September 18, 2015

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Law:

Questions Fly as Dewey & LeBoeuf Jury Gets Down to Business
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Jones Day Sees Daylight in Detroit
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‘Are Lawyers Getting Dumber?’ Author Explains
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How to Be Both a Parent and a Lawyer
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Madoff Lawyer Leaves Lowenstein Sandler to Start Boutique
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Survey: These Clients Are Just Giving Money Away
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Bar Exam Scores Drop to Their Lowest Point in Decades
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Is Legal Education in Crisis? A Dean Responds
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Interview Horror Stories: When Ambition Goes Too Far
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The Big Time - Cleveland Doesn't Make It, Even If Law Firm Is Jones Day
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Will Reed Smith Merge with a Chinese Law Firm? ‘Perhaps’
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Baker & McKenzie faces embarrassing lawsuit
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Law Firms, Courts Brace for Pope's DC Visit
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Lawyer Behind Disabilities Act Lawsuits Declares Bankruptcy
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Jury Deliberations, Questions Begin in Dewey Case
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Most Lawyers Suck At Online Marketing
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Talking About Practice (Areas)
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Taking Paternity Leave Can Be ‘Damaging’ To Your Career
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Lawyers lack understanding of culture, says consultant
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Using big words to sound sophisticated makes you seem less intelligent
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How A Biglaw Attorney Uses Wearable Technology In His Practice
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The worst mistake people make when trying to get someone's attention
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The No. 1 sign your boss secretly hates you
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That Dislike Button On Facebook - Could Put Lawyers Out Of Business
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13 really useful new features in iOS 9 that most people don't even know exist What's new in iOS 9
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Mafia boss caught on camera getting busy with 'human rights lawyer' in jail cell
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10 common misconceptions about the Constitution
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Bonkers website of the week
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Appeals court blasts school’s claim teen ‘consented’ to teacher s--, nixes defense jury verdict
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Chicago Prosecutor Fired After Videotape Contradicts His Sworn Testimony On Witness Statement
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Ruling: New Jersey casino can regulate waitresses' weigh
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1642 b-------- trial of New Haven colonist reveals the horrifying growing pains of our modern justice system
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They hired a house sitter when they went to Burning Man — and he rented their place on Airbnb
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Once accused of hoax in kidnap in which Harvard law grad is accused, couple plans lawsuit
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Bowe Bergdahl’s Commanding Officer Recounts ‘Shocking’ Discovery
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TX Gov: Ahmed Mohamed Should Not Have Been Arrested School Offers Abound for Ahmed Mohamed It's Not Just Ahmed Mohamed
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Judges:

Alabama Federal Judge Lied About Abuse Allegations
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Jeb Bush, et al. - BigDump On John Roberts
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The Annoyed Adjudicator: When Recusal is Unnecessary
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What Would Scalia Do With 2,447 Bottles of Wine?
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Alabama judge asks not to have to wed same-sex couples, rejects 'license to engage in s-----'
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The ‘Deflategate’ Judge’s Unusual Fan Mail
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Decisions in Judicial Misconduct Cases to be Posted Online
(DBN)

MC RBG? Justice Ginsburg To Spin Tunes On Radio Next Week
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Wall Street:

Losses for stock futures build in Fed’s aftermath
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Stocks fall, rally, then fall again after the Fed
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Layoffs:

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Electricity:

Judge clears Energy Future to move ahead on selling Oncor to Hunts Court Approval for Chapter 11 Support Pact
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Coal:

Zacks downgrades ANR to sell
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Resorts:

Developer of Bahamas mega resort exploring options after losing bankruptcy bid
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Baha Mar: Chapter 11 End Undermines ‘Commercial Viability’
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Christie More Optimistic On Baha Mar
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Govt Blinded By China 'Love Affair' Over Baha Mar
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Guns:

Dodging bankruptcy, smart rifle company TrackingPoint restructures and relaunches
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Economy:

Fed leaves U.S. interest rates unchanged Stuck At Zero: Global Risks Have Tied The Fed's Hands One new phrase jumped out in the Fed's statement The biggest winners off the Fed decision Fed dovishness may have stopped soothing market 64% believe Fed will hike this year: CNBC Survey
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US jobless claims at eight-week low; housing starts fall
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Labor Dept. likely to downwardly adjust payrolls
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Philly Fed factory activity contracts unexpectedly in September
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Income Stagnation in 2014 Shows the Economy Is Not Working for Most Families
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Why Fed should go back to speaking with one voice
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Ray Dalio Is Worried About the Next Downturn
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Government, Economy, Immigration Seen as Top U.S. Problems
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Reforming the Federal Reserve’s Rescue Authority: Warren and Vitter Come to Cato
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Gen X is sleeping through its retirement wake-up call
(DBN)

Why Have So Many Men Stopped Working?
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Most and Least Happy States in America
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Housing starts cool off in August and July
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Do homebuyers really care about rising rates?
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Foreclosure Activity Wanes to End Run of Annual Gains
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Mortgage Bonds Seen as Haven as Fed Nears End of 0% Rate Era
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The Biggest Thing Keeping Young Homebuyers Out of the Market Isn't Student Debt
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Developer of Santa Fe's 500 Market Station files Chap. 11 bankruptcy
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Judge tells defunct Roanoke title company to pay claims
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Ex-Lehman CEO Sells Sun Valley Estate in Record for Auction
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Municipalities:

Balancing a City s Past Versus Its Future
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Puerto Rico needs a bankruptcy framework
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Moody's cuts Ferguson credit rating to 'junk' status City Facing Insolvency
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Retailing:

Gift cards present liquidating retailers with a new dilemma
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Rite Aid skids after profit miss, outlook cut
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Fraud:

Treasury market rigged like Libor and FX
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Oil/Gas:

Defaults Mount in Beleaguered Energy Industry
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An Oklahoma of Oil at Risk as Debt Shackles U.S. Shale Drillers
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Bankruptcy Battle Brews Between Energy Companies
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Deloitte: More oil and gas deals coming if crude prices stay low
(DBN)

Oil prices fall Oil markets muted as Fed declines to hike rates
(DBN)

Samson Resources Files for Bankruptcy Amid Oil Slump KKR Stock Falls After Samson Resources Files for Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Wipes Out Samson Unsecured Bondholders Samson Bondholders Said to Contest Cerberus-Led Takeover Plan
(DBN)

Paragon Offshore Announces Engagement Of Advisors Paragon Offshore: Hires Advisors; Bankruptcy Next?
(DBN)

Hovensa faces bankruptcy, owes $1.86 billion to owners Hess-Owned Refinery Faces Virgin Islands in Bankruptcy Fight
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Beckons as Troubled Energy Companies Run Out of Gas
(DBN)

OPEC Sees Crude Rising to $80 by 2020
(DBN)

Goldman sees 15 years of cheap crude
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The energy sector shakeout is hammering Jefferies' trading business
(DBN)

Houston energy companies ready for banks to tighten lending
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Education:

The 25 US colleges whose graduates earn the most money
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A peek inside the student housing of the 1%
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Movies:

Relativity Bankruptcy Moves Forward With Resolution Of Procedural Issues
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Catfish: The TV Show’ Makers Want Pay Before Show Sold in Relativity Bankruptcy Auction
(DBN)

‘Bankrupt Relativity Says There’s No Reason To Scrap Deal
(DBN)

Relativity Media Struggles with Bankruptcy; Leaves 7 Features in Limbo
(DBN)

Relativity Bankruptcy: Not Enough Celebrities Are Drinking Evian
(DBN)

Jane Got A Gun Leaps From Relativity Bankruptcy To WeinsteinCo
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Oops! Savannah movie boss didn't disclose bankruptcy to investors
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Mining:

Ferrexpo Craters as $174 Million Held in Insolvent Bank
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Taxis:

Uber-nomics: Can't Afford to Pay Expenses
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(7 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 (12 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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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Notice:

A New Paradigm For Notifying Customers in Bankruptcies of Retailers
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Turnarounds:

Inside the Award-Winning AgFeed Industries Turnaround
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Recent Pleadings:

Corinthian calls IL claim "insulting", "preposterous", "offensive", "demeaning"
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Insurance:

Bankruptcy trustee sues former Life Partners CEO for $41 million
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Texas Appellate Court Rules for Former Energy CFO in Insurance Dispute
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Celebs:

Watchdog Instructs 50 Cent to Protect Investment Accounts You Need To Diversify Your Bonds, Fiddy
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Actress Faces Bank Turnover in New York
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NFL’s Ryan Broyles lives like he makes $60,000
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Education:

Bill Would Restore Pell Grant Eligibility For Students Who Attended Defunct For-Profit Colleges
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Autos:

The $2 Billion Toll Of GM's Defect Coverup U.S. Charges GM with Wire Fraud, Concealing Facts on Ignition Switch GM Criminal Case Lacks One Thing: A Human Criminal
(DBN)

GM Pact Doesn't Mean Its Legal Woes Are in the Rear-View Mirror GM Still Facing Exposure in Civil Suits Seeking Billions
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Debt Collection:

Chief judge, clerk ditch policy of arresting collections-court no-shows
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Compensation:

Billionaire JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon says there’s no point in slashing CEO pay
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Festivals:

Ink-N-Iron Reportedly Files for Bankruptcy
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Politics:

Clinton defends bankruptcy vote from Senate career, saying Biden played a role Clinton uses Biden to defend bankruptcy bill vote
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GOP Candidates Spend Another Debate Ignoring Wall Street
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How Carly Fiorina Did It: Pugilism With a Precise Touch FactCheck: Fiorina at Hewlett Packard If she failed at H-P, how can she succeed in D.C.? Carly Fiorina gave an answer that's making conservatives go crazy Trump vs. Carly: Battle of the Republican CEOs Carly the Conqueror For Carly Fiorina, capitalizing on post-debate buzz brings new tests Why Fiorina Won
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Pope Francis threatens to deepen Republicans’ Hispanic problem
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Bankruptcies: Donald Trump's big vulnerability has surfaced Trump Ergo Trump The Donald Trump Debate Show By the Numbers The beginning of the end of Donald Trump? Is Trump on His Way Out? Is Donald Trump A Narcissist -- Or A Bully? Here's What Psychologists Say Donald Trump is right: Paying politicians pays Trump: I felt bad for my debate rivals because they had to constantly talk about me Hillary Clinton mocked Donald Trump in a skit with Jimmy Fallon on the 'Tonight Show' Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump: 'Cut it out' Donald Trump Couldn't Shut Up About Beautiful Babies at the Debate Donald Trump links vaccines to autism 'epidemic' Fact Check: So, did Trump ask Jeb for casinos in Florida or not? Jeb Bush on Donald Trump: ‘I Can’t Figure the Guy Out’ Donald Trump dodged a question that called Obama a Muslim Trump's response as a supporter calls to "get rid" of all Muslims Let's Get Rid of the Muslims: Trump, We're Looking into That
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Jeb Bush admits he smoked pot 40 years ago: 'Sorry Mom'
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Fact Check - Ben Carson: Pediatricians have cut down on the number and proximity of vaccines
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The Gospel of Bernie
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Sovereigns:

US appeals court hands Argentina another win
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Argentina Scores another Point in Litigation against Vulture Funds
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Ukraine Bond Deal at Risk Again as Rebel Investors Demand Change
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MarketsISDA to review Ukraine CDS payout
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China:

China's first state firm defaulter applies for bankruptcy protection
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South Korea:

Pantech to cut half of workforce amid normalization efforts
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