February 24, 2015

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Law:

Merging law schools, merging firms: What does it mean?
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What Are ‘The Top 50 Go-To Law Schools’? --- Law School Rankings by Graduates in BigLaw Jobs --- Big Law's Top 10 Law Schools --- New ranking lists America's 'go to' law schools, and Yale doesn't make the top 10
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Profits Per Partner Climb at Wilmer to $1.6 Million
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Lawyer selection analyzed using big data
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Fake law firm websites using real lawyers’ profiles are increasing, bar group says
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Steamy novel writer will have to get psych exam in wrongful firing suit against BigLaw firm
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Stoel Rives lawyer blasts ‘misguided effort’ after Oregon supremes toss ethics complaint
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Business of Law
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iPad tip -- turn off Messages if you share your iPad
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What’s Worse: Being A Lawyer Or An Accountant?
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Law firms should borrow from the auditors and diversify
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Law school consumer data now available for comparative purposes
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3L At Top Law School Writes ‘Derogatory’ Anti-Gay Email, Hits ‘Reply All’
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From 3L to In-house
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Slaughter and May is targeting Ivy League law students to fill London positions
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The 25 Most Influential People in Legal Education
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Legal Malpractice Insurance: Policy Rescission for Application Misrepresentation Applies Even to Innocent Insured
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Some law firm documents litter streets after fire in records room
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After seven years of investigation, 37 guilty pleas and the suicides of three key targets, former general counsel is at forefront as last 4 defendants in massive Vegas HOA case head to trial
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Panel clears federal appeals court judge in ethics case over speech
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The only 3 pieces of jewelry men should wear
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15 secrets of highly persuasive people
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Ken Griffin says his soon-to-be-ex-wife is requesting $6,800 a month for groceries
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Sanctioned: "A TRUE C--T"
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Fact Check: "We live in the most incarcerated country in the world."
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10-Year Old Girl Scout Selling Cookies Robbed Of Cash Box
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Ex-wife of millionaire told to 'get a job' by judge in landmark divorce ruling
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"Better Call Saul" - Slipppin' Jimmy Is Back
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Say What!?
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Judges:

Penn. Supreme Court candidate withdraws nomination after racist Christmas card he sent surfaces
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Texas Women Lawyers Names Chief Bankruptcy Judge Brenda Rhoades 2015 Pathfinder Award Recipient
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New Clerk of Court for the United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Tennessee
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ND TX: Vacancy Announcement Clerk of Court
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Courtroom view: Justice Sotomayor, rocking it with a cast
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Has Ginsburg’s celebrity ‘gone to her head’? Observers differ on reasons for spate of interviews
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No Second Chance for Supreme Court Litigant Who Disappeared
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John Oliver explains why elected judges are terrible for American democracy
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Judge Posner Lights Into Pro Se ‘Sovereign Citizen’
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Judge refuses to let law student observe bail hearing because he was dressed too scruffily
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Wall Street:

Dallas BK: Inclement Weather Notice for Tuesday
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ED TX BK: Plano Office Closed Tuesday, Feb. 24 --- Tyler Office Opening Late
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U.S. stocks edge mostly lower
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Goldman: Here are the 18 stocks that hedge funds love the most
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Layoffs:

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

Life Partners Holdings Provides Update on Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Weather:

Ice storm causes nearly 1,500 flight cancellations in Texas area
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Southern Half of US facing Winter Storms
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Retailing:

RadioShack Urges Fast Sales for ‘Melting Ice Cube'
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What Happens When a Bookstore Chain Declares Chapter 11?
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Home Depot earnings, revenue top estimates
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Target lowers free shipping minimum for online orders to $25
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Student Debt:

Strike Debt erases $13M of student debt, while former students launch debt strike
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Gambling:

Revel Casino Sale Could Still Happen Following Terminated Deal
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Wells Fargo's Patience Is Key to Revel's Future
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Caesars denies another request from second-level bond holder
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Shipping:

Warning: Before Investing In This Bankruptcy-Ridden Industry, Read This
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Daebo International files for bankruptcy protection
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Coal:

Arch Coal Stock Closes Lower After Argus Downgrade
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Alpha Natural Resources Stock Closes Down Following Arch Coal Downgrade
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Fraud:

TD Bank Ordered to Pay Rothstein Victims --- Deadline Looms For Bank To Pay $67 Million Judgment To Rothstein Victims
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20 years ago, one rogue trader brought down a 233-year-old global bank – Here's how he did it...
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers Inc. Trustee Releases Preliminary Realization Report
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Healthcare:

Harris OKs Sale of 6 Troubled Hospitals
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Women & Infants Hospital announces layoffs
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2 Million are Victims of Medical ID Theft
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Economy:

Chicago Fed: "Index shows economic growth picked up slightly in January"
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Janet Yellen confronts a Republican Congress
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The Fed's Own Data Show U.S. Manufacturers Don't Share Its Optimism
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Credit Card Balances Reach Highest Levels Since 2008
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Existing home sales fall to 9-month low in January, but market isn't 'hopeless' --- Home Sales Drop as Lack of Supply Drives Up Prices
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Treasuries Climb as Investors See Hurdles to Greek Bailout Deal
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Americans are saving more, but is it enough?
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The gender pay gap is bad in some states and worse in --- What you need to know to understand the gender pay gap
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All the things women could afford if it weren’t for the gender pay gap
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Krugman: Why education isn't the answer to inequality
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Here comes the Dallas Fed ...
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The high costs of being poor in America: Stress, pain, and worry
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Krugman: Rip Van Skillsgap
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The wealthy are walling themselves off in cities increasingly segregated by class
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Workers Running Out of Office Space
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

US existing home sales at nine-month low, supply limited --- Existing home sales collapse in January despite low mortgage rates --- Existing Home Sales in January: 4.82 million SAAR, Inventory down slightly Year-over-year
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Housing and mortgage lending stall at the start of 2015
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There's a new mortgage crisis brewing
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Bad housing news drives housing stocks deep into red territory
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Home prices erase last month's gains
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Nationstar snaps up $9.8B MSR portfolio from Ocwen
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10 homes in America for under $125,000
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How to Hang Out in a House Until It's Yours
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What $5,500 a month will get you in 4 of NYC’s boroughs
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Why Lenders Love the $2.5 Million Home Loan
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Investor wants out of $66M FiDi deal: sources, bankruptcy filed
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Municipalities:

Calpers Performs Its Fiduciary Duty
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Detroit mayor to present first post- bankruptcy budget
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Ex-Providence mayor joins Greenberg Traurig in Boston
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Gov. Robert Bentley and attorney general asked to assist sewer customers in bankruptcy case
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Greentree officials say Lincoln County payment option will bankrupt the authority
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Judge's order to fully fund pension may complicate Christie's budget plans
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Pension-Bond Warnings Go Unheeded by Kansas Leaders
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Poll: Most in NJ feel Atlantic City's best is behind it
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Mass Torts:

Law prof’s Garlock testimony details asbestos lawyers’ change in strategy
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Oil/Gas:

Tues. A.M.: Oil back below $50 as OPEC hopes fade --- Oil prices have lost their bounce --- Oil Continues to Fall, and OPEC Isn't Helping
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Mon. P.M.: Oil down on high supply, heating oil spikes again --- Oil rally deflates on pessimism --- US oil price sinks below $US50 --- Oil down on high supply worry, but quick "buying on dips" --- Oil Markets Jumped The Gun --- Oil extends weekly loss as Libya opens pipeline --- Crude oil is bouncing after report says OPEC could call an emergency meeting --- Oil Drops: Here's what you need to know
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Oil above $100 in a year?
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Nobody Believes Cheap Gas is Here to Stay
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JPMorgan says next move in oil will be lower
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Texas manufacturing sluggish as energy sector slows down
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Texas oil tool companies cutting more than 1100 jobs
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Bankers feel oil price squeeze
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Tenaris to suspend operations at Conroe mill, layoffs announced --- To lay off 230
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U.S. shale oil crash diet likely to bring forward lower production
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Don't be fooled by signs Brent oil futures have hit a floor
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OPEC May Hold Emergency Meeting
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What is Saudi Arabia not telling us about its oil future?
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Glut, lease terms ding gas royalty checks
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A couple's boom, busted
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Worst losses 'in decades' for UK offshore oil , gas
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Oil slump threatens easy life of affluent Norwegians
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Blackstone to pour $9 billion into struggling energy industry
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Soccer:

Series A club too broke to pay stadium stewards
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Parma President vows to stop Serie A club from going bust
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Bailiffs seize Parma equipment
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Aviation:

Japan's third biggest airline is bankrupt, but it's getting a lifeline from other carriers
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Report: Delta not interested in rescuing bankrupt airline
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Tech:

3D Systems: Bankruptcy And Goodwill Impairments Aren't The Real Threats - 3D Systems Corp. (NYSE:DDD) | Seeking Alpha

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Apparel:

Apparel Companies' Filings Follow Drops in Sales
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Corporate Reform:

Obama picks a fight with Wall Street banks
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Religion:

Archdiocese bankruptcy will include search for assets
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Tabernacle church sues lender to stop foreclosure
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Currency:

Bitcoin Miner Aquifer Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Tax:

Tax is Just One of HSBC's Problems --- 'I know It Must Look Shocking' --- Gulliver’s Swiss Account Opened Via Panama Puzzles Tax Experts --- Gulliver Seeks Extreme Solutions for HSBC
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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 (11 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 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:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

Week Ahead
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Professional Compensation:

SCOTUS to enter fray of attorney compensation for work in bankruptcy cases
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Making an Exit, Part I: ABI Commission Recommendations on Chapter 11 Plan Content, Voting and Exit Orders
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Sanctions:

Rambo Beware – – Contentious Conduct is Costly to Counsel
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Corporate Governance:

The Limited Liability Partnership in Bankruptcy
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SIPA:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms SIPA Trustee on Time-Based Damages
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Jurisdiction:

Stern and State Law Claims and The Constitutional Validity of Consent - Audio
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Remoteness:

The Not-So-Remote Possibility of the Bankruptcy of a Bankruptcy Remote Entity
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Sales:

Credit Bidding and the Cause Exemption: Cause for Concern or Inconsequential?
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Recent Pleadings:

SCOTUS Denies Cert In Idearc/Verizon 5th Cir. Case On Jury Trial Right --- 5th Cir. Opinion
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TBTF:

Busted Banks: TBTF and the Single Point of Entry
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Politics:

Conservative group uses Elizabeth Warren to attack Hillary Clinton in new ad
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Rudy Giuliani: My Bluntness Overshadowed My Message --- Fact Check - Giuliani: President Barack Obama said "that American exceptionalism is no more exceptional than the exceptionalism of any other country."
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US security funding lapse would hurt economy - Obama
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Sovereigns:

Argentina in no rush to re-start debt restructuring talks
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Argentinean Money Documents Unsealed
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Argentina Likely to Lose German Appeals Case Over Bond Payments
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'Unbelievable: More justice for us in London than here'
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US court presses for contempt order
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Ukraine bonds fall to 40 cents in dollar as sell-off grips
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Ukraine Signals It Needs Cash Fast as Capital Controls Tightened
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9 Countries have Debt to GDP over 300%
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UK:

Insolvency body R3 calls for return of criminal bankruptcy
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PIIGS:

Greece to submit list of reforms Tuesday --- Greece rushes to draft reforms, but faces dissent at home --- 'It's treason!' Greek anger at government u-turn
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For Greece Now, It's Political and Economic Mess
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Greek Plan to Tackle Economy Goes Before EU Finance Chiefs --- Greek Reform Proposals 'Sufficient,' EU Official Says --- "Grexit" not on table: Eurogroup head --- Schäuble plans last-minute Greece vote
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Greek finance minister's letter to the Eurogroup
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Graphic: Greece's tough repayment schedule
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Greece faces 4 more grueling tests that could force it out of the euro
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How might Greece fall out of the eurozone?
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Greek bank deposit outflows rose to 3 billion euros last week
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Canada:

Commodity price index plunges to 8-yr low
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Ottawa's multibillion-dollar stake in General Motors could help slay the deficit
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Oil Price Fall Turns Canadian Commodity Rich Provinces into Pessimistic
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10 things about Canada that shock foreigners
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In many Canadian cities, unsold condos are stacking up
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Luxembourg:

Luxembourg Insolvency Law
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Netherlands:

V&D Stakeholders Rush To Bring Century-Old Retailer Back From The Brink
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Kosovo:

Weil’s London Restructuring team advises on the first corporate insolvency in the Republic of Kosovo
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Russia:

Kremlin questions Moody's rating downgrade
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Angry Russia Investors Won't Like Recent Oil Forecasts
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MENA:

Iraq's cash crisis forces salary squeeze
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Israel Stops Electricity to Palestinians
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