Law:
Am Law 100 rankings show growth, as well as growing divide between megafirms and large firms • The 2017 Am Law 100: A Turning Point For Biglaw? • Five Takeaways From This Year’s AmLaw 100 Report
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For Big Law Partners, a Trump Tax Giveaway?
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Rethinking rewards: What BigLaw can do about pay
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Ex-Fisher Phillips partner charged with murder of his wife • Atlanta Attorney Indicted on Murder Charge in Wife's Death
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Work-at-home law firm attracts BigLaw refugees
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Still no federal loans for Charlotte School of Law students; state AG opens civil investigation
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Law School Graduates Would Rather Die Than Fail The Bar Exam
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Embattled Law School Blames ABA, Education Department, Students For Its Legal Problems
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In-House: I Can’t Be Bought For Some Cigars — But For A Vacation To Bermuda…
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Power Niche Marketing: 6 More Things Not To Do
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Law Firm Marketing: How To Test Your Marketing Campaigns
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A fraud expert reveals 4 body language 'hotspots' that show if someone is lying
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Why the price of publicly-listed law firm's shares is sinking again
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United Airlines settles with doctor dragged from flight
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Trump’s former national security adviser faces investigation from Defense Department IG
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Difficult legal path forward for Trump in sanctuary cities case
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Legal recruiters in court over "thief" and "tosser" slurs
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Former S&G lawyer struck off after stealing over $1.8 million
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Couple Arrested After Filming Their Laughing As They Killed PTSD Service Dog
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Hairdresser won legal battle using skills she got watching TV
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Durst Trial: Victim Has Damaging Secret
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Judges:
Suspended Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Moore announces US Senate run
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Following precedent, Trump hopes to schedule a dinner with the Supreme Court’s justices
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A Free Law Project To Make Judicial Opinions Available to Public
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Federal Judge Shakes Off Import Of President Trump’s Anti-Judiciary Tweets
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How Trump Should Handle Liberal Judges
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Trump’s Losing Streak in Courts Is Traceable to Conservative Judges
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The Roberts Court, 2017 Edition
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Invigorated Justice Ginsburg Says 'I Love My Job'
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks face a muted start, even as Amazon, Alphabet get set to roar
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World stocks pause near record highs
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Stocks close mostly higher
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Layoffs:
Americans' Fears of Being Laid Off at Record Low
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Tillerson Wants State Dept. Workforce Cut 9%
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A closer look at the ESPN layoffs
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Medica slashes 110 jobs
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Rail:
The busiest commuter railway in the US is falling apart • Amtrak To Undergo 'Major' Repair Work At Penn Station
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Autos:
Ford first quarter profits fall 35% to $1.6B
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US Car Sales Likely to Drop
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Bankruptcy court judge OKs fees to retrieve 'Dusty' cars
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Food/Beverage:
As the American middle class shrinks, Starbucks sees Ferguson store as a blueprint for the future
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Politics:
Top Pentagon watchdog launches investigation into money that Michael Flynn received from foreign groups • Top Democratic senator: There is 'powerful' evidence that Flynn 'broke significant criminal laws' • Pentagon reportedly warned Flynn over foreign payments • Cummings: White House 'covering up' for Flynn • Michael Flynn was warned about taking foreign payments and never properly disclosed them • The House Intel Committee has reportedly agreed on a blockbuster witness list for its Trump-Russia probe • Spicer Blames Obama for Mike Flynn Problem • Flynn's String of Gaffes Don't Add Up to Treason
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Lewandowski's firm appears to offer Trump meetings
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Trump has reportedly huddled with Matt Drudge in the Oval Office
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Justice Ivanka? How 'The Simpsons' swiftly turned around a timely 'Trump's first 100 days' spoof.
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Trump's Great Patriotic Purge
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Coal:
GOP-Backed Measure Would Let Coal Companies Transfer Cost Of Sick Miners To U.S. Taxpayers
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Master's Thesis on Patriot Coal Bankruptcy
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Agriculture:
Town sees a change of fortune after Gold Digger bankruptcy
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Aviation:
National Air Cargo Creditors Push to Oust Leader
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Telecoms:
Federal judge orders bankrupt firm to keep operating state broadband network, for now
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Engineering:
FBI agents occupy engineering firm’s offices in Houston, elsewhere • Laredo mayor calls FBI raids 'embarrassing'
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Corporate Reform:
House aims to rewrite consumer safeguards
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Student Debt:
New York lawmaker looks to crack down on student loan companies
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Rail:
The Human Cost of Losing Amtrak
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Economy:
Durable goods orders rise less than expected in March • US durable goods orders rose 0.7% in March vs. 1.2% increase expected • Durable - goods orders rise in March to mark third gain in a row
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US weekly jobless claims total 257,000 vs 242,000 estimate • Jobless claims jump to one-month high
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40% of Americans spend up to half of their income servicing debt
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Consumers Show Signs of Frailty
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Kansas City Fed: Regional Manufacturing Activity "Expanded at Slow Pace" in April
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CEOs Salivate Over Trump's Tax-Cut Plans, Vague as They May Be • Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: The 'objective' of Trump's plan is a middle class tax cut, but 'I can't guarantee it' • Failing the 'Mnuchin Test' • The Trump administration says it’s not pushing a tax cut for the rich. They almost certainly are. • White House Proposes Slashing Tax Rates, Significantly Aiding Wealthy • Trump's tax plan is a bold step toward draining the swamp • Trump’s new, one-page tax plan is the same as his old, one-page tax plan • FactCheck: Trump Tax Cut Biggest in History? • Trump tax plan to trigger lobbying frenzy • The Trump plan: Every bad tax idea, in one place • There's a dirty little secret behind Trump's plan to scrap the estate tax • Economists Fear Trump's Tax Plan Only Heightens a 'Mountain of Debt' • Donald Trump, Tax Cuts for the Rich Won’t Boost the Economy • Donald Trump’s Tax Plan Would Turn the Whole U.S. Into Kansas • Larry Summers: Trump Tax Plan is Absurd • Many in California Would Lose Biggest Deduction • Trump's Tax Proposal Is Just a Symptom of the Disease • Bond Vigilantes Lie In Wait for Trump's Debt-Swelling Tax Plan • Time to Think Twice About Those Tax Cuts and the Deficit • 4 reasons Trump’s tax plan is a tougher sell than Trumpcare • Next Tax Battle: Trump's Bid to Ax a Favorite Blue State Deduction
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Trump says he won't 'give billions' to Democrats in Obamacare funding to avoid a government shutdown • Trump goes on raging tweetstorm against Democrats over negotiations to avoid a government shutdown • 'If there's a shutdown, there's a shutdown,' Trump says
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Did Trump just take an ax to the US trade relationship with Canada? • Trump’s tough stance on Canada ‘boils down to political theatre’ • In Canadian lumber town, real fears over a trade war with Trump
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GOP Told Trump to Hold Up on Ending NAFTA • ‘I was all set to terminate’: Inside Trump’s sudden shift on NAFTA • Trump says he reversed major NAFTA decision after pleas from Mexico, Canada • Trump says was 'psyched to terminate NAFTA' but reconsidered • Trump Makes a Lot of Noise on NAFTA: Is This the Art of the Deal?
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Trump vows to fix or scrap South Korea trade deal, wants missile system payment • South Korea says no change to its position that U.S. pays for THAAD
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Building a Wall Out of Sync With American Public Opinion • House Shows Enthusiasm for Border-Wall Alternatives
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Trump's Tariffs Won't Work
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These 9 cities have the world's highest proportion of millionaire CEOs
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The Many Problems With Donald Trump's Infrastructure Plan
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Dems threaten to oppose bill to prevent shutdown if health care vote happens before Saturday • Trump accuses Democrats of wanting to shut down the government
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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweetstorm about a potential government shutdown
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Average Cost of Retirement Hits $738,400
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:
NAR: Pending Home Sales Index decreased 0.8% in March, up 0.8% year-over-year
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Keys To Understanding The Legal Battle Brewing Between Ocwen And The CFPB
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Trump's super-rich cabinet is shaking up DC's housing market
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Q1 2017 Homeownership and Vacancy Rates
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It’s Been Eight-And-A-Half Years Since The Fannie/Freddie Bailout And We Still Have No Idea What’s Going To Happen To Them • Fannie and Freddie, Back in the Black
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico Oversight Board Meets as Bankruptcy Deadline Approaches
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What Puerto Rico Really Needs
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Time is of the essence: Puerto Rico needs bankruptcy protection. Now.
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As lawsuit moratorium’s end approaches, lawsuits pile up against Puerto Rico
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Trump rejects push to help solve Puerto Rico debt crisis • Trump: 'Democrats want to shut government' over Puerto Rico
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The Urgency to Save Puerto Rico and Its People
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Donald Trump tweets on Puerto Rico infuriate Puerto Ricans • Trump's Latest Tweets Are Bad News for Puerto Rico's Health Care • Public Health Ills Loom As Puerto Rico's Financial Crisis Deepens • Exodus by Puerto Rican med students deepens island's doctor drain • Health care adds latest wrinkle to Puerto Rican debt crisis • Trump Vows to Perpetuate a Health Crisis Affecting Millions of U.S. Citizens • Donald Trump Upsets Puerto Rico Officials With Tweets
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Students Are Now Leading the Resistance to Austerity in Puerto Rico
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5 reasons Puerto Rico's electric debt deal is a rip-off
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Economist Gustavo Velez warns of restructuring deal's consequences
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Municipal Defaults, While Rare, Do Occur
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Oil/Gas:
Gibson Dunn Nabs Six Baker Botts Energy Partners for New Houston Office
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Oil Prices Fall After Libyan Oilfields Restart • Oil Back in $40s As Hedge Funds Sell Off • World Bank Maintains Oil Price Forecast At $55
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Trump Wants Drilling in Arctic and Atlantic
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Shale investments have surged by $100 billion, Rystad says
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Oil discoveries dropped to record low in 2016, IEA says • IEA Sees Much Tighter Oil Market As New Discoveries Crash
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Asset Protection:
A Trust Might Be Just What You Need, Even If You're An NBA Player
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Fraud:
Jesse Litvak Will Serve His House Arrest In Federal Prison
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The Convicted Con Artist Of The Winter White House
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Healthcare:
Doctors, Hospitals: GOP New Health Care Bill Would Make Thinks Worse • Trumpcare 2.0: It’s Even Worse Than the Original
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Taxis:
Is Uber's Kalanick Starting to Lose His Grip?
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The Commute of the Future Will Be Driverless, Flying and Electric • Flying Taxis Won't be a Reality Anytime Soon
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Waste:
ABC Disposal celebrates its emergence from bankruptcy
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Auto Racing:
IndyCar fallout just zooms on
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Steel:
US Steel Stock Plummets 25%
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Distressed Investing:
A Star Goldman Trader Goes Cold
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Shipping:
How a CEO Made Millions From a Sinking Ship
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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 (12 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (2 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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Arbitration:
In Two Cases, Court Addresses Bankruptcy and Arbitration Provisions
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Cross-Border:
Chapter 15: Pursuing “Avoidance Actions” Under Nonbankruptcy Law
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Discharge:
Discharge in Bankruptcy Without Reaffirmation is Not a Shield and a Sword
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Labor:
NLRB Correct That Successor Employer Must Bargain with Existing Union under Labor Law
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Sales:
The U.S. Supreme Court and Funny-Money in Credit Bidding Auctions
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Retailing:
Ch. 11 2017 Retail Debt
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How retail bankruptcies took their toll on Under Armour in latest quarter • Under Armour Posts Its First Ever Loss • Under Armour's Wild Ride Is Just Beginning • Under Armour feels the ripple effects of wider retail turmoil
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Rising Retail Bankruptcies Pose Far-Reaching Industry Ramifications
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Travel:
United dragging report: 'Our review shows that many things went wrong that day' • United CEO says he 'messed up' with initial response to seating incident
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Delta passenger kicked off flight after bathroom emergency • Here's why a Delta passenger was kicked off a plane for using the bathroom
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Nuclear:
Southern's Georgia Power objects to Westinghouse's $800M bankruptcy loan • Southern’s Georgia Power concerned by Westinghouse bankruptcy loan • Georgia Power objects to Westinghouse loan
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Utilities say Westinghouse loan puts their reactor construction at risk
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Westinghouse battles trust issues with vendors, customers
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Westinghouse says will operate normally in Asia, Europe despite Chapter 11
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Westinghouse DIP Loan Seen as Intellectual-Property Grab
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Media:
Hannity Warns of the End of Fox News
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Insurance:
Low interest rates squeeze income, raise insolvency risk for re/insurers
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Key Insurance Coverage Trends and Decisions in the United States
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Electricity:
FirstEnergy's profits down, FirstEnergy Solutions could be forced into bankruptcy
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UK:
Insolvency Litigation: recent cases and issues (April 2017)
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Britain is worried Macron would play hardball in Brexit negotiations
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The High Court in London goes digital
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British economy slows sharply as inflation hits home
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London banks set to decide within weeks on Brexit moves
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EU:
French Consumer Spending Drops Unexpectedly in March • French Economic Growth Slowdown Casts Doubt on Strength of Eurozone
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PIIGS:
Greece Seeking Bailout Talks Breakthrough by Sunday • Major Issues Resolved in Greece- Creditors Negotiations, Gov't says
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ie: An Post boss warns firm 'heading for insolvency '
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Lufthansa says not interested in taking over Alitalia
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Canada:
Supreme Court of Canada orders new trial in Hickman Equipment case
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Creditors approve Stelco restructuring plan
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Deal keeping Essar Algoma's head above water is in technical default
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Alberta Courts Confirm Restructuring Transactions with Select Creditors Not Oppressive
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One of Canada's largest mortgage lenders just imploded
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Japan:
Toshiba woes eat into financial sector's profits
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Australia:
Fired-up Joseph Gutnick defends rabbi loan in bankruptcy case
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ASIC files bankruptcy proceedings against property spruiker McIntyre
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Mozambique:
Mozambique MPs Back State Guarantees for Previously Hidden Debt
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