Law:
Top 50 US law firms partner charge 40 per cent more than next tier
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The Untold Story Behind Big Law Mergers: Revenue Slips, Costs Rise
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Greenberg Traurig Makes Steady Gains in 2016
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Which law school is producing the most BigLaw associates?
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Leaked: Are These The 2018 U.S. News Law School Rankings?
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Independent Law Schools And The Last Buggy Whip Manufacturer
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Justice Nominee Won't Commit to a Russia Special Prosecutor
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Morgan Lewis embraces remote working
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Faegre Baker Daniels revamps firm management
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Blank Rome Boosts Revenue 22 Percent Amid Major Growth Spurt
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Law students plan to spend spring break representing immigrant families pro bono • Chatbot now available for refugee asylum advice
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White House counsel’s office is staffing up team of lawyers, with 26 total so far • Making The White House Counsel’s Office Great Again
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Trump Hires 15 Lawyers From Big Law
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Trump to Nominate Noel Francisco to Be Solicitor General • Trump Picks Former Jones Day Partner as Solicitor General
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President Trump Probably Having Second Thoughts About His Biglaw SEC Pick
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House Poised to Pass Bills Overhauling Civil Litigation
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In It For The Long Run
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The 'Functioning' Alcoholic Lawyer: Where's the Harm?
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Beyond Biglaw: Taste Your Merchandise
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'There are enough ambitious men around' - female practice heads on making it to the top
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The Truth About The Gig Economy
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Do Attorneys Really Need Tablets?
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Threats force Jewish centers across the US to evacuate • All 100 senators appeal to Trump administration: Jewish center threats 'are not isolated incidents,' they're 'accelerating' • White House denounces new wave of 'anti-Semitic and hateful' threats against Jewish centers
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Sen. Al Franken Accuses Sessions Of Perjury
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Classic Legal Movie Gets Shout-Out From D.C. Circuit
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Idaho May Legalize Dachshund Racing
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After Racist Rant, Houston Lawyer Agrees to Pay $1,800 to Minority Bar Association
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Northern Trust + IBM Blockchain to Disrupt Private Equity Lawyers
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S-- And Undisclosed Asset Get Bankruptcy Attorney Suspended
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Lawyers on Notice: Harassment and Discrimination Can Endanger Your License
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‘I Don’t See Anything Wrong With It’: Sheriff Admits to Using Offensive Term for Black Staff
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Casey Anthony tells AP: 'I didn't do what I was accused of' • Things to know about the Casey Anthony case 6 years later
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Judges:
Scalia’s papers donated to Harvard Law, although some won’t be available for viewing anytime soon
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Man Subjected to Courtroom Shock Sues Judge
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Judge Posner Gets a Little Frisky in Class Action Ruling
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Wall Street:
US stock index futures flat
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Stocks close lower as financials and materials lag; March rate hike becomes more likely
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Layoffs:
Commerce Sec: If We Don't Employ Robots, Everyone Else Will
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United sheds 300 managers
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Federal Cartridge lays off 110
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:
Goldman Sachs: Trump's regulatory reform will benefit 3 banks more than the others
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United States flips sides, supports PHH in case against CFPB
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Corporate Governance:
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Guns:
Obama Leaves Office And Gun Sales Collapse • Gun sales are stuck in a Trump slump
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Politics:
The Death of Community and the Rise of Trump • House Intel Chief: Zero Evidence for Trump Wiretapping Claim • U.S. Senate Democrats make Trump tax returns a national security issue • Krugman: A Party Not Ready to Govern • Official NPS Photos Show President Trump's Inauguration Was Smaller Than Obama's • 'This is ridiculous': White House official denounces 'conspiracy' about Trump and Russian billionaire • 'Disingenuous and absurd': White House slams resurfaced reports of Trump meeting with the Russian ambassador • FactCheck: Trump on Gitmo Releases
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Ivanka Trump clothing line reports record sales
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Accounting:
MF Global, PricewaterhouseCoopers Face Off as $3 Billion Malpractice Lawsuit Begins • Did The Accountants Kill MF Global? Jury To Decide In $3 Billion PwC Suit • MF Global, PwC blame each other for MF Global's collapse
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Non-Profits:
What Can You Do When Your Adoption Agency Goes Bankrupt ?
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Fraud:
Madoff Investors' $65B Suit Against Picower Tossed In NY
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PwC blames Corzine for MF Global collapse as trial begins • Corzine Blamed for MF Global's Demise in PWC's Trial Defense • PwC mounts robust defense in MF Global malpractice suit • MF Global, PricewaterhouseCoopers Face Off as $3 Billion Malpractice Lawsuit Begins
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Caterpillar Accused of Federal Tax Fraud
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Nuclear:
Toshiba speeds up study into Chapter 11 filing for ailing U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse
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Imaging:
Kodak turns first annual profit since bankruptcy
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Bitcoin:
MTGOX's bankruptcy trustee updates on US seized funds release
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Economy:
Atlanta Fed reduces U.S. first-quarter GDP view to 1.3 percent
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5 ways the Fed rate hikes will hit global markets • Fed may start kicking rate hikes ‘old school’: Gundlach • Fed to make sequential hikes until 'something breaks,' Gundlach says
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US Industrial Rebirth is a Dead End
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Beyond the Unemployment Rate
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Tough-talking Trump charms CEOs
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Trump to meet with business leaders on infrastructure
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US trade deficit jumps to five-year high on imports • Trade Deficit at $48.5 Billion in January
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Trump is reportedly considering a controversial new way to pay for the wall
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What the Nobel Prize winner in economics has in common with Donald Trump
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Handing Out Business Tax Breaks Is Worse Than Useless
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NAFTA Fight Would Only Hurt Investment, Canada Warns
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Trump adviser Carl Icahn is betting against the Trump rally
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The Growing Gap Between Jobless Claims and Job Losses
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Trump's immigration policy is bad news for US stocks and bonds
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There's a new 'most dangerous' man in global economics
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This indicator on the health of the global economy is growing at the fastest pace in 6 years
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America's dwindling birth rate will have a big impact on the economy
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Questions About Loyalty to Trump Stall Mnuchin’s Treasury Picks
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The flawed labour logic of Trump's reshoring agenda
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Americans increasingly accumulate the wrong kinds of debt
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The 15 best US states to start a business
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Hawking: Technology May Doom Us All
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'Border Adjustment Tax' Just Means New Loopholes
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Border Tax Fans Fail to Consider Stronger Dollar
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Cuts to Coast Guard, TSA for Border Wall?
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Most of the highest paying jobs in the U.S. sound either weird or boring
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Thiel: Trump's election showed 'the tide is going out' on globalization
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A Day Without a Woman: What you need to know
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Watchdog to ask US lawmakers to probe Icahn's role with Trump
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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:
House Prices up 6.9% Year-over-year in January
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The number of active listings at Trump Tower has soared since 2015
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Borrowers rush to beat rising rates, pushing mortgage volume 3.3% higher • MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
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Housing inventory in Northwest plummets to lowest point ever
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Phoenix Real Estate in February: Sales up 13%, Inventory down 11% YoY
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Las Vegas Real Estate in February: Sales up 5.2% YoY, Inventory down Sharply
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico turnaround plan seen under microscope of creditors, board
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America is turning Puerto Rico into Greece
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Puerto Rico’s Troubles Show How Pension Funds Squeeze Young Teachers
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Puerto Rico seeks to boost liquidity amid increased funding gap
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Grant County hopes wage tax will avoid bankruptcy
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Happiest and Most Miserable Cities in America
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Oil/Gas:
OPEC will intervene in oil market for only 'restricted period of time,' says Saudi oil minister • Saudi oil minister says no 'free rides' for non-OPEC producers
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Saudi says OPEC deal invigorating US shale industry
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OPEC, Russia show unified front on production deal and acceptance of shale comeback
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Oil to hit $40 if OPEC fails to expand cuts, Pioneer says
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IEA: Huge Oil Price Spike Inevitable
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Trump Needs Higher Oil Prices For His Infrastructure Plan
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Oil Prices Slide After API Reports Large Crude Build
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OPEC Said to Break Bread With Shale in Rare Show of Detente
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Healthcare:
'Obamacare 2.0' • 15 Million May Lose Health Insurance • Conservatives Who Don't Like New ACA Repeal • Top Trump health official puts the administration all in on the House GOP Obamacare plan • GOP's Health Plan Draws Skepticism on Capitol Hill • Koch Groups Slam ACA Replacement Bill • What Insurers Like and Dread About GOP's Plan to Replace Obamacare • Poll: Majority Wants to Keep Obamacare • Health-Care Overhaul Gets a Shrug From Wall Street •Conservatives revolt on the GOP's Obamacare replacement • Conservative media outlets are turning against the Republican Obamacare replacement plan • Republicans' Sickly Obamacare Replacement • Obamacare Replacement Bill is DOA • Did Paul Ryan intentionally sabotage his own health care plan? • Is Ryancare’s ‘Lapsed Coverage’ Surcharge Unconstitutional Under Roberts’s Obamacare Precedent? • What if there's no affordable insurance to buy? • Trump’s Obamacare replacement has these 6 improvements • Republican Lawmaker: Buy Health Insurance Instead of a New iPhone
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How Republicans’ Obamacare-Repeal Plan Would Affect the Health Sector • Hospitals Against ACA Replacement
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Healthcare stocks slide after the GOP releases its plan to repeal Obamacare
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Trump tweets that he's working on a 'new system where there will be competition in the drug industry' • Trump Sends Pharma Stocks Down With New Tweet on Drug Prices
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Pressure over drug prices heats up — now the healthcare industry is starting to turn on itself
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Retailing:
Store closures will push 30% of US malls to the brink of death
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HHGregg Bankruptcy : What's Next for the Struggling Retailer?
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Why sporting goods stores are down for the count
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RadioShack Looks Like It's Going Bankrupt Again • Is Fort Worth icon RadioShack gone for good? Stores closing as parent company eyes bankruptcy
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Next on the retail chopping block: Gordmans? • Gordmans calls bankruptcy report 'rumor or speculation'
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Retail Bankruptcies Don't Always Help Surviving Rivals
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Why Sears Is Sinking
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Is J.C. Penney's Comeback in Trouble?
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Mass Torts:
Idaho House panel rejects asbestos lawsuit bill
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Pharma:
KaloBios Bankruptcy Plan, Shkreli Settlement Win Court Approval
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Trump Promises to Lower Drug Prices
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Student Debt:
Students punished with current bankruptcy laws
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Student loan debt bubble expands
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Food/Beverage:
Bankruptcy trustee to be appointed soon for Perkins parent company
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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 (25 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:
Feb. Bankruptcy Filings Down 10% from 2016, Chapter 11 Filings Down 20%
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February Total Bankruptcy Filings, 2007-17
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Committees:
Equitable or Equity Committees: Lessons from Recent Cases
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Avoidance Actions:
Modernizing New York’s Fraudulent Conveyance Laws
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Litigation:
Getting the Most Bang for Your E-Discovery Buck through Early Planning
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Lien Stripping:
New Jersey Bankruptcy Court Allows Debtor to Strip Lien Securing Spousal Obligation
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Mediation:
Even “Failed” Mediations Have Value
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Wilmington woman sentenced for bankruptcy misrepresentation
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Tax:
The IRS Just Invited More Tax Cheating by the Public
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Shipping:
AlixPartners: Carriers Start 2017 with Grim Outlook
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Danaos Corporation In Deep Water - Bankruptcy Near?
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Shipping consolidation ahead as industry sails on from three decade lows
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HMM Will Sell Ships for Funding
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Maher Terminals Cleared to Sell Hanjin Containers
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Bourbon fixes deal with creditors • Bourbon Offshore reached debt restructuring agreement with creditors
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Coal:
Trump's Sisyphean Coal Revival Requires A Battle With The Free Market
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Solar:
Brookfield to take control of SunEdison units for $1.41 bln
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Theater:
Landmark Jersey Shore theater, rising from bankruptcy, is set to reopen
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Education:
Trustee prepares for next round in ITT bankruptcy
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Could legal technicality derail Trump U settlement?
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Telecoms:
Bankrupt Avaya enters asset purchase agreement • Troubled Avaya takes Extreme option, flogs network biz for $100m
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Religion:
Catholic Church of Guam sets up $1M abuse settlement fund
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Distressed Investing:
Peabody Energy - Death Of The Junk Bond Market As We Know It
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Trouble Brewing in High-Yield Debt, Commodity Investor Warns
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Fashion:
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Gambling:
Atlantic City casino owner fights rules that others meet
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Celebs:
‘Dance Moms’ Could Be Losing Abby Lee Miller
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Awards:
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Newspapers:
NY Times publisher takes 13% Pay Cut
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Debt Collection:
SCOTUS Poised to Decide Whether Debt Buyers Are Subject to the FDCPA
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UK:
The Issue of Women Being Forced to Wear High Heels at Work Reaches U.K. Parliament
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No winding-up petition? No problem.
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PIIGS:
Lenders extend Athens consultations on bailout review – sources • Some Progress Made in Greece- Creditors Talk • Greece near technical agreement with creditors , gov't spokesman says
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Monte Paschi Said to Seek Fast Sale of Debt After EU Consent
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Canada:
Essar Steel Algoma Creditors to Move Ahead With Takeover Following Court Ruling • Monitor comes out on top in Algoma Steel oppression action
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China:
China Shifts Stance, Letting Dying Firms Go Bankrupt
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Payless’ Financial Struggles Could Send Multiple China-Based Factories Into Bankruptcy
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China tries cure by committee for corporate debt hangover
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State-Owned Creditor Seeks to Reorganize State-Owned Mining Company
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Yingli Could Be Circling The Drain
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Brazil:
Brazil tumbles deeper into its worst ever depression
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Pharol's Mora resigns from board of Brazil's Oi
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