Law:
Biglaw Mommy: Babies Are Not Happy Hour
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ATL’s 7th Annual Law Revue Video Contest
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Working With, Not Against, Ediscovery
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In Reversal, Departing DLA Piper Partners Stay Put
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Lawyer’s ‘indefensibly outrageous’ remarks merit suspension, review board says
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The Data Threat Within Law Firms
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Expansion-Hungry Dentons Grabs Lawyers in Hungary
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Want to be more productive? Delegate routine tasks and stop checking email constantly, expert says
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Girlfriend in lawyer slaying case said she acted in self-defense when ‘the hillbilly came out in me’
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The Myth of the Magna Carta
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Lawyer who forged client signatures on secret litigation-funding contracts takes wire-fraud plea
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These lawyers make money by auditing other firms' bills
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The Apple Watch is already wiping the floor with the entire smartwatch market
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Aaron Hernandez, Guilty Of First Degree Murder? • How prosecutors proved ex-NFL player Aaron Hernandez guilty of murder • Aaron Hernandez's defense admitted something that shocked the jury
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Wind propels turkey through law firm window
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When Police Brutality is More than a Bad Apple • Az. Cop Mows Down Suspect with Car
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Lawyer: My Client Not A REAL Terrorist, Was Just Trying To Get Laid
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Donald Sterling’s wife wins another round: Judge says ex-companion must return $2.6M to family trust
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Lawyer chosen as juror in trial of accused theater shooter James Holmes
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Fact Check: "U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century"
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Judges:
Federal Judge Doesn’t Trust Southern Lawyers
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US Supreme Court’s chief justice shows up for jury duty
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Wall Street:
U.S. Stocks Rise; Russell 2000 Hits Record
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Hedge funder quits to seek 'more' in life
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Stock Market: This Will All End Badly
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Environmental:
Feds set up website for potential victims of Freedom spill
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Push for $2.7 mln deal in Exide Ch. 11 to settle pollution claims
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Guns:
Colt Defense LLC Launches Restructuring Transaction • Americans are buying more guns
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Education:
This type of college is most at risk to financial pressures
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How a $30 million fine against a for-profit college could be a win for students • Kamala Harris urges more action against Heald College • Feds Bar New Students at For-Profit Heald Colleges • The future of Heald College is unclear
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This Computer Science Major Couldn’t Get a Best Buy Job. Now He Refuses to Pay Back His For-Profit College Loans
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A college with 11 students just canceled all of its classes for next semester
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In Iowa, Clinton Stresses Harms to Students From Predatory For-Profit Colleges • Clinton Pitches KKR-Backed For-Profit College Chain Amid Controversy
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Fraud:
Madoff trustee seeks to free up $1.25 bln for fraud victims
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Madoff Trustee Passes Halfway Mark in Repaying Ponzi Victims
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Judge Approves Second Payout to MF Global Creditors
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Writing The Book On Market Manipulation: Lessons From Enron's Demise
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Food/Beverage:
Is McDonald's 'broken'? Franchisees are furious • Franchisees: 'McDonald's has stabbed us in the gut' • McDonald's Franchisees: "We Will Continue to Fall and Fail"
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Gambling:
Trump Entertainment warned Atlantic City against Showboat redevelopment plan
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Caesars nears deal over anti-money laundering lapses -sources
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Credit Cards:
Why millennials distrust — or ignore — credit cards
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Watches:
Disruption: The Apple Watch is going to be trouble for old-school watch makers
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Economy:
Industrial production in March posts biggest drop since 2009 • Mining, utilities sink US industrial production
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Tax Day: Here's Where Your Tax Dollars Go
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Ugh: Fed offers tepid view of economic picture • Beige Book: U.S. Economy Powers Through Headwinds
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Bullard says Fed hikes are needed for coming ‘boom’ • Bullard: Now May Be Good Time to Start Raising Rates
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Threats to Global Financial Stability Are Rising, the IMF Says
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Wary of natural disaster, NY Fed bulks up in Chicago
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Fast-Food Workers Storm McDonald's To Demand $15-An-Hour Wages • Is $15 an Hour a Realistic Goal for Fast-Food Workers?
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The Secret Taxes On The Young: Health Insurance And Student Loan Interest
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78 Million Millennials Take Non-Union Jobs
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RV Ownership Surging
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Joins Citadel Hedge Fund
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
8 U.S. housing markets with slowest recoveries
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Guess Where the Hottest Housing Markets Are?
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New $2.1 Billion Skyscraper to Rise as Skadden Arps Signs Up to Move West
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Goshen Plaza sold in bankruptcy auction for $7.5 million
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Municipalities:
Bruce Rauner pension fix could have costly flaw, experts say
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Emanuel scoffs at Rauner suggestion that CPS declare bankruptcy
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Inverted Puerto Rico Yield Curve Shows Restructuring Risk Inside Five Years
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Religion:
Righteous dollar bills: The 17 creditors that lost the most in the Diocese of Helena's bankruptcy
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Compensation:
What we can learn from the CEO who took a 93% pay cut to give his team a raise
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Oil/Gas:
US crude rises 5% after bullish EIA inventory report • Oil Prices Jump on Inventory Data, Demand Outlook • Shale oil momentum shift triggers optimism for new crude rally • U.S. Crude Oil Production Slows, World Oil Consumption Rises
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Shale output is falling faster than expected
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Oil CEO wages immune to price slump as shareholders vote on pay
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OPEC Boosting Production To Keep Pressure On U.S. Shale • OPEC surge could stall oil recovery, IEA says
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Oversupply causing oil and natural gas drillers to scale back • US crude oil inventories continue to swell
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Houston rents are surging despite the plunge in oil
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Lehman:
Ernst & Young nears $10 mln settlement with N.Y. over Lehman accounting - sources
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Aviation:
GAO reports warns hackers could bring down plane using passenger Wi-Fi
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Airline Seats to Get Even Smaller
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Corporate Reform:
Elizabeth Warren has a game-changing idea that doesn’t require Congress
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Overwhelming majority in House vote to expose CFPB activity
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Pensions:
Pension funding drops to lowest level in 6 years
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Banking:
Bank of America returns to profit as legal costs subside
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Coal:
Walter Energy Misses Interest Payment
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James River Coal's art headed to auction
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Student Debt:
Q&A: Should the Education Department discharge loans?
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Student Debt Strikers Are Demanding Loan Relief, and May Get It
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Healthcare:
'Nootropic' Brain Drugs Soar in Popularity Among Corporate Elite
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Politics:
Clinton must prove she’s with the middle class
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UK to US: Please Don't Put Another Clinton in White House
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Retailing:
Despite Its Reprieve, RadioShack Has No Chance
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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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (15 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:
(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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Discharge:
11th Circuit Confirms Position That Non-Consensual, Third-Party Releases Are Permissible
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Recent Pleadings:
SIGA: We told you, we're NOT paying for the cost to get Committee's advisor retained
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TBTF:
Warren pushes bank-breakup case
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Celebs:
Bill Clinton Regales New York Bankruptcy Crowd
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'Tina's Wish' Honors Clinton
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Todd Chrisley’s Wife, Chrisley & Company Delay Bankruptcy Battle
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Autos:
GM shielded from many ignition suits: Judge • Court Rules GM Is Shielded From Death Claims by Bankruptcy • Judge Rules GM Can Keep Its Bankruptcy Shield - Ruling could allow the auto maker to block billions of dollars in legal claims over defective ignition switches • GM Spared by Bankruptcy Judge From Ignition-Switch Suits
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The Opinion
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Mass Torts:
Third Circuit Affirms Assignment of Debtor’s Rights Under Asbestos Insurance Policies
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Brokers:
BNY Mellon and an expensive case of spooky commingling action at a distance
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Motorcycles:
Erik Buell Racing Closes. Motorcycle Builder Files For Receivership
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Healthcare:
Sacramento: Once high-flying nurse staffing agency files for bankruptcy reorganization
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Tax:
Swiss Banks to US Customers: Come Clean
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Part Time Work: Taxes Uber-Complicated
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Sovereigns:
Why Argentina Is Waging War on Citibank
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UK:
HMRC to lose out in Phones 4U insolvency
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EU:
Draghi jumped by glitter-wielding protester
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QE Must Be Backed by Reforms to Avoid Damaging Side Effects, Says IMF
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PIIGS:
Greek Yields Climb to Highest Since Euro Crisis on Deal Concern
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Greek minister demands vote on EU austerity deal
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Greece Is Running Out of Money, and Time
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EU Says Talks With Greece Over Bailout are Nowhere Near Resolution
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Greece downgraded further into 'junk' as black hole in public finances widens
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O'Donnells fail in bid to have bankruptcy overturned
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Drumm blames lawyers for failure to disclose asset transfers
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Canada:
Bank of Canada holds rates, sees rebound after oil shock
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The View From Up North: The Perfect Blend Of Law And Beauty
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Austria:
Austrian banks pay price for Heta woes
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China:
Why China Worries US CEOs
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Australia:
Contractors push Atlas Iron rescue plan
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