Law:

J. Scott Victor: Venue Reform Is a Solution in Search of a Problem --- Paul Leake: Current Rules Strike a Fair Balance --- Jack Butler: For Large Companies, Venue Choice Isn’t a Bad Thing --- Perry Mandarino: The Myth of Forum Shopping --- Richard Chesley: Caesar’s Decision Proves Highly Instructive
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The Life And Times Of A Biglaw Mommy
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Nearly a dozen lawyers at one office give up traditional desks
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The View From Up North: The DLA Piper/Davis Merger
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Reed Smith Revenue Up 7 Percent, PPP 5.7 Percent
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Kramer Levin Sees Mixed Results in 2014
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U Law Students Take Top Honors at Bankruptcy Competition
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The Top 10 Law Schools For ‘Job Accessibility’
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Should Law Schools Offer Reduced Teaching Loads to Retain Star Faculty?
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Competitor or Collaborator? What UpCounsel’s Growth Means for BigLaw
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Why Employers Should Ignore The U.S. News Law School Rankings
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Calling B------- On The Lawyer Ego Industry
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Managing Partner Assures Us He’s Not Out Of Shape
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$3.1 Million Legal Malpractice Suit Filed Against Two Dallas Lawyers For Not Pursuing Nondischargeability
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Law firm Green Jacobson faces involuntary bankruptcy as creditor files petition
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These are the 3 reasons Apple thinks people will want to buy an Apple Watch
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How to supercharge your iPhone in only 5 minutes
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Disruption in the legal industry? - Watson's Son Ross: "The Super Intelligent Attorney"
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Reed Elsevier is dismissed from suit claiming malware rerouted law firm website visitors
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The Wrong Kind Of Mentoring: "Equally problematic is Respondent's habit of twisting the truth"
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Lawyer is jailed for contempt for refusing to answer federal judge’s questions about client
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The only tie knot you need to know
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense attorney: 'It was him'
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17 disturbing statistics from the federal report on Ferguson police
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Washington prosecutor denounces wife over ‘do not trust Muzlims no matter what’ Facebook post
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The Ferguson police department is strapped for cash and allegedly breaks the law to get it
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Judges:

ED PA: Closed For Weather --- ND TX: Lubbock Opening Late --- ED TX: Tyler Office Opening Late
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Supreme Court closely divided on Obamacare's future --- Justice Kagan brilliantly illustrated how ridiculous the challenge to Obamacare is --- In Anti-Obamacare Case, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Questions the Foundation of the Lawsuit --- Supreme Court Obamacare Arguments Offer Small Hints Of Outcome --- Did Anthony Kennedy tip his hand --- Roberts stays silent --- Roberts, Kennedy hold the key to Obamacare --- Justice Scalia trashes how the Obamacare law was written --- Supreme Court justices divided over ObamaCare subsidies --- 5 Problems With a Supreme Court Anti- Obamacare King v. Burwell --- What Happens if the High Court Strikes Down Obamacare Subsidies? --- Hospital stocks soar after court’s Obamacare hearing
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Alabama’s top court defies federal court and bans gay marriages, asks what’s love got to do with it
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Top state court rebuffs judge’s constitutional challenge to moonlighting ban
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Wall Street:

U.S. stocks: Investors cautious ahead of ECB, crop of U.S. data
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U.S. stocks fall, pulling market further below record highs
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11 stock-market bubbles that have already popped
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Layoffs:

Pioneer Credit Recovery could cut 400 jobs
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Gov. Seeks Meeting With Target CEO On Layoffs
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Robots are hurting middle class workers, and education won’t solve the problem, Larry Summers says
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Education:

Sweet Briar College closes its doors after 114 years --- The moment when an imploding Virginia college knew it was in trouble
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A college with a $94 million endowment is shutting its doors, and people in higher ed should be scared
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A 114-year-old college that's closing its doors may have to give more than $50 million back to donors
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Everest College may have a buyer, no names being released
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New York Military Academy has filed for bankruptcy protection, hoping to reorganize its finances
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Religion:

Judge confirms plan settling Montana clergy sex-abuse claims
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Judges dismisses key sex abuse claims against archdiocese
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East Flatbush, Brooklyn church may be saying its final prayer
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Retailing:

Abercrombie & Fitch turns to price cuts, outlets to escape its own hot mess
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American Eagle leadership details recovery after difficult year
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Customers of RadioShack, other retailers facing bankruptcy often left holding gift cards
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Cache Stores to Start Going-Out-of-Business Sales
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Target owes $1.9-billion to its own property firm
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Possible SkyMall Savior: I'm Not Bidding Without Airlines Deals
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Costco profit up 29%
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Bankruptcy judge OKs revised $1.5M bonus plan to retain 8 RadioShack execs
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RadioShack's Bankruptcy Could Take a Toll on Junior Creditors
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Golf:

Briar's Creek Files To Reorganize
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Carson City's Empire files for bankruptcy , course doing better
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Soccer:

'Parma rescue plan in place'
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The Glory Days of Italian Soccer Are Nowhere to Be Seen
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50% chance of Parma postponement - mayor
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Consumer Finance:

UNM bankruptcy law prof speaks against payday loans
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Car buyers borrow most ever, make record payments
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Publishing:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company: Full Year Results Show No Growth On Higher Overhead, Headed For Bankruptcy?
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Celebs:

Bankruptcy Judge Clears Girls Gone Wild to Pay Old Debts
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10 wealthiest people in the world under 40
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Television:

An Epitaph for Aereo
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Theater:

Oakland Center leaves home and cancels rest of its season
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Economy:

Fed Beige Book: Better economy, some rough spots --- The Fed’s Beige Book: We Read It So You Don’t Have To --- Fed's Beige Book: Economic Activity Expanded "across most regions", Oil "declined"
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For the First Time in 30 Years, Unemployment Fell in Every State in 2014
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Preview for February Employment Report --- Early soundings suggest slowing job creation in February
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ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 56.9% in February
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US services sector activity rises in February: Markit
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Lower oil price , stronger dollar impact felt across country: Beige Book
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Ben Bernanke Has an Impressive Passive-Aggressive Streak, and Other Things We Learned in the New Fed Transcripts
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Fed's Yellen Fretted Over Weak Recovery in 2009, Transcripts Show --- From The Fed Minutes Janet Yellen Seems To Have Read Things Right
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Janet Yellen sounded a lot like Elizabeth Warren at a dinner Tuesday night
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Kansas City Fed's George sticks with mid-year rate lift-off
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Fed’s Evans Sees Early 2016 as Timeframe for Rate Increase --- Says Low Inflation Is A Bit of a Puzzle
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Key Republican senator says he will push Fed reform measure
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If the economy’s so good, why aren’t workers getting raises?
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Startfor alarming predictions for the next decade
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5 financial crisis-era charts that haunt Wall Street's nightmares
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$30 Trillion Is Why Wall Street Cares About Millennials
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In January, spending at bars and restaurants topped grocery stores for the first time
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Mortgage applications hold the line
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The salary you must earn to buy a home in 27 metros
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What $325,000 will get you in 10 housing markets across America
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Citigroup is finally sending checks to 23,000 people it forgot to pay after wrongfully foreclosing on their homes
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Bankruptcy , Receivership: the Fundamental Differences
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Municipalities:

Just Months Out Of Bankruptcy, Detroit Elected Officials Want A Raise
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Puerto Rico's debt crisis: A Lehman moment for the island
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Seminar: The Puerto Rico Turnaround
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Experts: Beware of localities borrowing retiree costs
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Detroit, Wayne County resolve bankruptcy dispute
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New judge to get update on loose ends in Detroit bankruptcy
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Dispute resolved over Syncora bankruptcy settlement
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Dispute over aid to some Detroit retirees emerges as new judge holds bankruptcy hearing --- State: No aid for Detroit retirees with big annuity returns
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Chicago avoids $20 million payment after renegotiating swap contract
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Desert Hot Springs approves unpopular cuts
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Mass Torts:

US Chamber pushes bankruptcy trust changes to Arizona asbestos lawsuits
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Oil/Gas:

Thurs. A.M.: Brent above $61 as Iran news offsets US stockpiles
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Weds. P.M.: U.S. oil holds above $50 ahead of EIA data --- Oil prices slip on US supply jump --- Brent Falls on Glut --- Oil Prices Reverse Losses --- Oil down as US supply jumps; Saudi remarks keep prices off lows
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Crude inventories at their highest level in decades after another build --- U.S. Running Out Of Oil Storage? Blame Canada
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Energy a dark spot in otherwise stable regional economy, Beige Book reports
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Saudi Arabia pledges to pump as much oil as its customers need --- Saudis: Don't Blame Us for Oil's Plunge
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Why OPEC is Dead
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The intersection of M&M liens and bankruptcy law
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Oil price collapse coming as US runs outs of storage room?
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Exxon CEO: Get used to lower oil prices
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Exxon Mobil to cut 2015 budget by 12 percent --- Exxon may delay spending after 2017 if down market persists --- Exxon’s plan to ride out the oil price collapse
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Welcome to the ‘new paradigm’ in crude oil
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Cal Dive begins voluntary Chapter 11 proceeding --- First Day Dec
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Sabine Oil & Gas draws full revolver amount; receives default notice
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Oil Driller Energy XXI Seeks Junk Bonds to Head off Bank Squeeze
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Gulf Projects Saved From Brunt Of Oil Price Storm
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Oil producer Afren defaults on 2016 bonds, shares fall
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Who's the Next Offshore Driller to Go From Hero to Zero?
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PetroSA contemplates job cuts --- PetroSA employees still in the dark over retrenchments
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Mexico preparing for low oil prices ; crude output fall
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Fraud:

PwC, Citco Must Face Madoff Feeder Fund Class Action
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Financial watchdog hasn't barred any brokers who worked at 'Wolf of Wall Street' firm
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One of Madoff's former employees is heading to federal prison, and she asked me for advice
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Judge calls out Rennert's legal team as ‘devious at worst’
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Aviation:

Norwegian Air Shuttle grounded by pilot strike
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Emirates Airline president plans talks in Washington over subsidy row
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Airlines Monkeying with Frequent Flier Miles
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Skymark Airlines Sees Profit by July on Cost Reductions
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Currency:

One year later, we're no closer to finding MtGox's missing millions
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Banking:

The fallout from Frontier Bank failure
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U.S. banks plead for more tailored approach to Fed stress tests
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Politics:

Democrats Aren’t Rushing To Defend Hillary Clinton
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John McCain's explanation for why he doesn't use email is absolute gold
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Personal Finance:

3 biggest money mistakes made by each generation
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A statistician figured out the perfect amount to put on a subway card so you'll never have left over change
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Telecoms:

LightSquared judge lets trial on bankruptcy plan proceed
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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 (28 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (14 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

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:

Bankruptcy Filings Continue Year-Over-Year Decline, But Rise 10 Percent Monthly --- February Bankruptcy Filings Decrease 13 Percent From 2014 --- February Chapter 11 Filings Down 25%
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Alabama among states with highest bankruptcy filings per capita
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

One Shining Moment: March Madness Is Here!
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Mootness:

Creditors' Rights in Chapter 11: Use Them or Lose Them
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Petition Preparers:

Legitimizing Bankruptcy Petition Preparers
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Proofs of Claim:

Circuit Court Rejects FDCPA Claim Based on Alleged Invalid Proof of Claim
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Settlements:

Third Circuit Finds That If the Settlement Does Not Fit, You Must ... Revisit
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TBTF:

US Fed struggled with 2009 bailouts, bond-buying US Fed struggled with 2009 bailouts, bond-buying --- Transcripts: Bernanke was 'uncomfortable' with Bank of America bailout
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Global Bail-In Plan Could Still Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag
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The Biggest Banks Aren't Ready to Shrink
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Insurance:

When a Non-Executory Insurance Policy Is Assumed: A Case Study
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Insurers say driverless cars could hurt business
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Autos:

Federal Reserve kept close eye on auto decline in '09
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Gambling:

Trump Entertainment's Fight with Union Heads to Appeals Court
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Caesars Files Plan Shows No Creditor Recoveries
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Caesars' Junior Creditors Can Keep Voice in Case
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Bankrupt Caesars unit gets court's OK to use cash, for now; examiner decision delayed
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Caesars OpCo seeks REIT path to exit bankruptcy --- What can a REIT do for Caesars Entertainment?
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Las Vegas Giant Caesars Entertainment Begins Sell-Off --- Caesars selling Horseshoe properties
(DBN)

More opposition than ever expected at Revel sale hearing --- Revel sale hearing starts amid firestorm of opposition --- "82 million reasons" for sale to Straub, Revel attorney says
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Judge declines to approve Revel sale --- Judge tells Atlantic City's Revel Casino to seek higher bid
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Healthcare:

Doctors Medical Center remains in near-death state
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UMC open to mediation with El Paso Children's Hospital
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Lehman:

Lehman Settles Lawsuit Against N.Y. Giants
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Student Debt:

This Fed Official Just Perfectly Described Why Student Loans Are a Terrible Investment For Taxpayers
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Furniture:

Carolina Mattress inventory deemed unsafe; company seeks emergency sale --- Judge OKs emergency Carolina Mattress asset sale
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Sovereign:

A Fair Hearing for Sovereign Debt
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UK:

The Bank of England is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office
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EU:

With Negative Rates, Europe Is Entering a No-Default World
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Euro plumbs 11 1/2-year low as details of ECB's quantitative easing plan awaited
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PIIGS:

Can Greece avoid going bankrupt this month?
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ie: Life, Death and Debt
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ie: Both debtor and bank must face a new reality after bankruptcy
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Limerick solicitor Brian O'Donnell leaves €6m mansion
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Germany:

German industrial orders plunge, darkening Q1 growth outlook
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France:

French unemployment just smashed to a record high
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Russia:

Moscow's half-empty $12 billion financial district looks worse than you imagined
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Ukraine:

Worry for Ukrainians as banks shut doors amid financial turmoil
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Budget and reform plans put Ukraine on track for IMF aid, says G7
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Indonesia:

Hedge Funds Seek To Quash Indonesia Bakrie Telecom Ruling
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Japan:

Sharp planning to tap banks for second bailout in three years
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China:

China signals "new normal" with higher spending, lower growth target
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Brazil:

Brazil’s currency plunges to 10-year low
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Brazil's Rousseff races to contain Congress revolt over austerity
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Finland:

Finland's Tecnotree applies for debt restructuring
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