January 6, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

'This is where lawyers' careers go to die'
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Quarles & Brady Names New Practice Group Chair for Bankruptcy
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Morris James Elects New Bankruptcy Partner
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Law 2014: Paring Back at U.S. Law Schools Continues
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New Year’s Resolutions For The Financially Conscious Lawyer
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6 Habits Of Extremely Likeable People
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Former Law Dean Arrested On Prostitution-Related Charge
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Law Firm Partner Gunned Down By Police In Bizarre Firefight
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Infamous "Tiger Mom" Returns To Troll the Entire World
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Remember When Lawyers Were Universally Respected? Neither Do We.
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Law Firms Wary of Tax Provision
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Cops: Man Attacks Girlfriend With Banana
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40% of Americans Arrested by 21
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Woman Arrested After Driving Drunk To Pick Up Husband -- From Drunk Tank
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Police: Man stole brains, sold them on EBAY
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Senator asks the NSA: Are you spying on Congress? --- Justice Department appeals ruling that found NSA spying unconstitutional and ‘Orwellian’
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Man sentenced to jail, lashes over Twitter post
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Banishment still used in Georgia
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Teenager Accused Of 'Lewd Conduct' After Reporting Her Own Rape
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Why Snowden Wont & Shouldn't Get Clemency --- Julian Assange Gave A Very Peculiar Response When He Was Asked About 'Getting Snowden Out Of The US' --- NSA Surveillance In 2013: The Year Of Vindicated Political Paranoia
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Iowa Man Arrested After Fight With Brother Over Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches
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Tulsa man charged with hate crime after assaulting woman he thought was a Muslim
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Dear, Can You Believe How Well Our New Plant Is Doing?
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Man blows nearly 6 times legal drunk-driving limit after passenger blows whistle
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Defending An Attorney For Ethics Violation Gets Lawyer Privately Reprimanded
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Architect gets 1 year for death of firefighter in ceiling collapse of LA home he built
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Mug Shots
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George Zimmerman’s girlfriend didn’t report ‘violent episodes’ because she ‘feels he always gets off’ --- Leaked Video Of George Zimmerman's Girlfriend Describes His Violent Episodes
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Judges:

Former Judge Judi Fitzgerald Joins Tucker Arensberg
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Wall Street:

US futures edge higher ahead of economic reports
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China concerns hit stocks, Europe sags after data
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US stocks end mostly lower after Bernanke speech
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The Economist: Stock Market Investors Are Way Too Optimistic
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

Thank You For Your Military Service — Now Here Are 9 Reasons Why I Won't Hire You
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Personal Finance:s

The '25% Strategy' Should Determine How You Budget Your Life
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Corporate Reform:

SEC’s Enforcement Co-Director, George Canellos, to Step Down
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JPMorgan Settles Pittsburgh Bank Suit Probing U.S. Deal
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Religion:

Solomon Temple Full Gospel Baptist Church files for bankruptcy
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Economy:

Restraint on US economic growth seen as easing
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Economists Spar Over U.S. Recovery
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2014: The US Economy Will Take Off --- 2014: Why World Economy Could Go Off Rails
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Mapping Poverty in America
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Rosengren Says Fed Needs to Be Patient in Removing Stimulus --- Fed's Plosser at odds with policy approach favored by Yellen --- Plosser Warns Fed Shouldn't Try to Offset Potential Growth Loss --- Fed Dudley: It’s Not Clear Exactly How Fed Bond Buying Works
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Why Has U.S. Recovery Been so Slow? --- Bernanke's Explanation For The Weak Economy Will Infuriate Republicans
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Trends in the Distribution of Household Income Between 1979 and 2007
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10 Stark Maps Of Income Segregation In America
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Census: DC Suburbs Dominate Wealthiest List
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Reinhart And Rogoff: Extreme Debt Means 1930s-Style Defaults May Be Coming To Much Of The Western World
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Gross's Black and Blue Year
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Job Flexibility Seen as Key to Equal Pay
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People Are Freaking Out About This 'Rolling Stone' Plan To Fix The Economy
(DBN)

Global Economy: Decent end to 2013 for global services but uneven
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

With interest rates likely to rise, hybrid mortgages may be a good option for 2014
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Mel Watt Has Signaled a Major Housing-Policy Shift
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Mortgagee Relief: “Cause” Is In the Eye of the Beholder – Round 2
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Foes of Urban Blight Take Aim at Landlords
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Municipalities:

Recap: Detroit's proposed swaps settlement trial continues
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Bank of America Corp : Kilpatrick-era swaps deal a 'one-way street' that hurt Detroit
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Orr testifies in favor of deal to end swap agreements --- Manager: Detroit debt deal necessary --- 'Ticking Time Bomb' --- Detroit manager sought SEC probe of banks over interest rate swaps
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The SEC Investigated Detroit's Swaps Deal, But Did Nothing
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Detroit bankruptcy could lead to higher water rates
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Weather delays closing arguments on Detroit pension debt deal with 2 banks in bankruptcy court
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Detroit’s ruins become tourist magnet
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Flint has banked on cuts that appeals court temporarily blocked to balance budget, not bankruptcy
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Detroit ruling opens threat to NY worker pensions
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Bankrupt San Berdoo gives police $1 million raise — again
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One State Has Seen 10-Straight Years Of More People Moving Into It Than Leaving
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Telecoms:

Bankruptcy Court to Weigh 'Milestone' Nortel Deal
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Harbinger Knocks Dish's Bid for LightSquared's Spectrum
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LightSquared and Falcone Ask Judge: Reject Dish Sale Plan
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Celebs:

The Broke and the Beautiful: Hell Yeah Edition
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The Top 5 Reasons Athletes Go Broke and What You Can Learn From Them
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Autos:

Private equity firm Catalyst Capital gets go ahead for Advantage Rent A Car takeover
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Creditors battle over Fisker ownership --- Fisker sale stalls as creditors want company auctioned following Wanxiang bid
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US Auto Sales, December 2013
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Golf:

New owners take hold of previously bankrupt Prince George golf course
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Mass Torts:

BP Wins Expedited Appeal of Bid to Stop Spill Payments
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Gambling:

Losing Bidder Seeks Rehearing of Atlantic Club Bankruptcy Bid
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Landmark NV casino emerges from Chapter 11
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Health Care:

Bankruptcy claims another hospital
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2014 bodes ill for New York City hospitals
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Socialist Nixon v. Capitalist Obama
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Obamacare Medicaid Split Creates Two Americas for Poor
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(5 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 (14 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (33 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:

Bankruptcy Filings Fall 13% in 2013
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Toledo: Local bankruptcy filings dive
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Buffalo/Rochester bankruptcies fall for fourth straight year
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Compensation:

Watchdog Cries Foul Over Loehmann's Bonuses
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Student Debt:

NYT Thinks Student Loan Poverty Is Good for the Economy
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TBTF:

Five largest banks own 44 percent of industry's assets
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Weather:

-70 wind chill - Historic freeze could break Midwest temp records --- Chill Map
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Hacks For Surviving Winter
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Everyone In America Will Want To See This Wind Chill Map Before Heading To Work On Monday
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Here's How Long You Can Stay Outside In Extreme Cold Temperatures Before Getting Frostbite
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Here's What The 'Polar Vortex' That's Hitting The US Actually Is
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It's So Cold In Canada The Ground Has Literally Been Cracking Open
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Why NFL Players Don't Wear Sleeves Even In Dangerously Cold Games
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Aviation:

LAX seeking court permission to sue American Airlines for back rent
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Evergreen air museum may lose planes, despite claims it is unaffected
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The Wife of the Pilot Who Landed on a Bronx Expressway Is Not Amused
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Electricity:

Settlement talks planned in Montana power co-op bankruptcy
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Southern's co-op members urge liquidation
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Ethanol:

Panic as Ethanol Mandate Loses Support
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Fraud:

JPMorgan Chase nears a $2 billion deal in a case tied to Madoff
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Pivotal Pre-Trial Decision Faces Latest SAC Capital Defendant
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Hundreds Of Marijuana Plants Found At Home Of Rogue Georgia Banker
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Food/Beverage:

16 Tricks You Can Use To Make Fast Food Taste Way Better
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6 Things You Should Never Do When Ordering Wine
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UK:

Friday 13th: an Unlucky Day for Scottish Liquidators
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BNP press officer jokes that bankrupt Nick Griffin is doing better than seriously injured F1 champion Michael Schumacher
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Soaring fees exacerbate bankruptcy process in Britain
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PIIGS:

Spanish, Italian Bonds Rally
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Spain's largest bank is in trouble --- Spanish Economy Goes Boom
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