September 18, 2014

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Law:

Veteran bankruptcy lawyer Cieri to retire from Kirkland: sources
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Who Represents America's Biggest Companies 2014
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Law school misses bond payment, seeks to restructure obligations --- Thomas Jefferson School of Law Gets Reprieve after Missed Bond Payment
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Arguing lack of intent, lawyers seek dismissal of charges against former Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders --- SEC Settles With Controller in Dewey LeBoeuf Case
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Equity partner pay continues to grow, while nonequity pay is almost flat, survey says
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Industries Ripe For Disruption: The End Of Low-Level Lawyering
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8 Things Lawyers Say they Would Change about Billing
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Women Fall Behind in Client Development - More Than Ever
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New legal industry start-up Lateral.ly aims to replace headhunters
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Todd Tuggle: Navigating the Murky Waters of Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Crime Precedent At Heart Of Barry Bonds Appeal
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Bankruptcy Lawyer Joins Locke Lord
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BP changes line spacing in court filing to beat page limit
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Three Lawyers Awarded MacArthur 'Genius Grants'
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Exodus hits US law firm Bingham amid merger talks
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Morgan Lewis misses out as Akin Gump scores Bingham’s entire London office
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Lawyer Dresses Up As Thomas Jefferson At His Own Disciplinary Hearing
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Worst. Job Search. Advice. Ever.
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Finding The Easy Life As A Contract Attorney
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The new iPhone reviews are in—and they’re still iPhones, only bigger
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These Hidden iOS 8 Tricks Will Make Your iPhone Feel New Again
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Apple Is Warning Users NOT To Use One Of The Best New Features In iOS 8 ... Yet --- iOS 8, Apple's Next Big iPhone Update, Is Officially Out — Here's How To Download It
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We Did The Math: Which iPhone 6 Should You Buy?
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Tim Cook Has An Open Letter To All Customers That Explains How Apple's Privacy Features Work
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What Is The Dirtiest Place In An Office?
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The Most Expensive Pair Of Men's Shoes In The World
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How To Properly Groom Your Beard
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The 19 Essentials That Every Gentleman Needs This Fall
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Teens charged after Ohio woman guns down intruder wearing Insane Clown Posse mask
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French Police Found 9 Pounds Of Cocaine In A Vatican Car
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Woman Arrested With 73 Credit Cards She Was 'Holding For A Friend'
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Adrian Peterson Has A Quietly Terrible Contract, And Cutting Him Would Save The Vikings A Ton Of Money --- Adrian Peterson case exposes America's blurred lines between discipline and abuse --- Sean Hannity worries the Adrian Peterson case will prevent parents from teaching kids that “being gay is not normal”
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Hundreds brawl after NY country club wedding reception: ‘There was blood everywhere’
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‘No, daddy, no!’: Dad catches daughter’s boyfriend in bedroom, shoots him in head
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Apparently they're way backed up down at the official report factory
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New photos show ‘Django Unchained’ actress who claimed racial persecution straddling boyfriend in car
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Man charged in roommate’s death after human head falls out of ripped trash bag
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NYPD suspends “totally unprovoked” officer caught kicking street vendor
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Bar Suspends Lawyer for Photoshopping Herself Into Celebrity Shots
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Man convicted in supermarket checkout line dispute files suit against shopper he shot
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Big Oops! Law Student Sent N---- Selfie To Her Dad
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Meltdown: attorney attacked at law firm building by co-worker’s husband
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Memphis police discover 200 unprocessed rape kits adding to backlog of 12,000
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Judges:

Judge: I don’t have Ebola
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Judge with ‘vacation cancelitis’ had best attendance, county swipe-card records show
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Supreme Court Holdings Made Simple
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise as Fed Words Boost Optimism
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Wall St. edges higher after Fed; Dow sets record
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

Things You Should Never Say During An Exit Interview
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Missing Men in U.S. Workforce Risk Permanent Separation
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:

Spirit Airlines: Worst Service, Best Profits
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The 7 Most Annoying Myths About Flying
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Revenge: Shaming Airline Passengers Online
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Corporate Reform:

Holder to corporate America: We will punish corporate executives who misbehave
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Wall St. Whistleblowers Could Get Billions
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Pharma:

Siga Tells Judge Lawsuit Loss Prompted Chapter 11 - Company Argues for Time to Appeal Loss in Licensing Dispute with PharmAthene over Smallpox Treatment Tecoviramat
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Siga Bankruptcy Hearing Too Soon for Suit Fight: Judge
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Retailing:

Lampert cleverly gives Sears a short-term loan
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Holiday-season hiring expected to reach highest level since 1999
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Banking:

Big Blow to Banks as CFTC Policy Change Is Upheld
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Hotels:

Richmond: Bankrupt motel owner rushes to beat auction
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Electronics:

Sony shares plunge as more losses loom
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Food/Beverage:

Arigato Japanese Steakhouses abruptly close, leaving workers unpaid
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Local grocer reacts to Shurfine distributor, AWI filing Chapter 11
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Celebs:

Lights, Camera, Bankruptcy! - Filings by Celebrities: The Fairly Complete List
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Report: Joan Rivers’ Doctor Took A Selfie In The Operating Room
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Teresa Giudice pregnant? 'False in every way,' crisis manager says
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New Witness to Sarah Palin Brawl
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Unlikely Predictor of Pro Basketball Player Bankruptcy
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Alternative Energy:

LDK Solar's US subsidiaries to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Lehman:

Nevada recoups $50 million investment with bankrupt Lehman Brothers
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Economy:

US consumer prices surprisingly weak --- Prices drop for the first time in over a year --- New Sign of Weak Inflation Gives Fed More Room to Maneuver
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Fed Keeps 'Considerable Time' Pledge as Growth Is 'Moderate' --- Fed QE to end in October, 'considerable time' remains --- A short history of a “considerable time” --- Fed renews zero interest rate pledge, restates concern on labor market --- Fed signals intent to continue low rates --- 5 Takeaways From the Fed September Meeting --- Two Dissents from Hawks on Fed’s Forward Guidance --- Most Federal Reserve Officials Still See First Rate Hike In 2015
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What Did the Fed's $1.6 Trillion Buy Us?
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A Review Of American Inflation Since 1872
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Instead of QE: $56,000 for Every US Household
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IMF warns of growing risks to global economy ahead of G-20 talks --- Risks from "excessive" financial market bets
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Median U.S. income: Still stagnating.
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American families are stuck in a lost quarter century
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Incomes Rose in Just 14 States as U.S. Expansion Remains Uneven
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Almost half of Americans in big cities are strapped
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No Proof for Demonizing the Minimum Wage
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Eight Things in the Poverty Report That’ll Make Women Mad
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Obama Administration Considering A Move That Would Alter Global Oil Trading Flows
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CNBC Anchor Calls Out Fed-Hater Bill Fleckenstein In Startling On-Air Shouting Match
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Fox News: Real ‘poor’ people don’t have air conditioners and computers
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U.S. House Passes Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
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Houston Joins Dallas Creating U.S. Millionaires Fastest
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American mobility at historic low and not changing soon
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Meet The Typical Billionaire
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Court Test Nears on Whether Bankruptcy Shields Rent-Stabilized Leases --- New York State and City Join Effort
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US Homebuilder Confidence Soars in September --- Nine-Year High
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A look at who did (and didn’t) get mortgages in the boom, bust and after
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Washington is protecting buyers right out of homeownership
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Legal costs for August Wilson Center may still make sale a money loser, Dollar Bank says
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Sensitive mortgage documents from defunct business found dumped behind office building
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American real estate's future: Older, poorer, and more diverse
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Sacramento Housing in August: Total Sales down 13% Year-over-year, Equity Sales down 5%, Active Inventory increased 61%
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3 reasons why California housing is about to go bust
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Here's where expert economists think housing is going
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Economist Pays Tribute to Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller With a Poem About Housing Bubbles
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Maps Illustrate Mortgage-Lending Boom and Bust for Minorities
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The World's Smallest House
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The World's 12 Hottest Property Markets
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Rent For A 1-Bedroom Apartment Will Cost You More In San Francisco Than Anywhere Else In The US
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Young New Yorkers Are Now Going 'Speed Roommating' To Find People To Live With
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Municipalities:

Day 10: Detroit’s Bankruptcy Trial
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From Syncora, an appropriate apology
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Detroit bankruptcy trial to focus on value of DIA art
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Warren Buffett and Michael Bloomberg on Detroit's turnaround
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Judge pauses Detroit's bankruptcy trial again --- So last major creditor can prepare opposition
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Detroit retirees compromised for sake of city's future --- Detroit's revitalization goal swayed retiree committee
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Bankruptcy judge sets hearing on Detroit's water shut-offs
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Witness Ron Bloom and Detroit: He’s been here before…
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More taxpayer money may be on line for Red Wings arena bonds
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Duggan tries to sell Detroit City Council on new regional water authority--- Detroit City Council split on water authority plan
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Moody's downgrades Puerto Rico's PREPA revenue bonds
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Puerto Rico Power authority restructuring plan to aim at consensus
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Recession-proof? Not this town.
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Debt Collection:

Old Debts, Fresh Pain: Weak Laws Offer Little Protection for Debtors
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New ADP Garnishment Report --- Millions Of Americans' Wages Seized Over Credit Card And Medical Debt
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Education:

Tons Of College Students Are Now Crowdfunding Their Tuition On The Internet
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The Universities That Have Produced The Most Billionaires
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For-Profit College Faces $500 Million Lawsuit Over 'Predatory Lending Scheme'
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Student Debt:

Occupy Wall Street forgives nearly $4 million of student debt to celebrate third anniversary
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Percentage of Families with Student Loans
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Fraud:

Authorities Charge Cay Clubs Principals With Fraud In Alleged $300 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Healthcare:

L.A. hospital closes amid falling revenue, earthquake-retrofit tab
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Crittenden Regional Hospital Files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
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Westchester medical practice files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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F.T.C. Wary of Mergers by Hospitals
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NRMC workers: Staff kept in dark; Few sale updates
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Sources: NRMC care went unbilled
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Politics:

Elizabeth Warren: Anthony Weiner and the Revolving Door
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Obama Close to Bush-Level Approval Ratings
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Gambling:

Caesars Said to Engage More Lenders in Debt Restructuring
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Donald Trump Forgets His Own History with AC Casinos
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Carl Icahn Rakes in His Winnings in Trump Casino Bankruptcy --- Icahn May Pick Bones From Trump Atlantic City Bankruptcy Again
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Attorney: Margaritaville playing the victim is shallow
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Television:

A true story: How I helped drive up CSN Houston's legal bills
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Comcast SportsNet Houston jobs to be cut if reorganization plan approved
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Mass Torts:

Bankruptcy judge OKs $2.9M West Virginia chem spill settlement --- Rejects water company effort to block Freedom settlement
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Taxis:

This chart bodes very badly for the taxi industry in its battle against Uber
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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 (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (3 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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Miscellaneous:

Wrong Assumptions Create Lousy Results - Sony, McDonald's, Radio Shack, Sears
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Bankruptcy Reform:

ABI Commission to Issue Chapter 11 Reform Recommendations
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Avoidance Actions:

I Hear Nothing, I See Nothing, I Know Nothing: Third Circuit Says Transferee’s Knowledge Not Relevant to Establishing Fraudulent Transfer Claims
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Jurisdiction:

The Article III Problem in Bankruptcy
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Plan Confirmation:

No Market Interest Rate and No Make Whole: Momentive Performance Court Rejects Lender Arguments Against Confirmation
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Claims Trading:

Auction Design for Claims Trading
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Credit Access after Consumer Bankruptcy Filing: New Evidence
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Cross-Border:

Pushing the Borders of Chapter 15: When a Foreign Representative "Flouts" the Purposes of Cross-Border Insolvency in the United States
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UCC:

Perfection and the New Jurisdiction-Hopping Corporations
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Mysteries Of The Uniform Commercial Code: Leases Of Goods That Become Installed In, Affixed To, Or Mixed With Other Goods
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Notice:

New Century's Lessons On Sufficient Bar Date Notice
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TBTF:

Obama car czar denies Detroit workers were illegally favored
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Toll Roads:

Toll Road operators reportedly will seek bankruptcy
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Consumer Finance:

Online Payday Lenders Sued Over Unsuspecting Borrowers --- Two payday lending schemes get shut down
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Sovereigns:

Argentina to US: Stop using the 'D' word
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No official US response after Sullivan diplomatic row - Capitanich
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Citibank N.A. is set to tell an appeals court it faces 'grave sanctions' from Argentina unless it defies a U.S. judge's order blocking it from making payments to holders of $8.4 billion of the country's bonds
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UK:

Scotland Would Be a Fast-Growth State in the U.S.
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Scotland: Independence Voting Begins --- Everything You Need To Know About The Scottish Independence Vote Happening Right Now --- Independent Scotland, Free of London's Dominance, May Go Awry --- Disuniting the kingdom --- Scotland secession: A tribute to the country's mischievous character --- Scotland's Big Decision --- Top 10 Reasons You Might Care About Scotland Vote --- Economy turns crucial in Scotland vote --- U.K. Economy Ready for Battle as Scots Suspense Masks Resilience --- Scotland: The World's First Referendum on Inequity?
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How Many Countries Were Created Through Secession Votes?
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Punch Taverns' restructuring plan wins shareholders approval
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Phones 4U in 11th hour rescue plan
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EU:

The Latest Effort To Save The Eurozone Just Fell Flat On Its Face
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TMA Europe Distressed Investing conference
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Why Scotland Won’t Be Europe’s Last Region to Seek Independence
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PIIGS:

Investors seek injunction on sale of insurer by BES successor
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Spain's Bonds Rise With Italy's Before ECB's New Lending Program
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Irish Economy Grows Annual 7.7%, Fastest Pace Since 2007 --- Divorce case rulings to form part of Dunne bankruptcy trial
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Greek unemployment dips, still above 26 percent
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Canada:

Anger and worry in Hamilton as US Steel files for bankruptcy
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U.S. Steel bankruptcy: Union promises 'long, complex' court battle --- 'Let's see the numbers': union president
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U.S. Steel bankruptcy by the numbers
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City wants urgent meeting with province over US Steel bankruptcy
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US Steel bankruptcy jeopardizes Ontario government loan
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U.S. Steel says it can’t finance operations without creditor protection
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U.S. Steel's pension shortfall raises concerns
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US Steel shares jump after 3Q outlook update
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A case of buyer's remorse? What went wrong at U.S. Steel Canada
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Germany:

Why Germans pay cash for almost everything
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Ailing Ultrasonic in bank talks to avoid insolvency
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Russia:

'Very Surreal': Russian Business Elites Are Terrified About Billionaire's Surprise Arrest
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Russian Billionaires Stung by Ukraine Bristle Over Arrest
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China:

China's Slowdown Seen Yet to Bottom Even After PBOC Acts
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Executives in Southern China Disappear With Company Cash
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Chinese Home Prices Have Now Tumbled For 4 Straight Months
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MENA:

How ISIS is Wrecking Iraq's Oil Industry
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ISIS Seizes 16 Kurdish Villages In Syria Near The Turkish Border As US Drones Watch
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Obama Just Made His Decision On Syria
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Vietnam:

Vietnam's bad debt rises as new rules take effect - report
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Australia:

The Rare Coin Company: What happens to unclaimed assets?
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