June 19, 2014

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Law:

Former Dewey Execs Ask Judge to Halt Insurer Suit
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In Dewey Shadows, U.K. Capital Loan Court Fight Rolls On
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The Top 45 Firms for Women
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Wachtell and Cravath top list of 100 most prestigious law firms, Vault survey says
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Women Lawyers Advised Not To Dress Like Lady Gaga
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Fafinski Mark & Johnson bankruptcy chair moves to Barnes & Thornburg --- Connie Lahn
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Charlotte Mayor Dan Clodfelter leaves Moore & Van Allen for Parker Poe Bankruptcy Section
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Fish & Richardson Doubles Down in Minneapolis With Back-Office Center
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The Trend of Solo Practitioners Joining Larger Firms
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A Lesson In Constitutional Law From Stephen Colbert
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Parsing the Privilege - A company conducting an internal investigation isn't necessarily covered
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Paralegal pay rises, nears $80 an hour for top positions, survey says
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Why I Love and Am Proud of My Career as a Paralegal
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Document Review And The Working Mom
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US Patent Office Rules Redskins Name Is Offensive, Cancels Trademarks
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The iPad Office Is Here. Do We Care?
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Amazon Sets Mobile World Afire With 3-D Smartphone --- 9 Features In Amazon's Fire Phone That Business Users Will Love --- The Most Important Features In Amazon's New Fire Phone --- Here's What Apps Will Be Able To Do On Amazon's Phone That They Can't Do On Other Smartphones --- How Amazon's New Fire Phone Stacks Up Against The Competition

The Smartphone Even The NSA May Have Trouble Hacking Is Coming Soon
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'Bachelorette' Andi Dorfman Quits Assistant District Attorney Job
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Cognitive Biases That Screw Up Everything We Do
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Why You Should Never Cross Your Arms
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10 Grammar Mistakes Even Smart People Get Wrong
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Fourth accuser testifies in lawyer’s rape trial; another alleges sex-with-judge offer
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Lawyer Sends Nasty Text Messages To 3L
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Town grants church permit, then revokes after finding out it’s not a Christian church: Your ‘God isn’t my God’
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Paralegal who bilked clients and got boss disbarred is sentenced to 27 months
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Suspect in custody fired at officers using gun he pulled from ...
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Woman convicted of filing fake $100B liens against former US attorney and others
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Hernandez lawyers subpoena records from Patriots
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Brazen Graffiti Suspect Tags Inside Courtroom
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Court orders removal of $1.8M home mistakenly built on park land
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Judges:

Nearly 70 World War II veterans still serve their country—on the federal bench
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Since When Does Justice Scalia Ride The Bus?
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MN: Gray Plant Bankruptcy Lawyer Recommended For Fourth Judicial District Judicial Opening
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Wall Street:

Futures flat morning after Fed-day rally
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Global Market Rally
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Thanks, Yellen! Stocks close at record
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Ranked: The Banks Where Wall Streeters Really Want To Work
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Layoffs:

54,200 newspaper, magazine jobs axed since 2003
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'Highway fiscal cliff' could slash jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:

House Members Call GM’s Incompetence Extremely Troubling --- We can't just take GM's word for it: GOP lawmaker --- US Needs to Dig Deeper on GM Mistakes: Schakowsky --- GM CEO to Congress: 'I'm Not Afraid of The Truth'
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General Motors Is Getting Sued For $10 Billion—Yes, $10 Billion --- New lawsuit: Value of all GM cars damaged
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GM Officials Ignored Alert on Car Stalling
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The GM Lawyers Were Here
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GM's Lawyers and the Road Not Taken
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GM's Court Tactics Could Slow Injury, Death Lawsuits
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GM Victims' Families Demand Accountability, Restitution
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Auto safety group questions GM's 'flawed' report on recalls
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Economy:

What is the likely path of Fed interest rates?
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Yellen forecasts a slow rise in interest rates
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Fed Policies Have Been a Catastrophe
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FOMC Projections and Press Conference ---- FOMC Statement: More Tapering
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Fed may forecast slower growth
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Report: Household Debt is Hurting Economic Growth
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U.S. current account deficit widens to $111.2 billion in first quarter
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Cash-Strapped Millennials Rank Pay As The Most Important Part Of A Job --- Survey Shows How Hard It Is For Millennials To Find Good Jobs
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Krugman: Tim Geithner Was 'Very Wrong'
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Small business lending reaching 'new normal'
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Here Come America's 23-Year-Olds
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Aging Americans Rest More, Work Less
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

SunTrust To Pay Nearly $1 Billion To Settle Faulty Mortgage Allegations
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BlackRock, Pimco Sue Banks for Mortgage-Bond Trustee Role
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Updated Table of Distressed Sales and Cash buyers for Selected Cities in May
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Early Look at Existing Home Sales in May
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AIA: Architecture Billings Index increased in May
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
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Colony Beach & Tennis Resort goes to auction
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The Moment In The Housing Recovery That Everyone Has Been Waiting For
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Western Pa. mall slides into retail abyss
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The Best Places In The US To Flip A House
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Municipalities:

Should Detroit's bankruptcy judge take a bus tour of the city?
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Creditor subpoenas Roger Penske, Dan Gilbert in Detroit's bankruptcy
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Christie cites Detroit as reason to cut NJ pension payments
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Holdout creditors in Detroit bankruptcy question secret order
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Detroit workers to see deductions from paychecks to help fund pensions
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Detroit Rolls Out New Model: A Hybrid Pension Plan
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Desert Hot Springs Debates Police Versus Bankruptcy Path
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Memphis: Retired employees threaten to sue the city over health care changes
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CalPERS has interim agreement in San Bernardino bankruptcy case
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Healthcare:

Hospital bankruptcy hearing set for July 3
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Fifty-person medical practice files Chapter 11
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HealthAlliance Hospital announces layoffs
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Meadow Lake to remain to open despite bankruptcy filing
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Food/Beverage:

Two years after fraud charges and bankruptcy filing, signs of once-thriving Adams Produce gone from Birmingham landscape
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Mass Torts:

Freedom Fires Contractor
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Electricity:

Gates-Controlled Optim Energy Seeks Sale of Texas Plant
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Tax:

IRS: Lerner's Emails Like Gone Forever --- Least We Forget: Bush's Missing Emails
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Personal Finance:

How To Get Cheaper Plane Tickets By Using A Fake Location
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Alternative Energy:

KiOR begins layoffs at Columbus plant
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Student Debt:

$182,000 in Student Debt for a Film Major?!?
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Food/Beverage:

Despite fraud allegations, Adams Produce awarded $41 million government contract one month before 2012 bankruptcy
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D.C. Restaurant Owners Move to Hire Fraud Lawyers
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (28 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 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:

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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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Plan Confirmation:

Assignment of voting rights
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Discharge:

Bankruptcy Court Denies Relief to 'Obstructionist' Debtor
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Mass Torts:

Plaintiffs Oppose Consolidated Appeal in Asbestos Access Case
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Deadline set for claims in Freedom bankruptcy case
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Chemicals:

Ahead of key hearing, Momentive’s proposed case schedule draws flak
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Education:

Moody’s: At current pace, Yeshiva U. will run out of money in 2015 --- A Major Jewish University Is In Danger Of Going Broke Because Of How Much It Lost In Hedge Funds
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Telecoms:

Falcone Leaves LightSquared Board Amid Bankruptcy Talks
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Distressed Investing:

Lasry’s Avenue Said to Seek First Energy Distressed Fund
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Aviation:

Man trapped in plane toilet during 15 hour flight
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Education:

Judge approves sale of Morris Brown land
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Fraud:

Rengan and Raj Rajaratnam Tapes Lead Off Insider Trial
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Retailing:

Will Revenue Growth for Best Buy Be Tied to Bankruptcy?
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Sovereigns:

Argentina serves opening gambit to avoid default
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Argentina’s Supreme Court loss may serve as a wake-up call
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Can Argentina Not Pay Yet Not Default? Perhaps. And Maybe There's Still a Route to NY State Court...
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Argentina Ready to Settle With Debtors, Attorney Says
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Argentine Seeks Talks With Bond Holdouts to Avert Default
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Argentine debt investors may let law slide to reach deal
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Argentina, hedge funds to meet in court on debt battle
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Argentina says next bond payment impossible
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Argentina's last debt card is a doomsday scenario
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Ay, caramba! Argentina on verge of default
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What If Argentina Defaults Again?
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UK:

Gateley’s Tim Cooper comments on Teresa Graham’s pre-packaging recommendation
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UK: Poverty Rates Doubled in 30 Years
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Brazil:

Brazil's Batista seeks Mubadala debt refinancing, sources say
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MENA:

Iraq's Government Has Officially Asked The US To Launch Airstrikes Against Jihadi Militants --- ISIS Fails to Take Iraqi Refinery ---- Who is Funding the ISIS in Iraq? --- Gulf Nations Struggle with Iraq Militant Blowback --- Biden To Maliki: You Can Forget US Help If You Don't Work With Rival Factions --- US Rules Out Iraq Military Action Until al-Maliki Leaves Office --- Iraq: al-Maliki Extends Overtures to Rivals --- Glenn Beck: Liberals Were Right on Iraq War --- Here's The Hidden Agenda Behind Any US-Iran Cooperation In Iraq
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