July 22, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Bracewell & Giuliani Adds Oil & Gas Workout Partner
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Sea Change in GC Role Requires New Competencies
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JD Class of '14, Jobless Former Associates, Booted Partners - Is Job Hunting in NY, San Jose or Even Bridgeport, CT the Problem?
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UK: partner revenues reach new heights as market swings back into action
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DLA Piper terminated highest number of equity partners in the UK
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Diamond McCarthy files clawback suit against firm’s own ex-partner, over $1.4M Dreier trustee fee
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Whither Change?
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What Should Junior Biglaw Associates Spend On Engagement Rings?
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Litigation funding: a driver for law firm growth?
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Corporate life is as stressful as BigLaw
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Law School Enrollment Slump Continues
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God Told Her That YOU Should Pay For Her Law Degree
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A Prominent Law Professor Is Shot At Home And Killed --- Legal Academic World Shaken by Shooting Death of FSU Professor --- Professor Dan Markel: Some Personal Recollections
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Overcoming The Presumption Of Incompetence
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A law firm cashes in on the management of data --- Winston & Strawn finds e-discovery a lucrative market niche; 400 lawyers vied for 10 recent openings
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Merit will out? Are accountants better at partners than lawyers?
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The IPO Market About to Go Crazy
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Lawyer’s Crowning Achievement Comes From Focus On Posture, Not Posturing
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9 Tricks For Waking Up Earlier
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Here’s What Happens When The iPhone 6 Meets Sandpaper
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Go Ahead, Blame Your BYOD Troubles on Millennials
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5 Email Etiquette Rules You Might Be Breaking
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Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez say attorney-client court chat was broadcast on Web
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Lawyer Offers Advice To Pageant Queens, So Long As They’re Not ‘Chunkers’
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Cops: Woman Tried To Shoplift Vibrator By Hiding Device Behind Her Child In Stroller
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Lawyer sets fire to his own home after it was repossessed
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Hopkins to Pay $190 Million to Settle Suit Over Accused Gynecologist
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Ex-Wife of Fired Cop Says Police Chief Made Both of Them Join the KKK
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Lawyer arrested for running gambling operation at law office
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Defendant claims prosecutor tried to revoke her probation after she told his wife of their affair
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Dad leaves twin baby girls in hot car, police find him having sex 30 feet away
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Judges:

Lawyer Smacks Judge Repeatedly With Flyswatter
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Judicial Vacancies Jamming Up the System
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Judges Describe Pitfalls of Long Vacancies
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Judge goes easy on man in vicious Detroit beating, citing his fatherless upbringing
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Savings produced by court budget cuts are exceeded by harmful economic effects, white paper says
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Watch The Women Of The Supreme Court Gab About Judicial Gossip, Sex And The City Style
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Judge Kozinski: Bring Back the Firing Squad
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Wall Street:

US futures rise on plane progress; earnings eyed
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Stocks Drop While Treasuries Climb on Ukraine
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Layoffs:

Allergan To Cut 1,500 Jobs
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Microsoft layoff news prompts a look at job cuts
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White House Puts Fresh Focus on Federal Job Training Efforts
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Here's How To Prepare For A Layoff
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Healthcare:

Massena Memorial Hospital reports net loss in June
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Inequality in life expectancy has widened in America. But at least we’re narrowing inequality at birth.
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Healthcare:

Zynex names new CFO; in talks with lender
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Education:

Bryman College Operator Files for Chapter 11
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The Best Colleges For Becoming A Billionaire
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Awards:

Alvarez & Marsal Named Global Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year for Second Consecutive Year
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Pensions:

Delphi salaried retirees win battle in war for pension restoration
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Retailing:

Inside Dov Charney’s ouster at American Apparel
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Corporate Governance:

Discussion of Key Delaware Corporate and Commercial Decisions from 2014
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Economy:

Chicago Fed: "Index shows economic growth decelerated slightly in June"
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Fed's Yellen Becomes a Populist
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You Might Not Realize How Close The Fed Is To Achieving Its Goals
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Americans’ checking accounts are filling with cash, but they’re afraid to spend it
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Not Saving Enough? Americans Are More Worried Than a Year Ago.
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Another Financial Crisis is Inevitable Promises the Fed Vice-Chairman
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A quarter of the world’s most educated people live in the 100 largest cities
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The History of Social Mobility
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Existing Home Inventory up 15.0% YoY on July 21st
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Commercial Real Estate prices increased more than 11% year-over-year in May
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PHH ordered to pay $16M in mortgage modification case
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Settlement approved, Vinik takes control of Channelside
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New York City Approves Controversial 'Poor Door' In Luxury Condo
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Municipalities:

Expert says Detroit debt-cutting plan 'feasible' but raises concerns --- Expert: Detroit's technology, workers threaten bankruptcy plan --- Expert: Detroit's bankruptcy plan could be 'more feasible' with key improvements --- The Report
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Detroit workers vote for benefit-cutting bankruptcy plan --- Detroit pensioners back grand bargain --- Detroit ‘Pleased’ With Creditor Vote on Its Debt-Cut Plan
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Detroit's turnaround is moving fast
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Other Cities Poach Police From Detroit's Low-Wage Force
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Snyder Says Detroit’s Bankruptcy Looms Less Large for Investors
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Judge grants Macomb County vote on Detroit bankruptcy plan
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Detroit suspends water shutoffs for 15 days --- Detroit to crack down on unauthorized water re-connections during 15-day pause in cutoffs
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Distorted reality in Detroit
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Detroit's Legacy Seen in Bondholder Security Demand
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Mark Schauer would end Michigan's Emergency Manager system
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Pennsylvania's Credit Rating Cut by Moody's on Budget
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Puerto Rico seeks dismissal of US bond funds' lawsuit
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Atlantic City Adrift as Casino Closings Sap Jobs Market --- Two casinos set to close may yet find buyers, says leader of Atlantic City union
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Federal judge hears arguments on whether to dismiss appeal of Jeffco's bankruptcy plan --- Alabama county ratepayers say sewer bankruptcy settlement too pricey --- How did Sheila Tyson come up with a $14.7 billion figure for Jefferson County's bankruptcy?
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American cities rise and fall; can they rise again?
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Other cities feel sting of Detroit bankruptcy
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Best and Worst States for a Life Well Lived
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Shipping:

In financial distress, Horizon Lines may look to sell Puerto Rican business
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Aviation:

Total liability in Flight 17 crash could climb to $1 billion --- Malaysia Airlines Privatization Likely As State-Owned Parent Seeks Greater Control: Reports --- Is Bankruptcy an Option for Malaysian Airlines?
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The second accident in only four months could be catastrophic for Malaysia Airlines --- 'Go private or bankrupt - MAS' only options' --- Malaysia Airlines crash: Top British lawyer John Allen killed alongside his wife and three sons
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MH17: Malaysia Airlines staff's emotional trauma after two disasters
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Bizarre Items The TSA Confiscated From Travelers And Posted On Instagram
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Poste Italiane puts conditions on Alitalia-Etihad deal -sources
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The US Airports With The Cheapest Average Airfare
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Gambling:

Mississippi's Margaritaville casino closing
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Suddenly, casinos look like a bad bet
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Pain of Atlantic City casino closings far-reaching
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Revel's potential is still attracting possible buyers
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Celebs:

Did Cheney Mason and Casey Anthony Commit Bankruptcy Fraud Over Book Deal?
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Cynthia Bailey 2014 'RHOA' Bankruptcy: Husband Peter Thomas Files Chapter 11? Borrows $40 Thousand Dollars From 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Star, Says New Report
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Autos:

Millikin's Still GC of GM: The Case For and Against
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GM’s rebuke
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Fraud:

Fired Broward lieutenant imprisoned for five years in Rothstein case
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Shuttered reBar owner sentenced for grand larceny, tax fraud
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‘Sovereign citizens’ get 10 years for duping debtors with phony federal treasury scheme
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Scott Rothstein Ponzi Scheme: A Settlement, Finally
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Apparel:

Inside The Brooklyn Factory That Makes Suits For America's Most Powerful Men
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Personal Finance:

Here's The Difference Between Good And Bad Debt
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Student Debt:

Many over 50 are still saddled with student loans
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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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 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:

The Uniform Voidable Transactions Act and Conflict of Laws
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Professional Compensation:

Bankruptcy Court discusses lawyer's method of getting paid via postdated checks
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Proofs of Claim:

Eleventh Circuit Extends FDCPA to the Filing of Bankruptcy Proofs of Claim
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Miscellaneous:

Fitch: Weak Emerging Market Insolvency Regimes Drive Caution
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TBTF:

For Banks Near Cutoff, Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better
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Corporate Reform:

4 years later, Dodd-Frank is still only halfway implemented --- System still broken
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Sen. Warren says Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working
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Resorts:

Lawsuit: Former Scrub exec ‘secretly undermined’ negotiations
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Politics:

Long-dead Pillowtex reborn as unlikely issue in U.S. Senate race in Georgia
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Food/Beverage:

Herbalife Plummets --- Ackman Vows to Unveil Enron-Like Fraud
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21 Crumbs stores have no chance of reopening
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Crumbs Receives Approval of First Day Motions, Outlines Procedures in 363 Sale
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Tax:

Senate Report: Tax Move Helped Hedge Funds Save Billions --- The Solution To The Senate's Report On Hedge Funds Tax Dodging Billions
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New Information Deepens the Mystery of the Missing IRS Emails --- IRS seeks help destroying another 3,200 hard drives
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Global crackdown on offshore secret tax accounts yields €37bn
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Do Zombies Have To Pay Taxes? ?
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Banking:

Credit Suisse reports second quarter loss --- Hit by costly US tax settlement --- Credit Suisse trims operations after loss
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Bankruptcy trustee proposes Myrtle Beach-based Beach First bank settlement leaving little for shareholders
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Mass Torts:

Co. at center of spill in bankruptcy court Tuesday
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BP Claimant, Attorneys, Ordered to Return Settlement Cash
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Sovereigns:

Default by default
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New meeting with Griesa to focus on stay
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Argentina again requests stay ruling from Judge Griesa --- Seeks Delay of Bond Rulings as Talks Proceed
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UK:

Law firms will close over cuts, warns new President
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Selling secured assets in a UK administration
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Rangers decision QC declares himself bankrupt
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PIIGS:

BlackRock: Greece Is Most Likely to go Bankrupt --- Over 1/4 of Greeks Indebted, Outstanding Loans Valued at EUR 67 B
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Nama bids to ease bankruptcy fears --- Dail 'will rush to fix defect in insolvency legislation'
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Canada:

Comment Period Closes for Canadian Government Public Consultation Process on Insolvency Law Reform
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Jacob given another month by court to restructure
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Ukraine:

Ron Paul Defends Russia After Malaysian Plane Crash --- France Defies Allies Amid MH17 Crisis --- Ukraine Rebels Hand Over Black Boxes From Downed Malaysia Passenger Jet --- Train Moves Bodies From Conflict Zone --- Why Putin Is Willing to Take Big Risks in Ukraine --- MH17 Evidence Tampered With
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Australia:

D&O down under
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China:

China's Total Debt Surges To 251% Of GDP
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Russia:

Russian Billionaires Have Lost More Than $14 Billion In 2014
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Russian Sanctions to Hit Germany Economy
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