Law:
Optimism grows among US law firms
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Why Is The ABA Backwards On Maternity Leave?
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GCs pronounce on the law firm of the future
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Glut Glut Glut Everywhere - Not Much Of A Buck To Make
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Survey: Law Department Staff Up, Spending Down. But Is More Going To Firms?
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How Much Money Can You Make In-House? • In-House - After Doing T-14, Are You Willing To Pull Down Only $170K To $550K?
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: What To Do When You Feel Worthless And Broken
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CT: Leading Bankruptcy Lawyer Leaves Big Firm for Small Practice
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Judge Says Never Trust Anything A For-Profit Law School Tells You
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Milberg Notifies New York of 32 Layoffs
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Burleson, Energy Firm, Cuts 6 Lawyers In Pittsburgh, PA Office
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Accelerated JD: Learning Four Lessons From Failure
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Footloose Lawyers Keep Their Business and Their Blogs
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Where Are The New Law Jobs? Legal Operations.
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Virtuous Billing
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Reinventing The Law Business: Another Word About Competitive Advantages In The Law Business
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Lawyers Should Probably Smash Their Smartphones When Done With Them
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Watch The SEC’s Mary Jo White Get Publicly Shamed
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Dershowitz Offers to Settle Defamation Case Tied to S-- Scandal
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Sen. Harry Reid sues over exercise-band accident • Files Lawsuit Over His Wilted S-- Life
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Emails: Sign-offs
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Dechert income falls 4% in London
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Dallas County DA talks about her two-month absence and untreated depression
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Guys, here's the one shoe you need to step up your style for fall
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How to Enable Wi-Fi Calling on Your iPhone
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Practical and effective social media use for lawyers: Twitter edition
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The Merry Band Of Murderers Of ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Are Back
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How They Got Their Guns
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Indiana University suspends fraternity after video appears to show s----- hazing
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SWAT team descends on school over student's Halloween costume
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FBI Chief: Guardian Has Better Data on US Police Violence
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1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Northern Arizona University
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Most Gun Owners Support Background Checks
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Saudi Arabia Remains Adamant On The Beheading and Crucifixion Of Political Dissident
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Why police could seize a college student's life savings without charging him for a crime
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Judges:
Ginsburg: Scalia burst into a Bob Dylan song the night after the big gay marriage ruling
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Chemerinsky: New term's most important cases--so far
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Federal judges say the San Antonio courthouse is falling apart
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Judge accused of giving clerk $26K in gifts for ‘special friend’ relationship seeks to keep his job
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Tearful woman gets judicial scolding, 3 days in jail for failing to show at domestic violence trial
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Legal experts decry offensive Eakin emails
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Wall Street:
U.S. stock-market indexes finish higher after Fed minutes
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Why the stock market is likely to rise as 2016 approaches
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Layoffs:
A&P Could Have Thousands More Unemployed by Thanksgiving • Over 4000 Long Islanders could lose jobs in A&P bankruptcy
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Standard Chartered to cut 1,000 top jobs
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How To Get A Job When You're Over 50
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:
J.P. Morgan Ramps Up ‘Risky’ Loan Purchases From Smaller Lenders
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Opera:
Reorganization plan would revive NYC Opera for 2016-17 season
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Autos:
An Apology From Volkswagen • Volkswagen Chief in U.S. Blames Defeat Device on Rogue Engineers • Experts blast VW's explanation for diesel emissions cheating • VW has to 'bloody well sort it out': Dijsselbloem • Quinn Emanuel instructed over Volkswagen • Australian customers join class action against VW • Regulators Investigating 2nd VW Computer Program on Emissions • VW US CEO Isn't Sure About Official Story • Lawsuits against VW continue to be filed as company hires Jones Day for inquiry
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Personal Finance:
How to Teach Kids About Failure
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Healthcare:
Texas hospital files for bankruptcy, blames insurers for troubles
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Mystery group attacks hedge fund's Daughters of Charity hospitals deal
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U.S. Uninsured Rate at 11.6% in Third Quarter
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Soccer:
Fifa is functionally bankrupt – the time has come for outside intervention
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Religion:
Judge declines to order new auction for Gallup Diocese
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Bankruptcy judge questions Gallup diocese's closed auction
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Music:
SFX's Robert Sillerman not ready to let the dance music stop
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Fraud:
Ex-TD Bank Officer Pleads Guilty in Rothstein Fraud
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TelexFree trustee says alleged fraud swells to $3 billion
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Judge sentences ex-farm employees for conspiracy
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Harvard, Goldman Sachs, Venture Capital Fugitive
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Coal:
Lawyers Are Determining The Value Of BTU, ACI, And ANRZQ
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Court Approves Patriot Coal Plan
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Dealmakers Drop a Plan to Divert Millions from the Health Insurance of Retired Coal Miners
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Student Debt:
Democrats push ‘Higher Ed, Lower Debt’ bill at hearing
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Student Debt Is Worse Than You Think
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Growing Support for Bankruptcy Relief for Student Debtors
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Economy:
US jobless claims fall to near a 42-year low
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Wage growth may be disappointing, but workers are getting more expensive
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How Changing Demographics Affect the U.S. Jobs Report
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Minutes Show Fed Leaders Delayed Rate Hike Over Global Risks •The Fed is showing that the market matters most • Here’s what really worries the Federal Reserve now • FOMC Minutes: Waiting on Inflation
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Fed should have hiked in March: Morgan Stanley CEO
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What Economists Think of the U.S. Defaulting on its Debt: ‘We Aren’t That Stupid!’
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What Republican civil war means for the economy
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Summers: Global Economy in Serious Danger • Policy call from Larry Summers is falling on deaf ears
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OECD: Growth in U.S., China, Japan to slow
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Stiglitz: Global Economy Looking at Significant Slowdown
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Getting Harder to Get Past Minimum Wage Job
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World Bank's Kim Doesn't See End of Low Commodity Prices
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World economy poised between fear and hope
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No Room for Mistakes as World Economic Waters Turn Choppy
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$3 trillion corporate credit crunch looms as debtors face day of reckoning, says IMF
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What Would Americans Do With an Extra Couple Hundred Bucks?
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U.S. Consumers Splurged with Gas Savings After All, Study Finds
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Overall Uptick in Consumer Borrowing Continues in August • Consumer Credit Hits New Record Amid Slow Growth
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Our 'gig' workforce could become a problem: Obama • 5 must-knows about on-demand jobs
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Ben Bernanke blames wife for the title of his memoir • Ben Bernanke on Lehman’s Failure, Jail for Subprime Crisis Figures • Bernanke Says U.S. Far Outperforms Europe and Rest of the World
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The remarkable thing that happens to poor kids when you give their parents a little money
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Women Are a Quarter Million Dollars Short of Retirement
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Average US rate on 30-year mortgages falls to 3.76 percent
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U.S. Construction Firms More Stable Than a Year Ago
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Bankruptcy Judge Authorizes Immediate Marketing of Manhattan Hotel Properties
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Las Vegas Real Estate in September: Sales Increased 10% YoY, Inventory Down YoY
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Bidding wars in Washington, D.C.
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CFPB doubles down against marketing services agreements
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Distressed sales down to just 9% of homes sold
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Municipalities:
San Bernardino creditors attack city's debt payment plan
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Bankruptcy judge : San Bernardino must provide more information
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Is Detroit Really Rebounding?
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Puerto Rico Congressman Seeks U.S. Guarantee on Island Debt
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Mayor Butt: Moody’s throws Richmond into debtor’s prison
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Detroit's Wealth of Ruins: A Photographic Exploration of Structure and Agency in Motor City
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Consultant: Gary schools 'beyond bankruptcy '
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Chicago Schools Set Up Controls as District Pleads for State Aid
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Muni-Bond Funds Draw $714 Million, Largest Inflow Since January
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The Unlikely Cities That Will Power the U.S. Economy
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15 Least Affordable Places in America
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Debt Collection:
The Color of Debt: How Collection Suits Squeeze Black Neighborhoods
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What Can Be Done Right Now to Fix the Legal System for Debt Collection
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'Debtors' Prison' Challenged in Washington
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Food/Beverage:
A&P job losses could be in thousands, 100 stores still on auction block
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Ruby Tuesday misses earnings targets
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Stop & Shop to begin A&P conversions
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Even more Haggen stores to be sold, including some core Washington, Oregon groceries
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Politics:
High Noon Out West Between Trump and Rubio the Kid
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Handling the debt ceiling the Ben Carson way • Carson Doesn't Understand What Debt Limit Is • A Mystery in Ben Carson’s Ties With Supplement Maker Mannatech • Carson questions U.S. apology for bombing to Doctors Without Borders • Carson defended his Oregon gunman comments • Ben Carson Campaign Manager: Constant Hitler Analogies "Too Powerful" • Ben Carson: I’m Pretty Energetic, I Just Don’t Yell and Scream
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Joe Biden Can't Campaign on Tragedy
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Kevin McCarthy’s Exit From the U.S. House Speaker Race • McCarthy: Maybe the House Can't be Governed • The House Republican leadership crisis, explained • Who Will Be the Next Speaker? • One Step Boehner Can Take in the Face of Conservative Republicans’ Revolt • As McCarthy Withdraws From Race, Can Anyone Lead The Republicans? • The speaker chase: Who’s next? • Why speaker of the House is the worst job in Washington • One way to elect the next House speaker: moderate Republicans and Democrats should make a deal • No, there is not going to be a bipartisan speaker of the House • Paul Ryan doesn't want to be speaker of the House. Republicans should elect him anyway. • Things are Not Looking Good for the GOP in Congress
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Unbeknownst to Clinton, IT firm had emails stored on cloud; now in FBI’s hands • Tech firm warned server was vulnerable to hackers
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Clinton calls for breaking up too-big-to-fail banks • Clinton Walks Fine Line in Her Plan to Rein in Wall Street • Critics say Hillary Clinton is pro-Wall Street. Her Wall Street reform plan says otherwise • Hillary Clinton Proposes Fee on Wall Street Firms' Liabilities • Hillary Clinton: My Plan to Prevent the Next Crash
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Hillary Clinton’s Problem With Men
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Jeb: No Need for Voting Rights Act
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Here's Exactly Where the Candidates' Cash Came From
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Directories:
How Do The Yellow Pages Still Make Money?
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Oil/Gas:
Crude climbs above $50 for first time in months • Oil extends gains, set for biggest weekly rise since 2009
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Q&A: A Guide to Bankruptcy Law for O&G Attorneys
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Wells Fargo trimming energy borrowing bases an average 15%, lender says
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Goldman Sachs sees oil rally fading
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Hovensa Aims to Offload Oil Refinery, Terminal Quickly in Bankruptcy Sale
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Encana bails out of Colorado oil field in $900M deal with Denver firm
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Wealth funds from Oslo to Riyadh raid coffers to offset oil drop
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Offshore driller Ocean Rig warns of plans to pare back fleet
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Oasis Petroleum’s credit line cut by Wall Street banks
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Libya Reopens Major Oil Export Terminal
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EIA’s Short Term Energy Outlook For 2016
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85 Gas Projects Dying on the Vine as LNG's Promise Falls Short
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Agriculture:
SC Flooding Expected to Hit Some Farm Crops Hard
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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 (27 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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Miscellaneous:
The Weil Bankruptcy Blog 2015 Mid-Year Review
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Avoidance Actions:
Eleventh Circuit Broadly Defines 'Value' in Fraudulent Transfer Suit
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Exemptions:
Bankruptcy Trustee Can't Sell Home, But IRA Fair Game
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Repos:
Liquidity Windfalls: The Consequences of Repo Rehypothecation
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Professional Compensation:
Recent Developments in the Law of Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals
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Litigation:
‘Don’t Be Too Rosy’ And Other Litigation Finance Lessons
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Celebs:
Billionaire Bill Gross Sues PIMCO For $200M Over 2014 Breakup •Bill Gross on Pimco: I Didn't Like How I Left • Bill Gross’s Lawsuit Against Pimco: A Look Inside
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Bill Cosby Can't Get Out of Testifying
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Randy Quaid Is Being Sent Back to America, Promises He's Not As Weird As You Think
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Metals:
Alcoa shares fall after big earnings miss • Alcoa slashes its production outlook for China
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Retailing:
Dov Charney Faces Setback in Defamation Suits Against American Apparel
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National retail trade group predicts slight decline in holiday season sales
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Gap reports downbeat outlook, Sept. sales drop
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Alternative Energy:
SunEdison: Is Bankruptcy Possible?
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SunEdison's U.K. Solar-Panel Installer Mark Group Seeks Creditor Protection
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UK energy policy slammed as solar company collapses
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Crafts:
Amazon Handmade could craft doom for Etsy
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Gambling:
Caesars to face lawsuits while running casino's Chapter 11
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Bankrupt Caesars division amends restructuring plan, seeks to extend exclusivity period • Caesars asks judge to extend bankruptcy period until March • Caesars tries to keep control of bankruptcy, sweetens plan • Caesars Seeks Time to Market Assets, Sway Junior Creditors • Caesars announces amended reorg plan with improved recoveries • Caesars tries to woo strengthened creditors with new plan
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Gadgets:
Quirky moves toward bankruptcy sale
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Quirky’s list of 1.15M members and more to hit the auction block soon
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Mass Torts:
$338M fund in deadly oil train derailment close to approval
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Geo. V Hamilton, Inc. Files For Reorganization
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Hollywood:
Relativity Media Bankruptcy Consultants Made $2.4 Million for 30 Days Work
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Computers:
Apple Mac sales are slowing down for the first time in two years
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Non-Profits:
Jackson & West Tenn. YMCA closes all facilities, plans for bankruptcy
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Tax:
U.S. Chases Swiss Bank Secrets to Singapore and Israel
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Aviation:
Qantas Group says ability of US carriers to utilize Chapter 11 'does make life a lot easier'
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Corporate Governance:
Delaware Supreme Court Rules on Director Independence
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Education:
Judge Rejects Request By College To Change Its Name In Exchange For $20 Million Gift
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Communications:
Former Standard Register entity asks for another extension in bankruptcy court
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Junk Bonds:
Junk Bonds Experience Worst Quarter in Four Years
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Sovereigns:
This Is Why Argentina's Scioli Would Settle Debt Conflict First
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Argentina Bondholders May Want to Reconsider Election Favorite
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UK:
Wrongful Trading: Robin Hood’s not-so Merry Men
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EU:
A Guide to Directors’ Duties and Liabilities in Europe
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India:
Bad loans spiral in India’s ‘broken’ banking system
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China:
Why the Chinese slowdown has global central bankers so worried
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Brazil:
Historic Failure For Brazilian Oil Auction
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NII Holdings to explore options for Brazilian Nextel unit - sources
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