August 2, 2016

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

With Great Raises Come Great Increased Billing Requirements — The Other Side Of Raises
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Banking on a $180k Entry Salary? Check This Out
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California Has Some Unfinished Business with Law Firm Bankruptcies
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Suit claims 'aggressive litigation' against law firm drove it into bankruptcy
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Blank Rome's NY Bankruptcy Department Welcomes New Partner
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Think only younger women are leaving BigLaw? The exodus is long-term
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In Sedgwick Gender Pay Suit, a Case for Transparency
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Harsh Words From An Ex-Boyfriend Of Wendi Adelson, Ex-Wife Of Dan Markel
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Federal panel ‘sent a signal’ to ABA about law school loans and accreditation enforcement
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How much do solo lawyers make? More than IRS data suggests, law profs assert
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Dewey's DiCarmine, Prosecutors Grapple Before 2nd Trial
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: Why Are Lawyers So Unhappy?
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K&L Gates adds distressed debt specialist in London
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Business Development Gripes
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King & Wood Mallesons Raises $18.4M From Partners
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Casetext’s New Feature Could Have Kept Me In Biglaw Say Hello to Casetext's CARA - Case Analysis Research Assistant
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The 25 best private law schools in America
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Did Georgia Just Poison Bar Exam Test Takers?
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Rise of the barista: 20% of employed law graduates work in retail, bars or catering
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17 psychological tricks to make people like you immediately
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This Week In Legal Tech: Is Reddit Worth It For Lawyers?
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A $420K Invoice From U.S. Legal Support
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Pocket Constitution becomes a bestseller after lawyer Khizr Khan’s convention speech
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Lawyer is charged with alleged $4 theft of policy manual pages
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Fake Hedge Fund Manager Gets Seven Very Real Years In Prison
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Son Arrested in Murder of Ex-NFL Player, Wife
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Judges:

Hillary Clinton’s Supreme Court Shortlist: 11 SCOTUS Possibilities Clinton And Trump Are Both Promising An Extreme Supreme Court
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Justice Roy More Ordered to Give Up Emails
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The 24 best law schools for securing federal clerkships
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Scalia Made It Hard to Bring Cases to Court
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Cert Filing Leaders
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UK: Top judge scolded for ‘shocking and disgraceful’ behavior
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Wall Street:

Wall Street stocks in a waiting game with key data and earnings ahead
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Stocks turn lower as oil prices continue to skid
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Layoffs:

Dow Corning notifies state of 348 layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

Only 9% of Americans Chose Trump and Clinton as Nominees
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DNC Speaker Sparring with Trump Recalled by Former Big Law Colleagues 'Donald Trump lashes out at Khizr Khan for doing interviews on cable news McCain rebukes Trump's attacks on Khan family: 'I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree' 'Damaged, sociopathic narcissist': John Oliver unleashes on Trump over Khizr Khan comments Trump's fight with the Khans: Will it cost him veterans' votes? The Fallout from Donald Trump’s Remarks About a Fallen Soldier’s Parents How George W. Bush handled a grieving Army mom
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Why Koch and Republican donor network won’t back Trump
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Buffett Rips Trump on Tax Returns, Bankruptcies at Rally Donald Trump's Radical Foreign Policy Donald Trump: 'I'm afraid the election is going to be rigged' Major poll presents ominous sign for Donald Trump about his convention Donald Trump's fights with fire marshals show why he's dangerous Trump Fact Check: "As usual, Hillary & the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games." Donald Trump is getting slammed by billionaires with way more money than him
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Why Can't Hillary Clinton Stop Lying? Clinton Fact Check: He doesn't make a thing in America.
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Donald Trump sends out pair of tweets to try to clean up awkward Ukraine comments
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Transit:

San Antonio airport shuttle, tour operator heads into bankruptcy
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Economy:

Markit manufacturing PMI rises to 8-month high ISM Manufacturing Index Fell to 52.6 in July
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How Globalization Saved the Middle Class
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Here’s how much poverty costs our schools, hospitals and police
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Fed Survey: Banks tightened Standards on Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate demand strengthened
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There’s one reason a big chunk of Americans have ‘negative wealth’
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Hillary Clinton has a very detailed plan for the economy. That may be a problem.
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Are We Living Through the 1930s Again?
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How much money it takes to live comfortably in the 50 biggest US cities
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

U.S. Foreclosure Starts By Quarter Since 2003
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Construction spending declines 0.6% in June
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The 15 best New York City neighborhoods to live in
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico bondholders devastated, but see hope in US plan
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Puerto Rico hit with new power bill increase amid crisis
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Oil/Gas:

Environmental Liabilities in Oil & Gas Sales Under Bankruptcy Code Section 363
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Growing oil glut shows investors there’s nowhere to go but down
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Faltering Oil Rally Boosts Leveraged Loan Defaults, Fitch Says
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Crude oil's 'drain is clogged,' and it's heading into the worst time of the year
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Oil prices fall 2% as oversupply weighs on market Oil plunges below $40 per barrel Oil settles above $40 a barrel after falling below threshold Oil Prices Fall Below $40 As OPEC Ramps Up Output Oil Holds Near Three-Month Low With Surplus in Focus
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Oil Flirts With Bear Market As Short Positions Surge Most In 10 Years Time
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Seventy Seven Energy Inc. Emerges From Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Emerald Must Resume Pipeline Deal In Ch. 11, Judge Rules
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Triangle USA Judge Rejects Restructuring Agreement
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Breitburn Energy Partners Bankruptcy Update
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Celebs:

Judge rules Gawker founder Nick Denton must start paying Hulk Hogan, pushing entrepreneur closer to bankruptcy Gawker founder Nick Denton just confirmed that he will file for personal bankruptcy Gawker Media founder files for personal bankruptcy Nick Denton's Bankruptcy Filing Here's the memo Gawker boss Nick Denton sent to employees about his bankruptcy
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Gambling:

Caesars Bankruptcy Judge Punts Decision on Apollo Sanctions
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Caesars Jumps on $4.4 Billion Deal to Sell Playtika Games Unit
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Taj Mahal picketers in Trenton to call for unemployment benefits for striking workers
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Caesars Brings More Creditors on Board With Restructuring
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Has Caesars Finally Saved Itself With The Sale of Playtika?
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Hedge Funds:

'A bell is ringing': A top-performing $8.5 billion hedge fund has sounded the alarm
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Animation:

Arc Productions Declares Bankruptcy , Locks Out Hundreds of Employees
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Directories:

Dex Media Exits Ch. 11, Extinguishes $1.8B In Debt
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Retailing:

Will Sports Authority’s demise change retail consignment deals?
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Student Debt:

Student-Loan Defaulters in a Standoff With Federal Government
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Debt Collection:

Law Firms Lose Bid To Slip $5.3M Morgan Drexen Penalty
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 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)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - 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:

WD NY: Bankruptcy filings drop nearly 22 percent in July
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Miscellaneous:

An Overview of the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and Its Reviewed Decisions During 2015
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Avoidance Actions:

Bankruptcy court failed to impute CEO’s intent to Lyondell
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Exemptions:

“But Sometimes You Get What You Need” – – Another Decision on Annuity Exemptions
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Time-Barred Proofs of Claim:

District Court Opinion Shows Collateral Impact of Crawford Decision
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Sales:

Second Circuit Raises a Caution Flag for Sales Free-and-Clear of Claims
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Insurance:

D&O Insurance: More About the Professional Services Exclusion Problem
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Subordination:

Get to the Back of the Line! Delaware Bankruptcy Court Holds C-Suite Stock Compensation was Equity Security Not General Unsecured Claim
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Can a Nonprofit Startup Fix the Pro Se Problem in Bankruptcy?
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Movie Theaters:

Movie-theater operator AMC blames bad earnings on bad movies
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UK:

U.K. Manufacturing Activity Hurt by Brexit
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Brexit: City of London Will Lose Business
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Dentons Enlists Robots to Help Clients with Brexit
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PIIGS:

Why All Italians Feel Monte dei Paschi’s Pain
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Shares in troubled Italian bank rise on rescue deal
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Canada:

Consumer debt, bankruptcy on the rise in Nova Scotia
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Brazil:

Brazil’s Plan for Deadbeat Taxpayers: Pawn Them Off to Investors
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China:

China launches website for bankruptcy cases
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South Korea:

Seoul court begins rehabilitation process for STX Heavy Industries Co.
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Australia:

23 Coast construction businesses headed for financial ruin
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India:

LS clears Bill for speedy recovery of bad loans
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Venezuela:

Venezuelan Credit Dashboard: $726 Million Comes Due in August
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