May 22, 2014

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Law:

June start date proposed for Squire Patton Boggs
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Biglaw Partner Avoids Punishment For Participation In Sexist Email Scandal
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Creditors Urge Court to Force Jacoby & Meyers Bankruptcy Into Chapter 11
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How Law Schools are Getting Their Groove Back
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Holland & Knight Adds New Bankruptcy Senior Counsel
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UK: Partner can sue own law firm as a whistleblower
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Finger pointing and yelling at deposition does not amount to assault, appeals court says
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Law Review to Publish Special Issue Dedicated to ‘Breaking Bad’
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The Legal Academy Under Erasure
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Unauthorized Practice of Law & Legal Innovation
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Former Biglaw Associate Starts Escort Company
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Lawyers: Game of Golf May No Longer Bring in Business
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Akin Gump Client Duped Firm, Court in $25M Contract Fight
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Big Law & Personal Branding: Not so different from paradigm shifts in other industries
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$125,000, mentors and a chance: help for "dead end" on job search after 15-year hiatus from law
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Cronyism blamed for half of Univ. of Texas law school grads’ inability to pass the bar
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Lateral Hire’s Brief Role in ‘Dormant’ Case Doesn’t Require New Firm’s Disqualification
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3 Benefits Of The Corporatization Of Document Review For Contract Attorneys
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Dangerous Advice For Law Firm Leaders
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How To Pull Off A Successful All-Nighter
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Lads Will be Lads
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Father Beats Daughter To Death For Copying Classmate’s Homework
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9 charged after murder arraignment erupts into courthouse melee and chase
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Hacker Sends Feds Invoice For $13.2 Million For Time Spent In Prison, Payable Only In Bitcoin
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Recent admittee sues law firm founder, says he sent graphic email, spoke of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
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Judges:

Special Report: Judicial Transparency --- Paying for Prestige --- Judicial Disclosure Reports Don't Tell All
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When Judges Quote Jimi Hendrix
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Waiting for Ruth Bader Ginsburg to retire? Keep waiting.
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Law Schools Push Back Against Scalia's Criticism of Legal Education --- Scalia on Law School Sustainability: Concur and Dissent
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Wall Street:

US futures edge higher, eyes on economic reports
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U.S. stocks shoot up as Fed stays mum on rate hike; Dow rises 0.97%
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Blackrock: The Four Big Market Risks To Watch This Summer
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Wall Street Finds New Subprime With 125% Business Loans
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Layoffs:

Fed’s Dudley: Notable Part of Labor Force Drop Due to Discouraged Workers
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For Those Out of Work, Scant Optimism in Finding the Next Job, Poll Finds
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16 Questions You Should Never Ask At The End Of A Job Interview
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4 Things Employers Look For When They Google You
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Layoff lawsuit against Endicott Interconnect dismissed
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:

Auto task force member: didn't know about GM's faulty ignition switch
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GM's recall nightmare
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Yet again, another GM recall
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GM legal department could be getting ‘overhauled’ as company continues to announce recalls
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Legality Of GM Bankruptcy Now Called Into Question - Should It Be Overturned?
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Auto Bailout Leaders Reflect: ‘Battlefield Medicine Is Never Perfect’
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GM Faces Losing $10 Billion in Lawsuits
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GM, Delphi Seek Consolidation in Texas Ignition-Switch Cases
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Saab Stops its Production… Again
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Pharma:

Savient Pharmaceuticals OKd for Chapter 11 plan
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Fraud:

TelexFree co-owner to stay in custody until trial
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Economy:

Yellen: Fed stumbled just like Yankee greats --- Yellen: Yankee Legends, Fed Officials Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Swing and Miss
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Full Text of Janet Yellen’s NYU Commencement Address: ‘You Won’t Succeed All The Time’
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Yellen: Why All College Graduates Should Aspire To Be Like Ben Bernanke
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Fed Officials Tussle Over Labor Market Slack
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Richmond Fed’s Lacker says central bank should resist crisis lending
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Kocherlakota: Fed Doing a Bad Job Of Meeting Job, Inflation Goals
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New Faces Behind Fed Dots Seen Roiling Markets as Forecasts Move
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JP Morgan: Central Banks Give No Confidence
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The Government Entitlement Program That’s About to Dry Up
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Women are still way behind men when it comes to retirement savings
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Many U.S. families -- however they're composed -- feel strapped
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Larry Summers: Student Debt Is Slowing the U.S. Housing Recovery
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Here's The Salary You Have To Earn To Buy A Home In These 12 Major US Cities
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Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure Process Lowest since September 2008
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Signs of a Suburban Comeback
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AIA: "Contraction in Architecture Billings Index Continues"
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MBA: Mortgage Refinance Activity increases as Mortgage Rates Decline
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The Slowdown in Existing Home Sales
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Carter's Grove returning to Colonial Williamsburg
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Municipalities:

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon: Detroit pensions 'should be protected' --- Jamie Dimon Rides to the Rescue in Motor City --- Not A PR Stunt
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Detroit Pension Proposal Gets an Angry Reception
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Detroit Debt Vote Options `Devastating': Retiree
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Michigan House panel OKs state money for Detroit bankruptcy plan
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Michigan House preps vote on $195M for Detroit 'grand bargain'
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Detroit 'grand bargain' bills advance to House with $195M in state funding, revised oversight
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The Koch Brothers Kick Detroit While It's Down
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Detroit retirees get advice on casting ballots in bankruptcy case at Cobo
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The Incredible Shrinking City: Detroit's Population Falls To A New Low
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Pension Costs Burden CA Budget
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Municipal pension crisis threatens Pennsylvania
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Junk muni funds shine from land, leverage and Detroit sewer bets
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Christie's pension payment reduction plan sparks lawsuit from CWA
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Retailing:

Coldwater Creek Creditors Raise Questions About Retailer's Final Days
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Target 1Q profit falls 16 pct as breach takes toll
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Why Was Target Canada Such a Disaster?
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PetSmart Is Tanking After Management Slashes Its Outlook
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Why Sears Holdings Corp Will Go Out of Business --- Sears : 'Burning cash,' closing stores --- Sears reports wider loss, sales drop --- Sales Remain Soft --- Sears Canada posts steepest fall in sales in five years
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Student Debt:

Young Grads With Student Loans Have A Net Worth 7 Times Lower Than Their Peers
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Hollywood:

Soundelux Filing For Bankruptcy , Layoffs Coming
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Corporate Reform:

Why Is Credit Suisse Still Allowed to Do Business in the United States?
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Mass Torts:

BP gets court defeat as Gulf leak costs look set to soar
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Weather:

California's Drought Is Forcing People To Limit Water
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Mail:

US House committee approves bill to curb doorstep mail delivery
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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 (27 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 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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Bankruptcy Fees:

Bankruptcy Fee Increases Coming Soon
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Unexpired Leases:

Bankruptcy Court Rejects Debtors’ “Prompt” Payment of Cure over 3.5 Years
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Electricity:

Venue: What's the Matter With Texas?
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Gambling:

Seminole Indians' Hard Rock Interested in Revel Casino
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Elderly Atlantic City Icon Could Lose His Family Home Of 45 Years To Benefit A Bankrupt Casino --- Saddest Tourist Destination Just Got Worse
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Food/Beverage:

Quiznos Pitches Plan for Life after Bankruptcy
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Personal Finance:

16 Ways To Save Money On A Summer Full Of Weddings
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Telecoms:

LightSquared win for Dish's Ergen may hurt him in investor lawsuit
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Healthcare:

Why medical debt is killing your credit score
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Museums:

Bank forcing auction of Spirit of South Carolina tall ship
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Alternative Energy:

Did Bankruptcy -Bound KiOR Fail To Receive Khosla's Expected Investment?
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Currency:

Mt. Gox bankruptcy trustee outlines liquidation schedule
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UK:

Administrators appointed to Pharmacy Plus
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Baker & McKenzie Leads on Iconic Gherkin Receivership
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EU:

Euro-Area Services Surge Aids Revival as Manufacturing Cools
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Europe's Two Contrasting Economic Stories
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PIIGS:

Drumm 'completely forgot' about $1.2m transfer to wife's accounts, court hears --- Drumm gives evidence at bankruptcy trial in Boston --- Anglo Irish Tells Judge Ex-CEO Hid Assets to Dodge Loan --- $300k worth of former Anglo chief David Drumm’s furniture valued at just $10k --- US court hears former Anglo chief David Drumm engaged in ‘classic fraudulent transfers’ --- Drumm admits lying in US mortgage application
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Codere Bonds Climb to Five-Month High Amid Debt Talk Extensions
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Espirito Santo International’s in Trouble. Here’s the Backstory
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Canada:

Canada's Telus withdraws Mobilicity bid, newspaper says
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Japan:

Sony gets real on restructuring , pockets of denial persist
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Finland:

Nickel miner Talvivaara should find merger partner: administrator
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