Law:
Settlement with Frank McCourt clears path for Bingham McCutchen merger
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Bingham-Morgan Lewis merger: Bingham votes yes, Morgan Lewis keeps quiet
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Litigators of the Week: David Heiman, Bruce Bennett and Heather Lennox of Jones Day
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Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP Partners Complete New Bankruptcy and the Supreme Court Book
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Business of Law
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Law firm mergers create conflicts for companies
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States' Projected Lawyer Surpluses Deteriorate for 2022
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Lessons Learned: 30 Years of Law Really is 'Practice'
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What managing partners really, really hate
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DE bankruptcy attorney in crash, charged with DUI can't practice law
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Wrong hires can be costly to law firms, report says
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"Psycho" banker worked for Linklaters and Skadden
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Law-Firm Employee Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading
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Linklaters co-US managing partner Norton stands down early
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Infighting on Compensation Costs BigLaw Time and Money
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‘Jeopardy!’ Champs Have a Go at ‘Debt’
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Prominent attorney and wife stabbed in home invasion are identified; lawyer suspects are in custody
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Reinventing The Law Business: A Satisfied Client Is… A Disaster!
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Official stats: Great Recession has devastated applications to law schools
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Obama plans to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation
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Retailers Are Going To Offer Huge Discounts On iPads For Black Friday
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11 Things Samsung's New Phone Can Do That The iPhone Can't
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This Company Wants To Revolutionize The Way Men Buy Dress Shoes
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T14 Law Student Expects You To Answer 185 Crazy Questions To Join His Elite Club
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3 Tips for Dealing With A Micromanager
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10 Business Etiquette Rules You're Probably Breaking
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Develop Your EQ — Or Else
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How To Attract More Recruiters To Your LinkedIn Profile
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This Guy Was Caught Trying to Steal A Chainsaw From A Store By Shoving It Down His Pants
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Would You Hire This Dick As Your Attorney?
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‘Hunters’ targeted lawyer as ‘prey’ in fatal carjacking at upscale mall, retired detective says
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Prison looms for onetime law student: 2nd Circuit denies stay in ‘most lucrative’ insider-tip case
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Paralegal Held Hostage At Work Forgives Her Polite Kidnapper
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White House intruder review reveals string of blunders
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US spies on mobile phones from the sky in 'man-in-the-middle' --- Senate to Take Up Bill to Curb NSA Spying
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Lawyer, 14 others charged in $20M ‘prince and pauper’ mortgage and welfare scheme
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Barrister on trial for revealing plot to blow up Queen with nuclear bomb
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LA School District: Students Can Consent to Sex With Their Teachers
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A Schizophrenic Man Tried To Call Jesus As A Witness In Court — Now Texas Is Going To Execute Him
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Say What?!
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Judges:
How Judges Decide: An Interview With Joel Cohen
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High-Paying Jobs For People Who Hate Math (See No. 1)
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We Need Someone to Judge the Judges
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Wall Street:
Dow Set To Remain In Record Zone Ahead Of Retail Data
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Walmart powers Dow to record high; oil prices sink
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Goldman’s new partner class shows shrinking role of trading
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Want to Know More About the Goldman Sachs Partners?
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Layoffs:
Army Cuts Hit Officers Hard, Especially Ones Up From Ranks
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Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Reveals Why Robots Really Are Coming For Your Job
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Caesars layoffs to impact 200 employees in Las Vegas
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Student Debt:
Why College Students Should Saddle Themselves With Debt ... But Not Too Much Debt
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U.S. Treasury to Service Some Student Loans in Pilot Program
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College Costs Continue to Rise Leaving Graduates in Debt --- Student loan debt grows, but signs of hope emerge
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U.S. College Borrowing Drops 8% - Clampdown on For-Profit Schools Contributes to Decline
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Debt for College Hits 70% of Graduates
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One Quarter of College Students Expect Loan Forgiveness
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Time: The Real Student Debt Problem No One is Talking About
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Parents Drowning in Student Loan Debt
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Tax:
Hawkins v. Franchise Tax Board: The Ninth Circuit's Realistic Interpretation of "Willful Evasion"
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Feds Go After Another Swiss Banker
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Religion:
Law firm files motion to dismiss Spokane diocese's claims of mishandled bankruptcy
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'Secret Archive Files' Sought in Clergy Abuse Case
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Mars Hill Church On Course to Dissolve by End of Year
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Food/Beverage:
Renault Winery goes bankrupt
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Bottom Dollar grocery chain closing; 460 jobs could be lost
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Celebs:
Bucks Owner Wes Edens Held Private Financial Presentations For Players
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World Football's Most Famous Streaker Jimmy Jump Bankrupt Because of Fines
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Gambling:
Taj Mahal to union: Drop appeal or we close Dec. 12
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Former casino-license holder Foxwoods has Friday bankruptcy hearing
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Why Caesars Entertainment Stock Continues to Spike
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Fitch Solutions: Ch. 11 Talk Sends Caesars' CDS to All Time Widest Levels
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Island Breeze casino boat operator files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Politics:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren to help craft Democratic Party's message and policy in new Senate leadership role
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Elizabeth Warren 2016?
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WSJ Survey: D.C. Power Shift Will Provide Little Help to U.S. Economic Growth
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Alternative Energy:
Remember Solyndra? Those loans are making money
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BrightSource Energy Puts Off Repaying Creditors
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Fraud:
Here’s the first settlement for victims in the Galemmo Ponzi scheme
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Accused ZeekRewards Ponzi mastermind pleads not guilty --- ZeekRewards Founder Released On $25000 Bond
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Wife, brother of SC Ponzi scheme leader plead guilty to helping him hide assets from feds
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Madoff trials in Geneva loom years after fraudster confessed
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OneAmerica to pay $805,000 over former employee's Ponzi scheme
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$1 billion of clients funds set to disappear in FX ponzi scheme
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Brokers:
Corzine's MF Global Settles Platinum, Palladium Fixing Claims
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Toll Roads:
Investment bank may lead counties' toll road bid
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LaPorte County Officials Seek Multi-County Bid On Toll Road
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Economy:
Jobless Claims Extend Longest Sub-300,000 Stretch Since 2000 - Initial Filings Climb in Latest Week, but Trend Remains Healthy
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Hiring in U.S. Picks Up as Workers Gain Confidence to Quit Jobs --- Hiring Picks Up, and Jobs Data Hints at Coming Wage Gains --- A Higher Quit Rate Actually Offers Hope
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Traders Are Passing Around A Hedge Fund Manager's Warning Of 'Powerful And Dangerous' Delusions
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WSJ Survey: Economists Are Less Worried Fed Will Fall Behind the Curve
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Is the Fed Due for a Revamp?
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US budget deficit at $122 billion in October
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Dark Secret: Wall Street Wins Coming and Going
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US Economy's Job Creators Aren't Growth Engines
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WSJ Survey: Hopes for Capital Spending Surge Disappear
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Wall Street Has Decided It's Time For The Fed To Raise Interest Rates
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Economists' View: Lower Inflation, Decent Growth
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Gallup Reports Improvement in Economic Confidence
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Lower Oil Prices Give a Lift to the American Economy --- BlackRock's Brief Guide To The Oil Crash Story --- The Saudis say there is no price war, but they are experts at “sweating” their rivals
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Oil to fall further in 'new chapter' for markets: IEA
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Oil shares drop in Europe as Brent falls below $79 a barrel
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Former Fed Chief At Odds With How Central Bank Now Makes Policy
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Yellen Says Fed Can’t Ignore World Economy
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Dallas Fed President Sets Retirement Date in March
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The 10 Most Prestigious Jobs In America
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40 Under 40: People To Watch
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Regulators to Curb Financial Risks at US Servicers
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Average US rate on 30-year mortgage slips to 4.01 pct.; 30-year loan at 3.20 pct.
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A House Is Not a Credit Card
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Foreclosure filings climb 15% in October --- New Home Sales in October Spike as Foreclosure Filings Increase --- 14 States Getting Slammed By Foreclosures --- Orlando remains among top cities for foreclosures --- Why more homes are being sold at foreclosure auctions
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Another Three Years Before Housing Returns To 'Normal,' Zillow Survey Reveals
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Owner of homes and land near prized Martha's Vineyard site files for bankruptcy protection
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Municipalities:
Jones Day Counsels City of Detroit Throughout Historic Municipal Bankruptcy Case
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Far from over: Detroit bankruptcy proceedings continue as oversight mechanism launches
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Was bankruptcy necessary for Detroit?
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Does Detroit Need Financial Oversight?
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Duggan, council ready to take city's reins
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Can Detroit recover?
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7 Lessons From The Detroit Bankruptcy
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Imagine Your Water Bill Shooting Up to $4,000: Inside One of Detroit's Biggest Crises
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Bolger: Detroit is on a tough road with a bright future
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McTevia: Detroit must stay out of bankruptcy court
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Gross: Detroit has a new lease on life
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Jacques: Detroit's future tied to schools
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Orr: Bankruptcy was painful, but offers a fresh start
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Media ‘cheer-leading’ does no good for post-bankruptcy Detroit
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DIA directors repaid exec bonuses out of own pockets
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Ohio's unfunded pension liability more than $25K per resident
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San Bernardino's bankruptcy minefield
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Lubben on Puerto Rico the Bankruptcy Clause
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State should install 'emergency manager' for troubled Atlantic City, commission finds
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Abuse of Free Parking Has Cities Scrambling
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Shipping:
O.W. Bunker's U.S. Units File for Bankruptcy Protection
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OW Bunker collapse to shake up world's largest ship fuel market
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As claims mount, SSA insists there’s no local bunker disruption
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S'pore unit of OW Bunker to be liquidated
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Hong Kong bunker suppliers expect more demand as shipowners divert from Singapore
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Shipping Fuel Dealers Hit by OW Bunker Bankruptcy - Firms Bracing for Payment Defaults and Potential Cash Crunch
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ING says 'pay us'
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Shipping fuel premium spikes to more than two-year high
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Credit Reporting:
Justice Department Investigating Synchrony Financial Over Potential Bankruptcy Violations
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Retailing:
Why Wal-Mart's Tepid Sales Growth Is Drawing Cheers
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Will J.C. Penney Close Down its Stores? --- JCPenney Is Not a Rebound Trade --- J.C. Penney Stock Wrecked by Earnings
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Weak October hurts retailer Kohl's profit, revenue
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Sears Holdings: Examining A Possible REIT Spin-Off
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How Long Does American Apparel Have Left?
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What Victoria's Secret Workers Think When Men Walk Into The Store
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Mass Torts:
Court to Hear Claim EnPro's Garlock Hid Asbestos Evidence
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Judge Upholds BP Gross Negligence Ruling
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Health Care:
Does Prime scavenge dying hospitals?
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Medical Device Firm Baxano Files for Bankruptcy , CFO Resigns
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Memphis VA Hospital Braces For Ax To Fall
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Buyer defends sale of Saint Michael's Medical Center amid controversy
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Maybe You Don't Need Long-Term Care Insurance After All
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Golf:
Closing a golf course brings tax penalties, angry homeowners
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Banking:
Regulators Say Overdraft Protection Is a Loan in Disguise
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Poor cut off from banks as U.S. lags most of G-7 --- Too Big to Serve the Working Class
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Big banks’ new money-saving strategy: streamlined snitching
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Waste:
Regional recycling firm files for bankruptcy in Memphis
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Aviation:
Air Mauritius first-half pre-tax loss widens on euro woes
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Oil/Gas:
CEO resigns from Endeavour as it goes through bankruptcy --- Endeavour Announces Accelerated Schedule for Chapter 11 Court Hearings
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Corporate Governance:
The latest in restrictive corporate bylaws: Small shareholders can’t sue
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Music:
Disruption: Apple's Secret Plan To Rule The Music Industry
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Video Games:
Last Rebellion Developers, Hit Maker, File For Bankruptcy
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Autos:
A Fatally Flawed Switch, and a Burdened G.M. Engineer
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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 (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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Discharge:
Feds Investigating Banks’ and Debt Buyers’ Treatment of Bankruptcy Accounts --- Will JPMorgan Be Affected Today by Investigation?
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Zombie Debt and the Metaphysics of Discharge
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Unexpired Leases:
When termination is not termination: Bankruptcy Courts views on leases
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Debt Collection:
New York’s Highest Court Rules on Restraining a Debtor’s Assets in Foreign Bank Branches
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UCC:
Did You Ever Hear Of A Floating Lease?
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Plan Confirmation:
Nixing Permissive Plan Payments Effectively Repeals § 1129(a)(4)
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Avoidance Actions:
Fifth Circuit Clarifies Section 548(c) Good Faith Fraudulent Transfer Defense
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Dots, LLC Preference Actions Filed
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Cross-Border:
Reorganization by Foreign Debtors in the US and UK
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OW Bunker Files US Bankruptcy Days After Fraud Report
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Free Trade, Comity, and the Bankruptcy Code
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TBTF:
J.P. Morgan Dealmaker Lee to Take Stand in Greenberg’s AIG Suit
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US Revisits Process for Labeling Financial Firms ' Systemic '
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Litigation:
Producing as PDFs When Native Files Are Not in a Reasonably Useable Form
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Chemicals:
Reichhold Seeks January Auction With Lead Bid From Bondholders
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Television:
Final thoughts on CSN Houston
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Corporate Reform:
Inside the 'cartell': chat-room traders boasted of whacking FX market
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British Treasury Minister calls forex rigging scandal “disgusting” and hopes for prison for financial corruption
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The forex debacle – a scandal to end all scandals
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Ex-coal mine chief joins small club: charged CEOs
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Consumer Finance:
Consumer Groups Applaud CFPB Prepaid Card Rules
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Paper:
Bankruptcy judge ruling to decide GNP's fate
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Bankruptcy trustee seeks sale of East Millinocket paper mill assets for $2.6 million, other bidders sought
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Company announces plans for mill site
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Fuel Oil:
Judge orders Fuller Oil to provide evidence of the full extent of all its assets
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Guns:
Colt Defense Searches for Financing as Default Looms --- Gun Manufacturer Colt Warns of Possible Default
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Sovereigns:
Mexico Outsmarts Paul Singer
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Traders 'Scared As Hell' Of Venezuela
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UK:
Negligent valuation decision may open way for securitization disputes
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Diageo calls time on KPMG
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How Americans Would View British Unemployment
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Huge sums owed to Phones 4U customers and staff
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EU:
Sign of the Times: Tightening Mortgage Rules in Europe
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Eurozone policy makers braced for weak growth figures
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German-French Rebound Kept Euro Economy Growing in Third Quarter
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Inflation At 0.4% And Growth At 0.2% For Europe
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PIIGS:
Greece's economy emerged from 6-year recession in first quarter --- Greece Exits Recession After Crisis That Put Euro at Risk
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Italy Just Notched Up Another Quarter Of Recession
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Irish vote against sovereign debt mechanism puzzling
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Swiss Banking Refuge Brings No Solace to Espirito Santo Clients
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Canada:
US Steel to debate creditor list in court
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Province pushes for changes to US Steel creditor process
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France:
Lenders face further losses on French retailer Vivarte
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Germany:
Top German ex-chief executive sentenced for abuse of company funds
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Russia:
Bankruptcy Case Law in 2014: The Main Trends
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Ukraine and Russia take center stage as leaders gather for G20
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Ukraine:
Ukraine teetering on edge of debt restructuring plunge
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Ukraine Battles With Bankruptcy , Hopes for Warm Weather in Russia
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Ukraine crisis: A repeat of the summer?
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The Ukraine Ceasefire Is A Cynical Sham
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Hungary:
Hard Lessons for Borrowers in Hungary
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China:
China Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog finds gold, cash in official's home
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Thailand:
Reviving Dead Companies Using Thai Law
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Brazil:
Brazil Aims to Put Eike Batista Behind Bars
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MENA:
General: Iraq Needs 80,000 Good Troops
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