Law:

J. Scott Victor on the Rural/Metro Ruling --- Mark Roe --- Harvey Miller --- Anders J. Maxwell
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Diamond McCarthy, Already Involved in Dewey, Takes on Heller, Opening San Francisco Office
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Defunct law firm isn't entitled to profits from hourly-fee cases taken to new firms, ABA brief says
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Venture capitalists skip law firms for legal services startups
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Legal Sector Shed 1,200 Jobs in April
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Business of Law
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In bankrupt law firm case ABA argues that clients, not lawyers, own their legal matters
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Law firms add coaches to their staffs
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Lateral hiring drops again in 2013
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Civility oath requires new California lawyers to pledge to behave with dignity
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All Lawyers Lie, Depending On Your Point Of View
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Biglaw Blind Item: A Managing Partner Who Needs To Manage His Drinking
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Using Your Middle Initial Makes You Sound Smarter
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2 new tools allow you to compare major firms’ billing rates
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Firms raise partners’ contributions, delay payback
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Harvard Law is on list of 55 schools being investigated for sexual-assault policies
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Visual law services are worth a thousand words—and big money
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When it vereins, it pours
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What will you do with your life post-retirement?
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Working Late Is NOT An Excuse To Treat Yourself
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The Illusion of Leisuretime
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Students at 24 California community colleges are offered a ‘smoother pathway’ to law school
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Law School Loves That You’re Bad At Math
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Donald Sterling Breaks His Silence: 'I Wish I Had Just Paid Her Off' --- V Stiviano: Donald Sterling 'Not Racist' --- Sterling's Tarnished Silver --- The NBA Constitution Is Not A Suicide Pact
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Best Smartphones
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Responsive websites may not be the way forward for firms
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Silicon Valley lawyer creates another social network for lawyers
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MoFo starts Twitter feed to promote its female lawyers
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The tortuous tale behind the 10th edition of the most widely cited lawbook in the world
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Stop Embarrassing Yourself: Here's How To Wear Colors Without Clashing
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Ben Affleck Under Investigation In Las Vegas For 'Card Counting'
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The meteoric, costly and unprecedented rise of incarceration in America
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New Orleans: Deal to stay out of federal court ends disciplinary action for ex-prosecutors Jan Mann and Sal Perricone
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Airlines and World Trade Center leaseholder don’t have to pay cleanup costs for 9/11 attacks
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White-collar criminal defense lawyer is shot by man posing as police officer
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Billionaire Gets Into Fist Fight With Close Friend Right Out In The Middle Of The Street
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Horrifying Audio of Man Killing Unarmed Teens Released By Court
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Watch A Bunch Of Hyper 3rd Graders Tackle Jury Duty
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Which groups do criminals target? Not who you might think
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Judges:

US Bankruptcy Court for Arizona gets a new judge
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Chattanooga Senior Bankruptcy Judge John Cook Is Retiring; Applications Being Taken For His Replacement
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Koschik appointed new bankruptcy judge in Akron
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President Obama Nominates Bankruptcy Judge Pamela Pepper to Serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
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Liberal Supreme Court Justice Comes To The Defense Of Scalia
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‘Sovereign citizens’ plaster courts with bogus legal filings—and some turn to violence
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Experts sound off once again on Justice Thomas’ silence
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The Supreme Court’s Real Technology Problem: It Thinks Carrying 2 Phones Means You’re A Drug Dealer
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Man held in fatal hit-and-run of federal judge's son, police say
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Former Justices Aren't Above Playing Politics
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Wall Street:

US futures decline amid Ukraine worries; Dow Jones down 0.36%
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Markets Are Going Down
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Stocks close lower despite surprisingly strong jobs report
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Layoffs:

Participation Rate: Trends and Cohorts
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Goldman Sachs on the Labor Force Participation Rate
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What's the Real Unemployment Rate?
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Americans Are Giving Up the Job Search
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The other unemployment crisis: Teenagers are being left out of the recovery
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New York Bankruptcy Court Strikes Defenses to Federal and State WARN Acts
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How To Answer The ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ Interview Question
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The Biggest Jobs Report Conspiracy Just Got Destroyed
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Pentagon, lawmakers approve plan to cut thousands of American troops
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Study: With good jobs scarce, more twenty-somethings use the Army as a last resort
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:

Direct Air owner files for bankruptcy
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Spy Plane Fried Air Traffic Control Computers, Shut Down LAX
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Alitalia, Creditors Working On Plan To Woo Etihad At Key Meeting
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Woman gives birth aboard plane
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The Residence: Airline Reveals Mindblowingly Luxurious Flying Apartment With Bathroom, Bedroom, Chef, And Butler
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Video Games:

Debate over 38 Studios bond default to heat up
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Banking:

Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 509 Institutions
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Education:

Residents Skeptical About City's Intentions for Morris Brown
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Economy:

U.S. Jobs Growth Jumps --- April Employment Report: 288,000 Jobs, 6.3% Unemployment Rate --- The hidden weakness in this month’s jobs report --- About That Jobs Report.. Maybe it Wasn't So Great --- A Jobs Report Dickens Could Love --- 5 Cautionary Signs in April Jobs Report --- Strong Job Creation, Weak Stock Market
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Merrill: Q1 GDP now tracking negative 0.4% --- Why the first-quarter GDP may get even uglier
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US Factory Orders Up
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Is the Fed near its target?
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Fed's Fisher Says It Is Too Soon for Talk of Rate Increases
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Here's How Much Money Someone Has To Make To Be In The 1%
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What It Means To Be Middle Class Today
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Fed: Poor Falling Behind Rest of US
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Inequality Has Been Going On Forever ... but That Doesn't Mean It's Inevitable
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Warren Buffett Lost $132 Million On Financial Weapons Of Mass Destruction
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Basic Facts About the American Economy
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Aging Boomers Become Roommate Generation
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Krugman: Why Economics Failed
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Theory: When Recovery Follows Austerity
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Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs: Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama
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Who pays the most income taxes? You'd be surprised
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The Simple Reason Interest Rates Continue To Be Absolutely Rock Bottom
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The Countries Where It's Easiest To Become A Self-Made Billionaire
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Recent Decision Underscores Difference in Treatment of Landlord Claims Arising Under Section 503(b) versus 365(d)(3)
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Lawler on New Homes: Sales will probably move higher over the course of 2014, Prices will not
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Are mortgage lenders finally lowering their standards? Not so much.
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Why Your Home Is Not A Good Investment
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The New Math of Renting vs. Buying
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Why thousands of homeowners are getting money for mortgage abuses they never suffered
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Ohio Foreclosures in the Post Schwartzwald Era
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Mayor Bill De Blasio Set To Unveil Affordable Housing Plan
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Judge: Bankrupt Phoenix real-estate investor did not disclose assets
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Billionaire Greene buys West Palm Beach properties at 77% discount to foreclosure
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Hedge fund manager buys America's priciest home
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Municipalities:

Detroit Retired City Employees Association supports bankruptcy plan ---Detroit Reaches Tentative Agreement With Retirees Association --- Detroit retiree group agrees to 4.5% pension cut
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Detroit bankruptcy coming down to the wire
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Kevyn Orr Speaks: A full transcription of remarks at the American Bankruptcy Institute
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Judge to see city's plan to emerge from Chapter 9
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Calpers weighs in on Detroit pension debate
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Detroit News urges Lansing to fund “grand bargain”, Koch Brothers lobby against it
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Snyder: Detroit should have oversight committee post-bankruptcy
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Drip by drip: Region's water challenges --- Metro water group calls Detroit's regional proposal 'viable solution'
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Shamokin, Pennsylvania is so broke that city hall's gas was cut off
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Pennsylvania city seeks state crutch that's hard to cast off --- 'Financially distressed' Pa. cities seek exit from Act 47
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Social Media:

LinkedIn Revenue Forecast Trails Estimates as Growth Slows
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Print Media:

If Newspapers And Magazines Think Life Is Tough Now, They Won't Want To See What Happens Next...
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Autos:

GM Proposes Treating Injury Victims Equally, Plaintiffs' Attorney Says --- GM Adviser, Attorney Spar on Compensation Plan
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A risky move? GM heads to bankruptcy court in effort to head off ignition class actions --- GM tackles 300 wrongful death and injury claims --- Judge will consider whether GM committed bankruptcy fraud --- GM Judge Inclined to Have Switch Probe on Expedited Basis
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GM Judge Bars Probe Until Preliminary Issues Evaluated
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Judge Hears Argument by Owners of GM Recall Cars --- Judge Urges General Motors to Settle in Faulty Ignition Switch Case --- GM begins discussions to settle ignition lawsuits --- GM Adviser Calls Talks With Accident Lawyers 'Very Preliminary' --- GM Adviser Says Carmaker Agreed to Nothing on Settlements
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GM Seeks Bankruptcy Court Protection Against Lawsuits
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Carmakers' Summer Plans: Back to Bankruptcy?
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GM's Barra Uses Crisis To Spur Broader Change
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Fisker creditors want own liquidation plan
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Resorts:

Colony trustee considers sale of assets; legal landscape shifting
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Photography:

Buyer snaps up bankrupt Calumet Photographic
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Finance:

Borrowing Cash to Buy Complex Assets Is In Vogue Again
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Alternative Energy:

Fuel-Cell Producer ClearEdge Power Files for Bankruptcy
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Plug Power Inc, Ballard Power Systems Fall On ClearEdge's Bankruptcy News
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Sunways AG announces sale of solar inverter business
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Asset Protection:

The Asset Protection Kit Scam Continues To Lure Suckers
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Mass Torts:

New York Appeals Court Sustains Asbestos Plaintiffs’ Direct Suit against Liability Insurer of Dissolved Corporate Defendant
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Judge has concerns with Freedom’s legal fees
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Consultants:

FTI Consulting Beats on Earnings & Revs in Q1
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Golf:

Forest Oaks Country Club reopening
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Fraud:

A Fraud Case Offers a Cautionary Tale of Finance
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Environmental:

GSE Environmental files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Health and Beauty:

Lisa Price: Carol's Daughter Isn't Bankrupt --- Jada Pinkett-Smith and Lisa Price address Carol’s Daughter bankruptcy
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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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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:

Hawaii: Bankruptcy filings across state fall for 10th consecutive month
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

Cravath: Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law
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Art:

“Release the Kraken” II: For Want of a Lien, the Botticelli Could Be Lost. . .
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Confronting the Challenges Arising in Individual Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases
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Claims Trading:

Claims Trading: Taking The Good With The Bad
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Beware the 'Meridian Sunrise' - District Court Rules Investment Funds Are Not 'Financial Institutions' Under Loan Transfer Restrictions
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Professional Compensation:

Massive Bankruptcy Attorneys' Fee Award Upheld on Appeal
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Credit Bids:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Limits Credit Bid of Senior Secured Creditor to Promote Competitive Asset Auction
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Interest:

Prepetition Default Interest - Take Nothing for Granted
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New: Take Our Credit Bid Survey

Celebs:

Janice Dickinson's plastic surgery bills wiped out as California court discharges debts totaling up to $1 million
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Electricity:

Energy Futures Holdings' bankruptcy prompts worries
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Overflow crowd shows up for first Energy Future Holdings bankruptcy hearing --- Texas' Energy Future, creditors square off in bankruptcy hearing --- Amid first-day squabbles, Energy Future DIP nets interim OK
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EFH bankruptcy breaks records
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Energy Future's revamp may put new Oncor owners under microscope
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Energy Future Holdings Receives Court Approval Of First Day Motions
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Energy Future Parts Crowd to Get Early Bankruptcy Financing
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Why are private-equity firms behind Energy Future deal the only ones coming out OK?
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Inside the negotiations over Energy Future Holdings' breakup
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The Fracking Boom and the Fall of a Texas Utility
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What, me worry? Consumers don't suffer from EFH troubles
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Tax:

Whose Refund Is It? Ninth Circuit Holds Tax Refund Belongs to Bankruptcy Estate of Bank Holding Company, Not to Receivership Estate of Subsidiary Bank
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Switzerland Urges Fair Treatment for Banks
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U.S. Firms With Irish Addresses Get Tax Breaks Derided as 'Blarney'
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Corporate Governance:

Warren Buffett Has Some Interesting Views On Boards And Corporate Governance
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Telecoms:

Forward Motions: LightSquared to Make Case for Bankruptcy-Exit Plan
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A Fight Over Voting Rights Goes to Bankruptcy Court
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Currency:

MtGox's Founder Jed McCaleb Lost $50,000
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Proposal Made for Restarting the Mt. Gox Exchange
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Healthcare:

The last-minute Obamacare shoppers were bargain hunters
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Obamacare: You still can't fix stupid...or make it pay
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Fishing:

Pescanova's creditors back debt restructuring plan
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IP:

U.S. Bankruptcy Laws May Prevent a Patent Licensor from Using Foreign Bankruptcy Proceedings to Cancel Patent Cross-Licenses and Impose New Royalty-Bearing Licenses
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Religion:

Claimants resist as Milwaukee bankruptcy inches forward
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Liberty man indicted in $6.2M Ponzi scheme
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UK:

Popularity of UK Scheme of Arrangements to Restructure Foreign Companies Continues — Boundaries of Application Further Extended
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Hull MP leads delegation over Insolvency Office closure
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EU:

EU Cuts Euro-Area Growth Outlook as Inflation Seen Slower
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PIIGS:

Portugal passes its final bailout audit; on road to recovery --- Portugal Plans to Exit Bailout --- Portuguese yields dip as Lisbon pledges "clean" bailout exit
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Bank of Italy warns of ‘fragile’ recovery
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Ukraine:

Kiev's Grip on East Loosens Further --- Ukraine Separatists Stormed Police HQ --- The CIA And FBI Are Reportedly Advising Ukraine As Pro-Russia Separatists Spread Across The Country --- 70% Of Southeast Ukraine Opposes What Could Happen Next With Russia --- Russian bombers, fighter jets 'seen over Crimea' --- The Mob Now Rules Eastern Ukraine --- Ukraine Is Moving Special Forces To Control The Country's Southwest --- Odessa Jewish community mulls emergency evacuation
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Brazil:

Batista Re-elected as OGP Chairman
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Mexico:

Homex Reaches Deal to Give Unsecured Creditors Most of Equity
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China:

Chinese Manufacturing Continues To Contract
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Poland:

Company bankruptcy rate falling in Poland
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