Law:

Proskauer Among Many Firms Drawn to Puerto Rico's Pseudo-Bankruptcy
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Dechert Partnership Worth $1.8M for DOJ 'President's Law Firm' Nominee
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Dewey retrial jury asks to review email evidence on 2nd day of deliberations
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Leading Insolvency Attorneys Join Husch Blackwell’s Dallas Office
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ABA president testifies to Congress in support of Legal Services Corp. funding
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The Best Biglaw Firm For Paternity Leave
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With Change Afoot At Law Firms, Lawyers Need To Market Themselves
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What's the most recognized law firm brand in the UK?
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Five Big Texas Firms Among Nation's Highest-Grossing
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2017 Annual Report on Firm Finance
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US Judge Sanctions Milberg for Actions in Qui Tam Case
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Curmudgeon v. Special Snowflake: Where One Person’s Constructive Criticism Is Another’s Rude And Unprofessional Rant
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Harvard Law Will Save Undergrads a Spot - Terms and Conditions Apply • Harvard Law to open deferral program to other colleges and universities nationwide
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If We Close Some Law Schools, Legal Education Will Be Saved! Wrong.
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Readers Speak Out On The Closing Of Whittier Law School
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Hogan Lovell's Katyal on Gorsuch, Diversity and the President's 'Corrosive' Influence
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Atty facing OT suit says he is registered owner of firm because partner's mom didn't trust him with it
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Federal judge grants new trial because of dozing lawyer
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3 Ways Wearable Tech Is Impacting Lawyers
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Warning: There's a new scam being emailed around, and it looks exactly like a Google Doc link
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Is It Wrong for Lawyers to Smoke Pot?
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Law school leader among four deans dismissed from Florida A&M
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I’m a senior law firm lawyer and want to move in house. How do I convince employers that my experience is relevant and I’m not too old?
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5 new clothing and handbag brands every professional woman should know
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Headhunter backtracks on sexist column after BigLaw recruiters’ outcry
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Is laughter prosecution against Sessions protester a dangerous precedent? • Code Pink Protesters at Sessions Hearing Could Face Year in Prison • People Are Horrified Woman Who Laughed During Sessions' Hearing Could Go to Prison
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Judge rips South Florida football coach Charlie Strong for behavior of players
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Texas faith leaders don't want state legislators pushing anti-LGBT laws in their name
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If you’re struggling, reach out to someone. Allow yourself to be vulnerable and be helped.
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A Surrogate Can Make $500,000?! Sounds Too Good To Be True
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Real Life 'Breaking Bad': Fmr New Mexico Science Teacher Convicted for Making Meth
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A record number of Americans are serving life in prison
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Judges:

Trump Gladly Takes Credit For Every 5-4 SCOTUS Split For The Next Four Decades
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9th Circuit judges talk Justice Scalia after stage performance of ‘The Originalist’
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Women behind the bar (and the bench): Ginsburg presides over re-enactment of Goesaert v. Cleary
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Gorsuch shows an independent streak to begin life at Supreme Court
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Court revives ex-judge's wrongful termination suit
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NYPD turns probe of judge's mysterious death over to medical examiner
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Judge Rips Disingenuous Rudy Giuliani
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Judge Rakoff: ‘Fierce’ Competition Has Changed Law Firms For The Worse
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Wall Street:

Futures point to higher open on Wall Street ahead of earnings and data
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Stocks close mostly lower
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5 signs a consumer slowdown may kill this stock-market rally
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Stock market shorts are getting their faces ripped off
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Jobs report could trigger day of reckoning for markets
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The real reason the ‘fear index’ is at 10-year lows
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Layoffs:

Big Summer Shutdowns Loom for U.S. Auto Plants as Sales Sputte
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Bosses believe your work skills will soon be useless
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The Parts of America Most Susceptible to Automation
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Etsy is laying off 8 percent of its staff
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Layoffs at KentuckyOne Health hit doctors
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Mississippi Department of Mental Health to lay off 650 employees
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New Kellogg's layoffs total 278
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Healthcare:

House to vote on health-care bill Thursday • The Republican healthcare bill still has a massive problem • The GOP’s Bizarre Gamble on Health Care Reform • AMA on TrumpCare: Will Do Serious Harm • Health Care Lobbies Line Up Against Trump
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Here's why pre-existing conditions are such a sticking point in the health care debate • Zombie Trumpcare May Undergo Another Last-Minute Mutation • Trump meeting with Reps. Upton and Long swings them from 'no' to 'yes' on GOP Obamacare replacement bill • The Trump administration is leveraging a new tool to try to keep states from embracing Obamacare • An $8 Billion Shot in the Arm for the GOP Health-Care Bill? • The Republican Waterloo • Republicans are throwing 'every sink in every kitchen they can find' to save their plan to repeal and replace Obamacare • Ouster Of Molina Family May Be Bad For Insurer's 1M Obamacare Patients • Iowa’s last major Obamacare insurer just threatened to pull out
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Obamacare just suffered 2 big blows from insurance companies as repeal looms
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Hospital-Merger Suit Gathers Speed in Calif.
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Festivals:

Fyre Festival Was Awful, But It Had Nothing on Woodstock: A Brief History of Music Festivals Gone Wrong
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Politics:

Trump Attacks His Own FBI Director to Hit Back at Clinton • Alex Jones: Infowars has been granted a “weekly” White House press pass, “regular” press credentials are “pending” • Trump should stop tweeting so much — these 'interjections are harmful,' says powerful GOP Sen. Corker • Trump Describes Zero Dollars in Border Wall Funding as "Down Payment" on Border Wall • Trump is angry that people think he got 'taken to the cleaners' by Democrats in the shutdown deal • Op-Ed: It’s time to seriously consider that Trump is unfit to be president • Trump: How Hard Can Middle East Peace Be? • George Will: Trump's Dangerous Disability
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Former GOP House intel chairman: Russian election hacking was ‘wildly successful’
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Democrats, Not Trump, Are Driving Policy
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Warren blasts Trump for replacing top banking regulator
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FBI's Comey: It makes me 'mildly nauseous' to think I may have affected election • FBI's Comey on pre-election announcement: My choice was to speak or conceal • Comey says Clinton’s classified emails were forwarded to Anthony Weiner, defends probe revelation • Huma Abedin Apparently Forwarded Classified Emails to Anthony Weiner So He Could Print Them for Hillary • Comey explained why he sent the letter about the Clinton email investigation but didn't disclose the probe into Trump • The Russians Will Be Back to Meddle in Elections, Comey Tells Senators • James Comey: Loretta Lynch's tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton was the turning point in the email investigation
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Public Trust in Government Remains Near Historic Lows
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House Oversight chair suggests Congress could go after Obama's pension over $400,000 speech
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Art:

Artist: ‘Heartbreaking’ to see bankruptcy auction of his NASCAR paintings, memorabilia
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Celebs:

David Cassidy’s Dementia Nightmare: Addled Singer Beset By Creditors Forced To Retire!
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Teresa Continuing To Work Toward Closing Bankruptcy
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Ex-NBA player who made $60 million explains what really happens to your money when you sign an 8-figure contract
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Economy:

ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 57.5% in April • US services sector growth picks up pace in April, ISM report shows • A big part of the U.S. economy brightened in April, ISM services gauge finds
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The Fed may have a hard time overlooking the economy's recent flop
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FOMC unanimously votes against raising interest rates • FOMC Statement: No Change to Policy, Q1 Weakness "likely to be transitory" • Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged amid lackluster economic growth • The Fed looks shaky on its most important reason for raising interest rates
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Fed to markets: June rate hike coming your way
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The Fed should make you wary of sovereign debt
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Fed rate hike could move quicker than expected, says Credit Suisse
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GOP to Fast Track $500Bn in Budget Cuts
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Consumer demand fears knock global stocks, dollar up before Fed decision
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Here's how many millennials live with their parents in each US state
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4 charts shed light on the Fed’s mysterious $4.5 trillion portfolio
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Experts agree: Chances of recession are rising
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ADP private payrolls increase more than expected • Private sector job creation cooled in April following March's big jump
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Self-driving cars will disrupt more than the auto industry. Here are the winners and losers
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Charted: Trump’s “America First” budget looks nothing like what the government will do in 2017
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Trump proposal to lower pass-through tax rate could cost $2 trillion, Goldman finds • Nearly Half of Voters Think Congress Should Run With Trump’s Tax Outline
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Despite Trump’s ‘Hire American’ pledge, budget bill would dramatically expand the number of foreign workers
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Photo taken with Bannon shows goal of 10% repatriation tax
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Trade Is the Scapegoat for Political Failure
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Trump's Repatriation Deal Makes No Sense for Apple
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Why People Care About the Estate Tax
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FBI Director James Comey tore down the rationale behind Trump's travel ban
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Spicer Blows Up When Reporter Points Out the Trump Wall is Really a Fence
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Who Really Ends Up Paying for Gig Economy?
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Avoiding Mortgages (Again): Consider Carefully the Form of Execution / Acknowledgment When Using a Power Of Attorney
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Two South Florida Firms Face Allegations of Wrongdoing in Bankruptcy of Property Owners' Group
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Just one-third of U.S. homes are back to their values before the recession • Home prices will not fully recover until 2025, and a new report explains why
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Seriously delinquent mortgages drop by 1.2 million homes annually
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Traders are loading up on bets against the world's 'most levered real estate developer'
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Ocwen posts first quarter net loss
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How Big is the Gap Between Renting and Buying a House in Your State?
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Credit Suisse pays $400 mln over toxic mortgages, failed U.S. credit unions
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Municipalities:

The Bondholders Claim Theirs
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Puerto Rico requests bankruptcy protection for public debt • Puerto Rico to Declare Bankruptcy , Kind of • Puerto Rico is requesting bankruptcy protection, setting up a showdown with Wall Street • Puerto Rico Declares Quasi-Bankruptcy • A Territory in Uncharted Territory, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Files for Bankruptcy Protection • Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy protection under special law • Puerto Rico Declares a Form of Bankruptcy • Puerto Rico requests bankruptcy-like restructuring of $70 billion in debt • Puerto Rico declares bankruptcy. Here's how it will unfold • Puerto Rico filed what could be the mother of all municipal bond bankruptcies • The government does not rule out filing for bankruptcy under Title III • 8 Things You Should Know About Puerto Rico's Bankruptcy Filing • Puerto Rico Governor Says U.S. Board to File for Bankruptcy • Governor Rossello Asks for Protection Under PROMESA's Title III Bankruptcy • Puerto Rico Skids Into Bankruptcy After Years of Economic Distress • Puerto Rico Files For Bankruptcy Protection In Largest Ever US Municipal Debt Restructuring • Puerto Rico Governor Seeks Title III Bankruptcy for Public Debt • A look at the latest twist in Puerto Rico's debt saga • Puerto Rico files for record US debt restructuring • Puerto Rico files for biggest US municipal bankruptcy • Bloomberg’s Kaske on Puerto Rico Filing Bankruptcy Case in US • Ravaged by Vulture Funds, Puerto Rico Files for Biggest-Ever US Bankruptcy • Puerto Rico Files for Bankruptcy • Governor says Puerto Rico is headed to US Bankruptcy Court • Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy-like case to cut massive debt • Puerto Rico starts $70 billion bankruptcy proceeding, biggest ever for municipal bond market • Puerto Rico Grabs a Big Hammer, Last Tool in Its Box • Title 3 Petition
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Puerto Rico bonds trade higher in wake of petition filing • Bond Insurers Hold Up Against Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Exposure • Puerto Rico Bond Prices May Show Which Issues Will Be Hardest Hit
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Puerto Rico Just Declared Bankruptcy, so Why Aren’t These ETFs Moving?
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Bond Insurer Stocks Hit in Puerto Rico Proceedings
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Puerto Rico vs Detroit: What's different?
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Puerto Rico faces uncertain future as debt saga unfolds
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Who Are Most Exposed to Puerto Rico's Bankruptcy ?
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The Oversight Board relationship: “The beginning of a beautiful friendship”
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Rossello handed over the country's budget to the Oversight Board
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Atlantic City: Candidates for mayor and City Council debate bankruptcy
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28 Months After Bankruptcy, Detroit Misses Fiscal Report Deadline A Second Time
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Former Flint mayor predicts another emergency manager if Weaver is recalled
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Thousands of Flint residents could lose their homes over unpaid water bills
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AL: Walker County Commission Chairman: Bankruptcy a possibility if sales tax doesn't pass
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?Dallas pension fix takes another step forward in Texas House
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Forecast to Fall Sharply if OPEC Doesn't Extend Production Cuts
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Crude oil inventories fall again
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Kuwait Sees $80 Oil By 2020
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Weds: Oil dips on small U.S. crude stock drop, weak gasoline demand
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Bankrupt Ocean Rig Up 40%
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Shell profits more than double in first quarter as oil prices rise • Shell profits soar as oil sector makes a comeback
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Electricity:

FirstEnergy pins hopes on Ohio nuclear support, federal baseload review
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Corporate Reform:

White House set to name top regulator to kickstart rollback of Obama-era bank rules
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Education:

Corinthian Colleges Preference Actions Filed in Delaware Bankruptcy Court
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Banking:

Trump begins to put in place team to oversee banks
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Aviation:

Etihad Faces Tough Call on Air Berlin After Alitalia Bankruptcy
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Taxis:

Taxi owners sue, seeking return to pre-Uber riches: Holders of medallions once worth seven figures now say they cannot pay their bills
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Autos:

It’s Time to Get Worried About the Auto Industry
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Tesla's Losses Widen
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Tech:

A former key Apple partner is selling big chunks of its business as its fight with the iPhone maker gets worse
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Retailing:

Target's 'colossal flop' in Canada has turned into a sinister omen for American retailers
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S&P Global downgrades Guitar Center ratings deeper into junk
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A $59 billion investor just issued a dire warning about the retail apocalypse
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Traditional Retailers Face Debt Burdens and Changing Consumer Preferences
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Solar:

The SEC is reportedly investigating Tesla's solar business
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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 (13 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (133 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:

Obamacare helped make a 50% dent in personal bankruptcies
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Consumer Debt:

Project Designed to Help Debtors Fight Back in Court
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Don’t Fear the Reaper: Hiring Bankruptcy Counsel Won’t Be Held Against You
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Jurisdiction:

District Court Remands Appeal for Failure to Consider Constitutional Adjudicatory Authority Under Stern to Approve Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases
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Professional Compensation:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Approves Indenture Trustee Fees in Face of Fee Objection by Certain Noteholders
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Side Agreements:

Bankruptcy on the Side
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Settlements:

The Jevic Fallout: Settlement DENIED
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TBTF:

Trump's Threats to Break Up Banks Aren't Scaring Wall Street Yet
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BofA’s Moynihan Says Breaking Up Banks Would Hurt U.S. Interests
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Litigation:

Litigation finance 101: Best practices for commercial litigation and arbitration
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Defaults:

High-Yield Defaults Are Down, But For How Long?
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Non-Profits:

The boards of America’s most powerful foundations are dominated by wealthy, white men
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Student Debt:

Trump administration welcomes back student debt collectors fired by Obama
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About 5500 Ohio Students May Cancel Loans For Defunct Chain
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Pharma:

One chart perfectly sums up why people are outraged about prescription prices
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Food/Beverage:

Creditors Forcing Central Grocers Into Bankruptcy • Strack & Van Til parent company faces involuntary bankruptcy
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Entrepreneurship:

WWE billionaire founder: What bankruptcy taught me about success
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Finance:

Will LendingClub Corp End in a Bankruptcy or Buyout?
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Climate:

Climate Change Is Causing More Sweltering Summer Days
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Toys:

Pennsylvania Toy Seller Files For Bankruptcy
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Distressed Investing:

Lynn Tilton's expert valuations ruled hearsay in Zohar trial
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Nuclear:

Southern Seeks $3.7 Billion From Toshiba for Georgia Nuclear Plant
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Westinghouse , CB&I spar in court over $2 billion merger dispute
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Southern Co needs Toshiba cash to finish nuclear plant
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Toshiba's startling spiral downwards continues
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Mass Torts:

San Francisco firm gets $1.1 million sanction for asbestos discovery deceit
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Radio:

Restructuring predicted for corporate radio firm
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Awards:

Chambers 2017: Restructuring/Insolvency — Global-Wide
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Travel:

United Gets a Slap on the Wrist From Congress - What Does It Really Mean? • Airlines abuse passengers, and Washington weighs a crackdown — on passengers
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A flight attendant shares the reasons you can get bumped from a flight and the best ways to avoid it
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Remember that airline worker who almost hit a baby? Here's what really happened.
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U.S. Airlines Have Basically Given Up On Trying To Make Us Comfortable
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LAX: Private Terminal for Rich and Famous
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UK:

Brexit Means U.K. Lawyers and Bankers May Not Be at Your Service
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KWM kitty: Ex-partners encouraged to donate up to £2,500 each to help staff affected by firm’s collapse
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Brexit talks will not be quick or painless, says EU's chief negotiator • Almost half of Brits admit they don't understand what Brexit is going to do to the economy • EU's chief negotiator dismisses 100 billion euro Brexit demand • The Brexit Talks Have Gotten Off to Their Worst Possible Start • Theresa May's bizarre EU election conspiracy theory has made an extreme Brexit more likely
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Even members of Britain’s highest-paid 1% don’t feel particularly well-off
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Court has jurisdiction to defy the will of creditors but burden of proof on liquidator
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Next, once the king of the High Street, is in trouble
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EU:

Euro zone economy outperforms US with robust start to year • Europe's economy is doing even better than we thought
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PIIGS:

Greece Has A Newest Last Bailout Deal
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Flag carrier Alitalia to go on sale in two weeks
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Canada:

Toronto homeowners are scrambling to cash out
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Brazil:

Sawiris tells Brazil's Oi: deadline for bankruptcy rescue is 1 June
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Venezuela:

Chaos Looms Over Venezuela
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Vietnam:

Loss-making SoEs could go bankrupt
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Australia:

Personal insolvencies surge 11 per cent in March quarter
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Refining the Insolvency Law Reform Act
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