January 10, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Associate Bonus Watch: Kasowitz Associates Reap Rewards For Their Superior Legal Minds
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2013 Biglaw Bonuses: An ATL Infographic
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No New Women Partners at Five Am Law Firms This Year
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Crystal Ball, Oh Crystal Ball
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Survey: Small Rate Increases Could Fuel More Restructurings
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Beyond Biglaw: Myself, A Frustrated Client
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Tony Angel: The master of the world of law
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Coming and Going Concerns
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Business of Law
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6 must-have apps for every lawyer’s new iPad --- Tap Your Way to 15 iOS 7 Tips and Tricks --- iPad Air Review
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New Evidence Links Aaron Hernandez To Unsolved Double Murder In Boston
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7 Style Mistakes That Men Need To Stop Making
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Lawyer who trashed secretary on Facebook appalls ‘Ask Amy’ readers
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John Marshall Law Professor Sues School For Failing To Accommodate His Inability To Communicate With Students And Staff
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Hilarious Commercial Alert: Attorney Smashes Insurance Companies — With A Hammer!
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Police Find Entire Jewelry Store Inside . . .
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Utah Law Professor, Kidnapper Swapped In His Own Sperm at a Fertility Clinic
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When Attorneys Refused My Medical Malpractice Case
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Christie Fires Aide in Bridge Scandal as U.S. Opens Probe
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Judges:

NY Judge Disciplined for Using Staff as Babysitters and Chauffeurs
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Did inmate really plot to kill a federal judge and prosecutor, or was it just ‘tough talk’?
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Sotomayor reveals her smile took a lot of work
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Supreme Court Justices Are Just Like Us… Stupid
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Rise Before Jobs Data
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A mixed close on Wall Street; S&P 500 edges up
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U.S. Stocks Continue Slow Start
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Layoffs:

Planned US Layoffs In December Plunged To The Lowest Monthly Total In 13 Years
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The Good News Behind Macy's Massive Layoffs
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Jobless Bill Stalls in Senate
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Tax:

IRS top cop says the agency is too hard on offshore tax dodgers --- IRS watchdog says customer service to taxpayers is suffering
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Telecoms:

Dish pulls bid for LightSquared as court battle begins --- Shares Dip 3%
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LightSquared Sees Movement From Washington Amid Few Signs
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Autos:

Wanxiang says it might build Fisker cars in Del.
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Awards:

Gordon Silver Announced As Winner Of 12th Annual M&A Advisor Awards For Ahern Work
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Food/Beverage:

GA Keen Realty Advisors Retained by Allens Inc. to Market Industrial Properties
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One man's journey through bankruptcy to reinvent Hamburger Helper
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Tucson restaurateur McMahon seeks Chapter 11 protection
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McMahon bankruptcy filing won't affect Steakhouse operation
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Tech:

PC shipments continue decline, slip 6.9 percent in Q4 2013
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Mass Torts:

Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts: A 2013 Overview Of Trust Assets, Compensation & Governance
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Pharma:

Drugmaker Teva picks turnaround specialist as CEO
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Health Care:

Two more bidders eye Saint Francis purchase
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TN files $10M claim in meningitis case
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Hospice of Saint John in bankruptcy
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The High Cost Of American Health Care: You Asked For It
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Economy:

Jobless claims fall 15,000 to 330,000 --- Labor market data suggest economy strengthening
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Will The Jobs Report Be A Blowout?
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Yellen Hopes US GDP Will Pass 3% This Year
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Warren Sees Yellen Boosting Fed's Oversight of Banks
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The $16 Trillion Woman
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Q&A: Fed's Williams on Upbeat 2014 Outlook and What Keeps Him up at Night
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December bond taper surprised most dealers -NY Fed poll
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Consumer loan delinquencies decline
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Goldman: Here Are The Risks To Our 2014 Forecasts
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This Map Shows Which States Americans Are Moving To And Leaving
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Nearly 70 percent of the 100 million Americans who live in or on the brink of poverty are women and children
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Obama promises 'year of action' on poverty in White House speech
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GOP: Why does it suddenly “care” about the poor?
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Poll: Most Want Minimum Wage Raised
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

New mortgage rules called 'back to basics'
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Trulia: Asking House Prices up 11.9% year-over-year in December, Price "Rebound effect fading"
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Report: 1/3 of Illinois Homes "Deeply Underwater"
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Far fewer mortgage borrowers 'deeply underwater'
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US Mortgage Rates Little Changed as Fed Signs Awaited
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Menachem Stark's lenders fear for their money: court filings
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Fannie and Freddie Regulator Mel Watt Could Reshape Mortgage Finance
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Municipalities:

Detroit pension funds push for expedited bankruptcy appeal
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Bankrupt Detroit, Art City Of The Future, Prepares To Supplant New York
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Michigan joins Detroit to oppose appeal of bankruptcy eligibility ruling
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Prodigal City
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Detroit’s Retired City Workers Sue Over Health Benefits
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Texas Emerging Technology Fund invests $17M in failed startups
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Fraud:

No Cohen Deposition At Martoma Insider-Trading Trial
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Martoma's wife literally comes to his defense in court
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SAC Defendant Was Booted From Harvard Law: A Look at the Details
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Madoff's Trail Lost in a Blizzard of Paper
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JPMorgan's Madoff settlement: Are banks too big to manage?
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A $2.6 Billion Slap on the Wrist
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Diamond Foods to pay $5 million to settle SEC fraud case
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N.Y. Probes Brokerages to Analysts After BlackRock Pact
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Enron's Skilling gets another break from the Feds
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Retailing:

Sears shares fall after disappointing results --- Sears Crashing After Gigantic Loss
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Bed Bath And Beyond Is Getting Crushed
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Discounts slam US retailers' holiday season profits --- Retailers of all stripes sing holiday blues
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17 Tricks Stores Use To Make You Spend More Money
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Retailing:

Barnes & Noble Reports 6.6% Decrease in Holiday Sales
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Forex:

FX Concepts' Taylor says he's back, will manage funds again
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Trucking:

YRC Drops Most in Five Weeks on Concern Labor Proposal Rejected --- YRC Union Rejects Labor Accord, Risking Bankruptcy
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Corporate Reform:

Judge Rakoff On Prosecutors’ Motives, DOJ’s Explanations, And The Lack Of High-Level Prosecutions Following The Financial Meltdown
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Sen. Warren wants the public to know when "government settlement" actually means "tax break"
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Aviation:

Bankruptcy court judge approves payments to Direct Air passengers
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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 (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (17 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:

(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:

Corporate Bankruptcy Recap & Forecast: Downward Trend Continues while Prepackaged Reorganizations Rise in 2013
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Custodians:

No Trustee, No Debtor in Possession: What Happens When a Receiver Has Sole Control Over Property of the Estate?
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Avoidance Actions:

How to Compute "New Value" in Light of Post-Petition Critical Vendor and Section 503(b)(9) Payments
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Lehman Bankruptcy Court Addresses Scope of the Bankruptcy Code's Safe Harbor for Liquidation, Termination and Acceleration of Swap Agreements
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Recent Pleadings:

Faced With No Income From Wells And High P&A Liability, Debtor Seeks To Sell To Co-Interest Owners
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Finance:

Structured Finance and Securitization: 2013 Year In Review
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Consumer Finance:

Some Borrowers Hit Social-Media Hurdles
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IP:

Nintendo picks up patent portfolio from defunct 'exergaming' company IA Labs
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Video Games:

Trustee in 38 Studios case seeks federal judge's OK to release records
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Packaging:

Bankruptcy Bidding War Brewing for Packaging Maker Constar
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Constar Draws Bidders to Compete With Amcor at Auction
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Banking:

Better bankruptcies for banks
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Big Banks Set for Best Year Since Crisis
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UK:

Modernizing and recasting the insolvency rules
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Cash4phones files for bankruptcy
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EU:

ECB's Mario Draghi defines triggers for easing
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ECB and BoE leave rates unchanged
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Draghi's words can't keep euro down for long
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PIIGS:

Greece Takes EU Helm, Still Focused on Self
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Portugal nets $4.4 billion as trust returns
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Opera: When is bankruptcy not a bankruptcy?
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ie: Efforts to establish new protocol for debt deals
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Canada:

Supreme Court denies Coopers & Lybrand leave to appeal in Castor bankruptcy
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Brazil:

Challenging year forces Brazil to rethink growth strategies
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Creditors of bankrupt Brazilian bank Banco Cruzeiro do Sul propose debt-to-equity swap
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China:

China Finds Ways to Tackle Bad Loans
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MENA:

Dubai Group names banker from main creditor as CEO
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New Zealand:

Kiwi Supreme: Claimants' "Charge" on D&O Insurance Blocks Payment of Directors' Defense Costs
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Panama:

Giant Panama betting operation files for bankruptcy
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