Law:

Pillsbury Mines Fees from Enviro Group's Novel Coal Plan
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Burleson to Close at End of Year • Energy Law Firm to Close Doors
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Creating a Law Firm Profit Culture
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Are Women Allergic to Power?
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Amal Clooney thinks £450,000 engagement ring is too fancy for legal London
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On the Rise: Rates, Revenues, Profits and Salaries Booming at Pa. Firms
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Big Law Partner Returns Home After Surviving Mali Terror Attack
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Lawyers risk being disbarred over social media, warns US judge
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Unreasonable clients feature high among lawyer gripes
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Growth Won't Solve Your Firm's Problems
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Bryan Cave to focus on three key areas after firmwide strategic review
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: The Disease Of Digital Addiction (Part II)
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What's Luck Got To Do With It?: Former Biglaw partner and senior in-house lawyer reveals the secret of his success.
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Law Graduate Tries to Shed Debt in Bankruptcy
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Amid Stark Enrollment Decline, Law School Offers Buyouts To All Tenured Faculty
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The Lawyer Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Gifts For The Attorney In Your Life
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Simplicity bias: Lessons for lawyers from industrial design
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Law School Is Where Hobbies Go To Die
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Law Prof Sues Law School Over Admissions Data
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John Zuccotti, of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Dies at 78
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30 more words to test your pronunciation skills
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How to appear confident and self-assured, even when you're not
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Substance abuse and mental health issues are a growing problem for the legal profession, say experts
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Guys, if you’re going to let your beard grow out, here’s what you need to do to maintain it
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The 7 best solutions to make sure your phone and laptop never run out of battery again
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Here's how to write an email to a busy person and get a response
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This lawyer is using her love for 'Star Wars' to expand the galaxy of geeks
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Disbarred lawyer admits collecting $247K in disability benefits while still in practice
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What Happens To A Texas Veterinarian Could Make A Difference In What You’re Allowed To Say
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Does lawyer have ethical duty to replace hacked client funds? It depends, ethics opinion says
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Judge orders murder retrial, cites ‘overwhelmed’ PD who had 88 felony cases
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PD’s office says it can’t accept any more cases; ethics prof sees triage system
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P--- Crew Called Disgusting Guests
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The family of the Muslim student whose homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb is suing for $15 million
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Chicago Cop to be Charged with Murder
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Prosecutors and PDs will share in $18M equal-pay settlement
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Law firm wins World Record as oldest practice after 445 years
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The fake-p**** case
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Lawyer is ordered to tell future clients he is a crook, cheat, thief and liar
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Judges:

Chief Justice John Roberts on taking on a Democratic President (FDR)
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'Umpire' blog is shuttered, but its judge-author is staying in the game
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Judge Doubts Sheriff Arpaio's 'Willingness to Tell the Truth'
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Which Justice Is The ‘God’ Of The Supreme Court?
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Orrin Hatch’s Narcissistic Quest For Recognition
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Wall Street:

Wall Street set for muted open after jet downing
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U.S. stocks close slightly lower
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Insiders sending an ominous market signal
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Layoffs:

HSBC Said to Start 2,000 Job Cuts in Commercial Banking Unit
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Healthcare:

Hutcheson Medical Center ordered to lay off employees immediately • Hutcheson Leaders Work to Save the Medical Center • Hutcheson fights to keep doors open in face of looming layoffs • Controversy continues over Hutcheson Medical Center
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Mendocino Coast Fights To Keep Its Lone Hospital Afloat
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Prime makes play for bankrupt Georgia hospital
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North Jersey town reassess hospitals tax-exempt status after key ruling
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St. Mary’s hospital in Passaic makes job cuts
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In U.S. , 51% Say Government Should Ensure Healthcare Coverage
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Painkiller Nation: 25% Addicted or Close To It
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Education:

Midstate colleges weighing how to deal with defunct loan program
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Travel:

Simple etiquette rules to remember the next time you fly
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Los Angeles is building a new LAX terminal so that the rich and famous can avoid regular people at the airport
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This is the worst airport for Thanksgiving flyers
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Air Travel: 12 Insane Things That Defy Logic
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Coal:

Can Peabody Energy Corporation Avoid Bankruptcy
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Walter Energy Wants Bankruptcy Court's Approval to End Labor Pacts
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Celebs:

Robyn Dixon Bankrupt — ‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’ Star Filed For Bankruptcy
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The world's wealthiest people by age
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Corporate Reform:

Wall Street Regulators Said to Step Up Leveraged-Loan Focus • Leveraged Lending: Markets Beat Regulators to the Punch
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Is the SEC at the Door Three Tips for What to Do, or Not
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One of these 5 people might be the next 'Sheriff of Wall Street'
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Shipping:

Dry bulk shipping slump expected to worsen
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Bulk Carrier Pioneer Expands Losses, Cancels Ship Orders
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Distressed Investing:

Whatever Doesn’t Kill Lynn Tilton Makes Her Stronger
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Autos:

Volkswagen loyalists are shrugging off ‘dieselgate’
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Rising rates could put brakes on car sales: N.Y. Fed
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Year-end offers lifting US auto sales to record levels
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Food/Beverage:

Olga's creditor fights $10.95 million sale
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Judge delays approving Olga's sale
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Ovation Brands Does Not Want To Pay $11.37-Million Salmonella Judgment
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Agriculture:

Florida's Orange Industry Is in Its Worst Slump in 100 Years
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Economy:

Some of the biggest dealmakers on Wall Street are excited about a US recession
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More Young Adults Live With Their Parents Now Than During the Recession • "Why Millennials Still Live With Their Parents"
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Fed's Tarullo: It's hard to overlook the fact that market-based and survey-based measures of inflation are near historic lows
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U.S. manufacturing gauge at 25-month low
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Chicago Fed: "Index shows economic growth improved in October"
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Analysts: Q3 GDP to be Revised Up
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Yellen defends Fed policy, calls for gradual hikes
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Janet Yellen responds to Ralph Nader on Fed policy
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Take a Moment to Appreciate the Recovery
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These economic 'swans' could rock the global markets
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Global Joblessness: The Real Number
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An Industry By Industry Look At The U.S. Economy Reveals Deterioration
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Commodities Slump Amid Global Unified Bearishness • Copper slips below $4,500 for first time since 2009
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5 lingering effects of the financial crisis
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Cheaper gas, airfares don't bring boost in Thanksgiving travelers
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78 Global CEOs Push Carbon Taxes
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America's Best and Worst States to Live In
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2016 Business Tax Climate: Chilliest in Blue States
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Bottom 50% Earn 11% Of Income, Pay 3% Of Income Taxes; Top 1% Earn 19% Of Income, Pay 38% Of Income Taxes
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Modifications and the Discharged Mortgage Loan Dilemma
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It’s far past time to end Fannie, Freddie conservatorship. Here’s how to do it
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Existing Home Sales in U.S. Disappoint During October, Says NAR • Despite decrease, existing-home sales maintain healthy pace
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Fewer homes underwater than owners believe
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CMBS Borrowers Seek `Face-Lifts' to Deal Terms After the Fact
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Florida Court Holds Foreclosure Action Time-Barred, Alleged Default Occurred Outside 5-Year SOL
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Municipalities:

Detroit Public Schools Bankruptcy Could Cost the State $3.4 Billion
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Puerto Rico December Bond Payment Overshadows Exchange Optimism
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The pitfalls of no Puerto Rico bankruptcy
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Pension Blues in the Bluegrass State
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Connecticut Looks Due for A Downgrade
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Illinois ' time bomb growing, ticking louder
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Village considers bankruptcy as investigation continues
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Student Debt:

Law Graduate Tries to Shed Debt in Bankruptcy
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Personal Finance:

The Average Cost of a Thanksgiving Grocery List Is $69.01
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20 money mistakes you're probably making right now
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What it's like to be the sole earner in my household
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Gambling:

Caesars Unit, Lenders Fight Creditors' Bid to Bring Lawsuits
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Politics:

Donald Trump's feud with media 'bloodsuckers' is escalating to new heights • Fact-checkers are shredding Donald Trump's claims he saw people 'cheering' on 9/11 • Donald Trump tweeted a wildly inaccurate chart from a fake source • Donald Trump is back to musing about a possible third-party presidential run • Trump PAC founder : ‘I’d get beat up’ at a black church so black activists deserve it at Trump events • How the Trump ground game looks in early states • Will the latest attack ads against Trump work? • Donald Trump is firing warning shots at the national Republican Party • Low faith in the government is Trump's secret weapon • Trump Says He Watched People Jump Out of the World Trade Center on 9/11 From His Apartment 4 Miles Away • Trump Fact Check: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims. • Trump's Fact Free Weekend • Donald Trump Is Not Backing Down
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Ben Carson's campaign: 'He doesn't stand behind' his comments about American Muslims cheering on 9/11 • Carson Walks Back on Trump's 9/11 Claims • Ben Carson and Thomas Jefferson • Be Thankful Carson Was Wrong About Jefferson
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Bush: Trump, Carson Not Ready
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Congress Earned Voters' Disrespect
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Call Islamic Terrorism What It Is
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Elizabeth Warren’s Tax Warning To Democrats
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Oil/Gas:

Energy Downturn Spreads Beyond the Oil Patch
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Bankruptcy Won’t Help You Avoid an Oil & Gas Lease
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Oil Jobs Lost: 250,000 And Counting, Texas Likely To See Massive Layoffs Soon
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Shale Gas Rig Count Could Implode If Prices Don’t Rebound
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Evercore: Super Majors Ripe for Consolidation and Other Restructuring
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OPEC Seen Holding the Line as $40 Oil Looms Over Vienna Meeting
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The price of oil is doomed for longer than everyone's expecting
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Rothschild, Petrie Partners form energy restructuring partnership
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Fitch: More capital budget cuts coming in 2016
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A tough reality for the oil and gas industry
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Volatility reigns for crude oil as bearish bets build
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IEA Chief Warns on Low Oil , Gas Investment
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Statoil sees more Norway oil exploration cuts amid Arctic halt
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North Dakota wants to evict Williston's oil 'man camps'
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Slow movement in North Dakota rig deployment
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Oil Layoffs Followed by Increased Criminal Behavior
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Halliburton Layoffs Continue
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Will Iran Double Down When Sanctions Are Lifted?
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Saudi-fueled rebound fades from crude oil
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Norway faces 20% drop in oil investment as prices slump
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Seadrill turns to loss on US$1.8b writedown in oil rout
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The case for $1-a-gallon gas
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Skiing:

Willard Mountain secures future with bankruptcy settlement
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Consumer Finance:

Auto Lending Hits New Record, Refuels Subprime Worries
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Fuel Oil:

Former Pettit Oil customers have new reason for hope
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Finance:

Lenders increasingly willing to provide lower-priority loans
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Hollywood:

Lawyers In Relativity Bankruptcy Case Have Billed For More Than $7 Million
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Electricity:

Energy Future settles with key creditors in bankruptcy
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Aviation:

Rolls-Royce launches major restructuring programme
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Derivatives:

Liquidity, Systemic Risk, and the Bankruptcy Treatment of Financial Contracts
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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 (11 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 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)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Make-Whole:

What the Future Holds for Make-Whole Claims in Bankruptcy (Redux): Examining the Energy Future Holdings EFIH Second Lien Make-Whole Decision
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Eligibility:

Eligibility of Trusts to File Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Forms:

Critics: New Bankruptcy Paperwork Will Cause Inaccurate Filings
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Attorney Overview of Official 2015 Bankruptcy Forms
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Official Bankruptcy Forms Must be Used in ALL Cases Filed on or After December 1, 2015
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SD IL: Revised Local Rules - Updated for December 1, 2015 Forms Revisions
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History:

How bankruptcy has changed since the Great Depression
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Alter Ego:

Update on Alter Ego and Successor Liability Claims
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Claims Trading:

Analyzing Claims Trading Activity in Large Corporate Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases: January 2014 - October 2015
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Litigation:

Litigation Funding Pioneer Hits a Roadblock
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Fraud:

Madoff Aides Won't Face Longer Terms as U.S. Drops Appeal
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Federal Judge Approves $125M Madoff Settlement
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3 in 4 Executives Say Their Companies Were Fraud Victims
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Distressed Investing:

Elliott Management Appoints Jonathan Pollock as Co-Chief Executive
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Stung by Oil, Distressed- Debt Traders See Worst Losses Since '08
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Zohar I Bankruptcy May Provide Peek Into Lynn Tilton's Empire
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Distressed-Debt Exchanges Signal Pain for High-Yield Investors
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Turnarounds:

What's in a Corporate Turnaround Plan Name?
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Debt Collection:

New business collects debts for independent workers
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Lawyers engaging in debt collection may be regulated by a New York City ordinance, say courts
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Insurance:

Notice-Prejudice Requirements in D&O Policies: Diverse Trends in Contract Language and Case Law
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Retailing:

Here Are the Apparel Retailers That May Go Bankrupt After This Holiday Season
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Why Black Friday and Cyber Monday Are Pretty Much Meaningless Now
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A season of excess
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Survey: Consumers Plan to Reduce Holiday Spending
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The ‘impulse buy’ is dying — here’s how companies are trying to revive it
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GameStop is crashing
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Shrinking U.S. Shopping Malls Get Makeovers
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Sovereigns:

Argentina's Second Chance • Argentina's Comeback Will Be Oversold
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UK:

Redundancy/insolvency consultation misses ‘workable solution’
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Full details of Parabis administration emerge as Plexus sale completes • Parabis Group enters £50m pre-pack administration
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PIIGS:

Greece Gets Aid Infusion As EU Counts on Tsipras to Pass Reforms
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Italy squares up to bad loans problem with bank resolution deal
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David Drumm loses appeal against rejection of bankruptcy
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Portugal is Europe's new worry
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Canada:

Target Reaches Settlement Over Abandoned Canadian Leases
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The Texas of Canada Just Turned Its Back on Oil
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Germany:

German Business Confidence Rises in Sign of Robust Economy
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Cayman:

Bank Insolvency, Trusts and Depositor Protection in the Cayman Islands
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India:

RBI Governor Wants Bankruptcy Code
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Jaitley comes down heavily on willful defaulters
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Ukraine:

Court declares Amstor retail chain as bankrupt
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How Templeton Bond Fund Dodged Disaster Hanging Tough in Ukraine
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Australia:

Bid to save troubled firms from bankruptcy collapse
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Germany:

Who's Who Legal: Germany: Restructuring & Insolvency Analysis 2016
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German economy to slow next year: IW
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Russia:

EU Said to Be Set to Extend Russian Sanctions for Six Months
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Croatia:

The New Bankruptcy Act Aims to Accelerate Bankruptcy Proceedings and Resolve Non-Liquidity in the Market
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MENA:

Turkey Shoots Down Russian Warplane Near Border • Is Downed Jet a Game Changer for Russia's Syria Plan?
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China:

Can the Day Understand the Night? Brief Introduction into Problems of the Current Insolvency System in China
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Singapore:

Noble Group Tumbles as S&P's Move Seen as Step Toward Junk
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