September 13, 2016

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Law:

GC: The 5 Edits I Make Most Frequently
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The Pink Ghetto: When A Biglaw Partner Asks You About P----------- During An Interview
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Committee OKs proposal to tighten ABA bar pass standards; some members hope more will be done
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Akerman names new CEO and chair
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Cleary Gottlieb Elects New Leader
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Kirkland & Ellis Hires Paul Clement, Viet Dinh — And All Of Bancroft’s Lawyers! How the SCOTUS Firm Conservatives Love Got Acquired by Kirkland (in Two Weeks!) How Paul Clement Ended Up At Kirkland
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Norton Rose Inks the Latest Canadian Mega-Merger
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Survey Sheds Light On How Solos Differ
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Frank L. Eaton Joins Linda Leali, P.A.
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Target hit with $4.6 million judgment at trial; retailer had nixed $12K settlement offer
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The Most Valuable Lesson Of The Florida Dean Controversy
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Terrible Pro Sports Owners Donate Millions To Law School
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Why the Pulse nightclub shooter’s employer was fined $151,000
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Woman hospitalized after eating Chipotle sues chain for free burritos
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IMF boss Lagarde to go on trial in France on December 12
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Former Virginia governor owes defense team $10M for successful corruption appeal
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Meet The Triathlon-Running, Kilimanjaro-Climbing Patent Lawyer Who Happens To Be Blind Here’s How Blind Lawyer Does His Job
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Miss America Contestant Longs To Be A Lawyer
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Lawyer hopes to be the best fighter outside of court
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Lawyers Warned They May Pay For Filing Frivolous Suits
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Judges:

Judge apologizes for asking accuser in r--- case why she couldn’t keep her knees together
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This Thurgood Marshall Ode is Unexpectedly Catchy
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Wall Street:

No sign of rally redux as Dow futures fall more than 100 points Stocks set for another drop, weighed down by oil prices, Fed uncertainty
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Goldman: 5 reasons the stock market will keep going lower More pain may be in store for the S&P 500 in 2016, says Goldman
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Fed rate jitters slam US and world stock markets
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Layoffs:

 

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

'Hillary On Defense' Trump: 'Something's going on, but I hope she gets well' Donald Trump’s Unusual Restraint as Hillary Clinton Campaign Stumbles What history tells us about the health of presidents and candidates Clinton Never Learns That the World Sees Every Stumble A simple science fact should quash all the conspiracy theories about Hillary Clinton's pneumonia Clinton campaign admits it 'could have done better' disclosing pneumonia diagnosis after burn from former Obama adviser Home Depot founder: 'America will go down the drain' if Hillary Clinton is elected Hillary Clinton needs a new policy: tell the whole truth
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'It's going to be a very unfair debate': Donald Trump calls for a debate with no moderator Fresh Violence at Trump Rally Mark Cuban: Trump's statement on the Fed is 'exactly why the market will tank if he is elected' Mark Cuban blasts Donald Trump's Fed comments Report: Trump redirected charity cash to purchase $20K life-size painting of himself How Trump Ended the Obamacare Debate Trump: They call me 'Mr. Brexit' Trump supporters worry more about money than other Americans, no matter how rich they are Donald Trump gave an interview this morning that should be shocking — but we’re numb Donald Trump Pretty Sure That Janet Yellen Is Not A Person Of Putin-Level Quality These 4 charts show why Trump is an idiot about Putin The Fact is That Trump Can Actually Win
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Elizabeth Warren Has Five More Bad Ideas
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How China fueled pain and Trump support
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Apparently He Can't Dance Either
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Most Americans Don't Want Trump or Hillary
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Hedge Funds:

Some of the Biggest Hedge Funds Are Bleeding Cash
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Steel:

USSC Pensioners Lose Appeal on Creditor Claims
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Shipping:

Hanjin bankruptcy boosts global freight rates
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Hanjin Fall Is Lehman Moment for Shipping, Seaspan CEO Says
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Shipping company bankruptcy strands couple on cargo ship
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Second ship from bankrupt Hanjin allowed into California ports
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Hanjin Shipping secures $45 million, more may take 'considerable time'
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Hanjin's Fall Won't Fix the Industry's Problems
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The Reef of Hanjin’s Woe: Will Chapter 15 Unlash Hanjin’s Sailors from the Mast?
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It’ll take more than Hanjin’s crisis to fix shipping’s capacity problem: Expert
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Diana Shipping: A Bankruptcy Perspective
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Economy:

Fed's Kashkari on why the economy isn't growing
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Fed’s Brainard calls for ‘prudence’ in interest-rate policy Fed Governor Lael Brainard: "Asymmetry in risk ... counsels prudence in the removal of policy accommodation" Goldman slashes odds of Fed rate hike in September to 25% after Brainard speech
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Fed’s Lockhart, citing market sensitivity, ducks question of timing of possible interest-rate hike
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Trump Claims Yellen Holding Rates Low to Aid Obama
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U.S. Heavy Truck Sales Slump Continues
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Credit Card Use Declines US Credit Card Debt to Top $1 Trillion in 2016
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Grocery Prices have fallen for Eight Straight Months
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The largest wealth transfer in history has already begun
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Deutsche Bank has studied the last 35 years and says the next 35 don’t look so good
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The Truth About Illegal Aliens and Taxes
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Why Americans Are So Angry
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US teens often forced to trade s-- work for food, study finds
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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:

How Much You Need To Earn To Buy A Home In 27 US Cities
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Year-Over-Year Change in Housing Prices Since 1977
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Here are the 25 cities with the biggest rent hikes right now
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Investigation finds contractor wasted $8.2M as help dried up for homeowners
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Municipalities:

Court rejects challenge to Michigan’s emergency manager law
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Municipality Rekindled Indemnification Obligations After Confirmation, Circuit Says
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Houston Loses Pension Challenge
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Pittsburgh Water: Move Over Flint
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Oil/Gas:

Oil And Gas Creditors Recover $1 Of Every $5 On Defaulted Debt
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How 'Zombie' Oil Companies Stay Alive in Life-or-Death Debt Markets
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E&P Debt Recoveries Hit ‘Catastrophic’ Level, Moody’s Says Latest oil and gas bankruptcies hit lenders hard
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Oil bust on par with telecom crash of dot-com era
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WTI Oil Prices Mostly Unchanged Year-over-year, Little Drag on Inflation
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135 oil companies are on edge of bankruptcy . So why is that good news?
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Penn Virginia Corporation Emerges From Bankruptcy
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SandRidge Energy to emerge from bankruptcy protection
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Lightstream Boosted Bonuses as Share Price Plummeted to Pennies
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Short Sellers Decrease Bets in Major Oil
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Offshore Drilling: Stocks Ready To Post New Lows
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Oil Prices Rebound After Data Show Sharp Decline in Oklahoma Storage
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Oil futures slammed after IEA cuts demand forecast Oil extends drop as U.S. drillers return, OPEC sees more supply
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Rebalancing the oil market will take longer than we thought: IEA
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Pharma:

These companies you've never heard of are about to incite another massive drug price outrage
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Retailing:

Aeropostale Bankruptcy Judge to Approve $243 Million Asset Sale
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Landlords to Aeropostale stores will lead restructuring of bankrupt retailer
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Legal fees crest $10M in Sports Authority bankruptcy
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World's largest golf retailer on the verge of bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

‘Dance Moms’ Premiere Ratings Plummet Before Miller’s Fraud Sentencing
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Healthcare:

Hospitals jack up costs 'strategically,' study finds
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Solar:

NRG Energy bids to take ownership of bankrupt developer's Hawaii projects
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Food/Beverage:

No Calendar Haggling Over Deliveries, Frito-Lay Tells Haggen
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Bankrupt Logan's Roadhouse Seeks $1.2M In Employee Bonuses
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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 (17 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 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:

Year-to-date, 20 health care facilities that report over $10 million in liabilities have filed for ch. 11 protection
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Avoidance Actions:

ADI Liquidation, Inc. Avoidance Actions Filed
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Discharge:

Magistrate Masterfully Describes Permissible Claims for Violating Discharge Injunction
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Mediation:

Chicago Bankruptcy Court v. Mediation: Making News . . . Again!
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Insurance:

D&O Liability: More Litigation Globally against a Broader Range of Defendants
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TBTF:

After 11 Years , Case of AIG's Ex-Chief Is Going to Trial
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Banking:

Thousands of complaints suggest account issues not limited to Wells Fargo
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Elizabeth Warren wants answers from Wells Fargo
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Wells Fargo case is a loud, serious warning to banks, CFPB says
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Wells Fargo Executives Got Rich Stealing from Clients
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Education:

Bridgepoint to refund $23.5 million to students
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Coal:

US coal producer Alpha may close its last Kentucky mine
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Arch Coal agrees on mine cleanup coverage plan in bankruptcy exit Arch Coal agrees on mine cleanup coverage plan to exit bankruptcy
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EU:

Soured Property-Debt Sales Slump in Europe Amid Brexit Concerns
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PIIGS:

Greek blame game begins again: Syriza says lenders have 'failed dismally'
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Greece blames creditors over economy's inability to recover
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Canada:

Student loan applications expected to increase in part due to economic downturn
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Brazil:

Brazil's Oi says board member Grodetzky resigned Brazilian Telecom Oi, Working Through Bankruptcy , Loses its CFO
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World Tax Dodger Havens Watch Brazil Try To Sell Deadbeats’ Debt
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MENA:

UAE Bankruptcy law
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Dubai investment unit axes most of its staff
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New Emirates Personal Bankruptcy Law to Exclude Consumers
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India:

StanChart woes encapsulate India’s debt problem
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Australia:

Insolvency insights: The ‘safe harbour’ proposal for directors will not protect against all storms
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Russia:

Secured creditors may vote during receivership upon reduction of secured claims
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New Zealand:

Submission sought on Insolvency Working Group report
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Bahamas:

Baha Mar Payouts Tied To Concessions
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