January 14, 2015

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Law:

Associate Bonus Watch: A Tale Of Two Litigation Powerhouses
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Ex-Dewey Leaders Criminal Trial to Start in April
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Business of Law
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Did excessive devotion play role in Sidley partner’s faked fares? Suspension, treatment recommended
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Akerman Settles FDIC Suit for $250,000 After Bank Failure
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85 Studens Enroll in Nation's First Hybrid Online J.D. Program
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Beyond Biglaw: Moving Past A Tough Loss
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Sussman Joins Claims Recovery Firm FRS as President
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Firm Sanctioned for Failure to Inform Adversary About Error
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Transfer students pad law school's enrollment as selectivity dips again - The GW Hatchet
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Degrees of change: How Suffolk University Law School is breaking with the past
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In-house Attorney-Client Privilege and 'Lawyerly Things'
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9 Easy Tips For Waking Up Earlier And More Refreshed
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5 Words Successful (And Happy)People Never Use
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How to Look Smarter
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People Who Work Long Hours Are More Likely To Drink Dangerously
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The Amazing Camera Apple Is Planning For The Next iPhone
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A Seasoned Business Traveler Shares Unexpected Costs Of Working On The Road
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Tax Lawyers Are Just Like Rock Stars, But Even Sexier
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Why it matters that George Zimmerman keeps getting arrested
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Albuquerque officers are charged in shooting death of homeless man
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NYPD Goes Back to Work
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Law firm ripped up bloody carpet to hide sex assault by partner, ex-associate alleges at bias trial
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Woman stole bar-certified lawyer’s identity and impersonated her in court, officials say
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Lawyer persuades jury that accused bank robber, 66, simply wanted to open an account
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Judge Rejects Convicted Ex-Governor's Request To Stay Out Of Prison
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Lawyer (A New York Knicks Fan)Is Wasting $25,000 to Attend Every Single Game This Season
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Gun Deaths on Track to Exceed Auto Fatalities This Year
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Boy, 9, is arrested for failure to appear on gum-stealing charge; prosecutor regrets ‘mistake’
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Judges:

Rough Morning Commute? Justice Scalia Was Right There With You
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Dinner to honor former bankruptcy judge from Elgin
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SCOTUS clerk becomes stay-at-home dad, notes ‘raised eyebrows’ when applying to law firms
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SCOTUS consults Dickens and Austen for meaning of ‘accompany,’ affirms bank robber’s conviction
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Court Clerk Allegedly Stole From Kids to Buy Vette
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Rand Paul Goads Conservatives on Judicial Restraint
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock Futures Decline on Commodities Slump, Growth Concerns
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Market rally fades as stock gains evaporate
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JPMorgan Misses Fourth Quarter Earnings Amid Fixed Income Trading Declines
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Layoffs:

10 Rules For Firing Employees With Dignity
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2,000 jobs threatened as United mulls outsourcing at 28 U.S. airports
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Air France Prepares to Fire 5,000
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Religion:

Mayor of Rotterdam Ahmed Aboutaleb tells fellow Muslims who do not appreciate the 'freedoms' of living in the West to 'd f*** off'
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Pope Francis condemns 'deviant forms of religion' in the wake of French massacre
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Turkey's Response To The Attacks In Paris Shows How Extremists Are Winning The War Of Ideas
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Banking:

Big Market Moves to Dent Results at U.S. Banks
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Healthcare:

Reports of misuse of funds emerge in attempt to save a Brooklyn hospital through bankruptcy
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Scandal Rocks Interfaith: Community Leaders Outraged over Financial Pilfering
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Probe Demanded After Bankrupt Interfaith Hospital Spent $16M on Consultants
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Harris Health System announces 260 job cuts
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California Nurses and SEIU Slug It Out over Hospital Sales
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Overcoming the challenges facing Daughters of Charity and the sale to Prime Healthcare
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Exposure to US healthcare system leaves British expats appalled, baffled and enraged
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Electricity:

Energy Future pushes to resume Oncor auction in March
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Energy Future Creditors Want Auction Delayed During Plan Talks
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Politics:

Elizabeth Warren: I'm not running for president
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Conservatives cheer on Romney as establishment field grows
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Christie courts nation in State of the State address
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Boehner's Bartender Indicted for Threats to Kill Him
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Personal Finance:

Why A 6-Figure Salary Won't Make You Rich
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The 30 Most Eligible Men And Women In New York City
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14 Useless Myths About Finding Cheap Flights
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The 25 Best Jobs Of 2015
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Education:

Corinthian Sale to ECMC on Hold--And Not For The First Time
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American Higher Education Is One Of The Greatest Bubbles Of Our Time
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Currency:

Bitcoin Plummets
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Telecoms:

LightSquared Files Summary of its Proposed Second Lien Exit Facility
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Retailing:

$500 Million Loan Won't Save RadioShack Corporation From Bankruptcy
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Hollywood:

Appeals Court Affirms David Bergstein's Removal From Pangea Media Group
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Economy:

US job openings jump to 14-year high; sign of strong hiring --- BLS: Jobs Openings at 5.0 million in November, Up 21% Year-over-year
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Fed: Q3 Household Debt Service Ratio near Record Low
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U.S. Racks Up Smallest Deficit Since 2007
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World Bank cuts global economic outlook despite oil price drop
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The Price Of Copper Is Saying Something Scary About The World Economy
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Wage Growth Accelerating at Small Businesses in US, NFIB Says --- Small business optimism at 8-year high
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Elizabeth Warren wins battle against Obama Treasury nominee, but the war goes on
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NFIB: Small Business Optimism Index Increased in December, Highest since 2006
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Good news for Romney: The 47 percent are now down to 40 percent
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5 Global Risks You Should Care About Right Now
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The Midwest is outpacing the South in creating manufacturing jobs
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I Went To A Talk With Nouriel Roubini And Ian Bremmer, And Now I'm Worried About Everything
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Wage Pressures Are Building Up In The US Job Market --- Aetna gives lowest-wage employees a raise to $16 an hour
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Food Stamp Beneficiaries Exceed 46,000,000 for 38 Straight Months
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Yellen Proves Master of Math Forecasting U.S. Economy
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There are only three countries in the world where your boss is more likely to be a woman
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Corporates shy from debt as storm clouds linger
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Evidence That Central Banks Are Losing And Deflation Risk Is Going Global
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Gundlach: This Might Be The Chart Of The Year
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The almighty U.S. dollar could soon equal the euro
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How 2 Million Workers Lost Their Rights
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Fee Cut, Lower Rates Could Boost Mortgage Refinancings
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Mortgage applications surge incredible 49%
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Home buyers aren't shopping for a mortgage: Govt
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Ocwen Drops Most Ever as California Seeks License Suspension --- Ocwen stock eviscerated by threat of California license suspension
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Corporate Recidivism? Ocwen's Charter Problems
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Banks Rejected by U.S. High Court on Mortgage Securities Suits
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Supreme Court Clarifies Rules For Rescinding Mortgages
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Borrower Safeguards Led by US Seen Harmful by Banks
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KB Home Falls Most in Almost 3 Years as Margin Narrows
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Homebuilders undergo Wall Street deconstruction
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Pat Turner's Westport land is headed to auction
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Tulsa: Sale of Sinclair Building delayed again for bankruptcy filing
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Municipalities:

Detroit casino revenues fell again in 2014
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Detroit's bankruptcy a lesson in bad business
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Detroit's soaring car insurance costs add roadblock to bankruptcy comeback
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With Hotel Purchase, Investor Aims to Bring Back Atlantic City - Glenn Straub Buys Revel Hotel After Its Bankruptcy
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Flint emergency manager to head DPS
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CA: The Pension Sink Is Gulping Billions in Tax Raises
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Lawyers in R.I. pension suit, judge meet behind closed doors
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Stockton: Ruling on bankruptcy appeal expected in one week
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10 Most Livable Cities in America
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Celebs:

Jailed ‘housewife’ Teresa Giudice drops asking price on mansion
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‘Duck Dynasty’ Iced Tea Maker Blames Show’s Stars for Bankruptcy
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Kathy Griffin Gets Snarky On George Clooney's Lawyer Wife
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Oil/Gas:

Tues. A.M.: Oil extends selloff after UAE minister says OPEC won't budge --- Oil drops below $45; US stockpiles seen worsening collapse --- Oil fall continues as Arab states aim to crush US shale --- Oil price floor could be a long way down
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Short sellers moving in on oil companies
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Back to the Future? Oil Replays 1980s Bust
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Speculators Exploit Crude Oil Crash
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US Will Lose the Oil Price War
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Will These 2 Energy Players Bite The Dust In The Gulf Of Mexico?
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Energy giant announces job cuts in Houston
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Investment firm lays off 150 employees from oil field companies
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Government predicts shale slowdown as oil falls
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Goldman Predicts Oil Company Disasters
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OPEC vs. US: Who will blink first on oil?
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S 2016 oil output growth seen lowest in five years: EIA
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Is Oil "Cheap"?
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These U.S. energy companies are less likely to fail as oil drops
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Demand for protection against Oil at $40 a barrel reaches record
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Fitch: Oil Price Weakness Threatens 0.7% Energy HY Default Rate
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US energy job hiring to slow in H1 amid price crash: Rigzone survey
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US rig count saw steepest decline since March 2009 --- US oil rig count is decreasing more in 2015 --- US leads global rig counts and oil growth
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As Oil Slips Below $50, Canada Digs In for Long Haul
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A return to oil at $32 a barrel is no longer unthinkable
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North Dakota rig count drops sharply as oil price tumbles
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UAE Energy Minister: No Change in OPEC Policy Amid Oil Slide --- UAE Minister: OPEC Will No Longer Shore Up Oil Prices --- OPEC cannot tame falling crude oil prices; shale output needs to be curbed: UAE --- Why the Gulf states are feeling so Zenlike about oil prices
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Oil Recovery Seen by Kuwait to UAE After Lower Prices
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Buffett Trapped By Oil Plunge
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As Oil Careens Lowers, Nobody’s Blinking
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Banks await oil price rebound
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Swift Energy cutting spending 70 to 75 percent
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China's oil imports climb above 7m barrels a day for first time
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Suncor cutting 1,000 jobs, taking $1 billion out of 2015 budget
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Venezuela Rating Cut by Moody’s as Oil Plunge Hits Finances
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Shipping:

Shippers pay into US court to prevent ship detention after OW Bunker collapse
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Corporate Reform:

House Pushes to Undermine Dodd-Frank
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(7 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 (17 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (3 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Recommendations of the ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11: Intellectual Property Licenses
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Jurisdiction:

Justices hope third time is a charm as they try once again to explain Article III limitations on bankruptcy courts
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UCC:

UCC Collateral Description: More May Not Be Better
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IP:

Trademarks In Bankruptcy Sales: One Court Provides Guidance
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Contract Interpretation:

Chesapeake Bond Redemption Case: Ambiguity, Plain Meaning and Value
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:

Aereo Employees Denied Bonuses Tied to Bankruptcy Sale
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TBTF:

MetLife to Challenge 'Systemically Important' Tag --- MetLife CEO to feds: We're not too big too fail
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Alternative Energy:

Will low oil prices wreck the renewables industry?
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Non-Profits:

With no buyer, YMCA to close South Shore facility in Cudahy
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Gambling:

Caesars Largest Unit to File Own Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Caesars wants legal shield when operating unit seeks bankruptcy
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Can Caesars Entertainment Be Saved?
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Caesars' Bet on Better Days Led to Bankruptcy for Division
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Caesars Hobbled by Absence in Asia
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Taxis:

How Much You Have To Work To Make $100,000 Driving For Uber, Lyft, And Sidecar
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Mass Torts:

Illinois Venue Meant $200M Settlement in Fiery Train Wreck
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Big Canadian firms won't pay into Lac-Megantic compensation fund
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Asset Protection:

Secrecy Does Not An Asset Protection Plan Make
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Tax:

IRS Warns Of Delayed Refunds, Long Waits For Taxpayers & Possible Shutdown
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Pressure Rises on Tax-Trading Strategies
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When a tax return is not a tax return: Tenth Circuit holds tax liability not subject to discharge in bankruptcy where tax return was filed untimely
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Alternative Energy:

Khosla ask judge to name receiver for KiOR plant
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Sovereigns:

Venezuelan default: endgame in sight?
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UK:

Legal expert joins Baker Tilly's restructuring service
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Cash-starved dairy farms on the edge
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The future for pensions in bankruptcy - part 2
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EU:

ECB bond-buying gets legal test at European court
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Draghi Buoyed as EU Court Aide Supports 2012 Bond-Buy Plan
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PIIGS:

Portugal Telecom shares slide as $8.7 billion deal postponed
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Goldman Sachs writedown of Portugal loan hurts profit, bonuses
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American-born former prime minister could be wild card in Greece’s messy election
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ie: Bankruptcy application costs see steep fall --- Number of those declared bankrupt in 2014 eight times higher than previous year
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Canada:

Conference Board of Canada warns of recession in Alberta
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Plunging oil prices to wipe out federal surplus, says bank --- Oil -price collapse to keep Harper government in deficit
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Garth Drabinsky loses appeal to reclaim Order of Canada
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France:

A Guide to the Charlie Hebdo Shooting Conspiracy Theories
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New Charlie Hebdo Sells Out Across Paris
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Al Qaeda in Yemen Claims Responsibility for Paris Attack
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Russia:

Russian Ruble Falls Further as Oil Price Tumbles
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One Sanctioned Russian Bank Will Only Deal In Cash Now
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Russians scramble to dump US trophy homes
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Russia Says Inflation Could Hit 17% By March
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Venezuela:

Moody's cuts Venezuela's debt rating as oil prices fall
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MENA:

Dubai World creditor vote set, deal seen closed by early May
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China:

Kaisa an object lesson in the perils of China
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Business as usual for Kaisa in Shenzhen despite sales block
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Ukraine:

US to offer more aid to nearly bankrupt Ukraine
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Ukraine debt slide haunts contrarian U.S. bond fund star Hasenstab
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