Law:

Companies Curb Use of Outside Law Firms - Staff Attorneys, Which Don't Bill by the Hour, Are Cheaper, Often More Efficient --- Law Firms Face New Competition — Their Own Clients --- ‘In-sourcing’
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Detroit Trial Elicits Unusual Apology from Kirkland
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Firm Size a Driver in Higher Billing Rates, Report Finds
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Attacking Indictment, Dewey Defendants Urge Dismissal
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‘That model went away’: Law school dean reveals changing industry
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Cheating Scandal Embroils Law School In Federal Lawsuit
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The Candy Crush Law School
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A Law School Dean Spills The Beans On The Realities Of The Legal Profession
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Boyd faces $3 million deficit, 18 percent enrollment decline
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Leaders of Midsized Firms Aim to Keep Practice Focus
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Thomas Boggs, Founder of Patton Boggs, Dies
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Ranking Summer Associate Programs: You Were Optimistic About Offers (And Getting Paid More) --- Choate Hall, Foley Hoag Take Top Spot in Summer Associate Survey
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Pinning Your Partners: 3 Ideas For Ensuring That Your Firm Treats You Fairly
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Dechert hires longtime Akin Gump exec as new COO
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Why Lawyers Are Becoming the Next Design Stars
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Up & Coming: Adine S. Momoh
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Not Sleeping Enough - Could That Be Why Lawyers Struggle So Much Emotionally?
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Wealthy Manhattan Lawyers - Aging Equal Opportunity Disease
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BigLaw & Apple - What Should They Have in Common?
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Attorney Who Called Opposing Counsel Gay Slur Suspended
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The latest Chicago law firm to expand outsourcing isn't going overseas
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The 4 Most Persuasive Words In The English Language
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How To Spend The First 10 Minutes Of Your Work Day
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5 Easy Ways To Become A Better Public Speaker
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Comparing Arbitration Services from 3 Top Providers
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Witnesses: ‘Django Unchained’ actress and boyfriend having sex in car before police arrived
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Adrian Peterson To Play In Week 3 After Child Abuse Arrest --- Vikings’ Adrian Peterson says sorry for hurting son, 4, in latest incident to test new NFL policy
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The Docket’s Red Glare: Francis Scott Key And The Star-Spangled Banner
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From Lawyer To Novelist: An Interview With Helen Wan, Author Of The Partner Track
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Ex-lawyer and former state Democratic party chief is federally charged in claimed $1.8M client fraud
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Limbaugh on Sexual Assault: "No Means Yes If You Know How to Spot It"
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Gravedigger Suspended After Posing for Photo With Dead Body
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Over 100 colleges have acquired military equipment
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Reported Domestic Disturbance Was Actually Noisy Couple Engaged In "Romantic Situation" On Living Room Floor
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Mug Shots
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Elderly Woman Didn't Want a Tattoo
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Class Claims UBS Bank Swiped Billions by Closing Secret Accounts
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Pawn Shop Gun Policy Backfires
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Former prosecutor allegedly talks murder plan with would-be hit man
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Guilty of grisly murder, Jodi Arias auctions ‘one-of-a-kind’ item—spectacles she wore at trial
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Petit Family Convicted Killer Steven Hayes Sues Prison for Not Providing Kosher Cuisine
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Judges:

Federal Judge: I would uphold the death penalty for an innocent man rather than play games with the law
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More on the PACER problem
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Federal judge discloses his ‘stupid little trial’ remark after realizing juror may have heard it
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Now this is how you deal with an abusive defendant
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Judge plans to take plea in case over $3M federal investment-fraud scheme, his lawyer says
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Wall Street:

Futures dip ahead of data, Fed eyed
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World stocks hit one-month low, focus on Fed
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Stocks Close Mixed
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History:

94 Years Ago Today, A Terrorist Attacked Wall Street With 100-Pounds Of Dynamite
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Layoffs:

United Offers $100,000 Buyouts to Flight Attendants
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:

Air France strike as Europe faces low-cost shakeup --- Air France, Lufthansa Hit by Strikes in Fight for Future
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Air France says disruption will increase as strike continues
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Lehman:

Financial Crisis, Six Years On: Liquidating Lehman --- Where the Lehman Liquidation Stands Today
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Lessons learned from Lehman Brothers
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Food/Beverage:

If You're In One Of These Professions, You're Probably A Coffee Addict
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Dairy that had Filed for Bankruptcy Rebounding
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The Power of a Trust Fund Claim: Paying Milk Producers First
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Banking:

Ranking the Biggest U.S. Banks: A New Entrant in Top 5
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Couple faces criminal charges for hiding pricey items from bankruptcy
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Health Care:

Resurrection of Crittenden Regional complicated, but could still happen
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Walking Wounded: ‘They stole my life’ - Trial in Bankruptcy Court is expected to conclude next week
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Telecoms:

NII Holdings Files Bankruptcy as Users Seek Faster Phones --- Assets of $2.89B, debts of $3.47B
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Mass Torts:

Motions ask bankruptcy judge to keep Garlock evidence sealed
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Personal Finance:

7 surefire ways to waste your money
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Economy:

Factory output drops for 1st time in 7 months --- Sharp auto production drop weighs on US factory output --- Factory Output Drops 0.4 Percent in August --- New York's Manufacturers Are Hot
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Yellen Rate Raises Seen as Gradual in Survey as Inflation Muted
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Fed-Watchers Are Obsessing Over The Phrase 'Considerable Time'
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Goldman's Hatzius: Expect "Considerable time" to remain in FOMC Statement this Meeting
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Eight keys to Fed's September meeting
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Outlook darkens on global economy, OECD says
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Marriott Invites Tips for Maids, but Why Not Just Pay More?
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White House uses Lehman Brothers collapse anniversary for minimum-wage push
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Oil hits 26-month low under $97 on weak China data
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How the Super Rich Got Richer
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Welfare’s weak response to the recession, in one chart
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Here’s what millennials want when buying a home
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Everyone agrees there must be housing finance reform
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Former HUD Secretary: Housing assistance programs in dire need of reform
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Freddie Mac: Here's why multifamily growth rules housing
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Liquidation not needed, developer HDG Mansur tells court
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Municipalities:

The Week’s Witnesses
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Reality saps drama out of Detroit bankruptcy
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Detroit Reaches a Deal With a Key Creditor, but Others Balk at Plan --- Detroit reaches bankruptcy deal with fiercest creditor
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Syncora Gets 13.7% in Detroit Bankruptcy Deal; FGIC Fights
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Syncora Gets $45 Million in Debt in Detroit Bankruptcy
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Detroit judge refuses timeout in bankruptcy trial
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Bankruptcy Scorecard: Day 8
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Not everyone is thrilled about bankruptcy deal
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The week that Detroit's bankruptcy ended?
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Detroit bankruptcy creditor apologizes --- The Syncora Apology…and what the judge said about sanctions
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Where things stand with Detroit's bankruptcy plan
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After bankruptcy, is there enough money?
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How will the new water authority work?
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Detroit, Don't Take Water Away From Those Who Can't Afford It
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Detroit City Council approves $275M in bankruptcy exit financing
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DIA director talks about Detroit bankruptcy battle
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Pensions May Be Key to Stockton Bankruptcy Exit
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Scranton Stalked by Bankruptcy Mulls Selling Sewers
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Breathing Life Into Allentown: Pennsylvania Comes to the Rescue
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Trump bankruptcy filing negative for Atlantic City: Moody's
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A city in search of salvation from all the wrong sources
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Moody's analyst: Flint unlikely to follow Detroit into bankruptcy -- unless it loses retiree lawsuit
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Income Inequality Is Now Hitting State Governments --- States' sales tax dependence cited in wealth gap report --- Report ties sales-tax reliance to rising income inequality
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Which States Have The Highest Percentage Of Single Adults
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Retailing:

Bankruptcy isn’t what it used to be
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RadioShack CFO Resigns Amid Financial Woes --- Etlin Interim CFO --- Why the CFO’s Resignation Might Be Good News for RadioShack --- RadioShack Corporation Hires Bankruptcy Expert As CFO
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Creditor Syncora bets big on downtown Detroit's future
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RadioShack: Does New CFO And New Capital Equal $2 Per Share? --- Don't Touch RadioShack Stock: It's Probably Worthless
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RadioShack CFO Resigns Less Than a Year into Job --- RadioShack CFO resigns in midst of financing talks
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RadioShack CFO resigns amid reports of bankruptcy rescue package --- AlixPartners MD named interim CFO
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Why Amazon should buy a bankrupt RadioShack
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Sears borrows $400m from CEO’s hedge fund
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Retail Sales Bounce Back in August
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Pensions:

Why Pensions Went Away
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Autos:

At least 19 deaths tied to flawed GM cars --- Count may grow, Feinberg says --- GM receives 125 death claims for ignition defect
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Electricity:

Energy Future eyes early 2015 for Oncor auction -sources
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What Is the Most Efficient Source of Electricity?
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Gambling:

Judge Oks Revel Casino Hotel Auction on Sept. 24 --- Casino goes to auction after heated hearing
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As Another Casino Topples, Atlantic City Tries to Reinvent Itself
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Revel bidder says parts of building could reopen quickly
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Revel Draws New Interest After Straub’s $90 Million Offer
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Who Benefits From The Bankruptcy Of Trump Entertainment Resorts?
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Las Vegas: Visitor Traffic on pace for record in 2014, Convention Attendance Returning
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Obamacare Aids NJ Casino Workers After Christie Opposed Law
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Tech:

Silicon Valley Investor Says High-Profile Failures Are Just Around the Corner
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Fraud:

Stanford's 'Net Winners' Lose at Fifth Circuit
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Guilty Plea In $30 Million Landscaping Ponzi Scheme
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Tenn. feed company agrees to fraud settlement
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AgFeed Settles Accounting Fraud Case for $18 Million
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Politics:

Democrats slam Hogan on bankruptcy, debt
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Education:

UPenn Named Top Party School In The Country
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Banking:

Goldman, Citi, others release stress tests
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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 (37 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 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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Sales:

Eleventh Circuit Unwinds Bankruptcy Sale Years Later, After Finding Involuntary Case was Filed in Bad Faith
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Credit Bid (Round 2): What Does It Take to Show “Cause”?
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Foreign Law:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Requires English Translation of Foreign Documents Supporting a Proof of Claim
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IP:

American Sniper’s Widow Sues Bankrupt Training Company He Founded
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Eligibility:

DOMA Ruling Fails to Provide Clarity for Bankruptcy Law Cases
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Make-Whole:

New York Bankruptcy Judge Disallows Payment of Make-Whole Premium
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TBTF:

White House Touts Financial Overhaul on Anniversary of Crisis
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Insurance:

D&O Insurance: Though Specific Litigation Exclusion Does Not Apply, Subsequent Suits Related to Prior Claim Not Covered
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Parties Spar Over Court's Role in Insurance Liquidation Process
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Agriculture:

Harvest Problems Crop Up in Turner Grain President's Bankruptcy Case
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Celebs:

Toni Braxton Bankruptcy 2014: Singer Settles Case Four Years After Filing
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Teresa and Joe Giudice to list vacation house ahead of fraud sentencing
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Trustee places Penn on year's probation in bankruptcy case
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Hedge Funds:

CalPERS Kicks Hedge Funds To The Curb
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Sovereigns:

'US does not support the debt debate at the UN'
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Argentine debt: Appeasing the 'vultures'
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Willing to Wait 15 Months? There's Good News
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UK:

John Oliver Humiliates Both Sides Of The Scottish Independence Campaign
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If Scotland Says Aye, What Happens Next?
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Independence Would Trigger A Demographic Timebomb In Scotland Requiring A Massive Tax Increase
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Scottish banks show their true colors
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Europe's Biggest Bear Warns The Pound Could 'Plunge Into The Abyss' If Scotland Goes Independent
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6,000 People Will Lose Their Jobs As Wireless Carriers Walk Away From Cash-Starved Phones 4U --- Phones 4u Bonds Plummet After Losing Mobile Contracts --- Phones 4u staff likely to miss out on redundancy payments
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Accusations fly after Phones 4U collapse
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Phones 4u Administrators Have Two Days to Reopen U.K. Stores
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Prince Harry Just Turned 30 — And Stepped Into A Massive Inheritance
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EU:

5 Questions About the ECB's Asset Buying
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Cyprus: Supreme Court focuses on foreclosures
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PIIGS:

Main amendments to the Spanish Insolvency Act introduced by Royal Decree Act 11/2014 and how they affect Spanish in-court restructurings
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Canada:

Walking a Mile in the Trustee’s Shoes: How s. 38 of the BIA can allow creditors to revive dismissed claims
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France:

France’s Prime Minister Says 'We'll Be F-----' If The Economy Doesn't Bounce Back
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Germany:

German property firm IVG says insolvency over, eyes listing
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'The German Recovery Is Petering Out'
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Russia:

How Russia Can Fight the Yukos Award
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MENA:

Broad Coalition Vows to Back Fight Against Islamic State - Group of 26 Countries Pledges Support 'By Any Means Necessary'
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US Rules Out Military Cooperation With Iran Against ISIS As Supreme Leader Bashes 'US Offer'
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How The World's Richest Terrorist Operation Makes Money
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The US Just Expanded Its War Against ISIS
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Obama's Dangerously Vague New War
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Ukraine:

Evidence Is Mounting That Russian Paratroopers Lead The Fight In Eastern Ukraine
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Putin's Playbook
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Finland:

Cities scratch together savings with hospital closures and real estate sales
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Jamaica:

House committee says Bankruptcy Bill not user-friendly
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Australia:

HWL Ebsworth continues to expand Restructuring & Insolvency offering with Brisbane appointment
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