August 3, 2016

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Law firm market ‘stumbled’ in second quarter; rising headcount is partly to blame Demand Plunge ‘Blindsides’ Firms
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Firm Details The ‘Special Bonus’ It Will Offer To Close The Cravath Gap
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Struggling Firm Desperately Seeking Savior As Lawyer Headcount Sinks
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‘I’ve Pretty Much Quarantined Myself’: How Pregnant Lawyers in Miami are Responding to Zika As Zika Infections Rise, Law Firms Follow Ebola Playbook
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This Biglaw Firm Is Out Of Touch With Associate Compensation Issues
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Releasing imperfect work is something we all have to do and, for most of us, it is something we learn on the job
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Why Tim Kaine became disillusioned with Harvard Law School
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Beyond Biglaw: 3 Lessons From Brooklyn’s Streets
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More Disturbing Details About The Dan Markel Murder Case
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The ABA Is Doing ‘Absolutely Nothing’ About Low-Performing Law Schools Department Of Education Panel: 'The ABA Is Nero, Fiddling While Much Of Legal Education Burns Down'
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How A Law Professor Gained Perspective On Law School Woes
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The 24 smartest law schools in the US
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GC Comp 2016: The Bonuses Edition
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GC Comp 2016: The Salary Edition
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The Shrinking Legal Market
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Female lawyers have some advice for male colleagues
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Ashurst partners vote for lockstep overhaul and ‘superpoints’
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End in Sight for King & Wood Mallesons Restructuring
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What Today’s Big Windows 10 Update Means for Lawyers
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Man plagued by Pokemon Go players files nuisance class action
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Lawyers for alleged church-shooter Dylann Roof argue death penalty is unconstitutional
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After-school Satan clubs are planned to counter Bible clubs
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Hackers stole $60 million from a bitcoin exchange in a massive heist
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Why Americans Think Crime Is Worse Than It Is
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Judges:

Lawyer Helped Judge Survive Obscenity Scandal
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Retired Bankruptcy Judge Joins ADR Practice
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Wall Street:

Dow eyes 8th loss in a row, with services and labor data ahead
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Stocks Pressured by Earnings, Worries About Economy Dow Logs Seventh Straight Session of Losses
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Layoffs:

Rockford Products warns of 171 layoffs
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UAW: 115 Freightliner workers to be laid off
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Flanders Electric company to lay off over 100 employees
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Altice reportedly lays off 100
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Kennametal to cut 1,000 jobs
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Maersk Drilling To Cut US Jobs After Contract Loss
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

Trump's Former Lawyer Pens Massive Article Explaining Why He Mustn't Be President A comprehensive guide to Donald Trump’s endless business failures Trump Men Disagree With The Concept Of Harassment Trump: If I Were President Captain Humayun Khan Would be Alive Donald Trump and City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Now Also Feuding Trump says he 'got out' of stock market Donald Trump Pitches Half-Trillion-Dollar Plan to Rebuild America’s Infrastructure Former Trump Campaign Manager Revives Birther Claim on CNN Christie: Trump criticism of Khan family "inappropriate" Trump Video Depositions in University Suit Won’t Be Public Judge Curiel Hands Trump a Fresh Rebuke Trump: This Election May be Rigged
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Trump refuses to support Paul Ryan, John McCain in upcoming Republican primaries
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Obama: Trump Unfit for Presidency, GOP Should End Support
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Donald Trump Ducks Tax Disclosure Nixon's Failed Effort to Withhold His Tax Returns
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Meg Whitman Endorses Hillary Clinton, Says Trump Would 'Endanger National Security'
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Turnarounds:

CIO reflects on a career of successful turnarounds
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Farmers:

Farm Bankruptcy Case Highlights Debt Limitation in Chapter 12 Bankruptcy
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Aviation:

US Airlines Reach The Top Of Their Circle Of Life. Union Leaders Demand Bigger Shares Of The Spoils
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Fraud:

Why White Collar Crime Is Here to Stay
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Judge tells Trump lawyers to prepare for discovery in fraud case Judge Allows Trump University Case to Go to Trial Trump U Judge Rules Against Trump: 'Genuine Issue' Whether He 'Knowingly Participated' in Fraud Scheme
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Providence Financial files for bankruptcy protection
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Economy:

A huge part of the economy is hitting a wall
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Survey: Debt Exceeds Assets for Some Households in the US
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Year-over-Year Change in Employment Since 1968
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Consumer Spending Was Up in June
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Gov't Rules Trap Millions in Poverty
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Trump Urges Exit From Market Boosted by ‘Artificially Low’ Rates Moody’s: Threat Of Economic Apocalypse Definitely Lower Under Hillary
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Inside the aging lock that is one breakdown away from crippling North America’s economy
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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:

CoreLogic: Home prices on the rise
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The New Thorn in the Sides of Big Banks
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Municipalities:

Atlantic City’s Cost Cutting Seen Stopping Short of Default
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East Cleveland takes step toward annexation study
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Getting bankruptcy right trumps speed
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Retailing:

Judge refuses bonuses for executives at bankrupt Sports Authority Judge Rejects Bonus Package for Sports Authority’s Top Executives Judge refuses bonuses for executives at bankrupt Sports Authority
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Retailers Forecast Bankruptcy If Back-To-School Sales Fizzle
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Sports Authority 'in breach' of naming-rights contract at Broncos stadium
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Judge refuses bonuses for executives at bankrupt Sports Authority
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Gambling:

Caesars Jumps After Extending Higher Offer to Junior Creditors
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Caesars Entertainment Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2016 Caesars Logs $2 Billion Loss on Charges Tied to Largest Unit’s Reorganization
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Oil/Gas:

Dallas Fed chief sees more energy mergers, bankruptcies this year
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US Oil Hovers Near $40 Oil In Freefall Following A Bout Of Bearish News
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Despite recent slide, oil expected to rebound as companies continue to slash costs
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Here's how companies can survive $40 oil
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'The days of $100 oil are gone.' So what's next?
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Analysts see $57 crude in 2017
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Guess where activist hedge funds are looking for profits now
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Denver energy company skips interest payment
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Louisiana's oil and gas companies still struggling
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Junk Bonds Aren't Ignoring the Fall in Oil Prices
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Offshore drillers less than optimistic Diamond Offshore: Deepwater Rig Contracts Outlook Is Bleak
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Singapore Rig Giant's Man In Brazil Says Managers Backed Bribes
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Shipping:

Hanjin Shipping restructuring at stalemate
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Is Hanjin Shipping Going Into Court Receivership?
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Food/Beverage:

Southern Season scales back plans in bankruptcy
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Southern Season CEO: Outright sale talk is 'premature'
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Logan's Roadhouse Said to Plan Bankruptcy Amid Restaurant Slump
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Student Debt:

Why Student Loan Defaulters Are Ignoring Creditors
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Massachusetts attorney general urges U.S. to forgive student loans for alleged ACI victims
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Here’s why forgiving student debt isn’t so simple
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Alternative Energy:

SunEdison Wins Court Approval for Executive Bonuses
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Celebs:

More Lawyers Join Gawker Fray as CEO Files for Personal Bankruptcy
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Nick Denton: I declared bankruptcy to protect Gawker
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Distressed Investing:

Mudrick Said to Gain 27% Beating Distressed Hedge Fund Rivals
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Junk Bond Issuance Collapses In The U.S. And Europe
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(5 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 (12 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Business Bankruptcies Tick Up; Overall Filings Lowest Since 2007
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Bankruptcy filings down 11 percent from last year
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WI: Mid-year bankruptcy filings down
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Bankruptcy League Tables
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TBTF:

U.S. regulators extend 'living will' deadline for some large banks
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Abstention:

Bankruptcy Court Defers to Probate Court After Debtor Dies
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Discharge:

False Representations No Longer Required to Prove `Actual Fraud' Under the Bankruptcy Code
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Avoidance Actions:

Lyondell CEO's Alleged Fraud Supports Trustee's Claim
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New Jersey Court Rejects Fraudulent Transfer Claim Based on Transfer of Husband’s Accounting Business to Wife’s New Company
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Structured Dismissal:

Supreme Court Agrees to Resolve Circuit Split Regarding Structured Dismissals
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FDCPA:

Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms its Prior Ruling that Debt Collectors who File Time-Barred Proofs of Claim are Subject to Liability Under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, and Further Concludes its Holding does not Place the FDCPA in Conflict with the B
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Mediation:

Bankruptcy Mediation? “Over My Dead Body,” Says a Bankruptcy Judge
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Trustees:

Terminating a Trustee? Not So Easy.
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Safe Harbors:

Seventh Circuit: Section 546(e) Safe Harbor Does Not Shield From Avoidance Transfers Made Through Financial Institution Conduits
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Food/Beverage:

How did Berkeley wine store accrue $70M in debt?
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Claim Allowance:

Is “Allowance” of a Claim Binding in the Next Case? Bankruptcy or Otherwise?
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UK:

Dissolved businesses data may be wiped out
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U.K. Bank Voice Warns of London’s Status Shrinking After Brexit
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The dominant sector of the British economy is tumbling towards a recession
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EU:

The vanishing market value of European banks: charts
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The Personal Side of Harmonizing European Insolvency Law
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PIIGS:

Greece to press ahead with criminal trial for ex-statistics chief
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Italian PM claims banks are fine, wants to avoid EU 'bail-in'
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What Italian Bad Loans Are Really Worth
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ISDA agrees to rule on Isolux bankruptcy credit event Isolux Creditors Agree $2.2 Billion Debt-Restructuring Deal
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Canada:

Toronto's Arc Productions forced to lock out staff amid liquidity crisis Animation studio that received $23M in provincial funding declares bankruptcy
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Canada Stocks Fall to Lowest in 3 Weeks as Energy Shares Retreat
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NL Insolvencies on the Rise: Bankruptcy Canada
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Singapore:

High Court appoints interim judicial manager for Swiber
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Australia:

The Trail of Debt Left Behind by Beleaguered Music Streaming Service Guvera
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MENA:

Israel Tax Authority Seeks to Force Eliezer Fishman Into Bankruptcy
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Brazil:

Brazilian bankruptcy filings up 23 pct in seven months
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