August 6, 2014

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Law:

These 50 law firms have been named best for women
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Lawyer Discipline in New York is ‘Seriously Deficient,’ Says NYU Professor
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Beyond Biglaw: Autonomy, Biglaw v. Boutique
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Top 250 Women in Litigation 2014
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The Greatest Letter Ever? The ATL Lawyer Letter Bracket — Day 3
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Ranking The Most Impressive Law School Buildings
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NALP's Fuzzy Definition of 'JD Advantage'
(DBN)

ExamSoft Sued In Illinois
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The Latest Information On The Investigation Into The Murder Of Professor Dan Markel
(DBN)

The Mystery Of A Popular Professor’s Death, Solved
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How Tax Inversions Became the Hottest Trend in M&A
(DBN)

VLP Law Group Adds Bankruptcy Partner
(DBN)

Legal and Financial Risks of Relevancy Redactions
(DBN)

How To Look Like A Gentleman While Living Out Of A Suitcase
(DBN)

An Upcoming iPhone Feature From Apple Will Completely Transform How You Use Apps
(DBN)

‘Hackcess to Justice’ teams will devise new tech to solve access to justice issues
(DBN)

Boies and Olson are challenging teacher tenure as a student civil-rights issue
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Everything We Know About The iPhone 6
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11 Hot New Apps You May Have Missed Recently
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Now Is The Worst Time To Upgrade Your iPhone
(DBN)

How To Make People Think You Are Not Horrible
(DBN)

One Simple Question Can Determine If You're A Narcissist
(DBN)

How To Dress Like A Leader In Any Work Environment
(DBN)

New leaker disclosing US secrets, government concludes
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Criminal charges filed in Biogenesis doping scandal
(DBN)

Man in wheelchair robs store
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Son-in-law takes plea in fatal bombing of retired bankruptcy lawyer and wife, will be in prison for life
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Judge says ex-attorney Stan Chesley must help pay $42M judgment to plaintiffs in fen-phen litigation
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Drunken woman crashed into firehouse, had snake around neck
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Cops: Man Sitting In Park Attacked By Group Of Teens With Medieval Ball-And-Chain Weapon
(DBN)

Cop fired for taunting hungry inmate with french fries, then threatening to Tase him
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NYPD probing report that EMTs jumped in to stop cops who were beating handcuffed man
(DBN)

Man Arrested After Trying To Rob Coffee Cart In Front Of NYPD Headquarters
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Judges:

Chief Judge Barbara J. Houser Selected as Recipient of Judge William L. Norton, Jr. Judicial Excellence Award
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New York courthouse shuts down after being overrun by horde of fleas
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'Can't Always Get What You Want,' Court Tells Tea Party Group
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Approval of SEC-Citigroup Deal Leaves Rakoff With a Case of ‘Sour Grapes’
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As gays prevail in supreme court, women see setbacks
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock -Index Futures Fall on Growing Ukraine Concern
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U.S. stocks battered by Fed concerns, Ukraine conflict; Dow falls
(DBN)

10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

Code Red: Job Market for Boot Camp Grads Better Than For Lawyers, But "OK at Best"
(DBN)

5 Interview Mistakes To Avoid At All Costs
(DBN)

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Financial Privacy:

Target's Data Breach Is Going To Cost The Company Even More Than It Previously Thought
(DBN)

Everyone Needs to Change Passwords Again
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Nuclear:

Report: USEC stock increasing
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Private Equity:

Centerbridge Attracts More Than $11bn of Demand in Six Weeks
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Tax:

A Positive Message From A Shocking FICA Case
(DBN)

Treasury weighing actions to stem tax inversions
(DBN)

Obama Is Considering Bypassing Congress To Try To Stop Companies From Leaving America To Save On Taxes
(DBN)

Obama Let Delphi Avoid Taxes in Tactic President Assails
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Student Debt:

California couple struggling after being forced to pay deceased daughter’s student loans
(DBN)

Big student loans? Consider life insurance
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Economy:

US service sector grew in July, ISM report says --- ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 58.7%
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Q2 2014 GDP Details on Residential and Commercial Real Estate
(DBN)

US factory orders rise solidly in June
(DBN)

Small Business Borrowing Declined in June
(DBN)

S&P: Wealth gap is slowing US economic growth --- A New Report Argues Inequality Is Causing Slower Growth. Why It Matters.
(DBN)

A Major Piece Of The Economic Recovery Is Still Missing
(DBN)

Why immigrants are the best thing that happened to Medicare
(DBN)

US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Home prices up 7.1 percent in June 2014 over 2013 --- House Prices up 7.5% Year-over-year in June --- Pace slows
(DBN)

MBA: Mortgage Refinance Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
(DBN)

Phoenix Real Estate in July: Sales down 17%, Cash Sales down Sharply, Inventory up 35%
(DBN)

Trustees Get Extension in Citigroup's Mortgage-Securities Settlement
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy judge seeks to shorten trial over Detroit debts
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In Detroit schools, the emperor has no clothes
(DBN)

Orr seeks bids to privatize parking department
(DBN)

What To Know Before Moving To New York
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Healthcare:

Westgate Nursing Home could be forced out of business
(DBN)

Albany: Retirement center will have new owner after bankruptcy hearing
(DBN)

People don’t get the new Obamacare lawsuits, but they think all exchanges should provide subsidies
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Weather:

UN Expert: We Might Have To Migrate People Out Of California If Drought Continues
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Electricity:

Entegra Power files for bankruptcy, to cede control to lenders --- Tampa power company Entegra , with plants in Arkansas and Arizona, seeks bankruptcy
(DBN)

Blackstone Unit $126 Million Bid Wins Optim Twin Oak Auction
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Aviation:

American Airlines Will Substitute Snacks For Meals In First Class
(DBN)

Business Class On An Emirates A380 Is Jaw-Dropping
(DBN)

Here's Your Ebola Survival Guide For Airplanes, From The CDC
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Gambling:

Noteholders and Caesars trade lawsuits over restructuring --- Caesars, Bondholder Group File Competing Lawsuits --- Dueling Lawsuits --- Lawsuits fly between Caesars and 2nd-lien lenders; fraudulent transfers to parent co at issue
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Caesars Could Add to Ranks of Broken Pre-Crisis LBOs
(DBN)

Caesars Said to Consider Debt Plan Offered by Creditors
(DBN)

Filing in Revel bankruptcy offers no word about bids
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Religion:

Standing ovation for priest after child sex accusations
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Education:

ITT Saw Nearly Half Its Market Value Wiped Out Yesterday — Here's What Happens Next --- ITT cash crunch has analysts raising spectre of bankruptcy
(DBN)

NJ private school for disabled children files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
(DBN)

Kentucky State President Cut $90,000 Off His Salary To Help Increase Minimum Wage For University Employees
(DBN)

Is a more prestigious college worth the money?
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Nonprofits:

The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee Provides Update on Restructuring Plan
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Environmental:

Environmental Claims: Twenty Years Later
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Oil/Gas:

Former Assets Of Bankrupt RoxWell Performance Drilling Up For Bid
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Fraud:

‘Pro-troop’ conservative charity mainly exists to funnel money to Tea Party Express founder
(DBN)

A Watchdog Lawyer Is Raising Questions About HP's Plans To Sue Former Autonomy Executives
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Currency:

London aims to become a bitcoin hub
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Personal Finance:

How To Decide Whether To Save Your Money Or Pay Down Debt
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Television:

Network situation unlikely to be resolved by end of season
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (52 new filings today)
(DBN)

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:

Month-Over-Month Increase in Bankruptcy Filings
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Commercial bankruptcy filings continue to decline in western Pennsylvania, nationally
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Distressed Company Watch List
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Cross-Border:

Can Chapter 15 Be an Ally to Bondholders in Foreign Insolvency Cases?
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Bankruptcy Reform:

The Bankruptcy Code Is Bankrupt
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Administrative Claims:

When Goods Are Shipped from Overseas, When Are They Considered “Received by the Debtor” for Purposes of Asserting a Section 503(b)(9) Administrative Claim?
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Third Party Releases:

Third Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Court’s Denial of Third Party Releases of Indenture Trustee Due to Inadequate Disclosure
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TBTF:

FDIC: Big Banks Living Wills Not Good Enough
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U.S. Tells Big Banks to Rewrite 'Living Will' Bankruptcy Plans - 'No Credible Path' Through Bankruptcy --- Living Wills Are 'Unrealistic'
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Insurance:

Avoid the "Insolvency Exclusion" Trap in E&O Policies
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Professional Liability Insurance: Application Misrepresentation Precludes Coverage for Legal Malpractice Claim
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Celebs:

A Princess Is Fighting To Keep Her $390-A-Month Walk-Up On The Upper East Side
(DBN)

‘Girls Gone Wild’ Founder Joe Francis In Legal Snafu – Again!
(DBN)

Trump Sues to Get Name off Casinos
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Lehman:

Barclays to Keep Billions From Lehman, Appeals Court Says
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Sovereigns:

Argentina Gov't blasts US judge Griesa for ratifying Pollack as Special Master
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Argentina to Move Against Court Order and Force Intermediary Banks for Payouts to Bondholders --- Argentina Demands US Banks Make Bond Payouts That Were Blocked By Judge
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Argentina Nerves Drag Distressed Bonds to Weakest in a Year
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ISDA to determine when Argentine CDS have to be paid
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No, really — does anyone want to accelerate on Argentina ?
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Argentina in Default: Why 2014 Is Different Than 2001
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Bank of New York-Managed Fund Loses 51% on Argentina Default
(DBN)

Investment in Argentine bond credit-linked notes ends less than perfectly
(DBN)

Argentina's Bond Default Spreads to Brazil Postal-Worker Pension
(DBN)

Investment lessons to learn from Argentina debt saga
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PIIGS:

Credit Agricole Rises as Banco Espirito Santo Risk Cut --- Banco Espirito Santo Patriarch Humbled Amid Bailout --- Portugal's Novo Banco leaves 4.4 bln euros behind in BES "bad bank" --- Decision on BES CDS delayed --- ?ISDA EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee: Espirito Santo Financial Group S.A. Bankruptcy Credit Event
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Canada:

You Have A Trust? Well, Iona Secured Interest: A summary of Iona Contractors Ltd. (Receiver of) v. Guarantee Co. of North America , 2014 ABQB 347
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Alberta’s Economy is Booming, but so is Household Debt
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Germany:

German Factory Orders Fall
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Russia:

Russia Calls For Emergency UN Security Council Meeting As Troops Fortify On The Border
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Brazil:

Brazilian tycoon restructures more of $2 bln Mubadala debt
(DBN)

Pescarmona Bonds Slump by Record on Brazilian Bankruptcy
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MENA:

Fleeing the Horror of ISIS
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China:

China Default Storm Seen as $1 Billion of Private Bonds Mature
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China's top banks unleash US$43.5bn bank capital onslaught
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