Law:
Training New Lawyers More Like New Doctors
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Solving legal problems will take multidisciplinary help, says Richard Susskind
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Associate: Working at Biglaw is like eating cockroaches
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Poetry
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Business of Law
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Freshfields' US play - will it work?
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2015 Vault Law 100
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Stop Bullying The Partners You Work For
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Law schools need to adapt for survival
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Dramatic Employment Gains at 19 Law Schools
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What Lawyers Can Learn From The Blur Offense
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Women GCs on Leadership and Building Trust
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Professor Laurence Tribe Calls Out Biglaw Pro Bono And Shares His Take On The Roberts Court
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Shelly Sterling’s Lawyer Who Brokered Billion Dollar Los Angeles Clipper Sale Files For Bankruptcy – Claims To Be Nearly $7 Million In Debt
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Ex-Dewey Executive D'Alessandro Can't Shake $9 Million Suit
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SUNY-Buffalo Law School Dean Resigns Amidst Perjury Allegations in Lawsuit by Former Professor
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The Case of the Disappearing Lawyers
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Expert Witness Fees: An Infographic
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How To Win An Argument
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How Being A Perfectionist Is Holding You Back
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How To Order Whiskey Like A Pro
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What Is The Best Phone For Lawyers: iPhone 6 Plus Or Note 4?
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iPhone 6 Plus Owners Are Reportedly Complaining That The Phone Bends When You Put It In Your Pocket --- The iPhone 6 Plus Really Does Have A Bending Problem --- How The iPhone 6's Camera Compares To The Galaxy S5, iPhone 5s, And Moto X --- This App Lets You Shoot Stunning iPhone Photos Like A Pro --- What We Want In The iPhone 7
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‘Psychic lawyer’ bills $250 an hour for readings
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Deadbeat Diplomats Owe NYC $16 Million in Unpaid Parking Fines
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Man confesses to ’97 crime, fearing Walmart was messaging him about woman he killed
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Ex-lawyer gets 20 years for charges including $4M client theft in case linked to fen-phen settlement
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Killer Phil Spector Still Looking As Creepy As Ever In Most Recent Prison Mug Shot
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Young adults view the criminal justice system very differently after Ferguson
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Shock as female lawyer 'attempts suicide' in courtroom
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Law firm sues ex-partner, says he billed client for $2.3M in fictional work
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Fed Soc Chapter Offers Chick-fil-A At Gay Marriage Event With Disastrous Results
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Mom goes to jail for ordering abortion pills without a prescription for her daughter
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Judges:
Federal judge: Would (and should) I perform a wedding ceremony for a gay couple in my courtroom?
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Justice Kagan performs same-sex wedding, following in the footsteps of Ginsburg and O’Connor
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tells The World When She’ll Retire
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What To Expect When The Supreme Court Returns To Work Next Week
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If a federal judge has committed domestic violence, Congress should impeach him
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Judge Ousted For Improper Social Media Posts
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Finally the US legal profession has embraced wigs!
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Wall Street:
U.S. Stock -Index Futures Advance Before Home-Sales Report
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Weak economic data and corporate results peg back European shares
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Wall Street ends lower, S&P 500 down for third straight day
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Layoffs:
20% of Jobless Workers Can't Find Employment
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Krugman: Those Lazy Jobless
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Paper:
Great Northern Paper files for bankruptcy, lists more than 1,000 creditors
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Shuttered Great Northern Paper to Liquidate in Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy filing appears to end era in Maine papermaking
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Lehman:
Barclays in $15M Settlement Tied to Lehman Acquisition
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Lehman Ruling Bites Hedge Funds
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Aviation:
Flight Attendant Reveals How To Be A Really Good Passenger
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Celebs:
Sonja Morgan Bankruptcy Update: She’s Desperate To Save Her NYC Townhome!
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Teresa Giudice Carries $2K Valentino Purse While House-Hunting
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'Real Housewives' stars Joe, Teresa Giudice list Lincoln Park rental property for $179,900
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When The Checks Stop Coming In: Celebrities Who Are Legitimately Broke
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Non-Profits:
Four Milwaukee YMCA centers up for bankruptcy sale approval
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John Oliver Debunks The Miss America Pageant's Claim That It Gives $45 Million In Scholarships
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Golf:
Woodlake Owners File for Bankruptcy
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Tech:
Elon Musk's Companies Have Been Tanking, And He's Lost $1.7 Billion
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Banking:
IASB unveils new accounting rules
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Education:
Seminar: 09-30-14 – Rightsizing the Right Way: Restructuring and Realignment in Higher Education
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College Rankings by Billionaire Alumni
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Newspapers:
Los Angeles Register To Cease Publication Immediately --- Five months after launch
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Layoffs hit Freedom Communications as it ceases publication of LA Register
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Television:
Fine-Tuning Sports Broadcasting Valuations
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Furniture:
Easy Life Furniture files for bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:
Miller makes bid for Buccaneer as gas dispute continues
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Economy:
US manufacturing activity holds near four and a half year high --- Manufacturing Is Picking Up On The East Coast
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Richmond Fed: "Manufacturing conditions strengthened in September"
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Dallas Fed's Fisher, Philadelphia Fed leaders to retire in 2015 --- Dallas Fed hires search firm to find Fisher replacement
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Fed's Kocherlakota says low inflation gives room for stimulus
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America Is No. 1 In Low-Paying Jobs
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Is the Recovery Real? 3 Stats to Watch
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Middle Class Hasn't Gotten a Raise in 15 Years
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Most Americans Believe We're Still In A Recession
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ATA Trucking Index increased 1.6% in August
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Chemical Activity Barometer "Pace of Growth Slows for Leading Economic Indicator"
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22 maps and charts that will surprise you
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The Impact Of The US Shale Revolution Is Summed Up Nicely In This Simple Chart
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Americans Back to Driving Like Crazy
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Home Prices Rise Less Than Expected
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FHFA: House Prices increase 0.1% in July, Up 4.4% Year-over-year
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Delayed Recording: Sometimes Late Is No Better Than Never
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Will subprime mortgage lending 2.0 be a disaster?
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New Survey Finds That Millenials Are Psyched About The Old School American Dream
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Manhattan Condo to Be Listed at $130 Million
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NYC Luxury-Condo Buyers Await New Towers as Sales Slow
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Here's What You Can Rent For $3,000 A Month In San Francisco
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Municipalities:
Witnesses: Detroit water shutoff moratorium too risky --- Detroit consultant: A moratorium on water shut-offs would be 'problematic' --- Lawyer: Detroit water shutoffs hurting city in poverty --- Detroit official says water plan is working --- Water Shutoffs Hearing: Day Two --- Judge will make Detroit water decision Monday
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City leaders meet to discuss Orr's future in Detroit
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Orr is object of desire for Detroit council that shunned him
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Detroit City Council has votes to remove Kevyn Orr as EM, 'move forward,' Andre Spivey claims
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Cadillac Ditches Detroit for NYC
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Reappraising the city’s real estate
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Coral Gables' new city manager withdraws; prior bankruptcy filing
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New York's Transportation Authority Could Be $15 Billion In The Hole
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The 10 Best Cities For New College Grads
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Tax:
US clampdown on tax maneuver leaves its mark --- U.S. Rule Targets Medtronic Tax-Free Use of Foreign Cash --- Shares Of The Companies That Were Planning On Dodging US Taxes Are Tumbling
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Wall Street Reacts To Obama Administration's Move To Stop Companies From Leaving America --- Business groups lash out at inversion crackdown
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IRS Lets Thieves Steal $5.2bn from Taxpayers
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Camp: 9th Circuit on 'Willful Attempts to Evade or Defeat Taxes' Under Bankruptcy Code § 523(a)(1)(C)
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Fraud:
Bankruptcy Judge: Felon’s Name Must Stay on Scoreboard
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Florida hedge funds seek $24 billion in Petters-related case
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Law Firm Founder Dreier Ordered to Testify in New York
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TelexFree trustee seeks subpoena of bank documents
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Appellate Court: Ponzi Schemer's Loss Calculation Must Account For Payments To Victims
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Politics:
Senator Elizabeth Warren for Vice President!
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Personal Finance:
6 Money Moves To Help You Sleep Better At Night
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How To Ask For A Prenup Without Causing A Breakup
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MLM:
Bill Stiritz Herbalife Losses
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Herbalife Shares Have Recovered All Of The Losses Of Monday's Plunge
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Debt Collection:
More Lenders Garnishing Wages Over Debt
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Debt collection is the top legal risk for small business
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Management:
Why You Should Hire People Who Have Failed
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Healthcare:
Nursing home trial focuses on confusing sale
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Echo Therapeutics Suspends Operations To Conserve Liquidity
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More insurers line up to sell Obamacare plans in 2015, HHS says
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11 Charts That Should Make People Really Embarrassed About The US Healthcare System
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Maybe 1.4 Million Ebola Cases by January --- The worst-case scenario for Ebola
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Gambling:
Deadline looms for Revel offers
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Attorney: Revel expected to go to auction
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AP source: Revel has received 'multiple' offers for closed casino; auction could be Wednesday
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Straub mum on Revel competition, but talks of plan for university
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Company wants to end Revel brand agreement
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Trump Plaza assets up for sale
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Icahn eyes white knight role for Trump Taj: Report
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Sprinkler company seeks to end work at Taj Mahal
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Student Debt:
Elizabeth Warren to Republicans on student debt: 'Come and talk to us'
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Weather:
Study says natural factors, not humans, behind West Coast warming
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Corporate Reform:
US Companies Hear the Sound of Whistleblowing Overseas
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Report: SEC Probing Pimco For Artificially Boosting Returns
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Mail:
USPS ability to remain self-funding “questionable”
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Telecoms:
Nortel not just Canadian company: U.S. lawyer
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BlackBerry Thinks This Weirdly Shaped Phone Is Going To Save The Company
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Indonesia's Bakrie Telecom sued in the U.S. over $380 million bond
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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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (36 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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Avoidance Actions:
Double Dipping? Section 503(b)(9) and the New Value Defense to Preference Liability
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Committees:
Committee Members' Professional Fees And Expenses: To Pay Or Not To Pay, That Is The Question
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Recent Pleadings:
Bankruptcy Court Won't Dismiss Clawback Complaint Against Dewey COO
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In BF Labs Case FTC wants Eric Johnson As Receiver
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TBTF:
Wall St. Bankrolls Ex-Executive as He Sues Over A.I.G. Bailout
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Toll Roads:
Indiana Toll Road operator set for short bankruptcy trip
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Lessons of the Indiana Toll Road Bankruptcy
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Indiana Toll Road revenue has increased, but debt costs ballooned
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Critics worry of Indiana Toll Road spending cuts
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Retailing:
RadioShack: Hopes That New Products & Initiatives Can Lift The Mobility Business
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After Home Depot hack, reports of fraudulent activity on credit and debit cards
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Religion:
Mediation between Milwaukee archdiocese, creditors ends with no resolution
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Montana Catholic church bans aging gay couple after they marry to protect assets --- Black pastors rally against gay marriage
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Consumer Finance:
Subprime loans are making a comeback, and it's a disaster
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Sovereigns:
Citigroup to request hold on Argentina payment prohibition
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Gov't insists on the need of allowing payment ahead of Griesa hearing
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New Argentina Debt Crisis Spells Trouble for Custodian Banks
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Argentina payment plan adds to creditor frustration
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Hedge Funds Circling Venezuela as Yields Top 15%
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Ukraine Eurobonds plunge as markets sense restructuring pain --- Ukraine needs more financial help, IIF says
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UK:
R3 research suggests North East 'zombie business' numbers are rising
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Barclays takes $77M hit from British and US fines
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Lawyers play key roles in Tesco profits inquiry
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One Big Question Surrounds The Investigation Of Tesco, The Supermarket That Miscounted £250 Million In Profits
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How to avoid the SME bankruptcy ravine
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New corporate recovery partner in at Gateley
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Judge postpones final reckoning in Kate Bleasdale bankruptcy case
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EU:
EL-ERIAN: One More Round Of Sanctions Could Send Europe Into Recession
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EU faces danger from non-performing loan overhang
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Cyprus: Race against time for bankruptcies bill
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PIIGS:
Spanish Gambling Firm Codere Restructures Debt
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Canada:
Lawyers argue over Nortel's $7.3 billion assets in closing arguments --- Competitors eye lucrative remains
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Nortel was multinational firm, not Canadian, US unit argues
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U.S. Steel to get $185 million loan from parent company to keep operating
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Bentley Homes customers left in lurch after company declares it's broke
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Germany:
Deutsche Bank's Fitschen, former CEOs Breuer and Ackermann charged over court statements
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France:
Chairman Of Fined French Bank BNP Paribas To Leave Bank
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China:
China May Miss 2014 Growth Target
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China trader Sinosteel says facing financial problems but no debt crisis
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MENA:
Report: Major Jihadists Figures Killed In Opening Salvo Of US Bombings In Syria --- Pentagon: US Strikes In Syria Disrupted 'Imminent Attack Plotting' By Al Qaeda --- Al-Qaida-Affiliated Group Was in 'Final Stages' of Planning Attacks Against the West
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U.S.: Syria Strikes 'Only the Beginning' --- U.S. Reports Significant Damage in First Wave of Syria Strikes --- President Underscores Support From Five Arab Allies for Offensive Against Islamic State --- Arab States Remain Muted About Syria Strikes ---
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Meet The Khorasan, The Terrorist Group That's Suddenly A Bigger Threat Than ISIS
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Are US Airstrikes on Syria Legal? --- US in Legal Knots Over Shifting Rationale for Syria Airstrikes
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We Don't Have the Money to Fight ISIS
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US-Led Coalition Bombs ISIS By Iraqi-Syria Border --- Someone Bombed ISIS Near The Turkey Border
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Russia:
Vultures Circle Around Russia's Mechel
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Mechel Extends Record Drop
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Billionaire Businessman Held Under House Arrest As Russian Elite Watches
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