Law:
Witness: Dewey Asked Top Earners to Forego Half of Salary • Tempers flared when Dewey rainmakers learned of 50 percent pay cut, ex-partner testifies • Dewey former rainmaker testifies on shock at 50pc pay cut • Ex-Dewey Partner Details Law Firm Infighting
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Which Firms Offer Women The Most Power And Highest Pay? (2015) • Women Making Progress in Law Firms, but Still Behind •Women See Success as GCs
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After lawyer exodus, Las Vegas firm is winding down: Its website is blank, and 4 lawyers remain
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Bickel and Brewer part ways; their firm will now be known as Brewer
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Amal Clooney’s chambers-mate reported to be working on fees of £1.50 an hour
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Bankruptcy attorney pleads not guilty in connection with threatening homeless man
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Nixon Peabody Settles Into D.C. Office for Millennials
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Which Law School Is Bringing Fashion Law Mainstream?
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The Yale Law Student With The Profane T-Shirt Speaks
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10 Behaviors of High Achievers
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: 11 Reasons Why It’s So Hard Being A Lawyer (Part II)
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Practice Pointer: Don’t Let Your iPhone Spellcheck Your Brief
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5 Steps to Choosing a Trusted Cloud Provider
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Tom Brady Time Suck: Traders, Lawyers Rush to Patriot's Defense With Damning Charts
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S.C. Governor Calls for Removal of Confederate Flag • Sen. Corker: Take Confederate Flag Down • Families Trump Politicians in Responding to Charleston • How Jeb Bush Handled Florida's Removal of Confederate Flag • Mississippi May Redesign State Flag • John Oliver Makes Obvious But Excellent Point About The Confederate Flag
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Amurica And The 14th Amendment
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What Is the Council of Conservative Citizens, the White-Supremacist Group That Inspired a Racist Manifesto?
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In Praise Of Prejudice
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The Great Prison Break
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Supreme Court rules on behalf of stun-gunned pretrial detainee on excessive-force standard
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Raisins are a healthy snack • Takings clause applies to personal property, SCOTUS rules in ‘major blow’ to set-aside programs
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Lawyer fatally shoots a client; no charges expected
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Judges:
Federal judge to Justice Kennedy: "Please zip the pie hole shut"
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Appeals court rebukes judge for breastfeeding ban on mom who got a tattoo, overturns order
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Rogue clerk may have altered records in more than 1,000 cases
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Church-shooting bond judge was reprimanded for N-word advice; comments at hearing bring debate
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Justice Kagan Cites Precedential Authority Of Comic Book
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The Supreme Court and the Art of Saving the Best Opinions For Last
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Prediction Panel: Chief Justice Roberts Will Surprise (Again)
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Wall Street:
Nasdaq set for new high as U.S. stock futures rise
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US stocks close higher; Nasdaq, Russell 2000 at record
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Soccer:
Parma Declare Bankruptcy: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction • Parma relegated to amateur league after being declared bankrupt
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Mike Piazza, former Mets star, won't be saving the Parma soccer club
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Parma: the football club milked for all their worth
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Student Debt:
Courts Rule That Disabled Woman Living Below the Poverty Line Must Repay Student Loans
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Defaulting on federal student loans is stupid, not brave
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Security:
DOJ wants USIS parent company to pay damages despite bankruptcy filing
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Fashion:
After 2 bankruptcies in 3 years, a reinvented Ashley Stewart hits the full-figured runway
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Hotels:
Raleigh hotel files for bankruptcy protection
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Autos:
Manufacturing Contracts in Distress
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Supreme Court won't hear Fiat Chrysler dealer case
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The Resurrection of Fisker
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Pensions:
Could this one move boost nest eggs by $490B?
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Celebs:
Martha Stewart's Company Sold for a Song
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Alternative Energy:
Judge voids hundreds of solar leases in Arizona
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Guns:
Gun Maker Colt Delays Showdown With Bondholders
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Economy:
70 million Americans teetering on edge of financial ruin
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It's time to embrace growth for the economy
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Raising a child costs $245,000? How it adds up
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15 states where jobs have not come back since crisis
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Why the Fed is Printing Money Like Crazy
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Tough Foreclosure Court: Attorney Handcuffed, Jailed
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First-time buyers lift US home sales to 5-1/2-year high •First-timers buying houses as hiring picks up
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Soaring home prices not a 'bubble': Realtors
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Existing home sales jumped in May, Realtors say
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Housing is on the 'verge of a breakout'
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Concerns lurk beneath the good news in May existing-home sales
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States with the Highest Foreclosure Rates
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Trustee proposes $625,000 Colony rec lease settlement
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Wealthy foreigners bought $100B in US real estate
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Bidding heats up as Detroit Fisher Building auction begins
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Municipalities:
Baltimore and Detroit Get Aggressive With Nuisance Properties
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Illinois faces large pension shortfall, towns lack access to Chapter 9
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Michigan launches initial fiscal review of Detroit's Wayne County
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Welcome to school, Detroit kindergartners. Now pay up!
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Fraud:
Supreme Court blocks Madoff victims from recovering billions • In blow to Madoff victims, top court rejects appeal • Madoff Trustee’s High Court Rebuff May Cut Victim Recoveries
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Mining:
Midway Gold filing for bankruptcy protection
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Mining Slump: Caterpillar Lays Off Workers
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Communications:
Unsecured creditors agree to drop lawsuit against Standard Register
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Mass Torts:
Canada Lays Charges Against Railway in Lac-Megantic Crash
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Trustee Talks Strategy in Tainted-Steroids Settlement
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Healthcare:
Insurers, Hospitals Brace for Affordable Care Act Ruling
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Million-dollar bills for hospital care surge in U.S.
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Failed Hospital's Ex-Owner Pleads Not Guilty to Criminal Charges
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Jackson County opposes SRHS pension solution, plans to tell all about system's financial dilemma
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Hospital closing shows potential problems when for-profit management group is in charge - Winston-Salem Journal: Local News
Cancer drugs get a new consumer's guide
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Golf:
Emerald Falls Golf Course, facing a foreclosure sale, files for bankruptcy
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Retailing:
RadioShack Nears Final Reckoning in Bankruptcy
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Teen retailers sweating over this next big test
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Compensation:
Top-CEO Pay Isn’t Driven By Talent, New Study Says
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CEO Pay 300 Times Employees
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Oil/Gas:
Oil back above $60 on Greek debt summit
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Speculators retreat from oil as OPEC oversupply crowds out shale
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U.S. producing but not using more oil and gas • US Oil Demand is Rebounding
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Gulf spill debt could hit BP hard over next few years, says ratings agency
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Saudis Set to Pump Maximum Crude • Why the Saudis Are Going Solar
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Lawsuit filed against Brian Alfaro, Primera Energy lands in bankruptcy court • More twists in Alfaro legal battle
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Texas Has Lost Billions from Oil Price Fall
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Oil Cargos at Sea Can't Find Buyers
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Education:
Settlement saves Sweet Briar; lawyer to be at college helm, along with new board members
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Shipping:
Insolvent Shipbuilders' New Orders Not Welcomed
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Defaults:
Corporate defaults are here
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Investors are exiting high yield bond funds as defaults rise and risk weighs heavy
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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 (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (2 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:
Payroll Gains Easing Bankruptcies
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Jurisdiction:
Wellness International: Litigants May Consent to Adjudication by Bankruptcy Courts
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Consignment:
Protecting Consignors' Interests and Rights to Recover Property
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Exemptions:
Alabama Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions Increased
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Non-Profit:
Considerations When Lending to a Not-for-Profit Entity
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Professional Compensation:
Bankruptcy Lawyers Can’t Get Paid Their Fees in Defending Their Fees?? The Supremes Got It Right
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Supreme Court Holds Professionals Are Not Entitled to Fees for Defending Fee Applications
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Bankruptcy Reform:
The ABI Commission on Business Bankruptcy Reform: Director and Officer Fiduciary Duties and Lender Liability
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Subordination:
Mandatory Subordination of Claims Arising from the Purchase or Sale of Securities
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Litigation:
5 Notable Litigation Technology Trends
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Personal Finance:
4 Ways to Bridge the Retirement Income Gap
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Utah Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Concealing and Transferring Assets in Bankruptcy
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Aviation:
Governments Should Address Subsidy Spat, American Air CEO Says
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Sovereigns:
Ukraine Struggles to Restructure Its Sovereign Debt
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UK:
Bank executives face 10-year bonus clawbacks
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The missing millions of ex-Wolves star Michael McIndoe
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Banker who concealed '£20m Turner painting' after bankruptcy avoids prison
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Clerys staff dismiss new owner's promise of 1700 jobs
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EU:
Eurozone economy revives despite Greece
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PIIGS:
Greece Given 48 Hours to Reach Financial Deal
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2 main points of contention in the Greek debt saga • Syriza hardliners warn Tsipras over betrayal • Greek offer to creditors stirs angry backlash at home • Greece divided over reforms and future • Report: The ECB just approved more emergency funding for Greek banks • Greece in Worst Spot Than US in 1933
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Greece : Still No Deal • Psst! Here's the secret about Greek debt drama • Do we need to fear a Grexit? • Greece and Its Creditors Show Signs of Headway in Debt Talks • What happens if Greece defaults to the IMF? • Missing IMF payment may not be default • Greece proposals broadly accepted by creditors: economy minister • The devil will be in the detail • ECB Has Your Back If Greece Breakdown Tips Markets Into Turmoil • Greece's Banks Teeter as Brinkmanship Prevails • Greece's day of destiny turns to farce with phantom eurozone summit • Global markets rally on Greek optimism • Greece's health crisis: Basic medical supplies hard to find • 8 Greece truths you can’t ignore • Greece reveals EU’s fatal flaw
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Canada:
Ottawa lays new charges in Lac-Mégantic disaster
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France:
France is back in business
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Brazil:
Petrobras Probe Blindsides Odebrecht Bondholders on CEO Arrest
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China:
Chinese junk bonds: The red badge of investing courage
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Japan:
Sharp CEO faces calls for resignation as shareholder anger mounts
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