June 26, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

The Examiners: Sharon Levine on Municipal Distress --- Marshall Huebner --- Perry Mandarino
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Veteran bankruptcy lawyer joins Grant & Eisenhofer
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Otterbourg Adds Loan Workout Pro From Troutman
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Business of Law
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Lawyer Applies For Paralegal Position. What Happens Next Will Surprise You.
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Apply to Law School Now! (Yes, We're Serious.)
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William Mitchell named a 'best value' private law school
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New Partially Online Law Degree May Open Door to Similar Programs
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Former Law Prof Says, ‘The Socratic Method Is A Sh**ty Method Of Teaching’
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Law Student Accidentally Fails Out, Files Lawsuit To Enroll At Cooley
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3 reasons lawyers should “post” to LinkedIn
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Former law firm partner gets 15 years prison for record tax fraud scheme
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Judge Rules US 'No-Fly' List Is Unconstitutional
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Business of Law
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Wonga and the Fake Law Firm Trick
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So You Want To (Or Have To) Be A Solo Practitioner
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US Supreme Court To Cops: 'Get A Warrant' To Search Cellphones
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The Goldman Sachs Elevator Guide To Flying Like A Pro
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People Are Getting Addicted To Being Busy
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9 Words Will Make You Smile, Laugh, Cry, And Then Laugh A Lot More
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EPA to Employees: Don't Poop in Hallways
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Being hit by a flying hot dog isn't an inherent risk of watching baseball, state supreme court says
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Why Migrant Women And Children Are Flooding To The Mexico-US Border --- The Heartbreaking Reality For Thousands Of Kids Who Have Entered The US Illegally
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A Father-Daughter Duo Hunted Down Suspected Home Burglars In Insane Car Chase
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Judges:

Which Supreme Court Justices Vote Together Most and Least Often
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Man who killed wife, shot at divorce judge through courthouse window calls counsel ineffective
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SCOTUS Gets Saucy With The Po-Po
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Are Little Changed Before Data
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Markets Are Going Nowhere
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US stocks finish higher; S&P 500 near record close
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Layoffs:

100 Of The Most Fun Jobs In America
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9 States Where The Job Market Is Booming
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15 Things You Should Never Put On Your Resume
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Awards:

Weil’s London Restructuring team wins “Restructuring Team of the Year” at the 2014 Lawyer Awards
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Accounting:

Parmalat's US Suits Against Grant Thornton Reinstated
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Telecoms:

Bankruptcy Court Foils Competitor's Attempted Takeover
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Infrastructure:

Fear Of Bankruptcy Looms Over Bridge, Rail Conferences
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Autos:

GM Quality Guy Warned on Issues in 2002
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Pensions:

Judge: Christie can cut pension contribution payment
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Celebs:

Michael Kors on battling bankruptcy
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Gambling:

Caesars CEO eyes debt deal
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Tax:

IRS Emails: Lerner Tried to Target Grassley --- The New IRS-Grassley Non-Scandal
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Former BigLaw partner gets 15 years in $8B tax-shelter case
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Economy:

Economy shrank 2.9% in 1st quarter, much worse than earlier estimates --- US economy collapses in first quarter, but growing again --- What Crushed GDP --- Obamacare and the awful US GDP report
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Orders for U.S. Capital Goods Rise as Investment Picks Up
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Millennials Are Old News — Here’s Everything You Should Know About Generation Z
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Obama Will Spend A 'Day In The Life' Of A Regular American
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

US Low End House Sales are Falling
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US Homeownership Demographics Are About To Radically Change
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There's One Big Red Flag In The US Housing Market Data
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Dave Brat Fudges the Blame Fannie and Freddie Narrative
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Victims of bankrupt Lakewood Ranch builder get 23 separate trials in suit against Schroeder-Manatee Ranch
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy judge to get update from Detroit on plan confirmation
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Disputes over information requests in creditor's challenge of Detroit bankruptcy plan subject of Thursday hearings --- Several issues could be resolved today at extensive bankruptcy hearing
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Pastors Take On The Grand Bargain
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'We have to have the pensioners vote yes,' Orr tells WSU students
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Bond insurer Syncora is stubborn city rival in Detroit's bankruptcy
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IP Group Bashes Jones Day as Trademark 'Bully'
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UN Human Rights Experts Criticize Detroit Water Cutoffs --- Detroit faces criticism for water service shutoffs --- UN help sought to restore Detroit water service
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Detroit bankruptcy enters new dimension --- Detroit bankruptcy court hears claims of breast-enhancing toxins, nuclear secrets --- Judge rejects bizarre $1 trillion, $450 million claims
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Detroit Real Estate Draws Interest from Google, JPMorgan
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Michigan says investors snap up Detroit lighting bonds
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Detroit employees take third cut in bankruptcy
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City wants bankruptcy judge to take 3-hour bus tour of 'good, bad, ugly' Detroit
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Puerto Rico governor offers debt restructuring for public corporations --- Puerto Rico moves to let utilities rework debt --- Puerto Rico Poised to Enact Bankruptcy-Like Legislation for Certain Revenue Bond Issuers
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Watch out, Argentina —Puerto Rico is vying for your crown
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Illinois Town's Bond Sale Halted Over Fraudulent Hotel Deals
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Last days of Kodak town: the decline and fall of the city photography built
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How Pittsburgh Plans to Get Out of Act 47 in 5 Years
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10 Most Stressed Out Cities --- Stressed Out Cities: How does your city rank?
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Fitch: State's bond rating wouldn't be junk
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Electricity:

Energy Future Should Kill Borrowing Plan, Creditors Say
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Creditors balk at bankruptcy loan teeing up Energy Future sale
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Beartooth Electric still seeking exit
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Fraud:

Raj Rajaratnam May Have Compensated A Few Prisoners To Keep Himself In The Lifestyle He’d Grown Accustomed To
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Student Debt:

Harkin Opens Door To Bankruptcy Option for Student Loans
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Expected Bill Would Allow Private Student Loan Debt To Be Discharged In Bankruptcy
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Student Loan Debt Is Hurting Economic Recovery
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The Single Most Important Piece Of Advice For Anyone Who Takes Out A Student Loan
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'Poor' tweet by federal lender prompts backlash
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A Contrarian Perspective on the Student Debt 'Crisis'
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Good News: The Student Loan Crisis Has Been Canceled
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Aviation:

Bankruptcy case costs American Airlines nearly $400 million
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New Search Area Announced for MH370
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Personal Finance:

15 Things You Should Try To Get For Free
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Tricks To Stop Spending Money You Don't Have
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Finance:

Republican Backing Ex-Im's Demise Spars With Democrat
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US Speaker : GOP 'Sorting Through' Ex-IM Bank's Future
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Corporate Reform:

NY AG to file suit against Barclays over 'dark pools' --- New York Attorney General accuses Barclays of 'dark pool' fraud
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Metals:

Could Cliffs Natural Resources Really Go Bankrupt?
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Ormet Plant Bidding Extended Until Thursday
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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 (38 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (17 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:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Insiders:

Ex-President Surely Feels Like a Room without a Roof: Happy Not to Be Deemed an Insider (Part II)
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Cross-Border:

The Gateway to Chapter 15: An Evolving Issue
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Claim Priority:

Intercreditor Agreements in Chapter 11: What's a Junior Lienholder to Do?
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SIPA:

Decision Raises Bar to Clawback Claims in Broker-Dealer Liquidations
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Environmental:

US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Decides A CERCLA “Judicially Approved Settlement” Is Not Different In Bankruptcy
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Banking:

Fed warns banks they face tougher tests
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U.S. top court weakens bank defenses in employee class actions
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Politics:

Hillary Clinton: My Wealth Gaffes Were An 'Unartful Use' Of A Few Words --- Jon Stewart Mocks Hillary Clinton And Joe Biden's 'Poor-Off'
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Boehner Plans To Sue Obama: 'We Didn't Elect A Monarch Or King' --- Why John Boehner is Really Suing Obama
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Television:

Dish offers to distribute carriage-starved CSN Houston a la carte
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Sovereigns:

What Happens When the Vulture Funds Start Circling
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U.N. trade agency says U.S. court ruling on Argentina debt doesn't comply with U.S. law --- UN warns US pro-vulture funds rulings 'erode sovereign immunity' --- UN: Argentina's 'vulture fund' crisis threatens profound consequences for international financial system
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Why the vultures aren't the big problem
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Argentina economy minister tells diplomats nation being pushed to default
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Hedge funds willing to negotiate with Argentina over debt
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Argentina , holdout creditors discuss extension
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Kicillof: Argentina Is Prepared to Negotiate With Holdouts --- Argentina's Kicillof says did not meet holdout creditors --- Argentina insists on dialogue but "technical default" is round the corner, Kicillof tells G77
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Mediator Pollack meets with Argentina and holdouts' solicitors
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Rising debt payments pressure Argentina to solve crisis
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German institute pushes model for countries to go bust
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Act together to prevent more sovereign debt crises
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UK:

Bankruptcies are down, but other forms of insolvency are on the rise
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Insolvency body warns many companies would be hit by interest rate hike
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Can the Bank of England curb the housing bubble?
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EU:

Europe rethinks how to cure its debt hangover
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Cypriot official: banks will pass stress tests
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Cyprus state repays half of legacy debt to Bank of Cyprus
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PIIGS:

Lessons from the 2012 Greek Debt Restructuring --- Greek Bonds Beat Lottery as Funds Surge on Smashed Glass --- Big dreams and angry protests swirl at abandoned Athens airport
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Bankruptcy becoming the way out for Irish debtors --- US-based Irish financier pays over €2m for former HQ of bankrupt lawyer
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MENA:

Pentagon: Baghdad May Fall to ISIS --- Iraq: al-Maliki Rejects Unity Government to Help End Crisis --- Poll: More Say Iraq War Not Worth It --- Questions and Answers About Crisis in Iraq --- The New Face of Middle East Terror: ISIS
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Official Agreement Finally Signed for the Recovery of Bankrupt Hadassah Medical organization
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China:

China Discovers $15 Billion Worth Of Loans Tied To Fake Gold Deals
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South Africa:

New insolvency policy may be curbing liquidations
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