Law:

Welcome To Lateral Season
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No Book of Business? No Problem!
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Jury Selection Drags On For Dewey Execs In Round 2
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The Yolk Worn by a Big-Law Trump Supporter • Trump Foes Egged Me On to Support Him
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Clients Are Splitting Litigation Into Affordable Pieces, Report Says
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Clifford Chance sues New York City after construction work shuts down network
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Alston & Bird Beats Suit Disputing $10M in Legal Fees • Alston & Bird, Accused of Dragging Out Litigation, Wins Appeal in Malpractice Suit
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40 Lawyers — Including 15 Partners — Are Leaving This Biglaw Firm
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Why Women Leave Law Firms, And What Anusia Gillespie Hopes To Do About It
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Jones Day Lawyers Tapped for Federal and State Posts
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Attys Leave 'Housewives' Case Over $290K In Unpaid Fees
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King & Wood Mallesons Collapse Kept Recruiters Busy
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Gov. Abbott Rushes to Cut Off Supreme Court on UT Law Admissions Scandal
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Wife of bankruptcy lawyer Geraci OK to sue condo association for not granting access to dog-free elevators
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Why Are Lawyers So Afraid?
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Email Etiquette For Lawyers – Beware Of The Send Button
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The History And Evolution Of Litigation Finance
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Flight-Check Your Cloud Tech: 7 Security Questions to Ask Your Vendor
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Do You Want To Be Famous Or A Lawyer?
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Deportations Temporarily Blocked • Four Federal Judges Rule Against Trump's Immigration Order • Syrian Baby Among Reed Smith Clients Left in Limbo After Trump Order • Trump’s Border Patrol Defies Judge, U.S. Senator at Dulles Airport as His First Constitutional Crisis Unfolds • Giuliani: Trump asked me how to do a Muslim ban 'legally' • Giuliani: Trump Told Me He Wanted A “Muslim Ban” • 'Going to Get a Lot Worse': At JFK, an Army of Lawyers Rises Against Trump Order • Rule of Law 1, Trump's Immigration Ban 0 • Trump Apparently Didn't Run Refugee Ban by His Legal Experts at State, DOJ or DHS • Confusion Hits Airports Worldwide • Order Blocks 500,000 Legal US Residents Too • Big Law Among Those Leading Opposition to Trump's Refugee Ban • Court Hits Pause On Muslim Ban, But Nation Remains On A Precipice • No, Judge's Order Did Not Actually Stop Officials From Enforcing Most of Trump's Refugee Ban • Despite Court Order, US Officials Won’t Allow Lawyers at Dulles to See Detainees • DHS: Forget Judge's Orders, Ban Still in Place • White House: Green card holders will need additional screening before returning to US • Yes, Trump Executive Order is (Sort of) Similar to Obama’s 2011 Iraqi Refugee Ban But. . . • The Betrayal of Legal Immigrants Who Followed the Rules • Attorneys general from 15 U.S. states, DC decry immigration order
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“Trump Is Here Now”: Massachusetts Man Arrested After Assaulting Muslim Delta Worker
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Tweeters defying Trump administration on official agency accounts could be prosecuted
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Charlotte Law School Launches Food Drive For Students, Submits Teach-Out Plan To ABA; Is It Closing?
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12 subtle signs that your coworkers hate you
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A master networker explains how to single out the most interesting people at any event
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What Does The Federal Government Hiring Freeze Mean For The Justice Department?
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Christie Won’t Face Official Misconduct Case Over Bridge Jam
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Judges:

What's Wrong with the Bankruptcy Courts?
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This Judge Really, Really, REALLY Wants Off This Case
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Reappointment of Chief Judge Morris as Chief Judge of USBC-SDNY.
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Unwinding A 22-Year-Old Fraud On The Bankruptcy Court
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Finding A Home For The Supreme Court
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Judge Accused of Saying Blacks Should ‘Go Back to Africa’ Abruptly Resigns
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White House: Supreme Court Choice Could Be Announced Monday
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Kennedy, not Trump, will determine the Supreme Court’s future
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Judge suspended for jailing indigent defendants over traffic tickets hired by city law department
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An Outspoken Critic Of A Supreme Court Shortlister
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Trump: I have settled on my Supreme Court pick. Probably.
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Scalia's Replacement Won't Be Quite So Originalist
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Yinz gonna be a Supreme Court Justice an 'at? Pittsburgh's SCOTUS moment may be here: Tony May
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Disgraced Judge Has Been Punished Enough, US Judicial Committee Rules
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Wall Street:

Shares fall, dollar dips after Trump travels curbs • US stock futures fall after Trump immigration controversy • Dow poised to dip below 20K as wary investors eye Trump, earnings
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Stocks close mixed after GDP miss, but post weekly gains of 1%
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Layoffs:

Sears is laying off workers to stay in business
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Half Our Jobs Could be Automated by 2055
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GM to lay off 625 workers amid NAFTA talk
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Abercrombie Cuts 150 Corporate Jobs as Comeback Remains Elusive
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Major Topeka employer announces layoffs
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More than 1,000 layoffs possible at Baltimore schools
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

Trump's wild first week in office was like nothing ever seen in the presidency • ‘Up Is Down’: Trump’s Unreality Show Echoes His Business Past • Trump sets 5-year and lifetime lobbying ban for officials • Trump says 'buy American' — his hotels don't • Fact Check: "If you were a Muslim, you could come in, if you were a Christian, it was impossible." • Trump: GOP senators opposing immigration ban are 'looking to start World War III' • Trump's plan for safe zones in Syria risks dragging the US into war • US Senators McCain, Graham: Order may help recruit terrorists • New life for Mike Pence’s tweet calling Muslim ban ‘offensive and unconstitutional’ • Trump Team Kept Plan for Travel Ban Quiet • Trump's heartland voters shrug off global uproar over immigration ban
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WH: No mention of Jews on Holocaust Remembrance Day because 'others were killed too'
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Trump just made an unprecedented, 'radical' change to the National Security Council
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Trump just made an unprecedented, 'radical' change to the National Security Council • Steve Bannon personally overruled DHS decision not to include green card holders in travel ban • White House Official, in Reversal, Says Green Card Holders Won’t Be Barred
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FactCheck: More Trumpisms on Voter Fraud • Gregg Phillips, Donald Trump’s Voter Fraud Guru, Blasted as a ‘Revolving Door Hustler’
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Education:

UW-Oshkosh foundation considering bankruptcy in wake of scandal
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Waste:

Illinois e-waste company files for bankruptcy
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Horticulture:

EuroAmerican Propagators' co-founder John Rader discusses bankruptcy filing
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Radio:

Radio’s Cumulus flew, and fell. Now warning bankruptcy possible
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Fraud:

Investors seek to push Siskey-run investment fund into bankruptcy
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Two banks, accountant to pay $17 million to settle allegations in Berjac of Oregon scam
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Peregrine Victims Want A Second Shot At Recouping Losses
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Newspapers:

Ex-owners of Register, Press-Enterprise sued by creditors • Freedom Communications Former Owners Sued Over Pension Plan
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Autos:

Ex-Chrysler GC Offers 4 Tips For Weathering A Crisis
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Saab's Ghost Continues to Roam the Earth, Starting in China
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Former dealership owner sentenced for lying to bank
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Food/Beverage:

Restaurant bankruptcies leave a bitter taste
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Report: Plano restaurant company closing dozens of units nationwide
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Awards:

Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Cleary Gottlieb
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McGlinchey Stafford Member Deborah A. Reperowitz Elected President of Turnaround Management Association's New York Chapter
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Pensions:

In unprecedented move, pension plan cuts benefits cuts for retirees
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Economy:

GDP growing, but at slower pace in Q4
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Buffett, Gates High on US After Trump Win
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CEOs Face Uneasy Test of Doing Business Under Trump
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Consumer confidence hits highest level in 12 years
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Americans will have to get used to paying a whole lot more for shoes, shirts and TVs
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Mnuchin Dims Banks’ Hopes He Will Allow a Prop-Trading Revival
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How pulling out of TPP trade pact will hit US steel industry
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There are a lot of problems with Trump's 20% border tax idea
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Who — if anyone — can threaten America's status as the global economic superpower
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Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and Jamie Dimon all agree on a little-known tax that pays poor people
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10 things I learned from meetings with Trump’s transition team
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CEOs Speak Out Against Trump's Immigration Ban • Tim Cook on Trump's immigration order: 'It is not a policy we support' • ‘Apple would not exist without immigration': Companies at Trump’s tech summit react to his travel ban • Microsoft: 'We share the concerns' over Trump's immigration order and are giving employees legal help • Elon Musk says Trump's immigration order is 'not the best way to address the country's challenges' • Zuckerberg Against Anti-Immigrant Orders • Google, Facebook Show Tech Dismay on Trump Immigration Order • Silicon Valley is financing the fight against Trump's immigration policy • Google creates $4 million crisis fund for immigration cause • Uber pledges $3M to travel ban defense fund • Silicon Valley's Ambivalence Toward Trump Turns to Anger • Trump’s Next Move on Immigration to Hit Closer to Home for Tech • Silicon Valley leaders slam Trump travel ban, scramble to insulate staff • WA governor blasts ‘train wreck’ immigration mess • Trump travel ban stirs faint corporate outcry beyond Silicon Valley • Koch network slams Trump immigrant ban
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JPMorgan: Here are the 7 key economic trends to watch for in 2017
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Here's how much people make working for a hedge fund
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Truth is, someone's going to lose big in Trump's economy — but no one thinks it's them
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5 Ways Trump Could Improve NAFTA
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US became a dumping ground for the world. No more
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Mark Cuban: Cutting Off Our Economic Nose
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GM Fires 600 in Canada, Moves Jobs to Mexico • GM jobs are just the tip of what Canada has lost to Mexico • Union leader supports changing NAFTA amid GM layoffs
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Corporate America employs new tactics to avoid Trump ire
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Trump's Big Plans on Infrastructure Will Stay Big
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Trump Has Backed Mexico into a Corner • Nearly 5 million U.S. jobs depend on Mexico
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China will likely withstand the shock of a trade war better than the US will
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GOP Tax Plan to Clever for Everyone
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Most Common Income Tax Bracket and Trump's Desired Changes
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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:

Legal storm sweeps up Trump Tower CMBS loan
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FTI’s Hedden: This Time is Different
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13% of loans could default in $90B debt wave: analysts - Roughly half of the CMBS loans left over from 2007 boom won't be easy to refinance when they mature
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Municipalities:

Judge confirms San Bernardino, California's plan to exit bankruptcy • San Bernardino gets final confirmation of its bankruptcy • Exiting from bankruptcy, San Bernardino works to attract businesses
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City bankruptcies should be a state responsibility
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Puerto Rico Governor Weighs Asking Creditors for More Concessions - Some investors fear shift by governor reflects higher chance of bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico board extends key deadlines on turnaround plan • PREPA Bondholder Group Announces Extension of RSA Agreement
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Oversight Board Meets as Puerto Rico Crisis Deepens
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USVI At 'Critical Juncture,' Says Director Of US Office Of Insular Affairs
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Past problems drain Grant County bank account, bankruptcy possible
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As Illinois budget impasse continues, state AG’s court motion seeks to stop paying state employees
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Prescott's unfunded pension liability in focus
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Did claims of fraud make jobless go bankrupt ? • Lawyer: Jobless errors forced hundreds of bankruptcies
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The Mayor Who Broke Harrisburg
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State to pay criminal defense tabs of Flint's ex-EMs
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Oil/Gas:

Rig count jumps again • Crude Prices Fall on Rising US Rig Count • Oil slides as strong US drilling activity weakens deal to cut output
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Big Oil Firms Look to Save, While Smaller Upstarts Want to Spend
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Fundamentals Be Damned – Oil Price Correction Likely • ‘Correction potential’ for oil is only getting bigger, warns Commerzbank
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OPEC May Be Powerless To Stop Lower For Longer
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Houston’s Green Bank exits energy lending
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Despite Trump’s Rhetoric: U.S. Needs OPEC Oil
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"Oil and Gas Industry Seeks Steady Ground Following Year of Restructurings, Restrictive Lending"
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Maxus Energy's Unsecured Creditors Lambaste Ch. 11 Plan
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No Cash: PDVSA Tankers Stuck Off Venezuela
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Solar energy workers account for most U.S. electricity jobs
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Trump’s Tariff Could Be A Disaster For Mexican Oil
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Retailing:

Is Payless the Next Sports Authority?
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Here’s How You Might Get Something Back From Gift Cards For The Limited
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Craftsman Sale Bodes Poorly For The Value Of Sears' Non-Real-Estate Assets
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Shoppers only buying when on sale leaves retailers with dramatic drop in margins
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Hotels:

UT: Grand Lodge bankruptcy case proceeds
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Coal:

Bankrupt Peabody says U.S. strains to press Superfund claims
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Terrible News For Peabody Energy Investors • Peabody Energy: Shareholders Lose, But Will Anyone Win?
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Healthcare:

CIH bankruptcy date reset
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TX: $3.2 M loan approved for hospital district
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Trustee goes after HDL's charitable contributions
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What Would A Republican ACA Replacement Plan Look Like?
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Agriculture:

Turner's $14M suit will stay in state
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Metals:

Sherwin Alumina's Chapter 11 hearing rescheduled for February 7
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Banking:

Illinois state regulators close second bank of the year
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RBS Not Depending On Kindness Of Jeff Sessions
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Auto Racing:

Manor Racing Is Officially Dead... And So Is F1's Expansion • End of the road for F1 backmarker Manor • Formula 1 Expansion Dreams Die with Manor Racing Bankruptcy
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History:

The business of bankruptcy
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Corporate Governance:

Key Developments of Delaware Corporation Law in 2016
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Tech:

Tech Firm Violin Memory Finds Buyer At Bankruptcy Auction
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Taxis:

Fashion model turned cab finance company promoter takes Medallion Financial investors for a ride
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Shipping:

Toisa and affiliates file in SD NY - First Day Dec • Gregory Callimanopulos’s Toisa files for Chapter 11 in New York
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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 (66 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Notable Plan and Confirmations and Exists From Bankruptcy in 2016
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Top 10 Bankruptcies of 2016
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Bankruptcies on the decline in Ohio for 7th straight year
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TBTF:

'Too big to fail' is making a comeback
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Interest:

Ninth Circuit Finally Abandons Entz-White : Default-Rate Interest Required to Cure and Reinstate Secured Debt Under Chapter 11 Plan
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Miscellaneous:

The Year in Bankruptcy: 2016
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Legislative/Regulatory Developments of 2016
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Notable Business Bankruptcy Rulings of 2016
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Lender Liability:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rules That Lenders Are Free to Enforce Contract Rights and "Negotiate Hard" Against Distressed Borrowers at Arm’s Length
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Make-Whole:

Energy Future Holdings Loses Round Three in Fight Over Liability for Make-Whole Premiums
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Avoidance Actions:

Administrative Claim May Be Set Off Against Preference Liability
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IP:

Another Appellate Court Rejects Lubrizol Approach to Effect of Rejection of Trademark License in Bankruptcy
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TIA:

Second Circuit Issues Reversal in Closely Watched Marblegate Case
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Second Circuit Confirms That Bond Issuers Can Restructure Out-of-Court Via Consent Solicitations
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Losing Your Marbles: A Sensible Interpretation of Section 316 of the Trust Indenture Act
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Committees:

IMX Equity Panel Denies Ch. 11 Sabotage Claim By Lenders
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Trustees:

Bankruptcy Management Solutions’ Exclusive Banking Arrangement Upheld in Seventh Circuit
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Ch.13:

Veterans’ Benefits Are Included in Calculating ‘Disposable Income’ in Chapter 13
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Corporate Reform:

The Uncertain Future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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CFPB Director Says He Will Stay the Course—Will the President, Courts, and Congress Let Him?
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Aviation:

One of American, Delta, and United's most feared rivals may be in trouble
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Debt Collection:

Letter Warning of Lien Recordation Subject to FDCPA, Ninth Circuit Holds
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Overhauling Obamacare could lead to spike in medical debt collections
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Telecoms:

Avaya Bankruptcy Indicates “Cloudy” Future for Contact Center Industry
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Avaya's bankruptcy protection is a 'good thing,' says Europe North veep
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In a Verizon-Charter Deal, Analysts See One Massive Pile of Debt
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UK:

Tata pension trustees warn scheme's funding gap could hit ý2bn
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Taggart brothers owe creditors up to £213m

Businesses going bust as insolvency rises in 2016 • UK personal insolvencies rise for first time since 2010 • 13% rise in personal insolvency as 'tide turns' for household finances • More people are going bust as credit card and personal loan borrowing soars • Total Individual Voluntary Arrangements increase for a sixth consecutive quarter: Q4 Insolvency Stats • 2016 insolvencies up from 2015 – R3 comments
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Tata Steel UK's pension scheme deficit to go up to $2.5 bn; co may face insolvency
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Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein tells Theresa May he will move staff out of London if Brexit deal doesn't take care of The City
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Jeremy Corbyn emailed all Labour members telling them why the party is voting to start the Brexit process
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A group of 111 former BHS staff are suing administrators over redundancy procedures
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Trump slump sends FTSE 100 to its lowest point so far in 2017
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The government has recovered 90% of the £20 billion it paid to bail out Lloyds
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EU:

European Commission Proposals on Preventative Restructuring
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PIIGS:

Greek factories still awaiting promised revival
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Greece's best-selling daily newspaper to close due to debts • Two more influential dailies fold in Greece
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IMF Assesses Greek Debt as 'Highly Unsustainable' • IMF locks horns with EU over 'explosive' Greek bailout scheme • IMF Warns Eurogroup Loan Measures Not Enough for Greek Debt • Greece at an Impasse Over Creditors ' Demands • Greece has three weeks to deal with 'potentially disastrous' debt, says IMF
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Greece and Creditors Face Pressure on Bailout Deal
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UniCredit says to fail ECB capital requirements ahead of cash call
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Canada:

Vancouver ecommerce retailer Shoes.com goes bankrupt
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HMV Canada stores closing after company placed into receivership • Struggling HMV Canada goes into receivership, owing $39M
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Australia:

The spectacular wipe-out of former Billabong CEO Matthew Perrin
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MENA:

Why pension funds in Iran could face bankruptcy tsunami
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UAE passes federal bankruptcy law - what has changed?
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Woman, 60, jailed in UAE 'is the real fraud victim'
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South Africa:

SABC may be at risk of becoming technically insolvent
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India:

Absconding chairperson of defunct Kingfisher Airlines Vijay Mallya demanded evidence over fraud charges • Vijay Mallya blames everybody except himself for Kingfisher Airlines • Service Tax Dept to auction Mallya's aircraft on March
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Wary SBI may play safe with troubled borrowers
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Tata Tele was on verge of filing for bankruptcy
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Brazil:

Pharol rejects Elliott's alternate plan for Brazil carrier Oi
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Brazil's Clealco in talks to renegotiate debt, eyes sale: sources
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Brazil development bank loses vote on oil , gas industry committee
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Ex-Billionaire Batista Isn’t Negotiating His Brazil Return
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Mozambique:

Mozambique's president says wants to resume ties with lenders
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