October 28, 2013

The Daily Bankruptcy News

View prior editions: Click Here
View prior case summaries: Click Here
Search prior headlines: Click Here
Search prior case summaries: Click Here

Law:

In-House Counsel Get Real About Outside Firm Value
(DBN)

Orrick and Pillsbury in talks to form top 10 US law firm ---- Orrick, Pillsbury Confirm Merger Talks --- Deal could be announced soon
(DBN)

Business of Law
(DBN)

Who Represents Corporate America 2013
(DBN)

Two Things They Don’t Teach in Law School That Will Help You Keep Your Job
(DBN)

Recent Law Grad Loses Custody Of Child After Taking Only Job She Was Offered
(DBN)

Former BigLaw secretary’s pregnancy bias suit allowed to proceed on some claims
(DBN)

Law firm advises female attorneys not to squirm, giggle and to ‘practice hard words’
(DBN)

Chapter 11 Clarified in Approval of P.I. Lawyer's Bankruptcy Plan
(DBN)

Bitter Dead Lawyer Bans Former Law Partners From His Funeral
(DBN)

Claiming Loss of Equity, Developers Sue Stroock
(DBN)

Some solos say advertising in the Yellow Pages is still worth it
(DBN)

Lawyerly Lairs: Lawyer Lives In RV Down By the River
(DBN)

Apple made a major design blunder with its latest software --- Dear Apple, Thank You For Fixing The Worst Part Of iOS 7
(DBN)

How To Survive In The Wild With Your Smartphone
(DBN)

Here's How To Pack A Suit Without Getting It Wrinkled
(DBN)

Dean Larry Mitchell’s Response To Sexual Harassment Allegations? ‘I encourage you to give your full attention to classes.’
(DBN)

New England Law School trying to get rid of a third of its faculty?
(DBN)

Crowdsourcing Legal Project Management: How to get started?
(DBN)

Now Trending: Silly Office Dress Codes. What!
(DBN)

Atlanta: All-Lawyer Flash Mob Strikes Heart of Midtown
(DBN)

NSA May Have Monitored Merkel's Phone for Ten Years --- Protesters in Washington Over NSA Spying
(DBN)

Saudi Women Protest by Driving Cars
(DBN)

State AG backtracks, says he should have investigated whether there was underage drinking at party
(DBN)

Killing a Kid with a Toy Gun
(DBN)

FBI to Probe Shooting of 13 Year Old Boy
(DBN)

Police Say Carnival Operator Deliberately Injured Vortex Riders
(DBN)

Georgia Man Runs into Burning House to Save His Beer
(DBN)

Barneys hires civil rights expert, CEO says no customer of store should be accosted by cops
(DBN)

How First-Graders Prepare For Armed Gunmen Trying To Get In Their Classrooms
(DBN)

Mother And Four Children Stabbed To Death In New York
(DBN)

Missing lawyer ‘pulled a Jimmy Buffett,’ friend says
(DBN)

Cop Allegedly Kicks And Punches Daughter Because She Ate Carrots From The Fridge
(DBN)

Mom Says Deputies Tasered Her Son to Death Over Mistake
(DBN)

JonBenet: Grand Jury Wants to Indict Parents
(DBN)

______________

Judges:

New Jersey Bankruptcy Judgeship Vacancy Notice
(DBN)

What Would Chief Justice Snoop Dogg Sound Like?
(DBN)

Judge orders arrest of attorney who missed hearing because of dying relative
(DBN)

Texas Judge Forced To Resign After Being Caught Texting Instructions To Assistant DA During Trial
(DBN)

The broad disruption of the federal courts caused by the shutdown
(DBN)

More on judicial behavior
(DBN)

Tennessee Judge Who Renamed Child Now Facing Judicial Misconduct Charges
(DBN)

______________

Wall Street:

Once Again, Stocks Are On The Rise
(DBN)

______________

Layoffs:

Older workers report resounding satisfaction; benefits of work rise with age
(DBN)

American Workers are Way Behind
(DBN)

Gov criticized over layoffs at Ohio aluminum plant
(DBN)

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
(DBN)

Animated Map of Unemployment
(DBN)

______________

Retailing:

Bankruptcy trustee for 'The Village at Knapp's Crossing' claims 'gross mismanagement'
(DBN)

Amazon: All Sales and Still No Profits
(DBN)

____________

Electricity:

Jemez Co-op Sued for $203 Million
(DBN)

EFH restructuring talks expand, forge on ahead of looming payment
(DBN)

On Eve Of TXU Filing, Ch. 11 Case Seen As Ripe For Mediation
(DBN)

____________

Religion:

Clergy abuse scandals could lead to financial woes
(DBN)

____________

Non-Profits:

Omaha nonprofit's bankruptcy filing has clear path after judge's ruling
(DBN)

____________

Economy:

Long-Lasting US Factory Goods Orders Rise 3.7 Pct. Driven By Aviation
(DBN)

Consumer Confidence Falls in October
(DBN)

Fed May Likely Hold Tapering Until March: Naud
(DBN)

Federal workers must pay back jobless benefits
(DBN)

Obama to Democrats: Get Ready for Entitlement Cuts
(DBN)

CBO Shreds Raising Medicare Eligibility Age
(DBN)

The Tax Increase the GOP Can Support
(DBN)

Crucial Test For The Economy This Week
(DBN)

A One-Sentence Preview Of This Week's Fed Meeting
(DBN)

A Frightening New 'Shadow Consensus' Is Emerging On The Future Of The American Economy
(DBN)

Here's Who Actually Owns The Federal Reserve
(DBN)

Why The GOP Really Wants To Decimate Food Stamps --- Food Stamps Cuts Coming Next Friday
(DBN)

US Debt Clock
(DBN)

Economic Indicators Dashboard
(DBN)

______________

Real Estate:

New Empirical Paper on Home Mortgage Foreclosure and Bankruptcy
(DBN)

Map Shows When Most Of The Homes In Your Area Were Built
(DBN)

How The Hardest Hit Areas From Hurricane Sandy Look One Year Later
(DBN)

RESPA wrongdoing? Consumer agency claims law firm paid kickbacks through joint-venture title firms
(DBN)

___________

Aviation:

Mayors ask US AG to settle lawsuit over airline merger
(DBN)

Chambers tout US Airways-American merger
(DBN)

United Given Biggest US Fine for Hours-Long Ground Delays
(DBN)

Air France CFO sent letter of complaint to Alitalia
(DBN)

The 10 Scariest Airport Runways In The World
(DBN)

____________

Municipalities:

Kevyn Orr Says Detroit Bankruptcy Filing Was Not Condition Of Taking Emergency Manager Job --- Bankruptcy not a topic in early talks with state, says Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr --- Buckfire: State, Jones Day firm discussed likely Detroit bankruptcy --- Lawyers, state planned Detroit bankruptcy long before
(DBN)

4 Revelations From The Detroit Bankruptcy Trial
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Hearings Begin In Detroit --- Detroit pension cuts were inevitable, city consultant testifies --- Mich. Governor Prepares To Take Stand In Detroit Bankruptcy Trial --- Snyder says he's not frustrated by Detroit bankruptcy trial --- Detroit bankruptcy trial: Cross-exam of financial consultant continues
(DBN)

Detroit on edge weeks before bankruptcy
(DBN)

Is Detroit really bankrupt ?
(DBN)

Digging into Detroit's bankruptcy filing
(DBN)

Detroit Banker Buckfire Says Cuts to Bonds, Pensions Fair --- 'Function of mathematics'
(DBN)

'Bankrupting America' profiles three Detroit businesses in video series
(DBN)

Detroit's public library contains story of city's decline
(DBN)

Detroit Council Protests Proposed Barclays Loan to Unwind Swaps --- Detroit City Council right to reject deal on bad-debt swaps --- City Council has no alternative to $350M loan plan
(DBN)

Digging into Detroit's bankruptcy filing; a question and answer
(DBN)

3 perspectives on business in a bankrupt city: A barber, a 90-year-old restaurant owner, a real estate visionary --- Small Business Owners Face Significant Challenges Operating in Detroit
(DBN)

Detroit police chief: Financial woes affect safety
(DBN)

Finley: Clueless on the Detroit mayoral campaign trail
(DBN)

" In bankruptcy , Detroit still dreaming big"
(DBN)

Detroit bets on uncertainty of rail, new arena
(DBN)

Detroit bankruptcy could be a dark preview of nation's future
(DBN)

Stockton: Agency clarifies city's latest bond ratings
(DBN)

San Bernardino: Departure of top official signals troubles
(DBN)

Is Tax Policy to Blame for Puerto Rico’s Woes?
(DBN)

UBS In The Hot Seat Amid Puerto Rican Bond Crisis
(DBN)

____________

Celebs:

The Broke and the Beautiful: Spelling Edition
(DBN)

Katie Hopkins tells bankrupt stars: You may earn big, but your brains are exceptionally small
(DBN)

____________

Hockey:

Coach, 5 Solar Bears share ties to defunct Trenton Titans
(DBN)

____________

Pensions:

Fannie, Freddie to End Traditional Pensions
(DBN)

PBGC Finds Deep Pocket in Japan: U.S. Court Finds Parent Liable for Termination Underfunding
(DBN)

____________

Health Care:

Glitches and all, Obamacare must offer quality insurance that doesn’t bankrupt you
(DBN)

More Website Woes: HealthCare.Gov Crashes for Hours
(DBN)

Republicans Set To Grill Kathleen Sebelius As Obamacare Website Suffers Yet Another Glitch
(DBN)

____________

Derivatives:

Court Faults Failure to Return $40 Million in Swap Collateral
(DBN)

____________

New Bankruptcy Opinions
(6 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (25 new filings today)
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 new filings today)
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
(DBN)

Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

______________

Bankruptcy Statistics:

US business bankruptcies decline
(DBN)

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
(DBN)

______________

Sanctions:

Bankruptcy judge chastises, fines top auto lender Ally Financial
(DBN)

____________

Unexpired Leases:

The Debtor Tenant’s Right To “Assume” and To “Assign” Does Not Mean To “Assume and Assign”
(DBN)

____________

Avoidance Actions:

You’re Insolvent, but Not That Insolvent
(DBN)

____________

Recent Pleadings:

Squire Sanders Faces Conflicts Challenge
(DBN)

______________

E-Discovery:

Seeking Salvation in the Cloud
(DBN)

Of Diapers & Litigation Hold Sanctions
(DBN)

____________

Banking:

Ex-shareholders of now-defunct First Asian Bank get another chance to overturn takeover
(DBN)

____________

Fraud:

Fair bankruptcy judge issues $33M verdict against Dan Laikin
(DBN)

Rothstein Case Against Qtask Abruptly Dismissed
(DBN)

____________

Startups:

Mark Cuban Made The Biggest Deal In 'Shark Tank' History For This Ghoulish Business
(DBN)

____________

Corporate Reform:

A $13 Billion Reminder of What's Wrong
(DBN)

JP Morgan to Pay Yet Another $5.1bn Fine
(DBN)

____________

Sovereigns:

No easy way out of Argentina's dispute
(DBN)

Argentina appeals New York Judge Griesa's order regarding banks
(DBN)

Fintech Urges Court to Keep Delay on Argentina Bond Order
(DBN)

Gramercy Pushing Investors on Argentina Debt Solution
(DBN)

____________

UK:

TPR welcomes Supreme Court ruling on FSDs
(DBN)

PPF appoints new CIO and head of restructuring and insolvency
(DBN)

293 redundant at insolvent construction firm
(DBN)

Here's Who's Buying Those Insanely Expensive Homes In London
(DBN)

What It's Like Being A Young Banker In London
(DBN)

____________

EU:

Bikes Now Outsell Cars in Europe
(DBN)

____________

PIIGS:

Euro Jobless Fault Line Festers as Italy Scars Recovery
(DBN)

____________

Canada:

Indy promoter bankruptcy hurts local businesses
(DBN)

____________

China:

Chinese Reform Proposal Pushes For Massive Changes All Across The Economy
(DBN)

____________

Brazil:

Brazilian stocks plunge on OGX bankruptcy fears
(DBN)

Eike Batista: The downfall of a $30 billion tycoon
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Nears for Batista
(DBN)

The First Domino In Eike Batista's Flailing Empire Has Fallen
(DBN)

Eneva Said to Be in Talks to Avert Early Debt Payment
(DBN)

____________

Australia:

Grieving mother denied compensation as her son's killers declare bankruptcy
(DBN)

____________

St. Kitts-Nevis:

Desperate PM Douglas Prepared To Bankrupt SKN Again, Says Harris
(DBN)

____________

The Daily Bankruptcy News is primarily a curated news link gathering service.   This means that most of the headlines contained in the publication are a collection of links to stories posted on the Internet by various third party publications.  Such content is owned by third party sources, not The Daily Bankruptcy News, and in some cases, these links change or expire, which means you may not be able to view some news stories in prior editions of the Daily Bankruptcy News. The DBN subscription fee is not a fee for access to the content of the links, but is a charge for the considerable work involved in gathering, organizing and presenting the links. Use of this site and The Daily Bankruptcy News is subject to our Terms of Use. If you received The Daily Bankruptcy News via email (and you have a paid subscription account), to view a news story, click on the headline, and the story should open in your web browser. To view additional stories, click back to the email and click on additional headlines, which will cause new stories to open in your web browser.  You can view the Daily Bankruptcy News on the web by clicking here.

Advertising
Advertising is available in The Daily Bankruptcy News. Click here for details  Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Passwords/Subscriptions
Access to certain links in The Daily Bankruptcy News is available only to readers holding a paid service subscription.  These links are currently marked with a "DBN" notation. The cost of a subscription is $58/year, payable annually.  Volume discounts are available for sites with multiple users. Click here to see a schedule of discounts. Complimentary subscriptions are available for full-time educational and governmental employees and for full time students. For information about discounts or educational/governmental subscriptions, contact us by clicking here. A separate password is required for each member of a firm wishing access to restricted links.

New readers can receive a free password good for 30 days by clicking here. 30-day passwords are not available to readers who have previously had a password, even if the password was associated with a different email address used by the reader. Refunds are not available after purchase.

Readers who wish to change their passwords should click here. Readers who have forgotten their password should click here.

Adding Your Email Address To The Distribution List
If you would like to start receiving The Daily Bankruptcy News by email each day, click here, and fill in the information requested.  There is no charge to be placed on the distribution list to receive the headlines, although access to many of the links behind the headlines requires a paid subscription (see above, under Passwords). If, after adding your email address to the distribution list, you do not receive an email confirming the addition, please contact us by clicking here for help.  

Removing Your Email Address From The Distribution List
If you already receive The Daily Bankruptcy News by email and you wish to remove your email address from the distribution list, click here and send the email that should appear.  You do not need to type anything in the body of the email message. Note that the email asking for removal must be sent from the same email address which is on our distribution list.
If you do not receive an email confirming deletion of your email address from the distribution list, contact us by clicking here for help.

If receive the publication forwarded from an older email address, you will need to contact us as described below for help removing that older address from our distribution list.

Press Releases/News Tips
Please send press releases and news tips to admin@bkinformation.com

Contact Us
The Daily Bankruptcy News is published each business day by BKINFORMATION.COM, L.L.C.  You can reach us at 281-402-3957 or at accounting@bkinformation.com (email inquiries are usually answered substantially more quickly than phone inquiries). Our mailing address is 935 Eldridge Road, No. 350, Sugar Land, Texas 77478.

 

Copyright 2013