February 20, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Bingham reveals $110M revenue drop in 2013; firm is ‘by no means an exception’
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What’s Going On At Bingham McCutchen?
(DBN)

Business of Law
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Shearman Starts to Deliver on Turnaround Pledge
(DBN)

Latham Maintains Peak in Dell's Parting Year
(DBN)

Are Summer Associate And Entry-Level Hiring Picking Up? --- Associate Hiring: 'Two Steps Forward, One Step Back'
(DBN)

Summer-associate recruiting stays mostly flat, but offer rates rise, NALP says
(DBN)

Is Threat of Surveillance New Reality for Law Firms?
(DBN)

Large law firms stuck in ‘industry groupthink’ fail female attorneys, consultant says
(DBN)

Greetings From Anonymous Recruitment Director
(DBN)

Document Reviewers & Other Contract Workers: Develop multiple sources of income
(DBN)

Laid Off: Buddy, we're on our own
(DBN)

ABA Task Force Report: Part Good, Part Baffling
(DBN)

New Website Aims to Cloudsource Litigation Funding
(DBN)

Is This The Craziest Law Professor Job Application Ever?
(DBN)

Crazy Texan Litigant Threatens To Beat Up Lawyer, R--- Deponent
(DBN)

Just Saying No To Potential Clients
(DBN)

Which Contract Attorney Market Is Already Having A Bad 2014?
(DBN)

Houston lawyer charged with bankruptcy fraud
(DBN)

Bonuses Spread to Associates at Midsize and Small Firms
(DBN)

Law Firm Surveillance Report Cited in Legal Challenge
(DBN)

When To Email, Text, Or Call
(DBN)

Video Shows Ravens Star Dragging Unconscious Fiancee Out Of Casino Elevator
(DBN)

After reading the most ‘intentionally disrespectful’ jury form he’d ever seen, judge scolds couple
(DBN)

Careful With That Jury Form
(DBN)

12 Tasks That Great Employees Always Finish Before Noon
(DBN)

Chicago police develop computer to predict crimes
(DBN)

What Happens When A White Guy Tries To Steal A Car And What Happens When A Black Guy Tries
(DBN)

Florida Deputy Falsely Tells Mother That Recording Him In Public Is A Crime And Proceeds To Drag Her From Car and Arrest Her
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Judges:

Deep-Dish Pizzeria Owner Vows to Make Justice Scalia Eat His Words
(DBN)

Lehman Bankruptcy Judge James M. Peck to Join MoFo --- Meet the new guy: He knows a little something about bankruptcy --- MoFo Lands Judge Peck
(DBN)

Appellate court finds Blixseth accusations against bankruptcy judge unfounded
(DBN)

2014 Third Circuit Judicial Conference Registration
(DBN)

Judge ordered to give prosecutors a list of dismissed domestic-violence cases since 2004
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Wall Street:

US stock futures under pressure
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Markets Around The World Are Selling Off
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US stocks mixed as investors react to Fed minutes
(DBN)

Why Young Bankers Are So Miserable
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Layoffs:

 

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Mass Torts:

Newly Affirmed Bankruptcy Court Ruling Outlines Path to Bankruptcy Discharge for Mass Tort Claims
(DBN)

W.Va. chem spill co. paid $6M to related parties
(DBN)

W.Va. company involved in spill wants consultants
(DBN)

Judge grants hearing request from Freedom
(DBN)

Lawyers for Quebec rail crash victims pressured in bankruptcy case
(DBN)

Duke Energy will ask ratepayers to pay for coal ash cleanup
(DBN)

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Education:

Morris Brown starts over – looks for new buyer after Pope & Land deal fails
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Celebs:

Rihanna Offered $10 Million Settlement In Accountant Lawsuit
(DBN)

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Electricity:

Edison Mission Energy to End Bankruptcy Free of Liability
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Religion:

Lawyers: Milwaukee archdiocese didn't consult us before filing
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Uranium:

Southern’s Nuclear Units to Get $6.5 Billion U.S. Backing
(DBN)

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Shipping:

Genco Taps Blackstone as Lenders Waive Default on Missed Payment --- Thanks For Nothing, Mel! Gibson’s Baby Mama Oksana Grigorieva Files For Bankruptcy
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Economy:

Forget the Taper, Some Fed Officials Talk Rate Hikes
(DBN)

Fed Board United on 'Measured' QE Cuts, Divided on Rate-Hike Timing
(DBN)

Half Of US GDP Comes From The Orange Spots On This Map
(DBN)

Fed Puts Rate Increase on the Radar
(DBN)

America In 2014: The Affluent, The Squeezed, And The Entrenched
(DBN)

What It's Like Running Money For Some Of The Richest Families In The World
(DBN)

US Debt Clock
(DBN)

Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

US housing construction down 16 percent in January
(DBN)

Will Housing Rebound After Woeful Winter?
(DBN)

Here's What's Odd About Today's Ugly Housing Report
(DBN)

BofA $8.5 billion deal to go forward; AIG loses bid to delay
(DBN)

Official ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by Mortgage Servicing Problems
(DBN)

Trigild Readies Bankruptcy Court Approved Sale of Retail, Office Portfolio
(DBN)

Creditor slams Spire financing plan as a 'sham'
(DBN)

Federal bankruptcy judge throws out Tampa Port Authority's bid to buy on Channelside --- Federal judge: Port's deal for Channelside too good to be true --- Judge's ill-advised blow to Channelside renewal --- Liberty Channelside’s attorney: Next step for distressed property should be auction
(DBN)

The Biggest Mansion For Sale In America Can Be Yours For A Bargain $13.9 Million
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Municipalities:

Detroit reaches new settlement to end troubled pension debt deal --- Detroit has 3rd agreement to settle bad debt deal --- Detroit will propose new swaps deal to court in days: Attorney
(DBN)

Detroit Lawyer Argues General Obligation Bonds Not Secured --- Setting Precedent: Will some Detroit debt be considered ‘unsecured?’
(DBN)

Lessenberry on Adjustment Plan: City probably will cut pensions
(DBN)

Judge expects to rule on bondholder payments in a few weeks
(DBN)

Detroit bankruptcy judge urges settlement in bond dispute
(DBN)

Judge questions need for new team of lawyers in Detroit bankruptcy
(DBN)

Detroit bankruptcy : Which creditors get paid first?
(DBN)

Case History: The 19th century suit cited today
(DBN)

Here's a Source of Revenue for Detroit: $82 Million in Unpaid Parking Tickets 
(DBN)

Early Legacy: Impact already felt in Detroit’s bankruptcy
(DBN)

Revolving Door: Ex-Treasurer Andy Dillon Assists Detroit Bankruptcy Firm He Supported
(DBN)

NJ report blasts defunct Newark water corporation
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Food/Beverage:

Sbarro Closing 155 North American Locations in Comeback Bid
(DBN)

Defunct Sunland could go to Ready Roast
(DBN)

Mi Pueblo may stave off bankruptcy
(DBN)

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Awards:

KCC Acknowledged As "Restructuring & Bankruptcy Service of the Year" By The M&A Advisor
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Health Care:

Money troubles close Wheeler Co. hospital --- Fourth Georgia Hospital Shuts Down As The State Continues To Refuse Medicaid Expansion
(DBN)

Long Beach Medical Center Files for Bankruptcy Citing Sandy
(DBN)

Moody's to review Westchester Medical bond rating
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Building Materials:

Bankruptcy Hits Indiana Limestone Co.
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Alternative Energy:

After Fisker sale comes fight over proceeds
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Education:

Billionaire Investor Ken Griffin Just Made The Largest Donation Ever To Harvard University
(DBN)

Morris Brown wants to sell campus near new Falcons stadium
(DBN)

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Personal Finance:

7 Money Myths You Should Know About
(DBN)

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Compensation:

13 Of The Coolest Corporate Perks In America
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Lehman:

Lehman's Freddie Mac settlement approved
(DBN)

Lehman Settlement Frees Cash for Creditors
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Fraud:

Misdeeds at USA Capital Won't Fall to Auditor
(DBN)

The Growing Impact of Global Economic Crime
(DBN)

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Celebs:

Oksana Grigorieva Files For Bankruptcy -- I've Got $10 To My Name!
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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
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (64 new filings today)
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 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)
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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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Claims Trading:

Selling a Bankruptcy Claim
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Contempt:

Contempt in the 9th for Ski Resort Founder
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Proofs Of Claim:

Creditors Beware: Do the Proof of Claim Right or You Are Out
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Franchises:

Seventh Circuit Poised to Decide Treatment of Franchise Agreements in Bankruptcy
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Sales:

Slam Dunk for Credit Bid Cap
(DBN)

Whose Claim Is It Anyway?
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Cross-Border:

Bernie Madoff, Haven Jurisdiction, and the End of COMI?
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Automatic Stay:

Sixth Circuit Answers Two Questions of First Impression in Connection with Motions for Relief—(1) A Creditor Bears the Burden to Prove Validity of its Lien and (2) A Trustee May Allege an Expired Preferential Transfer Defensively to Defeat Relief from S

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Credit Cards:

Capital One to rethink contract that reserves right to visit cardholders' homes
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Retailing:

Target Data Breach Price Tag: $200M
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Tax:

Beware the 'dirty dozen' tax scams
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Sovereigns:

Elliott vs Argentina : 3 possible resolutions
(DBN)

Argentina pleads poverty, threatens default in its final petition to SCOTUS --- Argentina asks top US Court to stop 'catastrophe'
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UK:

Chapter 11 in the UK
(DBN)

Burnley Shameless star made bankrupt
(DBN)

Concern as Derry remains north’s bankruptcy blackspot
(DBN)

Rangers confirms £1.5mln loan plans amid insolvency fears
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PIIGS:

IMF Reveals Some Spoilers on Portugal's Comeback --- Portugal counts days to end of bailout program
(DBN)

Irish developer 'defrauded twice' by IBRC and State, US bankruptcy court is told
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Canada:

Charges laid in UM FINANCIAL Bankruptcy Investigation
(DBN)

Prominent Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyer Joins BLG
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France:

France's Private Sector Contraction Gets Worse
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Brazil:

Batista's Oleo e Gas bankruptcy can add foreign units -lawyer
(DBN)

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China:

China Manufacturing Conditions Fall To Seven-Month Low
(DBN)

Economists Explain Why China's Ugly Manufacturing Report Should Be Ignored
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Mexico arrest warrant for former airline owner
(DBN)

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Netherlands:

Largest Dutch builder sees bottoming out of home market in 2014
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Jamaica:

Insolvency Bill Committee meets today at Gordon House
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Finland:

307 Finnish Companies Closed Down Businesses in January 2014
(DBN)

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South Korea:

Number of Korean Business Failures Rises in January
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