September 5, 2013

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

A bankruptcy downturn squeezes restructuring practices
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Study Shows Drop in Demand for Legal Services
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How To Survive BigLaw
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What Legal Fields Will Be Hot?
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Grads of Lesser-Ranked Law Schools Are Happy Campers
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The Aspiring Lateral: The Value of Recruiters
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Stealth Lawyer: Derrick Wang, Composer & Pianist
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Female Rainmakers Play Key Role in Verizon Deal
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Recoveries Can Turn Legal Departments Into Profit Centers
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Law firm splits, but partners will still share office space
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What I Did on Summer Vacation — ­Restored Myself to Sanity
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You know about moot court–but Karl Okamoto wants students to practice moot deals
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A Law School Graduate Who Makes Beautiful Music
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Law School Enrollment Down, But Some Programs Prosper
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Law School Offers Two-Year Program That (Shockingly) Costs Only Two Years Of Tuition
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A Law School Dean’s Painful Decision
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Learning Negotiation from an FBI Agent
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Putin: Snowden Is A 'Strange Guy' Who Is In For A Tough Life
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Cleveland Kidnapper Ariel Castro's Suicide May Have Hurt His Victims One Last Time
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Judge grants stay in lawsuit against Aaron Hernandez
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Manning seeks presidential pardon in WikiLeaks case
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Germany to Prosecute 30 Auschwitz Guards
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6 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines
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‘We have lollipops’: lawyer’s surreal response to cease & desist letter goes viral

Police Dog Attacks Man Working Late At Restaurant . . . Police Chief Declines To Apologize And Says Dog “Did What He Was Supposed To Do”
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Crook Learns Not To Pull Guns On Veterans
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Judge is hospitalized after attack outside courthouse
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Sentencing A Rapist To 30 Days Was A Mistake? You Don’t Say!
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When prosecuting a 92-year old man is a very good thing
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A Kiss Is Not Just A Kiss
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock Futures Slip Ahead of ADP Report, ISM Data
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Markets Are Up Around The World
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U.S. stocks gain on upbeat Federal Reserve Beige Book; Dow up 0.65%
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

Navistar to cut 500 jobs by end of 2013 amid 3Q loss
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:

Bankruptcy trustee sues former Vann's CEO, CFO
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J.C. Penney Replaces Bill Ackman With a Hedge Fund Dream Team
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Am Law 100 Trio Helps J.C. Penney Dress for Success
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Printing:

A Tiny, Boring Kodak Takes Consumers out of the Picture
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Kodak consumer arm survives as UK pension plan purchases from Eastman Kodak Company
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Kodak spin offs assure VARs everything is hunky dory
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Kodak resumes lump sum pension payments
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Rail:

Judge makes rulings on railway’s bankruptcy filing after Lac-Megantic disaster
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Media:

Investor: GateHouse readying for bankruptcy restructuring --- Headed for Prepackaged Chapter 11 Restructuring
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Fortress to Create 'New Media' With Newcastle Assets
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Banking:

Best Banks To Work For
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JP Morgan to be Sued Over Failed Credit Unions
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Politics:

Business Losing Clout as GOP Moves Right
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Economy:

IMF sees emerging economies vulnerable to US tapering
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US economy growing at 'modest to moderate' pace: Fed --- U.S. Federal Reserve Sept. Beige Book Summary
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Beige Book tells story of nation in slow recovery
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Trade deficit rises in July from 4-year low
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US reverses slide in competitiveness --- The 35 Most Competitive Economies
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Fed's Williams Backs Slowing Bond Buying This Year
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Obama's Fed Pick Faces Opposition
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Why Obama might tap Summers for Fed despite harsh criticism from left --- Larry Summers and the Politicization of the Fed
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Federal Reserve Official: We're Failing
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Can We Pay a Minimum Wage That Makes Everyone Rich?
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Half Of The United States Lives In These Counties
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War Overshadows Economy as G20 Meets
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70% Of Old People Are Still Supporting Their Adult Children
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

New Rules Make It Harder For Attorneys To Buy Homes
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Under Duress, Rhode Island Judge Lifts Blanket Foreclosure Stay
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Mortgage applications rise first time in four weeks: MBA
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30-Year Mortgage Rate Increases in Latest Week
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Rothstein Law Firm, Ex-Versace Mansion Seek Settlement
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NNN 1600 Parkwood 1 files for Chapter 11
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FHA eases rules for some borrowers after bankruptcy , foreclosure
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Autos:

GM to Ford Sales Climb in Best Month for US Since 2007
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23 Best Selling Cars in America for August
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Auto sales boom: But is the party about over?
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US Banks Turn to Subprime Auto Loans
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Fiat May Face 2015 Trial Over Value of UAW Chrysler Stock
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House panel will explore double standard in Delphi pensions
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Municipalities:

Forum to discuss Detroit bankruptcy filing rescheduled
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Snyder, Dillon Subpoenaed In Detroit's Bankruptcy
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The good, the bad and the economics of proposed Detroit Red Wings arena and district
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Judge Allows Detroit to Keep Casino Revenue; Won't Rule on Eligibility, Pension Rights Yet
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Detroit charity turns blight into gardens, parks, and homes
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Red Wings arena deal faces critics
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Detroit housing project where Supremes lived razed
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Politics killed Detroit and will claim other cities
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Detroit Institute of Arts' assets tempting as collateral for city loan
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Your City Might Be the Next Detroit…But That's Not All Bad
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State Constitutions Shouldn't Shield Public Pension Benefits
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NY: Pols Speak On Municipal Bankruptcies
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Oakland County on possible bond delay: 'Nothing to do with Detroit'
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IL: $620 Billion Promised, Only $62 Billion Set Aside
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San Bernardino commits to bankruptcy plan 'outline' for mediation
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Worst Losses Since 1999 Defy History’s Rally Signal
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The 10 Best Cities For Small Business
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Health Care:

Hospital closes - lab, clinics to stay for now
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State pulls funding for Fairbanks Community Behavioral Health Center
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MyWeightDoctor owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Big US health insurers wary of 'Obamacare' exchanges
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Michael Brown protests sale of his Texas ranch for cash flow
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Pensions:

Withdrawal Liability Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy
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Credit Reporting:

CFPB Warns Companies to Fix Credit Report Errors
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Fraud:

SAC Forfeiture Case Delayed as Criminal Trials Near
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Debt Collection:

Debt Collectors Get More U.S. Consumer Bureau Oversight
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 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 (19 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (0 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:

OH: Regional bankruptcy filings fall
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:

Seventh Circuit Changes Its Mind and Reverses "Inconsistent" District Court Fraudulent Transfer and Equitable Subordination Ruling
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Plan Confirmation:

Circuit Split Watch: When (and Where) an Order Denying Confirmation is Final – and When (and Where) It’s Not
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Recent Pleadings:

Howrey Trustee Seeks To Settle With Morgan Lewis For $1M
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TBTF:

5 Years After Crisis, Banks No Better Off
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Celebs:

Smith settles bankruptcy case
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Personal Finance:

All Of The Financial Advice You're Ever Going To Need Is Written Down On This Index Car
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Hotels:

Struggling Trenton hotel seeks settlement with Marriott
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Tobacco:

Renegade trustee reaches settlement in tax dispute
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Education:

Now-defunct Lon Morris College suing former president, board members
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The 50 Most Expensive Private High Schools In America
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Small Business:

Why The Small Business Administration Should Be Abolished
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Sovereigns:

Stiglitz on vulture funds: 'US court ruling tendentious, economically dangerous'
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Argentina Senate debates debt swap
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UK:

“King Coal” declared bankrupt
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Bank of England holds fire at September meeting
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Struggling council sparks insolvency fears
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Bankers Chafe Under U.K. Takeover Rules
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New Leeds partner at Begbies
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PIIGS:

Gov't sends revised plan for defense firms as troika favors bankruptcy --- Eurogroup Head: It's Safe To Assume Greece Will Need Another Bailout
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Hidden debts of €3.6bn found at bankrupt group Pescanova
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Banks Fighting New Irish Insolvency Service Before It Starts --- Irish banks rely on legal threats to hit debt targets - MPs
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ie: Employer's Insolvency Fund Difficult to Access --- Austerity putting brakes on economic take-off
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Canada:

Golden Oaks judge lets receiver examine insider info allegations
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Banff TV unaffected by Whistler bankruptcy
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Germany:

Insolvent Praktiker to be dismantled as no buyer found
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Electricity Now a Luxury Item
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Russia:

Billionaire oligarch Boris Berezovsky 'died with £309million of debt' --- Estate May Owe as Much as $482 Million, Lawyer Says
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Iceland:

Iceland Banks Face $3.3 Billion Loss in Debt Relief Lawsuits
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