October 8, 2015

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Law:

Dewey juror reports muscle pain after deliberating for over two weeks
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Dewey juror goes to the emergency room; judge will ask for partial verdict Partial Verdict in Dewey Criminal Case Round One Goes to Dewey & LeBoeuf Defendants Partial Verdict Announced In Dewey & LeBoeuf Criminal Trial Jury Clears Dewey & LeBoeuf Execs on Multiple Counts Defunct law firm's execs found not guilty of some counts Ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf execs found not guilty of some counts in N.Y. Dewey Fraud Trial Jury Still Talking After Partial Verdicts
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Dewey Trial Takes Physical Toll on Jurors, Lawyers
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Dewey Jury Watch: Cornell Law’s Expert Weighs In
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Three Firms Seek Fees From American Apparel: Business of Law
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Layoff Watch: Firm Conducts ‘Massive’ Layoffs
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In-House Pay Perks Up, But It Depends on the Industry
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Be Nice… Really?
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Bar applicant’s litigation conduct, ‘personal attacks and invective’ are cited in law license denial
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If You’re Not Getting Paid, You’re Getting Played: 3 Signs Your Potential Client Is A Moocher
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Make $50/Hr Helping This Kid Get Into Middling Law Schools!
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$138 Million in Attorneys’ Fees for Gulf Spill
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University of Nebraska tops list of best value law schools
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Law School Rankings And The Law Professor 'Recognition Race'
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Judge dismisses class action suit against Florida Coastal School of Law
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Best Law School Swag: Texas A&M
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New Study:  Emerging Story of Law Firm Business Development
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On What Law Firms Can Do With the Blockchain
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Harvard's Prestigious Debate Team Loses to Group of Inmates
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Man shoots down neighbor drone that was 'watching wife'
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Can potential mass shooters be identified? Some worry about civil liberties implications
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Man calls 911 to complain that his girlfriend would not have s-- with him
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How To Know If A Woman Has Had Too Much S-- To Be R----, According To 18th Century Law
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Secret computer code is used to help send defendants to jail
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The Best Legal Analysis Of ‘Poontang’ Ever Briefed
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Dirty Harriet and Her Concealed Weapon
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ACLU lawsuit says county is jailing people who can’t afford to pay fines
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Judges:

Judge Benchslaps Ex-American Apparel CEO Dov Charney — Just Like He Likes It, Baby
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Disbarred judge refuses to resign
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Alabama probate judge says federal government could issue same-sex marriage licenses
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Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire to Move to Rudman Courthouse in Concord
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Wall Street:

Wall Street braces for a rough day
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US stock futures slump ahead of Fed minutes
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Layoffs:

Monsanto Posts 4Q Loss, to Eliminate 2,600 Jobs to Cut Costs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:

Volkswagen dealer: This was fraud Really, VW? Part Two. The town that Volkswagen built is both resigned and defiant amid scandal Volkswagen CEO Warns Employees of Massive Cutbacks For Volkswagen, New Questions Arise on U.S. Injury Reporting Dallas Sues VW Over Diesel Emissions
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Auto Workers Worse Off Than 19 Years Ago
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Celebs:

50 Cent Seeks $75 Million Over Headphones Fiasco
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Bankrupt 50 Cent is suing his old lawyers for $75 million
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Rick Ross Clowns 50 Cent For Filing For Bankruptcy
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'Duck Dynasty' Ice Tea Brewer Faces Court Deadline
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Retailing:

Can bankrupt American Apparel stay American? Employees of American Apparel to protest recent bankruptcy at HQ In Memoriam: American Apparel, 1998 – 2015 American Apparel’s resistance to fast fashion is futile
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Bankrupt American Apparel Turns To Same Hedge Fund That Helped RadioShack
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Holiday sales to rise at slower pace this year: NRF
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Marijuana:

Bankruptcy Filing Isn't Allowed for Marijuana Businesses -- So Now What?
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Mining:

Molycorp Said to Begin Sale of Non-U.S. Assets in Bankruptcy
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Pensions:

Pension checks to be cut in half for Teamsters retirees
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Religion:

Judge rejects new sale of Gallup Diocese properties
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Banking:

Deutsche Bank's $7 Billion Loss: The Breakdown
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Big Banks Earning Way More Money Today
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Economy:

Street awaits Fed minutes
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Consumer Borrowing in U.S. Rises at Slowest Pace in Six Months
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Recession buzz is heating up on Wall Street
(DBN)

The Death of Real Free Market Competition in America
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Who Benefits From State Corporate Tax Cuts? Firm Owners (40%), Workers (35%), Landowners (25%)
(DBN)

How Economic Downturns May Be Good for Your Health
(DBN)

Like smaller peers, larger companies’ earnings likely slowed in 3Q
(DBN)

The IMF’s Christine Lagarde on What Drives Her
(DBN)

IMF: Risk of New Global Crash Has Increased
(DBN)

U.S. Job Creation Index Steady at Seven-Year High
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Children a Key Factor in Women's Desire to Work Outside the Home
(DBN)

Get set for decades of migration: World Bank, IMF
(DBN)

American Corporations Have Vast Untaxed Offshore Profits, So What?
(DBN)

That easy VC money is drying up: Report
(DBN)

IMF Warns of Growing Emerging Markets Risks
(DBN)

7 rumbling causes of commodity pain
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Finally a Bankruptcy Order Worth Celebrating: Obtaining Bankruptcy Court Orders Compelling Borrower's Surrender of Mortgaged Property
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The 5 least affordable U.S. housing markets
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Zombie foreclosures lurk locally but largely vanish
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico Claw Back Wouldn't Cover Debt Costs, Barclays Says
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Ponnuru: Puerto Rico should have bankruptcy protection
(DBN)

Borrowing for Infrastructure at Decade Low
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What can be learned from Detroit's bankruptcy filing
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Detroit Readies for Mass Evictions
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Healthcare:

State of N.J. may bid to buy Newark hospital in bankruptcy
(DBN)

Forest Park Medical Center San Antonio property owner files for Chapter 11 protection
(DBN)

Medicare Part B Premiums to Rise 52%
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Gambling:

FanDuel Hires Debevoise, Kirkland in Wake of Scandal
(DBN)

Casino operator Caesars' unit files amended restructuring plan Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Announces Steps in Restructuring
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Politics:

Donald Trump calls Bush presidency ‘a disaster’ Supporters of Donald Trump and other Republicans get worst grammar grades Fellow billionaire: Trump lacks right temperament Trump plans fall TV ad campaign Donald Trump Is 'Master Brander,' Says Bill Clinton Trump's Love Affair with Eminent Domain
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Biden urged to run vs. Clinton in emotional video Draft Biden Super PAC to Air Ads Urging Vice President to Join 2016 Race
(DBN)

The Most Populous State is Abandoning Clinton for Sanders
(DBN)

Ben Carson defends comments about Oregon shooting
(DBN)

Millennial, Gen X or Boomer: How the Hillary Clinton Emails Read to Different Generations Hillary Clinton Backs CFPB in Main Street-Wall Street Debate Clinton to lay out plans for reining in Wall Street
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Food/Beverage:

Employees ask A&P judge to reject non-union bid
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Landlords for A&P stores in Washington Township, Ramsey seek rent payments
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SupplementWarehouse.com Inc. emerging from bankruptcy
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Agriculture:

Monsanto to cut 2600 jobs in restructuring
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Environmental:

Bankruptcy judge approves chemical spill company's plan
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Telecoms:

JPMorgan Says Felony Plea Shouldn't Bar LightSquared Stake
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Oil/Gas:

Energy Credit Lines Face 35%-40% Cuts, Turnaround Lawyer Says Credit cuts could hurt but won’t affect U.S. oil supplies, researchers say
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Oil drillers hunker down for more pain one year into crude crash
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Lower refinery use sends oil stores up
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Oil Fundamentals Improve But Inventories Will Keep Prices Low
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Oil Production ‘Falling Rapidly’
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A Key Indicator Low Oil Prices Are Lifting Demand
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Oil Drillers Hunker Down for More Pain
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Uncertain Times Ahead For The Saudis Saudi Arabia Said to Order Spending Curbs Amid Oil Price Slump Decoding Saudi Arabia’s Strategy In Its Oil Price War
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To Save Cash, US Drillers Strip Idle Rigs
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Beware oil's 'dead cat bounce'
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LNG Bust Could Last For Years
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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 (22 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
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Financial and Non-Financial Variables as Long-Horizon Predictors of Bankruptcy
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Lower Interest Rates, Higher Filing Costs Influence Bankruptcies
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Obama Administration Pushes to Help Students By Rolling Back Joe Biden's Bankruptcy Bill
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LSTA to ABI Commission on Chapter 11 Reform: No Way, José
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Lien Stripping:

BofA Scores Another Win for Second-Liens
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Avoidance Actions:

Trade Vendors Beware Liability For Fraudulent Transfers
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Tax:

Harsh McCoy Rule Rejected in Late Tax Return Cases
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Hockey:

Erie Otters bankruptcy dismissed
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Student Debt:

This Court Case Could Unshackle Americans From Student Debt
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Construction:

U.S. Bankruptcy Court approves preliminary settlement in Truland Group Inc. class action
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Hollywood:

Billionaire Ron Burkle Invests $30 Million in Relativity Sports Upheaval At Relativity Sports As CEO Happy Walters Exits
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Relativity Bankruptcy: FTI Consulting Charges Nearly $2.5M For A Month’s Work
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Pension:

Large pension fund files plan to cut retiree benefits under new law
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Security:

Alleged Airline Jet Hacker’s Security Firm Files for Bankruptcy
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Coal:

Patriot Coal withdraws Alcoa deal as bankruptcy talks continue
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The Coal Market Is Even Worse Than People Thought, Glencore Says
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How Peabody Energy is coping with coal's downturn
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Lender Group Lambastes Patriot Coal Plan
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Gas power passes coal for the second time ever
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Software:

Facing heavy criticism, Thinkstream CEO withdraws request to be paid during bankruptcy case
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Credit Counseling:

Debt Relief Operation Agrees to $7.9M Judgment
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Sovereigns:

Hedge Fund Buys Peru's Defaulted Debt , Demands Payment In Full
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EU:

Is Germany the Canary in the Coal Mine for the EU?
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Canada:

US Steel Canada may become independent again Pensioners protest at U.S. Steel Canada court hearing resumes
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Dixons, Mycom to stay open during bankruptcy
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The View From Up North: Meet The Blue Jays’ Top Lawyer
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Toronto restaurants allege food order firm Tasteaway.com owes $100K
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China:

Once the Biggest Buyer, China Starts Dumping U.S. Government Debt
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Ukraine:

Ukraine couldn't get a better restructuring deal
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Brazil:

Petrobras and Oil Majors Sit Out Worst Brazil Round Since 2003
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Best Forecasters of World's Worst Currency See More Brazil Pain
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Netherlands:

Bankruptcy rate hits seven year low
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