September 13, 2013

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Law:

BigLaw is looking for change in all the wrong places: Part II
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Clients Buying Less, But Paying More
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Litigation Work to Increase, Spending to Remain Flat
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Layoff Watch: Arent You Glad You Still Have A Job?
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Law school jobs fallout approaches new low
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Wachtell, Davis Polk, Reed Smith: Business of Law
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Where Are All The Midlevels? Oops, You Laid Them Off!
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Former Biglaw Partner Caught Faking a Disability
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Video: Clifford Chance trainee in ‘f------ people over for money’ YouTube boast --- Clifford Chance disciplines "f--- people over" trainee
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I Got My Dream Job Through Pro Bono
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Firm posts woeful job ad
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11 Common Grammatical Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
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International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Announces "Rising Star" Award Finalists
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Lawyers and accountants log $3bn payday in Lehman aftermath
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Hogan Lovells to review stress management in wake of partner's suicide --- Hogan Lovells partner told colleague he would kill himself the day before he did it
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Lateral hires at Duane Morris brought extra legal assistants to firm, spurring layoffs
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Voluntary Buyouts Offered By Another Leading Law Firm
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Why Do Law Firms Get Hired — And Fired — By Their Clients?
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First-year enrollment takes serious hit at Dickinson School of Law's Carlisle campus
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Want To Learn About A Law School? Just Look At How They Describe Their New Students
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Your Mother Is . . . Going to Law School
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Law School GPA Trumps LSAT, Undergraduate GPA, and Bar Review Courses as Bar Passage Predictor
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After 8 Years, Charlotte School Of Law Has Become NC's Largest. So What's Value Of Degree?
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Survey: Majority of new law school graduates agree with Obama, favor two-year idea
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Two More Things About The New iPhone Software That Business Will Love
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Foley & Lardner Sued for Alleged Malpractice
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Apple’s new iPhones: Good for attorneys? --- Everything You Need To Know About The New iPhone's Battery Life --- Ruminating about Apple’s Lowercase Letters
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Did you murder someone? Don't tell your lawyer over email
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With iBeacon, Apple is going to embrace the internet of things
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Tom Hanks' Jury Duty Results In Mistrial As Attorney Is Too Star-Struck To Leave Him Alone
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A Murder Conviction Could Be Overturned Based On This Facebook Message From A Juror
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Man Wearing "Full Face President Obama Mask" Robs New Hampshire Bank
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Lawyer’s response to client’s bad Avvo review leads to disciplinary complaint
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Man Arrested For Chicken Wing Assault On Wife
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Second Amendment Protects The Right To Carry Guns Outside the Home
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Lawyer who used shoe-mounted video camera to film up women’s skirts gets 6-month suspension
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Man fleeing police gave himself haircut in unsuccessful attempt to evade arrest
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Menage Goes Bad, Man Gets Arrested
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State can’t forcibly medicate death row inmate so he’s competent for execution
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Mug Shots
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Say What?!
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Judges:

When bloggers irritate judges
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Would-Be Judge Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
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Judiciary sends Obama budget plea
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Wall Street:

US futures mixed as markets eye economic reports
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US stocks fall as profit taking marks quiet session; Dow down 0.17%
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Rising PE Multiples, Not Better Earnings, Are What's Driving The Stock Market This Year
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Layoffs:

New Jobless Claims 292K (Maybe)
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Government To Workers: 'You're Fired'
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Everywhere I Look I See Jobs That Will Be Replaced By Robots
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International Paper to Close Its Biggest Mill, Displacing 1,100
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Furniture:

Bidding war brewing for Furniture Brands?
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Furniture Brands "First Day" Motions Approved by US Bankruptcy Court
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Health Care:

Smooth service continues despite Rural/Metro bankruptcy filing
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Judge Rips Hospital-Closure Process
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Coal:

Patriot delays reorganization plan until Oct. 2
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US coal industry braces for EPA emissions crackdown
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Economy:

Obama to nominate Summers as Fed chief: Japan's Nikkei --- Fed nomination report lifts dollar, world shares weak --- GOP Senator to Oppose Summers as Fed Chief
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Fed Message Muddled as Misunderstood Taper Meets Slowing Growth
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Initial Jobless Claims Slump as Two States Underreport
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95% Of Income Gains Since 2009 Went To The Top 1% — Here's What That Really Means
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Economists Expect Fed to Set Tapering
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US Government Budget Deficit Shrinks --- 35% in One Year
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The Best Economies in the World
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Your Favorite Tax Break on the Chopping Block
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Lehman Brothers Abyss Had Paulson Seeking Prayer Amid Crisis --- Five Years After Lehman Fell, US Consumer Recovery Mixed --- Five Years Later, We Still Haven't Learned From the Financial Crisis --- Meredith Whitney Lost A Fortune 'Riding Lehman All The Way Down To Zero' --- Was Lehman failure really 'best and only outcome ?' --- UK still seeing the 'aftershocks' of Lehmans collapse --- Lehman Brothers collapse, five years on: 'We had almost no control' --- Hedge Funds Are Among the Winners of the Lehman Spoils --- Where Is Dick Fuld Now? Finding Lehman Brothers' Last CEO --- Hank Paulson: This Is What It Was Like to Face the Financial Crisis --- Lehman Players Look Back on Historic Bankruptcy
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Every Year Since The Financial Crisis Has Looked Like '1987 All Over Again'
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Wharton MBAs on Entering 2009's Bleak Job Market
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Republicans Shift Fiscal Strategy to Health-Care Delay
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The 25 scariest moments of the financial crisis
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Why The Next Crisis Could Come From The Shadow Banking Sector
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Where The Hipsters Are Coming From
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Showdown in the Richmond: The City of Richmond Threatens Eminent Domain on Underwater Loans
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BlackRock Bid to Block Richmond Plan Seen Premature
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Sellers Test Housing Market Amid Rising Prices
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This Chart Of Google Searches For 'Mortgage Refinance' Says It All
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Cordray Tries to Ease Industry Concerns on Mortgage Rules
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Chicago-area foreclosures down 59% from last August
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Renters Are Fleeing Manhattan And Brooklyn For Queens
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Renzo Renzi Blasted During Bankruptcy Hearing
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Municipalities:

Detroit may pay retirees to buy insurance through exchanges: report
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Judge sets dates, issues to be covered at Detroit bankruptcy hearings
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Key dates in Detroit's bankruptcy
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The Upside of Bankruptcy : DIA Is Getting International Recognition
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DIA selling the Mona Lisa? Kevyn Orr for mayor?
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Retirees association endorses Mike Duggan for Detroit mayor
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Battle Creek completes $15.4M bond sale, after Detroit delay
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California City Disincorporates as Cash Goes to Prisons
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Moody's Warns Local Government Defaults Hint At Lower Recovery Rates
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Aviation:

Judge approves American Airlines' bankruptcy plan --- But Antitrust Suit Still a Hurdle
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JetBlue CEO: AA should give up all DC slots in merger
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American, US Airways say government lawsuit shows failure to understand the industry
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Ranked: The Best Airlines In America
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Friday the 13th: Would you board flight 666 to HEL?
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Corporate Reform:

Conflict of Interest Alleged in $5M CFPB Contract
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Brokers:

Jon Corzine Sees No Problem In How He Ran MF Global
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Food/Beverage:

More trouble for bankrupt Agfeed
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Madonia Family's Properties Sell at Auction for $75 Million
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Licensed to grill
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Media:

After 32 Years KSL Media Is Shutting Down
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KSL Bankruptcy Calls Into Question Indie Media Shops
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Alleged Embezzlement Scheme Helped Sink KSL
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Oil/Gas:

Preferred Sands Hires Restructuring Advisers
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Pharma:

How Cellceutix Acquired A Next Generation Antibiotic For Pennies On The Dollar
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Celebs:

Casey Anthony to Answer Questions About Caylee While Under Oath
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Student Debt:

US loan forgiveness program is underused; public service lawyer expects to save thousands
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The 15 Highest-Paying College Majors
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(5 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 (13 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 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:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Safe Harbors:

Plans afoot to narrow 'safe harbor' statutes
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Miscellaneous:

Bill on Bankruptcy : Detroit Judge Might Lose Grip on the Case
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Jurisdiction:

“No Subject Matter Jurisdiction for You” — Fifth Circuit Questions Bankruptcy Courts’ Jurisdiction Over Certain “Core” Matters…Maybe?
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Finance:

AMR Wins Appeal in Dispute Over Make-Whole Payment
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TBTF:

Inspector: Union had 'leverage' in protecting pensions
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Banking:

Judge Approves Simmons First's $53.6M Bid for Metropolitan
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Simmons First details the $53.6 million bid
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United Community Bancorp has high bid for Mercantile Bank
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Failed Colonial Bank's Accountants Lose Bid to Dismiss FDIC's Suit Against Them
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Education:

The 15 Highest-Paying College Majors
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Report: Racial Segregation University Alabama Sororities
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Telecoms:

Dish Network's LightSquared bid nets black eye after director resigns
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Gambling:

Miami Jai-Alai tries to cancel $115M sale
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Autos:

Fiat may have to pay top dollar to avoid Chrysler IPO, report says
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Fraud:

Finra Finds People Really, Really Want to Be Defrauded
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Financial Fraud Widespread in America
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Lehman:

Lehman 'zombie company' enters end zone
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Sovereigns:

Argentina Budgets $9.9 Billion of Reserves to Pay Debt in 2014
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Supreme Court To Consider Argentina Appeal
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UK:

Hospitality directors in the pits
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Litigation Reform Across The Pond
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Over a million jobs at risk as economic recovery threatens to kill off 'zombie' firms
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EU:

Barroso: End to Crisis 'Within Sight'
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PIIGS:

Spain's insolvent fish firm Pescanova names new chairman --- Spanish brewer Damm seizes control of troubled frozen-fish giant Pescanova
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German Institute Says Greece Bankrupt
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ie: PIP's trophy-home gaffe just another glaring example of two-tier citizenship
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Canada:

Bankruptcy panel sought for Quebec train disaster victims
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Thomas G. Assaly companies declared bankrupt
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New Zealand:

Fewer people going bust
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Brazil:

Here's How Batista's OGX Nightmare Gets Worse for Pimco
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Brazil's OSX bondholders sign accord to protect rights -report
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OGX Prepares to Tap Creditors for More Cash to Avert Bankruptcy
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MENA:

It’s time for the bankruptcy law
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