February 11, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Layoff Watch: Casualties At Kasowitz Benson
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Layoff Watch: More Reorganization, More Layoffs
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Quarles Brady Names Brian Sirower Practice Group Chair for Bankruptcy and Estate, Trust Wealth Preservation
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Talks with Heenan Fail, But DLA Still Wants a Canadian Partner
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Georgia Bar president critical of local lawyer’s ‘over the top’ Super Bowl ad
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Computer virus locks up law firm files
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iPad rEvolution
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Seventh Circuit Thinks Its Lawyers Are Really Stupid
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Greenberg Traurig Reports Financial Declines
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Norton Rose Fulbright debt plummets after cash increase
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Even Professor Hitler Is Feeling The Pinch Of Law School Cutbacks
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Rain On the Elysian Plain: Or, 3 Drawbacks To In-House Life
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Who shot suburban attorney to death in law firm parking lot? Suspect still sought in 2009 slaying
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Lawyer jailed for 5 days over comment made at restaurant lunch wins appeal of contempt case
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Judge reverses contempt citation for prosecutor who was late to court
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Woman Listed as Deceased Files Lawsuit Claiming She’s Alive
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15 Annoying Grammatical Mistakes That People Always Make
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A sea anemone??
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Woman Realizes Home Break-in After Finding Burglar’s Selfie on Phone
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Woman's H----ness Causes Plane To Make Emergency Landing
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Pennsylvania Man Wins $5 Million After Relatives Push Him Over in Portable Toilet Leaving Him A Quadriplegic
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Judges:

The BP oil spill and a federal judge's family tree
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Wall Street:

Stock futures advance ahead of Yellen testimony
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Markets Are Rallying All Over The World
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European stocks climb with Yellen in view
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US close : Stocks push higher ahead of Yellen speech
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Layoffs:

Barclays Cuts Up to 12,000 Jobs as Quarterly Profit Falls
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6 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before An Interview
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Television:

Astros Bankruptcy Appeal Won't Get CSN Houston On TV Any Sooner
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Crane on TV talks: “It's a 20-year rotten deal”
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Autos:

Chrysler Pays UAW Trust $5 Billion to Close Bankruptcy Chapter
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GM's New CEO Is Making 60% More Than Her Predecessor
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Electricity:

Energy Future Said to Meet With Banks for Bankruptcy Financing
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Gambling:

Caesars taps Lazard for financial restructuring-source --- Caesars Drops on Reports Lazard Hired for Refinancing
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Mass Torts:

House panel holds W.Va. hearing on chemical spill
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Shipping:

Is Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Worth More Dead Than Alive?
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Religion:

Bankruptcy is a convenient solution for church
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Economy:

Consumers Expect Inflation to Accelerate, NY Fed Survey Finds
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Who’s Right About Rising Prices: the Public or the Fed?
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House Republicans Have Their New Debt Ceiling Plan
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Two Reasons It's A Big Day For Janet Yellen
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Here's What's Expected From Janet Yellen's First-Ever Remarks As Chair Of The Federal Reserve Today
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Stiglitz: Stagnation by design
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4 Common Myths About Taxes
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Here Are The Americans Who Gave The Most Money To Charity Last Year
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Ackman’s Pershing Sells Remainder of General Growth Stock --- Ackman's General Growth Sale Marks End of Investment Era
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Why We Fall in Love—With Houses
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$13 bln JPMorgan Chase settlement challenged by NGO
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Municipalities:

Detroit to File Debt-Adjustment Plan Next Week
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Wall Street Takes Spotlight in Motor City
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An Extraordinary Effort to Build a Future for Detroit
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Detroit Emergency Manager to Push Back Filing Date
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Casinos, The Engines Of Detroit's Economy, Start To Sputter 
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Art's value in society big question in Detroit bankruptcy
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Reasons to believe in Detroit
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Detroit redefined in bankruptcy talks
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What it's like to live in the most famous bankrupt city in America
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“Bankrupt : How Cronyism and Corruption Brought Down Detroit”
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What Not To Do When You Visit New York City
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Puerto Rico governor seeks legislative OK for $3.5 bln in GO bonds
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Alternative Energy:

Fisker bidder taps former Ford exec Leach to bolster management
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Xtreme Power Earns Bankruptcy Court Approval
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Health Care:

Banner agrees to acquire Casa Grande Regional in Arizona
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Bankruptcy delays health center construction
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Obama Administration Delaying Part Of Obamacare's Employer Mandate — Again
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Banking:

First Mariner Bancorp Files for Bankruptcy in Buyout Deal
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First Mariner Bancorp's bankruptcy filing could hurt shareholders
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Food/Beverage:

Stalking horse emerges for Theodoro Baking
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Company bids for Portales peanut butter plant
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Judge approves White Oak escrow account
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Plastics:

Constar Wins Court Approval of $113.6 Million in Asset Sales
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Pensions:

Here's Why Tim Armstrong Knew About His Employees' 'Distressed Babies'
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Aviation:

Feisty Richard Branson Attacks Airline Alliances
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Careful on Accepting Airline Apologies
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Pilots Often Head to the Wrong Airport
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Personal Finance:

35 Things You Can Do Right Away To Start Spending Less Money
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Bill Gates Washes The Dishes Himself Every Night
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77 Reasons Why You're Awful At Managing Money
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6 Thought Patterns That Trigger Money Stress
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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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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:

(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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Personal Bankruptcy:

Debtor's Ch. 13 Plan Unfairly Discriminates Against Other Unsecured Creditors
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LBOs:

Lyondell: Is the Safe Harbor Closed to Former Shareholders of LBOs?
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Avoidance Actions:

It’s Settled: You Can Take Your Money and Run, but You Can’t Hide from Section 547(b)
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Insurance:

Why Agencies Need to Pay More Attention to Insurer Insolvency
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Even if Fraud on the Market is Dumped, Don’t Cut Back on D&O Insurance
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Litigation:

Facebook Posts Put to Lower Evidence Standard
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Fraud:

Christina Kitterman: Rothstein Sexually Harassed Me
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Celebs:

Michael Jackson Estate in IRS Battle
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Soccer:

Russia's Bankrupt Ex-Champions Alania Vladikavkaz Pull Out of League
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Toys:

How Lego Came Back From The Brink Of Bankruptcy
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UK:

Surprise corporate distress wobble as administration appointments rise by a fifth
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UK Pension Protection Fund guidance on restructurings
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Determination of claim is within ‘insolvency exception’ to UK jurisdictional rules
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New partner joins Begbies Traynor
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EU:

ECB Bond Buying: The German Court's Message To Berlin
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PIIGS:

Heartbreaking Images From An Abandoned Building In Spain That Now Houses Evicted Families
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Canada:

Canadian Businessman Protests Gambling Debt With Bankruptcy
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Austria:

Austrian Banks Won't Participate in Hypo Alpe-Adria 'Bad Bank' - Finance Minister
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Austria bites Hypo bad bank bullet as lenders back out
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Brazil:

Batista's OSX, bondholders in talks over FPSO lease
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Netherlands:

Fewer Dutch firms go bankrupt in January
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China:

5 Ways China's Slowdown Will Ripple Across The Globe
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