September 9, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Legal sector adds 3,300 jobs in August --- Legal Sector Jobs Rally in Final Month of Summer
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Do Discounts Encourage Problem Clients?
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Herbert Smith Freehills Paris strengthens its restructuring practice with new hire
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Snapshot: Kevin W. Barrett
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Discredited Death Penalty Prosecutor Doubles Down, Hurls Insults At Successor
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Toledo law firm founded 45 years ago closes its doors
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Seeking to compete with market disruptors, firm to sell portable office space "sheds" for $10,500 to remote workers
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Unfinished Business and Hourly Fee Matters: Whose Property Are They?
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How Not To Behave At Oral Argument
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On Beheadings, Shootings, And ‘The Book Of Mormon’
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9 Signs You Should Quit Your Job Today
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Arrests made in slaying of lawyer gunned down at shopping mall
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Three nuns found murdered in convent
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90-Year-Old Women Get Married After Seven Decades Living Together
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Sacked: Baltimore Ravens cut Ray Rice after video emerges of him slugging his fiancée in elevator --- News hosts giggle that NFL player’s abused girlfriend should learn to ‘take the stairs’ --- And The Assault Charge Against Ray Rice Will Be Dropped
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Former high school teacher pleads guilty in ‘lap dance’ case
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Retired prosecutor who convicted two men just exonerated after 30 years behind bars is unrepentant
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The Peril Of Wearing Boxers? Man Accused Of Bank Robbery Leaves Trail Of Money Falling Out Of Pants While Walking Across Police Station
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Another Attractive Young Lawyer Turned Reality TV Star
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Judges:

Judge: Gravel roads and flyover country
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A Conservative Judge Did A Stunning About-Face On Gay Marriage
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Flat, Apple In Focus
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U.S. Stocks Fall From Record as Energy Overshadows Yahoo
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Steve Cohen Money Manager Exits After McLaren Reckless-Driving Arrest
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

Survey predicts tough job market, lower wages
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Mass Torts:

Judge Worried Freedom Industries May Abandon Spill Site
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La. asbestos attorneys want clients’ info to remain sealed in Garlock case
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Gambling:

Trump Entertainment Plans to File for Bankruptcy Again --- Trump Entertainment said to plan to file for bankruptcy again — putting fifth New Jersey casino in danger
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Christie travels to Atlantic City for gaming summit --- Chris Christie On Atlantic City Casino Closures: 'We Have Work To Do'
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Report: Trump Taj Mahal going bankrupt, closing in November
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Bright lights fade as Atlantic City casinos cashing out
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3 Reasons Why Caesars Is The Short Of The Year
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Brokers:

Jon Corzine Would Be A Wall Street God If He Could've Held On To His Trade
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MF Global Officers' Defense Cost Already at $48 Million
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Student Debt:

John Oliver: Student Debt Is Like An STD, 'Will Follow You For The Rest Of Your Life'
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Awards:

Milbank’s Work on Arcapita Restructuring Earns Global Legal Award
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6 Curtis Restructuring Matters Chosen as Finalists in 9 Categories for 2014 M&A Advisor Awards
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Fraud:

Martoma’s Insider-Trading Gain Exceeds $200 Million, Judge Rules
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Ex-SAC Fund Manager Martoma Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison
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Swindler of Missouri Town Pleads Guilty in Sweetener Scam
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7th Circuit Upholds Ponzi Convictions
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Healthcare:

County Seeks Financial Control of Rural/Metro
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Only 6 percent of doctors are happy with their jobs
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Medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act a boon for hospitals, as revenues and volumes rise with growth in coverage
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Waste:

Report from Creative Recycling Systems receiver reveals potential buyers, CRT glass issues
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NASCAR claims more than half-million owed by Tampa's Creative Recycling Systems
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Economy:

Investors expect lower rates for longer than Fed itself: Fed study
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The stock gap: American stock holdings at 18-year low
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Nearly one third of the American labor force works on the weekend
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Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2010 to 2013: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
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How Are American Families Doing? A Guided Tour of Our Financial Well-Being
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How Millennials Spend
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The World Is Facing A Global Job Crisis
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US Consumer Credit Soars In July With Biggest Gain Since '01
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Harvard study finds 'troubling' divergence in US economy --- Wealth Gap Unsustainable, Likely To Get Worse --- Workers Get Lowest Share Of Corporate Income Since 1950
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US Executives: Pay Likely to Stagnate
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On Fed's "considerable time" phrase
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Watch Paul Krugman, In 2 Minutes, Destroy The Argument That We Can't Pay Fast-Food Workers Higher Wages
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Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs: Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama
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Ranked: The 50 US State Economies From Worst To Best
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Larry Summers Admits He was Wrong
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It won’t be long before US debt is out of control
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A Wall Street Strategist Put Together An Awesome Presentation On Everything In The Markets And The Economy Now
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You Missed $1 Trillion Return Agreeing With Fed Naysayers
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Harvard Business School Alumni Temper Pessimism About the US
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Morgan Stanley Sees Decade-Long Expansion on Easy Money
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Obama’s Right: The World Isn’t Falling Apart
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Why the Housing Market Hasn't Recovered From the Financial Crisis
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Phoenix Real Estate in August: Sales down 9%, Cash Sales down Sharply, Inventory up 22%
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Are Subprime Mortgages Coming Back?
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6 questions for ex-Fannie, Freddie regulator
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Westport investor now says it's willing to talk to Pat Turner --- Westport development saga to continue in bankruptcy court
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Spire developer seeks more funding partners
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Municipalities:

Detroit bankruptcy trial turns to poor technology --- Detroit's computers 'beyond fundamentally broken' --- Expert says city computers take 10 minutes to start
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Police, fire officials may testify today in Detroit bankruptcy trial
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Why the poor are paying for Detroit's bankruptcy
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Price tag for Detroit's bankruptcy law firm hits $26 million
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Detroit seeks a vision through the blight
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Detroit bankruptcy live blog
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Bankruptcy Looms as Scranton's Public Pensions Collapse
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Retailing:

Retail Workers Live in a World of Economic Uncertainty
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Home Depot confirms breach in US, Canada stores
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Lehman:

First BanCorp Puerto Rico Wants Quick Win in Lehman Claim Fight
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Tax:

Corporate Deadbeats: How Companies Get Rich Off Of Taxes
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Lew pushes Congress for action on corporate offshore tax 'inversions' --- Treasury to Limit Profitability of Overseas Shifts
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Aviation:

Radical Job Cuts Could Save Malaysia Airlines
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Airlines Settle ‘Too Fat to Fly’ Lawsuit Over Obese Wife’s Death Abroad
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When a Regional Airline Fades, Big Planes Are the First to Go
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Autos:

GM CEO Mary Barra Takes Responsibility For 'Broken' Culture
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G.M.'s Board Is Seen as Slow in Reacting to Safety Crisis
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Religion:

Now Might Be the Time for the Longest Pending Catholic Diocese Chapter 11 Case to Settle
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Megachurch closes branches after founder is caught calling women ‘p---- homes’
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Pensions:

Retirement Royalty: Where Workers Still Get a Pension
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(5 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 (28 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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:

Fitch: U.S. Personal Bankruptcy Filings to Drop to Lowest Level in 7 Years
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Year-Over-Year Bankruptcy Filings Decrease 16 Percent
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Discharge:

A Bite. A Bankruptcy. A $100,000 Bill
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Exemptions:

A Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer's Blog: Kim Case KOs Homestead Interest of Non-Filing Spouse
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Celebs:

Teresa Giudice Jail: Star Cries With Oldest Daughter After Guilty Plea On 'The Real Housewives Of New Jersey'
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Teresa and Joe Giudice Sell New Jersey Mansion Ahead of Fraud Sentencing
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No ruling at hearing in Casey Anthony bankruptcy case
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George Clooney, lawyer fiance, reveal wedding details
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'My Five Wives' Dad $318K Debt Wiped Clean - Gets To Keep Wedding Ring
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Education:

Some For-Profit Colleges on the Ropes, And It's a Good Thing
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Private Colleges Close, Student Debt Remains
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Oil/Gas:

Drillers Pile Up More Debt Than Oil Hunting for Fortunes in Shale
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Tech:

Labor, GSA forced to buy systems from bankrupt vendor
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Politics:

Penn makes payment on bankruptcy fee
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Clinton was Bush's White House Whisperer
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Sovereigns:

Mediator Reports No Progress After Talks With Argentina, Hedge Funds
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UN Vote Tuesday Could Create Global Bankruptcy Process, Deter Predatory Funds
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UK:

Whatever Scotland decides, the old order is dead and buried
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Bank Of England's Carney Suggests A Rate Hike Could Come In The Spring
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PIIGS:

Call to overhaul ‘failed’ insolvency service
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Canada:

Nova Scotia town bankrupted by high cost of Police Pensions
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Ukraine:

The Ceasefire In Ukraine Is Likely Doomed
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The Most Damning Evidence Yet That Russia Is Responsible For The MH17 Tragedy
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'Shaky' truce holds in Ukraine as UN raises death toll
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What would happen if Russia closed its airspace to Western airlines?
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Aktiv Bank declared insolvent by Ukraine’s central bank
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MENA:

New Government Formed In Iraq; US Hails It As 'milestone'
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US Faces Arab Reluctance in ISIS Fight
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Iraqi: ISIS Wouldn't Exist if Hussein Was Here
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Expert: More Than 12,000 Foreign Fighters From 74 Countries Went To Syria
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Netherlands:

Executory contracts in Dutch bankruptcy law: a bankruptcy trustee is not allowed to "actively" default
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Romania:

One of Romania’s largest construction companies files for insolvency
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Brazil:

S.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy Court Overrules Bondholder Objections to Enforce Brazilian Reorganization Plan
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Brazil: Middle Class Turns on Rousseff
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