January 22, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

All seven new partners at well-known West Coast firm are women
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Miller Nash Names New Bankruptcy Partner --- Jeanne Sinnott
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Business of Law
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Beyond Biglaw: Making Partner
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The Social Law Firm Index: Biglaw’s New Media Mavens
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Law firm heads top 401(k) list
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Smaller Law Class Size Positioned, Packaged as a Plus
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Is the New Back Office Off Shore?
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Why are lawyers killing themselves?
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Pro Se Litigant Trolls Biglaw Partner About Quality Of His Law Degree
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9 Bad Fashion Tips Men Should Stop Following
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11 Extremely Successful People Share Their Best Productivity Hacks
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NERA Releases 2013 Securities Class Action Litigation Report
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Man Interrogated By FBI For Wearing Prescription Google Glass At The Movies
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From Rock Star To Law School: Meet William Tell
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Lawyer Parents Require Signed And Notarized Affidavit Before Tooth Fairy Visit
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Man Wanted For Assault Caught After 'Sharing' Photo Of Himself Posted By Police To Facebook
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Judges:

Ex-clerk known as ‘Judge Whitney’ takes plea in case over unauthorized access to court records
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Federal judge sent hundreds of inappropriate emails before racist-joke probe, opinion says
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Are Little Changed
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Stock Markets Around The World Are Heading Higher
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U.S. stocks close higher; earnings misses drag on Dow
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Investors watching earnings for any sign of growth
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The Simplest Explanation For Wall Street Greed
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Layoffs:

The Smaller Labor Force: Are We Delusional?
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Texas Instruments cutting 1100 jobs; profit up
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Bombardier cuts 1700 jobs to save cash after jet delays
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Lane closing Saltillo plant; 480 to be laid off
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Telecoms:

BlackBerry to divest majority of its Canadian real estate
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LightSquared's Bankruptcy Plan May Not Get FCC Approval in 2014
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Health Care:

Hospital's woes show need for wider plan in Brooklyn
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No Decision on Fate of Interfaith Medical Center After Day in Bankruptcy Court
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Gov. Cuomo To Call Out Obama Administration Over Struggling Brooklyn Hospitals
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Bid cost for bankrupt Saint Francis eased
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Non-Profits:

Conservator recommends liquidating Wilson Center
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Software:

Colorado Customware seeks dismissal of bankruptcy case
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Retailing:

Sears closes Chicago flagship store as it moves to online retail
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Dots Joins Clothing Retailers Filing for Bankruptcy
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J.C. Penney, other stressed retail bonds are looking like a buy: Barclays
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The Target Cyber Breach and Cyber Disclosure Practices
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Religion:

Church finances: Holy disorder
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Decades Of Sex Abuse By Chicago Priests Outlined In Documents
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Economy:

Global Elite in Davos to Reshape the World
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Poll: Few Happy with Income Distribution
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Why Economy is Still in Deep Disrepair
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This Incredible Chart Explains Almost All Of Recent Economic History
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Higher-income Americans hit hardest by tax changes
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Yellen's small but significant change
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IMF sees higher global growth, warns on deflation
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Santa's Gift to Builders: Higher Home Prices
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Foreclosure filings plummet amid higher home prices
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Housing-Starts Forecast for 2014: Past Is not Prologue
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Bankrupt developer unloads waterfront condos for $24.5M
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SIFMA Condemns Condemnation
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Municipalities:

Orr: Detroit to decide soon on possible litigation over swaps deal
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Snyder, Michigan lawmakers closing in on funding plan to protect Detroit pensions, DIA collection
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Kevyn Orr: We're weighing Detroit's next steps --- Detroit manager: Bankruptcy plan weeks away
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DIA pressed to augment funding role in fix
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Detroit's art treasures to be focus of hearing
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Detroit Fee Minder's November Bill Tops $100,000
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Snyder meets with lawmakers on state's role in settling Detroit bankruptcy
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Detroit's available cash drying up more slowly than feared
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Detroit casino revenue falls in 2013
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Does Honda ad showing Detroit bankruptcy court take dig at Big Three?
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Highland Park, Michigan, on the Brink of Bankruptcy
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Why Municipalities Should Look to San Jose, Not Detroit
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Derivatives:

Buffett Makes Millions Selling 500-to-1 Monkey-Linked Derivatives
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Fraud:

Witness Against SAC's Martoma Says He Initially Lied to FBI
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Mass Transit:

Bankruptcy Case Lifts Curtain on Bike-Share Operator
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Big Bike-Sharing Supplier's Bankruptcy Doesn't Doom U.S. Programs
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CitiBike Manufacturer Files For Bankruptcy
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Leaders don't expect direct local impact from bike share company's financial woes
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5 Big Debts In The Bixi Bike Sharing Bankruptcy
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Chicago withheld $2.1 million from bankrupt Divvy supplier
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Why America's Grand Bike-Sharing Experiment Is Failing
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Saint Thomas clinic files $1B+ claim in meningitis bankruptcy case
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Rail:

Maine-Based Railway Sold to Investment Group Subsidiary --- Fortress is top bidder for bankrupt Maine railroad
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Food/Beverage:

As promised, Rocklin-based Icing on the Cupcake closes all stores
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New Hampshire Burger King Cracks Down On Elderly Women Who Use Its Parking Lot
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Tech:

Struggling Iceweb Plans to Raise Capital
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Startups:

A Classy Way To Admit Your Startup Is Dead
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Banking:

Regulators close DuPage National Bank
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Regulatory Pressure: Banks Sit Out Riskier Deals
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Sporting Goods:

Judge sets Feb. 20 auction date for bankrupt Altrec Inc. of Redmond
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Aviation:

3,000 Flights Canceled as Snow Hits Northeast
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 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 (29 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
(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:

Distressed Company Watch List
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New bankruptcy cases fall in South Florida
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

The Bankruptcy Files
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Sales:

Court Approved Sales Process Must Proceed, Giving Significant Weight to Fairness In Receivership Proceedings
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Jurisdiction:

Supreme Court Appears Ready to Limit Bankruptcy Court Power in Fraudulent Transfer Actions
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Recent Pleadings:

Rotech Slams Baker Dual-Representation Conflict - "Tip of the iceberg"
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UCC:

What's "Commercially Reasonable" for Article 9 Foreclosure Sales?
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Fraud:

Witness: Martoma repeatedly got illegal data
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The 8 Juiciest Revelations From The Bob McDonnell Indictment --- Here's A List Of All The Crazy Items Bob McDonnell May Have To Forfeit After Being Indicted
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Real Wolf Of Wall Street: 'I Don't Know Anyone Who Lost Their Life Savings' With Me
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LLCs:

Control Of An LLC: Who Comes Out On Top – A Bankrupt Member Or The Member’s Chapter 7 Trustee?
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Education:

ATI Enterprises Files for Bankruptcy After Student-Aid Probe
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High Schools With Highest SAT Scores
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Mass Torts:

Freedom in 'death spiral,' bankruptcy judge told
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Pennsylvania Executive Paid $20 Million for Company Linked to West Virginia Spill
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Freedom Industries President Appears in Federal Bankruptcy Court
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Silence over a chemical spill
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Cause of chemical spill questioned by state, federal agencies
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Former West Virginia Miner: We've Been Dumping Those Chemicals In The Water For Decades
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West Virginia Spill Included Second Chemical, Officials Report
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Co. behind W.Va. chemical spill: Up to $4M credit
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Brokers:

Corzine Loses Bid for Dismissal of CFTC’s MF Global Suit
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Finance:

First out or super seniors - same difference?
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UK:

UK Unemployment Plunges
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UK: Problem with the Boomerang Generation
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EU:

Europe's Lost Generation
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Canada:

Bixi bankruptcy : City first to be repaid
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Bike Sharing Crashes in Canada
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In Toronto, Bixi has its riders — but they are hard to find in the freezing cold
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