Law:

The 2015 Lateral Report’s Winners And Losers
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How Dewey management's rosy picture masked an ugly truth
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2015 Report on the State of the Legal Market
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Dentons Dacheng Deal Done: Will BigLaw Follow Suit? --- Much Ado About Dacheng Dentons
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DLA Piper International revenue and headcount fell in 2013/14, accounts show
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Dorsey & Whitney Records Most Profitable Year
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DLA Piper revenues slip as partner numbers shrink
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Applying to Top Law Schools Disserved Many in 2014
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Nine California Law Schools Bucked National Trend, Increased 1L Enrollment in 2014
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Former general counsel of notorious Rothstein law firm gets 18 months for fraud
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Why Aspiring To Be Perfect As An Attorney Is Actually The Opposite Of What You Need When Trying To Leave The Law
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Bankruptcy judge sanctions attorney in Fashion Mall case
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Facing up to the challenge: It's time to prepare law students for their profession
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This case transforms your iPad's screen to make typing easier, and it looks like magic --- What impressed me most about the iPhone 6 Plus is something no one really talks about
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Smartphones as the New "Swiss Army Knife:" A Thousand Apps in Your Pocket
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12 ways to save your iPhone's battery
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How to remember people's names
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8 insights that will change the way you give PowerPoint presentations
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Super Bowl XLIX: The In-House Counsel Battle
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Judge lets Aaron Hernandez jury watch Super Bowl but urges vigilance to avoid case-related info --- Tears in Aaron Hernandez Trial as Murder Scene Details Emerge
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School suspends 9-year-old for making ‘terroristic threats’ with magic ‘Hobbit’ ring
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Jury convicts PI client who, angry over $115 medical bill, physically attacked law firm employee
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Crazed Woman Faces Assortment Of Charges For Road Rage Incident Caught On Tape
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Children given lifelong ban on talking about fracking
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The World’s Saddest Coloring Book: The Life Of A Lawyer
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Twitter shock at lawyer's triple 'C-bomb'
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ZUI: Driving Zamboni Under The Influence
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Video: Cop Pulls Gun on Teens Reportedly Having Snowball Fight
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HTGAWM Returns And None Of These Characters Understand Ethics
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Judges:

WV: Bankruptcy Judge Vacancy
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ND IL: Court closed, Monday --- MA: Some divisions closed, others opening late --- ND NY: Opening Late
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Judge Rendell, former bankruptcy lawyer, to take on 'senior status'
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History: The Judiciary Dinner
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73-Year-Old Judge is Italy's New President
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Meet Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore's Son
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Wall Street:

Futures higher ahead of consumer spending, ISM data
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Stocks sag at the close ; January finishes on weak note
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Bears make like Seahawks as earnings growth fizzles
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Layoffs:

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Pharma:

After Allergan loss, is Valeant dumpster diving?
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Personal Finance:

The 11 worst money habits of 20-somethings and how to fix them
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The Nasty Four-Letter Word We Never Taught Our Children
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10 things you can throw away or donate right now
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Food/Beverage:

NM: Flying Star Chain Files For Chapter 11 --- 'We agonized over this,' Flying Star’s Jean Bernstein says
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Des Moines grocery chain auctioned off in bankruptcy court
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Gambling:

Owner of Country Crossing sues Baker Donelson for $70M
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This Las Vegas Casino Might Be Following Caesars Entertainment's Catastrophic Debt Path
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Union Workers Protest Icahn’s Saving Trump Casino over their Dead Contract --- Icahn: Benefit cuts ’essential sacrifice’ to keep Taj Mahal casino open
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Creditors seek to sue Carl Icahn over Trump Entertainment cash
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Revel Sale on Hold While Nightclub Appeals Terms
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Wells Fargo, Creditors Reach Deal on Revel Loan
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Non-Debtor Caesars Companies Respond to Creditors' Demand for Bankruptcy Court Appointment of an Examiner
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Religion:

St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese files assets, debts --- $45M assets, $15.9M liabilities
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Twin Cities Archdiocese transfer of assets may protect it from bankruptcy creditors
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Now Even Churches Are Too Risky to Bank
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Celebs:

Teresa Giudice gets buff in prison with weight lifting workouts
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Sharpton Group Reports Deficits, Tax Debt Plan --- Busted
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Ex-IMF boss Strauss-Kahn faces French trial
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Mass Torts:

Outstanding asbestos claims drag on insurance industry earnings
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More than 3,300 crash claims filed against GM as window closes
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Mining:

Mine Shield Files Bankruptcy - Owner says Lancaster company still going
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Treasure:

Fugitive Treasure Hunter Tommy Thompson Arrested in Florida
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Coal:

Alpha shutdowns reflect US sector’s gloom
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Student Debt:

Private-Student Lenders Draw CFPB Review Over Debt Refinancing
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The Student Loan Rule Change That Could Hurt Parents
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Politics:

Bernie Sanders is right to be outraged
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Distressed Investing:

Minimizing Risks, Maximizing Returns in Distressed M&A
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Investors Prepare to Pounce on Possible Uptick in Restructurings
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Aviation:

Loss legacy: The trials of older airlines
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Skymark Shares Plunge by Record After Bankruptcy --- Turbulent times for Skymark --- Skymark undone by ‘reckless’ expansion
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Nigeria: Domestic airlines threatened by bankruptcy
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Tech:

How 'precarious' are Jawbone's finances?
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Weather:

New storm rumbles toward New York, Boston
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Economy:

US GDP Falls to Just 2.9% in 4Q
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Obama budget likely 'dead on arrival'
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Obama Middle Class Economics: Who Benefits?
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CNNMoney: Best Jobs in America
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US consumer sentiment rises to best since 2004
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Consumers to the Rescue as U.S. Companies Step Back
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Young adults earn $2,000 less today than their parents did in 1980, adjusted for inflation --- Millennials are eternally optimistic about their finances
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Wages Still Aren't Growing Much --- Better times haven’t translated into pay raises yet
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Big Risk Of Global Deflation
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These ETFs are telling us the economy is in trouble
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Here are 3 men who are being considered for top spots at the Fed
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Obama proposes 14 percent tax on US companies' untaxed foreign earnings --- Obama: Tax Overseas Profits to Build Roads
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56% of credit scores subprime, study finds
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Roubini: Here's what the market hacks are getting wrong
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United Steelworkers Union tells members to go on strike at major refineries
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The era of city-dwelling millennials is coming to an end
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Why lower oil prices won't lead to a 'deflationary spiral'
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5 of the most lucrative college majors for any undergrad
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The upper middle class is ruining America
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Fact Check - Ted Cruz: "Today the top 1 percent earn a higher share of our national income than any year since 1928."
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NFL Gets Billions in Taxpayer Subsidies
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US High Yield Distress Ratio Opens 2015 at Elevated 13.4%
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Real Estate Cases: You May Want to Think Twice Before You File
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US Justice Dept probing Moody's for mortgage deal
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Two Judges Who Get It About Banks
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NY Federal judge slams Wells Fargo for forged mortgage docs
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Home Loan Servicing Solutions fires back at mortgage-negligence claims
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Some who lost homes feel forgotten in foreclosure settlements
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KS: Lindemuth bankruptcy plan approved; lenders to be paid
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Brooklyn is officially the most unaffordable housing market in America
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Too Many Condos in New York City?
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Municipalities:

Atlantic City struggles despite Christie's deep involvement
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Atlantic City to investors: Gamble on our bonds
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There must be a solid economic plan for future of A.C.
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Should Atlantic City file for bankruptcy ? Some say yes
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Bankruptcy case in Austin has ties to Texas technology fund --- Texas' Privatization: With State's Contractors, Failure is Always an Option
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Philly: Should the School District Declare Bankruptcy ?
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Oil/Gas:

Mon. A.M.: Oil futures swing higher, briefly hit $50 a barrel --- Oil prices rally above $55 as investors pile in
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OPEC just got very bullish on oil --- OPEC oil output rises in January as key members stand firm: survey
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Oil surges 8 pct as US rig count plunges, shorts scramble --- U.S. Oil Jumps as Number of Drilling Rigs Drops
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Oil Companies Draw on Creative Financing to Stay Afloat After Prices Tumble
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After Oil's Friday Surge, Is The Bottom Finally In?
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Bankers See $1 Trillion of Zombie Investments Stranded in the Oil Fields --- Texas banker: Let the reckless oil companies die
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Falling oil prices to spur bankruptcy storm
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Oil Stocks: The $393 Billion Wealth Wipeout
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Counterparty Rights in Energy Bankruptcies
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Falling Oil Prices Give Rise to Turnaround Prospects
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Will gas ‘tax cuts’ pump U.S. economy?
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Wall Street prepared for bad news from the energy companies, but so far it's been worse than expected
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The American shale boom warped the oil production cost curve
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Texas bank CEO not sweating plunge in oil
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Which States Will Suffer The Most From The Oil Bust?
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Oil Workers in U.S. on First Large-Scale Strike Since 1980
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Louisiana Squeezed as Oil Prices Drop --- Big Oil needs to go on a diet now that the $100 a barrel party is over --- Oil prices drop, oil jobs take the fall
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Oil drilling slows in Wyoming as prices drop
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Lariat cuts 265 Permian workers
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$20 billion in cuts speak to state of oil firm finances
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Oil crash: 'Drill, baby, drill' loses momentum
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Goodrich Petroleum cuts oil drilling in Miss., La.
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For traders, oil's plunge takes a toll on egos and accounts
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ND oil employees see work hours cut as oil prices slump
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Oil related layoffs underway in Colorado
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Chevron slashes spending as oil prices crash
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Where is global oil money going? To health care --- This Oil Chart Shows the Real Global Oil Supply Story
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North Dakota may lose $5.5 billion in revenue as oil plunges
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Corporate Reform:

Federal regulators are preparing rules for pay day loans to protect the borrowers
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Tax:

IRS Rules Foreign Debt Discharge Excluded From Income if Recognized Under Chapter 15
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IRS Must Answer for Levy on 10-Year-Old
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Shipping:

Bulk commodity shipping rates fall sharply
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Files Updated Cash Flow Estimates
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Consumer Finance:

FTC Hits Two Auto Title Lenders
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Banking:

Dusting Off FIRREA: Old Statute Poses Challenges for Financial Institutions
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Television:

Here are all the commercials that ran during the Super Bowl, in order --- Nationwide's Super Bowl ad about dead kids was a huge buzz kill
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Opera:

Should New York City Opera Stay Dead?
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Theatre:

NY: Surflight Theatre board seeking long-term financial solutions
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Museums:

Umpqua Bank fights Evergreen Vintage bankruptcy effort, says it was about to foreclose on aircraft
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Education:

AR: Jonesboro School Files for Bankruptcy , Lists $2.1M in Debts
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Alternative Energy:

New Report Destroys the Biofuel Claim
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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 (27 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (24 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

ND IN: Bankruptcy filings dip in '14
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
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Cross-Border:

The Resolution of Global Financial Institutions and Chapter 15
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Fairfield Sentry: "Within the Territorial Jurisdiction of the U.S."
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Extraterritorial Recovery of Avoidable Transfers and Comity
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Barnet: Satisfying the Technical Jurisdictional Requirements for Chapter 15
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Rede Energia: Recognition of Foreign Plans Under Chapter 15
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Bankruptcy Reform:

ABI Chapter 11 Reform Commission: Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (No More Quick Sales?)
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Overview and Analysis of Select Provisions of the ABI Chapter 11 Reform Commission Final Report and Recommendations
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Random Thoughts on Reform
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Panelists discuss changes to Bankruptcy Code
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Claims Trading:

Not For The Unwary: Claims Trading Strategies
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Management:

Cultivating Employees Often Overlooked in Turnarounds
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Entrepreneurs:

The 'Shark Tank' investors agree that this is the worst pitch they've seen on the show
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Retailing:

Final Days For RadioShack Corporation Before It Files For Bankruptcy
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Could RadioShack use that $3 billion now?
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Standard General may act as lead bidder for RadioShack
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RadioShack, Hedge Fund Hashing Out Auction Process
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RadioShack is expected to announce store closings
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Target's road out of Canada becomes clearer
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The fall — and overhaul — of the American mall
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Cache said to plan liquidation after filing for bankruptcy
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Healthcare:

Consumers still struggling with medical debt
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Bankruptcy meeting of creditors reveals facts about Archer Nursing Center
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Non-Profits:

YMCA emerges from bankruptcy after judge OKs reorganization
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Fraud:

Clients say Knoxville woman stole millions for life of luxury
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Pair sentenced to prison for $665 million financial fraud
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The house that Ira Rennert built
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BMO fights lawsuits seeking billions over customer's Ponzi scheme
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Sheldon Silver and lawyers in politics
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January 2015 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Sovereigns:

Defaulted Cuban loans appeal to frontier investors
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UK:

Insolvencies fall to nine-year low
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Creditors to seize control of Towergate
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Deloitte successfully appeals MG Rover misconduct charges
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Wolves stars in cash deal crisis
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PIIGS:

Greece wants time for new deal, 'cold turkey' on debt --- Greece: The dangerous game --- Media Misinformation On Greece Misleads European Leaders --- How Greece could run out of cash and what Draghi can do about it --- Germany is done writing off Greece's debt --- At heart of new euro crisis: Germany's obsession with debt --- Greece on collision course with Brussels after Merkel backs hardline debt stance --- Italy sends mixed signals on Greek debt --- Greece's problems are the result of the eurozone having no fiscal policy --- Greek minister wants to link debt payments to growth --- Greek deputy PM says no fears of ECB cutting support to banks --- Greek PM Tsipras rules out turning to Russia for aid --- Syriza pledges to end 'failed austerity experiment' --- Syriza is right about Greece's unbearable debt and everyone needs to realize that --- Time is not on young Greek PM's side --- ECB's Constancio signals Greek waiver may end if program dropped
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No lending to Greek banks if no deal by end of February --- Greece asks ECB to keep banks afloat as Tsipras pitches deal --- What the ECB is doing to Greek banks is outrageous
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Greece Hires US Investment Bank for Debt Help
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Greece starts drive to sell new debt deal to doubting Europe
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There will be a major cancellation of debt in Europe — but it's not in Greece
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Now Markets Get to Vote on Greece's New Government - Depositors continue to flee the banks, and Greek 10-year bond yields rose roughly two percentage points this week
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So Whose Problem Is Greek Debt, Anyway?
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Grexit is an avoidable catastrophe for the eurozone
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Canada:

RCMP charge former Seaquest executives with fraud
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Five charged with fraud and money laundering in $92-million Ponzi scheme
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Canada's GDP: Troubles in Every Sector
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China:

China Factory Gauge Sinks to First Contraction in Two Years
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Kaisa Bonds Drop as Sunac Purchase Damps Rescue Speculation
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Mexico:

Mexico cuts spending on oil shock
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The Netherlands:

The Netherlands Proposes Modern Restructuring Legislation
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Brazil

Brazil OAS says to appeal court decision seizing its assets
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Ukraine:

Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse --- Deadly Clashes in East Ukraine After Peace Talks Fail
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Report: The US is now considering arming Ukrainian forces
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More Russians expect full scale war with Ukraine, poll shows
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Russia:

Russian economy shrinks sharply: HSBC --- Morgan Stanley: Russia is Doomed --- Ruble Slumps Fourth Day on Rate Cut as $10 Billion Debt Looms --- Russian Manufacturing at Weakest Since 2009
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Lithuania:

In January, bankruptcies increased by a third in Lithuania
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Venezuela:

Major US companies stand to lose billions in the Venezuela economic crisis
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