Law:
Where Are The Bonuses? These Am Law 50 Firms Haven’t Matched Cravath Yet
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A Lot Of People Are Interested In Becoming Lawyers This Year • Law school applications up about 15% nationwide compared to last year
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David Boies Isn’t Worried About Recent Scrutiny
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Publicy-listed law firm Slater & Gordon avoids insolvency after shareholders approve hedge fund deal • Slater & Gordon: The tale of the battered and bruised personal injury giant • Slater and Gordon to shut four offices in the UK
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Sedgwick's London Office Down to One Partner
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Sidley Swaps SCOTUS Star Carter Phillips for New York-Based Chairman
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Clifford Chance re-elects global managing partner
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Questions on California bar exam line up with lawyer jobs data, study finds
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A Deep Dive Into The History Of One Of America’s Premier Law Firms
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What are lawyers worth? Self-regulation perpetuated bespoke myth, op-ed says
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Lawyer’s tardiness wasn’t enough of a reason to toss suit, 2nd Circuit rules
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The Next Phase Of Legal Technology Has Already Been Built
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When All Else Fails, Beg
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Power Niche Marketing: Why Should I Hire You?
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Guys, I’m Worried About Alan Dershowitz
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Lawyer Slack becomes LawyerSmack, adds functionality and membership fee
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Lawyer works and sleeps in shack to raise money for her nonprofit law firm
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Must-have Apple Watch and iPhone apps for lawyers
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A Missing Piece Falls Into Place in the Saga of Michael Flynn • Christie Fired for His Flynn Warning to Trump • Trump's long and winding history with Deutsche Bank could now be at the center of Robert Mueller's investigation • Will Richard Nixon's Three-Pronged Defense Work for Trump? • Adam Schiff Knows Even Less About Attorney-Client Privilege Than Donald Trump Jr. • Most Americans think Trump campaign had improper Russia contacts • Stark Partisan Divisions Over Russia Probe, Including Its Importance to the Nation • DOJ's Rod Rosenstein says he's satisfied with Mueller's probe, which Trump calls a 'witch hunt' • Ethics Committee Clears Nunes • Mueller Is Making Sure His Investigation Will Live On Even If He’s Fired • Will the GOP Take Down Mueller? • Congress Finds More Trump Jr. Emails • FBI director rebukes Trump, says the FBI's reputation isn't 'in tatters' and 'worst in history' • Trump’s own FBI chief contradicts him: Comey is right about the state of the agency • Steele Dossier on Trump Looking More Real
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Will Biglaw Firms Get Caught In The Weinstein RICO Lawsuit? • The 6 women suing Harvey Weinstein are using a gangster law originally designed to take down the Mafia — and experts warn it won't be easy • Al Franken resigning 'in the coming weeks,' calls out Trump and Moore • Read Al Franken's full resignation speech • Inside the Demise of Senator Al Franken • I Believe Franken’s Accusers Because He Groped Me, Too • Some conservatives are starting to come to Al Franken's defense, saying he was taken out by a 'lynch mob' • Every allegation against Al Franken • What Congress Can Learn from Al Franken • Dems more willing to take on their own over sexual harassment • Democrats are setting themselves up perfectly to pummel Republicans on harassment in 2018 • Clinton Campaign Accused Of Knowing About Weinstein Allegations But Continuing His Use As Fundraiser • Kirsten Gillibrand’s Moment Has Arrived • Franken's Senate Fate and Moore's Future • Congress' harassment fallout has only gotten started • Rep. Trent Franks to resign after discussing surrogacy with female staffers • Hedge fund titan Sam Isaly steps down after harassment allegations • GOP senator rebukes party for equating Franken to Moore: ‘There’s a difference between 14-years-old and adult’ • Ethics Panel to Talk to Farenthold Accuser • Women Line Up to Run for Office, Harnessing Their Outrage at Trump • Bryan Singer Is Being Sued for Allegedly R----- a 17-Year-Old in 2003
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DOJ Video: Sessions Derides Intern
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Bernie Sanders' wife's land deal still under FBI probe
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15 tips for surviving your office holiday party
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Juries Are Better At This Than You’d Think
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At least a dozen people injured, suspect 'down' after shooting at New Mexico school, official says • 2 students dead after high school shooting in New Mexico
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Former cop sentenced to 20 years for fatally shooting unarmed black man
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Prosecutor rebuts Gomery's claim of "frame job" in murder for hire case arising from bankruptcy
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Couple Caught Getting Busy in Car at 70 MPH
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Partner who denied cheating in Xmas quiz resigns
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Firm brings Christmas cheer with insolvency-themed panto
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UK: Glamorous Solicitor of the Year 2017: Round One
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Man fined by court after ‘Super Liking’ ex-girlfriend on Tinder
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The Keanu Reeves cinematic guide to being an ‘excellent!’ criminal defense attorney
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Judges:
BK CO: Chief Judge Michael E. Romero Reappointed
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Justice Department left ‘incorrect impression’ in stay request, federal judge tells Supreme Court
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Hardcover Hazards: 4 Ethics Risks For Judges Writing Books
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Nominations of 10 Federal Judges Advanced in Senate • Senate Judiciary Committee advances Grasz and 9 other judicial nominees on party-line vote
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The Next Nominee to the Supreme Court
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Judge presiding over Mike Flynn's case has been recused • Flynn Judge Suddenly Recuses Himself from Case
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Wall Street:
US futures point to higher open as jobs data looms
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Nasdaq flirts with weekly gain as tech futures lead U.S. stocks higher
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Dow jumps 100 points, tech stocks rise
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The Dow could suffer a 2,400 point blow at any time, warns Wall Street legend Byron Wien
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The next stock market crash will look a lot different than the financial crisis
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Layoffs:
California’s WARN Act Applies to Temporary Layoffs
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GE Cuts Jobs as It Navigates a Shifting Energy Market • GE Ranks First in 2017 Downsizing After 12,000 More Job Cuts
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Ad execs latest victims of NYT layoffs
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Robots Will Transform Fast Food
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There are 170,000 fewer retail jobs in 2017—and 75,000 more Amazon robots
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Molded Fiber Glass announces 409 job cuts
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Retailing:
Creditors Put Toys 'R' Us Debt Under Microscope
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Dismantling Sears to Save It
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Struggling Toys R Us Plans To Pay Executives Millions In Bonuses • Toys 'R' Us executives could get $14m bonuses as shop floor staff face losing their jobs
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Five Ways Steinhoff Could Try to Save Itself If It Acts Swiftly • Steinhoff's Suffering May Persist as Debt Repayments Loom
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PetSmart Lenders Are Worried About a Chewy.com Spinoff
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Currency:
Bitcoin tops $16,000 after wild 48 hour surge • Bitcoin tops record $19,000, then plunges in wild 2-day ride • While you're tallying your bitcoin gains, don't forget Uncle Sam • Bitcoin Exchanges Buckle Under Pressure As Value Blazes Past $16000 • Bitcoin plummeted just hours after setting yet another record
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Wall Street can't wait to short bitcoin
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Global banking regulator sends a warning to bitcoin investors
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'Bitcoin crash’ among significant market risks in 2018, says Deutsche Bank
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Bitcoin could rise to $100,000 or more before crashing to zero, says Interactive's Peterffy
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Bitcoin's Future Is All Mapped Out
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The Bitcoin Whales: 1,000 People Who Own 40 Percent of the Market
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Politics:
Alabama Senate Race Exposes Deep Rift Within Republican Party • Jones ad wrongly attacks Moore • Fox News guest: Seducing 14-year-olds “may not have been that unusual” 40 years ago • For decades, conservative Christian voters insisted that character counts. In 2017? Values voters are hard to find • Roy Moore: America “was great at the time when families were united — even though we had slavery” • The Roy Moore Republicans • George Will: Moore is Already Disqualified
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Bannon a ‘Specialist’ in Picking Loser Senate Candidates, McConnell Says • Utah Republicans defend Romney after Bannon's 'Mormon' jab
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Just Invented A New Excuse For Why Trump Won’t Release His Taxes
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Top GOP senator says 2017 'has seen the erosion' of 'order and the institutions that protect it'
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Pew: Trump's Approval Rating Falls Again • Trump's popularity falling with almost every demographic, poll finds • Trump remains historically unpopular
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Economy:
US weekly jobless claims total 236,000 vs 240,000 expected • Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 236,000
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We're about to get the first 'clean' jobs report in a few months — here's what Wall Street is looking for • Jobs boom likely carried over into November • November seen as another strong month for hiring and wages should be on the rise
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America Is Getting the Make-Work Jobs It Needs
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Household wealth jumps to near $97 trillion, 72 percent higher than crisis level • Fed's Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth increased in Q3 • Household wealth climbs $1.7 trillion on stock market, house price advances
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US: Largest Productivity Rise in 3 Years
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President Trump's Middle-Class Tax Pledges Go Unfulfilled in Senate Bill • Apple could be the biggest winner of the tax plan • Amazon, Facebook, and Google could save billions under the GOP tax bill • Rich homeowners in blue states are among the biggest losers in the GOP tax plan • Sen. Cornyn signals GOP could tweak state and local deductions in final tax bill • Now businesses are alarmed about the GOP tax overhaul, too • The 12 companies that could pay the highest effective rates in the GOP tax plan • Biggest Tax Cuts Ever? Nice Try, Mr. President • GOP Tax Plan Not Doing Well at the Polls • Moelis Says He’s Concerned New York City May Lose Its Allure With Tax Changes • Worst fears of corporate tax cut opponents showing signs of coming true • Trump’s richest friends are asking for changes to the GOP tax plan, and he’s listening • Home Depot just showed who will gain the most from corporate tax cuts • This chart shows how the GOP tax plan will hit your wallet
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This Is the Long Game of Republican Economics
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GOP Sharpens Knives for Retirement Cuts
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The World Might Be Better Off Without College for Everyone
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Trump's infrastructure plan is reportedly coming in January
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5 Richest Counties Are D.C. Suburbs
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In year of chaos, Trump’s boost to economy can’t be denied • Billionaire Leon Cooperman: If Hillary Clinton had won the presidency, the US would be in a recession
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Here's why the government shutdown scare tactics don't hold up • House Dems to oppose spending bill day before shutdown • House Passes Temporary Spending Bill • Congress Clears Spending Bill, No Shutdown
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A crackdown on foreign work visas would devastate the US economy, says this CEO
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What Happened to the American Boomtown?
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Infrastructure: Governments Increasingly Create Toll Roads
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:
So. Cal. Luxury Real Estate Developer Woodbridge Group Files Chapter 11 Case
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The profits made from flipping homes continues to shrink
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Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate "Remains Strong" in November
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CoreLogic: "2.5 million Homes still in negative equity" at end of Q3 2017
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Manhattan Lawyer Who Bilked Distressed Homeowners Disbarred
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Idahoans who lent to this Canyon County house flipper ask: What happened to our money?
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The Tax Bill Is Bad for Homeowners, Good for Landlords • Homebuying Doesn’t Hinge on the Mortgage Tax Break
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FHA increases loan limits in nearly every area of U.S. for 2018
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Municipalities:
U.S. counters hedge fund's attack on Puerto Rico oversight board
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Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Statement Filed
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The Spirit of Resistance Is Alive in These Photos of Puerto Rico’s Graffiti
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Beyond Hurricane Maria: Federal Action in Puerto Rico with PROMESA
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CT: Governor Warns Of Transportation Fund Insolvency
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MI: Lansing fiddles as cities burn budgets
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Oil/Gas:
Demand for electric vehicles rising in 2017
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India's Largest Refiner Looks To Ditch Oil In Favor Of Renewables
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A full-scale Venezuelan default could push up oil prices
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Bankrupt energy producer surrenders offshore leases to California
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GE's 12,000 job cuts highlight uneasy shift to renewable energy
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Big crude inventories dip offset by products build
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Why Isn't Wall St. Backing The Next Shale Boom?
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Oil Investors Are Growing Impatient
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Weather:
Los Angeles: Fires Force Over 200,000 to Flee • Hurricane-force gusts could cripple battle vs. Southern California wildfires • Did Climate Change Worsen the Southern California Fires? • California Is Running Out of Inmates to Fight Its Fires • LAFD Chief: ‘Our People Are Getting Tired’ • Why these California wildfires are so destructive • Southern California fires enter Los Angeles County • 'Never thought I'd get to actually play "what would you grab if there were a fire?"': Chrissy Teigen, Jennifer Garner and Chelsea Handler are among celebrities fleeing their homes • ‘Huge Flames Ripping Down The Mountain’: Thomas Fire Roars Back To Life, Homes Threatened In Santa Paula • More than 400 structures destroyed in 115,000-acre Ventura County wildfire • Ojai California Surrounded by Wildfires • The Creek fire left Wildlife Waystation staffers working in the dark with lions, chimpanzees and bison • Southern California stunned by spread of wildfires: ‘We weren’t prepared’ • In Pictures: Southern California wildfires rage out of control • Los Angeles wildfires rage overnight as 'extreme wind' forces residents to flee homes • Map of Southern California fires • San Diego County's Lilac fire explodes to 4,100 acres • Fires rage from San Diego to the San Fernando Valley • California: Is Everything on Fire?
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Taxis:
Barwood Finds Tentative Buyer for Taxi Assets in Bankruptcy Case
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Pensions:
Retired Teamsters Facing Dramatic Pension Cuts See Hope in New Federal Legislation
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Gambling:
Cal Neva Resort & Casino sale in jeopardy
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Food/Beverage:
Grocery store sale awaits judge’s signature
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Corporate Reform:
Mulvaney Faces New Bid by English to Unwind His CFPB Role
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Boulder spinal surgeon indicted on charges of bankruptcy fraud
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Banking:
Mulvaney: Maybe Wells Fargo Suffered Enough
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Autos:
Air Bag Recalls: More Than Half Not Done
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Hedge Funds:
Hedge fund manager pays himself £270 million — £70 million more than his fund's profits
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Aviation:
Island Air bankruptcy is ‘a catastrophe,’ judge says
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Student Debt:
All I want for Christmas is a gift of a student loan payment
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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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (11 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 Statistics:
November Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Up 12% Over 2016
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November bankruptcies climb year-over-year
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Receivers:
Receiver Can Complete Construction Project Despite Owner's Bankruptcy Filing
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TBTF:
Years after Lehman: Final rules set on strengthening banks
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Make-Whole:
There is NO Split of Authority on Make-Whole Premiums Between the Second and Third Circuits
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Cross-Border:
Cross-Border Clash for the Brazilian Dutch Telco in the U.S. Courts
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Litigation:
Litigation Funders’ Collateral Did Not Include Malpractice Claims
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Attention corporate defense lawyers: Work product is up for grabs if you blab to feds
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Retailing:
Dollar General to open 900 new stores in 2018
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Cybersecurity:
North Carolina County Refuses to Pay $23,000 Ransom to Hackers
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Fraud:
Deliberations start in trial of Kent Lindemuth
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Man who bilked $100M from investors flees California prison • Seattle crook behind $120M Ponzi scheme missing from prison
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Entertainment:
New York Times Goes After Weinstein Company Again, For Unpaid Ad Bills
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Health Care:
Majority Want Government to Ensure Healthcare Coverage
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Senator’s Shaky Obamacare Deal Poses Tax Challenge
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Solar:
FHA to stop insuring mortgages with PACE loans
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Both sides in solar trade case make their last public stand before Trump's final decision
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Education:
Voucher Schools Are Teaching Some Truly Insane Things
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UK:
UK Agrees to Brexit Divorce Deal • The UK government says it will pay a £39 billion Brexit divorce bill • Brexit Talks Finally Have a Breakthrough • U.K. and E.U. reach "phase one" Brexit deal • U.K. and EU Strike Brexit Deal, Opening Path to Trade Talks • Farage Slams 'Humiliation'
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Brussels Brexit breakthrough: Early morning deal keeps temporary role for EU court • Brexit: UK fails to retain voice in European court of justice
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ICAEW predicts weak GDP growth for the coming year
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UK Grows Increasingly Hostile to EU Citizens
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A Fight over the Runway II – Monarch Successful on Appeal
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Insurers not entitled to a lien over litigation proceeds of a foreign insolvent company
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Brexit and the UK Insolvency Regime
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Standard Chartered Boss Says Brexit 'Already Harming' London
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London housing transactions plummet 18% as Brexit, stamp duty, and mortgage rules bite
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EU:
'Death spiral': half of Europe's coal plants are losing money
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PIIGS:
After nearly a decade of economic crisis, Greece has stopped dreaming
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MENA:
Jerusalem Plan a Deadly Provocation • There Was No Upside to Jerusalem Decision • Moving Embassy to Jerusalem Not a Disaster • Jerusalem: Consequences Come Quickly • Jerusalem is Sacred for All Religions • What to expect next after Trump's Jerusalem move • Arabs, Europe, UN reject recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital • Jerusalem riots spread to Indonesia and Malaysia as terror group Hamas promises ‘day of rage’ over Trump over embassy move • The State Department has just issued a 'worldwide' travel warning following Trump's Jerusalem announcement • 'Decades of chaos': Arab leaders condemn US decision on Jerusalem
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Argentina:
Former Argentine President Kirchner has been charged with treason
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Australia:
Reduction of the Term of Bankruptcy: Proposed Reforms to Bankruptcy Law
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India:
Bombay High Court dismisses Reliance Navy plea against IFCI
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India Invokes Rarely-Used Measure to Gain Control of Realty Firm • Unitech Taken Over Under Bankruptcy Law: Foreign Media • Court allows government to replace Unitech directors - judge
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Insolvency Ordinance Faces First Challenge In Court
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code ordinance: Another shock for small enterprises?
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DCHL case: Bank wants insolvency professional out
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Singapore:
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China:
What Debt Problem? Chinese Firms in Their Best Shape in Years
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Bahamas:
Chinese firm completes purchase of Baha Mar Casino and Hotel
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Restructuring and Insolvency Association formed in The Bahamas
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South Korea:
Seoul gives creditors more power in corporate restructuring • S.Korea to step up monitoring of debt-laden firms in corporate overhaul
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Venezuela:
The silent creditor group in Venezuela's debt crisis: Venezuelans
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