July 15, 2015

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Law:

Dewey Trial: Living in Fear of the Auditor Dewey masterplan started in steakhouse, says witness
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Homeless Harvard Lawyer Reflects On Fall From Biglaw Prestige
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Clifford Chance ponders battery farm lawyers
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Is the New Gaming Lawyer at Duane Morris the Michael Clayton of Las Vegas?
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Gender Gap Persists Among Lead Trial Counsel
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A Better Measure Of Law School Diversity
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Arts students work harder than law students, stats reveal
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Disrupted: Exploring the Five Forces Changing the Legal Landscape
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.Law Domain Soon Available for Lawyers as ALM Becomes Early Adopter
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The Road Not Taken: It’s A Trap!
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Email Is One Of The Worst Ways To Communicate In An Office
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Merritt: New Data Reveal That ExamSoft, NCBE To Blame For Lower July 2014 Bar Pass Rates
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Beyond Biglaw: Keeping Your Taxi Clean
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Meet The Podcasting Partner: A Conversation With Shearman’s Richard Hsu
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A Bluebooking Error In… The Bluebook?
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What 9 common drugs including caffeine, weed, and booze do to your brain
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Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' sales huge Lawyer’s account of discovery of Harper Lee’s ‘Watchman’ book differs from that of sued agent
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The Alfred Postells - When Mental Illness Eats Careers
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Tennessee woman arrested for printing own money after reading online Obama had made it legal
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Ford engineer sues for religious right to harass gay co-workers
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Woman jailed after insisting Jesus would pick up restaurant tab
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Mexico is ignoring US help over El Chapo Mexico's president is being haunted by his own words
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Judge annuls wealthy US lawmaker’s marriage; does that also erase assets to divide in divorce?
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Harvard Law Graduate Arrested In Strange Kidnapping Scheme Feds accuse Harvard law grad in kidnapping that police initially considered a hoax
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Judge delays trial because of lawyer’s Facebook post
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Prosecutor’s Pooch Spawns Epic Email B----fest
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NCAA Must Pay $46 Million Legal Fees in Ed O’Bannon Lawsuit
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14 ridiculous things you probably didn't know were illegal
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Body of former NFL player JaJuan Dawson found in Texas lake
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Police Tased Epileptic Child
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Lawyer faces ‘preposterous’ grand larceny case over removal of cameras outside home of client, 93
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Australian Woman Posts Picture Of Car Parked Across Two Handicapped Spots . . . Court Convicts Her Of “Writing Bad Words”
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Judges:

Federal courthouse security was not breached, says US Marshal in wake of steamy photos
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Judge Earns Scolding Benchslap For Weaseling Out Of Jury Duty
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Texas Judge Makes New Rules for Gay Marriage
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An Open Letter To Judge Richard G. Kopf, Author Of The Blog ‘Hercules and the Umpire’
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Edge Higher
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Stocks close higher for 4th day
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Layoffs:

 

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

Poll: Donald Trump just 'vaulted' to the top of the GOP field ¡Basta! Hillary knocks Trump in Spanish at La Raza conference Jeb Bush calls out Donald Trump for 'preying on peoples' fears' Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant drops 4 million viewers on Reelz after NBC gave it the axe Fact Check: "The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work." Trump: This Country is Going to Hell Trump Campaign Misfires on Nazi Tweet Trump Investors Lose Legal Fight Over Losses
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Jeb's Raised Twice the Money as Hillary
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Clinton Pretends to Go Tough on Wall Street
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Bernie Sanders shows Trump how it’s done
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Privacy:

1.1 Million Fingerprints Stolen in Fed Govt Hack...
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Retailing:

Former RadioShack Asks Judge to Toss Gift-Card Suit Texas AG says RadioShack gift cardholders need voice in bankruptcy case
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An emerging American trend is putting Macy's, Kohl's, and JCPenney in danger
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One-day sales aim to reignite retail
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Is Amazon Prime worth $99 a year?
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Pensions:

The US is Facing a $1 Trillion Pension Shortfall
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Companies are no longer allowed to buy out their former employees
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Compensation:

Clawbacks, Buybacks and Bankruptcy
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Economy:

Simply Put, Consumers Remain Skittish Drop in U.S. Sales Dashes Optimism for Stronger Second Quarter
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Why Yellen is unlikely to move markets today
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Foiled again! Economy not cooperating with the Fed
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Weekly U.S. Economic Confidence Index Steady at -11
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Faber: This is biggest threat to our global economy
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Here's how Wall Street is thinking about the first rate hike now that it's coming this year
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The biggest financial barrier for millennials
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America's new reality: Contract workers
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Many Millennials Would Quit If Not Allowed To Do Personal Tasks At Work Nearly Half of Smartphone Users Can’t Imagine Life Without It
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One chart will show you how much everyone else has saved in their retirement accounts
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Ron Paul: The US may not be able to avoid a Greece-style catastrophe
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Take a flyover tour of America's wealthiest zip code, where the average home costs more than $5 million
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Greece, China fears push cash levels to Lehman highs
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Global poverty rates have been cut in half since 1981
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OK: GOP Says Food Stamp Users are Animals
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Mortgage applications fall as home buyers balk
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Resizing America based on property values
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Wingspan Portfolio Advisors files for bankruptcy
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Fannie Mae offloads credit risk onto insurers
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Municipalities:

Will Republicans Bail Out Puerto Rico?
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Chicago bankruptcy not cause for hysteria
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Are Municipal Bond Funds Still Safe?
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Parks in Post-Bankruptcy Detroit
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First Circuit Affirms Unconstitutionality of Puerto Rico’s Recovery Act: First of Several Legal Roadblocks Ahead for Puerto Rico
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Distressed Investing:

Too Much Debt + Too Little Cash = Most Distressed Pain Since ’08
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Oil/Gas:

Oil prices wobble after inventory data, Iran deal
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Iran aims to double crude oil exports under deal 'A potential return of Iranian oil to the market could not have come at a worse time' Why Opposition in Congress Is Unlikely to Stop Iran Nuclear Deal
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Never mind Iran. Oil price is going nowhere: Citi
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Here comes the second phase of the US oil boom
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Sabine Oil & Gas files for bankruptcy Sabine Files for Bankruptcy in New York Amid Falling Oil Prices Houston-based company continues to discuss restructuring terms with its creditors
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Gulf Coast contractor to pay $20 mln to settle labor suits
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Celebs:

Get Rich and Get Bill Brewer; Fiddy Taps Texas Litigator
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50 Cent’s attorney says 50 Cent will keep being 50 Cent despite bankruptcy filing 50 Cent Is Trying to Make a Dollar Is 50 Cent really bankrupt ? Is 50 Cent Trolling Fans With His Bankruptcy Filing ? The $5m question: does 50 Cent enjoy trolling more than money? The Guardian 50 Cent Laughs Off Bankruptcy Troubles 50 Cent Downplays Bankruptcy Filing: 'I'm Taking Precautions' 50 Cent Explains Why He Filed For Bankruptcy S-- Tape Plaintiff Asks 50 Cent Bankruptcy Judge To Let Her Trial Finish 50 Cent is still stuck with his sprawling Connecticut mansion after filing for bankruptcy What bankruptcy in America really means for 50 Cent Chapter 11 101: 50 Cent is not broke -- he's insolvent God Forgives & Rick Ross' Baby Mama Won't, Wants 50 Cent's $5 Mil Right Now The long, messy history of 50 Cent's Connecticut home If you laughed when 50 Cent went bankrupt, you don’t understand hip-hop
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Pro Athletes Need Not Go Bankrupt Says HighTower’s Kelly
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Court Ruling Likely Ends Anna Nicole Smith Estate's Fight For Marshall Family Millions
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Taxis:

The driver who beat Uber is just the beginning — get ready for a flood of copycat cases
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Resorts:

Symonette says Mitchell’s Baha Mar comments not appropriate for a Cabinet minister
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PM hails good first day of negotiations in China
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Banking:

Bank of America earnings up as legal woes fade
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J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo Earnings Show Bad Loans on the Decline
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Debt Collection:

New York debt collection agency to pay $550K for verbally harassing debtors
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Records Management:

Creative Recycling: Pinellas Park storage company Stevens & Stevens wants documents removed or destroyed
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Man who claimed bankruptcy while making $150K pleads guilty
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Skiing:

Peak Resorts posts larger fiscal year loss
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(8 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 (31 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (15 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:

(1)-(2)- (3)-(4)-(5)-(6)-(7)-(8)-(9)-(10)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

 

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Recharacterization:

Divided Tenth Circuit Reverses Recharacterization and Equitable Subordination of Insider Secured Loan
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Unexpired Leases:

Puh-lease, It’s a Lease: Bankruptcy Court Upholds Agreements as True Leases Entitled to Section 365(h) Protections
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Insurance:

Life Partners Holdings Announces Deadlines for Filing Proofs of Claim
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Food/Beverage:

The juice industry might be headed for a crash
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Hostess Brands Said to Seek Loans to Refinance Debt, Fund Payout
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Aviation:

Delta to Serve as Skymark Sponsor in Creditor’s Revival Plan
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Flight attendants are fighting back against annoying passengers by shaming them on Facebook and Instagram
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Personal Finance:

5 money mistakes to stop making by 50
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Healthcare:

Children's Hospital lawsuit against UMC of El Paso to be heard in October Late October date set for El Paso Children's Hospital bankruptcy trial
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Religion:

Lawyers battle over diocese suits
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Corporate Reform:

Wall St. Should Pay for Recessions They Cause
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Coal:

Walter Energy Plans to File for Bankruptcy - Coal miner and senior creditors agree on fast-track restructuring plan What would Walter Energy's potential bankruptcy mean for Alabama?
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Miners' union objects to Patriot's bonus plan UMWA Says Bankrupt Mining Company Shouldn't Give $6.4 Million to Top Executives
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Communications:

Standard Register interim leader forced to resign board
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Electricity:

Energy Future Holdings – More Bad News for Bondholders on Make-Whole Premiums
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Education:

DeVry lays off 90, will close Chicago office
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Moody's: Financial Outlook Brightens For Public And Private Universities
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Big For-Profit Colleges Quit Trade Group APSCU

One Teacher's Story: Why I Quit
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Autos:

Cover-up claim about GM ignition-switch issues is ‘reckless and outrageous,’ law firm says
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UK:

Why are women more likely to become insolvent?
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PIIGS:

IMF signals it may walk if Greece debt isn’t tackled Nomura slams the IMF: The Greece bailout is 'highly unrealistic' IMF: Greece May Need 30 Years to Recover
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Greek PM Tsipras: I don't believe in this deal Reluctant Tsipras fights to pass reforms in Greek parliament Tsipras: 'Europe does not belong to Mr. Schauble' Greek PM defends choice of harsh debt deal rather than Grexit Wednesday's Strikes Show Greeks Refuse Change Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Pushes for Political Survival How Greece shows that austerity doesn’t work Dodging bankruptcy comes at a price for Greece Greece says it receives three bids for deep sea oil, gas drilling What the Greek debt deal shows about power in Europe Greek Senior Bank Bondholders Risk Imposed Losses After Aid Deal IMF: Debt Relief for Greece Not Large Enough Greece is starting to look like East Germany Greece, Grexit, Cross-Default – What is next?
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Surge in bankruptcy cases as minister says that debtors will not face prison
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Supreme Court Confirms Dual Bankruptcies Can Exist
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Singapore:

Bankruptcy Amendment Bill passed
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China:

China factory output hits five-month high in June
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Didn't They Say China Was Slowing Down?
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