Lake Park
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Gambling:
Lawyer: Revel casino sale 'in flux' --- Revel attorney: Brookfield agreement not terminated --- Can the Revel Sale Be Salvaged?
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Elliott Said to Bet on Caesars Default Amid Bankruptcy Talks --- Said to Buy Caesars Swaps Amid Bankruptcy Talks
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Taj Mahal shuts Chairman's Tower
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Trump Entertainment settles with 2 online partners
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Fraud:
Madoff Inner Circle Faces Final Reckoning as Prison Looms
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Paper:
Millinocket, Belfast show Maine's changing economy
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Sale of closed Old Town, Maine mill due in court
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Judge to Hear from Critics of Maine Mill Sale
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Chemicals:
Bankruptcy judge approves Durham's Reichhold's $106M financing plan
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Banking:
Down the Rabbit Hole, Megabanks Thrive and Community Lenders Crumble
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Economy:
U.S. jobless claims fall back below 300,000 --- Employment Growth Slows
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More Americans are behind on car payments
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China Officially the World's Largest Economy
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Fast food worker protests expand to 190 cities
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Where Wages Are Rising (And Falling), In 1 Graph
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US Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Using Bankruptcy to Reduce Foreclosures: Does Strip-Down of Mortgages Affect the Supply of Mortgage Credit?
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Housing Forecasts for 2015: Resurgent Home Building and Restrained Optimism
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8% of mortgages, 4 million borrowers in negative equity
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Brooklyn housing market is least affordable in the country
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates fall even lower
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Can artist revive failed Bridgeport condo project?
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CA: Government steps in to challenge bankruptcy related to Mortgage Modifiers
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Moodys: Home sales and homebuilding will take off in 2015
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CoreLogic: September completes 41,000 foreclosures
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Municipalities:
Why Detroit's Bankruptcy Spared Retirees
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Fitch: Detroit and Stockton Rulings Raise Concerns About Bondholder Treatment
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Arts: Detroit dodges a bullet, but must remain wary
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It's Legal To Carry An Assault Weapon In America’s Most Violent City
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Boardwalk Empire in Decline – A Recap on the Shuttering of Atlantic City Casinos and What’s Next for the Struggling City
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Atlantic City seeks rebranding as an upmarket destination
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Still No Clear Path Forward for East Cleveland Budget Woes, But Bankruptcy Remains on Table
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On its own, San Bernardino continues to struggle
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Opinions vary on how York should climb out of fiscal hole
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Celebs:
The Broke and the Beautiful: Stella! Edition
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Desperate Teresa Giudice Makes Unbelievable Move to Avoid Prison
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Antoine Walker opens up about bouncing back from bankruptcy
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Mass Torts:
Garlock: Hodges won't reopen estimation proceeding
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Proposed fund for meningitis victims upped $35M --- Bankruptcy Plan Would Give $135M to Meningitis Victims
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‘Rammed through’ asbestos bill could face constitutional challenge; Critics say it could impose unending liability
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Proposed bankruptcy plan would require NECC partners to disgorge $50M
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Retailing:
RadioShack says lender invented allegations that it breached loan covenants
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RadioShack to end 401(k) retirement matching plans
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Sears posts $548 mln loss, doubles planned 2014 store closures --- Sears Q3 falls as company attempts turnaround
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Sears' 3Q beats estimates—but hold the applause
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Sears Can't Shake Burning Question: Will Cash Last Long Enough to Get Retailer Back on Track?
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Deb Shops files for bankruptcy --- Retailer Deb Blames ‘Old, Tired Stores’ for Bankruptcy
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These retailers could use some holiday cheer
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Construction:
Bankruptcy hearing held for Moyle Construction founder's LLC
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Food/Beverage:
Auction of Dahl's stores set for January
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Bankruptcy Court Ruling Helps Anti-Union Grocer Slash Benefits and Pensions for 1,100 Workers
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Celebs:
Gone Are The Extravagant Gifts! Teresa Giudice Plans On Keeping The Christmas Celebrations Low Key This Year!
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Distressed Investing:
Consider These Points Before U.S. Distress Investing
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Shipping:
Did senior OW staff know of danger?
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Personal Finance:
A Salary Guide For Your 20s, 30s, And 40s
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9 Financial Concepts Every Functioning Adult Should Know
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Aviation:
Ailing Malaysia Airlines Is Suspending Its Shares Later This Month
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Pensions:
A Strategy for Pensions at Risk of Extinction
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Non-Profits:
Chilling news from faltering charity - Thousands may be left without heat assistance
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Scandal on Where Red Cross Donations Really Go
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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 (25 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Unexpired Leases:
If it Looks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck, Then…: Kansas Bankruptcy Court Finds Car “Lease” is a Disguised Financing Based on Economic Realities of Transaction
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TBTF:
MetLife Said Near Systemic Label as Possible Legal Fight Looms
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Student Debt:
CFPB Official Speaks Loudly on Student Loans - Riles Some Lenders
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8 ways seniors can ease student loan debt pain
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Golf:
Saginaw Golf Course goes bankrupt
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Skiing:
Treetops Resort in Gaylord seeks bankruptcy reorganization
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Oil/Gas:
Krugman: A Note on Oil Prices and the Economy
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Why Crashing Oil Is Great For America
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Shale oil In a bind
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'Peak Oil' Debunked, Again
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How Badly Will Texas Be Hit with $60 Oil?
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U.S. Oil Reserves Hit 38-Year High
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More than $150 billion of oil projects face the axe in 2015
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Crude oil drops again on Saudi price cut; Brent below $70
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For World's Oil Exporters, Falling Prices Have A Domino Effect
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Plunging oil prices spell trouble for Alaska, America's own petro-state
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Cheap oil points to mergers
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Cheap oil could be good to these companies
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Who's Afraid of Cheap Oil? - The Saudis know they cannot kill U.S. shale output, even if the news media don't
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OPEC shale showdown fails to cut U.S. output
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Hotels:
Fast, free WiFi found to be most important consideration when booking hotel
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Religion:
Pastor calls for killing gays to end AIDS
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Sovereigns:
Argentina offers to pay local dollar bond early
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Markets question economics on Argentina's Boden swap
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Highland Capital makes concentrated bet on Argentina debt
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UK:
Banks the Target of Britain's Efforts to Curb Its Deficit
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Too much space? Consider downsizing. Use of the CVA in UK insolvencies.
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EU:
Draghi Says ECB Will Reassess Stimulus Measures Next Year --- No Stimulus From The ECB Even As Europe's Growth Outlook Gets Slashed
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ECB Preparing Broad Stimulus Plan, All Assets but Gold on the Table for Purchase
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Germany:
German factory orders rise strongly in October in promising sign for 4th quarter
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Germany Just Slashed Its 2015 Growth Forecast In Half
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Japan:
Bankruptcies caused by weak yen broke record in November
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China:
China's Bankruptcy Law Favors Small Creditors Over Large Ones
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Japan:
109-Year Old Glassmaker Driven to Bankruptcy by Abenomics
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Venezuela:
Falling Oil Prices Turn Up The Heat On Venezuela's Maduro
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Russia:
Putin Warns Russians on Hard Times Coming
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