Law:

Mayer Brown & Simpson Thacher Make Epic Screwup --- Paperwork foul-up could cost JPMorgan $1.5B --- Little Big Mistakes: The Second Circuit Rules on GM/JP Morgan
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The Little People - Let’s admit that a rigid social hierarchy exists at law firms
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Weil back in profit as US firms start results season
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Musical Chairs: A Major Move Out Of Cadwalader --- Partner Leaving Won't Harm Cadwalader: Business of Law
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China's Biggest Law Firm Nears Deal With Dentons --- Dentons-Dacheng merger to dwarf other law firms --- World's biggest firm
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Clifford Chance's Problem Associate
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BigLaw Recruiter: We Didn't Kill Dewey & LeBoeuf
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$1M Sanctions Sought Against Gibson Dunn For Hiring Contract Lawyers To Do Document Review
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Morgan Stanley legal costs drop 80 per cent in fourth quarter report
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Brownout Phenomenon: It's About Losing The Edge
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Want A Hulking Competitive Advantage? Engage People Well…
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Nixon Peabody eyes up Chicago acquisition
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Innovation More Than Another App: How Wilson Sonsini Lawyer Turned YC Partner Carolynn Levy Is Revolutionizing Startup Investing
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5 Things The State of The Union Might Mean For Contract Attorneys
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2015: The Year That The Law School Crisis Ended (Or Not)— Conclusion
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Are You Paying Too Much for Law School? --- Only 38% of Law Students Are Paying Full Tuition
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LawProse: “Due to” what?
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Back In The Race: Joining Bar Associations In Search of Employment
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College Student Allegedly Sets Female Classmate On Fire Then Snapchats A Video Of It To Friends
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The View From Up North: Driving While Black
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Wife Shocked to Find Husband Demolished Home While She Was Away
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U.S. to Pay Woman $134,000 for Impersonating Her on Facebook
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Lawyer criticized over racy YouTube ad
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Man, 20, Cops Plea To Unnatural Act With . . . Inside Walmart
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FBI completes federal probe of Ferguson shooting
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Protests Begin After A Video Shows A Man Shot By New Jersey Police While Raising His Hands
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Brandishing a gun earns former N.M. sheriff 10 years
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"Better Call Saul" - Struggling Criminal Lawyers Might Learn Some Tricks
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Couple told they can't park truck in own driveway
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Map: 16 states have more people in prisons and jails than college housing
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Sheriff: Man arrested for tackling armed fellow Wal-Mart shopper who has a concealed-carry permit
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Justice Alito Has Very Clear Reasons For Skipping The State Of The Union --- Which justices skipped Obama’s address? And was their absence unusual in historical terms?
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Beleaguered Banker Benchslapped Back To The Stone Age --- Judge Finds Ex-Wall Street Trader Hid Millions From Bankruptcy Court
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Justice Ginsburg Prompts Intrigue at State of the Union
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County judge arrested on domestic violence charge; wife says he hit her until she blacked out
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Con man's mom posed as federal judge in elaborate 'Catfish' scam
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Wall Street:

Futures edge up as investors await ECB, data
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US stocks end bumpy day with gains
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Layoffs:

EBay Announces Plans To Shed Jobs
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American Express Said to Plan Thousands of Job Cuts This Year
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U.S. Steel plans to close plants affecting 545 workers
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:

S&P to pay $77 million to settle U.S. civil charges over ratings --- Bigger deal looms
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S&P still hasn't changed culture, SEC says
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Credit Rater S&P to Be Banned for a Year From Biggest Part of Commercial-Bond Market
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New York Prosecutor Expands ‘Dark Pool’ Complaint Against Barclays
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The New York State Assembly Speaker Will Be Arrested On Federal Corruption Charges
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Gambling:

Island Breeze Casino faces an uncertain future in bankruptcy court
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Carl Icahn's acquisition of Trump casinos on hold
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Judge: Revel Sale to Florida Developer Can Proceed
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Revel Creditors Lose Bid to Halt Sale to Challenge Terms
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Golf:

A new Escondido Country Club plan
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Gallup business' ex-owner pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
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Ex-cop gets jail time for bankruptcy fraud in elder abuse case
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Aviation:

How Cheap Oil Fooled Delta Airlines
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Ridiculous Delays Are Making Airline Passengers Do Crazy Things
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Education:

NSA bankruptcy shows debts, lawsuits
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Low Income Students Now A Majority In Public Schools
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The growth of American higher ed, in one GIF
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Retailing:

Have Retail Reorgs Gone the Way of the Dodo?
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Here's Who Benefits The Most If Sears Goes Bankrupt
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The Aging of Abercrombie & Fitch
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Lands' End gives weak profit, sales outlook
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These 6 Stores Are 'Disappearing' From Malls
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Mass Torts:

Law Firms Accused of Fraud in Asbestos Litigation --- Unsealed RICO complaints detail fraud allegations against asbestos plaintiffs firms
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Amend the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure to Combat Fraudulent Asbestos Claims
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Unsealed Court Documents Reveal Garlock RICO Claims Based on 'Boldly False Claims,' Say Lawyers for Asbestos Victims
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Garlock Reaches Unprecedented Deal with Future Claims Representative on Value of Trust for Asbestos Claims
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Judge in BP Trial Raises Prospect of Big Penalty Paid in Installments
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BP, U.S. attorneys clash in opening statements in oil spill trial
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Economy:

As its peers surprise, Fed may toss in towel
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Americans See Healthcare, Low Wages as Top Financial Problems
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While US Middle Class Falters, Global Middle Class is Growing
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Americans overwhelmingly want paid sick time, even if it lowers their wages
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Republicans to Offer Conservative Path to 'Middle-Class Economics' --- Republicans follow Obama’s lead on inequality after the State of the Union
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Lew slams door on efforts to lower top individual tax rate
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Paul Singer: The Fed is Causing Inequality
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Why Falling Prices Are Actually a Really Bad Thing
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Cramer Sees Red Flags Around the Economy
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Aetna CEO: Paying Less than $16 Hour Not Fair
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Central Banks Step Up Low-Inflation Fight as Canada Cuts Rate
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The politics of economic stupidity
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Obama's "Middle-Class Economics" Push Ignores A Valuable Point About The Middle Class
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Bankers at Davos Say They Support Regulation, With Some Caveats
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New report finds ‘staggering inequality’ of incomes once decried by MLK
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Most State of the Union tax deals are DOA
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Housing starts rise to highest annual tally in seven years
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Resurgent Housing May Buffer U.S. From Slowing Global Growth
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Single-Family Home Gain Brightens U.S. Housing Outlook
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Seriously underwater properties decrease 2.2 million in 2014
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AIA: Architecture Billings Index increased in December
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Can getting sick push you into foreclosure?
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Here's why Standard & Poor's mortgage bond fraud is so shocking
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Americans have many problems, but owning a home isn’t one
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Delray Beach likely to pay millions to take financial control of housing complex
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A Hurricane Without Water: Foreclosure Crisis Looms in Detroit as State Takes Action
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Orlando agent to sell Nikesh A. Patel's real estate assets
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How Come the President Never Talks About My Rent?
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Municipalities:

County leaders criticize Detroit over Water Authority
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Snyder pledges to change how state helps those in need
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Second Company Having Trouble with RI Loan Guarantee Program
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New Jersey governor to hire emergency manager for Atlantic City
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Dueling Atlantic City recovery plans as 3rd summit looms
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Governor: Illinois Financial Condition is Dire
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Millionaires Leaving NJ by the Thousands
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Oil/Gas:

Thurs. A.M.: Oil prices above $49 ahead of ECB bond buying move
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Weds. P.M.: Oil jumps 2.5 percent to above $49, outlook remains weak --- Crude rebounds as U.S. drilling slows
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Gas Prices Have Fallen For A Record 16 Straight Weeks
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Total cuts North Sea, U.S. shale spending after oil price plunge
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Major U.S. shale player cuts rigs by 40 percent
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These hedge funds may be plunging oil's biggest winners
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Cramer and Dicker: Distressed Oil Companies Still Have Value -- in Their Bonds
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Falling oil investment will hit US economy: Kemp
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IEA Chief Warns Oil Drop May Hurt Investment in Energy Projects
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Opec defends refusal to cut crude output --- OPEC's Al-Badri: Oil Prices Will Rebound
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Energy Firms Expect To Trim Spending, Jobs In Oklahoma In 2015
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Here Comes The Rush To Buy Energy Stocks
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There’s still time to cash in on the collapse in crude oil
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OPEC Head Says Oil Isn't Going To $20 A Barrel
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Davos oil barons eye $150 crude as investment slump incubates future crunch
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Ross Perot Jr. warns US shale industry is 'unsustainable' --- Perot Jr.: US Lose 30% of Shale Industry
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Dip into those profits, oil industry is advised
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At Davos, Tallying the Winners from Oil’s Big Drop
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Harold Hamm to Sell $3bn in Shale Assets
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There is a first time for everything - US bankruptcy plan for Australian debtor
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Personal Finance:

Many spouses cheat financially
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These 5 Questions Can Determine How Financially Healthy You Are
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$700,000+ mistake nearly 6 in 10 millennials may make
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Religion:

Pope removes Iowa priest accused of abusing minor
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Vatican names former sex-crimes prosecutor to lead appellate board for priests accused of abuse
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Mining:

Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale Of Mohave County Mine
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Consultants:

MorrisAnderson Promotes Mark J. Welch to Principal
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Hedge Funds:

Starboard Tells Company to Sell Its Private Planes… and Itself
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Manager 'truly sorry' for blowing up hedge fund
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Construction:

MI: Bankruptcy judge clears sale of former Lamar Construction headquarters
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Woburn glass contractor files Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Marketing:

Hipcricket files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ; Sito Mobile to acquire assets for $4.5M
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Healthcare:

City says it will fight for Quincy Medical Center property
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CA: Sale of struggling hospitals will be good for patients
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A knee replacement surgery could cost $17k or $61k. And that’s in the same city.
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Compensation:

Executive Compensation: Do Clawbacks Lead to Certain Types of Earnings Manipulation?
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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 (16 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:

Bankruptcy Forecaster Sees Junk-Debt Bubble Bursting Next Year
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Fiduciary Duty:

Court Dismisses Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Against Sole Owner of Solvent, but Injured, Debtor Subsidiaries
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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Applies Business Judgment Rule to Protect Corporate Fiduciaries
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UCC:

JPM Must Live With $1.5 Billion Error
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Automatic Stay:

Examining the Enforceability of Prepetition Waivers of the Automatic Stay
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Want to Shop? Don’t Let Bankruptcy Stop You!
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Appeals:

The Seventh Circuit Interprets Wisconsin Exemption Law on College Savings Accounts and Retirement Annuities, but Did It Have Jurisdiction? (Part 2 of 2)
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Fraud:

SEC Accuses South Florida Fund Manager Of Running $17 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Autos:

GM Creditors Win Challenge to $1.5 Billion Loan - Paperwork Error Renders Loan An Unsecured Debt
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Judge asked to shed light on Treasury bailout data concerning General Motors
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Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors gets a reality check
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Pensions:

Corporate Pensions and Financial Distress
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Coal:

M&A Flashback: Wilbur Ross' Wild Ride In Coal Mining
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Tax:

In US tax reform talks, small firms fear missing out on relief
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Celebs:

Ring of "Honor"? Jamal Lewis pawned Super Bowl XLVII ring - now up for auction
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Gordon Ramsay's £10m bill as he loses 'forged signature' court fight
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Paper:

Judge refuses to halt sale of Bucksport mill to scrap metal firm
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Taxis:

Now we know how many drivers Uber has, and how much money they’re making?
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Sovereigns:

Ethiopia: The recent default scenario worries lending institutions
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UK:

Bank creditors set for hit as losses revealed
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EU:

European Central Bankers Poised for QE
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Lagarde on European QE: It's already working
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How Mario Draghi and the ECB could disappoint
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Markets primed for ECB debt-buying splurge
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Draghi Is Pushing Boundaries of Euro Region with QE Program
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Here's What To Expect From Thursday's Big European Central Bank Meeting
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ECB Proposes QE Stimulus of 50 Billion Euros a Month
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How Good Would QE Be for European Equities?
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Hungarian Franc-Loan Fix Provides Cautionary Tale
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PIIGS:

Polls point to victory for Syriza as Greek election nears
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ECB approves emergency funding line for Greek banks -banking source
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Portugal to repay IMF bailout loans early
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How Greece and Germany Brought Europe's Long-Simmering Crisis Back to a Boil
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The Revenge of Disaffected Europe Threatens a New Crisis Starting in Greece
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Canada:

Bank of Canada makes shock rate cut on oil concerns --- Interest rate cut doubles effect of falling oil price --- Bank of Canada Cuts Rates to Protect Its Hot Housing Market --- Poloz Responds to Oil-Price Shock With Canada Rate Cut Jolt
--- The winners and losers --- 5 Takeaways from the Bank of Canada's Surprise Rate Cut
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The Canadian Dollar Is Going Crazy After The Bank Of Canada Cuts Rates
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CAPP predicts $23 billion decline in oilpatch investment
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Germany:

Insolvency plan proceedings – it ain't over 'til it's over
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France:

Reform of the French Insolvency Regulation
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Russia:

Russia Is Changing Its Tune After Historic 17% Rate Hike
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Russia's Ruble Crisis Was Big Fun in Belarus—Just Not for Very Long
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MENA:

Dubai's Limitless nears creditor assent
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A sea change in UAE corporate law: Doing away with minimum capital
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IMF warns oil plunge will cost GCC dearly - $300 Billion
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China:

China's premier says economy will continue to feel pressure in 2015
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Switzerland:

You have to pay Switzerland to lend it money
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Venezuela:

Venezuela should be rich, but its government has destroyed its economy
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