October 17, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Five questions with... Craig Lutterbein of Hodgson Russ
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Fox Rothschild Adds Bankruptcy Partner
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More Defections From Dickstein Shapiro
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Dreier Won’t Testify in Law Firm’s Bankruptcy Case
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Kings of the Jungle: Size does matter
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Former Holland Knight partner sues over alleged $1.5M underpayment
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Reinventing The Law Business: Embracing Volatility For A Law Firm
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Creating An Effective Lateral Résumé
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Stop Treating Women Lawyers Like Crap
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Bank of America's Tall Tally of Legal Costs
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Leading Supreme Court Litigator Is Also A Really Nice Guy
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Harvard Law Professors Decry Sexual Harassment Policy… Dumbly
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Today’s Tech: An Attorney And His Macs
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Arbitration Tips and Traps for Corporate Counsel
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The Ultimate iPhone 6 Camera Review
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Ex-partner of law firm indicted, accused of aiding unlawful use of energy tax credits by clients
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Missing woman found forgotten in holding area of closed courthouse
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Lawyer who robbed 3 banks and shot state trooper gets 24 years
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Disbarred lawyer who stole from his own mother and others gets 44 months in federal prison
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Fax from lawyer helped police find victim’s head
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Facebook post wasn’t adequate notice, top state court says
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Did You Pack This Nobel Prize Yourself?
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Awesome Things To Do Before You're 40
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Man arrested for battering woman with burrito
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Judges:

Tentative Selection of Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Delaware
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Ex-judge gets 60 days and 6 months of house arrest for prostitution and court records convictions
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Judge scolded me for bringing newborn to court after denying continuance, lawyer alleges
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Judge apologizes for explicit emails, blasts state’s chief justice for ‘vindictive’ attacks
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The Supreme Court Lets You Go To Prison (Longer) For What You Weren’t Convicted Of
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Wall Street:

Futures rally ahead of Yellen, earnings
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Markets Are Surging
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U.S. Stocks Erase Loss as Fed's Bullard Suggests More QE
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Goldman curbs bankers' compensation even as revenue surges
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Layoffs:

NYC Unemployment Rate Posts Biggest Two-Month Decline on Record
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AMD to layoff 7 per cent employees to increase profits
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iPhone glass maker to cut 727 jobs in Arizona
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Toll Roads:

LaPorte County seeks influence with Toll Road
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Shipping:

Eagle Bulk Shipping cuts debt by 80 pct, shares skyrocket
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Entertainment:

Netflix Is Getting Totaled --- Investor Carl Icahn lost $200 million on Netflix overnight
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Autos:

GM now accused of neglect beyond ignition switch
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Video Games:

Bankruptcy trustee wants Corso to return 38 Studios payments --- Trustee seeks $232,800 in 38 Studios lawyer's pay
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Corporate Reform:

SEC Reports Record Enforcement Actions for FY2014
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Weather:

NOAA forecast suggests California drought isn't going anywhere --- California's drought creates an unexpected casualty: sports
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Mining:

London Mining goes into bankruptcy in wake of ire ore price slump and Ebola outbreak
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Fraud:

Settlement proposed for AgFeed investors
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Retailing:

Why J.C. Penney Is Still in Big Trouble
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Economy:

Jobless claims drop to lowest level in more than 14 years
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Data shows US economy's pulse is still strong
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New Economic Report Card Shows that the U.S. Still Has the Competitive Edge
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Goldman Downgrades US Economy
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Industrial Output in U.S. Rises by Most Since November 2012
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Philly Fed's Plosser urges earlier Fed rate rise, mum on market turmoil
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We've Just Witnessed A Definitive Shift In The Market's Expectation For The First Fed Rate Hike
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Fed's Bullard: The Fed Should Consider Delaying The End Of QE
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Biden: 'Middle Class Getting Killed'
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Here's What 44 Countries List As The Greatest Dangers In The World
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Year-To-Date Performance Of Every Major Asset Class
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Pimco: There's A 'Perfect Storm' Coming For Bond Markets
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Over 48M Americans Live in
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For the Poor: Rental America
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Confidence Among U.S. Homebuilders Declines to Three-Month Low
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Mortgage Rates Tumble as 30-Year at 16-Month Low of 3.97%
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DA gets warrants for August Wilson Center records
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11 Beautiful Mansions You Can Buy For Cheap
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Future of stalled Colorado Springs development may be decided next week
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Why Homeowners Associations Want To Foreclose On Homes
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Municipalities:

Detroit, FGIC deal resolves pension debt --- Joe Louis Arena to be demolished, land going to creditor for hotel --- Joe Louis Arena site to be redeveloped by Detroit bankruptcy creditor --- Detroit Creditors Seeking Cash Will Settle for 'The Joe' --- Here’s the settlement agreement
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Bankruptcy agreement another good deal for Detroit
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A New Trend in Reducing Pension Obligations in Chapter 9?
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Detroit bankruptcy scorecard: Day 22
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Testing the right to water in Detroit
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In bankruptcy deal, creditors become partners in redeveloping Detroit
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Ithaca schools audit shows $7 million hole
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Small town's future uncertain after 'astronomical' jury verdict
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Mass Torts:

Judge Unseals Evidence in Garlock Case --- Judge sides with Legal Newsline, orders all documents unsealed in Garlock bankruptcy
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Shipping:

Eagle Bulk Shipping cuts debt by 80 pct, shares skyrocket
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Celebs:

Joe Giudice pleads guilty in bogus I.D case
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What Bankruptcy? ‘RHONY’ Star Sonja Morgan Spends An Average Of $34,000 Per Month, New Court Papers Claim
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Trump found personally liable for unlicensed university
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Tax Lessons from Reality Stars on What Not to Do
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Healthcare:

U.S. Ebola Response Is Slammed by Lawmakers
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Businesses Grapple With Ebola Fears in the Workplace
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Chocolate Sauce Shows How Easy It Is To Get Ebola
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Dallas ebola patients transferred: Emory, National Institutes of Health destinations --- Dallas County opts against declaring Ebola emergency
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Yale research student admitted to hospital with Ebola-like symptoms
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Africa stems Ebola via border closings, luck --- In Liberia, U.S. Soldiers Race Ebola
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An epidemic of fear and anxiety hits Americans amid Ebola outbreak
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Texas Health Worker Isolated On Cruise Ship Over Possible Ebola Contact
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Experts Offer Steps for Avoiding Public Hysteria, a Different Contagious Threat
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Sports:

Nobody Wants To Host The 2022 Olympics
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Telecoms:

More than 1,700 FairPoint workers go on strike
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LightSquared Losses Mount As Company Faces Liquidation Threat
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Prisons:

Prisons go up for sale as incarceration rates decline
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Hotels:

Three-quarters of NYC Airbnb Listings are Illegal, Attorney General Says
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Gambling:

Crucial ruling due on Taj Mahal casino's future
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Creditor Carl Icahn Gambling a Judge Will Save Trump Taj Mahal Casino
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Caesars Amends Contract Paving Way for January Bankruptcy
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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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (18 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:

(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:

Memphis: Bankruptcies Top 3000 After Second-Quarter Dip
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Local Rules:

Delaware Sets 6:00 p.m. Pleading Filing and Discovery Deadline In District and Bankruptcy Court
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Sales:

Section 363(f) Bars Pre-closing Claims Arising from Purchaser's Alleged Wrongdoing Occurring After Entry of Sale Order
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Jurisdiction:

Bankruptcy Bleak House—The Limited Ability of Bankruptcy Courts to Enter Final Judgments
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Cross-Border:

Santiago Bus Operator Alsacia Files Bankruptcy in N.Y.
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A Comity of (Reversible) Error: Second Circuit Finds Foreign Debtor’s Claim Against U.S. Debtor Is “Located” in the United States
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Plan Confirmation:

Bankruptcy Court Approves Non-Market Cramdown Rate on Momentive Secured Creditors
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Avoidance Actions:

Video Game Maker THQ Files Additional Preference Lawsuits; Promises to Target More Creditors
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TBTF:

AIG Ex-CEO Liddy Testifies on Role in Bailout --- AIG's Ex-CEO Says He Chose Not to Buck Bailout Minders
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Tech:

NASDAQ suspends Trading of GT Advanced Technologies
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GT Advanced Technologies creditor committee appointed; full list
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Oil/Gas:

Goldman: There is No Oil Glut
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Sovereigns:

Paul Singer Is Right: Argentina Must Pay Their Debts
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Gov’t denies triggering of debt acceleration clause
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Scoili confident about 'positive outcome' in vulture funds dispute
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UK:

UK mining co in bankruptcy on market slump, Ebola --- Travers Smith and Clifford Chance drafted in on administration of London Mining
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Bank of England points to interest rate rise in the 'middle of next year'
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Bank Of England Chief Sums Up The Economy With One Disgusting Phrase
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Insolvency litigation plea to PM
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EU:

Europe Doesn't Want Bankers to Worry About Pay
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Europe Spirals Toward Another Financial Meltdown
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Why U.S. investors are freaking out over Europe
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Germany’s flagging economy
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Before a Bailout, Doubts Over Keeping a Cyprus Bank Afloat
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European growth panic gets reality check as car sales rise 6.4%
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European Shares Rally
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PIIGS:

ECB eyes extra funding to Greek banks as market plunge rocks Athens --- Greece's Plan To End Its Bailout Is Now Looking Ridiculous --- Immunities cast doubt on Greece's efforts to fight graft
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Italy presents tax-slashing budget, defying Brussels
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Rioforte’s Creditor Protection Request Is Rejected by Court
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Espirito Santo Units to Be Liquidated as Protection Denied
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China:

China's Banks Are Getting Ready For A Debt Implosion
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Russia:

Russia Burned $13 Billion This Month In Its Failed Attempt To Prop Up The Ruble
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MENA:

Think ISIS is Bad? Check Out the Good Guys
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ISIS Has Killed 150 This Week in Baghdad
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In Exodus From Israel to Germany, a Young Nation's Fissures Show
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