January 9, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Here’s to these lawyer-heroes of the New Normal: the system builders
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Law-firm mergers soared in 2013 --- Big Merger Year Sets All Eyes on 2014
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Lowenstein Sandler Elects New Bankruptcy Partner --- Wojciech Jung
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Here's Where America's 'Super Lawyers' Went To Law School
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If law firms grow, will clients come? Report discounts the idea
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Iowa Proposal Would Give Law Students More Authority
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LegalZoom withdraws IPO plans
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6 Ways to Get Happy (or Less Miserable)
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Business of Law
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Bullying on the increase in law firms
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Unemployed Law Grad Found A Novel Way To Start Paying Off $100,000 In Debt
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Waitress Plans To Waste Gigantic Tip On Law School Applications
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See Talent. Kill It.
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Federal judge OKs fired ex-associate’s breach-of-contract suit against law firm
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Martindale Hubbell: Another Legal Icon Bites the Dust. But It Was Once Worth Its Weight in Gold.
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The Most Stereotypical People Who Ruin Your Gym Time
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Buchanan Ingersoll is talking about a possible merger with Fowler White
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Weintraub Tobin and Waldron & Bragg Merge
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Woolery to Take Leadership of Cadwalader in 2015
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Law Grads Want Diplomas Re-Issued To Reflect Enhanced Prestige
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More Fun With Cease And Desist Letters — Now Featuring Celebrities!
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Satanist Group Wants To Put This Bizarre Statue On The Oklahoma State Capitol's Grounds
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Baker Goes Scatological On Bride
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Veteran lawyers find creative outlet as poets
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Study: 49% of Black Men Are Arrested By Age 23
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Ford Exec: 'We Know Everyone Who Breaks The Law' Thanks To Our GPS In Your Car
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Man Killed by Atomic Wedgie
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Judges:

Top Corporate-law Judge to be Nominated As Chief of Delaware’s Supreme Court
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Notables & Quotables From Strine’s 15 Years at the Delaware Court of Chancery
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Marco Rubio Single-Handedly Blocks Nomination Of Black, Gay Federal Judge
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Not even Justice Kagan is immune from jury duty
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Appellate Advocate Eric Brunstad Speaks with ABI Resident Scholar Kara Bruce about Upcoming Bankruptcy Cases
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Benchslap Of The Day: District Judge, You Better Work
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Wall Street:

Markets Are Up Ahead Of Two Big Central Bank Announcements
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Stock futures cling to flat line Thursday
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Mixed finish for US stocks following Fed minutes
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Layoffs:

Ormet Workers to Picket Outside AEP on Wednesday
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Macy's Firing 2,500 in Reorganization
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The Most Ridiculous Things People Did In Job Interviews This Past Year
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:

Rubbing Tax Salt in J.P. Morgan's Settlement Wound
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How Much Did J.P. Morgan Lose from Doing Business With Madoff?
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J.P. Morgan's Madoff Settlement Leaves Many Mysteries
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Retailing:

Few details from JC Penney on holiday sales spook market --- JC Penney 'pleased' with holiday; analysts, not so much
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Loehmann's to begin liquidation
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Deep discounts fail to woo US holiday shoppers --- Holiday sales up, but fewer people in stores
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Yes, Walmart, You Are in Fact Responsible for What You Sell
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Economy:

Private Sector Jobs Surge By 238,000 In December --- Payrolls Beat Forecasts Adding to Stockpicker Caution --- Stronger jobs report seen encouraging Fed taper
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Fed Officials Saw Waning Benefits From Bond Buying, Minutes Show
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Treasuries Fall While Stocks Fluctuate on Fed Minutes
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Our 50 Year Old War on Poverty
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Republicans debate whether to have a poverty agenda --- Republicans Pipe In About Poverty and Inequality --- Marco Rubio's Big Poverty Gamble --- What Would a GOP War on Poverty Look Like?
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The 10 Biggest Myths In Economics
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Small businesses keep fueling the economy, post largest jobs gains in nearly two years
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Morgan Stanley: The World Will Go Through 5 Big Transitions This Year
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Banks face federal probe over mortgage bonds
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9.3 Million U.S. Residential Properties Deeply Underwater in December 2013, Down From 10.7 Million in September 2013
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5 Things to Watch in Housing in 2014
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4 attorneys face racketeering case over mortgage company takeover; 5th lawyer will be a witness
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Indianapolis: Local attorney, developer Page files bankruptcy
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Judge sides with developers in Bannerman Station lawsuit
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Denver: Project owner blames lender for Landmark's bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

DIA: Detroit's 'Get out of Bankruptcy Free' Card?
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Detroit bankruptcy and the art of the inanimate
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Detroit bankruptcy negotiations intensify
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New Mayor Of Bankrupt Detroit To Earn $159000 Salary
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LeBeau compares Somerset to Detroit
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Pittsburgh: Peduto formally requests city stay under Act 47
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Lehman:

Ex-Lehman wealth adviser can keep $1.8 million in bonus money
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Personal Finance:

Here Are 4 Things Young People Should Do To Avoid Walking Into A Financial Minefield
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How To Give Original Answers To 7 Cliché Interview Questions
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How One Woman Saved Enough To Quit Her Job And Move To Paris
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Weather:

A Bunch Of People Burned Themselves Trying Out The Boiling Water-To-Snow Trick
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It's So Hot In Brazil the Lions Are Eating Meat Popsicles
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Banking:

With Madoff, DOJ Off Its Back, Will JPM's Legal Drama Slow In 2014?
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Mass Torts:

WR Grace Seeks Okay on Bankruptcy Exit Loans of Up to $1.55 Billion
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Metals:

Ormet continues asset sales
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Banking:

The Upcoming Trust Preferred Interest Deferral Cliff
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Telecoms:

Falcone Fights Ergen for LightSqaured Airwave Assets
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Alternative Energy:

As companies fight for Fisker, Wanxiang ups bid
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Politics:

Ex-governor candidate seeks bankruptcy protection
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Education:

A Troubling Look At How The Largest For-Profit College System Is Taking Over The World
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Fuel Distribution:

Miles Petroleum Creditors come forward
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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 (27 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 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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Plan Confirmation:

Common-Law Cramdown: The Prohibition on Undue Risk Shifting
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Trustees:

Black U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee Employee Fails In Bid to Revive State Law Race Bias Claim
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Recent Pleadings:

 

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Finance:

New York Court Enforces Springing Recourse Guaranty Despite One Action Rule
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Pensions:

Largest US Pensions to be Fully Funded This Yr
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Oil/Gas:

Unforeseen US Oil Boom Upends Markets as Drilling Spreads
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Aviation:

American, US Airways ironing out frequent flier program
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Moody's Cuts Quantas to Junk
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Airlines go on a record new jet shopping spree
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Ralph Lauren's Niece Went On a Rampage Because Her Seat Didn't Recline
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Student Debt:

Analyst: More reforms needed of federal education loans to parents
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Food/Beverage:

Bankruptcy court approves Seneca's $148 million bid for Allens
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Buses:

DesignLine workers file class-action suit against struggling busmaker
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Basketball:

Defunct St. Louis basketball team owners land $500M buyout
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UK:

Begbies Traynor insolvency expert voices concerns for 2014
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Desperate days loom as full extent of Wolverhampton cuts revealed
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Print group enters liquidation
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EU:

Eurozone economy shows glimmers of hope
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We want a United States of Europe says top EU official
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PIIGS:

Greek unemployment rate reaches 27.8 pct in October --- Greek industrial output slump deepens in November --- Greece dreams of bond sale in rally from Ireland to Portugal
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France:

Goodyear sues over 'boss-napping' in France
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Kazakhstan:

Hunt for Kazakh Bank’s Missing Billions Leads to Riviera
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Brazil:

Brazil's Óleo e Gás paid off part of oil field debt -report
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Norway:

Oil fund makes all Norwegians 'millionaires'
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