May 15, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

LA Bankruptcy Boutique Combines With Robins Kaplan --- Robins Kaplan Absorbs Los Angeles Bankruptcy Boutique
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Stockton Creditors Use Detroit’s Law Firm in Anti-Pension Stand
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Law Firms, Market Pressure and Change: How Soon is Now?
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Latest Dewey Clawback Suits Hit International Partners --- Dewey trustee demands $13.9m from Saudi Arabian ex-partner
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Biglaw Partner Begs Associates Not To Quit Because Of Their Kids
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Anonymous Recruitment Director Answers Your Email Questions (Part 2)
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'You Can Do Anything With A Law Degree' Is BS
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Business of Law
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Discovery Dispute Resolved In Contract Attorney OT Suit
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Musical Chairs: Kirkland & Ellis Strikes Again In Houston
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Administration And Professors Sling Mud As School Sheds Tenured Faculty
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Donald Sterling: Players Won't Strike
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Oscar Pistorius Trial Dramatically Halted After Judge Orders Psych Evaluation
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Law Student Turned Prostitute In Legal Battle Over ‘Sex Contract’ With Lawyer
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Actor Jason Patric wins sperm-donor appeal, can try to show he is presumed parent of biological son
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‘Seinfeld’ Lawsuits From The Bizarro World We Live In
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Lawyer resigns post as school board president after calling parent a ‘chubby wubby’
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George Clooney searching for London mansion after popping question to UK lawyer
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Judges:

Recently retired judge is admonished for treating lawyers ‘in a sarcastic and belittling manner’
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Judge Posner sarcastically applauds ‘new form of arbitration’ after Garner’s expert evaluates tiff --- Posner Not Pleased, Issues Biting Remarks As Tiff With Scalia Rehashed
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Little Changed Before Economic Reports
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Markets Are Falling, The Euro's Tumbling
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Wall St ends lower after recent record highs
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Bonds are quietly outperforming stocks --- Nervous Investors Pile Into Bonds - Interest Rates Sink Globally in Expectation of Stimulus --- Why Traders Are Piling Into Bonds Again
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Layoffs:

 

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Electricity:

Energy Future Top-Ranking Lenders Take Issue With Financing Plan
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Energy Future Creditor Trustee Faults Unit’s Financing Plan
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Heating Oil:

Bankrupt oil company sued over unpaid loans
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Aviation:

Owner of bankrupt Mexico airline seeking US asylum
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Malaysian Airlines earnings set to show financial burden of loss of MH370
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Air Berlin says looking at all options for restructuring
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Mass Torts:

Judge expected to OK Freedom Industries property sale, unless there's better bid by Friday
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Sale of bankrupt railroad to close Thursday
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Autos:

Lawyers Want General Motors Settlement Rescinded
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Report – GM execs hire new firm to review safety information flow
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Next U.S. Senate hearing on GM seen after company probe complete
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Celebs:

Halsey Minor Returns, Bearing Bitcoins
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Judge Denies Dr. Dre Priority Claim in Death Row Bankruptcy
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Currency:

The Mt. Gox Acquisition Deal: The Ins and Outs
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Economy:

US household debt jumps for third straight quarter: Survey
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Fast food workers strike for higher wages
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Geithner Confesses to Lying about Lying --- Tim Geithner and the paradox behind the government’s crisis response
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Piketty to CNBC: 'Let's get fiscal'
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Thursday: CPI, Unemployment Claims, Industrial Production, Yellen and Much More
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‘If you’re trying and not succeeding, the welfare system today gives you basically nothing’
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At work, hours don’t always equal productivity
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

ResCap Sues BofA, RBC Mortgage Over ‘Defective’ Loan Sales
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Why Tim Geithner is wrong on homeowner debt relief
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Student loan debt keeping young Americans out of housing market, economics researchers say
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Lawler on RealtyTrac and Cash Buyers
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Inside Fannie and Freddie’s big policy shift
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California Bay Area: April Home Sales down slightly Year-over-year, Non-Distressed sales up 15% Year-over-year
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Closing a Loophole in California's Prop 13 (Property Taxes)
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MBA: Refinance Applications Increase in Latest Survey, Mortgage Rates lowest since last November
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Icahn's Vegas venture ready for wrecking ball
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The Most Expensive Home In The World
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Cities Where Renting A Home Makes More Sense Than Owning One
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6 Surprising Housing Trends
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Municipalities:

Macomb files objection while attempting to avoid Detroit bankruptcy proceedings
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Detroit Revenue Bond, COP Holders Object to Bankruptcy Exit Plan
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State influence over Detroit after bankruptcy key issue
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Detroit's fate rests with Legislature's choice --- Detroit union: 'Grand bargain' would fail under current bills, but bankruptcy deal still in sight
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Former state Treasurer Andy Dillon lands new job at firm in Detroit bankruptcy case
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Detroit bankruptcy creditors want access to art --- Dispute over assigning value to DIA art goes back to court
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Lawmakers try to address city, union concerns in Detroit aid bills --- Lansing continues to debate state aide at center of Detroit bankruptcy grand bargain
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Detroit: the bankrupt city turned corporate luxury brand
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Detroit's best chance lies in current crisis
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Judge halts Illinois pension reform law due to lawsuits
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Detroit's Lawyers Resist Stockton Bankruptcy Exit --- Detroit adviser says bankrupt Stockton can pay creditor more
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Stockton creditor challenges sanctity of public pensions, pulls CalPERS into court --- Bankruptcy trial: Day 3
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The 20 Best Cities On The Planet
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20 Worst and Best Cities for Singles
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Retailing:

Macy's profit rises, though cold chills sales
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Student Debt:

Student loan debt dragging on young households
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Evidence That A Student Loan Bailout Would Help The Economy?
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Student debt is going up. Graduates' incomes aren't.
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Pew: Student loans often mean more overall debt
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Agriculture:

Children as Young as Seven Working US Tobacco Fields
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Roads:

Highway Trust Near Bankruptcy
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Healthcare:

Brooks Memorial awaits decision on TLC Health
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (18 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:

 

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Sales:

Auction of Free Lance–Star assets begins Thursday
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In re Free Lance-Star Publishing Co: Court Follows Fisker and Caps Credit Bidding Rights "For Cause"
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Cross-Border:

Anglo Irish Bank Liquidator Can Sell $19 Billion in Loans
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Secured Debt:

First Circuit Adopts Flexible Approach to Determine Amount of Post-Petition Interest to be Paid to Oversecured Creditor
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Avoidance Actions:

Section 547(c)(2)(B): Congress Meant What It Said and It Said What It Meant, This Test is Objective One-Hundred Percent!
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Fraud:

How Citi Stumbled in Mexico
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Citigroup Fires 11 More Over Alleged Oceanografia Fraud
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Jury to resume deliberations in Donnan fraud trial
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Hopelessly Confused SLUSA Issues for Ponzi Scheme Victims Following Troice?
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Corporate Governance:

Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Fee-Shifting Bylaw Validity
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7 CEOs Who Should Return Their Bonuses
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Alternative Energy:

Energy Department loan office under scrutiny
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Shipping:

Genco Shipping asks court to disband recently appointed equity panel
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Finance:

Filing Spotlights Lower - Yes, Lower - Default Rate Of Covenant-Lite Deals
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RadioShack's Dance With The Asset-based Loan Devil
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UK:

Ulster Bank denies forcing viable businesses into bankruptcy to boost profits
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EU:

ECB readies package of rate cuts and targeted measures --- ECB interest rate cut 'more or less a done deal'
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ECB eyes measures to boost lending to SMEs
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PIIGS:

German Stocks Drop as Italian, Portuguese Economies Shrink
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Tim Geithner: Germany's Finance Minister Had A 'Frightening' Plan To Deal With Greece
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Romania:

Over 5,000 Romanian companies became insolvent in Q1, down 14 percent
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Japan:

Japan's working poor left behind by Abenomics
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Ukraine:

Russia Energy Minister: 'Insolvent' Ukraine Can't Afford Russian Gas
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