Law:
New York To $180K: What It Means For Partners And Firms
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Former Nixon Peabody associate is awarded $266K in suit claiming bonus underpayment
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Biglaw Firm Finally Raises Salaries, But Will Make Associates Wait Until Fall To See More Cash
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‘No Raises, But Here’s A Made-Up Award For Your Trouble!’
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The GC Compensation Survey: The Top 100
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Firms Offer Cash to Help New Lawyers Pay Student Debt • In a BigLaw first, Orrick will pay new associates an extra $100 a month toward student loans • In Latest Pitch to Indebted Associates, Orrick Promises Direct Help on Loans • Law Firms Offer Cash to Help New Lawyers Pay Student Loans—Like 'Sushi In The Workplace Cafeteria'?
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Looking Closely At GC Compensation
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Bernstein-Burkley Welcomes New Bankruptcy and Restructuring Attorney
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Three Big Atlanta Firms Score High in Women in Law Ranking
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Albany Is 16th Law School To Offer 2-Year J.D., But First To Charge Only 2 Years Of Tuition
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The Reasons Why Law School Graduates Are Really, Really Worried About Failing The Bar Exam
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Top Goldman Lawyer Helped Turn Around a Struggling Law Firm
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A top rainmaker will become Cravath’s first female presiding partner
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Dewey Exec, DA Fight Over Shape Of Coming Retrial
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Which law firms offer the best quality of life? Associate surveys determine this ranking
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The Evolving Post-Discovery Litigation Business
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8 ways to get people to take you more seriously
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20 cognitive biases that screw up your decisions
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Lawyers More Prestigious Than Priests
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Law professor fought ex-wife in the courts until murderous end • Lawyer Denies Adelson Family's Involvement In Dan Markel's Murder, Fingers Florida State Law Students As Possible Suspects
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Gibson Dunn Team Booted from Tilton Case in Second Circuit
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Follow This Golden Rule Of Communication
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Several Officers Shot in Baton Rouge • 3 officers killed, 4 others injured in 'ambush' in Baton Rouge • Baton Rouge shooter encouraged black Americans to 'fight back' before they went 'extinct' • Baton Rogue Shooter: Marine With an Online Alias •Suspected Baton Rouge shooter hinted at defense of 'justice' • Latest Gunman's Videos Show Anger at Police
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Cleveland Police Union President Demands Suspension of Open Carry Laws at RNC
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Pokémon players shot at • Hundreds of people mobbed Central Park to catch a Vaporeon in 'Pokémon GO' • 12 Signs You’re Playing Too Much ‘Pokémon Go’
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Tom Brady Accepts His 4 Game Suspension • Roger Goodell, Paul Weiss Slammed By Boston Lawyer Over Brady Proceedings
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Lawyer who stole brother’s identity to get into law school disbarred
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Minnesota woman charged with holding a Chinese nanny in a state of 'slavery'
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Linklaters partner guilty of punching another partner in the face three times
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Celebrity Divorces Can Get Really Ugly, Really Fast
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Judges:
Justice Thomas left Nice shortly before attack
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Attack in France Raises Security Concerns for Justices
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Justice Ginsburg’s damage to the Supreme Court
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The Ginsburg Controversy: It Is Time To Impose A Code Of Ethics On Our Highest Court
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Judges' Netflix addiction causes wifi chaos
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Wall Street:
Dow on track for fresh record high, as earnings season roars on
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Layoffs:
These Are the Jobs Least Likely to Go to Robots • The Jobs That AI Will Eliminate First
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Georgia Power announces 570 layoffs
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DCS Facility Services laying of all staff, 385 jobs
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McLaren lays off 80 as food service operations outsourced
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Grand Haven company announces bankruptcy, plans to lay off nearly 300 people
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Lockheed Martin will lay off 69 workers at 2 plants in Upstate NY
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Second round of 2016 Volvo layoffs to impact about 300
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Religion:
Threat halted release of priests' files in abuse cases
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Retailing:
Sports Authority's two-month liquidation process ends • Sports Authority Liquidation To Continue
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Sports Authority Gets Ch. 11 Approval For IP, Lease Sales
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Draw Another Circle Gets Quick OK For Stalking Horse
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Blog Post: PacSun Says Workers 'Desperately' Need Rep For Wage Claims
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Mining:
Dayton shows Essar the door, but the mining company isn't dead yet
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Amusement Parks:
Bankrupt Conneaut Lake Park starting to make money
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Student Debt:
Jesus forgives all – except for student debt
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Paper:
Mill owner Verso emerges from bankruptcy
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Non-Profits:
Suit Claims ‘Looting’ of Donations at Defunct Design Charity
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Fraud:
Herbalife to Pay $200 Million Over Claims of Misrepresentation
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Flood fraud case against Humphreys -- not his firm -- remanded back to Kanawha County
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The Fake Factory That Pumped Out Real Money
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Distressed Investing:
Oaktree on 'bonfire of distress'
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US High Yield Bond Funds See Massive $4.35B Cash Inflow
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After Month of Withdrawals, US Leveraged Loan Funds See Cash Inflow
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Coal:
Wyoming: Federal coal bond finding erroneous, political
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After court approval, question linger on Alpha's future
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Economy:
US Economy Looks Resilient
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Preliminary Consumer Sentiment at 89.5 in July
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Key Measures Show Inflation close to 2% in June
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Fed: Industrial Production increased 0.6% in June
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US spending on prisons and jails grew three times as fast as spending on education in the last 3 decades
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Retail Sales increased 0.6% in June
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Corporate Profits Set to Shrink for Fourth Consecutive Quarter
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White House Cuts Economic Growth Forecasts
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STRATFOR made disconcerting predictions for the third-quarter of 2016
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The Lure Of Helicopter Money
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The Top 10 Most Successful American Companies
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How attempts to fix the global economy have ignited unrest
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Court invalidates common mortgage provision
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Mortgage lending on track for best year since 2013
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As Rates Sink, Housing Bubbles Rise
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Building Permit Delays Choke U.S. Housing Supply, Study Shows
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Buying a house is about to be a lot more affordable
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American homeowners are having a 'sustained run of cheap borrowing'
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HV Mall foreclosure
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Municipalities:
Marco Rubio Named to Puerto Rico Debt Crisis Task Force
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Leaders appoint allies, adversaries to Puerto Rico growth task force • Ryan appoints GOP members to Puerto Rico task force
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Puerto Rico’s Flag Is Black and in ‘Mourning’ Over US-Imposed Oversight Board
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Puerto Rico's debt issue is more than an economic crisis
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Detroit Firefighters Get 4 Percent Raise, After 20 Percent Cut During Bankruptcy
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Former Flint EM ripped ex-mayor, council in report to state
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Oil/Gas:
Several energy companies work toward emerging from bankruptcy
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Oil Prices Steady but Products Glut Looms
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Faltering oil recovery prompts warnings of a relapse to $40
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Oil Producers Prepare for Second-Half Slump as Rally Sputters
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Rig count continues slow climb • US rig count up 7 this week to 447
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Bankruptcy Judge Says SandRidge Creditors Can Vote on Debt-Swap Plan
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Banks get relief for their big oil headache
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Why Oil Prices May Never Recover
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Independent US oil producers seek limit on crude imports
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Oil Is Facing The Perfect Storm
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First Oil and Gas accounts reveal slump into the red
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2067: The end of the oil age
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Traders hoarding most oil since 2009 amass North Sea fleet
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Politics:
59% of All Americans Are Sick and Tired of This Election
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'Donald Trump was part of the problem': Cleveland's subprime lesson for Republicans • Donald Trump portrays his comeback from near bankruptcy as proof of his business acumen — but bankers who worked on the negotiations have a different recollection • Art of the spin: Trump bankers question his portrayal of financial comeback • Frustrated homeowners look to Trump for leadership • Pence as VP Might Work to Curb Financial Bailouts: BI • Trump Forces Must Pick Insularity or Outreach • Trump’s Creativity With the Truth • The Trump Before Trump • Trump Camp Saw $2.2 Million From Fund That Raised $25 Million in Same Quarter • If Donald Trump Was President - The world v the Donald • Behind The Scenes Drama as Donald Trump Picks Mike Pence • Donald Trump: the making of a narcissist • Divided Republicans Ponder the After-Trump • Class action claims Trump supporters were hurt by protesters because of city’s actions • For "blue-collar billionaire" Donald Trump, money's an asset • Trump's 'Art of the Deal' Ghostwriter Tells All
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Clinton Leads Trump Despite Email Report, Poll Finds • Democrats struggle for unity as protesters swarm Netroots convention • Clinton will push constitutional amendment to ‘overturn Citizens United’
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Looking Back at the Republican Veep Candidate’s Short-Lived Legal Career • Trump VP Pick Raises Legal Questions for Some Wall Street Donors • Donald Trump Briefly Paused Talking About Himself to Introduce Running Mate Mike Pence • Mike Pence’s Pay-to-Play Problem
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Debt-ridden Christie campaign gets vendors to take less
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Newt Gingrich Won’t Let The Constitution Stand In The Way Of His Grand Plan To Deal With Muslim Americans
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Autos:
General Motors escapes some claims from 2014 recalls • Court ruling opens GM to billions in death, injury claims
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GM Reversals Hinged on Safety, Definition of ‘Claim'
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Court Rules Tort Claims Can Proceed in G.M. Ignition Switch Case
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General Motors' Ignition Switch Debacle Isn't Over Yet
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Court Tosses Claims on Lost GM Car Values
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VW Promises U.S. Dealers Restitution for Tainted Diesels
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EU Commission Long Knew of Diesel Cheating
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Banking:
For U.S. Bancorp and a Philadelphia businessman, a bankruptcy case that will not die
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Bank of America’s Results Slide
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Ports:
Port trucking company agrees to $5M settling wage suit involving drivers
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Architecture:
Baltimore architecture firm DDG files Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition
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Food/Beverages:
Johnny Carino's owner files for bankruptcy
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Directories:
Yellow-Pages Publisher Dex Media Wins Court Approval for Restructuring • Dex Media’s Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization Confirmed
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Dex Media Offloads $1.8B Debt With Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
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Convenience Stores:
Midnight at the Oasis
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Shipping:
You have to take the rough with the smooth on shipping loans
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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 (14 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (56 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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Intercreditor:
Resolution of Intercreditor Dispute in Favor of ABL Lenders in the RadioShack Bankruptcy Case
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Chapter 12:
Court Declines to Convert a Chapter 12 Case to a Chapter 11 Case
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Avoidance Actions:
The Customer Finally Pays, But the Bankruptcy Trustee Demands the Payment Be Returned; What to do When Faced with a Preference Action
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Exemptions:
Wyly's Private Annuities Not Exempt Under Texas Exemption Law Says Bankruptcy Court
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Automatic Stay:
Improperly Taking $297.72 Results in $250,000 in Punitive Damages for Stay Violation
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Jurisdiction:
Ninth Circuit to Rehear Case Denigrating the Status of Bankruptcy Appellate Panels
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Adapting to BAPCPA
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Mass Torts:
Plaintiffs in Kerr-McGee settlement say payments are taking too long
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Destroyed Evidence a Factor in Asbestos Defense Win
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Litigation funder facing SEC fraud claims made bad bets on mass torts
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Alternative Energy:
Renewable energy investment falls by almost quarter in first half
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Healthcare:
Pernix in talks with creditors about debt restructuring -sources
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4% of All Patients Use 25% of All Medicare
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Corporate Governance:
Chart: How Obscene CEO Pay Has Become
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Pensions:
How to Save Public Pensions, No Federal Bailout Needed
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Defaults:
Moody's Default Rate Predictions by Industry for U.S. and Europe
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Banking:
How to Catch a Falling Giant: FIBA Moves Closer to Realization
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Corporate Reform:
HSBC: The Bank Too Big to Jail
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Celebs
Celebrity Big Brother offers David Cassidy £100k to be 'human grenade' after fiery This Morning interview
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Tech:
Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology
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UK:
Linklaters writes to Olswang over “missing” BHS sale proceeds
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The chief economist of the Bank of England said too few people are benefiting from the economic recovery
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BOE's Weale Says Firmer Evidence Needed for August Rate Cut
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Brexit’s Toll on the Business of Law
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A Tale of Two Brexits at Four of London’s Biggest Law Firms
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Wirral near the top of the table for personal insolvencies • Sefton has one of the highest insolvency rates in the North West
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The Bond Market Still Thinks Brexit Is Bad
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Tata suitor Liberty House eyes North American steel targets
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Pensions stretched to breaking point after Brexit vote
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PIIGS:
If You Thought Brexit Was Bad Wait Until The Italian Banks All Go Bust
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'No meaningful cooperation' by developer Dunne in bankruptcy case
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EU:
Italy isn't the only European country with 'a systemic banking crisis'
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Bahamas:
Opposition Leader says Central Bank report on Baha Mar nothing new
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Finland:
Bankruptcies down for third consecutive year
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Australia:
Bob Jane is broke ... flat out broke.
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Diamond Joe Gutnick's trail of debt leads to convicted US fraudster
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Can a bankrupt maintain legal action on a TPD claim?
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Brazil:
In Brazil, Another Shipyard Goes Bust as Work Returns to Asia
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Swapping an axe for a scalpel
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Thailand:
Amendments To Bankruptcy Act Provide Greater Protection For SMEs
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France:
CoiffeurGate: Hollande’s Hair Costs Leaves Many French In Shock
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