Law:

Revenue and profits per partner went up at these 2 global firms
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Global Law Firm DLA Piper Faces Disruptions After Cyberattack • DLA Piper Doing Its Best To Deal With Major Malware Attack • Cyber threat to lawyers at all time high • 'You can never 100% avoid this' - DLA Piper hack highlights new imperatives for law firms
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How prepared are law firms for cyber breaches? And how often are firms being attacked? • Six Steps for Lawyers to Secure their Cyber Walls
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Stoel Rives Welcomes Gabrielle Glemann
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Ex-Philadelphia DA escorted out of court in handcuffs after surprise guilty plea in corruption trial
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Shakeup marks top 10 family-friendly law firms for 2017
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Hagens Berman fires back at lawyer who claims firm breached his employment contract
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Lawyer Moms Are Absolutely Obsessed With This Dress
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Linklaters report £1.4 billion record revenues
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Law School Dean Dismissed Amid ‘Hostile Work Environment’ Accusations
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Big Law Jargon: A Primer
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This Lawyer Gives Them The Old Razzle Dazzle
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Are Legal Services A Commodity?
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Reports that family of Trump lawyer Sekulow got millions from his nonprofit leads to states’ review • Trump’s New Lawyer Scrutinized by Two State Attorneys General
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Former Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Scamming Clients With Fake Court Rulings
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Travel ban to take effect as State Department defines 'close family' • Trump Administration Decides Grandparents Aren’t Real Family • Yates Found Out About Travel Ban Online • Trump's travel ban is officially in effect — here's what's happening at airports around the US • Hawaii asks federal judge to clarify Supreme Court ruling on Trump's travel ban
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Texas Attorney General Threatens To Sue Trump If He Doesn't End DACA
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4 big mistakes guys make with their business attire, according to a menswear expert
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Pregnant woman runs over purse-snatching suspect in Walmart parking lot
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Judges:

I'm Done: Judge Walked off Bench Mid-Hearing
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Republicans call on Ginsburg to recuse herself in travel ban case
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Lawyerly Lairs: Justice Neil Gorsuch’s House, On The Market For $1.7 Million
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How Do Federal Judges Let You Know When They’re Annoyed?
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Justice Gorsuch’s First Supreme Court Dissent is Scaliaesque on Statute Construction but Non-Scalia on Public Rights Doctrine (Perry v. Merit Systems)
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures point to a comeback from tech-led battering
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Markets around the world are reeling • Global Markets Fall as Wild Ride Continues
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Wall Street hit hard as tech softness continues • US stock indexes slide in late-afternoon trading; oil rises
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Here’s why the stock market is spooked by central bankers, Trump agenda delays
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Layoffs:

Colonial Williamsburg Cuts Jobs To Reduce Growing Debt
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New York Times copy desk to top editors: ‘You have turned your backs on us’
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Robots could dramatically change the nature of retail jobs
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Settlement reached in Yadkin Valley Hospital class-action suit over closure and layoffs
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Liberty Medical in Port St. Lucie to lay off 263 employees
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Politics:

President Trump angrily lashes out at 'Morning Joe' hosts on Twitter • Trump lobs attack at 'low I.Q.' Mika Brzezinski, says she was 'bleeding badly from a face-lift' when she visited Mar-a-Lago • One photo throws cold water on Trump's claim that Mika Brzezinski was 'bleeding' at Mar-a-Lago from a face-lift • Top Republicans denounce Trump • Mika Brzezinski responds to Trump with 'little hands' reference after he posts inflammatory tweet about her 'face-lift' • These are the comments 'Morning Joe' host Mika Brzezinski made that apparently led to Trump's 'bleeding face-lift' tweet • 'When the president gets hit, he's going to hit back harder' • Fox News anchor rips RNC chair for defending Trump attack on Brzezinski • 'Not mentally equipped to continue watching our show': 'Morning Joe' co-hosts respond to Trump's attack on Mika Brzezinski
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There's reportedly a new name close to Trump in the Russia investigation • Russian hackers reportedly discussed how to steal Clinton's emails and transfer them to Michael Flynn • Trump has reportedly asked his aides to come up with 'deliverables' he can offer to Putin in their big meeting
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As president, Trump attacked the media on Twitter more times than he's tweeted about jobs and the military
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Ted Cruz is pushing for an addition to the Senate healthcare bill that could kill it • CBO: Senate GOP's healthcare bill projected to get even more devastating for poor Americans over time
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Deutsche Bank rejects House Democrats' call for Trump finance details
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The Dangerous Simplicity of Donald Trump • How Low Can Trump Go? • GOP Lawmakers (and Voters) Plead With Trump: Stop Tweeting
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Germany has approved €50 million fake news fines for Facebook and Google
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Healthcare:

Trios Health Board Votes to File for Bankruptcy
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NY: State investing millions in distressed hospital hoping for a suitor
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Here's what state will lose the most from Medicaid cuts in the Senate healthcare bill
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Banking:

Stress tests were good, but be wary of unseen bank risks
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Coal:

Coal's Latest Woe: Even a Clean Coal Plant Won't Burn It
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Travel:

How to Travel Like a Millionaire
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Japanese Airline Apologizes After Disabled Man Crawls Aboard
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Celebs:

Abby Lee Miller Desperate & Defensive Before Prison: ‘I’m Not A Criminal Mastermind’
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Electricity:

PUC again rejects NextEra's request for rehearing on Oncor bid
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What natural gas prices have done to wholesale power costs
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Compensation:

Paying chief executives with stock was supposed to fix the problem—but it has only made things worse
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Asset Protection:

Colorado Supreme Court Affirms McClure Charging Order Decision And Causes Split With Other States
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Music:

SFX: Bob Sillerman Accused of 'Illegal' Transfer of $6.6M Funds By His Own Company
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Education:

Study: Twenty Percent Of LA Community College Students Are Homeless
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Economy:

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 244,000
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Trump overrules cabinet, plots global trade war
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GDP beats estimates as consumers spend more
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US first-quarter GDP growth revised up to 1.4 percent
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America's birth rate is at another historic low
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Why It's So Hard to Raise Productivity
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Trump has left a door to the next global economic crisis wide open
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Angela Merkel is on a collision course with Trump ahead of the most fractious G-20 summit in years
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NAFTA Lawsuits Target Canada the Most
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Trump touts a sweetheart deal that doesn’t put America First
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CBO says Congress has until mid-October to raise the debt ceiling and avoid an economic disaster
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The deficit is growing more quickly than Congress expected, setting the stage for a debt ceiling crunch
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Central Banks: Long Hard Road Back to Normal
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It’s been an ugly first half for commodities in 2017
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Low-income families spend 40% of their money on luxuries
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GE's new Indian factory shows globalization in retreat
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Remote Work Is Not About Avoiding the Commute
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Office Vacancy Rate Since 1980 • Reis: Office Vacancy Rate "flat" in Q2 at 16.0%
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Senate committee takes first steps in making GSE reform a key priority
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Ten-X predicts drop in existing home sales
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rate declined in May, Lowest since December 2007
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Court Accepts $39 Million Settlement Between CFPB and Mortgage Relief Law Firm
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico Power Utility Creditors Say They Offered $170 Million Loan
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Puerto Rico Utility Takes Another Step Toward Bankruptcy
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National Takes Action to Extend PREPA Restructuring Support Agreement
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Rob Bishop warns Oversight Board is violating PROMESA
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'We're not taking sides' in creditor fights: Puerto Rico Governor
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Puerto Rico OBoard details its objections to the Prepa settlement
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National Takes Action to Extend PREPA Restructuring Support Agreement
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Aetna is ditching its Connecticut headquarters for NYC • Aetna Will Move Headquarters to New York City, Says Hartford Must Become 'A Vibrant City Once Again' • Aetna Makes Good on Plans to Pull HQ Out of Connecticut
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Orange Co, Calif. readies final bankruptcy -related debt payment
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Illinois Legislature Losing a Voice of Compromise as Budget Standoff Goes to Wire
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Trios board votes to pursue Chapter 9 bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:

Oil set for longest winning streak in 2 months on U.S. output • Oil is rallying as it rebounds from last week's 10-month lows • Oil Set for Longest Rally This Year as Oversupply Concerns Ease
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China, Not Supply, Holds Key to Oil's Next Move
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Citi: Oil Prices Have Bottomed And Are Now Set To Soar
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Will Central Banks Derail The Shale Boom?
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Trump says the Atlantic, Arctic could soon be open to oil drilling
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A $20 billion mistake: BHP Billiton chairman laments huge deal in US shale
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Crude Slump Wipes $113 Billion From Oil Drillers
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Trump vows to 'unleash' American energy but unveils only modest new steps • How Trump's 6 energy initiatives will impact the industry
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New Saudi Crown Prince a Bumbling Hothead
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UAE: OPEC Is Not Discussing Deeper Cuts
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Retailing:

Walgreens is buying Rite Aid's assets for $5.18 billion after the 2 sides terminate their merger • Walgreens scraps Rite Aid merger, will instead buy half its stores
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Fred's crashes after its plan to buy nearly 1,000 Rite Aid stores is terminated
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Staples to Sell for $6.9 Billion, and Its New Owner Has an Uphill Battle
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How Grocers Can Survive the Amazon/Whole Foods Takeover
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Moody's: US retailer closures negatively affecting some credit cards banks, ABS trusts
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Bruce Berkowitz Seeks Return to Glory by Betting on Sears • Bruce Berkowitz To Spend Imaginary Fannie, Freddie Winnings Saving Hopeless Retailer
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Sears Holdings Bankruptcy Imminent
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Supreme Court Case Could Have A Major Impact On Sears Holdings
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RadioShack creditors' lawsuit says Sprint killed 6000 jobs
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Nike is planning to start selling directly through Amazon
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Staples is selling itself for a fraction of its former value • Staples investors should take the money from private equity and run
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Media:

Heat Street Is Folding Heat Street Is Folding
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Healthcare :

5 Percent Use Half of Health Care in America
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Bankrupt Philadelphia health system receives $10M bid for hospital
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Republican Plans for Medicaid Are on the Right Track
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Why Medicaid Expansion Could Be Bad News for Poor Americans • GOP Bill Slashes Medicaid by 35% by 2035
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Why the Senate health care bill is even harsher than it looks, in one chart
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If The Future Of Health Care Is Crowdfunding, We’re All In Trouble
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Nuclear:

Ga. utilities prepare to take over embattled nuclear project
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India's nuclear plant deal with bankrupt company to be reworked • Indian firm to take over construction on Westinghouse nuclear project • Not In India’s Interest: Experts on Westinghouse Nuclear Deal
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Why The U.S. Is Losing The Nuclear Energy Race
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Museums:

Bankruptcy, sale leave Lenin statue homeless
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Food/Beverage:

Landry's apparently tried to lower Ignite's price
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Corporate Reform:

House Passes Financial CHOICE Act As A Dodd-Frank Fix
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Solar:

Solar Trade Case, With Trump as Arbiter, Could Upend Market
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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 (33 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (28 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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Ch. 13:

Secured Creditor Can't File Late Claim in Chapter 13
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Miscellaneous:

Hughes Hubbard’s 2017 Bankruptcy Mid-Year Review
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Finance:

Refusing to Fund Into a Bankruptcy: Lessons From Lyondell for Lenders
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The Cumulus Media Ruling and the Material Adverse Event Default
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Creditors of Financial Institutions Beware — Perry v. Mnuchin Marks a Significant Expansion of the Government’s Power to Expropriate
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Credit Quality: Up or Down?
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Insurance:

NJ Applies Majority Rule Allowing Free Assignability of Insurance
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Bad Faith:

District Court Affirmed Bad Faith Dismissal of Chapter 7 Petition Where Debtors had $800,000 in Assets and only $40,000 in Debt
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Litigation:

UK Litigation Funder Expands in US After Launch Last Year
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Estoppel:

Equitable Estoppel vs. Right to Amend Schedules
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Fraud:

'He was born this way': Martin Shkreli's lawyer used Lady Gaga lyrics to defend his client • Martin Shkreli’s trial shows just how angry people are about drug prices • 5 Best Juror Excuses In The Martin Shkreli Case
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Bermuda fund pays out $130m in Madoff case
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Autos:

Law Firm Not Liable for $1.5B Loan Gaffe
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Takata's bankruptcy is a result of familiar failings • Who Would Buy Takata’s Air Bag Business? • Drivers Could Be Stuck with Faulty Airbags for Years
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There is evidence that Uber is destroying the demand for cars
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Newspapers:

Newspapers continue to be a terrible business and the Wall Street Journal is giving up on paper in Europe
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Telecoms:

Judge Sides With Creditors In Lumenate's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
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Sovereigns:

The 23 countries with the highest levels of debt to GDP
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UK:

It's 'highly possible' Scotland is heading for a recession and could 'take a sharp turn for the worse' if Brexit goes badly
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Consumer confidence is at a 12-month low after the snap election
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'British households increasingly turning to credit to make ends meet as finances stretch' • Consumer credit continues “relentless” growth
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Britain is officially the worst performing major economy on earth right now
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At least 12 banks are moving some operations from London to Dublin after Brexit
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Ashurst turns the corner with a hike in revenue and profit
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EU:

EU Car Leasing Boom Sets Off Alarms
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PIIGS:

Tsakalotos sings the creditors ' tune on market return and reforms
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Pimco, Anchorage Hire Law Firm After Banco Popular Bond Losses
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Canada:

Sears restructuring means no new partner
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MENA:

Dana Gas and an Existential Crisis for Islamic Finance
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India:

India ponders sale of its debt-laden airline • Air India warns former employees from speaking against airline on social media • IndiGo expresses interest in buying a stake in debt-laden Air India • Only the brave will take on Air India, says billionaire • For sale: India's loss-making national airline
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As bankruptcy proceedings kick off, promoters look to stay in the game
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With bankruptcy rules, it won't be easy now to game the system
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‘Dispute’ meaning settled for corporate insolvency cases
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NCLT to rule on Jyoti Structures insolvency case on Monday
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Jindal eyes stressed steel firms’ assets
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Operational creditors first in line to use bankruptcy code
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Brazil:

Biggest Oi shareholders approve capital hike plan -paper
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China:

What South Korea’s 1997 Meltdown Can Teach China in 2017
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China Hidden Debt Risks Flare as Trading Halt Fuels Worries
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China factory growth unexpectedly quickens, but debt risks pressure economy
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As credit dries up, China's small firms face shrinking profits, bankruptcies
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Azerbaijan:

New York court rejects IBA creditors’ appeal • New York court defeated a claim of creditors of Int’l Bank of Azerbaijan
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Mozambique:

Mozambique creditors : government not bound by loan guarantees • Mozambique Bondholders Lay Down Terms Ahead of Restructuring • Mozambique Hidden-Debt Companies' Head Defiant After Kroll Probe
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Australia:

The ANZ Bank reportedly lost millions in a fraudulent nickel deal
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