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Law:
Top Law Firms By Practice Area And Region
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Flashback: Associate Compensation In The 1990s
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McDermott's Layoff of Secretaries Spotlights Big Law's Tech Queasiness
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Orwellian Law Firm Says Its Lawyers LOVE Their Lack Of Transparency
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Global M&A at seven-year high as big corporate deals return
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Business of Law
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Bankruptcy law prof. under fire from angry investors
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Attorney in Ford case has long history of disciplinary concerns
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LawProse: Structuring a textual argument
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Soul-Sucking BigLaw Jobs Are Coming Back in Fashion
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MOOC Could Replace Many Law Professors, Now that Socratic Method Questioned
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Things Are Looking Rosy for the Law School Class of 2018
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JDs Waiting For First/Between Jobs: Should You Drive for Uber? --- Here's How Much Money You Can Really Earn As An Uber Driver
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More Churn at Squire Patton Boggs as the Post-Merger Dust Settles
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The Rise Of The “Social Professional” Networks
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Meatloaf: Take That Off Your Menu, Lawyers (B2B, B2C)
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We need to talk about paralegals
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Small Firms: Steal Business from Big Law
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How Technology Can Fuel Small Law Firms
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Mass. Supreme Court: Lawyer Defendant Must Decrypt Computers for Police In Mortgage Fraud Case
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Android L Is For Lawyers
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3 Watches You Should Wear If You Want To Impress People
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After Outcry, Ethics Committee Will Look Again at Opinion on 'Nonlawyer Officers' in Firms
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The best photos from London Legal Pride
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Legal malpractice plaintiff can’t sue for emotional distress, judge rules
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Student Loans Lead To A Job — A Boob Job?
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Customer Service Or Whatever
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Attorney shot and killed; suspect lived nearby and had made threats
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‘Austin Under 40’ lawyer arrested in FBI trafficking sting
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Vendor Accidentally Shoots Woman At Gun Show
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Dead Georgia boy's mom researched how kids die in cars: police
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The 20 Least-Known Words In English
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One Small Hole in Boehner's Plan to Sue Obama
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Father Of Elliot Rodger: I Never Knew 'The Monster' That Was In My Son
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Family Slits Young Couple's Throats Because They Married
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Woman Formerly Sentenced To Death For Apostasy Has Taken Refuge In U.S. Embassy
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Woman Sprayed Weed Killer In Child’s Face
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Feds Say Madam Gave Frequent-User Discount Coupons
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Cops: Erratic Shia LaBeouf Spit At Officer, Asked "Do You Know Who The F--- I Am?"
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District May Be Liable for Bullied Teen's Suicide
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County on the Hook After Juror Froze to Death
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Man Charged In Use of Flare Gun In Road Rage Incident
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School Defends Calling Kindergartner's Actions "Sexual Misconduct"
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Judges:
Rainbow Family Gathering includes federal courtroom
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Supreme Irony? Court Has Its Own Buffer Zone
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Judge: Another riff on my lack of an Article III toilet
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An entertaining interview with Judge Posner
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Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Looking Ahead To October Term 2015
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Wall Street:
U.S. stock market: Futures flat, but first-half gain in view
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U.S. stocks rally into close ; end week lower
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Goldman Sachs Trader Worth $35 Million Is The Poster Child For Bad Negotiating
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Global Markets' Strength Doesn't Reflect Economic Outlook, Central Banks Say
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:
American Airlines' bankruptcy tallied more than $414 million in legal fees and expenses
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Malaysia Airlines facing financial turbulence
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MH370 Investigators Find Evidence Of Mysterious Power Outage During The Early Part Of Its Flight
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Gambling:
Caesars to close Showboat Casino in Atlantic City
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Casino owner gambles on Showboat closing
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Snake eyes for Revel again
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Atlantic City casino shutdown needed, analysts say
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Did NJ pensions place wrong bet on Revel?
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Slot manufacturer Bally eliminates 270 jobs
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Celebs:
NY Assemblywoman Gabriela Rosa Resigns, Pleads Guilty To Sham Marriage, Bankruptcy Lies --- ’Til jail do us part
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The Broke and the Beautiful: Equestrian Edition
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After five months, Brown auctions expected to wind down
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Electricity:
NextEra Pursues Bid for Control of Energy Future’s Oncor
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Hunts enter fight for Oncor --- Hunt Family, Pension Fund Seek to Invest in Energy Future Holdings
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Longtime EFH critic Fraser gives his thoughts on Oncor's next owner
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Texas lawmaker warns against hedge funds 'flipping' Energy Future unit
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Healthcare:
Natchez: Hospital officials hope to hear about MDA board decision
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CHI St. Vincent announces layoffs
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Healthcare Spending Is Entering A 'New Normal'
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Shipping:
STX Dalian starts bankruptcy reorganization
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Autos:
GM Victims’ Lawyer Says Feinberg to Offer Uncapped Fund
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GM Pushed For Punitive Damages
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New Documents Reveal GM Criminal Probe Likely Picking Up Steam
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GM recalls extra 500,000 vehicles
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GM's 'Culture' Blamed for Current Crisis
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GM Exec Knew of Ignition Problem in 2005
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Economy:
Wealth Levels, Wealth Inequality, and the Great Recession
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Wage Growth: Still Stagnant
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NY Times Debate: Is Contemporary Capitalism Compatible with Christian Values?
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Map: Where Economy is Really Fast
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The US Economy Is About To Experience One Of Its Most Intense And Critical Tests In A Long Time
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Jobs, cars seen cementing U.S. spring rebound
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The Shifting Shape of Age Around the World
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Warren: Economy Rigged, Conservatives Agree
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Inflation: Food prices + gas prices = Major consumer stress
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The world has 53.3 years of oil left
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Sorry: Rich People Don't Create the Jobs
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Martin Armstrong Warns Civil Unrest Is Rising Everywhere: "This Won't End Pretty"
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Many Face Emergency Savings Crisis
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Foreclosure Sale: In a Race With a Bankruptcy Filing, Who Wins?
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Middle District of Tennessee Ruling Highlights Post-Petition Lease Payment Issues in Bankruptcy
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Home Loans: Subprime No Longer Dirty Word
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Perkins & Will, Garrett Kelleher venture trade barbs in Chicago Spire bankruptcy case
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Lightning owner Jeff Vinik is back in Channelside Bay Plaza race
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Ex-developer Dillin works to sort out tangled finances
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Moncure still silent in bankruptcy case
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San Francisco Has Become America's Largest Gated Community
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Municipalities:
US bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes tells Detroit to stop leaking bankruptcy plan vote results --- Detroit bankruptcy ballots counted in California in unfamiliar election
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Jones Day and digital rights group face off in war of words over Detroit bankruptcy parody site
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Mediation session on pension debt ordered in Detroit bankruptcy
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Michigan: Unions Agree on Detroit Bankruptcy Plan
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Detroit bankruptcy raises Orr's profile across U.S.
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New advisers line up for post-bankruptcy pension plans
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Detroit Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Insurer Requests
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Judge to Tour Detroit, But Without RoboCop
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'Dreams' system was nightmare for city of Detroit
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This Woman Wants the UN to Keep Detroit from Shutting Off People's Water
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Retired Harrison Township attorney advocating for city of Detroit retirees
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Conyers appeals to Obama, others to restore water service to delinquent customers in Detroit
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Fire union accuses San Bernardino of 'hiding' money
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Inaction on San Bernardino budget a threat to bankruptcy
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With casinos closing, Atlantic City considers future --- Atlantic City is shrinking ... that's a fact
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Puerto Rico agency debt slumps as law fuels default fears
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Puerto's Rico Default Plan May Spread Pain Beyond Utility
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U.S. Investment Firms Challenge Puerto Rico Restructuring Law--- Holders of Puerto Rican Electric Company Bonds Sue Island’s Government
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The Puerto Rico Public Corporation Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act
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Most Puerto Rico Electric Debt Lacks Lifeline for Investors
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Lincoln Park officials expect emergency manager soon
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The Risks States Take for Their Distressed Cities
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Bond lawyer to settle 38 Studios suit for $4.37 million
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Retailing:
American Apparel denied loan waiver
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The Road to Dov Charney's Ouster at American Apparel
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American Apparel adopts shareholder rights plan
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Ex-American Apparel CEO demands personal photos back --- American Apparel moves to block Dov Charney from retaking control
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Golden State Mall shut down leaves customers, tenants in turmoil --- People who paid money to Golden State Mall may be out thousands
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Deadline Nears at West Coast Ports Which Could Disrupt Retailers
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Banking:
These World Banks Made The Most Profit Last Year
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Corporate Reform:
BNP Paribas braces for $9 billion fine: reports --- BNP Paribas Said to Plan Guilty Plea Monday in U.S. Probe -- BNP Paribas Is On The Verge Of Coughing Up Its Entire 2013 Pretax Income --- BNP Paribas's Looming U.S. Settlement to Cap Troublesome Period
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Barclays hires WilmerHale, ex-SEC litigator in dark pools probe
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Telecoms:
LightSquared reaches bankruptcy deal; mediator blasts Ergen --- LightSquared Mediation Succeeds Without Ergen --- Ergen Sidelined in Battle With Falcone Over LightSquared
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Education:
3 Trends Are About To Create A Higher-Education Earthquake
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New Technology Is Turning Education Upside Down
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Tax:
Lois Lerner's Lawyer Dismisses IRS Tax Scandal As "Politics'
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What Taxpayers With Offshore Accounts Need to Know Before Confessing to the IRS
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Finance:
All is not lost for Ex-Im Bank amid Republican jockeying
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Food/Beverage:
Five Guys franchisee files for bankruptcy
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Lehman:
Lehman Haunted by $780 Million London Skyscraper Claim
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Ratings:
Fitch Updates Distressed Debt Exchange Rating Criteria
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Personal Finance:
Google's New Flight Search Could Save You Thousands Of Dollars On Airfare
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The Fabulous Life Of Bill Gates, The Richest Man In The World
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Pensions:
Pensions becoming scarce in private sector
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Politics:
The Growing Flap Over Hillary’s Mega Speaking Fees --- Team Clinton: Hillary Has Given 'Dozens' Of Free Speeches
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Paging Elizabeth Warren : This is your moment --- Warren, Booker are Dems' secret weapons
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Goldman: Congress to Screw Everything Up
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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 (31 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (24 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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Miscellaneous:
The Week Ahead
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Jurisdiction:
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Avoidance Actions:
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Executory Contracts:
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Sales:
Two New Cases Cast A Shadow Over Credit Bidding
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Recent Pleadings:
UST Slams MedLab Plan For Overbroad Exculpations
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Litigation:
The Consequences of Conferences During Depositions – Citations and Interesting Views
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Deploying the 30(b)(6) Deposition
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Fraud:
The tangled saga behind Mastro's escape --- Mastro chartered private jet from Toronto to Portugal --- Who helped the Mastros flee? Trustee points to Normandy Park man
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HP Will Settle In Its Suit Over Autonomy Deal
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Halliburton decision could be more impactful than it appears
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US seeks more than eight years prison for SAC's Martoma --- "U.S. v Martoma" - Should the sentence be for illegal gain of $275 million or $9.3 million
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"Buy Side" By Turney Duff - Inside Hedge Funds
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Nagle faces sentencing for role in Schuylkill Products fraud
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Rothstein Law Partner Russell Adler Gets 30 Months
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Mass Torts:
N.C. Bill 648 passes Senate without proposed bankruptcy transparency amendment
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Freedom Industries Told by Judge to Keep Public Informed
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Freedom Industries demolition delayed by asbestos
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Freedom reaches $3 million deal with insurance company
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Judge defends secrecy in spill co. bankruptcy case
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BP seeks return of millions in oil spill damage payments
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Ex-BP executive can be charged with obstructing Congress: U.S. court
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Funeral Industry:
'A dreadful situation' for families seeking to bury loved ones at bankrupt Cullman Memory Gardens
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Currency:
The US Just Auctioned Off About 30,000 Bitcoins
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Metals:
A buyer for the Ormet plant
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Sovereigns:
US vulture fund ruling pushes Argentina towards second bankruptcy
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As Argentina's options narrow, investors bet against gov't
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Argentina must pay 'vulture' funds by Monday, judge rules
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Argentina Learns The Downside Of Global Finance
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Screw turns on debt -ridden Argentina
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US judge warns Argentina over illegal debt payments --- Judge urges Argentina to negotiate
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Argentina Blasts US Judge for Blocking Debt Repayment --- Judge blasts Argentina over $539 million bank transfer--- Argentina Accuses US Judge of Abusing Power --- Argentina Blames US Court's 'Absurd' Ruling --- Argentina , Judge On Collision Course
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Ruling Risks New Argentine Default as Monday Deadline Approaches
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Argentina in default as contest with holdouts enters endgame
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Argentina's cronies are fair game
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Argentina's Debt Fight: Why It Matters
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UK:
Law graduates hit by stiff competition
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Business conditions looking brighter for IT suppliers as insolvencies fall
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Here's What A UK Couple With Two Children Must Earn To Meet 'Basic Needs'
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PIIGS:
Debt-hit ex-tycoon Anthony O'Reilly is facing ruin --- The downfall of Sir Anthony O'Reilly is not totally surprising --- End of an empire as Tony O'Reilly considers bankruptcy in Bahamas
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UniCredit, unions agree 2,400 job cuts - union
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Economics and demand will test restructured Spanish deals
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Canada:
No investor money at risk says head of bankrupt Reeves firm
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Closing expected on bankrupt railroad's Canadian assets
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Australia:
Media baron facing bankruptcy
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China:
China drives home message that golf courses are not the fairway to heaven
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MENA:
It's 'Flee Or Be Killed' In Tikrit, Iraq Right Now --- The Worst Of The Insurgency Is Over
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The 'Islamic Caliphate' Is Now A Reality --- ISIS Declares New Caliphate in Iraq
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Serbia:
Serbia could go bankrupt, says PM
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