June 12, 2015

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Law:

Quinn Winning Less of the Time, But Still Willing to Brag
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'Missing' $20 Million at Issue in Lawyers' Divorce
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The Foreign-Bribery Case Exposing the Freebies Doled Out by American Law Firms
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How Boston's fastest-growing large law firm, increased its revenue 15% last year
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Indiana Tech Law School denied provisional accreditation
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Florida Coastal Law’s New Dean Optimistic, Delusional
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Watchdog: Report Of Favoritism In University Of Texas Law School Admissions Whitewashed Evidence Of LSAT Scores Of Admittees In The 130s
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Law school applications continue to fall
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The New 1L: First-Year Lawyering With Clients
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Nelson Mullins Sees Manhattan Middle Market Opportunity
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Lawyers Cannot Be Held Liable For Malpractice If The Bad Advice They Give Leads To A Result That Was Not Foreseeable
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Freshfields freezes associate pay
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Norton Rose shamed over unpaid interns
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Outside BigLaw: The Office Decision, Home Or Office?
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The Cost Of Leaving Biglaw In Dollars
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: How To Meditate: A Guide For Lawyers (Part II)
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To Dodge Conflicts, Make Waivers Specific
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Fired bankruptcy attorney sues county
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Dentons' Vast Ambitions
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App: The Devil's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terms
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Why I'm breaking up with my Apple Watch
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Rainmaking – The Greatest Secret Revealed
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Habits of the most irresistible people
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Why you can't stop procrastinating Biggest time-wasters at work? You may be surprised
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The Constitution Applies Even in Texas
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Family of car crash victim had no right to know brain was removed during autopsy, court rules
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Widow’s suit blames disability lawyer for her husband’s suicide
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Houston law firm seeks to stop former attorney from ‘courting’ clients
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Woman suspected of helping plan getaway for escaped murderers 'thought it was love'
(DBN)

Lawyer’s idea spawns industry that finds successful accident plaintiffs to repay insurers
(DBN)

Texas teacher let go after saying McKinney pool party ‘almost’ shows need for racial segregation Florida high-school principal who defended Texas cop at pool party has been fired McKinney 911 Caller Convicted of Torturing Animals
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Judge finds probable cause to charge police officers in Cleveland boy’s shooting death
(DBN)

Man Avoids Jury Duty by Wearing Prisoner Costume
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Media luvvie lawyers in cat fight over alleged assault on bus
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TX: Cops Shut Down Kid's Lemonade Stand
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Judges:

Retired judge is arrested after allegedly shooting at cops
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Judge Shames Lawyers Over Midnight Filings In Awesomely Sarcastic Order
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BK ND CA: Reassignment of San Jose Division Caseload
(DBN)

Why the City of Charming always got along with the Sons of Anarchy
(DBN)

Biglaw Firm Gets Benchslapped Over Conflicts
(DBN)

Obama looks to save his legacy from the Supreme Court
(DBN)

Judge is ousted by fellow jurists; did courtroom cameras contribute to his defeat?
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Casting The Supreme Court
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SCOTUS to Decide Next President?
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Wall Street:

U.S. stocks set to struggle
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Global stocks down as Greece dents impact of strong US data
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US stocks end higher, building on prior day's rally
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Traders taking cover for a big shift in market mood
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Layoffs:

 

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Coal:

Walter delays interest payments on some loans Delaying Bond Payment Amid Lender Negotiations Walter Energy: Weaker Metallurgical Coal Pricing Appears To Have Accelerated Its Bankruptcy Filing
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Steep slump in coal stocks, as investors bail, began before CO2 concerns
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Television:

Rockets And Astros File Lawsuit Against Comcast Potential blockbuster lawsuit filed against Comcast in CSN Houston collapse Comcast Sued Over Claims It Sabotaged Houston Sports Network The Complaint
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Electricity:

Who's leading the pack in the hunt for Oncor?
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Traffic Safety:

Road to Record $199 Million Award Began With Hunch on Guardrails
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Mass Torts:

GM, outside firm conspired to hide faulty ignition switches, lawyer alleges Texas lawyer in recall suit accuses GM of coverup
(DBN)

Transparency Sought in Train Derailment Settlement
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Soccer:

Lucarelli: Parma’s bankruptcy hearing is last roll of the dice
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Consumer Finance:

Payday Lender Calls 36% Rate Cap Impossible
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Economy:

Missing-in-Action U.S. Consumer Returns as Retail Sales After Retail Sales Rise, Economists Are Feeling Better About the Economy Retail sales point to revival of U.S. growth
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U.S. business inventories rise
(DBN)

US Household Wealth Hits Nearly $85 Trillion
(DBN)

Corporations Now Have $1.82 Trillion in Cash
(DBN)

Most Afraid They Can't Stay Middle Class
(DBN)

The Fed still fears lifting rates: former insider
(DBN)

How the Fed screwed up the bond market
(DBN)

Applications for jobless aid edge up But remain near historical lows
(DBN)

Drivers saving more at the pump just buy more
(DBN)

Billionaire luxury chief says wealth gap 'unfair'
(DBN)

Generation X Frets Its Financial Stability
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Average US Rate on 30-Year Mortgage Jumps to High for Year
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‘Zombie’ foreclosures up in L.A., other big cities Banks annihilating 'zombie' foreclosures
(DBN)

The average Manhattan rent now tops $4,000
(DBN)

U.S. still drowning in mortgage debt
(DBN)

Mortgage modification scammers bilked homeowners out of millions
(DBN)

Freddie Mac completes first small pool sale of deeply delinquent mortgages
(DBN)

Cash sales decline again, drop to 34.6%
(DBN)

11 cities where minimum-wage workers are getting crushed by rent
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Municipalities:

These Chicago bonds are making investors' mouths water Chicago Bonds Tainted by Cut to Junk Lure Wells as Yields Climb
(DBN)

Illinois to Halt Most Payments Without Budget , Comptroller Says
(DBN)

Fitch Maintains Rating Watch Negative on Wayne Co., MI's GOs
(DBN)

How Detroit's water talks could wipe another Michigan city off the map
(DBN)

Bronx President Diaz Backs Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Effort
(DBN)

Bondholders to appeal in San Bernardino bankruptcy
(DBN)

Bills aim to help Atlantic City's finances, casinos
(DBN)

The Flawed Texas Miracle
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Retailing:

J. Crew is falling apart
(DBN)

Judge plans to go into ‘uncharted legal territory’ to stop Macy’s from collecting shoplifting fines
(DBN)

Why Sears Success Might Depend On Copying Spanish Hypermarket El Corte Ingles
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Oil/Gas:

Oil futures fall further
(DBN)

BP: U.S. overtakes Russia and Saudi Arabia as largest oil producer
(DBN)

Harvard: It's time to unlock 'perhaps the largest single opportunity to change America’s competitiveness'
(DBN)

Oil Glut is Getting Bigger
(DBN)

Hope Fades for Oil Field Workers
(DBN)

Countries’ Oil Consumption, Ranked
(DBN)

Energy Accounts For 27 Percent of Chapter 11s With $100 Million or More in Liabilities
(DBN)

U.S. shale boom: It’s a game changer
(DBN)

How to separate the risky from the safe among oil and gas companies
(DBN)

Oil producer Afren misses payment on $360M note as debt restructuring nears
(DBN)

Trap Oil Looks at Selling Some North Sea Assets to Survive
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Lehman:

Lehman Claims Are in the Billions
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Lehman Brothers' afterlife in India
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Gambling:

Owner of former Revel complex failed to pay for legal work, lawsuit says
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Politics:

Warren doesn’t have the right stuff, Dimon says
(DBN)

This GOP candidate will win nomination: CFO survey
(DBN)

Montana Guv: Noah was 600 years old when he build the Ark, so why do Americans need retirement?
(DBN)

Jeb Bush's “Scarlet Letter” law
(DBN)

Lawyer ends campaign to elect his pet pig Giggles as mayor of Flint, Michigan
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Hockey:

Deadline Set For Otters Bidders
(DBN)

Coyotes will fight Glendale over arena lease Glendale's Latest Arena Woes Are A Cautionary Tale For Other Cities
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Resorts:

After Financial Crisis, Fates of Lender and Borrower Diverge
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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort: The $23 million judgment day May grants Colony trustee's auction request
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Agriculture:

Bankruptcy pits strawberry grower vs. marketer
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Food/Beverage:

Nirvana Files for Bankruptcy Due to Cash Shortage and Loan Defaults
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(11 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 (21 new filings today)
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (11 new filings today)
(DBN)

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:

Total Bankruptcy Filings Drop Again Despite Commercial Uptick
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Thirty-one Ch. 11 Debtors To Date List $100M or More In Debt
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Bankruptcy abuse act, a decade later
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Avoidance Actions:

The Seventh Circuit’s Deprizio Doctrine and its Aftermath
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Recent Pleadings:

Dechert and debtor's lenders sued for "fraud perpetrated on the Court", scheme alleged to benefit insiders
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Litigation:

How to Build a Quality Litigation Finance Firm
(DBN)

Litigation Bets Burn Hedge Funds
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Telecoms:

NII restructuring helps all creditors, even objectors - adviser
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Celebs:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a French court he participated in s-- parties because he needed 'recreational sessions' while he was 'saving the world' Strauss-Kahn acquitted of aggravated pimping
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Healthcare:

Mediator appointed in UMC, Children's Hospital dispute; healthcare ombudsman approved
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Mid-year report: 9 called-off deals, 5 hospital, health system bankruptcies in 2015
(DBN)

Fight to keep community hospital open could bankrupt healthcare district
(DBN)

Inland-owned group renames four OC hospitals
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Education:

Robert Reich Sounds Off On How America Has Failed Its Students
(DBN)

American Boychoir School students to live with host families as officials pursue new space
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Hollywood:

New York judge rejects $50 million lawsuit from producer whose companies were thrown into bankruptcy
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Sovereigns:

Bundesbank official says euro country insolvency should be possible
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Ukraine Bonds Drop Amid Escalation of Rhetoric With Creditors
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Argentina's “Me-Toos” Make Sure No Vultures Left Behind
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UK:

Dwindling Supply of Homes For Sale Drive Prices Higher in U.K.
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EU:

German Bund yields dip after IMF walks out of Greek talks
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PIIGS:

Greek bank stocks plunge after debt negotiations stall Greek stocks dive as ‘Grexit’ risks rise
(DBN)

Tsipras's impossible position
(DBN)

Merkel 'resigned to Grexit' and 'has asked experts to draw up plans' to protect German economy
(DBN)

Greek govt says ready to conclude debt deal in coming days IMF quits Greek talks; EU tells Tsipras: stop gambling 'Major differences' Greek talks in crisis after IMF leaves table Analysts assess breakdown in Greek debt talks IMF pulls negotiators out of Greece bailout talks, piling pressure on Athens to compromise Tsipras, Juncker end talks, saying work continues IMF, EU pour cold water on Greek debt deal German gov't consulting on what to do if Greece goes bankrupt-report El-Erian sounds alarm over continued Greek crisis
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Vatican bank furnished crucial information for fraud charges against Italian religious order, fraudulent bankruptcy
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How the Financial Crisis in Spain has Affected Enforcement of Secured Loans
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Ukraine:

Ukraine's creditors must share the country's pain
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Russian groups crowdfund the war in Ukraine
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War-weary Ukraine shutters cash-starved banks as trust falls
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Vuhillia Ukrainy applies for bankruptcy
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Zimbabwe:

Zimbabweans to get $5 for quadrillions of local money
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Brazil:

Banks agree on $5 billion bailout of Sete Brasil -sources
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Argentina:

Teamsters reject 26% salary increase
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Cyprus:

Electric operator in north Cyprus faces bankruptcy - chairman
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