Law:
What Do Lawyers and In-House Counsel Really Think About Litigation Finance?
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9 ways firms find cash for partners—at their great peril
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Business of Law
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Clawback Claims Mount Against Ex-Dewey Partners
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Top dollar for US partners
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In-House Counsel Rank (Some Of) Biglaw’s Most Arrogant Firms For Client Service
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Justice Scalia Mercilessly Mocks A Lawyer (And He Was Totally Right To Do It)
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Document Review Attorney Was Fired. What Happens Next Will Amaze You --- Winston & Strawn Fired Doc Reviewer: Grow up, you're in glut market
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Dramatic Enrollment Drop Was Strategically Planned, Law School Says
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1L Clinics At Yale Hate Women, Maybe?
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See Talent. Feed It.
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Security Breaches Many Attorneys Are Kept in the Dark
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‘Don't Tase Me, Bro!’ Guy Gets His First Job Out Of Law School
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ABA urges federal lawmakers to nix draft provision requiring law firms to adopt accrual accounting
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Man to get $1.6M for humiliating 3-enema ordeal after traffic stop
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The NSA Has Secretly Developed The 'Bigfoot' Of Computer Hacks --- NSA Review Panel Casts Doubt on Bulk Data Collection Claims --- Obama To Back New NSA Restraints, But He's Leaving The Details To Congress
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Man Who Showed Off His Illegal Drug Haul On YouTube Was — Obviously — Arrested
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Why Heroin Use Is Skyrocketing Across The US
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Man Shoots Himself in Face While Taking Off Pants
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Terminally ill have right to choose physician aid in dying, New Mexico judge rules
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School Employee Arrested With Over 1,200 Stolen School Laptops At His Home
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Tweeting lawyer gets lightest sanction for disbarment prediction during AG’s ethics hearing
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86 Yale Fraternity Members Sued Over 2011 Tailgating Death
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Judges:
Burton R. Lifland: In Memoriam
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Remembering Judge Lifland
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Burton R. Lifland, Judge in Madoff Bankruptcy Case, Dies at 84
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Justice Scalia Publicly Chastised A Lawyer For Reading From His Notes
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Writing a Brief for the iPad Judge
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Hackers use US courts system to spread virus
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Attorney disbarred for stalking judge's wife
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Attorney Employed At Appellate Court Admonished For Tweeting Oral Argument
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Say What?!
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Wall Street:
US Index Futures Little Changed Before Jobless Data, Earnings
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Wall St. advances after strong bank results and data
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Layoffs:
12 Essential Job Hunting Secrets
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Here's How Long Unemployment Benefits Now Last In Each State
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States that Cheat the Most on Jobless Benefits
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:
Target data theft sounds wake-up call for retailers
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Religion:
Catholic diocese refiles malpractice lawsuit
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Wis. archdiocese offers therapy to abuse survivors
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Milwaukee Archdiocese's bankruptcy filing now three years old
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A refreshingly candid explanation of a diocesan bankruptcy
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Publishing:
Good Enterprises assets top debts by $2.3M in bankruptcy court filing
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Health Care:
M*Modal Enlists Restructuring Advisers
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Stop-gap funding approved for Lake Shore Health
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Rep. Reed says $5M allocated for hospital
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Kaiser Family Foundation on ACA and Medical Debt
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Student Debt:
3 Potential Student Loan Changes to Eye in 2014
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Retailing:
JCPenney To Cut 2,000 Jobs, Close 33 Stores
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Economy:
'Moderate' economic gains piling up
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$1.1 Trillion Spending Bill Loaded with New Rules
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Six Years On: Wall Street and Main Street
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Feds Blow $100bn A Year on Wrong Payments
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Faber: We're in Giant Financial Asset Bubble
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IMF head Christine Lagarde warns of deflation risks
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Global economy at a turning point: World Bank
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Poll: Government Now the Biggest Problem
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
"Single Asset Real Estate": A Concept in Need of Redefinition
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Homes Lost to Foreclosure Hit 6-year Low Last Year
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Bank Of America Confirms The Fed's Fears About The US Mortgage Market
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Why Credit Scores Dropped on New Mortgages in 2013
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Detroit: Evicted at 101, Dies at 103
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Municipalities:
Michigan Republicans in Talks With Detroit Bankruptcy Mediator
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Detroit pension board hears pitch to use DIA works to raise capital
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Judge to decide on Detroit's deal to pay off debt
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Ford Foundation's homecoming bets big on Detroit
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Despite budget surplus, no state bailout in works for Detroit, says top lawmaker
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Detroit's Bankruptcy Filing: Not With a Bang, But With a Thud
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State's legal bills continue to mount in Detroit bankruptcy
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Harrisburg Set to Exit Pennsylvania’s First City Receivership
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Normandy Schools Headed For Bankruptcy?
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Law firm hosts investor conference on troubled Puerto Rico debt
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The Top Ten Reasons to Live in NYC, By An Alien
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Which States Have The Most Millionaires Per Capita
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Banking:
United Western shareholders: Where's our money?
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Bank of America's profits surge on lower provisions for bad loans
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Bank of America's High-Class Problem
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Skeptics Question Banks' Bottom Lines
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Fed May Restrict Bank's Owning Commodities
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Senators Question Fed's Review of US Banks' Commodities Units
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It Cost JPMorgan $1.5 Billion to Value Its Derivatives Right
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Personal Finance:
I Started Paying For Everything In Cash, And It Changed My Life
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3 Surprising Financial Benefits Of Losing Weight
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Celebs:
Tom Martino quietly pressing bankruptcy discrimination lawsuit against Fox31-TV
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Education:
Milwaukee voucher school disappears after getting $2 million in taxpayer money
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Chemicals:
SRC Worldwide sold to its stalking horse bidder, Triangle Capital
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Alternative Energy:
Hybrid Tech Seeks Speedy Appeal of Fisker Auto Auction Ruling
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Tax:
11th Circ. Sows Doubt Over Insolvent Bank Tax Refunds
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Telecoms:
Uneven Testimony Given at LightSquared Trial
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Fund manager says does not recall why Ergen bought LightSquared debt
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Religion:
Attorney targets diocese
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Milwaukee archdiocese plans to provide a therapy fund for all survivors of clergy sexual abuse
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UN To Question Vatican On Allegations It Enabled R--- Of Thousands Of Children
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Government Contracting:
Contractor that vetted Snowden hires restructuring advisers
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Defense Contractor Altegrity Enlists Restructuring Advisers
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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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (277 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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Avoidance Actions:
Judge Slams Bankruptcy Trustee’s Suit to Recover Parochial School Tuition Payments
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Executory Contracts:
Federal Court in Virginia Court Says Domain Names Are Not Property, But Contractual Rights
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Exemptions:
Argument recap: Justices find little sympathy for lying bankrupt
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Sales:
Trustee May Sell Properties Allegedly Part of Debtor’s Parents’ Estate Plan
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TBTF:
The Basic Problem with "Chapter 14"
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Food/Beverage:
State Board Cancels Beef Plant Loan Commitment
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?The Way to Reheat Pizza Is in a Skillet
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Claim Allowance:
Kodak, ex-shareholders in court over stock fight
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Fraud:
Madoff Case Is Assigned to Judge Bernstein
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Madoff's 'Net Winners' Lose Big on Appeal
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Why does SCOTUS want SG view on Madoff trustee suits vs bank enablers?
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Politics:
Virginia GOP candidate: Spousal rape isn’t a crime if she is ‘wearing a nightie’
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Corporate Reform:
Lawmakers Tee Up Next Volcker Rule Fight: CLOs
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Federal Court Rejects Challenge to CFPB's Constitutionality
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Bank Industry Pushes for More Revisions to Volcker Rule
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Regulators Ease Volcker Rule Provision on Smaller Banks
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Mass Torts:
West Virginians Are Freaking Out About The Real Health Effects Of The Chemical Spill
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Mesothelioma Verdict Thrown Out for Retrial
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Autos:
GM dividend glory withers quickly under glare of 2014
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Pensions:
Group: Some Pension Funding Deeply Flawed; Federal Role Needed
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Sovereigns:
Cert granted in that *other* Argentina case
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EU:
Europe's aluminum industry under threat from low prices, high costs
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European Car Market Endures Longest Slump Ever
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Canada:
Life and debt in B.C.: Many young people are thinking of fleeing the province to get out of hock
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Jamaica:
Foul-up in tabling of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill
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Iceland:
After Crisis, Iceland Holds a Tight Grip on Its Banks
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