Law:
I’m Sorry, But For $1,200 An Hour, You Don’t Get To Have An ‘Off’ Day
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Am Law 200 firms struggled to grow in 2017
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CLOC Survey Shows Legal Departments Still Spending More Externally
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Law firm performance not measured by many corporates
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Wilmer Lawyer, Trump Pick for Trade Compliance Head, Reveals Salary, Clients
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Details emerge of Clifford Chance witness coaching claims
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Wells Fargo Report Shows Legal Market Stalled in Third Quarter
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Locke Lord partner was arrested at airport over £21 million scheme
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Law Firm Associate Sees #MeAt14 Take on Harassment
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Paralegal sues partner for leaving her filthy voicemails
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U.K. Law Firm Poised to Become Third in Country to Go Public • Keystone Law to float on London Stock Exchange • 'This is about the future'- Keystone's James Knight on the thinking behind the firm's IPO
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Freshfields' lockstep gambit: has the firm gone far enough to keep hold of its rising stars?
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Brian Lennon Joins Willkie’s Business Reorganization and Restructuring Practice
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Biglaw Firm Brings On Technology Development Ninjas
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Venable Accused Of Concealing Client's Evidence Destruction
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Robert Hays Gets 5th Term as King & Spalding Leader
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No Touching! (Anywhere?): Harassment Dialogue Finale
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Women Lawyers: Slowly Chipping Away At The Glass Ceiling
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Valparaiso law school told by board to not admit first-year students in 2018 • Valparaiso Law School Will Close Its Doors Thanks To Low Enrollment — UPDATE: Not Closing… But It’s Not Looking Good
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Calls For Tougher Oversight Of Florida Coastal Law School
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Why lawyers everywhere are watching Houston after Harvey • The U.S. Flooded One of Houston’s Richest Neighborhoods to Save Everyone Else
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Profane anti-Trump sticker sparks free-speech debate in Texas • 'F--- Trump' truck driver has been arrested
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AI Is One Of Today’s Hottest Buzzwords, But What Does It Really Mean?
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Los Angeles TV host alleges Sen. Al Franken kissed and groped her without her consent • Al Franken calls for Senate ethics probe into charge he harassed actress • Franken Made Jokes About Misconduct • Trump speculates about Franken allegations on Twitter • 'Where do his hands go?': Trump mocks Sen. 'Al Frankenstien' • Al Franken Puts Out Second Apology • Democrats Turn on Al Franken After Groping Claims • Franken Should Go • Sylvester Stallone accused of assaulting 16-year-old fan • Sylvester Stallone Responds To Assault Claim • A woman has come forward to accuse George H.W. Bush of groping her while he was a sitting president • Chairman Steps Down As NPR Grapples With Harassment Crisis • Al Franken and all the others • A ‘proud resister’ called for Trump and Franken to resign and Moore to bow out. The Pentagon retweeted it •London theater finds 20 allegations of 'inappropriate behavior' against Kevin Spacey • Secrecy surrounds settlements in Congress • Poll: Most Hillary Voters Believe Claims Against Bill • Trump and Clinton voters split over high-profile sexual assault allegations • How Roy Moore’s Misdeeds Are Forcing an Awakening on the Left • Bill Clinton should’ve resigned over Lewinsky affair, says ally Sen. Gillibrand • Next Up: Jeffrey Tambor Accused of Assault
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David Boies Loses More Work Over Weinstein Debacle
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Senators introduce bill to tighten background checks on gun buyers • Senate Breakthrough on Gun Check Bill
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Senate Judiciary Committee: Kushner forwarded emails about a 'Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite' • Saul Ewing's Justin Danilewitz on the Manafort case and the limits of privilege • Senate Judiciary panel: Kushner had contacts about WikiLeaks, Russian overtures he did not disclose • Kushner failed to disclose emails about Wikileaks & Russia • Mueller Subpoenaed Trump Campaign for More Documents • More than a dozen top Trump campaign officials subpoenaed in Mueller probe
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Roy Moore’s lawyer threatens website with ‘utterly incoherent’ letter
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This expert has a dire warning about not getting enough sleep
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Sen. Menendez Case Ends in Mistrial • The Menendez mistrial proves that sleazy isn’t necessarily criminal • Judge declares mistrial in corruption case against US Senator Menendez • Bob Menendez Mistrial… So Get Ready To Do This All Over Again
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Walking While Black
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7th Circuit rejects another appeal by lawyer ordered to pay up to $4.2M for sending junk faxes
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Judge vacates convictions of 15 men who said cop had framed them; additional review is underway
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John Grisham’s ‘The Rooster Bar’ Decries For-Profit Law Schools
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Trump admin reverses course, says it will accept DACA forms that got delayed in the mail
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Man Stabs Brother 4 Times At Funeral In Argument Over Attire
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Judges:
Judicial Nominee Brett Talley Loves Ghosts So Much He Apparently Thinks The KKK Were Kind Of Cool
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Will Justice Don Willett Continue Tweeting If He’s Confirmed To The Fifth Circuit?
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Audio Recordings of Bankruptcy Court: News from Delaware
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Wall Street:
Futures point to a lower open on Wall Street, amid more earnings, data
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Stock market cements gains as House passes tax-cut bill • US stocks higher at close of trade
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The market could be 'in the crosshairs’ of a 20% drop if tax reform fails
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Feldstein warns $9.5 trillion of stock market value at risk from loose Fed policy
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Layoffs:
Siemens to cut 6,900 jobs
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Judge tells Island Air workers they might not get final pay
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Maker of Aerosoles shoes to lay off 141
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Healthcare:
The benefits of bankruptcy? How one hospital found redemption in Chapter 11
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Bankrupt North Philadelphia Health System could continue running Girard Medical Center
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How to Make a Fortune on Obamacare
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Pope Francis calls out 'growing inequality in healthcare' in rich countries
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ACA enrollment isn't as strong as you might think
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Health care for millions at risk as Republican tax plans look for revenue • Fact Check: Would the GOP bill 'kick' millions off health insurance? • How the individual mandate scrambles the Senate tax cuts
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GOP tax bill would spike Obamacare premiums nearly $2,000 for families, trigger Medicare cuts
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Survey Finds Most Healthcare Providers Plan to Dump Traditional Collections Methods by Q4 2018
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Technology:
GE credit downgraded at Moody’s because of ‘severe deterioration’ of finances
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Politics:
White House: Trump finds Roy Moore allegations 'very troubling' but believes voters should decide his fate • GOP Plan to Save Alabama Senate Seat • Accuser: I got him banned from mall • For some evangelicals, a choice between Moore and morality • Another poll shows Doug Jones with a big lead over Roy Moore • Moore: "McConnell and his cronies" are trying to steal the election • 6 Ways the Roy Moore Saga Ends • From Exclusion to Expulsion to Acceptance: There Are No Good Options In Dealing With Senator Roy Moore • In Bizarre Exchange, Gloria Allred Won't Say if Roy Moore Yearbook Signature is Fake
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A Republican 'Family Values' State Legislator Quits After Having Sex With a Man in His Office
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Trump's Clinton Fixation Should Scare All Americans
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Grassley Ends Another Senate Tradition
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Fox News poll: Obama has higher favorability in Alabama than Trump
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Economy:
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise
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Fed’s Mester says she is not troubled by low inflation
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Yellen may have been right in describing low inflation as 'transitory'
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Fed's Williams says December rate hike 'perfectly reasonable'
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The Fed Is Back in Its Pre-Recession Pickle
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Dollar slips on concerns Russia probe is moving closer to Trump
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Tax Reform Passes The House • House passes its version of tax reform • House passes its tax-reform plan as Senate version comes under new attack • Hoping speed trumps bipartisanship, Republicans go it alone on tax reform • 13 Republicans defect from tax bill as anger simmers over eliminating state and local deduction • American Cities Stuck With Part of Tab for Republicans’ Tax Cuts • The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students • House passes tax plan, advancing big cuts for corporations • The Republican tax bill is moving through Congress at light speed • Robb: The Senate's idea of tax reform is even worse than the House's • The House and Senate Still Have Very Different Tax Bills. Here's How They Compare. • Republicans have 70% chance of passing final tax reform: Former Bush aide • Summers: GOP Tax Plan a Serious Error • This brutal chart shows what happens when the Senate tax cuts sunset • Who would gain with the Senate tax bill? • Latest estimate shows Senate tax plan would leave low-income households with higher tax bills • Sen. Ron Johnson says he wants to fix the GOP tax bill so he can change his 'no' vote to a 'yes' • GOP’s Ron Johnson: Trump told me he’d get me information I need to propose a fix to the Senate tax bill • GOP needs to 'call Sen. Johnson's bluff' and add more middle class tax cuts now • Senate tax bill strips NFL, other sports leagues from tax-exempt status • Republican congressman: GOP bill unfair; all Americans should get tax cut • Republicans only have one plan. Sometimes they call it “tax reform.” Other times “health-care reform.” • Democrats Seize Tax Issue • One picture explains the Republicans' tax cut — and a major problem with it • Senate GOP Tax Bill Includes A 'Harvey Weinstein Tax' • GOP Tax Bill Gives Private Plane Owners a Tax Break • If Trump's new tax plan passes and you make $500,000 a year, you're about to get screwed • Yes, a Corporate Tax Cut Would Increase Investment • 7 ways rich people could benefit from Trump's new tax plan • Poll: Most Oppose GOP Tax Bill • Everybody Hates the Trump Tax Plan
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Bartlett: GOP Coming for Social Security and Medicare Next • GOP Tax Bill Cut $25 Bn From Medicare in '18
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How Trump Wants to Gut Welfare Again
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Want Better Pay? Learn to Sit in Front of a Computer
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John Malone says Amazon is a 'Death Star' moving in 'striking range of every industry on the planet'
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Federal Reserve president says country needs more immigration to save economy
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The 12 most affordable states for the middle class
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This one chart sums up what’s happening to America’s ‘good’ jobs
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US Stands Alone as NAFTA Talks Resume
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Almost half of all American workers fake sick days
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Fewer Foreign Students Means a Smaller Contribution to U.S. Economy
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America First Trade Policy Ignores History
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We're Not Ready for New Industrial Revolution
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:
Ditech Dodges Bullet in Walter Bankruptcy
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Home builder confidence hits 8-month high in November
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Homeownership doesn't build wealth, study finds
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Phoenix Real Estate in October: Sales up 4%, Inventory down 10% YoY
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico Bond-Trading Blitz Could Ease Path From Bankruptcy
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Experts: Puerto Rico may struggle for more than a decade
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In Puerto Rico , Law Passed for Fiscal Crisis Hampers Storm Recovery
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Judge rejects litigation stay for Puerto Rico restructuring case
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Puerto Rico Municipal Bonds Have Led to Serious Investor Losses
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Puerto Rico Could Use Some More Big Government
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Oil/Gas:
Recovering oil patch still littered with slow-to-pay companies
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Offshore oil service firms dominate North American energy bankruptcies
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Saudi shakeup is 'terribly detrimental' to oil prices, warns Dennis Gartman
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The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund may drop oil and gas stocks from Index • Norway’s $1 Trillion Wealth Fund Looks To Dump Oil & Gas Stocks
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Trucks are fueling the world's oil demand
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Norway’s Oil Exit Is ‘Shot Heard Around the World’
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Pacific Drilling receives approval of first day motions
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Retailing:
Plus-size women's clothing retailer sheds stores, files for bankruptcy
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Walmart shares surge to a record as online sales explode • Walmart is betting against the middle class — and it's a brilliant strategy
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Here’s how tied retail stocks are to Black Friday and holiday shopping
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Which Will Die First, Sears or JC Penney?
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Gap rises after beating on revenue
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From the Ruins of a Retail Meltdown, Post-Industrial Playgrounds Emerge
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Gallup: Consumers Remain in Good Holiday Shopping Mood
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The Pain Ahead for Retail Chains
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October Retail Hiring Lowest In Six Years
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Celebs:
Michael Vick set to complete final payment in bankruptcy case • Miami Trustee Secures 99 Percent Recovery for Former NFL Quarterback Michael Vick's Creditors
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Accounting:
Big Four criticized over Paradise Papers
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Mass Torts:
Honeywell, in motion over ballots, contends asbestos claims holders already have been exposed
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Fraud:
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Weather:
White House plans to ask for another $45 billion for hurricane relief
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Autos:
Takata's bankrupt US unit says planned sale 'finalized'
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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 (25 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 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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Extraterritoriality:
Highland's Ocean Rig Bet: Fail in Caymans? Try the Marshalls
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Third Party Release:
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History:
An Early History of Bankruptcy Statutes and Economic Conditions in the U.S.: 1776 to 1978
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Sovereign Immunity:
Sovereign Immunity in Bankruptcy Cases: Can a Trustee Sue the State?
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Coal:
15 nations announce plan for 2030 coal phaseout
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Disruption:
4 ways Tesla’s electric truck announcement could change our roads • Tesla’s electric truck is a shot at a $30 billion market • There's a $300 billion reason why every automaker should be seriously looking into self-driving trucks • Tesla Semi could be a hard sell for most customers, say analysts • Elon Musk unveils an electric semi-truck • Tesla just unveiled its first electric semi — and it looks like a spaceship • Tesla is already getting orders for its new electric big rig • Here's a first look at Tesla's electric semi • Elon Musk just put the rail industry on notice • Tesla unveils sleek electric big rig with 500-mile range • Tesla unveils electric semi truck, vowing to redefine trucking
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Education:
Dan Rather on for-profit colleges: ‘It’s hard to find anything more outrageous than this’
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Hotels:
Just kicked out of one bankruptcy, Morgantown hotel owner files in a different district • Hotel group files for bankruptcy in Fla.
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Art:
Bankrupt Manhattan Art Gallery Accused of Defrauding Clients
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Guns:
Trump has been terrible for the gun industry
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Metals:
Optima Specialty Steel emerges from bankruptcy, appoints CEO
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Real Industry Reveals Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
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Corporate Reform:
Mulvaney expected to be named CFPB's acting director • With Richard Cordray Out, White House Will Let Steve Mnuchin Or Mick Mulvaney Oversee CFPB Presumably Until Angelo Mozilo Is Confirmed
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How Trump Can Give Wall Street What It Wants
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Currency:
Twice burned: How Mt. Gox's bitcoin customers could lose again
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Fixing Mt. Gox
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UK:
English court rules in favor of Dana Gas bondholders in key Islamic bond case
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English Scheme of Arrangement approved for Luxembourg-registered company
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The boss of Goldman Sachs just called for a second Brexit referendum
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Business growth and distress survey ‘could indicate a new phase of the economic cycle has started’
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Theresa May prepares to surrender over the Brexit leaving date • Cabinet Brexiteers warn Theresa May not to double Britain's divorce bill
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Construction giant Carillion's shares plunge 60% as 'horror show' continues
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PIIGS:
Italy's Carige struggling with cash call as ECB deadline looms
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Russia:
Moscow court declares Tempbank bankrupt
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Doubts Grow Over Russia Central Bank's 'Zombie' Program
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MENA:
Dubai Chamber workshop provides clarity on UAE bankruptcy law
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Saudi Arabia king to step down and hand over the crown to his 32-year-old son
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Saudi Arabia reportedly arresting people for graft, taking their money, and letting them go
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India:
Sebi chief says norms for insolvency resolution professionals soon
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Govt launches review of insolvency law
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RBI gets ready to train its guns on 50 more stressed accounts
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Moody's gives Modi a boost by raising India's sovereign bond rating
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Australia:
New laws to restrict a right to terminate a contract for insolvency events
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CBS closes deal saga for Australia's Ten Network
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Venezuela:
Venezuela’s Debt Negotiation Tactics Leaned Heavily On Purported Drug Lords And Actual Pancakes
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Creditors rule Venezuela's state oil company in default
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Venezuelan Debt Crisis: Serious Financial Problems Plague the South American Country
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Brazil:
Bondholders reject Oi's latest plan
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