January 21, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Very Prestigious Lawyers Are Selling Themselves To Women For The Highest Price
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If Not Law Jobs, Then What? 7 Tips To Move Forward – Part 2
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Business of Law
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Lawyer Makes Millions After Sleeping With His Paralegal. What Happened Next Is… Totally Believable.
(DBN)

CNN Asks Why Male Trial Lawyers Around America Are Killing Themselves
(DBN)

Lawyer accused of revealing TMI in response to bad Avvo review is reprimanded
(DBN)

New Partner Watch: Incoming Partner Classes at 10 Top Firms
(DBN)

Blind Men And An Elephant
(DBN)

A Delightful Holiday Greeting If You Kind Of Hate Women
(DBN)

Wherein Law Students Try To Bar Crawl Like College Students
(DBN)

An FBI Agent Reveals 5 Steps To Gaining Anyone's Trust
(DBN)

Make Sure You Aren't Using One Of The 'Worst Passwords Of 2013'
(DBN)

The iPhone 6: A Complete Guide To All The Gossip About Apple's Next iPhone
(DBN)

7 Steps To Delivering A Powerful Elevator Pitch
(DBN)

New York Times Exposes The Dark Side Of 'Online Avengers' Who Go After Teen Bullies
(DBN)

Here's Who's Behind The Huge Civil Lawsuit From The Chris Christie Bridge Scandal
(DBN)

Divorce case sparked attacks on lawyer, judge and others, jurors in murder trial are told
(DBN)

Assistant DA charged with road rage aggravated assault with deadly weapon
(DBN)

Professor Makes Up Fake Theft In Attempt To Hide P---
(DBN)

Thief caught after stolen purse spotted on Facebook
(DBN)

Man faces legal trouble for speed trap sign
(DBN)

Obama announces curbs on phone data collection
(DBN)

“A Reasonable Mistake”: California Police Ram the Car of Innocent Man And Shot Wildly Into His Car . . . Cleared Of All Charges
(DBN)

NYPD Cracks Down On Jaywalkers After Multiple Deaths On Upper West Side
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Judges:

Federal Judge Sent Hundreds of Bigoted Emails
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Federal judge's retirement ended investigation into travel reimbursements
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Judge subpoenas sheriff to explain why assistant DA jailed for violating gag order was released
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock -Index Futures Rise as Investors Await Earnings
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Layoffs:

UN: more than 200 million jobless last year
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I'm About To Join A Generation Of Jobless PhDs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:

Deutsche Bank Shares Slump After Surprise 4Q Loss
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Tech:

Plextronics files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Health Care:

Councilman calls on de Blasio to fund Interfaith, knocks Cuomo
(DBN)

Pols, Activists Rally Against Brooklyn Hospital Closure
(DBN)

Brooklyn: Protesters Occupy Interfaith Medical Center Hospital Slated For Closure
(DBN)

Court to hear hospital motions; parties that St. Francis owes raise objections
(DBN)

Doctor's Hospital equipment in limbo
(DBN)

High Plains Hospital Battles Bankruptcy
(DBN)

Saint Thomas seeks $1.17B against drug compounder blamed in meningitis outbreak
(DBN)

How Much the Health Insurance Penalty Will Cost You
(DBN)

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Gambling:

Gambling revenue at heart of Detroit's bankruptcy plan
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Financial Privacy:

17-Year-Old Russian Hacker Behind Target, Neiman Marcus Credit Card Hacks
(DBN)

Expert: Business Owners Don't Bank Online
(DBN)

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Oil/Gas:

Tronox Ltd (TROX): How The Anadarko Litigation Affects Tronox
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Personal Finance:

Why You Should Live Paycheck To Paycheck
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Telecoms:

LightSquared Adviser Says Ergen Associates Stymied Query
(DBN)

Dish Says It Properly Abandoned $2.2 Billion Bid for LightSquared
(DBN)

LightSquared Said to Seek Commitments on Bankruptcy Exit Loan
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Economy:

Richest 85 boast same wealth as half the world
(DBN)

Poverty Rates if No Gov't Assistance Existed
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Fear Is Mounting On Wall Street That The Fed Will 'Fall Behind The Curve' Like In 1994
(DBN)

Are enough new jobs being created?
(DBN)

States Where Most People Have Two Jobs
(DBN)

Randi Zuckerberg Proves Davos Is a Total Joke
(DBN)

US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Municipalities:

Detroit and the Swaps
(DBN)

Detroit Officials Scramble on Financing
(DBN)

Negotiations Intensify Over Kevyn Orr's Plan For New Water Authority
(DBN)

Detroit's Path Into And Out Of Bankruptcy Is Paved With Casino Money
(DBN)

Why Detroit Still Has a Gambling Problem
(DBN)

State aid for Detroit may be tough sell in Capitol
(DBN)

DIA donors must step up --- Why saving the Detroit Institute of Arts matters
(DBN)

All Normandy students to be transferred if district goes bankrupt
(DBN)

Ruling May Mean Bankruptcy For New Orleans School System
(DBN)

Missouri Education Chief at a loss, if Normandy goes bankrupt
(DBN)

As Goes California, So Goes America — And California Isn't Looking Good
(DBN)

Puerto Rico Investors Bracing For Default - Forbes
(DBN)

Sorry D.C., You’re Not a Municipality
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Fraud:

Asset Forfeiture and Bankruptcy Case Coordination
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Corporate Governance:

The Reanimation of a Dissolved Delaware Corporation
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Mass Torts:

Freedom Industries files for bankruptcy
(DBN)

Freedom Industries' Clean Getaway In West Virginia
(DBN)

McGuireWoods Statement on Freedom Industries Inc.
(DBN)

Freedom Industries Chapter 11 Filing Reveals Owners' Strategy
(DBN)

Creative bankruptcy : That West Virginia chemical company
(DBN)

Freedom bankruptcy unlikely to delay cleanup
(DBN)

Freedom Industries Co-Founder Is Two-Time Felon
(DBN)

WV water utility objects to Freedom Industries bankruptcy motions
(DBN)

New Warnings in West Virginia Raise Alarms on Chemical
(DBN)

Legislation proposed to regulate chemicals
(DBN)

Company in W.Va. chemical spill cited at 2nd site
(DBN)

Company Responsible For W Virginia Chemical Spill Files Bankruptcy! 9 Days After Spill --- W. Virginia Water Polluter Freedom Industries Files Bankruptcy In Legal Shell Game
(DBN)

Freedom breaks silence, blames leak on freeze
(DBN)

Pregnant Women Warned Against Drinking Water In W.Va. Area
(DBN)

Leak likely took 15 hours to drain from tank, lawmakers told
(DBN)

Site of W.Va. spill was subject of 2010 complaint
(DBN)

Senators introduce bill to regulate above-ground storage tanks
(DBN)

Water crisis litigation quickly accumulates
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Food/Beverage:

Balut — The Absolute Strangest Food You Can Find In New York City
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Rail:

Auction for bankrupt railroad anticipated in Maine
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Consumer Finance:

Big banks to stop offering payday-like loans
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Religion:

Diocese refiles suit against bankruptcy attorneys
(DBN)

Former Top Vatican Accountant Now Faces Money Laundering Charges
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Tax:

Pepper Argues Quality Stores Case Before U.S. Supreme Court
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 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 (35 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (152 new filings today)
(DBN)

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:

Fewer bankruptcy filings in Wisconsin last year
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Improved economy reverses surge in bankruptcy filings
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Northeastern Oklahoma bankruptcy filings declined in fiscal 2013
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:

Sixth Circuit Clarifies Burden of Proof on Lien Validity and Confirms Availability of Defensive Avoidance Powers
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Decision Adds To Debate Whether LBO Payments are Vulnerable to State Law Fraudulent Transfer Claims
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SDNY Bankruptcy Court Holds That the Bankruptcy Safe Harbors Do Not Preclude State-Law Fraudulent Transfer Actions Brought by Creditors
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Trustees:

Court In Suit By Bankruptcy Trustee: Bloggers have First Amendment protections
(DBN)

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Lender Liability:

E.D.N.C. Bankruptcy Court Rules that Borrower Can Raise Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Claims Against Lender Based on Refusal to Modify Loan
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Retailing:

Dots Planning Prepackaged Bankruptcy Filing
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Video Games:

Nintendo in danger of bankruptcy ?
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UK:

Restructuring firms anticipate a boom when UK interest rates get jacked up
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron Wants To Strip Benefits From Immigrants Who Can't Speak English
(DBN)

R3 calls for personal insolvency reform
(DBN)

Bankruptcy period could be extended from 1 to 3 years
(DBN)

South West councils "at risk" of bankruptcy warns audit
(DBN)

Bankrupt hedge fund execs hope for revival
(DBN)

Middle Class Turns to Utility Crime
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EU:

Revision of the European Union Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings
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PIIGS:

ie: Hurling star Codd: I gave bankruptcy undertakings 'under duress'
(DBN)

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Canada:

The Company Behind CitiBike's Technology Is Going Bankrupt. Now What? --- Bixi Toronto not affected by parent-company's bankruptcy filing --- Divvy rides its bikes into bankruptcy --- Puts Vancouver's bike-sharing plans in limbo --- Bixi owes $50M
(DBN)

Disgraced theatre mogul Garth Drabinsky granted full parole after emotional two-hour hearing
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Germany:

German Economic Index Suggests Upswing Continuing
(DBN)

New owners to cut quarter of jobs at German TV maker Loewe
(DBN)

German wind park group Prokon says halts payouts
(DBN)

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China:

Mega Default In China Scheduled For January 31
(DBN)

Chinese Economic Growth Slows To Lowest Level Since 1999
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South Korea:

S. Korean biz failures fall to 6-month low in Dec.
(DBN)

South Koreans seethe, sue as credit card details swiped
(DBN)

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Argentina:

Argentina wants to renegotiate $9.5 billion debt at Paris Club talks
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