June 18, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

View prior editions: Click Here
View prior case summaries: Click Here
Search prior headlines: Click Here
Search prior case summaries: Click Here

Law:

Dr. George Beaton On The Future Of Law
(DBN)

Judge Grants Bankruptcy Request to Bankruptcy Firm's Creditors
(DBN)

Rejecting Jewel v. Boxer, The District Court's Heller Decision Is A Potential Knock-Out Punch Against Unfinished Business Claims By Insolvent Law Firms
(DBN)

Beyond Biglaw: ‘Profits Per Me’
(DBN)

10 Essential Tips for Summer Associates
(DBN)

Associates: You're Doing It All Wrong Pulling (Serial) All-Nighters
(DBN)

Solos: Think/Act Like Entrepreneurs, Not Lawyers (Part 3) --- (Part 4)
(DBN)

Partners Going In-House Not Always Big Payday for Firms
(DBN)

Staid Law Firms Can Reframe Their Value and Meaning, e.g. like mechanical Swiss watch industry
(DBN)

Task Force Calls For Legal Education Reforms
(DBN)

Legal Educators Plot the Future of Real-World Learning
(DBN)

The ‘Best Value’ Law Schools Of 2014
(DBN)

Which World Cup Team Is Your Law School?
(DBN)

How In-house Lawyers Can 'Destressify' Going to Court
(DBN)

Two Prominent Professors Plunge Into Politics
(DBN)

ATL vs. Law Dean vs. Common Sense
(DBN)

Law School Kills Brain Cells
(DBN)

Attorney apologizes to bankruptcy court for potentially fake document in DECA case
(DBN)

Fish & Richardson to make Minneapolis its administrative hub
(DBN)

The Attorneys’ Psychologist
(DBN)

Blonde Bombshell Says: ‘My B---- Are More Important Than The Law’
(DBN)

Law Clerks Try To Construct Most Toolish Apartment On The Block
(DBN)

These 10 Words Make People Question Your Authority
(DBN)

Proof That You Should Always Tailor Your Clothes
(DBN)

5 Secrets To Being A Great Communicator
(DBN)

10 Simple Hacks For Packing A Suitcase
(DBN)

How A Man — Once Bankrupt And In Jail — Used Facebook To Become A Millionaire
(DBN)

Man kills wife, children, himself in Father's Day rampage
(DBN)

Alibi exonerates ex-lawyer accused of setting his girlfriend on fire
(DBN)

Are federal prosecutors reading inmates’ emails to their attorneys? Memo suggests answer may be yes
(DBN)

Cowgirl juggles rodeo, law school
(DBN)

Jury Gentrification: The Latest Way Hipsters Are Ruining Brooklyn?
(DBN)

Saudi Arabia: 191 sorcery cases filed since November - Defendant sentenced to death for "casting magic spell"
(DBN)

Say What?!
(DBN)

______________

Judges:

Prosecutor asks circuit judge to hold district judge in contempt over secret case dismissals
(DBN)

Judges with daughters more likely to rule in feminist direction
(DBN)

Bullet went through federal judge’s chambers into jury room, prompting security review
(DBN)

______________

Wall Street:

Futures slightly higher on Fed day
(DBN)

Markets Are Quiet, As The World Waits For Yellen
(DBN)

Stocks close higher for third straight session
(DBN)

Study asserts startling numbers of insider trading rogues
(DBN)

______________

Layoffs:

After mass layoffs, foreclosure law firm faces eviction
(DBN)

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
(DBN)

Animated Map of Unemployment
(DBN)

______________

Fraud:

TelexFree boss, charged in pyramid scheme, allowed to leave jail
(DBN)

Insurers claim Ponzi-duped hedge fund misled when obtaining coverage
(DBN)

Former Goldman Director Gupta Reports to Federal Prison
(DBN)

Did one ponzi scheme lead to another?
(DBN)

Madoff Accountant Expected To Plead Guilty
(DBN)

Judge: No Priority Payment For Ponzi Schemer's Legal Fees
(DBN)

____________

Pensions:

Pensions: Not Ponzis, but pyramids
(DBN)

____________

Autos:

GM to Start Compensation Program August 1
(DBN)

Evidence of GM Ignition Defect Lay Hidden in Plain Sight
(DBN)

____________

Currency:

Mt. Gox U.S. Bankruptcy Approved to Help Bitcoin Hunt
(DBN)

___________

Economy:

Consumer Prices Rising as U.S. Housing Stabilizes --- Key Inflation Measures Show Increase, Year-over-year still mostly below the Fed Target in May
(DBN)

The Fed disagrees on what to do next–and it hasn’t even gotten to interest rates yet
(DBN)

The Economy, The Markets, And The Fed: Here's What's Really Going On
(DBN)

Survey: Consumers Use Tax Refunds to Pay Down Debt
(DBN)

CEOs See More Hiring But Less Capital Investment
(DBN)

Social Security Cash Crunch is Near --- Social Security closes offices as baby boomers age
(DBN)

Is Janet Yellen About To Go 'Carney'?
(DBN)

Crude Oil Heading to $150 --- Middle East Instability and Ol Prices
(DBN)

LA area Port Traffic: Imports increasing
(DBN)

US Debt Clock
(DBN)

Economic Indicators Dashboard
(DBN)

______________

Real Estate:

Missing Mortgage Details: At the End of the Day These Mortgages Survived
(DBN)

SunTrust Settles With Justice Dept. Over Mortgages; Talks Continue for Citigroup and Bank of America
(DBN)

May housing starts , permits slip more than 6%
(DBN)

Port prepared to increase bid on Channelside
(DBN)

Merrill Lynch Must Face $1 Billion Mortgage Suit, Court Says
(DBN)

Many Displaced by Superstorm Sandy Still Wait for Housing Help
(DBN)

___________

Municipalities:

Creditors: Bankruptcy judge's bus tour of Detroit could be dangerous
(DBN)

State official approves deal to protect art in Detroit bankruptcy
(DBN)

Detroit Land Bank Authority seizes 1000s of homes, lots
(DBN)

Detroit bankruptcy creditors want secret court order disclosed
(DBN)

Who Bears the Cost? The Necessity of Taxpayer Participation in Chapter 9
(DBN)

Municipal Bankruptcy : When Doing Less is Doing Best
(DBN)

Pension deniers
(DBN)

Guadalupe flirting with bankruptcy
(DBN)

Chicago: City Hall's financial time bomb
(DBN)

____________

Celebs:

RHONY's Sonja Morgan Has Crazier Problems Than We Ever Thought
(DBN)

Sonja Morgan Makes How Much From The Real Housewives of New York City?
(DBN)

___________

Television:

Jim Crane remains hopeful of getting Astros TV deal moving
(DBN)

Attorneys for CSN Houston say bankrupt network owes them $850000
(DBN)

____________

Electricity:

Bankrupt Energy Future unit sued over proposed refinancing
(DBN)

EFIH 2nd-lien noteholders file suit seeking make-whole claim payment
(DBN)

Texas lets bankrupt energy company set aside funds
(DBN)

____________

Internet:

Data canter services firm files for bankruptcy, lists debts in excess of $50 million
(DBN)

____________

Healthcare:

Texas Senior Living Company Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
(DBN)

Mercy eliminates 220 jobs in 7 states
(DBN)

Federal insurance exchange subsidies cut premiums by average of 76%
(DBN)

____________

Personal Finance:

The 9 Best States For Retirement
(DBN)

____________

Retailing:

RadioShack's Bondholders Are Holding It Hostage
(DBN)

____________

Politics:

Congress So Hated No One Cares Who Wins
(DBN)

____________

Chemicals:

Vultures Circle Momentive Seeking $150 Million
(DBN)

____________

Workouts:

The Voting Prohibition in Bond Workouts
(DBN)

____________

Entertainment:

Entertainment Hedge Fund Files For Bankruptcy As It Sues Fortress --- Movie-Investing Hedge Fund Declares Bankruptcy
(DBN)

____________

 

New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (18 new filings today)
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 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)
(DBN)

Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

______________

Bankruptcy Statistics:

 

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
(DBN)

______________

Avoidance Actions:

Kodak Trustee Sues Altek Corp. to Recover $49.2 Million
(DBN)

____________

Bankruptcy Reform:

Rich States, Poor States: The Disparate Impact of BAPCPA on High- and Low-Median Income State Residents
(DBN)

____________

 

Secured Debt:

An L of a Mess: Perfecting Against LLP’s
(DBN)

____________

Plan Confirmation:

No Confirmation Without Representation: New Test Is Proposed for Approval of a Debtor’s Proposed Slate of Post-Confirmation Officers and Directors
(DBN)

____________

Jurisdiction:

Supreme Court Ruling in Bellingham Offers Comfort but Little Clarity
(DBN)

____________

IP:

Eighth Circuit Holds that Trademark License Granted As Part of Sale Agreement is Not Executory
(DBN)

____________

Sovereigns:

Ruling on Argentina's Debt May Give Creditors More Power
(DBN)

SCOTUS makes it messy for Argentina — Kirchner: We won't default
(DBN)

US Court ruling ‘undermines the most successful sovereign debt restructuring process’
(DBN)

Options fizzle down to three
(DBN)

Argentina Heads For Another Sovereign Default
(DBN)

Argentine Officials Head to Congress to Discuss Debt Plan
(DBN)

Argentina’s Fernández vs the holdouts: her television address in full
(DBN)

Argentina's Rating Cut to CCC- by S&P on Supreme Court Decision
(DBN)

S&P and Argentina in six months: “default or distressed debt exchange” --- Argentina plans to reopen debt swap program
(DBN)

After Supreme Court loss, 'vulture funds' circling Argentina's billions
(DBN)

Paul Singer: Argentina's nemesis is a tenacious tactician
(DBN)

The New Default For Argentina Won't be As Bad As The Last Default
(DBN)

Argentina's credit default swaps continue to rise
(DBN)

____________

UK:

A third of pre-packs doomed to failure if ex-directors involved
(DBN)

Jobs under threat as fashion retailer Lakeland goes into administration
(DBN)

Archbishop of Canterbury warns banks are still 'too big to fail'
(DBN)

____________

PIIGS:

Former Anglo executive McAteer charged with alleged conspiracy to mislead bank’s investors with €7.2bn transfer
(DBN)

ie: Insolvency proposal rejection by bank 'irrational'
(DBN)

Spain eyes extending debt rules to companies in liquidation
(DBN)

Italy asks ArcelorMittal to invest in troubled steel plant
(DBN)

____________

MENA:

Iraq's Biggest Oil Refinery Shut Down As Insurgents Threaten Baghdad --- Iraq Not Falling Apart - Yet --- Iraq's Biggest Refinery Shut, Evacuated --- Sunni Militants Control '75 %' Of Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery --- Why ISIS Militants Won't Stop With Iraq --- Obama reportedly rules out Iraq airstrikes
(DBN)

____________

China:

China Forestry attempts debt restructure
(DBN)

____________

Ukraine:

Ukraine Prime Minister: Someone Detonated A Bomb On Our Main Gas Pipeline

____________

The Daily Bankruptcy News is primarily a curated news link gathering service.   This means that most of the headlines contained in the publication are a collection of links to stories posted on the Internet by various third party publications.  Such content is owned by third party sources, not The Daily Bankruptcy News, and in some cases, these links change or expire, which means you may not be able to view some news stories in prior editions of the Daily Bankruptcy News. The DBN subscription fee is not a fee for access to the content of the links, but is a charge for the considerable work involved in gathering, organizing and presenting the links. Use of this site and The Daily Bankruptcy News is subject to our Terms of Use. If you received The Daily Bankruptcy News via email (and you have a paid subscription account), to view a news story, click on the headline, and the story should open in your web browser. To view additional stories, click back to the email and click on additional headlines, which will cause new stories to open in your web browser.  You can view the Daily Bankruptcy News on the web by clicking here.

Advertising
Advertising is available in The Daily Bankruptcy News. Click here for details  Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Passwords/Subscriptions
Access to certain links in The Daily Bankruptcy News is available only to readers holding a paid service subscription.  These links are currently marked with a "DBN" notation. The cost of a subscription is $58/year, payable annually.  Volume discounts are available for sites with multiple users. Click here to see a schedule of discounts. Complimentary subscriptions are available for full-time educational and governmental employees and for full time students. For information about discounts or educational/governmental subscriptions, contact us by clicking here. A separate password is required for each member of a firm wishing access to restricted links.

New readers can receive a free password good for 30 days by clicking here. 30-day passwords are not available to readers who have previously had a password, even if the password was associated with a different email address used by the reader. Refunds are not available after purchase.

Readers who wish to change their passwords should click here. Readers who have forgotten their password should click here.

Adding Your Email Address To The Distribution List
If you would like to start receiving The Daily Bankruptcy News by email each day, click here, and fill in the information requested.  There is no charge to be placed on the distribution list to receive the headlines, although access to many of the links behind the headlines requires a paid subscription (see above, under Passwords). If, after adding your email address to the distribution list, you do not receive an email confirming the addition, please contact us by clicking here for help.  

Removing Your Email Address From The Distribution List
If you already receive The Daily Bankruptcy News by email and you wish to remove your email address from the distribution list, click here and send the email that should appear.  You do not need to type anything in the body of the email message. Note that the email asking for removal must be sent from the same email address which is on our distribution list.
If you do not receive an email confirming deletion of your email address from the distribution list, contact us by clicking here for help.

If receive the publication forwarded from an older email address, you will need to contact us as described below for help removing that older address from our distribution list.

Press Releases/News Tips
Please send press releases and news tips to admin@bkinformation.com

Contact Us
The Daily Bankruptcy News is published each business day by BKINFORMATION.COM, L.L.C.  You can reach us at 281-402-3957 or at accounting@bkinformation.com (email inquiries are usually answered substantially more quickly than phone inquiries). Our mailing address is 935 Eldridge Road, No. 350, Sugar Land, Texas 77478.

 

Copyright 2014