Law:

Squire Sanders Suspends Vote on Patton Boggs Merger
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Patton Boggs: Can it get out of latest pickle? --- Donziger Filing Puts Squire Sanders, Patton Boggs Merger in Limbo --- Who Wins in Donziger v. Squire Patton Boggs?
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Foley & Lardner Adds Charles Tabb To Roster
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Business of Law
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Clouds Parting For Junior Associates
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Partner Accused Of Emailing His Graphic Fantasies To Associate
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Pricing, Profitability and Compensation - Part Two
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Biglaw Firm Withdraws, Citing Client’s Systematic Falsification Of Evidence --- Withdraws after winning $25M jury verdict, says client admitted evidence issues
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Hear the one about the bankruptcy lawyer who bought a restaurant?
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Millionaire lawyer quits to become a Human Cannonball
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‘Plagiarized’ law essay goes viral
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Does the future of law have no place for women?
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Campus Strife Over Law Review Diversity
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Rank ordering the likelihood of law school reforms
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Which law schools are most underrated and overrated? Prof has an answer, based on SSRN downloads
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Reinventing The Law Business: Achieving The Mission — Attracting, Training, Retaining And Inspiring Talent
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Taking Cybersecurity Seriously
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OK to ‘Friend’ Unrepresented Adversary, Mass. Ethics Panel Says
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How A Warm Drink And A Hard Chair Can Improve Negotiating
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Attorneys paying attention to increased use of personal mobile devices in workplaces
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Investigators seek tattoo artist info in murder cases against former football star Aaron Hernandez
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Forced retirement of law firm partners gets green light from Canada's top court
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Apple is really not happy that Samsung’s top lawyer called them ‘jihadists’
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Lawyer goes on hunger strike for right to post d--- pics
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Prosecutor agrees he won’t use corporal punishment to discipline kids in deal to get charges dropped
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Hotel suing Tripadvisor user who posted negative review
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Actress faces public flogging for kiss
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"The Parties Do Not Need a Judge; They Need a Rather Stern Kindergarten Teacher"
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Say What?!
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Judges:

New bankruptcy judge for Western Michigan District brings experience to the bench
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Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Joins Kirton McConkie
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Lawyer Suing Usher Gets Benchslapped Into The Stone Age
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Prosecutor’s Facebook page mocks ‘crack hoes’ and Sotomayor ‘quota lottery’ --- Florida Prosecutor Unapologetic About Sotomayor Affirmative Action Rant Posted On Facebook
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Supreme Court Justices Just ‘Junior Varsity Politicians’?
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Why the Supreme Court Needs Term Limits --- Bad news for the Justices (and the rest of us)
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Do We Need the Supreme Court?
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Wall Street:

Markets Are In The Green
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Stocks Close Higher on Mixed Bag of Economic Data, Earnings
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Layoffs:

Up to 16,000 Hewlett-Packard Employees Dismissed by October
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:

Best Buy Gains as Profit Tops Estimates on More Cost Cuts --- Gloomy outlook for consumer electronics --- Warns of Sales Declines
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The billionaire wizard behind Sears' hideous collapse
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Ecko Unlimited cancels auction
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Gap's 1st-quarter net income declines 22 percent
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Banking:

Deutsche Bank faces investor grilling over €8bn capital raising
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Deutsche Bank spends £283m on legal fees in 2013
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Credit Suisse plea raises risk of U.S. bank indictment
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Volcker: Global Regulators Can Create a Regime for Failed Banks
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Barclays Fined $44 Million for London Gold Fix Failings
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Newspapers:

Sandton Capital submits top bid for The Free Lance-Star's assets
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Coal:

Can Walter Energy Inc Stave off Its Creditors Much Longer?
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Currency:

Mt. Gox: Creditors Have Until November to File Claims
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Ripple, Alternative Digital Currency, Plunges As Founder Liquidates
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Autos:

GM facing $10B in ignition-related lawsuits, plans legal dept. overhaul
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GM to lawmakers: We're working on it
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GM's Barra met with lawmakers -- again
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Class Action Filing Lays Blame on GM Law Department
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GM recalls more cars than it sold in past 5 years
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GM recalls may continue, says Barclays --- GM tells Wall Street recalls may last into summer
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GM Texas Customers Agree to Hold Off Suing for Economic Loss
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Why the bankruptcy legacy seems different at Chrysler and GM
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Television:

How the CSN Houston Broadcast Map Dooms the Network
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Personal Finance:

5 Ways You're Wasting Money Without Even Thinking About It
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10 Ways To Get More Money For College
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Economy:

Markit flash manufacturing PMI moves higher in May
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Gauge of US economy posts 0.4 percent April gain
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Small-business slowdown holds back global recovery
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There Are A Bunch Of Charts In Tim Geithner's Book — This One's His Favorite --- Tim Geithner Told Us What The Next Financial Doom Machine Will Look Like --- Tim Geithner: Neither a god nor a devil --- Geithner Goes Off Script with Jon Stewart
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US unemployment aid applications rise to 326,000 --- How states fared on unemployment benefit claims
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"Employment Scars of the Housing Bust"
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The Problem With Being Poor That Everyone Is Overlooking
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It's A Myth That Americans Are Busier Than Ever
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Federal employees owe $3.3B in back taxes
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Bankruptcy Case Tests Tenants' Rent Protections
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US Home Sales Rose 1.3 Percent in April --- 4.65 million SAAR, Inventory up 6.5% Year-over-year
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Updated Table of Distressed Sales and Cash buyers for Selected Cities in April
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Housing Market Comes Back To Life In April As Price Gains Slow
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates decline again as 30-year averages 4.14%
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Map: The Most And Least Expensive Apartment Rental Markets In The US
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Pittsburgh foundations make new play to buy August Wilson Center
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DR Horton stock rises on better housing news
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Here's why the California housing outlook is grim despite April good news
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62 Cats Found Caged Inside Foreclosed Home
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Here's What NYC Renters Wish They Knew Before Moving Into Their Apartments
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Municipalities:

Detroit Tries to Stay on Schedule as Document Requests Pile Up
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Creditors, citing lack of information, ask judge to delay Detroit bankruptcy trial --- Judge holds off ruling on requests to delay Detroit bankruptcy trial
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Detroit mayor's office: We won't keep Orr or law firm after time's up
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Detroit Bankruptcy Comes Home as Retirees Get Customized Ballots
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Detroit matters to the nation; now can the city deliver?
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Detroit art museum objects to bankruptcy bill
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Michigan House approves bill banning renewal of DIA millage --- DIA hires consultant to assist with Chapter 9 issues
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State House starts OKing Detroit bankruptcy bills --- Michigan House approves Detroit bankruptcy bills --- Mayor Duggan: 'We're On Our Way' --- $200 Million Could Curb Pension Cuts in Detroit
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Jamie Dimon says $100 million investment in Detroit was not done for charity
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Detroit Bailout Bill Leaves Taxpayers On The Hook For New Pension Underfunding
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Gilbert says Detroit blight can be purged in 3 to 6 years --- Carjack City
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UAW to raise money for Detroit retiree health care in contribution to bankruptcy 'grand bargain'
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Media Misinterpreting Detroit Pension Bill
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Koch brothers' group tries to derail Detroit bankruptcy deal
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Union plans to sue NJ gov over pension cuts
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Detroit not alone, expect more bankrupt cities: Expert
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San Bernardino city manager recommends closing library branches
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Lincoln Park council to reconsider consent agreement
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North Las Vegas pursues bill that could allow municipal bankruptcies
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Muni defaults and bond insurance: Part 3
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The Fastest Growing And Fastest Shrinking Cities In America --- Texas dominates ranks of fastest growing cities
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The 11 Cities With The Most Opportunity Right Now
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Healthcare:

Specialty Hospitals of America plans bankruptcy filing, sale of D.C. hospitals --- Bid From Silver Point --- Creditors Seek to Force D.C. Hospital Into Bankruptcy
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Judge OKs procedures for Fairmont General sale
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PBGC takes over Brooklyn medical center's pension plans
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Brooklyn Hospital to Stay Open With Sale Likely
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Pickens County Medical Center forced to make layoffs and furloughs
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High Point Regional Hospital plans to cut 115 positions
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St. Joseph's Closing By End of Year; 60 People Losing Jobs
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Interfaith Hospital Bankruptcy Hearing Postponed
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Hospitals Continue To Cripple Medicare
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Compensation:

McDonald's CEO addresses worker pay, marketing --- Chaotic Protests At McDonald's Headquarters --- McDonald's CEO Says Company Pays 'Fair' Wages Following Protests --- What Do McDonald's Workers Really Make? --- McDonald's shareholders approve chain's executive compensation
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IP:

Patent Reform Bill, And Its Revisions To Bankruptcy Code Section 365(n), Stalls In The Senate
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Electricity:

Judge rejects motion to move EFH bankruptcy to Texas
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Energy Future Delays Restructuring Court Fight to June 30
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Apollo, Oaktree Hold $2.7 Billion in Energy Future Claims
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Debt Collection:

CFPB Report Highlights “Risky” Debt Collection Practices
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Debt Collectors to Pay More than $4 million in FTC Settlement
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Politics:

Elizabeth Warren Can't Avoid the 2016 Question --- Warren takes one from the Gipper --- Elizabeth Warren will be the X-factor in 2016 — even if she doesn't run for president
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Republicans Aim for Middle Class in Bid to Control Congress
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Tax:

Swiss Bank Leaker from HSBC: 'Money Is Easy to Hide'
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Credit Counseling:

Dallas Credit Company “Misled” Consumers, Ordered To Pay $34 Million
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate up 4.6%, RevPAR up 9.6% in Latest Survey
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Celebs:

Jace: Police Dig Into Shooting of Financially-Troubled Actor's Wife
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Private Equity:

Siphoning Value through Captives: Private Equity and Securitization
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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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:

How a Real Estate Bankruptcy in Georgia Led to One of the Code’s Most Misunderstood Provisions—the Pine Gate Case Revisited, Part Two
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Credit Bidding:

None Too Appealing – District Court Turns Aside Free Lance-Star Publishing Credit Bid Lender
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Venue:

Energy Future Judge Rejects Bid to Send Case to Dallas
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Property of the Estate:

In Split from Eleventh Circuit, Ninth Circuit Holds That a Tax-Sharing Agreement Constitutes a Debtor-Creditor Relationship
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Recent Pleadings:

UST To Creditors: Documents In Your Counsel's Files Are "Within Your Custody Or Control"
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Insurance:

FDIC Issues Advisory to Banks About Potential Pitfalls in D&O Coverage
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eDiscovery:

Court Rejects Predictive Coding Not Agreed to By Parties
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Agriculture:

Woes Mount for Calif. Farmers Amid Drought
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Awards:

Greenberg Traurig’s Mark Bloom Elected to International Insolvency Institute
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Carl Marks Director C. Scott Chabina Honored By The M&A Advisor as Recipient of the 40 Under 40 Recognition Awards
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Fraud:

FBI sets up website for TelexFree victims to file claims
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For sale: Designer handbags, fur-trimmed boots and Linda Mastro's pants
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Ex-KPMG Partner Who Gave Insider Tips to His Former Golf Buddy Is Going to Talk About Ethics Before He Goes to Prison
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Rothstein top partner Stuart Rosenfeldt charged by feds
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Weddings:

Brooklyn's Rebar Owner Pleads Not Guilty
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Hollywood:

Soundelux Enters Bankruptcy, Seeks Cash
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Turnarounds:

Turnaround Professionals Help Launch New York Business Mentoring
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Mass Torts:

BP will ask Supreme Court to review Deepwater Horizon settlement ruling
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Judge in BP Spill Case Sends Distress Signal to Supreme Court
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BP asks appeals court to keep blocking payouts to businesses
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Advertising:

Meridian-Chiles files for bankruptcy protection, closes firm
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Museums:

SC Declines to Intervene in Autry Museum Dispute
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Video Games:

Former 38 Studios Execs Fight To Keep Private Documents Out of Court Case
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Cruise Ships:

Independence of the Seas Arrested
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Tax:

Determining Foreigners' Insolvency Exception
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Education:

City, church top bidder to buy Morris Brown for $14.6 million
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How American Universities Turned Into Corporations
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For-Profit Education Stocks Are Getting Killed
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Food/Beverage:

Busted Allens' liability argued
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Hedge Funds:

Executives at failed Connecticut hedge fund plead guilty
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Hedge Funds Get Fat on Lehman's Remains
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UK:

Insolvency pros face revolution in working practices
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UK court orders 13 firms liquidated for carbon credit sales schemes
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PIIGS:

Drumm takes to witness stand for second day in Boston --- Drumm admits to 'a lot of errors' in financial statements --- Drumm: I forgot details of $1m in cash given to wife --- Drumm under intense questioning --- Drumm wanted to avoid 'brutal' Irish bankruptcy --- David Drumm's wife to take the stand at US bankruptcy hearing --- Drumm email: It never pays to be co-operative
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How Greece pulled back from the brink of plunging Europe into chaos --- Greek sovereign debt rating to be upgraded by Fitch --- Neorion Shipyard Faces Seizure Due to Debts
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Urgoiti resigns as Pescanova's chairman
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S&P raises Spain credit rating as economy improves
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Canada:

Telus Throws in the Towel on Mobilicity; Will a Fourth Player Emerge?
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