Law:

Greenberg, Alvarez Agree to Slash TelexFree Fees
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Reinventing The Law Business: A ‘Profits Per Partner’ Emancipation Plan
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Baker Botts joins open office trend, moves junior associates to interior area
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Biglaw’s Pulse Beats Steadily, Gloom And Doom Notwithstanding
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Judge Dismisses Contract Attorney's Suit Against Skadden
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Panel Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Willkie
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Shakespeare Didn't Really Want To Kill All The Lawyers, But We Should Deregulate Their Profession
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What's Going On Over at Akerman?
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Leading Ladies: More Women Are Running Large Law Firms
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Law firms rethink their traditionally closed offices
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Today’s Tech: A Transactional, Virtual Attorney And Her Mobile Devices
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Legal industry moves away from billable hour to alternative fee arrangements
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Former top US tax prosecutor joins DLA Piper
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Bingham ditched by its own office --- Bingham Loses Bulk of London, Frankfurt Offices to Akin --- The Akin deal is done, but what of the five Bingham refuseniks?
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Quinn Emanuel makes 'work on a beach' associate scheme permanent
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Officials: Vt. Law School student kills mother, self
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Friends mourn Tommy Boggs at his old table at the Palm
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Drexel University’s School of Law Receives Unprecedented $50 Million Gift from Thomas R. Kline --- Drexel renames its law school
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Reforming the Law School Curriculum From the Top Down
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Shut Up Everybody, New 1L Is Going To Explain How Smart He Is
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The American Dream, As Told Through A Photoshop Ethics Violation
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Insane Lines Have Already Formed For The iPhone 6

7 Rules Of Texting Etiquette Every Professional Needs To Know
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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Review: Big vs. Extremely Big --- Why Apple's New Phones Won't Change the World But Nokia's Will
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This Guy Will Make Thousands Of Dollars From People Desperate To Get The New iPhone
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The 'Single-Most Disappointing Aspect' Of The New iPhone 6
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Apple will no longer unlock most iPhones, iPads for police, even with search warrants
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Five Ways To Wear Tan Chinos
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Burned Out? How to Know When You’ve Been on the Job a Long Time
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How to Switch Jobs Without Making Yourself Miserable
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10 Body Language Tips To Make Your Next Presentation Great
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Doctor admits he intentionally misdiagnosed cancer, ordered unneeded chemo
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Giant Wedding Brawl Took Seven Police Departments to Break Up
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Teen Crashes SUV Because Friend Set His Armpit Hair On Fire
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Peterson to still receive full $11.75M salary --- Ex-coach: ‘Tragic’ to ban Peterson because child beating ‘gets away from you’ --- Nike cuts contract with star running back --- NFL Teams Are Now Paying $1.5 Million Every Week To Players Facing Domestic Or Child Abuse Charges --- Jon Stewart blasts NFL for its “special brand of spiteful ignorance” --- NFL on women: Football marketer explains “the role of the female.”
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Cardinals' Dwyer arrested on assault charges --- NFL star Jonathan Dwyer 'head-butted wife after she refused s--'
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Broncos top NFL arrests for domestic violence
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Elmo Busted in Times Square
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Patient, 60, Says Nurse, 33, Forced Sex On Him
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State trooper killed by Pennsylvania 'survivalist' mourned by thousands
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Hobby Lobby Used To Thwart Child Labor Suit
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Cops: Customer Pointed Gun At Drive-Thru Worker And Demanded A Hamburger
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Man holds up convenience store with banana
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Woman writes epic open letter to hedge fund bro who allegedly groped her
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A Man Used The App Whisper To Document His Standoff With Police
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Man Uses Chihuahua as a Weapon
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Things Not To Say (Or Admit) To A Law Enforcement Agent (#10)
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Judges:

U.S. senators call for federal judge to resign over wife beating --- Horrifying 911 Call From Federal Judge --- Mark Fuller attorney mum on client's future --- Lawmakers Suggest Impeachment For Judge --- In a strange way, the NFL has done us all a big favor
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Justice Antonin Scalia’s brilliant liberal moments
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No prosecutor? No defense lawyer? Judge allegedly held trial anyway; 3rd Circuit allows lawsuit
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It's Hard To Unseat A Judge
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Wall Street:

US Index Futures Advance With Equity Indexes at Records
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Dow, S&P 500 at records as Fed-driven rally continues
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Layoffs:

Wal-Mart to Increase Holiday Hiring by 10 Pct --- FedEx to add 50,000 seasonal jobs --- Kohl's to hire 67,000 seasonal workers --- Retailers may hire most holiday workers since 1999
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Microsoft Just Laid Off 2,100 Employees
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Warner Bros. To Cut 10% Of Staff
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Revised Payroll Data Show Better Mix of Jobs, Nearly Same Total
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Television:

Root! Root! For Root Sports Houston!
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Luken announces plan to exit bankruptcy
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Non-Profits:

YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee seeks extension for bankruptcy case
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Toll Roads:

Southern California Road Agency Courts Bankruptcy With Highway Addition
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Mass Torts:

Current asbestos trust system provides ‘easy opportunities’ for fraud, bankruptcy attorney says
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Peyton Weighs In On Freedom Settlement
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$2.9M Freedom settlement aimed at those with 'real economic loss'
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Telecoms:

LightSquared Lost Another $81.4 Million in August
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Alternative Energy:

Why a Chinese Firm’s Solar-Panel Factory in Arizona Failed
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Education:

Boys Prep Files For Bankruptcy
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Tech:

LodgeNet Lenders Sue Over New Restructuring Deal
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Gambling:

Chris Christie: I'll welcome Donald Trump return to Atlantic City
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Margaritaville Biloxi food donated as creditors file bankruptcy claims
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Autos:

GM recall problems won't go away soon
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Pensions:

How to shelter hundreds of millions in an IRA account
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Economy:

US jobless claims data point to firming labor market --- 14-Year Low
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Stock Gains Lift US Household Wealth to a Record --- The nation’s wealth recovers, but largely for those at the top
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Wages Grew in Most Large U.S. Counties
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Where income inequality has fallen the fastest in America
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Banking Hearing on Income Inequality
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Economy Weak Because of Stupid Decisions
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Philadelphia Fed Posts Huge Gains in Employment
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Philly Fed manufacturing index falls to 3-month low in September
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How Americans Spend: 1993 vs. 2013
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Fed keeps rates low, but brace for the inevitable
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Billionaire Club Hits Record High
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Yellen Says US Poorest Remain 'Extraordinarily Vulnerable'
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Yellen: US Families Need to Boost Savings
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Nearly 10 percent of Americans go to work high, survey
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Census: Marriage rate at 93-year low
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State-Level Changes in Real GDP, 2005-2013
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

US housing starts fall; prior month's data revised higher --- Starts Dropped More Than Forecast --- Broader Trends Look Solid --- Housing start woes go deeper than single-month drop
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If Builder Sentiment Is So Bullish, Why Are Housing Starts So Low ?

Homeownership Rates Fell Last Year
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Average US 30-Year Mortgage Rate at 4.23 Percent
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Call to end Treasury secrecy on Fannie and Freddie gets louder
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Obama administration making more big promises on housing
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Stabilized Leases Shouldn't Act as Assets in Bankruptcy - Lifestyles of the Rent-Stabilized
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How one elderly woman's bankruptcy case could shake up NYC's rent-stabilization laws
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Volatile apartment sector reduces US home building
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Examiner appointed in HDG Mansur bankruptcy case
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Rent Boom: Apartment Construction Hits Highest Level Since 1989
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The 9 Worst Property Markets In The World
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Municipalities:

Day 11: Detroit’s Bankruptcy Trial
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Blankfein Says Detroit Can Thrive as NYC Did After 1970s Crisis
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Rhodes signals DIA is crucial for Detroit's viability
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Detroit art museum will sue if city's bankruptcy plan not approved
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'We can't get mortgages': Duggan asks expats to help solve Detroit blight crisis
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Art expert: DIA sale of art would have dire consequences
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Detroit Can Copy Brooklyn With Hip Art, Low Rent
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“Bankruptcy is a privilege”: A Q&A on the Detroit Bankruptcy with Melissa Jacoby
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Bloomberg, Buffett at Detroit small business event
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Warren Buffett: I'm ready to buy in Detroit --- Warren Buffett: 'We would buy a company in Detroit'
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Billionaires banter: Buffett, Gilbert talk business philosophy, Detroit investment
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Number of millionaires increases in Metro Detroit
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19 Cities Where It May Be Easier To Make Your Mark
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Corporate Reform:

An Offer You Couldn’t Possibly Want To Refuse
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Prosecutors Are Still Chasing Billions in Uncollected Debts
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SEC spent $8.6M collecting $3.7M from former corporate raider in $62M case
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House Committee to Examine Recent Bank Settlements
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Religion:

Catholic Diocese of Spokane lawsuit trial date set for case against bankruptcy lawyers
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Autos:

GM Faulty-Ignition Claims Kept in NYC
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Consumer Finance Regulators Move to Oversee Large Auto-Lending Companies --- The CFPB Finds a Way to Regulate Car Loans
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Politics:

Meet ‘the Elizabeth Warren Wing of the Democratic Party’
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Solving for Y with Elizabeth Warren and Suze Orman
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Hillary Clinton says women in low-paid jobs are 'really on the brink'
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Kentucky Senate candidate’s ‘With Jews We Lose’ slogan not going over well
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Debt Collection:

There's A Simple Way To Get Debt Collectors To Stop Humiliating You
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The Charity That's Taking on Debt Collectors
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Student Debt:

Elizabeth Warren will 'keep hitting' at student loans
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The Occupy Movement Takes on Student Debt
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Black College Grads More Likely to Graduate With Debt
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Taxis:

After Uber, San Francisco Has Seen a 65-Percent Decline in Cab Use
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Fraud:

More twists in Rothstein lawyer murder case
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Bank of Montreal is sued over Tom Petters' Ponzi scheme
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Retailing:

Sears’ New $400 Million Secured Loan: Another Sign of Trouble at the Venerable Retailer?
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Sears should liquidate: Credit Suisse
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Sears Will Drown In Debt As Savvy Consumers Shop Elsewhere
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Sears Promises 5-Minute Delivery
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Why Sears Stock Is Slumping
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Sears May Have To Liquidate Real Estate To Stay In Business
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Rite Aid cuts profit forecast again; shares drop 16 pct
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Home Depot Was Hacked After Months of Security Warnings
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Sportsman's Warehouse Of Cards To Come Tumbling Down In Q3 And Q4
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DELiA*s liquidity crunch raises urgency level
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Walmart's Workers Can't Afford Dress Code
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Meet The Average Wal-Mart Shopper
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Healthcare:

Some Wealthy Los Angeles Neighborhoods' Vaccination Rates Are As Low As South Sudan's
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Food/Beverage:

The Best 'Cheap Eats' In New York City
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Agriculture:

Unpaid farmers want trustee for bankrupt guar company
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Electronics:

Sony's woes
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Corporate Governance:

Delaware Chancery Court Provides Further Support for Forum Selection Bylaws
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (14 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (51 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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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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Administrative Claims:

No “Good” Deed Goes Unpunished: Court Says Creditor That Delivered Goods Directly to Debtor’s Customer Is Not Entitled to Administrative Expense Priority
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Sales:

'Loan-to-Own' Strategy May Lead to Limitation on Credit-Bidding
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Purchasers at Bankruptcy Sales -- They can’t be bad and expect to be protected as “good”
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UST:

Clifford White Committee Testimony For UST Oversight Hearing
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Plan Confirmation:

The Role of Profit in Valuing Chapter 11 Cramdown Paper
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SDNY Bankruptcy Court Denies Make-whole Claim and Approves Cramdown of Secured Creditors with Below-market Replacement Notes
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Nuclear:

USEC Inc. Sets Effective Date for Emergence from Chapter 11
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Tax:

Warren Buffett stands by Burger King tax dodge
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Celebs:

Next Lead Singer RL Faces Financial Woes & Files For Bankruptcy
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Aviation:

Manchester City CEO Soriano Fined as Part of Spanair Collapse
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JetBlue CEO to Quit
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Flight Attendants Reveal What To Bring On An Overnight Flight
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American Air’s $8,000 Fare Boasts Shrimp Scampi, Privacy
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Shipping:

Bankruptcy Judge Approves Eagle Bulk Restructuring Plan
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Consultants:

McKinsey Turnaround Consultants Settle Lawsuit Over Their Departures
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Epiq Announces Review of Strategic Alternatives; Board Adopts Short-Term Shareholder Rights Plan
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Sovereigns:

Why Citibank Is Challenging Order on Argentine Bonds
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Argentina holds gun to Citi's head
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Citibank fears Argentina will leave if it follows court order
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Citibank: Stuck Between Argentina and Judge Griesa
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Bad omen for Argentina and Citibank in their appeal over bond payments --- Argentina , Citigroup face tough questioning --- New York Appeals Court promises Citi decision, criticizes bank's case
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Capitanich takes aim at banks for 'illegal' dollar operations
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Why is Britain siding with the vulture funds?
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UK:

The UK Survives: Scotland Says 'no' To Independence --- Pound, British markets up as Scotland stays with UK
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PwC Shoots Down Phones 4U Bondholders' Debt-for Equity Plan --- Blow to Phones 4U debt-for-equity swap --- Phones 4u Administrators: Talks 'most live' with 3 parties
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Scotland Casts Votes on Independence
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Scottish independence: opportunities for the legal profession
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5 reasons why independence vote won’t matter to the legal profession because Scottish lawyers already do things so very differently
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A gavel and a Marilyn Monroe wig — one university’s idea of the legal system
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PIIGS:

Italy to Remain in Recession This Year, Says IMF --- Renzi's father probed for bankruptcy fraud: report
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Dubai Regulator Restricts Local Unit of Portugal's Espýrito Santo Group
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ESFG threatens lawsuit if Novo Banco doesn't pay out on insurer sale
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Bankruptcy Proceedings Opened Against Swiss Espýrito Santo Unit - Liquidator Appointed to Protect Depositors
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Portugal Weighs IMF Loan Payback as It’s Not Ireland Yet
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Peter Darragh Quinn declared bankrupt in Northern Ireland --- Sean Quinn's fugitive nephew made bankrupt by Anglo's liquidators
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Canada:

Restructuring + Insolvency Report - September 2014
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Penn West may have to review results since 2007 --- 'Significant deficiency' in controls
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USW to defend US Steel Canada pensioners
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US Steel looking at role for Canadian governments in restructuring
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U.S. Steel sought wide ranging relief from Ontario gov't -source
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Germany:

Ailing Ultrasonic in bank talks to avoid insolvency
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Turkey:

One of Turkey's largest banks closed down
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Bank Asya Stock Halted in Istanbul as Concern Over Future Grows
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Erdo?an steps up attacks on Bank Asya, raising risks of banking crisis
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Argentina:

Argentina's Economy Is Going Off The Rails?
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Australia:

Low demand continues to hit growth: Australian law firms face weak demand, increased competition
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Brazil:

Batista: Net worth negative $1bn
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Former Billionaire Eike Batista Bemoans His Return To The Middle Class
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Russia:

Oligarch arrest shows Russia back to siege economy
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Putin Sanctions at Economic Tipping Point as Markets Fray
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MENA:

Obama ISIS strategy: Americans fault the president for giving them exactly the anti-terrorism strategy they want
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China:

China: Stimulus Back on the Agenda
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