Law:
Lawyers for former Dewey leaders win points on cross-examination of key witness • Dewey Defense Challenges Testimony of Finance Director
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Blurred Lines: Seventh Circuit Keeps Alive Claims Based upon Law Firm’s Alleged Failure to Advise on Degrees of Business Risk
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In-House Counsel Panel: Law Firms Gamble with High Fees
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What corporate lawyers say vs. what corporate lawyers mean
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How to Make a Law Firm Merger Work: It Starts with Culture
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Leadership Team
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Analytics Gain Traction at Law Firms
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CRM For Legal: Relationships Are Not Easy
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Dot Law'ers Are Coming -- in October
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Ex-partner awarded $550K in law firm dispute loses appeal; firm says he now owes $200K
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Lawyers Are Not Allowed to Speak with Their Clients about the Client’s Intention to File a State Bar Complaint!
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War of words in UK
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Two months after his arrest, Cadwalader partner is no longer with the law firm • Problematic Biglaw Partner No Longer In Biglaw
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The Importance Of Having A Technically Perfect Document
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The right way to wear a skinny tie
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5 office politics mistakes that could be holding you back at work
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30 inspiring quotes from super-successful people that every professional should read
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Speak Kindly… About Yourself At Least
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35 life hacks for the modern gentleman
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How to avoid distractions at work and actually get things done
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Judge blasts class action firm for $5M fee maneuver; it now gets $0
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Did ‘legendary’ former prosecutor withhold evidence in multiple cases?
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Lawyer asked court to detain client before suicide but judge said he lacked the authority
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The Road Not Taken: Go Set A Watchman
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Stolen Refund Proceeds Draws Disbarment of Bankruptcy Attorney
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Prosecutor: Wyoming Shooter "Went Hunting" for Drunk Homeless People
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‘Breaking Bad’ star takes hard man role in bizarre law firm advert
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Judges:
Justice Alito Doggedly Holds Onto Logic Of The Past, Elites
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Federal Judge Sez Judges Are All Too Old To Understand Technology
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Supreme Court justice reveals how they make decisions
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Trial Starts in Sanctioned Facebook Judge's Appeal
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BK Judge Position Open In ND IA
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House arrest expected for ticket-fixing judge
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Fired secretary is star witness at trial of ex-judge accused of operating business from chambers
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Do corporate amicus briefs pose a conflict for stock-holding SCOTUS justices?
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‘Do You Hear Me?’ Judge Benchslaps State Department
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks on track to open lower
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U.S. Stocks Slip on Earnings as Dollar Tumbles, Bonds Advance
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Goldman Sachs just downgraded US stocks
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:
Morgan Stanley Shares Rise As Trading Profits Surge Nearly 70% In Second Quarter
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Food/Beverage:
Bankruptcy Court frees up A&P financing • A&P gets green light to tap Fortress DIP
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Acme to buy 76 A&P stores
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Chipotle sales miss, stock is getting crushed
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Retailing:
Defunct stores get a second act in Mexico
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Autos:
Feds face tough laws requiring specific intent in possible criminal case over GM ignition issues
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Golf:
Judge approves settlement that will preserve golf course
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Resorts:
A Complex Bankruptcy Case, With Baha Mar and a Chinese Contractor, Lands in Delaware
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The Baha Mar Battle Continues
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Economy:
Jobless rates fell in 21 states in June, rose in 12 • Payrolls Rose in 31 U.S. States in June, Led by New York
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This one map explains the entire worldwide economy
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How millennials live, in 4 charts
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Do millennials have it better than Gen X?
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Here's each state's unemployment rate right now
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Millennials feel too ‘guilty’ to take advantage of a common work benefit — and it’s affecting their productivity
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These are some of the best cities to get a job right now — and they might not be the ones you think
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What's behind the falling prices of oil, gold and copper
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
S&P/Experian: Mortgage defaults tick up from previous lows
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Court Cites Mortgage Lenders' Failure to Act in Good Faith
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Condos Left Behind in Housing Rebound
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Municipalities:
The Detroit Bankruptcy: Two Years Later
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Review team finds Wayne County in financial emergency • Evans wants chance to fix Wayne Co. finances
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Restructuring Puerto Rico's General Obligation Debt
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Two more Democratic senators join Puerto Rico bankruptcy push
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Chapter 9: A bipartisan effort to give Puerto Rico a fair shot
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Puerto Rico Left Adrift by Washington as Bankruptcy Bills Stall
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How Puerto Rico Could Emerge from a Default
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Pennsylvania May Sue Firms Over Ex-Harrisburg Mayor’s Bond Deals
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Houston's debt now surpasses Detroit's
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Manufacturing:
United Technologies plunges on profit warning • Struggling With China Slowdown
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Corporate Reform:
Why Citibank may owe you money • Did You Fall for Citi's Card Tricks? Here Are 7 of Them, per the CFPB
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Dodd-Frank At 5 Years Old: Making The Next Crash More Likely And Worse When It Happens
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Elizabeth Warren says passing Dodd-Frank was like David beating Goliath
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Oil/Gas:
Oil prices fall on unexpected rise in US crude stocks
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Chesapeake Energy suspends dividend payments
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Primera Energy LLC owner Brian Alfaro warned by judge not to destroy documents
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US Shale oil finances are shaky but doing better than deepwater oil and oilsands
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U.S. Winning Oil War Against Saudi Arabia
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Samson Resources leveraged loan, high yield debt at record lows amid restructuring reports
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Tech:
GT Advanced's Shareholders Want a Say in Bankruptcy Restructuring
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Gambling:
Caesars Debt Talks Ratcheting Up as New Bankruptcy Terms Emerge
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Bankruptcy of Caesars unit racks up $47 million in costs
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Caesars Fights to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Celebs:
50 Cent appears in Manhattan courtroom in sex tape trial • 50 Cent: I borrowed my bling and I'm not rich • 50 Cent testifies his lifestyle is an illusion: 'I take the jewelry and cars back to the stores' • 'I'm not as cool as I was last week' • Cent: Lawsuits are killing me • 50 Cent's bankruptcy: End of an era?
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Auction of Teresa Giudice's shore home rescheduled • Teresa Giudice to be featured from prison on TV special • To Appear on Husband's Ridiculous Reality Show
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Coal:
Bankruptcies Starting To Pile Up In Coal Industry
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Coal Miners Going Bankrupt: Does the Road End Here?
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Bankrupt Patriot Coal Asks Judge to Change Retiree Benefits
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Politics:
There's one group that is coming out in full-throated support of Donald Trump • See also Mark Cuban puts asterisk on Donald Trump's billions • Fact Check: Trump: John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets." • The Phenomenal Trump - His admirers think he's the guy who 'gets things done,' but he hasn't been that Donald in decades • Trump's Name-Calling Goes too Far, Says South Carolina's Haley
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Jeb Bush's plan to regulate Wall Street lobbying is unfair and utterly toothless • Fact Check: Jeb Bush: Clinton Passed Law Against Guns In Military Recruiting Offices
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Personal Finance:
7 résumé mistakes that send red flags to employers
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Privacy:
Now LifeLock stock plunges 49% on FTC claims
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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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (89 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
2014 Report Shows Fewer Debtors Filing for Bankruptcy, But More Repeat Filers
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Exemptions:
Bankruptcy Mischief: Fraudulent Concealment and Bad Faith Do Not Matter When It Comes To Disallowing Bankruptcy Code Exemptions
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Finance:
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Allows Debtor to Sidestep “Make-Whole” Payment
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Avoidance Actions:
Reversing the Trend: Will Congress Act to Except College Tuition Payments from Clawback in Bankruptcy?
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Bankruptcy Forms:
Official Bankruptcy Forms Changes Effective December 1, 2015
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Cross-Border:
OAS, Hedge Funds Continue Chapter 15 Fight
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Bankruptcy Reform:
ABI Commission Report – Discharge of Claims Upon Confirmation
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UST:
Curbing the Exploitation of Passive Creditors in Chapter 11 Reorganization by Leveraging the Oversight Role of the United States Trustee
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Litigation:
E-Discovery a 'Stain' on the Legal System • This Map Shows the Spread of eDiscovery
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Telecoms:
Harbinger sues Dish, Ergen over LightSquared, seeks $1.5 bln
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Religion:
Pope Francis ignites a revolt that will overthrow American capitalism
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Student Debt:
Navient adds to fears on US student debt
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Autos:
What’s next for Aston Martin after seven bankruptcies
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Software:
Microsoft reports biggest quarterly loss ever
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UK:
Isle of Wight's debt problems revealed by new insolvency figures
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Scotland: Bankruptcies at lowest level in over eleven years
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BOE minutes imply wider support for rate rise
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Insolvency Service turns screw on directors
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EU:
Zombie firms: corporate carrion
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‘Whatever it takes’ isn’t enough to fix eurozone
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PIIGS:
Athens delays increasing farmers' taxes • Greece wants new bailout deal by 20 August • Tsipras stays popular despite bailout hardship • Greece: Next steps before it can get bailout • Why Tsipras Remains in Power • Tough approach to Greece makes Schäuble the toast of Germany • Tsipras rallies troops ahead of Greek reform vote
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France:
French farmers block roads as '25,000 face bankruptcy ' • France Seeks to Allay Farmers Blocking Cities, Tourist Sites
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India:
Number of defunct companies up 35% this fiscal
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States’ insolvency exposes governors’ lack of creative management skills
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Austria:
Heta Creditors Seek Oversight to Stop ‘Further Harm’
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