Law:
What’s Going On at Dickstein Shapiro? — An Update on the Bryan Cave Talks
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: Surprise! Lawyers Are Problem Drinkers (And Worse)
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'Tis the Season for a Law Firm Scamming
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Embattled Bankruptcy Attorney Claims Judge Targets Lawyers
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The Legal Cost Disease
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Hot-Shot Attorney Knows The Value Of Looking Good
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M&A activity tops $5 trillion in record 2015
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At Harvard Law, A Sex-Assault Case That Won't Go Away
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The 2-Year Law Education Fails to Take Off
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Grand jury: No charges in Tamir Rice killing • Prosecutor: ‘Perfect storm of errors’ • Tamir 'had been warned that his pellet gun might get him into trouble' • "We don't second-guess police officers"
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Most cops who kill people still aren’t charged. But charges are getting more common.
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Cop says he shouldn't be fired for s-- on duty
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Truck Driver Ignores Signs Banning Trucks and Limiting Weight and Destroys Indiana Historic Bridge . . . Faces $135 Fine
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Illinois’ Attorney General Thinks All Forms Of Fantasy Sports Are Illegal Gambling
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Man killed in bungled condom machine robbery
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'Affluenza' teen taken into custody in Mexico
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Judges:
•Breyer: Country’s ‘stronger tradition of civil liberties’ makes another mass internment unlikely
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This Supreme Court Justice Actually Has Better Things To Do
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Wall Street:
US stocks eye higher open as oil gains
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US stocks open lower to kick off final week of 2015 • Stocks drop as oil tumbles: S&P 500 turns red • U.S. stocks close lower, weighed by falling oil
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Wall Street’s forecast for 2016: Worse than 2015
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Is Fed setting up market for a fall?
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Personal Finance:
Why Ryan Broyles lives like he made $60,000 last year and not $600,000
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10 things not to buy in 2016
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Software:
Bankruptcy court approves Thinkstream sale
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Celebs:
50 Cent Lists Support For Grandfather In New Bankruptcy Documents
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Mining:
Molycorp Lays Out Financial Estimates for Creditors - Company says it would be worth $252 million at most in liquidation scenario
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Judge upholds Magnetation contract with steel buyer
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Freeport's Moffett Departs as Miner Confronts Commodity Rout
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Debt Collection:
Minnesota Law Firm Impacted by Debt Collection Scam
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Massachusetts law firm is accused of suing debtors without ‘meaningful attorney involvement’
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Student Debt:
When You Weren’t Paying Attention Congress Shook Up The Student Loan Market
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Student Loan Companies Can Be Sued
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Fraud:
Shkreli hired same audit firm for KaloBios, Retrophin
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Golf:
Judge holds former Silverstone golf course owner in contempt
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Pensions:
Buyer Beware! Purchasers in Asset Sales Liable for Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability
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Data Centers:
Data Center Provider Steel Orca Files for Bankruptcy
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Distressed Investing:
Debt distress level at highest since recession
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Economy:
Why Janet Yellen is Betting on a Comeback for Inflation • What Fed rate hike? Interest rates hold steady for 2nd straight week
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The Fed's Next Moves
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Goldman: America's 'children in the basement' won't be moving out any time soon
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Why it feels like everyone is on vacation
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New Year’s resolutions for the global economy
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Income Growth, Labor Market Improvement Keep Consumer Spending Strong
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Is Rising Global Debt a Cause for Concern?
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Buying still more affordable than renting for most of country
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico's Debt Trap
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Puerto Rico is on the brink of a big default
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Republicans seeking taxpayer bailout for Puerto Rico investors • Bond Predators’ on Puerto Rican Debt Want Their Bailout
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Half Of Puerto Rico's General Fund Debt Is Either Optional Pay, Or Invalid COFINA Bonds- Bankruptcy Is Not A Solution
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Can Puerto Rico Pay Up?
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Puerto Rico: How Important Is General-Obligation Debt Payment?
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Puerto Rico governor: U.S. backtracking on island's independence
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San Bernardino's Chapter 9 Plan Rejected
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Michigan governor pitches pricey plan to fix Detroit schools
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Retailing:
Holiday spending up 8 percent; online sales surge • Holiday shopping uptick fueled by gas, web
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Amazon: Prime members in 'tens of millions' • Amazon signs up 3 million for Prime in one week
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Holiday Retail Sales: Winners and Losers of 2015
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TigerDirect Has New Owner, Won’t Accept Returns
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Oil/Gas:
Oil down 3 percent, Brent near 11-year low on fears of weaker 2016 • Oil Prices Slip After Dour Economic Data from Japan • Oil Prices Charging Lower As Oversupply Concerns Plague Traders
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Saudi Arabia Cuts Dependence on Oil Amid Slump in Crude Prices • Record $98B deficit • Saudis Plan Unprecedented Subsidy Cuts to Counter Oil Plunge
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Oil Bankruptcies Mark Devastating End Of The Year For U.S. Drillers
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$10 Trillion Investment Needed To Avoid Massive Oil Price Spike Says OPEC
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As crude oil prices plunge, so do oil exporters’ revenue hopes
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There's one sector hedge funds are just itching to shake up in 2016
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Oil companies brace for a grim 2016 amid sustained price crash
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Crude Oil Prices Are Weak as Iran Ramps Up Exports
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The Economics of Oil: Outlook for 2016
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Supply outlook clouds crude’s rally
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Report: Shale gas surge will export benefits abroad, leaving marginal U.S. gains
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Spring Debt Check: The Bellwether That Squeezes Oil, Gas Companies?
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Weatherford Might Need $1 Billion To Prevent Bankruptcy
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Shell cancels contract for Transocean rig
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Will Shale Oil Bankruptcies Upend Oil States International?
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Land Drillers Are Trading Below Cost
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Oil slump weighing on housing markets in Texas, North Dakota
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Texas manufacturers post strong December despite weak outlook
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JPMorgan's McClellan Says Low Oil Will Cut Demand for Bonds
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UK North Sea Oil Companies Get Leaner Amid Oil Price Crash
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Senate to take up HOVENSA deal Tuesday
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Short Sellers Increase Bets in Major Oil Stocks
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Asian energy sector falls as oil prices dip again
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Politics:
Trump wants you to believe he's no fan of hedge funds • Donald Trump unloads on 'lowlife' newspaper publisher after critical editorial
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Clinton vs. Trump: Still A Dead Heat
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Ben Carson on the brink: ‘A process like this is pretty brutal’
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Soros blasts Cruz, Trump for stoking fear
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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 (12 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
6 Companies That Won't Be Around in 2017
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Small Business:
“Traps for the Unwary”: § 1129(e) and “Small Business Debtors”
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Contracts:
LOI: Delaware Supreme Court Pens Must-Read Contract Decision
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Corporate Governance:
Must CEO gender gap is still huge, and getting worse
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Distressed Investing:
PwC audit found no problems at Third Avenue's failed junk bond fund
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The Outlook for High-Yield Debt in 2016
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Healthcare:
Forest Park Medical Center’s hospitals headed for acquisition, but by whom?
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Additional Forest Park hospitals likely headed for bankruptcy in 2016
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Obamacare no cure for working poor
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Advisors:
Millstein & Co. Expands Corporate Restructuring Business
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Defaults:
U.S. Companies Led the World in 2015 Debt Defaults, S&P Says
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Shipping:
Survival of the Fittest for Bulker Firms in 2016
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Television:
Failed Golf Channel Back9Network Files for Bankruptcy
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Religion:
Gallup Diocese case attorney says deal ‘nonbinding’
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IP:
The Impact of Rejection on Trademark Licensees’ Rights in Bankruptcy: the Latest Decision on an Issue that Has Courts Divided
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Coal:
Judge allows rejection of Walter Energy's union deals • UMWA releases statement following Walter Energy ruling
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Sovereigns:
Argentina looks for 2nd law firm to resolve lawsuit over debt
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PIIGS:
Irish banker David Drumm again seeks release from U.S. prison, citing risk to his safety and other factors
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Social security reform a test for Tsipras
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Canada:
Shoreline Energy bankruptcy wraps up tough year for Calgary’s junior oilpatch
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Private school for star athletes in financial disarray
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Brazil:
Allen & Overy, Cleary Gottlieb Caught Up in Brazil's Bad Times
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In Brazil's Bad Year, These Corporate Borrowers Were Hardest Hit
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Russia:
Russian banker Gitelson seeks his own bankruptcy
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India:
Creditors' dues find precedence over tax recovery in insolvency bill
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Estonia:
Bankruptcy of Estonian Air announced
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