November 4, 2015

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Law:

Dentons poised to vote on three-way
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A Day for Spreading Love to Lawyers Everywhere
(DBN)

Robot lawyers: a change we should embrace?
(DBN)

Lawyer gets prison time for secretly using client cases as collateral to obtain litigation funding
(DBN)

Linklaters Selects New Managing Partner Banking head wins race to become Linklaters managing partner
(DBN)

Is The Legal Profession Ready For The Sharing Economy?
(DBN)

Bar Exam Failure Rates: The Worst Is Yet to Come
(DBN)

You Don’t Want To Pick A Fight With This Law Student
(DBN)

Leichter Critiques Responses By AALS, Law School Deans To New York Times Editorial On The Law School Crisis
(DBN)

Why Collaboration Tools Are Going To Play A Large Role In Law Offices
(DBN)

Why Lawyers Should Care About Big Data
(DBN)

Beyond Biglaw: Growing Strong
(DBN)

Six things to do to stand out among others at work
(DBN)

Apparent Suicide In Front Of D.C. Law Office Building
(DBN)

Indicted Texas attorney general's lawyers ask judge to toss fraud charges
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

Supreme Court Sits as the Grammar Police
(DBN)

Who Is This SCOTUS Record Holder?
(DBN)

SCOTUS: Let’s do the Time Warp again
(DBN)

Do States Need to Hire SCOTUS Law Firms?
(DBN)

US Supreme Court to hear law student's redistricting case
(DBN)

Report: At least 5 civil judges in Chicago area get death threats in anonymous letters
(DBN)

You Will Not Believe What This 10-Year-Old Wrote To A Judge Regarding His Mother’s Release From Prison
(DBN)

Texas Woman Sentenced After Serving Judge With Papers To Appear Before The Courts Of The “Republic of Texas”
(DBN)

Pa. Supreme Court sends review of Justice Eakin's email to conduct board
(DBN)

Judge Accused of Trying to Use Office to Avoid DWI Charge
(DBN)

Man Allegedly Detonated Bomb at Mississippi Walmart Over Halted Confederate Flag Sales
(DBN)

Lawyer accused judges of ‘incompetence and ignorance’ in pleading, ethics complaint alleges
(DBN)

Iranian Actress Flees After Posting Picture Of Herself Without Veil
(DBN)

“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
(DBN)

Forest Park Medical Center is considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing to help fix its problems
(DBN)

Management working to reopen Forest Park Medical Center
(DBN)

Saint Michael’s Medical Center Seeks Four-Month Delay in Bankruptcy Sale
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

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.
(DBN)

Were the questions at CNBC’s debate really so hostile? Let's compare the transcripts.
(DBN)

Ben Carson's Tithing-Based Tax Proposal Lacks Biblical Support
(DBN)

Anonymous hackers say they unmasked KKK members. Don't believe them.
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

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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
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

60% of Americans Now on Drugs
(DBN)

What the October Jobs Data Means for the Fed
(DBN)

Warning: Fed’s ‘chickens will come home to roost’
(DBN)

Income Inequality Eases, but the Middle Class Isn't Feeling It
(DBN)

Joseph Stiglitz on Fixing Economic Inequality
(DBN)

The Growing Ranks of America’s High-Earning Poor
(DBN)

Goldman: Government Spending Is About to Boost the U.S. Economy for the First Time Since 2010
(DBN)

Paychex CEO: Employment growth 'leveling out'
(DBN)

All cash deals are at an all-time high and that's a bad sign for the market
(DBN)

In new push, Uber tries to position itself as the cure for America’s economic ills
(DBN)

Two unexpected countries could be havens for money laundering and tax dodging
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

Interest rates push mortgage applications down 0.8%
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Freddie: REO inventory declined in Q3, Down 31% Year-over-year
(DBN)

Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rate declined in September, Lowest since August 2008
(DBN)

Fed Survey: Banks reports stronger demand for CRE loans
(DBN)

Fannie, Freddie may need to tap Treasury, FHFA director says
(DBN)

Stuyvesant Town: How One Firm Is Reaping a Windfall Where Investors Lost Billions
(DBN)

CoreLogic: Home prices up 6.4% in September
(DBN)

US Construction Spending at 7.5 Year High
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Municipalities:

US plan for Puerto Rico isn't good enough
(DBN)

What? (Puerto Rico Edition)
(DBN)

Puerto Rico Exodus a Boon for Florida Counties, Moody's Says
(DBN)

Puerto Rico Electric Wins Two-Day Bondholder Extension
(DBN)

The Administration’s Roadmap for Puerto Rico: Diverse Voices Supporting a Balanced Proposal
(DBN)

Not So Puerto Rico
(DBN)

Puerto Rico Seeks a Brighter Economic Future. Tourists Welcome
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

Oil Falls Below $48 a Barrel Before U.S. Crude Stockpile Data Oil price rebound in focus but gloom gathering
(DBN)

Energy stocks are poised for big gains
(DBN)

Oil Supply Continues To Outpace Demand As Hedge Funds Increase Short Positions
(DBN)

US stocks post second day of gains as energy sector rallies
(DBN)

OPEC Members Pushing For Quotas Or A Price Floor OPEC Infighting Reaching Critical Levels
(DBN)

Shell carves more savings from BG Group deal, expects further job cuts
(DBN)

How Wall Street Makes Money on Alaska’s Oil Tax Breaks
(DBN)

Expecting The Return Of High Oil Prices? Think Again... Here's Why
(DBN)

Oil crash spreading political strife around the world, State Department rep says
(DBN)

North Dakota No Longer Attractive For Drillers Or Refiners
(DBN)

North Sea fields face more job cuts as slump impairs viability
(DBN)

No recovery seen in PSAC forecast as driller reports more layoffs, asset sales
(DBN)

Drilling industry braces for 2016 oilpatch outlook
(DBN)

Here’s why the oil price decline isn’t so bad
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Fraud:

Ohio Couple Charged With $70 Million Ponzi Scheme
(DBN)

Criminal Charges Filed Against Co-Founder Of "Triple Algorithm" Ponzi Scheme
(DBN)

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Education:

Owner Of Defunct Med School To Plead Guilty
(DBN)

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Electricity:

Energy Future Holdings' bankruptcy trial set to start in Delaware
(DBN)

Energy Future enters last phase of bankruptcy after 18 months
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

VW Sinks Deeper Into Crisis as Scandal Spreads to More Cars Shares Plummet
(DBN)

Porsche will stop selling certain models of its best-selling SUV because of Volkswagen's emissions scandal
(DBN)

Volkswagen is just barely staying afloat in the US auto market
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

Etsy plunges to all-time low after earnings
(DBN)

Marc Andreessen: 'We're in a long-term tech bust,' not a bubble
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Celebs:

Trick Daddy Saves Home From Foreclosure
(DBN)

Why 3-Point Shots Drain Bank Accounts
(DBN)

Judge orders Bill Cosby and his ex-lawyer to submit to deposition
(DBN)

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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
(DBN)

How to Interpret 7 Common Things Job Interviewers Say
(DBN)

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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
(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 (26 new filings today)
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (31 new filings today)
(DBN)

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

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

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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
(DBN)

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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
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

Glencore is paying its bills
(DBN)

China has some bad news for mining companies
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Gambling:

Caesars Noteholders Say Kirkland & Ellis Misled Court
(DBN)

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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
(DBN)

Argentina defaulted bonds dispute pushed into the US Republicans' presidential campaign
(DBN)

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UK:

Accessibility at heart of consolidating bankruptcy legislation
(DBN)

Lawyers criticize APNs
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Greek Banks May Need Only $1.3 Billion of New Private Funds
(DBN)

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Canada:

Greys Paper recycling now seeking creditor protection
(DBN)

Canadians may use travel reward points to pay student loans
(DBN)

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France:

The fiducie-sûreté: the most effective French security interest?
(DBN)

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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
(DBN)

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
(DBN)

China’s Latest Bond Scare Burns Holdouts as Defaults Spread
(DBN)

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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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