Law:
Associate Bonus Watch: Another Boutique Beats Biglaw
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Associate Bonus Watch: Same As It Ever Was
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Early Signs Pointing to Increase in Law School Applicants
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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas: The Legal Edition
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These Will Be Wall Street's Most In-Demand Positions Next Year
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Law firms slow to respond to diversification threat of Big Four accountants
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Never Complain To Clients Or Adversaries
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DLA Piper Forced To Close Struggling Office Due To Defections • Five-year struggle for survival
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In Remembrance: Houston’s ‘King of Torts’ Joe Jamail • R.I.P. To A Billionaire Lawyer • In Memoriam: Joe Jamail (1925-2015)
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How to sell yourself in 30 seconds and leave people wanting more
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Should You Let Your Clients Pay You In 2016?
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Uncivil Procedure
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Not Enough Women Leading Cases
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Breaking News: Law School Tuition Still Too High
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Some Schools Find Relief From Declining Enrollment
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Law Prof: Why I Sued My School
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A case study: Case Western Law School Dragging Down University?
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How The Grinch Lost The LSAT Exams: A Crappy Christmas Caper
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Whittier Law School's Abysmal Bar Exam Results
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What Legal Tech Products Do Lawyers Hate?
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Initial Thoughts on the Apple iPad Pro Keyboard
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2015 Apple at Law User Survey
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Toward Virtual Lawyering: LawStudio
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Add Two More States To Those That Have Adopted Duty of Technology Competence
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A Holiday Wish List for the Legal Vertical
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Law Firm Sued By Massachusetts Attorney General
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The first 15 apps you should download for your new iPhone
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Psychologists found that a 'dark triad' of personality traits could help you get ahead in your career
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San Diego man 'plummeted to his death while distracted by his phone'
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Chicago police kill man, shoot woman dead 'accidentally'
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Couple seeking to undo their divorce get turned down
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The movie Concussion is filled with myths
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Top 10 Frivolous Lawsuits List Is… Frivolous, But Funny
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A New Jersey Girl Called 911 After Knocking Over Her Elf on the Shelf
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Judges:
On The Supreme Court, It Pays To Be In Charge
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Scalia? Colleges Have Still Failed to Integrate
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Pennsylvania justice is suspended for ‘insensitive and inappropriate’ emails in interim order
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Wall Street:
US stocks seen lower as falling oil prices weigh
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US stocks drift to a mixed close
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No gift for Wall Street on Christmas Eve
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What I Learned from Losing $200 Million
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U.S. Stocks Are Ending 2015 With a Whimper
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Celebs:
'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Teresa Giudice released from prison • Fury of the architect still owed thousands by the Giudices as brazen Teresa is given a $90,000 Lexus wrapped in a bow by her criminal husband because 'she needs a car' • Lexusgate? Despite new SUV, Teresa Giudice's lawyer says restitution nearly complete
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50 Cent Sues Rick Ross Over Mixtape
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For Ex-Developer Blixseth, Jail Will Likely Be Home for the Holidays
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A former NFL player who made $40 million over his career just filed for bankruptcy
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Warren Buffett's Very, Very Bad Year
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Startups:
The party's over in startup land
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Personal Finance:
How time can turn $3000 into $50 million
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Gambling:
Caesars Wins New Chance to Stop Suits That Threaten Parent • Caesars Entertainment wins courtroom round
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Illinois: Daily fantasy sports is illegal gambling
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Kentucky fines PokerStar's owner $870 million to cover residents' losses
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Taxis:
This chart shows how Uber is devastating New York’s taxi business
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Religion:
Lender discrimination may be pushing black churches into bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:
A&P Seeks Court Approval To Get Out Of Leases On 36 Closed Stores
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Chipotle's sales decline is just beginning
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Currency:
11 Bitcoin Startups That Went Bust in 2015
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Non-Profits:
Milwaukee YMCA running a $2 million deficit
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Music:
Columbia House Wants to Return to Vinyl Roots
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No More Rdio Silence as Pandora Wins Approval to Buy Streaming -Music Company
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Healthcare:
Fee dispute in Children’s bankruptcy delayed
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Agriculture:
Family cranberry farms forced to sell as prices bog down
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Shipping:
No Financial Aid for STX Shipbuilding
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Survival of fittest for commodities shipping firms in 2016
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Radio:
Creditors could force a restructuring of iHeartMedia
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Horse Racing:
Balmoral's final ride
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Student Debt:
Fed, FDIC Order Higher One to Repay 1.5 Million Students
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Economy:
Economy not 'normal' despite steady progress in 2015
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Jobless claims fall again, near lowest level in decades
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Even Some Rich Live Paycheck to Paycheck
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Is Middle Class the New Working Class?
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The scariest statistic about Millennials and retirement
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13 states to raise minimum wage in 2016
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Millennials are wrong about the American dream
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The Best and Worst Gifts and Gift-Givers, According to Economics
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These Jobs Offer the Highest Pay for Your Degree (Or Lack of One)
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Gen-X Starts to Turn 50
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Which Housing Markets Have the Most to Worry About
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A big change could be about to come to the housing market
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Is there more trouble hidden in November’s new home sales data?
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Which 3 major housing markets might be in trouble?
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MBA: Mortgage applications jump 7.3%
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NYC may fit more 'micro' apartments into housing picture
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico's indebted utility PREPA finally reaches creditor deal
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Puerto Rico needs debt restructuring authority, US Treasury Sec says
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Which Puerto Rico Bond Defaults Next? 42% Yields Provide a Clue
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'Safe' Puerto Rican Debt Stirs Worries
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U.S. opposes new role for Puerto Rico
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Muni bonds expert: Here's what Puerto Rico needs
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Congress speeding toward battle over Puerto Rican debt
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Don't Abandon Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico ‘successfully in default’: US Treasury
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Puerto Rico edges back towards default precipice
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Saving Puerto Rico From Itself: The price for bankruptcy: A review board that can overrule local politicians.
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Judge Rejects San Bernardino's Bankruptcy Proposal • San Bernardino must provide more bankruptcy documentation
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Creditors are questioning San Bernardino's $159 million plan to beef up its police force
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Detroit high schoolers use journalism to write poetry about bankruptcy
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Exiting chief judge Rosen: I’ll miss living on edge
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Pennsylvania at Modern Record for Its Longest Budget Impasse
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Mining:
The commodities party is officially over and 'now we are suffering the big hangover'
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Oil/Gas:
Oil Bankruptcies Reach Highest Quarterly Level Since Recession
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US restructuring firms bulk up as crude dive boosts business
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Shale's Running Out of Survival Tricks as OPEC Ramps Up Pressure
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Oil Prices Slip in Limited Holiday Trading • Oil falls towards $37, near 11-year low, as excess supply weighs • Last week’s rally for oil set to dissipate
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These 2 ugly charts show just how brutal it is in the oil business
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Fed: Oil and gas bankruptcies remain at 2008 levels • Dallas Fed says U.S. has lost 70,000 oil jobs in the past year
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2015: The Year of Energy Sector Bankruptcies
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Oil and Gas Bankruptcy Climbs to More than $16 Billion in 2015
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Oil rallies in holiday-shortened week, but bears still in charge • Oil ends sharply higher as US crude inventories decline
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Fed-up creditors seek to put US energy's zombies into bankruptcy
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Parallel Energy to Be Sold to Scout Energy
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Rare Involuntary Bankruptcy Filings Rising in Oil and Offshore
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US banks hit by cheap oil as Opec warns of long-term low
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Hoping for a Price Surge, Oil Companies Keep Wells in Reserve
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Crude oil won't recover until late 2016: Analyst
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Chesapeake, here is the case of the bull and bear
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In the late 1970s, Big Oil worried it could be held accountable for rising carbon emissions
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Houston housing market has limited outlook amid oil slump , report shows
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The Crude Oil Export Ban--What, Me Worry About Peak Oil?
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One of the easiest ways to make money on US crude oil may be coming to an end
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Hard-Hit Farmers Get Brief Respite in Low Oil Prices
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Gas Is So Cheap You Could Drink It (But Don’t)
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Houston law firm diversifies amid oil slump , plans to focus on tech
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Oil drop threatens to push energy groups into liquidation
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2016 Predictions for the Oil and Gas Industry
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Pemex to announce job cuts with oil output at 25-year low
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As Oil Money Melts, Alaska Mulls First Income Tax in 35 Years
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Oil Rout Rocks Colombia's Worst Bonds in Toughest Year Since '07
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Politics:
Here’s how badly Democrats have to screw up to lose
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Donald Trump is escalating his war of words with Hillary Clinton • Trump warns Clinton to be careful in using woman 'card' • Trump isn't the real GOP frontrunner • The History That Links Trump and Putin • Trump and Cruz vie for lead in polls but avoid attacking each other • Donald Trump crushes new poll. But there are reasons for caution. • What Trump Doesn't Know About Mexicans • Trump’s attacks raise eyebrows on Wall Street • Trump left his mark on Atlantic City — for better and for worse • Trump’s Tax Cuts Would Add $24.5 Trillion to the Debt
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Bernie Sanders: Fed's decision to raise interest rates is a disaster • Here's What Bernie Sanders Would Do to the Fed • Bernie Sanders Wants Trump Voters • The Bernie Sanders/Notorious B.I.G. Mashup You Never Knew You Needed
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Fury of right falls on Paul Ryan
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The Collapse of the Carson Campaign
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Comparing the GOP candidates' ISIS strategies with Obama's
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Cruz's Colleagues Don't Like Him. Do Voters?
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Hedge Funds:
The trades that killed hedge funds in 2015
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In an M&A boom year, deals-driven hedge funds are burned by bad bets
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Golf:
Back9Network files for bankruptcy, will go forward with website and app
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Owners of defunct Palm Coast golf course face $60K in fines
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Education:
How The Federal Government Tries To Keep Financially Troubled Colleges From Failing
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Santa:
Finland banks on Santa in diplomatic charm offensive
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Ethanol:
Ex-ethanol plant operator moves into Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Aviation:
TSA Close to Rejecting Some States' Licenses
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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 (1 new filing today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (17 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Cross-Border:
Global Slowdown and Chapter 15
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Partnerships:
Partner Liability: Choice of Law Could Make More of a Difference Than You Might Expect
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Bankruptcy Alternatives:
Eleventh Circuit Holds That An Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors has no Authority to File a Bankruptcy Petition for the Assignor
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Recent Pleadings:
Bankruptcy Court Discovers Ch. 13 Trustee Has Not Been Following Plan Provision, Says Trustee's Office May Be on The Hook Financially
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Fraud:
Corzine, CFTC duel over MF Global collapse
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The 5 Person Team that Exposed Volkswagen
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Complaints in bombshell report accuse Theranos of deleting data to make its proprietary technology look more accurate
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Retailing:
Davidowitz: Many Stores Will Go Broke at End of Year
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Apparel retailers saw online sales spike on 'Manic Monday'
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Bed Bath & Beyond's stock falls after an analyst downgrade
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Shoppers Filled Stores Saturday Looking for Deals
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Kentucky Mall: Teen Brawl Involves 2,000
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American Apparel seeks to close 8 lackluster stores • American Apparel to close Bridgeport Village store
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Colorado Springs mall sells at discount for $20 million
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After Christmas Shopping Quieter than Expected
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Why Christmas Day Sales May Become Reality • Holiday shopping season isn’t over yet
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Online Buying Booms as Christmas Shoppers Avoid Stores
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Gas savings won't help retailers in 2016: Experts
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Furniture:
RoomStore facing Chapter 11
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Museums:
Palm Beach County to cite maritime museum’s Peanut Island properties
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Coal:
Bankruptcy judge OKs Alpha's bond deal with West Virginia
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2015: A Year of Bankruptcies in the Coal Sector
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Will 2016 Be Peabody Energy Corporation's Best Year Yet?
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Peabody Energy: A Distressed Short Opportunity
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Bankruptcy History:
The Daas Khat
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Distressed Investing:
Inside Third Avenue Management, where employees were terrified to bring bad news to the boss
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Hidden in plain sight: Big risks at failed Third Avenue fund were clear to some
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Junk Selloff Fails to Lure Buyers
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Junk-bond debacle has bond fund investors feeling like it’s 2008 again
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Fashion:
Tamara Mellon gets OK for financing in its move to get out of Chapter 11
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Credit Reporting:
The dysfunctional state of the US consumer credit-score model
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UK:
Cross Border Restructuring and Insolvency Update - December 2015
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REH may take insolvency path in Q1 2016
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Trade body warns over insolvency changes
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EU:
European Stocks Fall After China Selloff as Oil, Ruble Retreat
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PIIGS:
Sean Dunne's wife won't profit from the sale of luxury hotel
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The €100m bill charged by Nama-appointed receivers
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S&P: Greece in Risk of Default in 2016
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A lesson for Europe in Spain’s startling election
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Canada:
Bankruptcy claims on the rise in Alberta
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Poland:
Pro-business reform of Polish Bankruptcy Law – January 2016
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Japan:
Japan's economy continues to struggle
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China:
Debt and overcapacity obstruct road to restructuring
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China's Slowdown in Context
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Cutting zombie companies tops nation's hit list
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Ukraine:
Budget rescues Ukraine from brink of bankruptcy
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Ukraine Budget Vote Seeks to Clear Way for Next IMF Tranche
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India:
India delays bankruptcy law
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Many banks lent more to debt-laden JP Associates: Morgan Stanley
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Private equity set to extend India surge in 2016 as debt-laden firms offload assets
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Lenders drive M&As at debt-laden companies
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Russia:
Russia's Debt Reaches $100 Billion with Oil Market Turmoil
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Yukos: Prominent Putin foe may seek asylum in UK after new arrest
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Russian economy contracts 4% on year in November
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Brazil:
Brazil Braces for Deeper Recession
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Australia:
Australian High Court Finds Liquidators Are Not Required to Set Aside Money for Pre-Assessed Tax Liabilities
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