September 22, 2015

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Law:

If Convicted, Grim Future Awaits Dewey's Leaders
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Some law professors blame student quality for continued drop in bar exam scores
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For New Associates, Work Seems Like School
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Dewey & LeBoeuf Leaders’ Jury Weighs Fraud Claims
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: Three Words That Should Be Banned: Work-Life Balance
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Bringing Bankruptcy Out Of The Stone Age: Meet The Guys From Reorg
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How is Big Data Changing Big Law?
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Attorney and Firm Sanctioned Over Falsely Prepared Affidavit
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Apple may have revamped the iPad, but it's still not the future of computing
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Embattled Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane suspended from practicing law
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Prosecutors won’t bring charges for ‘raucous’ bar association party
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Texas lawyer is accused of trying to hire a hit man
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Suit claims lawyer failed to tell police about murder plot revealed by his client
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Ex-Manatt Litigator Proud Father of Rare Identical Triplets
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Fired Coach Sues Paul Weiss For Defamation
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Autistic Boy's Parents Sued by Neighbors for Lowering Property Values
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Bergdahl: Disillusioned and Self-Deluded
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Saudi Arabia is preparing to behead and crucify a 21-year-old
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Cops: Burglar Gets Tripped Up By Stolen Sweatshirt And Its Vigilant Owner
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Man Found Guilty of Murder for Pushing Wife Off Cliff on Anniversary Hike
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Three Black Lawyers Don’t Walk Into A Bar: Allegations Of Racism At A Houston Nightclub Nightclub Lawyer Issues Embarrassing, Damning Video Statement
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Judges:

BK NV: New Chief Judge
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New Orleans Courts Said to Run Debtors' Prison
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The Lonely Road Ahead for John Roberts
(DBN)

Alito Says He’s Startled by White House Assertions of Executive Power
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Justice Alito Says SCOTUS Is Clueless On New Tech, Which Makes Privacy Cases Even Harder
(DBN)

Judge Tosses 21,000 Arrest Orders, Ends Collection Policy
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Laughing Lawyer Kicked Out Of Court
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Listen To Justice Ginsburg Hosting A Radio Show
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Texas judge opined that some people ‘need to be killed,’ reprimand says
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Wall Street:

Stock futures tumble; Dow futures down 200 points
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Stocks end higher, but health-care selloff caps gains
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Goldman sees S&P at 2,100 by year’s end
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Layoffs:

200-300 ESPN Employee Layoffs are Coming Soon,
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BAE Systems Norfolk announces 650 layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

Want to get into politics? You can buy this Super PAC in bankruptcy
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Hilary's Bankruptcy Betrayal Clinton's lead over Sanders grows Hillary Clinton says she’ll lay out plan against gouging by specialty-drug makers
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CNN's Jake Tapper confronts Donald Trump: 'Do you not have a responsibility to call out this hatred?' Donald Trump trolls Jeb Bush by suggesting he needs to stop smoking pot Trump says government profits off student loans
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Donald Trump is relentlessly attacking Carly Fiorina after her rise in the polls The many controversies of Carly's billionaire defender Why I Still Think Fiorina Was a Terrible CEO How Bad Was Carly Fiorina's Run at HP? Yes, Carly Fiorina failed at H-P — but who hasn’t?
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Critics are shredding Ben Carson for his 'asinine' comment about Muslims Ben Carson Would Fail US History
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Ted Cruz doesn't have a problem with a Muslim president
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Scott Walker quits presidential race
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Food/Beverage:

Acme, Stop & Shop adjust offers in A&P sale
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A&P seeking additional bids on stores Key Foods seeks
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A&P Wins Approval of Store Sales for Total of $370 Million
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Insiders at A&P Took in $9.4 Million Before Chapter 11
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Haggen stakeholder has experience with struggling companies
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This awesome Starbucks hack will save you $2 on an iced latte
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Corporate Reform:

Peanut company executive faces prison for life
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Healthcare:

A former hedge fund manager jacked up the price of a crucial drug and people are freaking out
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Celebs:

50 Cent Asks For Vitamin Water Deal Details To Not Be Used In Bankruptcy Case 50 Cent Begs For Mercy In Bankruptcy Case
(DBN)

Robins Kaplan LLP Named Special Counsel in 50 Cent Bankruptcy
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Advisors:

Evercore Hires Lazard’s Aronson for Restructuring, Debt Advisory
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CDS:

Corporate Credit-Default Swap Indexes Rolling Into New Series
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Economy:

Fed's Bullard says rates could rise in October Bullard: Jim Cramer needs to stop cheerleading for 0% interest rates The stock market, not Yellen, is real Fed chair
(DBN)

Rate hike delayed because risks had 'ratcheted up': Fed's Lockhart
(DBN)

Why Fed Officials Still See a 2015 Liftoff
(DBN)

Report: More Than 1 In 4 Americans Spend 50 Percent Of Income On Rent
(DBN)

Altman: Government shutdown probable—here’s why
(DBN)

Here's the best personality type to lead during a recession
(DBN)

What If the Richest Person in Every Country Gave All Their Money to the Poor?
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These Are the Careers Where Workers Are Seeing the Highest Pay Growth
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Sales of Previously Owned U.S. Homes Fall More Than Forecast U.S. existing-home sales drop nearly 5% in August
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Rent Squeeze To Intensify For Retirees And Singles Through 2025
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How you can get a mortgage right now even with bad credit
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Chase Mortgage CEO to CNBC: FHA loans same as "subprime lending"
(DBN)

SEC settles with former Fannie Mae execs over subprime fraud
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rican Deadline Extension Only Delays Inevitable
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UBS's Puerto Rico Wipeout How UBS Spread the Pain of Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis to Clients
(DBN)

Chicago Plans $543 Million Property Tax Hike Over Four Years
(DBN)

Muni Distressed Debt Firm Rosemawr Sues Over Revel Energy Bonds
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Oil/Gas:

Tues.: Oil futures ease before U.S. oil supply data
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Oil, gas projects worth $1.5 trillion at risk $50 Oil Will Cut Budgets, New Projects to a Sliver of Previous Estimates
(DBN)

Oil Prices Gain On Higher Investor Confidence In Tightening Markets Oil prices edge up as U.S. drilling declines
(DBN)

No, U.S. Oil Production Probably Didn’t Rise in July
(DBN)

Is This The Bottom For Oil Prices?
(DBN)

Statoil Will Face More Employee Reductions, CEO Says
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Autos:

Volkswagen shares plunge on U.S. emissions scandal Volkswagen falls over 20%, to halt US diesel car sales More Woes to Come Volkswagen's US boss: We totally screwed up
(DBN)

Volkswagen loses €14 bln in value as emissions scandal deepens
(DBN)

Volkswagen Credit-Default Swaps Jump
(DBN)

VW Sets Aside $7.3 Billion to Pay for Emissions Crisis
(DBN)

Volkswagen Owners Want Payback
(DBN)

Slew of Class Actions Add to Giant Fines VW Can Expect for Cheating
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Religion:

Yom Kippur, Kim Davis, the Automatic Stay, and Religious Adjudication of Disputes Involving Parties in Bankruptcy
(DBN)

For Business, a Papal Pushback
(DBN)

Pope to the White House -- a scene once unthinkable
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Taxis:

Barron's said nice things about the taxi medallion company getting crushed by Uber and now the stock is soaring
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Uber Loses Bid to Force Arbitration on California Driver
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Hotels:

Downtown Cincinnati hotel rots as owners battle in court
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Oil/Gas:

Expert: Don’t expect $100 oil anytime soon
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Samson Resources roundtable discussion tackles intercreditor conflicts, valuation issues
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If oil is below $50 a barrel, $1.5 trillion worth of oil projects will lose money
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The booming business of oil tankers
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Calling crude’s next move
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CEO: Statoil To Have 20% Fewer Employees By End-2016 Vs 2013
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Virgin Islands oppose bankruptcy reorganization plans for Hovensa refinery
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Retailing:

Macy's to Hire 85,000 Holiday Workers
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Jos. A . Bank sales are crashing after it killed the main reason men shopped there
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Bankrupt Quiksilver mulled selling surfwear in shuttered RadioShacks
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Resorts:

Share Pledges Show Baha Mar’s Urgent Chapter 11 Need
(DBN)

Christie's Contractor Meet 'Worth A Shot'
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Hollywood:

Relativity Sale Face New Hurdles From Elliott Affiliates
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Relativity Bankruptcy : MPTF Fears Charity Pledge Will Be Forgotten In Sale
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Fraud:

Scammed Fair Finance investors to get back $18 million in first-ever distribution, trustee says
(DBN)

Bitcoin Firm Chief Pleads to First-of-Its-Kind Ponzi Scam Texas Man Admits To $4.5 Million Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
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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 (13 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Greenhill's Bok Expects Restructuring to Get `Extremely Active'
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Exemptions:

Prohibited Transaction Causes IRA To Lose Bankruptcy Exemption
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Claims:

Okla. Court Takes Hard Stance on Late Bankruptcy Claims
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Professional Compensation:

Harris Does Not Preclude Attorney Fees Upon Pre-Confirmation Conversion
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Priority:

Third Circuit Approves Use of Escrow Agreements Funded by Acquirers to Pay Junior Creditors Before Senior Creditors
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Fiduciary Duty:

Guernsey Dairy Opinion - Allowing WARN Claims to Arise May Breach a Director's Duty
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TBTF:

Bill aims to shed light on 'shadowy' board of regulators
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Gambling:

Caesars' Restructuring Deal Falls Short With 2nd-Lien Lenders
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Education:

126-year-old boarding school where Donald Trump and John Gotti went abruptly closes
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Corinthian Colleges files bankruptcy to facilitate wind-down
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Mass Torts:

Ex-peanut exec gets 28 years for cover-up
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Coal:

Bankrupt Patriot Coal to start auction Monday for its assets
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Mines in America's Coal Country Just Sold for a Total of Nothing
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European Coal Prices Slump to a Record Low
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Electricity:

U.S. judge warns Energy Future as it seeks votes to exit bankruptcy
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Healthcare:

Children's bankruptcy deal may be in the works
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Ronald Glass Named To Oversee Hutcheson Medical Center Bankruptcy After 1st Trustee Abruptly Resigns
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Prime Healthcare sues Attorney General over stymied Daughters deal
(DBN)

Hospitals Issue Debt at the Fastest Pace Since 2012
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Former Bull Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Concealment Of Assets From A Bankruptcy Trustee
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Pensions:

9th Circuit joins the 7th Circuit: Successor may be responsible for predecessor’s ERISA MEPP withdrawal liability
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Sovereigns:

Payday for Ukraine Default Swap Holders as Credit Event Looms
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Argentina's Scioli Vows to Continue Fernandez Holdouts Policy
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UK:

Scandal involving UK prime minister David Cameron and a pig
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Creditors in Scotland get £37m back via DAS
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Personal insolvencies drop in the North
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The 10 towns where Britons are most likely to go bust
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Insolvency law changes will bring more transparency for creditors
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EU:

Restructure – before it’s too late
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Israel:

New rules can boost confidence in Israeli debt offerings
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Brazil:

Oi bonds plunge on restructuring news report
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Brazil’s Real Drops Toward Record Low as Budget Pessimism Rises
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49% Haircut May Be Best These Brazil Mall Investors Can Hope For
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Norway:

Norske Skog Said to Work With Houlihan Lokey on Debt Review
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China:

China SOE default warning highlights urgency of reform
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China Erzhong Parent to Take Over Bonds Post Court Decision
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The necessity of failure: looking at a changing Chinese economy
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