Law:
Law Firms Demote Partners as Pressure Mounts Over Profits
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New York Partners Unscathed By MoneyLaw?
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Jobs Report Shows Small Gains for Legal Sector
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Law school admissions officers are optimistic about legal ed, but would like to see some closures • Too many law schools in the US, say admissions officers • 65% Of Admissions Offices Want Some Law Schools To Close; 52% Want ABA Stripped Of Its Accreditation Power
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Law Schools With The Most Competitive Students v. Law Schools With The Best Quality Of Life (2017)
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US Law Firm Womble Carlyle Adopts ROSS’s AI Research System
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Restructuring Partner to Join Sidley In London
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Lawyers Can Write Shorter, But It’ll Cost Them
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In Changing Legal Market, Big Firm Model Faces Questions
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The 3 Main Mistakes You Want To Avoid In Order To Leave The Law
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Amidst Declining Enrollment And Budget Deficits, Minnesota Law School Dean Seeks To Shift Narrative
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Morris Schneider Wittstadt's Failure Sparks Another Suit
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My Moot Court Partner Was Jose Cuervo
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US lawyers can expect to see pay rises next year
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Evaluating Global M&A: A Bad Year… Except For One Firm
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7 Firms (Not on Wall Street) Make 'Best Place to Work' List
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McGuireWoods Partner Richard Mason Named Co-Chair of International Bar Association’s Insolvency Section
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Hit Man Implicates Wendi Adelson In Dan Markel's Murder
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Sometimes, To Get Things Done, You Must Simply Pick Up The Phone
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Pa. Bar Passage Rate Dips to New Low
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Law firm says it’s downsizing because of ‘unfair allegations’ in barratry suit
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‘Grab Them By The P----’… And Throw Them Off A Building: The Most Hilarious Lawyer Letter Ever
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Former Student Permanently Banned From Law School For Allegedly Exhibiting ‘Disturbing’ Behavior
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The Evolving Law Firm Partnership: Divergent Perspectives
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Obama commutes 102 more sentences, setting one-year record
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Biglaw Firm Tells Lawyers To Bill Clients For Time Spent On Toilet
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Associates: I’ll Take a Year of Pro Bono, Please
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Trump’s Lawyers Really Don’t Trust Him
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GW Law Grad And Her Biglaw Partner Husband Get The ‘Saturday Night Live’ Treatment
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10 signs you aren't cut out to be a leader
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Former Federal Prosecutor Jessica Ortiz’s Career Advice For Up-And-Coming Attorneys
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Putting Public Safety First: Police Officer Claims Strange Defense
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Legal series about disgraced BigLaw lawyer debuts this month
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Judges:
In Debate with Trump, Clinton Says She'd Look Outside 'Big Law' for Supreme Court Nominees
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Ginsburg: Kaepernick's protest is 'dumb and disrespectful'
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Federal judge questions how redacted document got unredacted; CourtListener says there is no mystery
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He Who Shall Not Be Named During Presidential Debates? Judge Merrick Garland
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5 Tips For Raising Strong Daughters From Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Wall Street:
Losses on tap for Wall Street stocks as oil backs away from highs
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Stocks close higher as oil jumps 3%, Dow up 89 points
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The market looks eerily similar to the days right before the 1987 crash
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S&P 500’s ‘triangle’ chart pattern warns of a big selloff, analyst says
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Layoffs:
Trump Taj Mahal closes after 26 years; 3,000 lose jobs • Trump Taj Mahal Closes After Breakdown Of Talks With Union Workers
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Verizon - Cutting Jobs in Stores Across the Country
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Travel:
Flight attendants share 11 of their favorite travel hacks
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Gambling:
Trump Taj Mahal becomes 5th casino casualty in Atlantic City • Trump: 'No reason' for Taj Mahal casino showdown • Atlantic City’s Casino Crisis Continues as Trump Taj Mahal Closes • A Look Inside Donald Trump's Failed Taj Mahal Casino • Carl Icahn loses $350 million bet to save the Trump Taj Mahal
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Caesars Entertainment Wins Major Legal Battle, but Its Future Still Looks Grim
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Intent To Harm Creditors Needed In Bankruptcy Sentence
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Personal Finance:
Who Will Go Bankrupt First If Your Neighbor Wins the Lottery?
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Steel:
Essar continues mineral lease battle
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Autos:
Takata hires law firm Weil Gotshal with bankruptcy among options, report says • Air-Bag Maker Takata Weighs U.S. Bankruptcy Filing: Bankruptcy court seen as possible venue for negotiating recalls costs with auto makers • Takata shares plunge as restructuring options weighed • Who is in the running to nab Takata?
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Coal-mining boss: ‘Tesla is a fraud’
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Taxis:
Yellow Cab Can No Longer Afford Ch. 11, Trustee Says
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Education:
Is For-Profit Education Hurting the Economy?
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A bankruptcy with plenty of parking spots
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Tax:
Trump’s Tax Strategy Seen Turning Unpaid Debt Into Benefit • Trump Got Tax Break for Stiffing Contractors
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Retailing:
Under Armour upgraded as Sports Authority bankruptcy threat fades
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Hotels:
Rochester hotel to be sold at bankruptcy auction
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Economy:
Global Economy Enters Dangerous Territory
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US Only Added 156,000 Jobs in September
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Consumer Borrowing Grows at Record Pace in August
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Consumer Loan Delinquency Rates Continue to Improve
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Change in Payroll Jobs per Month Since 2008
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2016 Nobel Prize In Economics Awarded To Harvard, MIT Professors • Economics Nobel Rewards Theories Worth Building On • An Economics Nobel for Examining Reality
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Here's how Trump and Clinton would each handle the rising deficit to avoid another fiscal crisis
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New Research On Inequality: ‘Whatever You Thought, It’s Worse’
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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:
Surrendering Your Property in Bankruptcy Means You Must Actually Surrender It
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico Continues the Struggle to Restructure its Debts
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Nebraska County Appeals $28.1M Judgment Won by Exonerated Inmates, Bankruptcy Possible
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US state public pension unfunded liabilities to hit $1.75 trillion: Moody's
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Challenge to Detroit Pension Cuts Thwarted by Sixth Circuit
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How Detroit's turnaround began long before bankruptcy
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City of Detroit Pays for CFO's $4000/Month Downtown Apartment
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Hedge Funds Holding Puerto Rico GOs Sue Over Sales-Tax Bonds
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Atlantic City’s Bare Ruined Choirs
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Raimondo: Providence should not go bankrupt; needs leadership
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Oil/Gas:
Samson Plan Takes Advantage Of Thanksgiving: Watchdog
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Shrinking bond yields signal oil patch rebound
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The Billion Barrel Oil Swindle
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Global Energy Demand Growth Set to Fall
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OPEC oil production rose to record highs: IEA
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OPEC Lost $1 Trillion on Cheap Oil Prices
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Two more rigs in U.S. oilfields; third increase in a row
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Oil is sliding after the 'scariest man on earth' said no to freezing production
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Russia's Rosneft boss Sechin says no to OPEC oil cap • Oil Surges To One-Year High As Putin Backs OPEC Deal
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Iran, Iraq Bow Out Of Next OPEC Meeting
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No recovery in sight for Canada's 100,000 unemployed oil workers
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Texas economist sees oil industry leveling out
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Onshore Oilfield Equipment Market Spending Begins Recovery
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Oil Clout Ebbs in Alaska as Billions in Tax Credits Are Cut
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Politics:
Debate: I'll Throw Hillary in Jail Once Elected • Trump Would Jail Clinton? There's a Name for That • Trump: 'Special prosecutor, here we come' • 90 Minutes of Insults • Trump crashes in poll after lewd tape leaks • 'Poll: Trump Supporters Staying Loyal • Five Types of Voters, More or Less Loyal to Trump • Bakersfield: Where Trump's Still Surging • You bragged that you have assaulted women. Do you understand that?' • There’s Apparently Another Trump Video Coming • GOP Pollster: Trump is 'back in the race' • Trump Admits Years of Paying No Taxes • Buffett to Trump: I’ve paid income taxes every year since I was 13 • Round 2 was nasty • Buffett slams Trump on tax returns •Report Documents 20 Times Trump, His Companies Were Sued for Misconduct Towards Women • Turns Out Donald Trump Attacked Woman Who Accused Him of Assault. This Year. • Tawdry Charges and Character Attacks Fill Second Debate • Paul Ryan Throws In The Towel • G.O.P. Furor After Ryan Says He Won’t Defend Trump • Trump: Paul Ryan shouldn't 'waste his time on fighting Republican nominee' • Pence doubles down on Trump • Race That Hit Rock Bottom Goes Still Lower • Donald Trump’s Wealth Is Fool’s Gold • There are hints more damaging Trump tapes exist — and someone is already willing to pay millions for them • A growing list of Republicans call for Trump to step down • How Donald Trump Uses the Tax Code in Ways You Can’t • He Couldn't Even Save Atlantic City • S. Korea Bets on Trump Becoming Rational on Trade If Elected • Business Leaders Call Trump Bad for Economy in New Letter • Donald Trump's bankruptcy was great for him, a disaster for everyone else • Trump's campaign keeps dismissing his controversial statements with the same defense • Ben Stein: Trump Must Go • Tennessee Governor Wants Trump to Quit • Kay Granger Calls for Trump to Withdraw • GOP Lawyers Look for Ways to Dump Trump • He's a Monster! Be Sure to Vote for Him • Donald Trump's unpaid debt seen turned into a tax benefit
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Hillary Waffled on Consumer Bankruptcy and Main Street Took the Hit • Wikileaks Releases Over 2,000 Additional Hacked Emails From Clinton Campaign Chairman • Email Leak: Clinton's Cozy Press Relationship • Leaked emails show tension and turmoil inside Hillary Clinton's inner circle • Citi ups chances of Clinton win to 70 percent as Trump stumbles • Clinton's Duplicity on Corporate Taxes • Emails: Clinton Weighed New Glass-Steagall • The Truth About Clinton’s Handling of Kathy Shelton Case
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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are about to get blamed by the CEOs of the world's biggest companies
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After scrutiny, news outlets stop conducting unscientific online debate polls
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New Firepower in Shocking Suit Against Trump
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Corporate Governance:
Don't Blame Delaware - Its loose laws make it a tax haven, but other states' weak rules are also complicit
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Prisons:
The formerly incarcerated are facing crippling prison debt when they get out • Debtors’ prison: Take a look at your state’s “pay-to-stay” policies
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Telecoms:
Nortel units seek more time for talks to split $7.3 billion
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Former Nortel workers who lost disability benefits look to Liberals for justice
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Tech:
Facebook Founder Saverin Sued in Dispute Over Bankrupt Startup
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RadioShack, Circuit City Again Seek Discovery In Drive Suit
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Resorts:
Taxes on The Greenbrier went unpaid for months
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Metals:
US company enters agreement to test market for assets of bankrupt Noranda
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Waste:
Minnesota Trash Co. Claims Natural Gas Trucks Forced its Bankruptcy
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Weather:
1 Million without Power in North/South Carolina
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Litigation:
Courts Throw Some Shade at Litigation Funding Arrangements
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Consultants:
AlixPartners Adds Peters to Turnaround/Restructuring Team
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Food/Beverage:
Why bankruptcy is on menu for restaurants
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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 (11 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Commercial Bankruptcies Soar 38 Percent as Debt Crushes Businesses
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity (scroll down)
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Healthcare:
Eleventh Circuit: Bankruptcy Courts Lack Jurisdiction over Medicare Provider Agreements
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Texas hospital explores bankruptcy
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Sotera Wireless files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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A major investor is taking Theranos to court
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Coast Hospital: Slouching Toward Bankruptcy
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Not Working Makes People Sick
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Miscellaneous:
Sears Watch, Restaurant Woes And Kim Kardashian’s Bodyguard
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Sanctions:
Walk The Line: Sanctioning Institutional Creditors
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Religion:
Rabbinical Court Can’t Appeal Bankruptcy Court’s Order
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Sales:
When Can't a Creditor Credit Bid?
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Shipping:
First Hanjin vessel seized at Korean port
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Hanjin, Ashley Furniture Battle Over Cargoes, Storage Fees
(DBN) Trump Taj Mahal closes after 26 years; 3,000 lose jobs
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Port of Oakland has Hanjin shipping containers stacked five high
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Plagued by losses, Western India Shipyard Limited put up for sale
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Rickmers tries to win over bond holders
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Seoul Court Considers Selling Hanjin’s Asia-U.S. Business
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Insurance:
Claim Brought by Lenders Against Officers Based on Company’s Misstated Financials Barred by Bankruptcy and Creditors Exclusion
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Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 5
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Ch. 13:
Ch. 13 Debtors’ Changes to Model Plan Violate Bankruptcy Code
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UK:
‘Pension pain’ avoided as court rules retirement funds protected in bankruptcy
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Insolvency Express trials pilot scheme
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RBS deliberately crushed more than 1,000 healthy UK businesses to seize and sell their assets? • RBS denies allegations of causing SMEs to fail • Think Wells Fargo scandal is bad? RBS did something so much worse
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Immigration law for insolvency practitioners
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Pound’s losses deepen after reports Brexit would cost U.K. £66 billion • Former Bank of England governor thinks the pound's collapse is good news
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There is a rolling warning sign that Brexit is already killing off jobs
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Arcadia ‘paid £2m windfall to favored BHS staff’
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PIIGS:
Greek Government Faces Potential Delay in Aid Payout • Greece and creditors avoid a new bailout drama • Greece Clears Hurdle Toward Another Round of Bailout Aid • Greece Gets Fresh Loan Payout as Euro Area Looks to Help on Debt
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Why Greece Is Eyeing the IMF to Help Ease Its Debt Pile
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Greece’s Tsakalotos Says German Position on Debt Is Unrealistic
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Germany:
No deal reached by Deutsche Bank with US regulators • Beware The Falling Knife • Deutsche Bank bankruptcy would collapse world financial system – Jim Rogers
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China:
Dongbei Special Steel formally enters bankruptcy restructuring: Xinhua
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Pulling The Plug On Chinese Zombies
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China Lays Out Guidelines on Debt-for-Equity Swaps Between Banks, Companies • Market will drive debt-for-equity swaps; only fittest firms survive
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China Intensifies Push to Cut Debt With Multi-Agency Blitz
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India:
Centre issues three draft insolvency regulations
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MENA:
UAE courts may be under pressure to handle bankruptcy cases: Al Tamimi
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Singapore:
Courts to work on solving cross-border insolvencies
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Brazil:
Late Sugar Sales Help Brazil Mills Struggling With Debts
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Australia:
Investors Dig for Distressed Debt in Australia
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Court refuses mandatory examination of liquidator
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Austria:
Austria’s Heta Drama Ends With 99% of Bondholders Accepting Deal
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Venezuela:
PDVSA Extends Debt Swap Deadline on Low Bondholder Participation
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Russia:
'Yukos v. Russia' Update: US Court Stays $50 Billion Enforcement
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