Law:
Drinker Biddle & Reath Elects Bankruptcy Partner Andrew Kassner as Firm Chair
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Is Thomas Jefferson law school ‘a canary in the coal mine of legal education’?
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Which Law Schools Will Be The First To Close? Expert Hazards A Guess
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Former Dewey Partners Fight $20M Trustee Clawback Suit
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Yeah, There's Sexism. So What?
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Signs You're Burning Out And How To Stop It
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How are lawyers viewed by the public? Envy may account for glee in attorney mishaps, study says
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Ask The Professor: The Secret Of Bar Review
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Missed Deadline Could Cost Firm $100M - Former Caldwell & Watson clients sue firm
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Magic circle continues to cut trainee intakes as firms rethink recruitment
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LawProse: "transpire", a mere pomposity
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Apple Bendgate: Only 9 People Complained --- How to Avoid the iPhone 6 Bulge --- Apple Worker Behind Botched iOS 8 Update Was Also In Charge Of Testing Apple Maps --- If Your Phone Got Screwed Up By The iOS 8 Update, There's a New Update That Will Fix It
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Attorney General Eric Holder to Resign --- To stay until successor in place --- Holder's personal tenure as attorney general --- Why investors should applaud Eric Holder's exit --- Judge Denies DOJ Request to Delay Release of Fast and Furious Document List --- A Look Back at Eric Holder’s Tenure as Attorney General --- History Will Not Be Kind To Eric Holder --- The most important moments in Eric Holder’s tenure --- Eric Holder Had Long-Running Fights With Republicans --- Why didn't Eric Holder do more to prosecute big banks? --- Al Sharpton Says He's Helping The White House Pick The Next Attorney General --- After Eric Holder: Potential attorney general choices --- Meet the Top Picks to Replace Eric Holder as Attorney General
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Ferguson Police Chief: 'I'm Truly Sorry' --- Mayhem Breaks Out In Ferguson Again After Police Arrest Protesters
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SC: Trooper Shoots and Unarmed Man
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NFL Security Chief Had Rice Video in April
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Norton Rose Fulbright, Ex-Crowell Partner Enter NFL's Ray Rice Saga
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NASCAR is Lawyer's Golf
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Alleged Cheating Ring Could Send Atlanta Teachers To Prison
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Woman punched by highway patrol officer in videotaped incident will get $1.5M settlement
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Barry Bonds And The Lengths DOJ Will Go To Protect AUSAs
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Judges:
Law firm uses rapper Master P and his ‘trademark grunt’ to brand its advertising
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Ex-judge likely headed to prison is expected to get pension of up to $150K annually
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11th Circuit cites Bible, labels lawyer’s action a ‘textbook example of bad faith’
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Wall Street:
Futures up ahead of GDP, sentiment figures
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Top Apple Execs Sold $143 Million Of Their Stock Right Before AAPL Plunged
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Apple falls, triggers stock market rout
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Layoffs:
Google HR Boss Says 58% Of Résumés Get Trashed Because Of One Spelling Mistake
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Surprising Things That Affect Whether You Get Hired --- Psychological Tricks That Will Help You Nail Your Next Job Interview
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Healthcare:
BMC Mulling Strategies For North Adams Hospital
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TX: St. Anthony’S Hospital Closes, Files Bankruptcy
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Former GTCR partner warned Rauner of nursing home company’s possible bankruptcy
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The dysfunction of the American health-care system
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Think you drink a lot? This chart will tell you
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Gambling:
Trump Eyes Possible Return to Atlantic City - Donald Trump Is Considering Buying Back 2 Atlantic City Casinos, But Wants His Name Removed from Them Promptly
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Dancers in Atlantic City to lose their shirts as casinos close?
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Mass Torts:
West Virginia Officials Worried Freedom Industries Skimping On Chemical Spill Cleanup
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Banking:
FDIC's Hoenig Keeps Wall Street on Edge
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Corporate Governance:
Oklahoma Legislature Adopts Derivative Litigation Fee-Shifting Provision
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Highest-paid female CEO used to be a man
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Autos:
GM earns credit rating upgrade rating from S&P
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Electricity:
Berkshire Hathaway Joins Race To Acquire Oncor
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Food/Beverage:
Allens' judge hears asset-transfer sides
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Economy:
Applications for US Unemployment Rise 12K to 293K --- Jobless Claims in U.S. Climbed Less Than Forecast Last Week
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Durable goods orders slide 18.2% in August --- Look past 18% tumble — durable-goods data was solid
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Kansas City Fed: Regional Manufacturing "Activity Edged Higher" in September
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The 3% Economy
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Fed's Lockhart says weak demand puts rate hike timetable in doubt
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S&P Wins Right to See Geithner Records in Ratings Lawsuit
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The most important chart about the American economy you'll see this year
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Why the Middle Class is Being Hollowed Out
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Krugman: Asymmetric Monetary Risks
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Krugman: The Good Old Days
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The rich aren’t just grabbing a bigger slice of the income pie — they’re taking all of it
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US business spending plans, jobs data support growth outlook
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NYU Professor: The Digital Age Is Destroying The US Middle Class And There's Little Hope For Reversing The Cycle
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The pay gap between CEOs and workers is much worse than you realize
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The Dramatic Rise In College-Educated Americans Since 1970
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70% of Released Immigrants Fail to Report
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates drop a notch; 30-year averaging 4.2%
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"Nearly 950,000 homes returned to positive equity in the second quarter of 2014"
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House Lawyer: New federal loan guidelines ease the sting of ‘zombie foreclosures’
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Municipalities:
Detroit council still undecided on Kevyn Orr's fate --- Detroit on Verge of Regaining Local Control --- Detroit city council resumes closed-door talks over Orr --- Should Detroit leaders fire Kevyn Orr? --- Emergency manager oversight to end soon for bankrupt Detroit --- The 18-month clock has just about expired for Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr --- Detroit mayor: Manager Orr could be out by day's end --- Agreement near on Orr's departure --- Detroit's elected officials regain control of city --- Detroit Politicians Regain Control as Manager Shifts Role --- Detroit officials regain most city control; Orr to stay on through bankruptcy --- Detroit City Council Votes to Remove Emergency Manager
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Fight over value of Detroit museum resumes next week
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Dozens of Duggan appointees paid $100K or more
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Where's grand bargain for Detroit kids?
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NY: Rockland labeled most fiscally stressed in New York
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Atlantic City Plans to Lay Off Workers
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What Will Save Atlantic City?
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Stockton: Bankruptcy topic of choice at City Council candidates forum
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US public pension gap at least $2 trillion: Moody's
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Personal Finance:
Get your credit card rate cut and save hundreds, just by asking
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Aviation:
Air France buckles under pressure from pilots, government
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews cause chaos on flight
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Celebs:
Teresa Giudice’s Attorneys Tell Her To Quit Twitter, Zip It
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Emeril Lagasse: “I have nowhere to really go other than broke”
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George Clooney's lawyer bride travels light as she touches down in Italy
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Former NBA Player Says These Are The 5 Things Every Pro Athlete Needs To Do To Keep From Going Broke
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Mutya Buena declared bankrupt
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Retailing:
3 Mistakes That Ran Sears' Business Into The Ground
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Sears Canada CEO Douglas Campbell resigns --- Sears Canada braces for possible bankruptcy as CEO leaves
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Lampert's Hedge Fund Loses Participant in Loan to Sears
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Paper:
Great Northern Paper’s bankruptcy and moving beyond the ‘doubts of today’
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Religion:
Pope sacks bishop accused of protecting abuser priest
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Electricity:
CenterPoint, Berkshire Said to Explore Bids for Oncor
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Fraud:
Trustee goes after bank's records in TelexFREE case
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Television:
Key hearing in CSN Houston bankruptcy delayed until Oct. 6
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Mail:
Struggling Postal Service wants to deliver groceries
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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 (10 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Holidays:
Party Like It’s 5775: Rosh Hashanah Wishes for a Sweet New Year
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Plan Confirmation:
Till Next Time: Bankruptcy Court Deals Major Blow to Senior Secured Noteholders and Subordinated Noteholders in Momentive Chapter 11 Case
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Finance:
Understanding High-Yield Binds
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Eligibility:
Why Pot Companies Can't File For Bankruptcy
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Finance:
Make Whole Premiums and Unmatured Interest
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Sovereigns:
The default choice - Don't cry for sovereign borrowers' favorite law firm
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Argentina tries to pay debt outside US
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Hedge Funds to Back Citibank Payment Request In Argentina Bond Dispute
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Argentina Bond Straightjacket Unshakable as Payments Loom
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124 Countries Support Argentina Against Vulture Funds
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Argentina Attacks Hedge Funds, Germany As Judge Mulls Contempt --- German government seeks distance from ‘vulture struggle’
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How contempt sanctions could force Argentina to talk to hedge funds
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The Closer
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UK:
A Failed Phone Retailer Has Trapped Its Customers In 'Reply-All' Hell
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Bankrupt Kerry Katona asked wedding guests for money
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Solicitors sued in bankruptcy case
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'Zombie' business numbers soar in East of England
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EU:
Debt forgiveness could ease eurozone woes
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Canada:
Allocation of Nortel's $7.3B of assets still divisive issue; 2 judges to decide
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Province joins calls for release of details on Ottawa-U.S. Steel agreement
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Latvia:
Banks upset about "jingle mail" option in Latvia's new insolvency legislation
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MENA:
Airstrikes Hit Fresh Islamic State Targets --- The Oil Assets ISIS Controls
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Deal With Saudis Paved Way for Syrian Airstrikes
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The FBI Has Identified The ISIS Executioner Who Killed 3 Hostages
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FBI: About 12 Americans fighting in Syria, not 100
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CIA Aligned Syrian Rebels: Your Airstrikes Aren't Helping
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Iran blames 'errors' of outsiders for rise of ISIS
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Fox News Mocks Female Air Force Pilot
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Ukraine:
Ukraine Probes Ex-Minister Over $3 Billion Russian Bond
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Russia, Ukraine in talks on gas as winter looms --- Ukraine prime minister Yatseniuk says Russians 'want us to freeze'
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Russia:
Russian draft law would allow seizure of foreign property
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Russia Rejects Evtushenkov House Arrest Appeal on Birthday
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VTB Sues Mechel Over $77 Million Loan as Miner Fights Bankruptcy
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Japan:
Waiting For Robot Nannies
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China:
Can China save itself from a great slowdown?
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South Korea:
Struggling Korean handset maker Pantech put up for sale
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