October 21, 2014

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Berger Singerman Partner Elected to the American Law Institute
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A Recent Lateral Partner’s Mysterious Departure
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The Downside of Luring Lateral Partners
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Snot Marks On Suit Pants
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More lawyers exit Bingham and Dickstein; Switching firms no longer carries stigma, says WSJ
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Facebook Sues Lawyers for Allegedly Contributing to Fraud - Suit Involves DLA Piper, Milberg LLP --- Facebook sues DLA Piper, other firms, 9 attorneys, says they conspired on fraudulent case
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ATL Power 100 By Office: You Work In An Office, Which One Is The Best?
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Abbrev’s For Idio’s (Or, 3 Tips For Effective Communication)
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Elon School of Law Placing Practical Training 'On Steroids'
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Legal News and Gossip Roundup
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8 Photos You Should Never Use On LinkedIn
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Is It Time to Replace Your Desktop Computer With a Tablet --- 3 reasons iPad sales are tanking --- Have People Stopped Upgrading Their iPads?
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Legal Blogging as Relationship Building
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Law Firm Sued Over Text Message Ads
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A Stand-Up Product for iPads and Tablets
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Things Successful People Do In The Last 10 Minutes Of The Workday
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Report: Ray Rice Could Be Reinstated As Early As November
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Social Media and IP: The Good, the Bad and Avoiding the Ugly
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Man dies after lighting truck on fire and driving it into law firm
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Guardrail Maker Defrauded US of $175 Million and Created Hazard, Jury Says
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Subway Musician Goes Down Singing During Arrest for Legal Performance
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Woman Gets Trapped in Man's Chimney After Six Online Dates
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Report: Mississippi Incarcerates More People Per Capita Than Russia and China . . . Combined
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Man sues police over arrest in Baby Bjorn bicycle incident
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An American Warden Visited A Norwegian Prison, And He Couldn't Believe What He Saw
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Pistorius Jailed 5 Years For Killing His Girlfriend
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Mug Shots
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Say What ?!
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Judges:

Meet the Newest Pick for the Delaware Bankruptcy Bench
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Recall of Connecticut Bankruptcy Judge Alan H.W. Shiff
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg wants to see 9 women on the Supreme Court - "For most of the country's history, there were nine and they were all men. Nobody thought that was strange"
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Ginsburg Explains Saturday Surprise
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Owns Notorious RBG T-Shirts, But Does She Wear Them?
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John Oliver Features All-Dog Supreme Court in Critique of Camera Ban
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Pennsylvania justice in lewd email scandal said he ‘was not going down alone,’ second justice says
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Admissions requests in federal judge’s divorce case are like rhetorical questions, his lawyer says
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Disbarred lawyer is on state supreme court ballot, along with his ‘Zamboni’ nickname
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Beware of Spurned Judges
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Wall Street:

US Index Futures Gain
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European Markets Are Surging
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U.S. stocks inch higher amid earnings
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Fed’s Tarullo: Wall Street Has Work to do to Improve Its Culture
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Goldman: We're Blaming The Stock Market Sell-Off On A Pullback In Buybacks
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The real reason markets slid last week? Investors think the economy is broken.
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Layoffs:

Underemployment Worse Than U.S. Data Suggest
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Want a Stable Job With Steadier Raises? Try Working for a Nonprofit
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This year’s holiday gift for America’s unemployed: seasonal jobs
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Deere & Company: 462 Layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:

Primark reaches US retail space deal with Sears
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Sears Seeks New Cash Via Two Paths --- Sears Plans to Raise More Cash Via Rights Offering
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Fab Spending $14 Million Per Month Before Layoffs
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L'Oreal USA Purchases Carol's Daughter
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Religion:

Lawyer's deal with archdiocese arouses skeptics
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Oil/Gas:

Oil drops below $86 on over-supply and global economy worries --- OPEC Seen Waiting Till Meeting to Curb Output --- Saudi August oil exports fall to lowest in three years
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How Low Can Oil Prices Go? --- Why Harold Hamm Isn't Worried About Plunging Oil Prices
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Hedge Funds Say Oil Is Going to $0
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Oil prices fall and questions rise
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Is the Oil Price Fall Just Manipulation? --- Oil Prices Depressed by Short Sellers --- Hedge Funds Cut Bullish Bets on Crude as Prices Tumble
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Wall Street's Energy Analysts Say It's Too Early To Panic
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Here’s who should be happiest about falling oil prices
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Islamic State Militants Are Raking In $800 Million A Year From Black Market Oil Sales
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Healthcare:

Why health insurance companies are doomed
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Noble Hospital in Westfield to take over parts of Hampden County Physician Associates --- Hampden County Physician Associates plans to sell supplies, furniture and equipment to Sisters of Providence for $1.2 million
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Second Suit Names Closed Crittenden Regional Hospital
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George Will: Scientists Also Lying About Ebola --- Panic: the dangerous epidemic sweeping an Ebola-fearing US --- Relief in Dallas as dozens declared Ebola-free after three weeks in isolation --- Harvard University restricts travel to Ebola-stricken countries --- Lawyer not worried about Ebola after visiting same bridal shop as Amber Joy Vinson --- The Absurd Cost of Overreaction --- Ebola’s Stigma Adds to Liberians’ Burden --- Here’s what companies are saying about Ebola --- This Ohio man has the perfect reaction to Ebola --- A complete history of Ebola, in one graphic --- The real lesson of Ebola in Dallas: this virus is very difficult to spread
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What's behind the dramatic rise in medical identity theft?
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Parkinson's Drugs Can Be A Gateway To Sin, Patients Lose Homes, Savings
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Construction:

Truland Group Inc. submits financial data, three months after shutting down
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The contents of Truland Systems' huge Baltimore warehouse are up for auction
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NY: IRS files $1.7 million tax lien against property owned by Albany, New York general contractor
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Judge's ruling puts stalled Colorado Springs project on road to revival
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

US Marshals arrest Todd Brunner, son at Pewaukee home
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Non-Profits:

FL: YMCA files for bankruptcy ; facilities in limbo
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Economy:

Quantitative easing reduced inequality, a top Fed official says
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5 Takeaways From the WTO’s World Trade Report
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Krugman: This Age of Derp --- The Civility Whine
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Andreessen: The American Middle Class Is A Historical Accident
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Fed to end bond buying in October: Boston Fed says volatility won't extend program
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Do Democrats want to fix inequality? Or just complain about it?
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Economist: Skills, Tech Gap Can’t Explain Inequality
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TARP Bank Manager Traded Loans For Drugs
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Survey: Pay raises rarer despite strong hiring
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Indiana to reinstate food stamp work requirements
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S&P: Nonbank earnings will be weak
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Federal-State Split Forming Over MERS's Authority
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Updated Table of Distressed and All-Cash Share for September
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Former O'Melveny MP Named Fannie Mae's New GC
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Is Mortgage Credit too Tight?
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Wisconsin 'king of foreclosures' arrested in Pewaukee
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FHFA Director Watt: Reps and Warrants to be Clarified in Coming Weeks, "sensible and responsible guidelines" for Lower Downpayments
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The Decadence of American Expansionism in Nevada
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$10 million land sale in Buckhead Village threatened by property dispute
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Toledo's Grand Plaza up for auction in Nov.
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Find out which four housing markets CoreLogic says are overvalued
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Municipalities:

Judge to rule on Detroit bankruptcy plan in early November
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Detroit bankruptcy trial resumes with focus on finances --- Final witnesses expected to testify in bankruptcy case --- What's left in Detroit's bankruptcy case?
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Detroit bankruptcy scorecard: Day 23
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In Half-Built Detroit Jail, Some See a New Scar
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Detroit Bankruptcy : Foes Become Allies
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UN officials tour Detroit to assess impact of water shutoffs --- UN experts: Detroit should restore water to poor
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Mayor: Stockton in 'state of emergency'
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Act 47 a real possibility for cash-strapped York
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Corbett expected to sign changes to municipal relief program
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Man selected to be next Harrisburg City Treasurer declares personal bankruptcy --- Harrisburg city council members react
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Poverty-stricken Forest County schools headed for bankruptcy
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Why quirky Portland is winning the battle for young college grads --- The 10 US Cities Where Young Adults Are Flocking After College
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Tech:

Woman's dream job at Apple factory lasts one day
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GT Advanced Secret Cash Fund Bid Is Assailed by Trustee
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Apple supplier GT Advanced set for key hearing
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More GT Advanced revelations expected from Tuesday hearing
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Apple's secrets may be outed in obscure bankruptcy case
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IBM: 'Marked Slowdown In September' --- The Biggest Problem Facing IBM
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Buffett’s Gain Wiped Out
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IBM Shows There's No Happily Ever After
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IBM Earnings Fall as Customer Spending Slows --- IBM ditches 2015 operating EPS target, shares slump 7 pct --- Is More Pain Ahead for Big Blue?
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IBM Poised to Go Where It’s Never Gone Before
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The Sage gets what he wants at IBM
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IBM to pay GlobalFoundries $1.5B to offload its chip business
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Aviation:

U.S. airlines raise base fares on domestic flights
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Anxious corporate aviation sector awaits upturn
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Pilots threaten more strikes as Lufthansa walkout continues
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Education:

Here's What An MBA Degree From The Top 10 Business Schools Is Worth
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Each State's Most Expensive College Dorm
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Weather:

California Drought Getting Grimmer
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The Earth just had the warmest 12-month period recorded
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Consumer Finance:

Is a 36% Cap Radical?
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Food/Beverage:

McDonald's Menu Is Driving Away Cash-Strapped Customers
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McDonald's Franchisees Say The Company Is Bankrupting Them
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Financial Privacy:

Here’s What Happened To Your Target Data That Was Hacked
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Newspapers:

Gannett Revs Soar To $1.4B, Broadcast Leads Charge As Print Dips
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Mass Torts:

Class Counsel Ask Court to Reject BP's Motion to Disqualify Claims Administrator
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Gambling:

Judge Nixes $83M Settlement With Developers of Failed Fontainebleau Las Vegas - "not in the business of protecting billionaires from litigation"
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Caesars faces possible bankruptcy; Windsor casino not at risk
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Property fight goes on, even after Revel's closing
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Taj Mahal casino fighting to keep Trump in its name
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Voiding Taj Mahal union contract not enough to save casino
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Paper:

Owner of East Millinocket mill, land files for bankruptcy
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GNP East creditors to meet at bankruptcy hearing in Bangor next month
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Second GNP company files bankruptcy
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Agriculture:

Turner Grain Close to Filing $24.8M Bankruptcy
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Telecoms:

1700 striking FairPoint workers don't have union strike fund
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Student Debt:

CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman Files Third Annual Report Highlighting Bureau’s Hot Button Issues in Student Lending
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Furniture:

Echelon files bankruptcy
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Personal Finance:

For 61 Years This Couple Lived Off the Land
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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 (33 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
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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:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Finance:

Delaware Supreme Court Rules Mistakenly Filed UCC Termination Statement Is Effective in $1.5 Billion Secured Loan Transaction
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Professional Compensation:

Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum: Compensation for Fee Defense
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Avoidance Actions:

Almost Favored – Court Denies Settling Defendants’ Attempt to Recover Under Most Favored Nations Clause
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Short Term Assessment Fee Not Protected By Ordinary Course of Business Defense
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Use and Occupancy Paid for Post-Petition Cannot Be Used as New Value
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Goods that Will Be Paid for Under Section 503(b)(9) Cannot Be Used As New Value
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What Avoidance Powers Are Available Under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code?
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District of Delaware Attributes Value to Debtor's Credit Facility in Denying a Fraudulent Transfer Claim Based on Unreasonably Small Capital Despite Existing Basis for Lenders to Terminate and Subsequent Termination of the Facility
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Executory Contracts:

Questioning the Executoriness of Trademark Licenses in Integrated Agreements
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Aspen Skiing Co., ex-executive at odds over bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:

Another Bankruptcy Proofing Strategy Bites the Dust, or Does It?
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Recent Pleadings:

UST Blasts Apple Supplier's $25 Million Request To Pay Undisclosed Critical Vendors: "An affront to the inherent fairness of the bankruptcy process"
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TBTF:

Delaware’s Insurance Regulator Says Federal Overseers Should Keep Their Mits Off MetLife
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Fraud:

Madoff Trustee, Investor Strike Settlement
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Texas investor Samuel Wyly files for bankruptcy after SEC enforcement case --- Facing $400 Million Forfeiture
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Management:

Former Apple CEO John Sculley: We Need To Embrace Failure As A Way To Learn
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Freight:

National Air Cargo, Inc. Files For Reorganization Due To One Time Event
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Sovereigns:

Investors weigh Venezuela debt default
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UK:

UK: Bankers Best Prepare for Pay Cuts
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Competition forces Somerset inn into administration
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Britain's Finances Are An Astonishing Mess Compared To The US
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EU:

ECB Purchases Begin and Markets Shrug
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European Companies' Earnings Show Business Weakened
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France Puts Pressure on Germany for Stimulus Plan
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European leaders pivot to debt crisis after wake-up call
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How a European recession could be good news for investors
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Europe's crisis that won't go away
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European Banks See ECB Exams as Step to Unlocking Lending
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PIIGS:

Portugal's Debt Falls With Spain's on Stagnation Concern
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Novo Banco's Angolan Bank to Lose Most of Loan From Collapsed Banco Espirito Santo --- Portugal Telecom shares plunge on Rioforte liquidation, uncertainty --- Regulators Temporarily Ban Short-Selling of Portugal Telecom --- Portuguese corporate woes shake investor confidence in government debt
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The past, present and future of the Greek debt crisis
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Canada:

Capital Pride festival to declare bankruptcy
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China:

China Growth Seen Slowing Sharply Over Decade
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We're About To Find Out China's Threshold For Pain
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China GDP curbs stimulus expectations despite slow growth
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Why China's Gigantic Cities Aren't Big Enough
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Ukraine:

Global Banks Slashed Lending to Ukraine, Endangering a Recovery
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Brazil:

Dead-Heat Election Highlights Brazil’s Economic Divide
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MENA:

Saudi Arabia Steps Up Public Beheadings
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Brazil:

Brazil's GVO bonds sink on restructuring fears
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India:

Bankruptcy law likely to give investors easy exit options --- Government Forms Panel to Frame Bankruptcy Code
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Latin America:

LatAm economies face years of weak growth
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South Korea:

S. Korea's corporate bill default rate slips in Sept.
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Russia:

Total CEO Dies After Plane Crashes Into Snowplow With Drunk Driver
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Russia Credit Rating Nears Junk as Reserves Erode Amid Sanctions
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Leader Says Can't Let Public Choose Candidates because Poor Would Sway Vote --- Poor People Would Ruin It
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Mexico:

Mexico detains CEO of scandal-hit Oceanografia
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