Law:
Layoff Watch: Ringing In The New Year With Unemployment Woes
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Layoff Watch: A Reorganization Claims More Jobs
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Associate Bonus Watch: Goodwin Procter
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Patton Boggs lures top V&E bankruptcy attorney Dan Stewart
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Five Suspected Mobsters Arrested Three Decades After 1978 Lufthansa Heist At JFK
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Business of Law
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Freshfields' top earner took home £2.5m in 2012/13
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Resume lies lead to disbarment for former Paul Hastings partner
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Pregnant Biglaw Associate Realizes It Sucks Being Pregnant Biglaw Associate
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3L In Charge Of Alumni Giving Encourages Unemployed 3Ls Not To Give
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See Talent. Liberate It.
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Does anybody really need a one-minute 'elevator pitch'?
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Texas Prosecutor Gets Cut Off In Traffic
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Justin Bieber Police Report Reveals He Was Combative, Rude To Cops, And Resisted Arrest --- Justin Bieber Was Partying And Drag Racing With His Dad Before Arrest --- Paparazzi And Fan Video Of Justin Bieber's Miami Arrest --- Mugshot
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Town Considers Noise Ordinance That Would Ban Conversation
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The Three Mayors Making Bombshell Allegations Against Chris Christie Have Suddenly Clammed Up
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Man spends 41 years in mental hospital over theft of $20 necklace
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George Zimmerman Unveils Painting of Florida Prosecutor
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Guards May Be Responsible For Half Of Prison Sexual Assaults
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The Insane Story Of The 1978 Airport Heist That Just Got A Suspected Mobster Arrested --- Suspect in JFK airport $5M cash heist portrayed in ‘Goodfellas’ is among 5 indicted by feds
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Gov't Watchdogs: NSA Spying is Illegal --- Government board report refutes 9/11 argument for NSA phone records program --- US Hints at Edward Snowden Plea Bargain
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Court sentences woman to be gang-r----
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Say What?!
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Judges:
‘Judge Judy’ is behind a new courtroom TV drama, ‘Hot Bench’
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Justices’ yearbooks for sale on eBay
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Wall Street:
US Stock Futures Fall
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Markets fall for third straight day
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Stocks slide on worries over China, US earnings
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Layoffs:
Initial Jobless Claims Barely Climb
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What Jobs Will the Robots Take?
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Sometimes The Wrong Job Is Better Than No Job At All
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Newspapers:
Virginia Newspaper Publisher Files for Bankruptcy
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Rail:
Judges in Quebec and U.S. approve US$16.85M sale of insolvent railway MM&A
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‘It’s deja vu all over again:’ History repeats itself with MMA and GNP
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Telecoms:
Dish Can Ditch LightSquared Deal, Judge Says
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Oops! Pentagon didn't actually order 80,000 new BlackBerries
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Food/Beverage:
Allens Inc. disputes $18 million in PACA claims
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Tech:
Digerati Resolves Chapter 11 Controversies
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Former prosecutor denies bankruptcy fraud
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Brockport Financial Adviser Indicted on Mail Fraud and Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
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Funeral Services:
Bankruptcy judge approves sale of George Washington Carver Memorial Gardens
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Corporate Reform:
Dimon Cries About Gov't Cases Against Chase
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Cash Management:
BNY Mellon Ordered to Give Up $337 Million From Sentinel
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Defense:
Creditors to seize Pentagon-hobbled IAP
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Personal Finance:
How I made sure all 12 of my kids could pay for college themselves
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Religion:
Jesuits: Seattle U’s money won’t be used to pay victims of abuse
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Economy:
Dimon: Economy Starting to Move Big Time
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Eric Schmidt Reveals The Real Problem With Inequality
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Kansas City Fed: Manufacturing Survey shows "Activity rebounded moderately in January"
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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims at 326,000
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How Bad Was It? The Costs and Consequences of the 2007–09 Financial Crisis
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The Geography of the American Dream
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Fed’s $4T taper caper sets teeth on edge
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These Two Ladders Perfectly Illustrate The Evolution Of Income Mobility And Inequality In America
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O'Leary Says Inequality Is Fantastic
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Most See Inequality Growing, but Partisans Differ over Solutions
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Why billionaires of Davos must tackle inequality
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Roubini's New Doom Scenario
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A surprising map of where it’s hardest to escape poverty in America
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Why Corporate America Eats Itself Alive
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Economists: Your Parents Are More Important Than Ever
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Fewer Immigrants Came to U.S. Last Year
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Gallup: Two-Thirds Say Federal Gov't 'Too Big, Powerful'
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
December existing home sales rise 1%
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Existing Home Sales Approach a New Normal
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Cities Selling the Most Distressed Homes
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5 states with the highest foreclosure rates
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Framing Lumber Prices: Moving on Up
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Three credit scores no longer needed for mortgage lending
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The Boom And Collapse Of America's 'Subprime Generation'
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Mortgage rates move lower again
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Lehman Reaches Deal With Fannie Mae Over Mortgages --- Fannie would get about $537M in deal with Lehman
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Municipalities:
Jones Day Earns $17 Million in Detroit Bankruptcy So Far
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Foundation, state funding deal won't stop Detroit pension cuts
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For bankrupt Detroit, is $350 million just a drop in the bucket?
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Snyder announces plan to attract 50,000 immigrants to bankrupt Detroit --- Michigan to US: Give immigrants visas to help rebuild Detroit --- A look at the visas sought by Mich. Gov. Snyder --- Michigan governor defends state money for Detroit pensions
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Let's call a bailout a bailout
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Detroit Bondholders See Legal Hurdles to State Plan
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The Charitable Dilemma Of The Detroit's Lions, Tigers, And Red Wings
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Quarter report shows Detroit general fund surplus
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Houston, Citing Detroit, Sues Pension Fund
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Morgan Stanley pressing $2 bln Puerto Rico financing -sources
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What’s the Status of General Obligation Bonds in Municipal Bankruptcy?
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Aviation:
With Flight-Attendant Battle, United-Continental Merger Looks Far From Finished
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Health Care:
Ohio co. sees positives in Lake Shore Health
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Percentage of Americans lacking insurance drops in January
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Mass Torts:
West Virginia Chemical Spill Firm Says It Has Insurance
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Gene Robinson on silence over the West Virginia spill
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West Virginia Senator Wants Leaking Chemical Storage Site Torn Down
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Breaking down Freedom Industries' bankruptcy
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In Charlotte, Judge Describes Asbestos Litigation 'Infected With The Impropriety Of Some Law Firms'
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Court Rules That Due to Misrepresentations by Plaintiffs' Firms, Garlock's Settlement History Does Not Accurately Represent Its Actual Asbestos Liability
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Fraud:
How Much Control Does a Trustee Have in a Ponzi Scheme Case?
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Doctor goes toe to toe with Martoma lawyer
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Alternative Energy:
After ambitious plans, Xtreme Power runs out of cash, files for bankruptcy --- Seeks strategic sale
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Martifer Executives to Judge: Business Is Turning Around
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Metals:
Bankruptcy judge dismisses Powell Steel's case
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Celebs:
Lawyer speculates on strategy behind Vince Young’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
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Why a broke Vince Young is a warning to young NFL hopefuls
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8 things to know about 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman
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The 25 Sexiest Celebrity Mug Shots
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Video Games:
RI lawmakers to review 38 Studios settlement bill
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MLM:
Massachusetts Senator calls for investigation into Herbalife
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Bill Ackman's Push Against Herbalife Gathers Steam
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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 (17 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (14 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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Avoidance Actions:
Bankruptcy Ruling Highlights Potential Problems Of Using Deeds As Estate Planning Tools
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Trustees:
Ninth Circuit Gives Some Protection to Both Bloggers and Trustees
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Secured Debt:
Ignoring Its Own Precedent, Seventh Circuit Refuses to Allow Tax Lien to Ride Through Chapter 13 Case
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Credit Bidding:
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Caps Secured Creditor’s Credit Bid at the Amount it Paid to Acquire that Debt
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Avoidance Actions:
The Lyondell Decision and Implications for Lawsuits Seeking to Claw-Back Payments to Shareholders in LBO Transactions
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TBTF:
Dad, Someday Can I Grow Up to Be Too Big to Fail?
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Berkshire faces US scrutiny on systemic risk
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Ally Financial shares disappoint, taxpayers reap less than predicted
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Are banks too big to indict?
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Retailing:
Retailer closures rock malls
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Neiman Marcus Says 1.1M Credit Cards Vulnerable to Malware During Breach --- Malware Lurked for Months Inside Neiman
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FBI warns retailers to expect more credit card breaches
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Workouts:
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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EU:
Eurozone PMI up – China domestic demand down
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PIIGS:
Waterford developer files for bankruptcy in New York
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Canada:
Canadian tubing producer Delhi-Solac in receivership
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Germany:
Prokon insolvency triggers debate about tougher regulation
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France:
To boost entrepreneurship, France tries to change its attitude toward failure
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China:
Goldman: Could Be China's Century
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Weakness in Asian economies seen persisting in 2014, China weighs
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Coming $500M Default to Test China's Banks
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China provincial govt may bail out shadow bank to avert default
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Brazil:
Batista's OGP Struggles to Meet Deadline for Restructuring Plan
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Batista oil company may lose rights to exploration blocks -source
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MENA:
Dubai Group Agrees to $10 Billion Debt Restructuring
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PIIGS:
Bankrupt Málaga bailed out by Spanish government
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Spain: Toll Road Traffic Declines To 1996 Levels
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Germany:
Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent. Here’s why
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China:
Stocks fall on fears of China's economy
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The average Chinese private-sector worker earns about the same as a cleaner in Thailand 2 hours ago
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Australia:
Directors duties - Insolvent trading: Five rules to deal with a company in financial difficulty
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Kazakhstan:
Kazakhstan's Alliance Bank maps out debt restructuring
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