Law:
Law Firm Mergers Record Highest Midyear Number
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Cravath's $295-an-hour interns court contempt
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Summer associate perks proliferate; pay is $3,000 a week at some firms • For The 10% Of Law Students Able To Snag A Summer Associate Position, The Living Is Easy
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Dewey trial might put law firms off from listing on stock exchanges • Dewey Trial Points to Clash of Big Law and Securities Markets
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Alleged details emerge about the collapse of Butler & Hosch
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OSG Malpractice Suit Against Proskauer Goes Forward
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Mystery surrounds identity of HSBC ‘legal team’ involved in mock-execution video
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Major Atlanta law firm files for Chapter 11 • MSW Firm Says Bad Publicity From Creditors' Suits Sparked Its Bankruptcy • Big Firm Files For Bankruptcy After $20 Million Goes Missing • Once-mighty real estate boutique files for bankruptcy, a year after claimed $30M embezzlement
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Quinn Slashes Summer Program. Should Your Firm?
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Clifford Chance posts 2 per cent drop in PEP to £1.12m with revenue down to £1.35bn
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Ashurst PEP drops nearly 4 per cent while revenue rises by £3m
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Greek crisis hits international firms
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How Much Should Your Law Firm Spend on Marketing?
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Law Firms & The Landing Page
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Mayer Brown sets up Hong Kong association with 280-lawyer firm
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Wragges seals Gowlings tie-up to create Anglo-Canadian powerhouse
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Norton Rose Fulbright posts "steady" global revenue of $1.792bn
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Bankruptcy attorney suspended for two years for affairs with 4 clients
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Bankruptcy prof steps in again to fill law dean gap at UNB
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How I’m Looking For A Professional Services Provider In 2015
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‘Just’ice Denied
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Biglaw Partner’s Social Media FAIL
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11 habits that can hurt your reputation at work
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Answer these questions to find out if you're a workaholic
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How to be interesting (in 12 simple steps)
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Why small talk is so excruciating
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Adopting this surprising habit of highly intelligent people can make you look smarter at work
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FBI raids home of 'Subway diet' spokesman Jared Fogle
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How to find out if someone unfriended you on Facebook
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11 features Apple 'borrowed' from Android in the last year
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When Must Lawyers Ethically Encrypt Data?
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The Efficiency Checklist: 3 Technology Tips For Solo And Small-Firm Lawyers
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The Devil Went Down To South Carolina
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Prudes Ruin Beach S--, Send Man To Jail
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Congress quietly renewed a ban on gun-violence research
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S-- Addiction Not A Mitigating Factor In Disciplinary Proceeding
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The Christian Terrorist Who Vowed to Kill Muslims and May Go Free
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'Complicated' Support for Confederate Flag in White South • America's Worst Racists? In the Northwest
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Lawyer hurt by package bomb will return to work ASAP, bar president says
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Lawyer can’t learn identity of anonymous Avvo critic absent defamation evidence, appeals court says
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Woman Arrested For Calling 911 To Complain About Subpar Chinese Food
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Fla. lawyers found guilty of arranging opponent's DUI arrest •3 lawyers ‘maliciously’ set up opposing counsel for midtrial DUI arrest, referee says
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Lawyer is disbarred for ‘social media blitz’ intended to influence custody case and top state court
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Time Warner owes $229,500 to woman it would not stop calling
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Liar Liar: Former Dorsey & Whitney partner gets reciprocal discipline for throwing associate under the bus
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Bodybuilders Brutally Punish Kid for Pop Tart
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Judges:
BK NV: New Mega Case - Turnberry/MGM Grand Towers, LLC
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Second Circuit Takes Firm Stance On Educational Value Of Being Poor
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Blogging judge calls political candidate “unfit’ for office’
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7th Circuit criticizes lawyer for raising too many issues on appeal
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Why We Need an All-Women SCOTUS
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Why 2016 will be a Supreme Court election
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Cruz once clerked for a chief justice, but he’s no longer a friend of the court
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OK governor defies Supreme Court — Ten Commandments will stay at capitol
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Wall Street:
US futures tank on China plunge, Greece jitters
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US stocks close higher as Greece debt talks proceed
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Inside the life of a Wall Street intern: It's not very hard, but it's grueling
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Layoffs:
Army plans to cut 40,000 troops and lay off 17,000 •The biggest and most disruptive layoffs in America are coming from the military
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Dallas Morning News offers new round of buyouts to 30 employees
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Microsoft preparing for more layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:
Corzine, Ex-MF Global Officials to Settle Investor Lawsuit For $64.5M
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Man gets 18 months for 'pretty good' bankruptcy fraud that sprung cars from auto pound
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The US is cracking down on a $68 million Ponzi scheme aimed at 'wealthy Chinese'
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Television:
TiVo Makes Pitch to Former Aereo Customers
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Retailing:
American Apparel couldn't live with Dov Charney—but can it live without him?
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Reis: Mall Vacancy Rate unchanged in Q2
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Autos:
Russia and Argentina's auto markets have both endured massive collapses
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Tesla’s biggest one-day drop in five months
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Tax:
Swindled payroll clients see a sliver of chance to recoup
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Education:
A surprising reason for rising college tuition
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Healthcare:
El Paso County to be directly involved in Children's Hospital's bankruptcy case
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El Paso Children's Hospital has enough money to pay bills until end of month
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Nurses Registry president agrees to pay $1 million to resolve government allegations
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Telecoms:
Nortel’s Bondholders and U.S. Division Lose Bid to Upset Ruling
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Convenience Stores:
A 'Complex' Bankruptcy for Gas-Mart USA
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Mining:
Fate of global rare earth miners rests on China smuggling crackdown
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Oaktree Loan For Molycorp Nets Interim OK But DIP Fight Isn't Over
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Victory Nickel blames falling oil prices for missing interest payments
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Guns:
Colt Defense Announces Financing Agreement with Creditors
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Environmental:
Limited court filings hint at spill case against Eastman, water company
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Debt Collection:
Robo-signing 2.0: Student Loan Collection
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Texas Debt Collection Act Claims Not Limited To Borrowers
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Weather:
Seen Lots of Droughts, but This One's Different
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Economy:
IMF again warns Fed to hold off on rate hikes • IMF to Congress: Do as I say, not as I do
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US entering steady growth pace: IMF
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Growth set to slow in major economies: OECD
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US job openings hold at record high • Job openings are at a record, but workers aren't quitting for them • June Jobs Report - The Numbers
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JPMorgan's ultimate guide to the markets and the economy
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Why its wrong to say worker wages haven't gone anywhere since the 1970s
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Greeks barely buy anything from the U.S. • Are Greece and China repeating history? • Greek turmoil will keep Fed’s hawks at bay • Both Greece and China could 'ignite a global systemic meltdown'
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This list of 'junk' companies keeps getting longer
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There's a modern-day equivalent to hiding money under your mattress, and Americans are flocking to it
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More Venture Capitalists Start To Fear Startup Bubble Will Soon Pop
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Here Are Central Banks Who Have Been Getting it Right — and Wrong
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The game is rigged against hard-working Americans
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Long Term Drivers of Economic Growth & Profits
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'Americans are definitely workaholics'
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Home prices rise 1.7% in May: CoreLogic • House Prices up 6.3% Year-over-year in May
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Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey, Purchase Index up Sharply YoY
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Phoenix Real Estate in June: Sales Up 20.5%, Inventory DOWN 16% Year-over-year
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Fannie Mae raising mortgage modification interest rate yet again
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San Francisco exhibiting potential signs of a housing bubble
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Surging rent will turn a lot of renters into buyers
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Here are the hottest 20 housing markets in America right now
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Mortgage credit availability stalled in June
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Countrywide: Behind the Curtain
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico Lenders Said to Hire Davis Polk, Form New Group
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The Puerto Rico crisis, explained in fewer than 500 words
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Puerto Rico's governor considering appeal over Recovery Act decision
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Franklin Advisers, OppenheimerFunds to work with Puerto Rico on credit plan
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Hillary Clinton: Puerto Rico should have option of bankruptcy • Hillary Clinton pushes 'fair shot' for debt-saddled Puerto Rico • 2016ers tiptoe around Puerto Rico's debt bomb
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Congress Pressured on Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Legislation • Democratic Congressmen Working on Bills Granting Commonwealth Chapter 9 Benefits • No. 2 U.S. House Democrat supports legislation to restructure Puerto Rico debt • House Panel Chairman Seeks to Revive Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bill
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Puerto Rico Preemption Redux: Back to You, Congress
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America's third-biggest school system is in financial trouble
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Debt-ridden Puerto Rico fails in bid for municipal bankruptcy rights
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Tremors from Puerto Rican debt crisis likely to be felt in CT
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As Debt Crisis Looms, Puerto Ricans are Left Holding the Bag
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Puerto Rico debt crisis: Is the island energy subsidiary to blame?
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Detroit council to reconsider rejection of water rate hike
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States ranked by fiscal performance
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How New Jersey's fiscal woes stack up to other states
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Illinois Budget Battle Approaches Meltdown
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Can California Find a Way Out of Its Pension Calamity?
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State spending battles go into overtime
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States face shaky financial futures; pensions at risk
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Oil/Gas:
Crude oil is all over the place • U.S. crude resumes fall as investors seek safe havens • Oil prices are poised to fall further as Iran deal looms • Why oil could revisit its lows and then some • Don’t Panic, Nothing Has Really Changed In The Oil Markets
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U.S. oil output still barreling toward 45-year record
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Investors want Primera Energy's bankruptcy dismissed
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Quicksilver Resources gets more time to reorganize
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Apollo Appears Positioned as Winner Under Lightstream Debt Swap
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The Market Has Already Moved Onto ‘Re-Fracking’
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Market analysts are rethinking shale
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Hugh Gas Projects Stranded by Climate Action
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Politics:
Donald Trump just took another hit • Trump Cries: Some of My Comments Distorted • Miss Universe Fires Back at Trump • Now a clothing giant is cutting off ties with Donald Trump • Donald Trump just gave the Donald Trump-iest statement possible
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Clinton wants access for Puerto Rico to US bankruptcy laws • Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton support bankruptcy rights for Puerto Rico
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Payday lenders gave $15M to GOP campaigns in 2014 races: report
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Bernie Sanders has Hillary Clinton on edge
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B------ owner considers run for Harry Reid's seat
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Personal Finance:
15 things you're better off buying used
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How long it can take to pay off $2,000 in debt
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Accountants share their 8 best money tips
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These are the 5 worst deals in U.S. air travel
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Lehman:
Dick Fuld selling Sun Valley home
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Lehman Case Shows Blurred Lines on Repos
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Lehman Settles Derivatives Dispute Over Putnam Swaps
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Video Games:
Reporter kicked out of latest hearing on 38 Studios
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Software:
Judge appoints federal trustee to oversee Thinkstream
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Gambling:
Union: Hundreds lack health insurance at Taj Mahal casino
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Religion:
Supreme Court Asked to Take Milwaukee Archdiocese Cemetery Dispute
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Social Media:
Social Media Passwords: Property of the Estate?
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Religion:
Attorney releases more names of priests accused of abuse
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Mass Torts:
Ford accused Weitz & Luxenberg of gaming asbestos recovery system during $11M case; Firm denied claims
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Food/Beverage:
Shake Shack stock tumbles amid analyst's warnings
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How Starbucks Gets Away With Charging a Fortune for Cheap Beans
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Twinkies are not just back from the dead. Their baker may now be worth billions.
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Dallas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Offense in Bankruptcy-Related Case
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Student Debt:
Undue Hardship Discharge of Title IV Loans in Bankruptcy Adversary Proceedings
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Corporate Reform:
Report: JPMorgan to pay $125M in settlements over credit card probes
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Rail:
Arizona Railroad Approaches a Potential Final Chapter
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Shipping:
Samsun Logix bankrupt again
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Trucking:
4th Monthly Decline in Class 8 Truck Orders
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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 (17 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
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Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Holds That Confirmed and Substantially Consummated Bankruptcy Plan is Appealable to District Court
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Incorrect Time Stamp Means Revival of Bankruptcy Appeal, Panel Rules
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Professional Compensation:
U.S. Supreme Court: Attorney’s Fees Provisions Must be Strictly Construed
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Bankruptcy Poetry:
Climate Change
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Trustees:
A Tale of Two Circuits: Recent Applications of the Barton Doctrine
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Recent Pleadings:
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Litigation:
Opposition Research For Litigators (Part 2)
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Litigation funding can be a 'win-win'
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TBTF:
Will Banks Living Wills Satisfy Regulators This Time?
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Banks Promise No Lehman Moment By Relying On Unfinished Derivative Rule Change
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Living wills no way to run banking industry: Bove
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Three takeaways from State Street’s funeral plans in the event of disaster
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Richard Levin to Testify about Bankruptcy Legislation before US House of Representatives Subcommittee
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MetLife Calls the Regulators' Bluff
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Resorts:
Chinese firm blames bankruptcy of Bahamas resort on developer
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Paradise Lost: Mounting Problems Stymie Baha Mar
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Govt Blamed For Baha Mar Pay Delay
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Paradise lost in The Bahamas?
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Bahamas Super Resort Stalled in Bankruptcy
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Coal:
Bill introduced to shore up miners' pensions and health care
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Sovereigns:
Deutsche Bank accuses NML of harassment over Argentine bonds
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Deutsche Bank moves to block subpoena
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Greece Doing Best Argentina Impression Gets Fernandez's Approval
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UK:
Schemes of arrangement and why loan note investors should be wary of governing law amendment mechanisms
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The UK EU Referendum: In or Out? Shake it all about….
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U.K. Accounting Watchdog Probes RSA’s Irish Scandal
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London Hedge Fund Fell for 'Coutts' Scam on Friday Afternoon
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1000 criminal law firms to be cut from legal aid work • Legal aid lawyers aren't on £200 an hour
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Barclays fires CEO Antony Jenkins
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UK: Fewer Shops Close As Retail Administrations Fall
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EU:
Europe's Headaches Are Just Beginning
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Grexit would start 'the end' of the euro: Piketty
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European Central Bank Holds Key to Greece's Future
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Why German bonds could be riskier than Greece’s
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Grexit would start 'the end' of the euro: Piketty • Piketty's argument about Greece's debt has three massive holes in it
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Gundlach: A 'Grexit' would be the beginning of the end of the euro
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PIIGS:
Greek leader says country preparing detailed rescue plan • REPORT: Greece just laid down its plans for another 3-year bailout • Tsipras says new deal must offer ‘light at end of tunnel’ for Greece • Greek leader calls for a new deal with Europe for beleaguered Greeks • Tsipras 'confident' of Greek debt deal • Greece in or out? It's a 'close call' • ECB: No deal, no more Greek ELA • Europe is planning humanitarian aid for Greece — something usually reserved for war zones • Euro zone gives Greece until Sunday for debt deal • EU Economics Commissioner: Up to Greece to Have Deal by Sunday
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How a Chaotic Grexit Could Wipe Out $1.4 Trillion in Global M&A
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Oil Development Best Hope for Greece
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Greece clings to eurozone hope as Alexis Tsipras battles banking collapse • Tsipras' Victory Is Greece's Loss • Greece can pay wage, pensions next week: Official • To Greeks, German offers of help sound more like a threat • Eurozone summit possible on Sunday to back plan for Greece: sources • Barack Obama pushes Angela Merkel to back down as eurozone leaders openly prepare for Greek exit • EU's Tusk: Greece's final deadline is this week • Greece: A Look at the Major Disagreements Between the Country and European Leaders • Staying or going? Four key ways to avoid a euro exit • It took only 2 days for everyone to realize that the Greek vote was an 'irrelevant circus' • Greece’s new money could be many, not one… • Solutions for Greece needed within days, EU leaders warn • Kinder, Gentler IMF Austerity Stance Came Too Late to Aid Greece • Greece needs — and deserves — some Keynesian remedies • Europe is blowing itself apart over Greece - and nobody seems able to stop it • Nowotny Says Greek Bridge Loan Option Needs Discussion • Here's What Could Happen Next in Greece • Greece, Dead Or Alive, Is Bearish • Greece is losing financial access to the internet • How Greece's Bank Bailout Benefited Greeks • Why Greece's economy can’t just grow its way out of this mess • A Yale economist's take on the Greek debt crisis • Greek firms fear slow death as bank freeze cuts off imports • EU’s Oettinger says Greece likely to issue IOUs, could pave way to Grexit • Greece's lenders: who has most to lose? • Greece’s Debt Restructuring, Like Others, Is No Morality Tale • Is Grexit legal? EU lawyers try to make it so • The silver lining in a ‘Grexit’ • A couple of strange ways Greece’s crisis could end • Hot Euro, drachma, bitcoin? Greece’s currency options • Swiss airline pilots 'carry cash' for Greek flights
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Material changes to the Italian Bankruptcy Law • Proposed new rules to facilitate debt restructuring of Italian companies
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Bank of Italy warns bad loans market may not reach adequate size
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Nama defiant over sale of €5.7bn in loans to US fund • US law firm backs Project Eagle investigations
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Bankrupt Corrie star Ryan Thomas jets off on fifth holiday this year
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Canada:
Nine West stores caught in bankruptcy protection
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Halifax Rainmen replacement franchise still possible, says NBLC commissioner
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MENA:
UAE Cabinet okays draft law on bankruptcy
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China:
Accusations fly over China stock meltdown • Here's a simple explanation of why Chinese stock markets are in free fall right now • China's stockmarket crash: A red flag
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More than 40% of Chinese stocks in trading halt
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China's investors see savings 'fall into an abyss'
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China’s stock-market collapse is not over yet
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Copper sinks to 2009 lows as China jars markets
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People driving with IV drips sticking out of the window is now a common traffic violation in China
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China’s $3 Trillion Stocks Rout Puts Car Sales in ‘Meat Grinder’
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Hong Kong stocks down 8% amid China sell-off
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Chinese stock markets continue nosedive as regulator warns of panic
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China’s stock crash is just beginning: Gold
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Argentina:
No, Argentina isn’t a role model for Greece
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Iceland:
The Lawyers Who Saved Iceland's Economy
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Russia:
Recession in Russia is hitting Chinese border towns
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Australia:
Restructuring and insolvency developments in Australia’s commodity and mining sectors
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