April 3, 2015

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

At Weil Gotshal, Joke Poses Existential Question About the Smartphone Weil Gotshal chair apologizes for "insensitive" April Fools' email promising improved work-life balance
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Woman charged in hotel slaying of BigLaw attorney; was robbery the motive? Additional Details Emerge In DLA Piper Associate’s Killing
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Welcome to the future: A travel guide to tomorrow’s legal careers
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ATL March Madness Final Four: What’s The Best Fringe Benefit Around?
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Dewey Execs Lay Groundwork For Criminal Intent Defense
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Jeff Isaacs Retires After 46 Year Career at Procopio
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Survey: Law Departments Grew in 2014
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Let’s Not Kill All The Lawyers
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Deceptive Statistics 101, Courtesy Of A Law Professor And The New York Times
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Hogan Lovells launches in Australia with partner divorce plan
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Freshfields staff banished
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The Social Law Firm Index
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Law School Ethics
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Feds Place Ave Maria Law School on Financial Watch List
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Dean: Ten Reasons To Be Cheerful About The Future Of Legal Education
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Reinventing The Law Business: How To Train Associates
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While Paper Itself Might Be Passe, The Paper Chase Remains A Realistic Look At Law School
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U.S. Attorney in D.C. to Return to WilmerHale
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Adobe Acrobat’s Next Version Puts Paper in the Cloud
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Victim shot in back - witness in ex-NFL star's murder trial
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Attorneys Are Lawyering Up in Two New Cases
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Woman charged with attacking deputies with crucifix
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Uber info helps ID driver suspected in break-in attempt at home of fare he drove to airport
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Process server buys 2 pairs of sneakers at Tyga signing event, then hands him a summons
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For second time, lawyer faces drug charge after meth allegedly falls out of his pocket at a bank
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Want To Join The Cartel? Better Pick A Top Law School!
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Reward increased to $50K in shooting of Detroit federal judge at his home
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Federal Judge Mistaken For Maid
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You should get married, judge reportedly tells woman involved in alleged domestic violence situation
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Report: Appeals judge holds intoxicated home intruder at gunpoint until police arrive
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7 Rising Star Judges You Want To Clerk For
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Wall Street:

US stock futures up ahead of jobs report in holiday-shortened trade
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US stocks close slightly higher after 2 days of declines
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Why Shiller is calling this market ‘a great enigma’
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Layoffs:

 

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Oil/Gas:

Oil falls on news of Iran accord Iran talks conclude — is a deal in place? US oil rig weekly decline smallest since December-Baker Hughes Iran And World Powers Agree On Framework For Nuclear Deal Oil prices fall on word of nuclear accord with Iran What an Iran nuclear deal may mean for crude oil prices
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Distress in the Oil Field
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The Price of Oil & the Potential for Master Limited Partnership Restructuring and Insolvencies
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This Is What Will Determine If Oil Prices Go Up Or Down
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Oil layoffs slowed in March, but firms still say 12,800 jobs will get axed
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BP Fears U.S. Unit Insolvency on Deepwater Horizon Spill Fine
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Cygam Announces Bankruptcy Filing and Corporate Update
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Connacher Oil & Gas Denied Bid to Restructure in Canada
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Conoco Wins Executory Contract Appeal Seeking Reimbursement for $63 Million Settlement
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Samson Resource makes dramatic moves; analyst predicts bankruptcy
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Many Big Guns Still Betting On Oil Comeback In 2015
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Data show plunging orders for oil equipment
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The crash in U.S. oil rigs is finally slowing down
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Oil prices may soon prove Buffett wrong
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Fallout from oil price drop stirs mortgage concerns
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OPEC oil export revenues are down 11% from 2013
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Oil Glut is a Boon to Shippers
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Personal Finance:

College freshmen flunk financial literacy 101
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Religion:

US televangelist, megachurch leader Robert Schuller dies at 88
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Politics:

Senator Robert Menendez — possibly corrupt, definitely bad at using AmEx reward points
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Economy:

Factory orders up in Feb., 1st time since July
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American Incomes Fell Last Year, Except Rich
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US jobless claims fall in latest week Near lowest levels since 2000 American teenagers still can’t (or won’t) find jobs 5 Things to Watch in the March Jobs Report
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Solid US job growth is expected today despite a weak economy
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Fed's Yellen says research needed to understand inequality issue
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Half of Americans will see their standard of living fall after they retire U.S. isn’t ready for the aging workforce
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US jobless data boosts labor market picture; trade deficit narrows
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McDonald's gives workers a raise, but is criticized for not going far enough Critics see McDonald's pay hike as "McRaise"
(DBN)

Nothing will get Fed hiking faster than a wage pickup
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Indiana: What big business has figured out that many Republicans haven't Wal-Mart support of gay rights turns on business No, Indiana's religious freedom law won't let you start a pot church Indiana Lawmakers Propose Change to Religious-Freedom Law
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The Rich Are Finally Paying More In Taxes
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Americans Can't Stand Their Bosses, and Bosses Admit They're Phoning it in Half of us have quit our job because of a bad boss
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

JP Morgan's $9bn Settlement for Homeowners
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Will scorching drought crisis end all California homebuilding?
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Home price appreciation revealed in 3 charts
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Fannie Mae to sell non-performing loans
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Municipalities:

Housing supply dogs a recovering Detroit
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St. Louis: Transfer numbers could spell bankruptcy for Normandy schools
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Gambling:

Revel: Only 1 buyer qualified for ex-Atlantic City casino Judge to approve Revel sale to Glenn Straub
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Revel buyer interested in other Atlantic City properties
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Students target Carl Icahn in casino controversy
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Mass Torts:

The Price of Justice: How MM&A Railway is Splitting up Victim Fund
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Environmental:

DEP wants Freedom insurance money for cleanup
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Aviation:

Germanwings crash another burden in Lufthansa's financial battle
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German pilot did computer searches on suicide in days before crash Co-Pilot Searched Web on Cockpit Security
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Fraud:

Five Things We Learned From the Veterans of Drexel Burnham
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Former Principals of Vehicle Financing Company Indicted on Fraud Charges
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Steel:

Court Approves Falcon Steel Reorganization Plan
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Retailing:

RadioShack is going bananas
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Ron Garriques to Lead Standard General's RadioShack Stores
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Pensions:

PBGC objects to Standard Register Co. bankruptcy sale
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Banking:

A Closer Look at an FDIC Failed Bank Lawsuit Settlement
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Celebs:

Joe Giudice not allowed to drive for two years
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Corporate Reform:

TPG Capital Threatened To 'Gut' Whistleblower 'Like A Carp,' Lawsuit Claims
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Weather:

CA: Water Issues Much Worse Than Thought
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Chemicals:

Newly-restructured US Reichhold eyes acquisitions
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Student Debt:

Megan McArdle’s Sensible Take on Student Loans and Bankruptcy
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Student Loan Victims Pay the Price of DOE Inaction
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Non-Profits:

FEGS Bankruptcy Filing Reveals Depth Of Financial Free Fall
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Alternative Energy:

Morris County consultants resign, in wake of solar project bailout
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(7 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 (15 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (39 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:

Q1/15 Commercial Bankruptcy Filings Down 19%
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

Weil’s March Madness Championship Round
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Bankruptcy Rules:

NV: Local Rules Project Update
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Cross-Border:

Centre of Main Interest (COMI) and Jurisdiction of National Courts in Insolvency Matters
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Finance:

Energy Future Holdings' Make-Whole Ruling Extends Rationale of Important SDNY Decisions to Delaware
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Peer-to-peer lending surges in US, challenging traditional banks
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SCOTUS:

Argument analysis: Justices frustrated by indeterminacy of Bankruptcy Code
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Ropes & Gray LLP: Ropes & Gray Argues Key Bankruptcy Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court Business with Sidley Austin’s Chair
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Avoidance Actions:

Fifth Circuit Again Limits Meaning of "Value" in Creditors' Good Faith Fraudulent Transfer Defense
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Nevada Supreme Court's Fraudulent Transfer Ruling Keeps Innocent Law Firm Out Of The Woods
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Sovereigns:

Argentina just pulled the most 'only in Argentina' thing ever on Citibank Argentina Central Bank removes Citibank CEO's authorization to hold post
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S&P sees no Argentina default 'cure' until after October elections
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UK:

International enforcement of English asset recovery judgments
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PIIGS:

Greece says it will run out of cash by April 9 Greece denies it will run out of cash next week
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Reality alters Greece, and Syriza's promises
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Spain Introduces New Scheme To Give Bankrupt Individuals A Second Chance
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Canada:

Broadacre debt tally grows
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Lawyers to look at $76m offer to families of Lac Megantic rail disaster
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'10-yard line' compromise reached in US Steel sale process
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Hit by price dive, Canada's Labrador Iron Mines seeks court protection
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Netherlands:

Dutch orchestra cancels concerts, faces closure
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MENA:

"If you were a Christian you were shot on the spot": horrific attack at university
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Brazil:

Brazilian billionaire who lost everything is trying to raise hundreds of millions for new ventures like cow cloning
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Brazil court accepts OAS request for creditor protection
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Petrobras pension fund losses said to reach $1.9 billion
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China:

Comparing Hong Kong and Chinese Insolvency Laws and Their Cross-Border Complexities
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Bulgaria:

Bulgarian Court Opens Way for Insolvency Case Against KTB to Proceed
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Hungary:

Gov't declares football club of 'strategic importance'
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Hungary c.bank ready to sue investor protection fund over Quaestor-gate

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Russia:

A Practical Guide to Russian Restructurings
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