Law:

What’s Up With BakerHostetler? • BakerHostetler Shakeup Highlights Shifting Equity Equation
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Timing A Lateral Associate Move: Balancing Your Goals With Market Realities
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A Crash Course in Law Firm Disaster
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Dewey Witness Says She Helped Stifle Alarms Over Accounting
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Legal Industry Gained Momentum in Q2, Citi Finds • Citi Report: Despite Growth, Law Firm Forecast Dims for 2015
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Research looks at best small and big cities for new lawyers in U.S.
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Boutiques function as development lab for BigLaw
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The Tight Talent Market in Texas • Law firms expand in booming Texas
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Debt levels in UK market top £7bn as firms return to growth mode • Lending boost to law firms as record debt taken on for expansion in UK
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The Difference Between In-House and Law Firm Life
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You may not be replaced with an artificially intelligent lawyer, but be prepared to work with one
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jEugene Detects Errors In Legal Documents, Saving Time And Money
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Bar Prep Company Provides Flat Wrong Legal Lessons, Balks On Full Refund
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Law Prof’s Regret Over Students’ Employment Prospects
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Law grads say Texas A&M wouldn’t recognize them as alumni after purchase of their school
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Bank of America Claims Akin Gump's Legal Fees Excessive
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Starting And Growing Your Own Firm: A Twitter Chat
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Heightened Risk of Cyberattacks Puts Pressure on Law Firms to Bolster Defenses
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2015 ABA Tech Survey shows 60% of attorneys use an iPhone, 40% use an iPad
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10 apps transforming our behavior and how we live
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Alex Rodriguez and pal’s testimony at odds
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When Public Servants Refuse to Serve the Public • Kentucky county clerk appeals same-sex marriage license court order
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A St. Louis cop bragged on Facebook about spending his 'annual Michael Brown bonus'
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Here's what it takes to become a jailhouse lawyer
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California Highway Patrol officers, lawyer eyed in killing
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Something almost everyone does on planes is technically illegal
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Defendant charged with decking lawyer in court now faces 2 felony trials in same month
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Cited by animal control in dog dispute, couple responds with ‘d-------’ yard sign
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Pennsylvania AG Kane Said to Be Facing Inquiries on Multiple Fronts
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Lawyer Advertising Fail: Prepare A Will Before You Kill Yourself
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Family denies Connecticut's couple's disappearance is related to their $2M debt
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The 25 s--iest solicitors in London
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Shayna Hubers jailed for killing her lawyer boyfriend, who dumped her for Miss Ohio
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Federal Agent Carjacked and Kidnapped By Four High School Students
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Home of Throwed Rolls Sued for Throwin' Rolls
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Washington Officer Fired After Bus Driver’s Videotape Contradicts Account Of Profanity Laced Confrontation
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Judges:

Judge sentenced to 18 months in prison for violating gun laws
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Appeals Court: Security Officer Liable for Arrest of Public Defender
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Scalia?
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Wall Street:

Futures flat as bulls, bears fight like never before
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US stocks finish higher, preserve gains for week
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Money flees US stocks at highest level since 1993
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Layoffs:

Mass Layoffs Worldwide as Corporate Mergers near New Record
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Union President: Supermarket Chain A&P Will Fire 25,000 Grocery Workers
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Tyson to Cut 400 Jobs, Citing Shrinking Cattle Supply
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Union Pacific Cuts Hundreds of Jobs As Railroad Coal Shipments Plunge
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Layoffs possible at Freeport-McMoRan mines
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Waste:

EPA tightens standards for landfills to reduce emissions of methane
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Alternative Energy:

When vendors panic, bankruptcy proceedings get more complicated
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Shipping:

John Paulson Finds Opportunity in Recently Bankrupt Overseas Shipholding Group
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Movies:

Drama drags on for Relativity bankruptcy
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Relativity Media Proposes New Sale Timeline to Bankruptcy Court • Deadlines Pushed Back Two Weeks, Gets $2.5M In Interim Financing
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Directories:

Alumni Research files for bankruptcy after Call Christina investigation
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Celebs:

50 Cent Aims to Keep Effen Vodka Deal Secret • 50 Cent out with song on dark past
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Incarcerated Teresa Giudice Returning to ‘RHONJ’
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Electricity:

Blackstone-Optim Bankruptcy Fight May End at $5M
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Plastics:

Resin price drops add to issues sending Thornton into bankruptcy
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Construction:

Georgia construction company files for bankruptcy
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Pensions:

Unpaid Plan Contributions Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy
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Private Clubs:

Kansas City Club history now up for auction
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Healthcare:

Causes of Healthcare Distress in 2014
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Bankrupt Children's Hospital's fraud claims questioned
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UMC- Children's Hospital seeks judge to accept its plan
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After bankruptcy filing, officials band together in attempt to save Family Medicine Residency Program at Doctors’ Hospital
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Fate of former Quincy Medical Center property still unknown
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Doctors Want to Die Differently from Most
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Banking:

FDIC OK to continue pursuit of $100K retainer paid to lawyer just before First DuPage Bank failure
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Chicago bank created to serve poor relies heavily on overdraft fees
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Corporate Reform:

The Agency that’s Got your Back
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How Wall Street Bankers Stayed Out of Jail
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Economy:

US industrial output jumps as auto production surges
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Inflation alive and well in the service sector
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Third and fourth-quarter forecast down: Fed survey
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Household Debt Balances Remain Flat in 2015
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13 Years Of American Credit Cards, In 1 Graph
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About One in Four Americans Satisfied With U.S. in August
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10 Things Millennials Won’t Spend Money On
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More than half of Americans haven't taken a vacation in the past year
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When Social Security Was Young
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What Each Country Spends on Food
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Global Market Crash Doomsday Clock at 1 Minute to Midnight
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Americans’ Support for Labor Unions Continues to Recover
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Renters Paying More, Homeowners Paying Less • Americans have never paid this much for rent before
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AZ: PV Events Center files for bankruptcy • Business As Usual `During Reorganization
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Dubious foreclosure cases are suffocating families
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Inside the extortion scandal that’s rocking Miami high-end real estate
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How much you have to save per day to put a down payment on a house in 19 major US cities
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10 States with the Highest Property Taxes
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These are the 10 hottest U.S. housing markets by zip code right now
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Freddie Mac selling $1.2 billion pool of Ocwen-serviced loans
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Goldman Sachs to pay $272 million in toxic mortgage lawsuit
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Municipalities:

In A.C., two reasons this is personal
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Nobel laureate's warped picture of Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico: Government and Consumers in Default
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Kasson in Debt; What It Means for Residents
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War on fruit? San Bernardino PD get’s trashed after bragging about crackdown on illegal street vendors
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Michigan Schools are Dying
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Washington Supreme Court Fines State $100,000.00 Per Day For Legislature Failing To Fund Education
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Retailing:

JC Penney's 2Q results show growth
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Hilco Streambank Retained to Sell Anna’s Linens Intellectual Property Assets
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Steer clear of this battered retailer
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Food/Beverage:

How A&P's bankruptcy is hurting nearby businesses
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A&P seeking to slash severance pay
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Unions protest A&P's proposed contract changes • A&P union battle expected in bankruptcy court
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UFCW rips A&P giveback request
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Grocery store closures put LI workers at risk
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Renault Winery set for Sept. 22 bankruptcy auction
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Sonoma Winery Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Your Chipotle burrito is about to get more expensive
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High beef prices fueling rustling revival in Plains states
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Personal Finance:

What Your Lawyers Don't Tell You About Bankruptcy
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Don’t tip your Uber driver? It could cost you a 5-star rating
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8 signs you just nailed that job interview
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10 ways to improve your finances in a single day
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Religion:

Gallup Diocese mediation talks grind to a halt again
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Protection of US diocese from litigation defended
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Oil/Gas:

U.S. rig counts are rising even as oil plunges to new lows • US oil rig count rises to 672, up 2 from week ago
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Why $40 oil is here to stay •Here's what could take oil down to $30
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US oil settles up 27 cents, or 0.6%, at $42.50 a barrel • Mon.: Oil dips further, Nymex crude under $42 a barrel
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This strange event could send crude oil soaring
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There is a new threat to oil prices
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Hedge Funds Boost Energy Holdings as Oil Rout Brings Opportunity
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One bright day doesn't change bleak oil price picture
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Low Oil Prices Pose Threat to Texas Fracking Bonanza
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Tulsa energy company gets more time to prepare for bankruptcy filing • KKR's Samson Resources to file for bankruptcy by Sept 16 • Samson Resources finalizes restructuring plan, expected to file bankruptcy next month • KKR wipeout?
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KKR Could Be On The Hook For Samson Resources Bankruptcy
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Moody's downgrades Hercules Offshore's PDR to D-PD • Hercules Offshore, Inc. and 14 Affiliates File a Prepackaged Chapter 11 Case: Delaware Business Bankruptcy Report
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Fitch: More offshore drillers could seek bankruptcy after Hercules
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'Everybody is waiting for doomsday' in Texas
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Trican Well Service sells unit, tries to stave off bankruptcy
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Oil and gas deals in Canada halt as prices fail to stabilize
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Uncertain outlook as North Dakota tops 10,000 shale oil wells
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Russia’s largest oil producer bucks global slump in drilling
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Oil And Gas Market Update: What To Expect?
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'50s-era Bonds Inadequate for 21st Century Oil, Gas Wells
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Why gasoline isn’t cheap even with oil at 6-year low
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Awards:

Hale Antico President Elect of the Inn of the Court
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Coal:

Arch Coal Lenders Said to Pick Front-Runner for Agent Role
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UMWA Protest Patriot Coal
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Is This the Final Nail in Peabody Energy Corp.'s Coffin?
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Software:

Thinkstream creditors, equity interest holders total 700; include Shaquille O’Neal
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Communications:

Standard Register drops lawsuit against former employees
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Compensation:

Voters dying to know how much more CEOs make
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SEC Rules to Expose Highest Executive Pay Can Be Easily Gamed
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JPMorgan Salary Package Grows as Pay Limits Are Thwarted
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Environmental:

Focus turns to WVa spill suit against chem producer, utility
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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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (41 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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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
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Bankruptcy loses its stigma - for wealthy corporations
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Professional Compensation:

Law firm seeks $3M for work on bankrupt billionaire's estate
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Debt Tenders:

SEC Issues Guidance on Abbreviated Debt Tender Offers
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Lien Stripping:

Two New Decisions Appear to Support Lien-Stripping (Under Certain Conditions)
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Jurisdiction:

Wellness – What a Great Read!
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Insurance:

Insurer May Seek to Recover Directly From Independent Counsel Allegedly Excessive or Unreasonable Fees
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Litigation:

Litigation Is Now A Team Sport
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Covington Lawyers Kill on Cross-Exams in Cymbalta Case - Devastating Cross Results In Directed Verdict
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Buses:

Trustee says executives, board mismanaged bankrupt DesignLine
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Fraud:

Massachusetts TelexFree fraud victims get first reimbursement checks
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Ponzi Schemer Gets Extra Two Years For Violating Asset Freeze
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Steel:

Georgetown steel mill’s demise inevitable in face of cheap Chinese imports
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Resorts:

Judge Delays Baha Mar's Delaware Court Hearing
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Investigations:

Altegrity Restructuring Plan Confirmed by Court
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Student Debt:

$1 Trillion Rise in US Student Loan Debt
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Why the growth in student loan debt slowed last year
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Debt Collection:

Sixth Circuit Allows FDCPA Claim Against Law Firm for Misleading Letter
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Politics:

Here’s what’s in Trump’s immigration plan • Donald Trump Says He Would Deport Illegal Immigrants • Behind the Bluster, Mr. Trump Is Subtle on Many Issues • Donald Trump grilled by Chuck Todd on 'Meet the Press' • On the economy, Trump sounds like Pelosi • Trump's Economic Muddle • How Donald Trump could kill this bull market • Trump: I'll demand Mideast pay for US troops • Why Wall Street loves Trump • Small-business owners on Trump bandwagon • Donald Trump’s secret political weapon is his mastery of reality TV • 4 Times Donald Trump Was Super Savvy or Extra Shady • Trump says he'd be a smarter president than his competitors • Trump to report to jury duty in NY on Monday • Chris Christie: Donald Trump doesn't have 'temperament' to be president • 'They're calling it the summer of Trump' • Donald Trump's New Version of an Old Political Fantasy
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Clinton offers forceful defense on Benghazi, emails • The investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email is being run out of FBI headquarters — and that's unusual • Hillary Clinton offers plan to help students with children • Fact Check: Hillary: "F: The grade given to Florida for college affordability under Jeb Bush's leadership." • Hillary's "New College Compact" Raises An Important Question: Did She Ever Take Econ 101? •

Why Hillary's email problems won't go away
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Huckabee: vote for me or ‘for God’s sakes stay home’
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Jeb Bush Tries to Turn Up the Heat in Republican Presidential Race in Iowa • Fact Check: Bush: There has been a 100 percent "increase in student debt under this Democratic White House."
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Wall Street Wives Lend a Hand to Republicans Cruz and Christie
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Carly Fiorina at HP: The Disappointing Truth
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Fact Check: Sanders: "We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country."
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Sovereigns:

Kicillof: Judge Griesa cannot halt Bonar 24 payments
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UK:

KPMG Urges Alpari UK Unsecured Creditors to Submit Claims
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A rule of law for sovereign debt
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15 cultural faux pas you should avoid making in London
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EU:

Europe needs sovereign insolvency procedures
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Euro zone growth slows; Greek economy...expands? • Eurozone economy slows as France stalls and China risks loom
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PIIGS:

Merkel says she expects IMF to take part in Greek bailout • IMF Says Again: Cut Greece's Total Debt • Greek Banks Need Political Protection • Greek Bank Resolutions to Set European Precedent, Barclays Says • Greece urgently needs a jobs revolution • Greek bailout on a tightrope-again • Greek Parliament Votes Bailout Deal After Tempestuous Marathon Session • Greek deal approved: Up to 86B euros for bailout • Greece has a new bailout, but there's a 'Catch 22' • One Man Won on Greek Stocks When All Others Failed • Greek PM faces revolt after eurozone approves huge bailout
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The Law of Second Chances Takes Effect in Spain
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Canada:

Is Bombardier Inc. Really Headed to Bankruptcy ?
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France:

French farmers reap a harvest of strife
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Australia:

Bryan Byrt auto directors declare bankruptcy with $200 in bank after $70M collapse
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Japan:

What Tokyo's Mt Gox Ruling Means for Bitcoin in Japan
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Almost 30% of young people don't want to work for a company, survey finds
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China:

Problems of Judicial Recognition and Enforcement in Cross-Border Insolvency Matters between Hong Kong and Mainland China
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Chinese stocks mark best week in more than two months
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3 charts show China's massive overseas investments
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China is in deep economic trouble
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Cuba:

Fidel Castro's biggest financial regrets
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Cubans are sounding strangely open to democracy
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Russia:

Treating the New European Disease of Consumer Debt in a Post-Communist State: The Groundbreaking New Russian Personal Insolvency Law
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