July 23, 2013

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Detroit bankruptcy brings business to multiple law firms
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Motor City Shuffle: Pepper Hamilton In, Clark Hill Out --- Time For The Lawyers To Pick At The Carrion That Is Detroit
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Muni bond market remains shaken after Detroit bankruptcy
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A farewell to cushy BigLaw: Mayer Brown a case study in coping and hard-charged competition
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Is Being A Partner The Worst Job In Biglaw?
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Kirkland, Morgan Lewis, Manatt, Dentons: Business of Law
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CFPB sued by bankruptcy attorney, legal support services firm
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Why Becoming A Banker Instead Of A Lawyer Was The Best Life Choice I Ever Made
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Associate Bonus Watch: No Mid-Year Bonuses at Quinn Emanuel (Plus Other QE Rumors)
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Patton Boggs is said to be planning changes in partner compensation
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When You’re Not Getting Paid at Your Small Firm
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The United States v. The United Kingdom
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Young, Ambitious, and Pregnant
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Top Law School Dean Pimps School As Solid Dating Pool
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Prof offers alternative to traditional law school loans: Structure a swap transaction
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Businessman charged in sex-tourism case files $10M malpractice suit against elite civil lawyers
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How much do people think lawyers contribute to society? Less than 9 other professions, survey says
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Suit Challenges CFPB Authority Over Legal-Services Industry
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George Zimmerman Rescued A Family Of 4 From An Overturned Truck --- George Zimmerman case spawns lawsuits, legal questions --- Juror B37 and the Acquittal of George Zimmerman --- 'Stand Your Ground' laws under siege --- Even without ‘Stand Your Ground,’ George Zimmerman’s acquittal was likely --- 'Stand your ground' is only part of story --- Elizabeth Warren Questions 'Stand Your Ground' Laws --- Conundrum in the Courts: Zimmerman's Lawyers Win --- Ohio organization raising funds to buy George Zimmerman new gun --- Big Racial Divide over Zimmerman Verdict --- White people believe the justice system is color blind. Black people really don’t.
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$1M seized in traffic stop is returned to exotic dancer on judge’s orders
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Federal Marshals Raid Woman’s Home After She Screams And Hides From Officer Pointing Gun At Her Through Window
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Couple discards old refrigerator -- with life savings left inside
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It's Now Clear That Russian Intelligence Speaks For Edward Snowden --- Does the NSA Tap That? What We Still Don’t Know About the Agency’s Internet Surveillance
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Judges:

Delaware Slated for New Bankruptcy Judge Amid Money Woes
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Did lawyer try to run down judge he’d targeted in blog posts? Top state court to decide
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Study shows SCOTUS justices resort to ‘intensifier’ words more often in dissent
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Sheriff wants to probe whether extortion was a factor in judge’s suicide
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Michigan supremes demote chief district court judge, saying he hasn’t cooperated with takeover
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If The Constitution Ever Came To Life, Scalia Would Be The Man To Kill It
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Wall Street:

US Stocks Seen Higher Ahead of Earnings Wave
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S&P 500 Sets New Record Close As Stocks Push Higher
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Wall Street's Terrified There Will Be Ugly Layoffs If The Fed Won't Let Banks Buy Commodities Anymore
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Finding Wall Street's Missing Money
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Regulators Not Happy With Guy Whose Algorithm Tricked Some Other Algorithms
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Layoffs:

Fewer Americans Want to Work
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Sometimes It Makes Perfect Sense To Work At A Struggling Company
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:

SAC Capital memo refutes allegations against CEO Cohen
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Alternative Energy:

Bankrupt Company's Fobs Shortcircuit Electric Car-Charging System
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Shipping:

TMT bankruptcy moves forward
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Religion:

Church's bankruptcy case enters final phase
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Health Care:

Second Brooklyn Hospital Faces Closure
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Economy:

Fed Budget Cuts Take Toll on Workers
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Chicago Fed: "Economic Activity Slightly Improved in June"
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America Is Richer Than We Think
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USA: 1940 vs 2010
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Who Makes Minimum Wage?
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An Economy Working Only for a Few
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The Huge New Threat to Capitalism
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On the economy, Obama is faltering under his own terms
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Sales of Existing US Homes Unexpectedly Decrease --- Existing home sales dip monthly but rise 15.2% annually --- Home sales take a breather, but prices hit five-year high
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Assignment of Rents: Absolute May Not Be So Absolute – Round 2
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Backlog of foreclosures continues to block housing recovery
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Five Takeaways From the Existing Home Sales Report
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UBS reaches MBS settlement with regulators
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Health Care:

How a secretive panel uses data that distorts doctors’ pay
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Municipalities:

Union activist: E-mails show Orr, Jones Day planned bankruptcy --- Detroit bankruptcy, Kevyn Orr's doubts discussed weeks before EM was hired, e-mails show --- Detroit Bankruptcy Fight Tips Toward Orr Thanks to Fast Filing
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Cries of Betrayal as Detroit Plans to Cut Pensions --- Change of Heart Over Detroit --- Unions: We never sat down with Orr --- Just how generous are Detroit's worker pensions for retirees? --- Pensions could be at stake in Detroit bankruptcy filing --- Pensioners' plight draws national attention
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Detroit's Emergency Manager: 'There's Just No Money'
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Off-Duty Detroit Firefighters Protest Potential Cuts
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Detroit post-bankruptcy debt trades reflect unprecedented nature of Chapter 9 filing
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Detroit Bankruptcy Infographic Breaks Down $18 Billion Debt, Key Facts About City's Decline
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In Bankrupt Detroit , Happy's Pizza Isn't
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Six crazy ideas for saving Detroit
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Detroit entrepreneurs make a case for their bankrupt city
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What's Left of Detroit After Bankruptcy ?
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Little Power to Wield for Detroit's Mayor During Bankruptcy
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Detroit EM's goal: Make City Hall work better
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Judge delays hearing on Detroit bankruptcy, pensions --- Michigan Court of Appeals ruling on constitutionality of Detroit bankruptcy filing expected Mon --- Constitution Check: Who wins the battle between federal and state courts over Detroit’s bankruptcy? --- Judge to hold 1st hearing this week in Detroit bankruptcy; city wants lawsuits frozen --- Detroit hurtles toward first bankruptcy hearing
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Dueling explanations for Detroit collapse reflect ideology --- A Bankrupt Narrative
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The messy, tragic truth about Detroit’s bankruptcy
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The Detroit Debacle Is a Municipal Opportunity --- Could Detroit's Tragedy Have A Silver Lining? --- A growth strategy for Detroit , post- bankruptcy
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Shrinking population, heavy debt make turnaround tough --- Detroit's population from 1840 to 2012 --- Detroit's Sixty Year Decline into Hell
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Detroit: For Whom the Bail Tolls
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The Auto Towns Left Behind --- Detroit is Not the Auto Industry
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Detroit's Bankruptcy as a Teachable Moment
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Detroit Post-Bankruptcy Debt Trades Show Improved Recovery Bets
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Amid Detroit bankruptcy, 'Chicago has too many similarities to ignore'
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Is Detroit's bankruptcy a 'Sputnik moment?'
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MSNBC's Dyson Cries Racism in Detroit Bankruptcy
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Detroit Bankruptcy: A Controversial Roadmap
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By the rivers of Babylon: Glory days gone, Detroit faces legal 'war'
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Sen. Rand Paul: Detroit bailout 'over my dead body'
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Detroit and the importance of failure
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Panic about Detroit
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Detroit , in troubled times: What others think of us
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7 unthinkable urban comebacks that should inspire Detroit
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Bankrupt Detroit's downtown renaissance creates trickle of hope
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City Bankruptcy Sparks More Attention on Detroit Institute's Art
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Dexia says will take 59 mln euro charge for Detroit debt
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In Stockton, bond insurers are back at the table --- Will Detroit's Bankruptcy Lead to Stockton Deal?
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California court battle with unions sets stage for pension reform showdown
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CA Take Note: Detroit Bankruptcy Could Slash Pensions
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Will Pensions Prompt More City Bankruptcies? --- Other Cities May Join Detroit in Bankruptcy --- Why Detroit is a cautionary lesson for all cities
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Experts: Detroit bankruptcy filing unlikely to be played out in NJ
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Detroit's bankruptcy : A warning to NYC
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No, other cities are not just like Detroit
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Most Likely Cities to Go Bankrupt
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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 (28 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (16 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - 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:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Corporate Reform:

A Legal Bane of Wall Street Switches Sides
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No one is too big to jail, Wall Street cop says
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Does Dodd-Frank work?
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Education:

Fewer parents can pay college tuition
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Paying for College in Modern Times
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Food/Beverage:

Northern SD beef plant files bankruptcy protection
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Judge sends leftover Hostess assets to auction next month
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New York's high flyers at war with Manhattan wine storage cellar
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Mass Torts:

Law Firms Fire Back Against BP's Claims of Skullduggery
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Distressed Lending:

As Banks Retreat, Hedge Funds Smell Profit
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Textbooks:

Textbook publishers revamp ebooks to fight used market
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Telecoms:

With exclusivity lost, LightSquared expects competing offers
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UK:

Insolvency Service investigation leads to double bans
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Insurance failures fall by more than a third
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Motor trade insolvencies fall in June
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Construction insolvencies see dramatic drop in June
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UK Ministry Proposes Expanding Director Liability.
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Kate Gives Birth to Boy Who’ll Be Third in Line to U.K. Throne
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PIIGS:

Dunne fails to halt parallel bankruptcy --- Trustee seeks to compel Dunne to answer
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Spain Is Today's Big Winner
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Canada:

Leave to Appeal Denied – Ontario Court of Appeal Reviews the Test for Leave to Appeal Decisions in CCAA Proceedings
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Brazil:

Batista 'What Went Wrong' Letter
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