Law:

Report Sees Top Deal Lawyers Pull Ahead as Billing Rates Soar
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GCs Are Hiring Fewer New Law Firms, Report Finds
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Survey Says It’s Time For Law Firms To Change Their Ways
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How A.I. Will Excel at Legal Work • Can Technology Replace Lawyers?
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A Robot That Automatically Tracks Your Billables? Meet Smokeball Ai
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Greenberg Traurig Grows Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice in New York and Houston
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PayPal Co-Founder Understands How Bad Biglaw Really Is
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Is Hunton & Williams Looking For a U.K. Tie-Up?
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Head of DLA Piper in Phila., Dies at 51
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Mobile Platforms Critical to Law Firm’s Web Success
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These law schools top rankings that focus on quality legal jobs
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Everything Wrong With The ATL 2016 Top 50 Law School Rankings
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Too S--- for the Boss
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Big Firms Have Paid Big Bucks for Clinton Speeches
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Casey Anthony allegedly paid her lawyer with s--
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Court of Appeals disbars Baltimore Co. bankruptcy attorney
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Boutique Law Firm Swallowed by Boies Schiller
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Cloud-Based Subscription Software Or Desktop Version?
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Beyond Biglaw: Teaching The Basics
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5 Tips For Improving Diversity In The Legal World
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How Does Litigation Finance Influence Attorneys?
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Cosby To Stand Trial • Accuser says Bill Cosby attacked her as she lay on a sofa 'paralyzed' by drugs • Cosby Assault Case Stands After Court Dissects 2005 Police Report
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Documentary featuring undercover prisoners leads to firings for alleged excessive force, negligence
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Reports: Baylor to fire president Ken Starr over s-- assaults scandal
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‘Bad-a** lawyer’ can’t sue over parody Twitter account, appeals court says
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The Many Reasons Why This Law Professor Thinks You Should Read ‘The Anxious Lawyer’
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Dear Lawyers: Maybe Don’t Wear Your KKK Hood
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‘Muffy, He’s Murdering Me’: Law Firm Managing Partner Testifies Against Lawyer Accused Of Slitting His Throat
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Bathroom Wars: Everything new is old again
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The Nationwide Crime Wave Is Building
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Justice Department Will Also Seek Death Penalty Against Dylann Roof
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Judges:

Clarence Thomas' Death Row Dissent Is Complex & Has Everyone Confused
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How Clarence Thomas Broke My Heart
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Man is acquitted of shooting assault on federal judge, but convicted on lesser counts
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Judge says handcuffing public defender taught her a lesson about ‘proper decorum’ in court
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Supreme Court may or may not split 4-4 in a handful of cases, Breyer says
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Jesus Christ Withdraws Support In State Judge Election
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Even in the Face of Precedent, Some Justices Just Don’t Like it When a Convicted Petitioner Is Right on the Law
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While the Supreme Court Remains Deadlocked, the Lower Courts Are Making Power Grabs While Legislators Stand By
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Wall Street:

Stocks Rise on Higher Oil Price, Greek Debt Relief Deal
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S&P 500 Logs Biggest Gain in Two Months
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US stocks close higher on back of tech, bank rally
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Layoffs:

Shell to Lay Off Another 2,200 Staff
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Close to 1,000 laid off from Halliburton Duncan plant
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Schnucks issues layoff notice for 234 Bridgeton employees
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Motive Power announces layoff of 210 employees
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Nokia could cut 10,000-15,000 jobs worldwide - union
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

Donald Trump might have a big problem if he refuses to release his tax returns • 'The question is transparency': Trump campaign manager spars with CBS anchors over Trump's tax returns • Lewandowski: Trump Paid ‘Lowest Tax Rate Possible’ • Here's when you can tell if Donald Trump's poll surge is the real thing • Jimmy Carter: Donald Trump has tapped into a reservoir of 'inherent racism' • John Kasich: It's going to be 'really hard' to endorse Donald Trump • Is Donald Trump’s Hair a $60,000 Weave? • Donald Trump rages on Twitter after veterans donations are called into •Donald Trump Wanted Vets Kicked Off Fifth Avenuequestion • Paul Ryan’s Concern: Will Trump Respect Congress’s Power? • The Danger of President Trump Isn't Dictatorship
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More Americans Consider Third-Party Options
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Raucous Hearing on IRS Targeting Scandal • No One Hates the IRS More Than House Republicans • IRS Commissioner's Day of Impeachment
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Polls: Clinton’s Drop Has Magnified Trump’s Rise • Clinton Fact Check: "The only two (Donald Trump tax returns) we have show that he hasn't paid a penny in taxes."
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How a Sanders-Clinton Thaw Could Play Out
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Elizabeth Warren Is Playing the ‘World’s Smallest Violin’ for Donald Trump - Calls Trump 'Small, Insecure' in Speech
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Retailing:

Macy's is making one fatal mistake about its customers
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Best Buy offers weak profit view, says CFO stepping down
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Sports Authority shutting down with giant going-out-of-business sale • Liquidators Win Approval to Sell Sports Authority Inventory
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Can Zumiez Survive The Death Of Retail?
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Brutal chart shows death is imminent for America's department stores
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Religion:

Creditors: Minn. archdiocese that filed bankruptcy has $1.7B • Abuse Victims Say Twin Cities Archdiocese Shielded Assets
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Transit:

Yonkers bus co. owes $3.7M, files bankruptcy
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Coal:

Foresight Energy reaches debt restructuring deal
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Colorado coal industry collapse leaving mining towns unsure
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Suspect arrested in West Virginia death of former Patriot Coal CEO Bennett Hatfield
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Opera:

NYC Opera announces 1st full season after bankruptcy
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Student Debt:

How Much are Young Americans Paying a Month on Student Debt? Less than You Think
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Healthcare:

Haynes and Boone Advises Forest Park Medical Center at Southlake in Bankruptcy Sale
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Debt Collection:

Current Trends in Consumer Junk Debt Buyer Litigation
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Education:

The Tuition 'Claw Back' Phenomenon: Reasonably Equivalent Value and Parental Tuition Payments
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Personal Finance:

Here's your most urgent debt, according to a financial planner
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The One Time It's OK to Pile Up Credit-Card Debt
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Mass Torts:

Calif. High Court Reinstates Asbestos Verdict
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Corporate Governance:

When the CEO Reports to Private-Equity Bosses
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Economy:

NY Fed: Household Debt Increased in Q1 2016, Delinquency Rates Declined
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Despite Increasing Debt, The Economy Continues To Grow Slowly • U.S. Debt Binge Not Producing Growth Because It’s Mostly For Consumer Spending
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Balance Due: Credit-Card Debt Nears $1 Trillion as Banks Push Plastic • Household Debt Steps Up, Delinquencies Drop
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Workers Get a Little More of the Income Pie
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Millennials are more likely to live at home than anywhere else for the first time in history
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Sonders: All Signs Point to Fed Rate Hike in Summer
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Signals from the U.S. Yield Curve: World Can’t Handle Fed Rate Hikes
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The Fed's Amazing Self-Fulfilling Forecast
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Summers: Our Next Recession Staring Trump
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What the Future of Work in America Looks Like
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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:

The Antidote to Zombie Foreclosures: How Bankruptcy Courts Should Address the Zombie Foreclosure Crisis
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New-Home Sales In US Surge To Highest Level In Eight Years • New Home Sales increased sharply to 619,000 Annual Rate in April • New Home Prices • Comments on April New Home Sales
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Lowest Number of Foreclosure Starts in 10 Years
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U.S. Households' Mortgage Debt Rises to Four-Year High, Fed Says
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Justice's Bank of America Suit Failed Basic Contracts Test
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Municipalities:

6 Things Detroit's Bankruptcy Can Teach You About Money
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The Waterfall of Tiers: A Relocation Cost-Based Theory of Municipal Insolvency and a Proposal for a New Municipal Bankruptcy Regime
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Is Delegate Math a Factor in Bernie Sanders’s Opposition to Puerto Rico Debt Deal? • Sanders’ Puerto Rico Fight Shows Limits to His Clout in Congress
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Puerto Rico Debt Bill to Get ' Good Majorities ,' Bishop Says
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Save Puerto Rico by setting the island free
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U.S. Sen. Durbin cites problems with House Puerto Rico debt bill
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Puerto Rico Debt Deal Faces Hurdles
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Puerto Rico crisis bill strengthens creditors , but cram-down remains
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The Puerto Rican debt restructuring bill: why it’s worth supporting
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House GOP faces first vote on Puerto Rico bill
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Despite money woes, Atlantic City's attractions still open
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Municipal Bankruptcy, Atlantic City and Other Games of Chance
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Atlantic City Mayor: 'It's up to us now'
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Atlantic City Rescue Plan is Politics as Usual for Bondholders
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Rhodes offers to facilitate audit of DPS
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Oil/Gas:

Real Property or Disguised Financing? A Closer Look at the Treatment of Oil and Gas Financing Transactions in Bankruptcy
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The new normal in oil prices? Wild swings • Tues.: Oil Prices Spike Ahead Of Inventory Reports Oil Prices Spike Ahead Of Inventory Reports
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Haynes and Boone Partner Pens Book on the History of Oil & Banking
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Weds.: Oil at Seven-Month High as U.S. Stockpiles Drop
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OPEC Head Calls for $65 Oil
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Citi Says Oil “Turns a Corner”: Barrel Price at $50 in Q3
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Why Cheap Shale Gas Will End Soon Why Cheap Shale Gas Will End Soon
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Oil's Recovery Under Threat as Tankers Run in Circles Off China
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Energy Gets Its Junk Back On
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Libya Ramps Up Oil Production Just as Market Was Rebalancing
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Iraq Sticks to Oil Output Growth Plan Despite Spending Cuts
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Wells Fargo Cuts Its Oil Risk • Wells Fargo Trims 66% of Energy Credit Lines Reviewed Amid Oil Slump • Wells Fargo warns energy loan losses will grow
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OPEC president: ‘Fair price’ for oil badly needed
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Things have gotten so bad in the oil industry that workers have stopped paying their car loans
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Linn Energy, LinnCo delisted from Nasdaq • Linn Energy : Likelihood Of Equity Recovery • Linn Energy: A New Low
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Oil at $45 a Barrel Proving No Savior as Bankruptcies Pile Up
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Crystal balls, hard truths confront bankrupt energy companies
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Inside Halcón Resources' Bankruptcy Part 2 OF 3
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Seventy Seven Energy - That Ship Has Sailed
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Top U.S. Energy Companies Falter Under Weight of Depressed Prices, Threat of Bankruptcy – BDO Report
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Insurers risk financial stability through energy holdings, report says
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Chinese Company Searching for Billion-Dollar Oil Deals in Texas
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Post Oak Closes Third Fund, as Energy Industry Struggles to Regroup
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Bonanza in Tailspin as Credit Noose Tightens
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Trump advisers push him to target OPEC, regulations in big energy •Trump courts energy industry
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Breitburn Energy Partners: Insiders Start Selling Units
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Intervention Energy Holdings LLC Files for Chapter 11 Protection
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Shell Faces Rising Investor Discontent Over Executive Pay • Shell’s $70 Billion Debt Joins Dividend as Top Priority: Chart
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SembMarine denies EIG allegations
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U.S. Shale Oil Boom Over Says CSMonitor - Hahahahaha
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Norway: Forget About $100 Crude Coming Back
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No recession for Texas, economist says
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Corporate Reform:

Why the Law Failed to Punish Wrongdoers in the Financial Crisis
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The Bank Fraud That Wasn’t
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Travel:

3 reasons TSA lines are worse than ever
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Celebs:

Judge rules 'RHONJ' star Teresa Giudice's bankruptcy case must be reopened
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Is Rush Limbaugh in Financial Trouble?
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Baylor Fires Ken Starr Over S-- Scandal
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Media:

Is someone trying to bankrupt Gawker?
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Aviation:

Bay area aircraft maintenance company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Bombardier Inc cuts demand forecast as business jets go begging
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Alternative Finance:

Is LendingClub On Its Way To Bankruptcy?
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Banks Said to Devise Plans for Cutting Back Online Lending Risk
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Radio:

IHeartMedia Wins Legal Fight
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Banking:

Wells Fargo Says It Will Miss Profit Targets
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Ex-Barclays Trader Says Rivals ‘Corrupt’ in Setting Libor
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The Libor Mess: How It Will Hit Bank Profits
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Autos:

Mitsubishi Motors Posts Special Loss Over Scandal, Warns of Rising Costs
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VW, US Make Progress Towards Final Deal
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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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

The Distress Research Indices and a Fresh Look at the Causes of Healthcare Distress
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Property of the Estate:

Debtor's Life Insurance Policy Belongs to Bankruptcy Estate
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Miscellaneous:

Lookback Period – Twelve Weeks
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Interest:

Default Interest Rates are Presumed Reasonable Under Sec. 506(b), and a Bankruptcy Court May Not Use the Fair and Equitable Language of Sec. 1129(b) to Conclude Otherwise
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Discrimination:

The Bankruptcy of Refusing to Hire Persons Who Have Filed Bankruptcy
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Mediation:

6 Reasons Why Bankruptcy Mediation is a Process, Not a One-and-Done Session: Part Five — Multiple Party Realities
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Cross-Border:

Daebo International Shipping: Reaffirmation of Chapter 15 Power and Policy
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Why Two Facets of Chapter 15 Rulings Hinder Cross-Border Insolvency Petitions in the United States
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Chapter 13:

First Impressions and Prohibited Mortgage Modifications in Bankruptcy
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Avoidance Actions:

Leading Edge Logistics - Preference Actions Filed
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Bankruptcy Reform:

ABI Commission’s Report on the Reform of Chapter 11: Small and Medium Businesses, Sales of Assets, Financing, and Plans
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No Seal No Deal: Amending Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9019 to Require Judicial Approval of Settlement Agreements
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Consumer Bankruptcy:

Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Regulation: Mortgage Servicing Rules, the FDCPA, and the CFPB
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Lien Stripping in Chapter 20 Bankruptcy: A Permissible Relief to Debtors
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Environmental:

Trust(ee) and Abandonment Issues: A Proposal for New Action Regarding Abandonment of Environmentally Contaminated Property
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Successor Liability:

Reconciling Bankruptcy Law and Corporate Law Principles: Imposing Successor Liability on GM and Similar “Sleight-of-Hand” 363 Sales
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Shipping:

Paying twice for bunkers
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Rail:

Kansas City Southern Expects Rough 2016 for Rail Industry
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Alternative Energy:

SolarWorld is reportedly a bankruptcy risk due to Hemlock lawsuit
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NY board poised to OK $485M for solar plant amid questions
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Taxis:

Banks stepping up efforts to collect on taxi medallion loans
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Sovereigns:

What The World Can Learn From Argentina's Holdout Saga
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UK:

Last-minute bid for BHS as liquidation threat looms • Former Mothercare managing director joins BHS bidding • Advisers to BHS buyer to face MPs
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Could Barclays, HSBC, RBS and Lloyds face bankruptcy?
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A Contradiction over Jurisdiction? English Contract Law v Foreign Insolvency Law
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Tata Steel deadline: the potential bidders
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PIIGS:

IMF Disputes Fiscal Target of Greek Bailout • Eurozone finance ministers happy with Greece • IMF Versus EU: The Battle Over Greek Debt Relief • Euro Area Signals IMF Concessions on Greek Debt as Talks Begin • Greece's Fiscal Performance Potential Divides Creditors : Chart • Greece Wins Pledge for Debt Relief as IMF Bows to Euro Plan • Greece Debt Relief to Pivot Around Germany's 2017 Ballot
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Greece reaches breakthrough deal with creditors • Greece gets US$11.5b fund from eurozone creditors • How Greece Got Another Debt Deal • Greek Debt: Has the Can Been Kicked Down the Road?
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Greece hopes to get new loans approved by eurozone creditors
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Canada:

23-year-old who owed $50000 thought 'debt was a normal situation'
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Environment, future of companies take back seat to creditors in oil well case
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Canada's Banks Continue to Face Oil -Price Fallout
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China:

Zombie companies are holding China's economy hostage
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Is China on a Path to Debt Ruin?
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Making the case for Chinese debt equity swaps
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Russia:

Russia Finds Way Back to Eurobond Market Riddled With Potholes
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Bahamas:

CCA Return 'Beyond Stupid' If Local Creditors Ignored
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DNA: Resort Talks 'Will Not Favor Bahamians'
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Venezuela:

Venezuela gets ugly for some US companies
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Venezuela Gold Holdings Shrink 16% as Maduro Battles Crisis
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Malaysia:

Goldman Sachs Sees Malaysian Deals Evaporate Amid 1MDB Concerns
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South Korea:

Banks set to suffer from exposure to troubled shipbuilders
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Korean Shipbuilder STX Bound for Receivership • Court receivership looms larger over STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
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Hyundai Merchant Marine Creditors Agree to $570 Million Swap
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Australia:

Insolvency reform: let’s not forget about the scheme of arrangement regime (again!)
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Caymans:

Cayman Islands bucks trend in offshore insolvency petitions
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India:

Burned Indian Bankers Turn Scrooges After Bad Loans Swell Losses
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MENA:

Gulf banks see more loan defaults as oil slump plays out
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