Law:
Dentons poised to vote on three-way
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A Day for Spreading Love to Lawyers Everywhere
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Robot lawyers: a change we should embrace?
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Lawyer gets prison time for secretly using client cases as collateral to obtain litigation funding
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Linklaters Selects New Managing Partner • Banking head wins race to become Linklaters managing partner
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Is The Legal Profession Ready For The Sharing Economy?
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Bar Exam Failure Rates: The Worst Is Yet to Come
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You Don’t Want To Pick A Fight With This Law Student
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Leichter Critiques Responses By AALS, Law School Deans To New York Times Editorial On The Law School Crisis
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Why Collaboration Tools Are Going To Play A Large Role In Law Offices
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Why Lawyers Should Care About Big Data
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Beyond Biglaw: Growing Strong
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Six things to do to stand out among others at work
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Apparent Suicide In Front Of D.C. Law Office Building
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Indicted Texas attorney general's lawyers ask judge to toss fraud charges
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Trial begins for former NY Assembly leader accused of misusing office to earn legal fees
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Judges:
Posner Comes To Defense Of Pro Se Plaintiff, Excoriates Trial Judge
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Supreme Court Sits as the Grammar Police
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Who Is This SCOTUS Record Holder?
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SCOTUS: Let’s do the Time Warp again
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Do States Need to Hire SCOTUS Law Firms?
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US Supreme Court to hear law student's redistricting case
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Report: At least 5 civil judges in Chicago area get death threats in anonymous letters
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You Will Not Believe What This 10-Year-Old Wrote To A Judge Regarding His Mother’s Release From Prison
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Texas Woman Sentenced After Serving Judge With Papers To Appear Before The Courts Of The “Republic of Texas”
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Pa. Supreme Court sends review of Justice Eakin's email to conduct board
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Judge Accused of Trying to Use Office to Avoid DWI Charge
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Man Allegedly Detonated Bomb at Mississippi Walmart Over Halted Confederate Flag Sales
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Lawyer accused judges of ‘incompetence and ignorance’ in pleading, ethics complaint alleges
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Iranian Actress Flees After Posting Picture Of Herself Without Veil
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“Shoot Any Bad Guys”: Arizona Grandfather Arrested After Leaving 5-Year-Old Girl In Desert With Loaded Handgun While He Went Out For a Cheeseburger
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Wall Street:
Stock Futures Rise
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Energy , retail shares lead US stocks higher
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Mel Karmazin: I've pulled my money out of stocks
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Layoffs:
Fed insider: Most long-term jobless won’t get hired
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Walter Energy subsidiary lays off 265 in Brookwood
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The world's biggest shipping company is slashing 4,000 jobs on falling demand
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Alcoa announces massive layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Coal:
Why Is Cloud Peak Energy's Debt Priced For Bankruptcy ?
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Healthcare:
Reopening in Chapter 11, permanent closure among Forest Park Medical Center’s options for Dallas hospital
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Forest Park Medical Center is considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing to help fix its problems
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Management working to reopen Forest Park Medical Center
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Saint Michael’s Medical Center Seeks Four-Month Delay in Bankruptcy Sale
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HDL founder calls for dismissal of federal suit
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Retailing:
American Eagle Turns to Herky Hawk and Other Team Mascots for Comeback in Tough Retail Climate
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Politics:
Harvard law prof drops out of the presidential race
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Trump: More Republican candidates should quit 2016 race • Trump Made No Donations To 9/11 Charities • The first sentence of Donald Trump's new book nailed his presidential campaign • Republicans Trust Trump Most With Nuclear Weapons And The Economy • Here's Donald Trump's self-proclaimed 'conservative scorecard' — and he aces it • Donald Trump accuses Obama, Yellen of conspiring to keep interest rates low • Trump: Bernie Sanders is toast • Crippled America , Donald Trump's New Book, By the Numbers • Fired by Panama condo owners, Trump demands $75 million
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Marco Rubio says he'd cut taxes on the poor more than the rich. Nonsense.
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Were the questions at CNBC’s debate really so hostile? Let's compare the transcripts.
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Ben Carson's Tithing-Based Tax Proposal Lacks Biblical Support
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Anonymous hackers say they unmasked KKK members. Don't believe them.
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Clinton Calls for Minimum Wage Increase to $12 Per Hour • There's been a sudden turnaround in how voters view Hillary Clinton's handling of Benghazi
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Republican leaders are young, but their ideas seem old
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Poll: Clinton ties Carson in '16 matchup
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Freight:
Air freight firm files for bankruptcy
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Consultants:
Epiq Systems Reports Third Quarter 2015 Results and Updates Fiscal Year 2015 Outlook
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Currency:
The Mt. Gox Bitcoin Debacle: An Update
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Religion:
Americans Becoming Less Religious
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Marketing:
Apollo’s Affinion Group Reaches Deal to Hand Co. to Lenders
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Lehman:
Warning Signals of the Impending Lehman Brothers’ Bankruptcy Filing
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Debt Collection:
Chase will pay $50 million to consumers for debt collection abuses
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Provision In Highway Funding Bill Would Require The IRS To Use Private Debt Collectors
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Photography:
Carlyle's Getty Images Said to Reach Creditor Deal for New Debt
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Weather:
Bondholder Exodus Sparked by El Nino as Avocado Grower Plummets
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Building Materials:
Lumber Liquidators' Legal Woes Still Loom Following Felony Plea • Lumber Liquidators posts loss, names new CEO
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Economy:
US Factory Orders Fall • Inventory liquidation under way
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60% of Americans Now on Drugs
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What the October Jobs Data Means for the Fed
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Warning: Fed’s ‘chickens will come home to roost’
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Income Inequality Eases, but the Middle Class Isn't Feeling It
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Joseph Stiglitz on Fixing Economic Inequality
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The Growing Ranks of America’s High-Earning Poor
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Goldman: Government Spending Is About to Boost the U.S. Economy for the First Time Since 2010
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Paychex CEO: Employment growth 'leveling out'
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All cash deals are at an all-time high and that's a bad sign for the market
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In new push, Uber tries to position itself as the cure for America’s economic ills
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Two unexpected countries could be havens for money laundering and tax dodging
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Freddie Mac CEO: Lenders should offer more low down payment mortgages
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Interest rates push mortgage applications down 0.8%
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Freddie: REO inventory declined in Q3, Down 31% Year-over-year
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rate declined in September, Lowest since August 2008
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Fed Survey: Banks reports stronger demand for CRE loans
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Fannie, Freddie may need to tap Treasury, FHFA director says
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Stuyvesant Town: How One Firm Is Reaping a Windfall Where Investors Lost Billions
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CoreLogic: Home prices up 6.4% in September
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US Construction Spending at 7.5 Year High
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Municipalities:
US plan for Puerto Rico isn't good enough
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What? (Puerto Rico Edition)
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Puerto Rico Exodus a Boon for Florida Counties, Moody's Says
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Puerto Rico Electric Wins Two-Day Bondholder Extension
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The Administration’s Roadmap for Puerto Rico: Diverse Voices Supporting a Balanced Proposal
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Not So Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Seeks a Brighter Economic Future. Tourists Welcome
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Meet the man who orchestrated Detroit's astonishing revival
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Oil/Gas:
Sabine O&G Hit With Large Professional Fees in Chapter 11 Case
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Oil Falls Below $48 a Barrel Before U.S. Crude Stockpile Data • Oil price rebound in focus but gloom gathering
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Energy stocks are poised for big gains
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Oil Supply Continues To Outpace Demand As Hedge Funds Increase Short Positions
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US stocks post second day of gains as energy sector rallies
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OPEC Members Pushing For Quotas Or A Price Floor • OPEC Infighting Reaching Critical Levels
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Shell carves more savings from BG Group deal, expects further job cuts
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How Wall Street Makes Money on Alaska’s Oil Tax Breaks
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Expecting The Return Of High Oil Prices? Think Again... Here's Why
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Oil crash spreading political strife around the world, State Department rep says
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North Dakota No Longer Attractive For Drillers Or Refiners
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North Sea fields face more job cuts as slump impairs viability
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No recovery seen in PSAC forecast as driller reports more layoffs, asset sales
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Drilling industry braces for 2016 oilpatch outlook
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Here’s why the oil price decline isn’t so bad
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Fraud:
Ohio Couple Charged With $70 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Criminal Charges Filed Against Co-Founder Of "Triple Algorithm" Ponzi Scheme
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Education:
Owner Of Defunct Med School To Plead Guilty
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Electricity:
Energy Future Holdings' bankruptcy trial set to start in Delaware
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Energy Future enters last phase of bankruptcy after 18 months
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Bucksport power plant files for bankruptcy protection
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Video Games:
House inquiry continues Tuesday on 38 Studios
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Autos:
Tesla shares jump 10% despite Q3 results miss
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Volkswagen Crisis a Gusher That Can't be Capped • VW reveals another $2.2B issue affecting 800K cars • Volkswagen scandal widens to gas-fueled cars
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VW Sinks Deeper Into Crisis as Scandal Spreads to More Cars • Shares Plummet
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Porsche will stop selling certain models of its best-selling SUV because of Volkswagen's emissions scandal
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Volkswagen is just barely staying afloat in the US auto market
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Takata could pay up to $200M in US air bag deal • US to Fine Takata $70 Million Over Airbags • Takata plunges 19.8% after Honda dumps it as airbag supplier
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US auto sales crushed expectations in October
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Pensions:
Pension 'fix' by Congress could backfire
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Tech:
Apple and Sapphire Supplier Reach New Accord on $439 Million Loan • GT Advanced could wipe out $439 million debt in bankruptcy
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Etsy plunges to all-time low after earnings
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Marc Andreessen: 'We're in a long-term tech bust,' not a bubble
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Celebs:
Trick Daddy Saves Home From Foreclosure
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Why 3-Point Shots Drain Bank Accounts
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Judge orders Bill Cosby and his ex-lawyer to submit to deposition
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Food/Beverage:
Key Food top bidder for Food Emporium banner
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Personal Finance:
The worst things to buy in November
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How to Interpret 7 Common Things Job Interviewers Say
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Steel:
U.S. Steel takes third-quarter hit
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Platinum:
Lonmin Says May 'Cease Trading' If $400 Million Share Sale Fails
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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 (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (31 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:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
WNY bankruptcy filings slip more than 7 percent in October
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Elizabeth Arden, Valitas new entrants to LCD Restructuring Watchlist
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Personal Bankruptcy:
Debtor with No Mortgage May Take Housing Expense Deduction
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Insiders:
Making a Clean Break, Part I: Tenth Circuit Sheds Light on When Terminated Officer Ceases to Be Insider
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Cross-Border:
Barnet Clarified: NY-Law Governed Debt is Sufficient “Property” for Chapter 15 Eligibility
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Proofs of Claim:
Recent Opinions Bring Sharper Focus to the Time Barred Proof of Claim Dilemma
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TBTF:
These are the world’s 30 ‘too-big-to-fail’ banks • The No. 1 'too big to fail' bank is...
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Resorts:
It Is Hoped That ‘Sovereignty’ Will Now Pay The Bills
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Baha Mar Construction 'Begins In Six To Eight Weeks'
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Izmirlian anger as receiver appointed for Baha Mar
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Arbitration:
Dear NY Times: Thank You For Letting Me Sue Only 500 Miles From My Home
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Responds to The New York Times Special Report on Arbitration
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Buying a bamboo floor? This company requires religious arbitration; courts uphold clauses
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Defaults:
With One October Event (Aveta), Leveraged Loan Default Rate Inches to 1.32%
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
U.S. Attorney Names New Head Of Bankruptcy Crimes Unit
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Banking:
The Eight Big U.S. Banks S&P May Cut • Bank Bonds Stay Strong Despite S&P Warning It May Cut Ratings
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Credit Suisse Shows How Banks Couldn't Lose in Pre-Crisis Bonds
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Student Debt:
A Simple Equation: Huge Debts + IBR = -(-(Default))
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Corporate Reform:
House Republicans Are Trying To Slip Bank Deregulation Into Highway Bill
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Mining:
Molycorp would sell off assets or reorganize under Chapter 11 plan
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Glencore is paying its bills
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China has some bad news for mining companies
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Gambling:
Caesars Noteholders Say Kirkland & Ellis Misled Court
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Telecoms:
Pressure mounting on Nortel mediation talks as legal costs soar
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Newspapers:
Southern California Roll-Up Gains Impetus As Orange County Register Declares Bankruptcy
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Sovereigns:
‘Vultures’ back Rubio • Follow the Money: Marco Rubio, Paul Singer, and the Argentine Connection
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Argentina defaulted bonds dispute pushed into the US Republicans' presidential campaign
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UK:
Accessibility at heart of consolidating bankruptcy legislation
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Lawyers criticize APNs
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PIIGS:
Greek Banks May Need Only $1.3 Billion of New Private Funds
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Canada:
Greys Paper recycling now seeking creditor protection
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Canadians may use travel reward points to pay student loans
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France:
The fiducie-sûreté: the most effective French security interest?
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MENA:
Surge in SME debt defaults exposes flaws in UAE insolvency rules
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Iceland:
“Iceland might have gone bankrupt in EU”
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Russia:
Russia c.bank considers helping banks caught in Transaero collapse
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Bankruptcies in 2009–2011: Post-Crisis Dynamics; New Trends; Regulation
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Bankruptcies in 2012-2013: Growth in the Number of Bankruptcies of Financial Institutions and Individual Entrepreneurs and the Introduction Of New Regulations
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China:
Another China steel default
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China’s Latest Bond Scare Burns Holdouts as Defaults Spread
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India:
India moves toward long-awaited bankruptcy reform with draft bill • Panel proposes new architecture to make exits easier • Bankruptcy Code mulls faster liquidation • The new bankruptcy code will lead to creation of new kinds of jobs
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Brazil:
Ex-Brazil Crisis Fighter Sees Undervalued Assets Everywhere Now
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Asia:
Standard Chartered's Bad Loans Reveal Cracks in Asian Economies
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