November 18, 2015

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Law:

Shaunna D. Jones: Insider Pay Disclosure is Cost of Bankruptcy Protection Mark J. Roe: History Dictates Disclosure of Insider Pay
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Dewey prosecution could have been handled better, DA says
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Seyfarth head sees structural change coming from legal buyers
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The Sky is Falling for Law Firms (or Not)
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Buchalter Nemer Adds Insolvency Partner From Sidley
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Beyond Biglaw: Uberizing Biglaw?
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The World’s Largest Law Firm Will Have 7,300+ Lawyers
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The Law Schools New Big Law Partners Attended
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Greenberg Traurig Cherry Picks from Higher-Ranked Law Firms
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Caesars Battles Spill Over to Lawyers
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Payday Lending Rules Apply to Litigation Funding, Colorado Court Rules
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Leaked Memo: Which Biglaw Firm May Bar Attorneys From Insurance Coverage?
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Litigation Funding Industry Deepening Law Firm Ties
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BigLaw - Will In-House Legal Departments Become Its Formidable Competitor?
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10 lawyers follow Lewis Brisbois leader to Wilson Elser; he is now in charge of two Texas offices
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Which Biglaw Firm Just Got Hit With A $200 Million Malpractice Verdict? Firm Emails Mocked Client
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Silver Trial Shows Cost of Keeping Friends in High Places
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Three US firms have double-digit employment partner losses
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Linklaters partners confirm banking head as next managing partner
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One Law School’s Change In Fortune
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The 7 Deadly Sins Deans Commit
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The Holiday Party - It's Back & Powers That Be Paying $100 to $250 Per Head
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Top prosecutors under AG Kathleen Kane raise concerns about her lack of an active law license
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Use these 4 words to ask for help at work
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4 bags every guy should buy for the office
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7 things we want to see in the iPhone 7
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5 best features of the new Apple iPad Pro
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The best way to clear out a ton of space on your iPhone superfast
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How to Mitigate Risk When Handing Data to Outside Law Firms
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Famous Harvard professor rips into 'tyrannical' student protesters, says they want 'superficial diversity' Obama calls out liberal “dogmatism” on college campuses
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Anonymous has begun publishing personal details of suspected ISIS extremists
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Charlie Sheen's ex-girlfriend says he never told her he was HIV-positive
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With this genius subscription service for watches, you can now wear a $40,000 Rolex
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Ethics complaint accuses lawyer who pursued p--- downloaders of evasive testimony, money maneuvers
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Lawsuit seeks to save chimp from solitary confinement
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Man mistakes courthouse for Hilton hotel, winds up at county jail
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Law firm raided by feds pledges cooperation, suggests ex-employees are to blame
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The 27 GOP Governors and One Democrat Opposing Syrian Resettlement in U.S.
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Judges:

Nevada man is arrested for alleged Facebook threats against federal judge
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SCOTUS gay rights decisions could be cited by child molesters, Scalia says
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SEC’s White Defends In-House Courts, But Sees Need To Modernize
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Pennsylvania voters will consider raising judicial retirement age
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Which Justices Are In The Money?
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Judge Loses Patience With Government’s Sloppy Work
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Justice Scalia: Law School Should Be Longer Than 3 Years
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Judge Apologizes, Admits Ethics Violations in DWI Arrest
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Judge Scolds Plaintiffs Lawyers for Footnote Fetish
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Wall Street:

Wall Street eyes wary start as terror worries continue, Fed minutes loom
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Stocks end mixed, off session highs; oil, geopolitics eyed
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A new crackdown on banker pay could drive more Wall Streeters to Silicon Valley
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Here's what Wall Street's top performers expect from their bonuses this year
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Layoffs:

Citrix to lay off 1000 workers
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Gawker layoffs?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Healthcare:

Millennium Health's Bankruptcy Shows Dangers of Leveraged Loans
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Online auction for the rest of Univita's assets continue
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Dallas’ troubled Forest Park Medical Center headed for foreclosure
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Deductibles Are the Price You Pay for Obamacare
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Doctors want what they're owed by soon-to-be defunct Health Republic
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Politics:

Pollsters on 2016: Voters Will Be Angrier, Less Religious, More Diverse
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Music:

Rdio Was Losing $2 Million Each Month Before Bankruptcy
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Why Rdio died
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Education:

More Corinthian students will get debt relief
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Can Political Correctness And Free Speech Coexist On Campus?
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Economy:

Consumer Prices in U.S. Picking Up Excluding Food, Energy Rising US consumer prices further support rate hike views Key Measures Show Inflation somewhat higher in October
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Manufacturing in U.S. Climbs for First Time in Three Months US manufacturing output rises for first time in 3 months US industrial output falls for second straight month
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Fed may send a big message to markets
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Yellen, White House Step Up Opposition to Fed Oversight Bill
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Half Didn't Graduate College During Recession
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Low Delinquencies, Steady Balance Growth Point to Stable Consumer Credit Market
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Americans just want to stay current on their bills
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NY's tax climate still second-to-last, tax group says Texas is No. 10 in tax climate
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The richest person in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and up
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Here's the salary you need to be in the top 5% of earners in 21 major US cities
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The U.S. May Be the World’s Richest Country, But It Ranks 14th in Financial Literacy
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Nobel Winner Angus Deaton: ‘I Both Love Inequality and I’m Terrified of It’
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

U.S. Homebuilder Confidence Eased in November From Decade High Down more than expected in Nov
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The Percentage of Mortgages Entering Foreclosure Is at its Lowest Level Since 2005 MBA: Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates Decrease in Q3
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Home Depot: The housing market looks great to us
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Lowe's earnings beat expectations
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Behringer Harvard files Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Frisco Square
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Study Strongly Links Baltimore Mortgage Denials to Race
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Only the top 17% of earners in New York City can afford a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico Lawmakers Likely to Consider Bill in Special Session
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MBIA Puerto Rico Highway Agency Risk Falls as Bond Payments Loom
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Atlantic City rescue bills may not be enough, Moody's says
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Texas contractor faces stiffer penalty in David Wallace bankruptcy
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Gambling:

FanDuel bars New Yorkers from entering its contests
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New York's Daily Fantasy Probe Finally Catches Up With Yahoo
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FanDuel, DraftKings, Yahoo: Three Ways to Fight the Law in New York
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Casinos' unpaid taxes add up
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Atlantic City seeks tax sale for unpaid casino taxes
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Retailing:

Dick's Sporting Goods Misses Street In Q3, Profits Decline Dick's Sporting Goods CEO blames slowing sales on nice weather
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With the holiday season ahead, Wal-Mart posts declining profit and revenue Walmart blames the tech industry for sluggish sales
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JC Penney plans RC increase to pay off asset-based term loan
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RadioShack moves Black Friday to Wednesday to entice shoppers
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Amazon reveals its Black Friday deals
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Private Equity:

Zombie private equity firms
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Oil/Gas:

Oil market holds nerve ahead of US stockpile data
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Judge Denies $760,000 Bonus Payment to Samson CEO
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Worldwide oil job losses climb to 233,000, recruiter says
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No Move In Oil Prices As French Bombs Hit Syrian Soil
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Hedge Funds Increase Bearish Bets As Oil Nears $40
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Turmoil in the US shale industry
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Magnum Hunter won't fight NYSE delisting
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North Dakota oil production falls
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What Cheap Oil Has Done to North Dakota
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Distressed asset king Marc Lasry says energy debt is a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' right now
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Moody’s: Distressed exchanges becoming more common
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No winner yet in HOVENSA bankruptcy auction
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Museums:

Please Touch Museum gets OK to hire adviser dating its bankruptcy lawyer
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Please Touch Museum CEO stepping down
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Politics:

Government shutdown over Syria refugees?
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After Paris Attacks, Do Novice Candidates Like Donald Trump Lose Luster? After Paris, poll finds voters now think Donald Trump more qualified to be president The brilliant reason Trump let Obama insult him Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert had a curse-filled debate about Donald Trump
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Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are locked in a tense battle that is spiraling to new heights
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Jeb Bush just made a big break from many of his GOP rivals
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Union with 2 million members endorses Hillary Clinton
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La. Gov. Bobby Jindal quits presidential race
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GOP Leaders: National Security Will Derail Trump, Carson Campaigns
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Where the candidates stand on minimum wage
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Travel:

American Airlines’ frequent- flier revision
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Alternative Energy:

SunEdison is getting butchered
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Concerts:

Reports say SFX Entertainment is on the verge of bankruptcy
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (16 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:

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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Avoidance Actions:

USC in Tuition Battle: Former Students Will Face Consequences
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Intercreditor:

Fitch: US First, Second-Lien Tug-of-War Affects Restructuring
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Discharge:

Supreme Court Grants Cert to Consider Actual Fraud Bar in Section 523(a)(2)(A)
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Property of the Estate:

Third Circuit Holds Funds Escrowed By Secured Lender After Section 363 Sale Were Not Property of the Estate
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TBTF:

Another AIG-Style Fed Bailout Is About to Become Less Likely
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The Advantage of Failing First: Bear Stearns V. Lehman Brothers
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Fish:

The Tilapia Are Safe
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Compensation:

Obama: 'I cannot believe the commissioner of football gets paid $44 million a year'
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Mass Torts:

Asbestos firm goes on attack in response to Garlock's RICO suit against it
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Student Debt:

85,000 Corinthian Students Can Now Get Their Loans Forgiven U.S. Department of Education says additional Corinthian campuses misled students
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Illinois students of for-profit schools to get $3M in debt relief under settlement
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2 whistleblowers described life at a college 'recruitment mill' that paid a record $95 million settlement
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Debt Collection:

FTC, CFPB, And States Collaborate To Clamp Down On Illegal Debt Collection
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Taxis:

Taxi owners, lenders sue New York City over Uber
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Paper:

Verso Paper Warns of Potential Bankruptcy, Hires Restructuring Advisers
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Food/Beverage:

Troy-based joint venture bids $8.55 million for bankrupt Olga's Kitchen
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How Olga's Kitchen went broke and could be saved
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We tried chicken nuggets from Chick-fil-A, Wendy's, Burger King, and McDonald's — and the winner is clear
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Former Quiznos Investors Continue Battle against Schaden Group
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No deal out of Bankruptcy Court for Nirvana
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Pensions:

CalPERS may lower investment expectations, costing taxpayers billions
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Furniture:

The short seller who called out Lumber Liquidators' formaldehyde problem is now targeting a furniture company
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Sovereigns:

'Macri is Griesa's spokesman'
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G20 endorses anti-vulture debt guidelines
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UK:

Bolton call in insolvency expert to deal with £172.9m debts after revealing chairman Phil Gartside is seriously ill
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EU:

European stocks fall as raids grip Paris
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Paris attacks could lock Europe’s borders
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Canada:

Court ruling a win for bankrupt 407 debtors
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India:

Road to failure must be well paved
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Bankruptcy overhaul could tame India's tycoons
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China:

Everyone on Wall Street is talking about this dark new China report
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China’s economy shows more signs of sputtering
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Shanshui's Dollar Bonds Jump by Record After Two Loan Offers
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Brazil:

Brazil's Economic Woes Spell Success for Restructuring Experts
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Brazil's Batista Says He Wants to Do Business Again
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Belarus:

New law on bankruptcy to be introduced in Belarus
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New Zealand:

Goldsmith 'dubious' about light touch approach to insolvency
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