August 23, 2013

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Why is BigLaw hiring while demand falls? ‘Economically it makes no sense’ --- MacEwen: Law Firms Adding Bodies Despite Demand Dip
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Most Who Made Partner in 2013 Switched Firms First
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Armstrong Teasdale Doubles Down in Las Vegas With Addition of Bankruptcy Attorneys
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Ropes & Gray, McCarter, Michelman: Business of Law
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Legal fees can be shared with lawyers who split fees with nonlawyers, ABA ethics opinion says
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Patton Boggs loses another partner—its New Jersey MP
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Women Bankruptcy Attorneys Take the Lead and Lean In
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Firms Must Do More Than "Lean In"
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Women’s Interview Fashion: Tips & Tricks From The Rachel Zoe Collection
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Lawyerly Lairs: Everything Is Bigger In Texas (Part 1)
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Lawyers Complaining About Being Held To ‘Basic Standards of Professionalism’
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Have LSAT Scores Changed At Top Law Schools Due To The Shortage of Applicants?
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Law School's Showplace Campus Inspires Raft of Litigation
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Law School: Hell No, We Won't Go!
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It’ll Take More Than Drunken Upskirt Pics To Extort Money From This Lawyer
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California's Food Court: Where Lawyers Never Go Hungry
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Suspended lawyer ordered to pay $42K for misrepresenting self to bankruptcy clients
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Aaron Hernandez Indicted On Murder Charge
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'Paula Deen Shoots Trayvon Martin' in new Law & Order SVU
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Rapper’s Instagram posts lead to ‘largest seizure of illegal guns’ in NYC history
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Mom Punches Skateboarder In The Face After He Accidentally Runs Into Her Kid
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Couple Arrested For Alleged Assault On Dunkin' Donuts Employee Who Got Their Order Wrong
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Bonkers Law Firm Website of the Week
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Aww, Justice Scalia Isn’t Such A Bad Guy After All
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Judge Is America’s Highest-Paid TV Star
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Point To Lower Open Ahead Of New Home Sales
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U.S. stocks close higher as Nasdaq restarts trade
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NASDAQ's Statement On 3-Hour Trading Halt Is Incredibly Vague
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Layoffs:

Jobless claims rise by 13,000
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Jobless picture is worse than you think: Gallup
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Illinois Unemployment Second Highest In Nation
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A Reliable Jobs Indicator Is Signaling A Big Unemployment Rate Spike
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Wal-Mart Workers Claim They Could Lose Their Jobs For Taking A 5-Minute Break
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A Staggering Look At The Rise Of College Underemployment
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Student Debt:

Here's How Detroit Can Help Solve America's Student Loan Crisis
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Rail:

Lac-Megantic: Quebec wants voice in US bankruptcy hearings
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Canada Senate urges minimum insurance levels for railways
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Maine railway's legal fees to hinder pay for victims?
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Rail chief: Don't use 1-person Maine train crews
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Gambling:

Judge lets Miami Jai-Alai continue operating in Chapter 11
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Environmental:

EPA cleaning up abandoned circuit board factory
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Health Care:

The 'Sitting Disease' Is Killing The American Workforce
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UPS Drops Health Coverage For 15,000 Employee Spouses, Blames Obamacare
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Economy:

American Manufacturing Accelerating At Fastest Pace In 5 Months
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Are the Rich Getting Too Much of the Economic Pie?
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Average Jobless Claims Sinks To Its Lowest Level Since November 2007
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Ouch US household income is now this bad --- Economy recovers, income doesn't
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The GOP Is Moving Closer To Threatening Something Much Worse Than Just A Government Shutdown
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80 House members: Government shutdown better than 'Obamacare'
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Obama Is Moving In Exactly The Right Direction To Reduce The Cost Of College --- Everything you need to know about Obama’s higher ed plan --- Here's How Colleges Are Going To Game Obama's New Plan To Make Higher Education More Affordable --- Should The Obama Rankings Be Applied To Law Schools?
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Deutsche Bank Economist Smashes The Myth That A Big Recovery Is Right Around The Corner
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There's A New Study That Says Welfare Pays Better Than Work — Here's Why It's Total Nonsense
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Mortgage rates hit two-year high
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Some Colorado law firms billed homeowners for foreclosure suits that weren’t actually filed
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Law firm held liable for trying to evict elderly tenant based on incorrect client records
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Buyer Beware: Bankruptcy Sale Subject to Lien May Trigger Due-on-Sale Clause
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The Only 4 Ways To Get A Cheap Apartment In New York City
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Credit Counseling:

CFPB Nails Debt Settlement Company for False Claims --- Under Fire from CFPB, Company Counterattacks
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Municipalities:

Detroit bankruptcy judge has tough-but-fair reputation
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Can Detroiters govern their own city?
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Nine people named to Detroit bankruptcy committee --- Detroit Retired Workers, Union Officials on Bankruptcy Panel
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Municipal bonds are demanding attention, again
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This muni-bond selloff looks like Lehman all over again: Janney
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Stockton Lawyer Says Plan Won’t Interfere With Talks
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San Bernardino recall petitions to be counted
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San Bernardino: Judge denies redevelopment fund protection
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Why, Even with a Pension Crisis, LA Won't Tank Like Detroit
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Tony Petelos isn't having fun as JeffCo county manager
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Differing versions surface on water board's decision to oppose Jeffco bankruptcy plan
(DBN)

The 20 Best Cities For Nightlife Around The World
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Retailing:

Sears struggles ongoing, stock dives
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Lampert’s Sears marching backward
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JC Penney adopts 'poison pill' --- J.C. Penney's Poison Pill Is Wishful Thinking
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125 shopping days left: Retailers start Xmas deals
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Awards:

Four Weil Partners Included in Benchmark’s Top 250 Women in Litigation
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Winners of the 4th Annual 40 Under 40 M&A Advisor Recognition Awards
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Brokers:

MF Global Judge Delays Approval of CFTC Settlement
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Alternative Energy:

Vt. town sues owner of failed energy company
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Trustees:

Why Creditors May Take on the Bankruptcy Trustee
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Bankruptcy Trustee Must Balance Swinging for Home Run Versus Striking Out
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Banking:

Moody's Reviews U.S. Bank Ratings to Consider Reduced Government Support
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Fraud:

Former Madoff employees want more details on affair allegations
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Why Women Can't Break Corporate Fraud's Glass Ceiling
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (14 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (21 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

More Pittsburgh firms filing bankruptcy
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

Bill on Bankruptcy
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Jones Day: Business Restructuring Review
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Plan Confirmation:

Central European Distribution Corporation's Chapter 11 Plan Incorporates Dutch Auction
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Prepacks:

Thirty Two Days and Thirty Two Minutes
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Sales:

Big Business, Big Loans, Bankruptcy, Legal Malpractice?
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Coal:

Peabody cheers court ruling over retiree benefits
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Electricity:

City Slams PG&E's Claims About Bankruptcy
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Newspapers:

Koch Industries Backs Away From Bidding for Tribune’s Newspapers
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Aviation:

Battle lines growing in AA-US Airways merger fight
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AMR, US Airways Seek November Trial in Antitrust Lawsuit
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Officials In Three States Back American-US Air Merger
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Unions Representing 70,000 American Airlines and US Airways Employees Call for Speedy Trial in Merger Litigation
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Swift Air obtains DS approval
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Food/Beverage:

Massive East Coast Brokers and Packers auction brings $16.2 million
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The 10 Best Bagel Shops In New York City
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Celebs:

Celebs in the red! 10 stars who went from boom to bust
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Sinbad On Going Bankrupt: I Thought I Could Get Another Movie And Pay Up, 'But That Movie Never Came'
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Mass Torts:

Ron Motley Dead
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UK:

Baker Tilly buys accountancy RSM Tenon from administrators
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UK trio lead as Baker Tilly acquires accountancy rival in pre-pack deal
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UK High Court Judgment in MF Global Special Administration on “Client Money Shortfall Application”
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U.K. Economy Grows a More-Than-Estimated 0.7% as Exports Rise
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EU:

Binding the Dissent and Overcoming the Holdout
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PIIGS:

Irish Zombie Hotels Revive
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Mexico:

Group of Homex Bondholders Hire Restructuring Advisers
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