March 2, 2015

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Is The Lateral Market In Texas Really Hotter Than A $2 Pistol At An All-Night Shootout?
(DBN)

Annual gross tops $1B at Paul Hastings, a law firm first
(DBN)

An Elite Education's Going to Cost You | National Law Journal
(DBN)

Benchmarks and Billions: The Plaintiffs' Hot List
(DBN)

Valuing and selling a firm takes time, matchmaker skills
(DBN)

Winstead Fights Legal Mal Suit Over $62 Million Loan
(DBN)

Many small firms face big payment problems
(DBN)

Willkie Farr Achieves Personal Best in 2014
(DBN)

PA: Bankruptcy lawyer's disbarment hearing continued
(DBN)

'Apparent Gamesmanship' Leads to Sanction In Texas Fraudulent Transfer Case
(DBN)

How to Forget You’re A Lawyer When You Travel
(DBN)

Dan Markel’s Father Speaks Out
(DBN)

Providence lawyer McKenna suspended for a year, failed to disclose income to bankruptcy court
(DBN)

Eric Holder Gone as US Attorney General
(DBN)

6 things to know about Apple Watch
(DBN)

Here's why iPhone owners only sometimes see accept/decline buttons when receiving calls
(DBN)

Why lead guitarist of Blind Melon left music for labor and employment law
(DBN)

Law partner creates SheStarts, a group to help female entrepreneurs
(DBN)

Lawyer is attacked by man wielding hatchet, bug spray; relative of client is arrested
(DBN)

Ebola nurse to sue Dallas hospital over training, privacy
(DBN)

Blogger sentenced to lashes may now face death penalty
(DBN)

DA: Courthouse defendant tells another defendant’s girlfriend he’s a lawyer, steals $1,300
(DBN)

Missouri Killer Just Walked into the Homes
(DBN)

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Judges:

Second Circuit Appoints New SD NY Bankruptcy Judge --- Debevoise Lawyer is Newest New York Bankruptcy Judge
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Inn of Court named to honor Drake
(DBN)

Obamacare could end John Roberts's nonpartisan dream for court
(DBN)

Former judge gets 26 months in federal case over $2.9M investment scheme
(DBN)

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Wall Street:

US stock futures set to open higher
(DBN)

Stocks Close Mostly Lower Following Slew Of Economic Data
(DBN)

Warren Buffett admits 'thumb-sucking' investment mistake cost $444 million
(DBN)

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Layoffs:

RBS to Cut More Than 1,000 Jobs at U.S. Trading Unit, CFO Says
(DBN)

Boeing gives 319 workers layoff notices
(DBN)

Rick Perry: Unemployment Rate is a Sham
(DBN)

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
(DBN)

Animated Map of Unemployment
(DBN)

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Gambling:

Caesars Bankruptcy Risk Killed Its Bid for N.Y. Casino License
(DBN)

Hard Rock Cafe inside bankrupt Taj Mahal casino closing
(DBN)

Caesars sells Horseshoe Casinos stake
(DBN)

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Retailing:

Dealers Make a Stand for RadioShack in Small-Town America
(DBN)

Bankruptcy resolved, RadioShack and Sprint deal can move ahead
(DBN)

RadioShack's Troubles Feed a Growth Spurt for GameStop
(DBN)

What the future holds for the Riverchase Galleria after tenant bankruptcies
(DBN)

JC Penney credit default protection cost widens on quarterly results, 2015 outlook
(DBN)

Detroit-Suburb Mall Emptying Out and Headed to Foreclosure
(DBN)

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Religion:

Bankrupt Gallup diocese looking at property sales
(DBN)

Identities of priest abusers in Twin Cities archdiocese increasingly are going public
(DBN)

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Golf:

Bankrupt Woodlake Country Club near Pinehurst goes up for auction in March
(DBN)

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Sporting Goods:

Winner in GoLite's bankruptcy? Employees owed for unused vacations
(DBN)

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Mass Torts:

West Virginia Senate Unanimously Passes Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act
(DBN)

Fungal meningitis fund adds $30 million more
(DBN)

Federal judge sanctions 3 lawyers, says they can’t file oil spill claims against BP
(DBN)

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Celebs:

Wyly Judge Imposes $300 Million Damages Judgment in SEC Lawsuit
(DBN)

Lenders gain $415M in fight with Elle Macpherson’s husband
(DBN)

Warren Buffett: My $100 Billion Mistake
(DBN)

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Silver:

Reed & Barton bankruptcy marks end of an era
(DBN)

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Soccer:

Parma could be in final week, Lucarelli says
(DBN)

Parma rescue “complicated”
(DBN)

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Environmental:

Attorneys in Freedom Industries bankruptcy: 'We just can't wait any longer'
(DBN)

Yeager, Triad Engineering removed from Freedom lawsuit
(DBN)

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Fishing:

Three Pescanova subsidiaries in danger of liquidation
(DBN)

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Agriculture:

Turner Grain Trustee Asks for Chapter 7 Liquidation
(DBN)

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Finance:

GM Deals Another Blow to Ally Financial
(DBN)

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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(10 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (34 new filings today)
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 new filings today)
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)-(2)- (3)-(4)-(5)-(6)-(7)-(8)-(9)-(10)
(DBN)

Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Fitch: U.S. Personal Bankruptcies Set for Fifth Straight Annual Decline
(DBN)

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
(DBN)

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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
(DBN)

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Sales:

Sale Orders: Ignore at Your Peril, Even After the Bankruptcy Case is Closed
(DBN)

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Indentures:

Trust Indenture Act making waves in recent restructurings
(DBN)

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Mediation:

Mediation is gaining popularity in bankruptcy--for good reason
(DBN)

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Food/Beverage:

Bankruptcy filing gives Deerfield a lifeline
(DBN)

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Private Equity:

Top Issues PE Firms Should Consider When Faced with Trouble
(DBN)

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Mining:

African Minerals to Abide By Court Order That Bars Bankruptcy Filing
(DBN)

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Aviation:

Passengers stuck on tarmac 9 hours -- for 30 minute flight!
(DBN)

Lawmakers may end tax break on jet fuel, to Delta's dismay
(DBN)

Most Ridiculous Items Confiscated by TSA
(DBN)

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Weather:

NOAA: 2,185 cold records broken or tied in last 7 days
(DBN)

Chicago Ties 140 Year Old Record for February
(DBN)

February Sets Record as Coldest Month Ever
(DBN)

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Awards:

Glut of best-lawyer lists has marketers asking whether they're worth the trouble
(DBN)

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Banking:

Banco Popular De Puerto Rico, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, Assumes all of the Deposits of Doral Bank
(DBN)

Some of World's Biggest Banks Being Split Up
(DBN)

Smothered by a Boom in Banking
(DBN)

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Sovereigns:

Argentina's Bonds Are Doing So Well, It Tried to Sell More
(DBN)

Sheep, Goats, and Government Debts - Happy Lunar New Year, 1937 Edition
(DBN)

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UK:

Buffett explains his Tesco mistake
(DBN)

U.K. Manufacturing Growth Accelerates to Fastest in Seven Months
(DBN)

My Kitchen Rules contestant Adam Anderson is bankrupt
(DBN)

Adam's ex-wife claims the MKR star is bankrupt
(DBN)

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EU:

Europe puts future at risk by playing safe
(DBN)

Euro-Area Consumer-Price Slump Eases as ECB Set to Start QE
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Greece's economy is tanking again and the new government is cracking
(DBN)

Greece Not Such a Drag for Eurozone - Despite Greek Problems Eurozone Recovery is Strengthening
(DBN)

Spain, Portugal sought to 'topple' Greek anti-austerity gov't - Tsipras
(DBN)

Greece seeks negotiations on ECB bond repayment
(DBN)

How Jeroen Dijsselbloem did the deal to extend the Greece bailout
(DBN)

ie: New 'fast-track' debt deals ease mortgage crisis
(DBN)

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Canada:

Consumer bankruptcy rate falls sharply
(DBN)

Consumer proposal filings spike as debt-ridden Albertans seek relief
(DBN)

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India:

Finally? Chapter 11 type bankruptcy laws this year? Wait and watch --- Bankruptcy code in the works
(DBN)

Union Budget 2015: Proposed Bankruptcy Law a manna for banks
(DBN)

Bankruptcy code and quick resolution of contracts and disputes are best near-term measures for the business
(DBN)

Kingfisher Airlines fails to repay loan, SBI Cap confiscates properties
(DBN)

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Austria:

Austria On Track to Bail in Heta Creditors After Aid Stop --- Heta creditors may face haircuts, insolvency - Austria's FMA
(DBN)

Austria stops payments on Hypo 'bad bank' debts
(DBN)

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Ukraine:

West's offer to rebuild Ukraine faces reality check
(DBN)

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South Korea:

Default rate of S. Korean corporate bills inches up in January
(DBN)

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Russia:

Putin now has the elite exactly where he wants them — terrified
(DBN)

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