October 26, 2017

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Law:

Litigation volume lessens for US companies, report says
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Clydes' merger talks with ailing US firm Sedgwick falter amid partner defections
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K&L Gates to implement private blockchain
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Law Departments Are Adding Lawyers, Legal Ops While Cutting Budgets
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Priebus Returns to Wisconsin Law Firm
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Not All Law Firms Are Created Equal: Some Provide Fewer Benefits Which Can Hurt Your Ability To Pay Off Student Loans
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New York State Bar exam sees slight pass rate increase for July 2017
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ABA supports bill addressing due-process concerns in civil asset forfeiture cases
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These Millennial Legal Tech Entrepreneurs Are Changing Big Law
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Perkins Coie hired company that compiled Trump dossier • Clinton Lawyer Under Fire After Disclosure That The Clinton Campaign Paid For Russian Dossier On Trump • Clinton Lawyer Said to Be Tied to Dossier Well Known for Protecting Political Funding Sources • Russia Dossier Subpoena Fight Entangles Big Law and Boutiques
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TX: Statewide Bankruptcy Pro Bono Project launches
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How law firms are failing to keep their clients' data safe
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Contract Attorneys: They’re Doing More Than Just Doc Review
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Should Solos And Smalls Advertise On Facebook?
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Appellate Litigator Gets All Sorts Of Phobic On Twitter
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Another Top Offshore Law Firm Confirms Data Breach
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President George H.W. Bush Accused Of Assault And Harassment By Actress Heather Lind • George H.W. Bush apologizes after an actress accuses him of harassment • Another actress claims President George H.W. Bush touched her and told a lewd joke • George H.W. Bush's office releases statement saying he 'patted women's rears' with good intentions • Weinstein fallout: Statehouses say #MeToo • Disgraced Attorney Brings New Harvey Weinstein Accuser to 'Megyn Kelly Today' • Female MD details 'years of harassment by drunk and high boss at top New York headhunters' in bombshell legal papers • Exec is accused of violating every HR policy ever • Mark Halperin accused of harassment
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Radio-host lawyer is reprimanded after ‘angry black women’ comment
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With Evidence That Could Exonerate Him, Will Steven Avery Of ‘Making A Murderer’ Get A New Trial?
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Possibly The Greatest Ethical Misstep Ever
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Town Implements New Rule Specifically to Keep Jews Out, Attorney General Says
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Judge tells attorney accused of bribing cops for gun licenses to hand over invoices instead of going to dog shows
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Judges:

Bill signed into law, extending DE bankruptcy judgeships
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Congress adds bankruptcy judges in ED MI
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Neil Gorsuch Says The Darnedest Things
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Are California Lawyers Running For Judicial Office Engaging In ‘Lying Contests’?
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The Death OF A Judge And The Myth Of The ‘High-Functioning’ Alcoholic
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Retired Judge Posner is funding his new pro bono law firm out of his own pocket • 7th Circ scraps Chicago man's conviction, saying retired Judge Posner conveyed his guilt to the jury
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures steady after selloff as tech earnings await
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Dow drops 112 points as stocks have their worst day since Sept. 5
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Wall Street could be next to get Amazon'd
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Deutsche Bank: "Has the music stopped playing?"
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The S&P is about to do something it hasn’t done since Lyndon Johnson was in the White House
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Fear of higher rates is what's really scaring the stock market
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Layoffs:

Tesla Mass Firings Spread to SolarCity • Tesla lays off hundreds of SolarCity employees as part of broader housecleaning
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What If Getting Laid Off Wasn't Something to Be Afraid Of?
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Workplace automation is going to radically change the job market in 2026
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Robots will have an IQ of 10,000
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Nationwide cutting 400
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Haagen Dazs to lay off 817
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Politics:

Trump: I remember call to Gold Star widow better than she does because I have 'one of the great memories of all-time' • Donald Trump went to an Ivy League school
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Poll: Voters Say Trump Is Reckless and Unstable • Fox News Poll: Trump's approval sinks to new low, and a once loyal voting demographic may be to blame
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Trump's allies are recycling a dubious talking point about the Russia dossier and the infamous Trump Tower meeting • Republicans Ignore Their Own Financing of Trump Dossier • Trump seizes on Fusion GPS bombshell, calls Clinton’s dossier connection ‘disgrace’ • FEC Complaint Says Clinton Campaign, DNC Violated Law Over Trump Dossier • Why Clinton Camp's Funding of the Trump Dossier Matters
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Trump-linked data firm asked WikiLeaks about Clinton's emails
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Flake: GOP shouldn't have to "cozy up to" Trump • The Tragedy of Jeff Flake • Jeff Flake’s speech won’t be the last straw—but it adds its weight to the growing pile • Flake is Out, Moore is In, God Save America • Trump goes on lengthy rant about Jeff Flake after the GOP senator trashed him from the Senate floor • Jeff Flake’s departure is a warning shot to the GOP: It’s time to get on the Trump •Flake Attack on Trump Just Means Nothing's Changed • The Missing Link in Jeff Flake's Speechtrain
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Fissures in GOP threaten Trump's agenda, 2020 plans • 4 Republicans Sound an Alarm on Trump. Will Others Follow? • Republican Fissures Will Only Get Wider • Hill Republicans try to ignore Trump
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GOP's New Probe into Hillary Email, Uranium
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Trump: 'My generals' had decision-making authority on Niger mission • Trump won't stop saying 'my generals' — and the military community isn't happy • Are Trump's Generals in Over Their Heads? • President Trump claims he did not 'specifically' authorize deadly Niger mission
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Federal Prosecutors Issue Subpoenas in Manafort Laundering Probe
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White Americans Feel Discriminated Against
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Retailing:

2017 just set the all-time record for store closings
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Toys”R”Us Receives Final Court Approval for $3.1B DIP • Toys ‘R’ Us vendors are shipping again, lawyer says
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Walgreens to Shutter 600 Stores
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Kohl's partnership with Amazon is only prolonging its death spiral
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Neiman Marcus Makes Two Lists of Companies at Risk for Financial Difficulties • Neiman Marcus added to new Fitch debt watch lists
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Sears revives its classic Wish Book
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Amazon wants you to let its delivery people into your home, but the internet is wary
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Reinventing Retail: The Struggle Between The Store Of The Future And The Reality Of Now
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Consumer Finance:

Regulators Clamp Down On Abusive Consumer Loans, But Affordable Alternatives Remain Elusive
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Celebs:

'I don't need a lot': Anthony Joshua not looking to emulate bankrupt boxing stars like Tyson and Holyfield
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Radio:

Nine things you might not know about San Antonio's troubled media giant, iHeartMedia.
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Fraud:

Deutsche Bank to Pay $220 Million to US States Over Libor
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U.S. trustee pursues investigation of former star wrestler Tim Krieger
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Mississippi Man Charged with Theft from Government for Defrauding TARP-funded Alabama Bank
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Economy:

Prepare for a Major Slowdown in US Economy
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Trump Decides Against Gary Cohn for Fed Chair • Gary Cohn is reportedly set to leave the White House as soon as tax reform is done
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'Tell me who your preference is': Trump solicits suggestions for new Fed Chair during Lou Dobbs interview
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Trump Wants to Make Own Mark on Fed But Calls Yellen ‘Terrific’
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Interest rates whipped higher by stronger US data and Fed speculation
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The Republican tax-writing chief just contradicted Trump's vow to leave the way you save for retirement alone • Trump contradicts his own tweet, says 401(k)s could now be up for negotiation • Kevin Brady: We’re Still Considering New Rules for Retirement Savings • House GOP tax leader suggests 401(k) changes may still come • How Trump Is Endangering His Prized Tax Cuts • GOP shouldn't raid 401(k) plans to pay for tax cuts • Tax Cuts Are Glue Holding a Deeply Divided G.O.P. Together • Trump’s “YUGE” Tax Cut • Despite prospect of tax cuts, stocks of high-tax companies lag the market • House Conservatives Get Ready to Swallow a ‘C--- Sandwich’ for the Sake of Tax Cuts • Lawrence Summers: What I do support in a new tax plan • Million dollar tax bracket picks up steam in the House • Tax Kickoff Threatened by GOP Moderates' Defense of State Break • Republicans make one last push for unity on taxes • Commerce Sec. Ross explains how GOP could strike a deal on taxes • Trump: Flake and Corker will 'do the right thing' and vote for tax cuts • US House Speaker Paul Ryan says Republican tax plan is unlikely to swell the deficit
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Trump's NAFTA Plans Will Prove Disastrous • Mexico Feels Mortgaged to NAFTA. Time to Refinance.
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The Battle of U.S. GDP Forecasts
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Gary Cohn Reviving Gas Tax Increase for Roads
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Demanding a Bachelor’s Degree for a Middle-Skill Job Is Just Plain Dumb
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Is $100,000 middle class in America?
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Philly Fed: State Coincident Indexes increased in 38 states in September
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Giuliani suggests lack of criminal cases over 2008 crisis was because "maybe no one committed a crime."
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Social Security Administration Spending Tops $1 Trillion for First Time
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'Minsky Moment' Hangs Over World Swimming in Debt
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

US New Home Sales Soar to Highest Level in a Decade • New Home Sales increase to 667,000 Annual Rate in September • Comments on September New Home Sales
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New home sales 10-year high baffles economists
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Single Family Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Edged up Slightly in September
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Mortgage Crisis Still Claiming Victims
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
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Hamptons Mansions Pile Up
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Rising Rents Are Pushing More Tenants Past the Breaking Point
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How to buy a home without a mega down payment
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico bankruptcy judge forbids disaster funds for credit repayment
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Puerto Rico stands 'on the brink of a massive liquidity crisis that will intensify'
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Klarman Says Puerto Rico Should Repay Its Debts, Prof Agrees
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Bond Funds Dump Puerto Rico
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Lawmakers seek probe of power contract to Zinke neighbor •San Juan mayor gets in Twitter fight with tiny Montana firm awarded controversial $300 million contract for Puerto Rico • Whitefish Energy Apologizes to Puerto Rico, San Juan Mayor for Twitter Comments • Puerto Rico Whitefish Energy Deal Will Be Audited After It Raised Questions
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More than 73,000 Puerto Ricans flee for Florida
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Neither nation nor state, Puerto Rico shows a 'territory' gets the worst of it
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Tesla helps restore power in Puerto Rico with energy technology
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Puerto Rico’s electric power authority likely to get emergency manager, over governor’s objections • Ex-colonel to oversee troubled Puerto Rico power company
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Hurricane Maria recovery puts Puerto Rico’s deep rich-poor gap in stark relief
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CT: Cities Seeking Debt Assistance From State Can't File For Bankruptcy, Lawmakers Say
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One of Hartford’s Biggest Bondholders Doesn’t Foresee a Default
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No Money, Big Problems: Union Pension and Benefit Obligations May Force Hartford Into Bankruptcy
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Even Illinois's CFO Doesn't Know How Many Bills Are Unpaid
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Oil/Gas:

New Oil Crisis Developing in the Middle East
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Oil trades roughly flat after report shows rising US crude stockpiles
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Global oil industry job market on the rise after 440,000 workers cut in downturn
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Amid Low Prices, Oil Giants Gush About Breaking Even • Big Oil Set to Make Facebook-Level Cash Even With $50 Crude
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Healthcare:

Morehead Hospital attracts 7 bidders, including Cone
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Dimensions Health hit with suit over phony OB-GYN who delivered hundreds of babies under fake medical license
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CBO: Bipartisan ACA bill would save taxpayers $3.8 billion
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Republicans introduce a competing ACA bill
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The steady pace of health care deals
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Most popular Obamacare plans cost average of 34 percent more for 2018
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Anthem expects individual health plan membership to fall 70 percent in 2018
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Cost-cutting could stunt the health care jobs expansion
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Judge sides with Trump in dispute over ACA payments • Judge denies emergency order to force government payment of health insurer subsidies
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Autos:

Wall St. Now Sees Tesla Stock as Ultra-Risky
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Hedge Funds:

Billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management, one of the world's most feared investors, is barely beating its competition
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Environmental:

Judge rules Peabody Energy bankruptcy blocks global-warming lawsuits
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Agriculture:

Elevator insolvency case nearly closed
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Bill Includes Fix for Farmer Bankruptcy Reform • Farm Bankruptcy Relief Bill Sent to Trump
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Hotels:

NV hotel to be sold
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Travel:

This is the one simple thing you should always do to get special treatment from flight attendants
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NAACP warns African Americans against travel on American Airlines
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Corporate Reform:

DOJ Reviewing What To Do With Financial Fraud Task Force
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Pensions:

Sun Capital Redux: Private Equity Fund Seeks Declaratory Judgment on Controlled Group Liability for Portfolio Company's Pension Liabilities
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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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 (17 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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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Make-Whole:

A Momentive Decision: Second Circuit Splits with Third Circuit on Make Whole Premiums; Adopts Sixth Circuit’s Two-Step Approach in Selecting an Interest Rate in Chapter 11 Cramdowns
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Litigation:

Valuable information may be revealed by posing interrogatories before giving notice of depositions
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Bill includes fix for farmer bankruptcy reform
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Third Party Releases:

Decisions Consider Bankruptcy Court's Authority to Approve Third-Party Releases
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Interest:

Second Circuit Gives Momentive Secured Creditors Another Shot at Market-Based Interest Rate in Cramdown Fight
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Estoppel:

Eleventh Circuit Narrows Application of Judicial Estoppel
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Litigation:

Norton Rose Fulbright releases 2017 Litigation Trends Annual Survey
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Avoidance Actions:

Defending Preference Lawsuits: 5 Things You Need to Know
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In Preference Suit, Seventh Circuit Holds That Debtor’s Assignment of Contractual Rights Does Not Negate Creditor’s New Value Defense
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Priorities:

Inequality and Equity in Bankruptcy Reorganization
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Cross-Border:

Cross-Border Corporate Insolvency in the Era of Soft(ish) Law
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Weather:

Americans Are Sending Too Much Stuff to Houston
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White House wants Congress to boost disaster aid, cut spending elsewhere
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Entertainment:

The Weinstein Company Denies Reports That They’re Headed Toward Bankruptcy • The company Harvey Weinstein built has been hit with its first new lawsuit for allegedly enabling his abuse • No Colony cash injection to Weinstein firm • Weinstein Co. loses financial lifeline from Colony Capital
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Marijuana:

For the first time, a majority of Republicans support marijuana legalization
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To Colorado, marijuana is a business—to the federal government, it’s a criminal conspiracy
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Coal:

Judge Rules Peabody Energy Bankruptcy Blocks Global-Warming Lawsuits
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Coal Producer Peabody Can Look to the Future Without Paying for the Past
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Bailout for Nuclear, Coal Industries Makes for Strange Bedfellows
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Australian coal driving Peabody Energy revival
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Debt Collection:

Stale Debt and the FDCPA: Unenforceable Does Not Necessarily Mean No Payment
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UK:

A Scottish court cannot wind up or make an administration order in respect of an English registered company, and the same applies to English courts and Scottish companies
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Scottish Insolvency Statistics: July to September 2017
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"Dishonesty" redefined as U.S. gambler loses $10 million UK lawsuit
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Tory donor worth £200million faces bankruptcy case
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Barclays shares slump on investment bank weakness
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Tory minister says Brexit secretary David Davis has 'mentally checked out' on Brexit • Britain will get a Brexit transition deal lasting just 20 months, EU sources say
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Industry figures think London's 'overpriced' commercial property market is now in a downturn
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PIIGS:

Spain is trying to sack the government in Catalonia, but regional leaders are still pushing for independence
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Greece’s bailout nightmare is ending — but the real hard part may just be starting
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Italy's Mossi Ghisolfi draws interest for troubled U.S. assets: sources
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Canada:

Feds pushed to change bankruptcy laws
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Liberals say there is 'no plan' to change law to protect pensioners • Sears liquidation puts pressure on Ottawa to protect pensions
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Customers report higher prices during Sears Canada liquidation sales
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India:

Essar Steel Insolvency : Real Deal Or Window Shopping?
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No need for shareholder nod for insolvency resolution plan: Government
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Limitation of claims under the IBC: Final opportunity for creditors?
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The (Negligible) Role of Shareholders in Corporate Insolvency
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Promoters well positioned to get back control of entities under insolvency: experts
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MENA:

The bankruptcy law: influence on real estate
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South Africa:

Finance minister offers only gloom and doom to consumers
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Ratings Downgrades Loom for South Africa
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Venezuela:

Venezuela May Be In Default In Under 48 Hours
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Australia:

Australian investors gain significant win against Standard & Poor’s
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Mozambique:

Mozambique Debt Talks Going Nowhere a Year Since Shock Admission
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