Law:

Dewey Trial Continues After Additional Not Guilty Verdicts • Record Deliberations in the Dewey Trial May Signal Hung Jury
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Baseball And Big Law
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Cause and Effect: How Law Department Demand Is Disrupting the Legal Profession
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Survey Finds Uptick in Hiring Law Firms for M&A Work
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Lawyers, Law Firms, And A Sophisticated Buyer
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Justice Department hires lawyer to fight domestic terrorism; sovereign citizens a key concern
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Ageism Knows No Age
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Being Greenberg Traurig’s CEO
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Big Law Partner: Changes I've Seen Over 25 Years in the Practice of Law
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Truth To Power
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Lawyerly Lairs: An Acclaimed Actress, Her Biglaw Beau, And Their Multimillion-Dollar Apartment
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Product Placement At Law Firms
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No more 85ft Helter Skelter rides: Law firm with coolest office moves on
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Hogan Lovells joins Ashurst in piloting "fairer allocation" scheme to associates • Hogan Lovells denies joining movement to allocate work blindly to junior lawyers
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Former Graubard Miller Partner Sues Firm Over Fee Distribution
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After Boosting Lawyer Count, Covington Chair Remains at Helm
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Don’t Get ‘Friend Zoned’ By Potential Clients
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Villanova law school paying a price despite doing right
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Cornell 1L Loses His Mind On Message Board, Spars With Dean
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Texas A&M Fires Back At Texas Wesleyan Alumni: Things Change. Deal With It.
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From Tenured Law Professor To… Stand-Up Comedian? An Interview With Liz Glazer
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Gentlemen, here's how you get dressed for work in 5 minutes or less
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Man sets Halloween costumes on fire inside Walmart
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N---- woman destroys SUBWAY restaurant
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UC Berkeley admits professor's conduct was 'contemptible' even though it didn't fire him
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Trophy hunters are paying to kill lion cubs bred in captivity — and it’s totally legal
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Jury finds 8-year-old not liable for leaping into aunt’s arms and breaking her wrist
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Third Circuit Helps New Jersey’s Bid For Relevancy
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Gun owner is charged for shooting at tires of fleeing shoplifting suspect
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Guns have killed more preschoolers than police officers in the line of duty
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City owes $117K in legal fees to critic it sued over meeting clips in his YouTube videos
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Gun Shop Held Liable for Injuries to Officers
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Former police chief gets time, another takes plea for using stun gun on compliant inmates
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Georgia: Cops Tortured Kid to Death
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Ohio: Police Shoot 4 Year Old Instead of Dog
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Testimony in Arpaio Contempt Hearing Describes a Loosey-Goosey Sheriff's Office
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Man is accused of posing as client and shocking lawyer with specialty cane
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Lawsuit You Won’t Believe: Students Sue To Keep School Open
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Jobless lawyer is accused of robbing bank; his mother thought he was applying for work
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Lawyer Arrested On Murder Charges Allegedly Threatened: Snitches Get Stitches!
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People Now Shot by Toddlers Every Week
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Patron Arrested For McDonald's Condiment Attack
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The NYPD is using X-ray vans that can see into cars and homes
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The Enviable Legal Career Of Perry Mason
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Judges:

Judge found guilty of lying about attack outside courthouse gets 6 months
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Man faces terrorism charge after driving through courthouse doors during traffic stop
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Judge is removed from office for living outside district and lying about doing so
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Wilson Sonsini Partner Picked by Gov. for Del. Chancery Court
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Wall Street:

Wall Street set for gains
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US stocks drop
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Layoffs:

Tulane to offer buyouts, consider layoffs
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Aston Martin to cut up to 295 jobs as a part of restructuring
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Mineworkers rally in Brookwood as more layoffs loom
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LivingSocial announces 200 North American layoffs, including 30 at its D.C. headquarters
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Student Debt:

Obama Administration Hits Back at Student Debtors Seeking Relief
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How Montana State Educates Students on College Debt
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Education:

EDMC, federal government close to settling multibillion-dollar suit
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Coal:

UMWA to protest in Brookwood against Walter Energy cutting benefits
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Coal companies have a final dirty trick for miners
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Who Wants to Buy a Coal Mine?
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Community rallies around coal miners while layoffs continue
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Should Investors Worry About Teck Resources Ltd.'s Debt Downgrade?
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Politics:

Fact-checking the first Democratic presidential debate • 'Flawless' • Focus groups: Clinton lost the debate for being "tame." Sanders won because he's "strong." • Democratic Debate Clocks Record 15.3M Viewers For CNN Even Without Joe Biden • Democrats Wasted Their Chance to Test Clinton • Clinton in Command as Rivals Hold Their Fire • The Hillary and Bernie Show • Glass-Steagall: It's the Politics, Stupid! • A handy Venn diagram of the very different debates Republicans and Democrats are having
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Hillary Clinton towers over her debate rivals • Body language expert: Hillary owned the debate from the moment she walked on stage • Hillary Clinton was right: The economy has done better under Democrats
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TiVo credits Sanders with top debate moment • 8 questions about democratic socialism and Bernie Sanders’s vision for the United States • Why Bernie Sanders loves Denmark but Hillary Clinton doesn’t
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The Debate Was Great for Joe Biden
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The candidate winning on social media
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The Tea Partier Who Loves Wasting Billions
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Lincoln Chafee gave one of the worst answers in presidential debate history
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Marco Rubio doesn't support raising minimum wage, but also doesn't believe that people can live on $11 per hour
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Trump: Economic bubble about to burst
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6 questions about socialism you were too embarrassed to ask
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Banking:

Wells Fargo beats expectations with 3Q revenue of $21.88B
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Bank of America beats expectations despite declining 3Q revenue • Legal Bills Plummet, Trading Hangs On
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Breaking Down JPMorgan's Earnings Disappointment
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The CFO of America’s biggest bank just fired a warning shot
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Retailing:

Wal-Mart cuts profit outlook • Wal-Mart stock on track for the worst day in its history • Wal-Mart plunge is tipping point for e-commerce: VC • Wal-Mart just made things worse for everybody else • Walmart is finally paying the price • Why Wal-Mart’s plunge is bad news for the market • Buffett’s $390 million Wal-Mart loss is nothing next to the Waltons’ hit
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U.S. retail sales slow toward end of summer
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Oaktree May Combine Reorganized Quiksilver With Rival Billabong
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Fast Retailing’s US struggles at the root of profit woes
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Fraud:

Bankruptcy Filers Beware: Con-Artists Posing As Attorneys
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Ex-Rabobank traders rigged Libor for 'unfair advantage', US tells jury
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First Madoff auditor case goes to trial • Investor Seeks to Hold Ernst & Young Liable for Madoff Losses
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7 of the biggest corporate scandals
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Economy:

Economy in U.S. Expanded Modestly Since Mid-August, Fed Says
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Weak US retail sales, inflation data cloud rate hike outlook
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America's Working Class Blues
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The greatest American debt selloff in 15 years
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Global Yields Slide to Least Since April on Shifting Fed Outlook
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Corporate America's Epic Debt Binge Leaves $119 Billion Hangover
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NFIB: Small Business Optimism Index increased in September, Solid Improvement in Hiring
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NBER Paper: "Strategic default rarely occurs"
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Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo: "I wouldn't expect it to be appropriate to raise rates this year"
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Surprising Fed paper drops a dovish bombshell
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Consumers shutting down as US economy deflates • US consumer finally losing the will to shop
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DLA Piper Senior Policy Advisor Bart Chilton
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Bernanke Sees Risks In Global Economy
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Here's Why Goldman Economists Expect Even Lower U.S. Unemployment
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There's an emerging solution to the debt ceiling mess
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CBO: Debt Limit Has to Be Raised in 30 Days
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Debt-limit anxiety is running high
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There Are More Poor People In America Than China
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One signal of the 'real economy' has sunk to it's worst showing in 5 years
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America's Campaign to Ditch Workers' Comp
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Ben Bernanke on why he was right about the economy
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Inequality in everything: The rich get better breakfast sandwiches, too
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Equitable Liens: No Mortgage Does Not Necessarily Mean No Lien
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5 States Still Hot Spots for Foreclosures
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Bank repossessions up 66% in third quarter from 3Q14
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MBA issues warning: CFPB is coming for marketing services agreements • CFPB, regulatory concerns drive Bank of America out of MSAs
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Mortgage applications tumble more than 25% due to TRID • MBA: Mortgage Applications Down Sharply due to TILA-RESPA regulatory change
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FNC: Residential Property Values increased 5.5% year-over-year in August
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Is the rental market about to bust?
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Federal Court of Appeals hands MERS another victory
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Seattle homes selling in 5 days —and over asking price
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Watch the spread of million-dollar homes consume a city
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Downtown Miami condo market may be set for a fall
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Gemini Real Estate Moves Forward With Bankruptcy Auction
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico’s Slide
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Puerto Rico, Treasury in Talks to Restructure Island's Debt • Treasury says not in talks to undertake Puerto Rico obligations
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Puerto Ricans leave in record numbers for mainland U.S.
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Seven Ways Congress Can Help Solve Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis
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Chicagoans' Cost to Exit Swap Agreements Approaches $300 Million
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Muni-Bond Buying Falls to Decade Low as Investors Balk at Yields
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Illinois delays lottery payouts amid budget drama
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Oil/Gas:

Oil prices under pressure • Current Oil Price Rally Will Fizzle Out Say Analysts
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Operating in a World of $50 Oil
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Wall Street Setting Aside More Cash to Cover Weakening Oil Loans
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No end in sight as oil bust intensifies
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Barclays: Oil prices are going to come surging back much faster than the market expects
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How Many More Oil & Gas Companies Will File for Bankruptcy?
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Houston law community to shrink amid oil slump
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Wilbur Ross Turns to Ex-TXU CEO to Save Exco
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Oil Slide Means ‘Almost Everything’ for Sale as Deals Accelerate
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Rig Trends: Offshore Rig Supply/Demand Gap Continues to Widen
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Can The Oil Industry Really Handle This Much Debt?
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Ludicrous Proposal By Venezuela’s Maduro To Combat Oil Price Damage
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Texas comptroller Hegar concedes budget forecast was too rosy • Texas Sees Tax Revenue Down $2.6 Billion On Oil Rout
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Magnum Hunter Needs To Eliminate Over 75% Of Its Interest And Dividend Payments To Become Competitive
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The End Of The Oil Major?
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Why Everything's Up for Sale in the Oil Industry
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Primera trustee wants to sell oil wells
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Weak Economic Data Hamstrings Oil Rally
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North Dakota oil output slips again as outlook for industry gets bleaker • Federal rules, more than prices, threaten North Dakota’s oil output, industry official says
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Report: Low Oil Prices Pressure Regional Banks
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Wall Street firms that bankrolled oil boom are hurting
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Aviation:

Aeroflot to help 230,000 stranded Transaero passengers
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Aeroflot Seeks to Exit Deal for 22 Boeing Dreamliner 787s
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Boeing: What Transaero's Bankruptcy Means For The 747-8 Program
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Flying American? Better Check in Early
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Celebs:

'Dance Moms' star indicted on bankruptcy fraud charges • Feds: 'Dance Moms' star hid show income in bankruptcy • Is Dance Mom’s Abby Lee Miller Headed to Jail for Bankruptcy Fraud
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50 Cent pokes fun at money troubles by spelling out 'broke' in $100 bills • 50 Cent Is Trolling Anyone That Thinks He's Broke • 50 Cent Defines The Word "Unbothered" Over Bankruptcy Jabs
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'Sister Wives' Stars Secrets Exposed: Was Huge Debt The Reason They Put Family At Legal Risk?
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David Cassidy: Former "Partridge Family" star pleads not guilty in hit and run • Denies Leaving Scene Of Car Accident
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Teresa Giudice To Write Tell-All About Bankruptcy Experience
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Healthcare:

Bankruptcy Trustee Asks Judge For Approval To Sell Hutcheson Medical Center At Auction • Trustee: Hutcheson Medical Center must be auctioned off
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El Paso Children's Hospital board approves joint plan with UMC, details of plan revealed • El Paso Children’s Hospital, UMC, county commissioners reach agreement, file joint plan
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Ex-CEO of defunct Chicago hospital gets 21 months for perjury
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Allergan’s Kythera to Lay Off 117
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15M uninsured individuals eligible for Medicaid or subsidized coverage
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This study is forcing economists to rethink high-deductible health insurance
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Resorts:

U.S. Judge Dismisses Baha Mar's Chapter 11 Filing
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Tax:

Lawyers attack offshore tax evasion plans
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Scranton: Man faces fraud charges
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IL: Gambling addiction fueled businessman's financial crimes
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Food/Beverage:

Iconic Sinbad's restaurant at San Francisco's Pier 2 files for bankruptcy
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A&P clean-up auction possible for unsold stores
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Corporate Reform:

Nothing has changed since the 2008 crash and it's 'disgusting,' says an ex-Barclays exec
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Shipping:

REJECTED! The power to reject charterparties in US Bankruptcy proceedings
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South African enforcement of Chapter 11 bankruptcy orders
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(6 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 (29 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (3 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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Bankruptcy Reform:

Should Congress Rebalance Employee and Retiree Rights in Bankruptcy?
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Mootness:

Divided Third Circuit Partially Stays Sale of Casino Pending Commercial Tenant’s Appeal
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Claims:

Remembrance of Claims Past: The Due Process Owed to Unknown and Unknowable Future Claims
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Service:

Bankruptcy Rule 7004(H) after Espinosa: A Timely Distinction between Constitutional and Statutory Service
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Contempt:

Sherlock's Admonition: Vindicatory Contempts as Criminal Actions for Purposes of § 362
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Arbitration:

The Effect of Insolvency on Pending International Arbitration: What is and What Should Not Be
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Automatic Stay:

Nondebtor Alter Egos Don’t Automatically Benefit from the Automatic Stay, Says New York’s Eastern District
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Sanctions:

Rule 9011 is Applied Much Harsher to Bankruptcy Cases than its Rule 11 Counterpart!
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Recent Pleadings:

Court Approves $17M Sale of Odyssey Specialty Vehicles (Echostar)
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Mining:

Molycorp Creditors Ask Court for Help in Oaktree Probe • Molycorp's unsecured creditors want Oaktree's actions investigated
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Software:

PE-backed Convenant Review buys PacerMonitor
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Religion:

Pope asks forgiveness after sex scandals rock Vatican and Rome
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Mass Torts:

Asbestos firm files appeal in effort to dismiss racketeering case against it
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Accounting:

Ernst & Young Confronts Madoff's Specter in Trial Over Audits
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Autos:

Germany orders recall of Volkswagen cars • VW: Another Defeat Device Admitted on 2016s • VW: New North American Head Quits • VW: Dozens of Managers Involved in Deception
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Lehman:

Court Largely Dismisses Lehman's $8.6 Billion "Slush Fund" Claims Against JPMorgan
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Internet:

Angie's List: Chances of Bankruptcy are High
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Hollywood:

Relativity Bankruptcy : Television Execs Will Stay Aboard After Sale
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Director John McTiernan Wants to Make a 'Thomas Crown' Sequel to Fight Bank Liquidation
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Gambling:

DiNapoli: NYRA still lacks priorities in capital planning
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Fight over Revel heat, electricity gets uglier
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DraftKings is in trouble again
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Taxis:

Yellow Cab of Reno files for bankruptcy
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Publishing:

Gospel Light Christian Publishing Company to Be Sold In Bankruptcy Auction
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Sovereigns:

Paul Singer: Developed countries are hopelessly and utterly insolvent
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UK:

The UK New SIP 16 and Pre-pack Pool
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'Ringfenced' U.K. banks need extra capital
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Tesco CEO Lewis Shuns More Quick Fixes to Retailer's Debt Woes
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Directors of failed City Link to face criminal charges over collapse • Directors face trial in November
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Lying Husbands Pave Way for Bigger U.K. Divorce Payouts
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Sharp China slowdown hits Burberry sales
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Retailers' risk of insolvency is dropping, claims report
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PIIGS:

Bank of Italy extends special administration for Banca Marche -source
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6 reasons you shouldn't buy the Spanish government's 'rose-tinted' version of reality
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Canada:

The View From Up North: Welcome To Our Newest Supreme Court Judge — I Think
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China:

China economic growth seen slowing despite policy easing
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The Next China Default Could Be Days Away as Steel Firms Suffer
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China Said to Loosen Rules on Issuance of Corporate Bonds
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China's economic turmoil is part of Xi's grand plan
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Brazil:

Brazil's Next Big Crisis Is Scaring Bankers and Wiping Out Jobs
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Brazil's deepening recession worries bankers, fuels job cuts
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Latest Symptom of Brazil's Misery: Once-Great IPO Market Is Dead
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Ukraine:

‘Bribery, Back Room Dealing, And Bullying’ In Ukraine: The Origins of Burisma
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Ghana:

Ghana May Raise $500 Million More in Debt, Minister Says
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Austria:

Heta Creditors Dismiss Austrian Bail-In as Doomed to Failure
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Russia:

Putin's Fake Good News on the Economy
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Rusal President: Worse to come for Russian economy
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Australia:

Half of WA potato businesses may be bankrupt in three years
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Australian Jobs Unexpectedly Fall in September
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Japan:

Japan factory output slumps, hints at recession
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