September 27, 2017

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Law:

Revenue rises nearly 3 percent for Global 100 law firms; which firms top the list? • The World’s Top-Grossing Law Firms are No Longer London-Based
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Why These Global 100 Numbers Should Scare The Bejeezus Out Of You
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Suit by former income partner claims Winston tethered her career to male lawyers’ employment • Winston & Strawn Is The Latest Biglaw Firm To Face A Gender Discrimination Lawsuit By A Former Partner
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Ex-Steptoe attorney seeks conditional collective action certification for gender bias suit against firm
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Women Get Paid Less, No Matter What
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Ex-Nelson Levine Chair Battles Ex-Partners Over Firm Breakup
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Elephants in the Room Part II: The Future of the Big Four in the Legal Market
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What Do Lawyers Really Do With Their Time?
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Former client who won $42 million verdict sues Winston
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Will You Ever Be Able To Pay Off Your Law School Debt?
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NY Judge Dismisses Bar Prep Lawsuit Against Top Law Schools
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14 percent of law firm billing is not collected, Clio Legal Trends Report says
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Greatest Bankruptcy Case Name Ever?
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Law Students Can Use This Coloring Book To Get A Good Grade In Secured Transactions
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Think Your Email's a Nightmare? This Firm's System Got a Court Ruling
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Boards Devoting More Time, Resources to Cybersecurity
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Sen. Blumenthal "99% sure" Manafort and Flynn will be charged • Mueller Sets Interviews With White House Staff • Trump ally Stone denies Russian collusion, says Manafort expects to be indicted • Congress might not be able to protect Mueller from firing • IRS shares information with special counsel in Russia probe
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Law Prof to Senators: Trump Can't Pardon Himself
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Attorneys May Be Bound to Disclose the Ethical Violations of Others
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Sean Spicer lawyers up
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Jared Kushner's lawyer, fooled by 'email prankster,' offers window into private email controversy • Abbe Lowell Falls For Internet Prank, Still Gives Good Advice
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The Legal Profession’s Strong Influence On The Presidency
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'When Clients Sneeze, Law Firms Catch A Cold; Law Schools Get The Flu; And Law Students Contract Pneumonia'
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Sessions: Dept. of Justice will protect campus free speech • Jeff Sessions’s appallingly cynical defense of free speech • Law School Snowflakes Demand Safe Space Over Jeff Sessions Talk • Jeff Sessions Promises To Use ‘Free Speech’ To Stamp Out Free Speech • Sessions says free speech on college campuses is 'under attack,' but calls NFL protests 'a big mistake' • Protesters Banned At Jeff Sessions Lecture On Free Speech
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Trump: Bias Rules Don't Cover Gays • ‘Awkward': Trump Team at Odds Over Sexual Orientation Bias • Gov't Agencies Spar In Second Circuit Over LGBTQ Rights
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Judge Condemns 'Heartless' Rush to End Dreamer Program by Justice Dept.
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New York police are searching for a woman they say tried to rob 4 banks in 1 hour
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Cannibal couple made human meat pies and supplied them to local restaurants after luring female victims on dating sites'
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Man Dressed As Coke Bottle Robs Restaurant
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Killer-Clown Cold Case Leads to Arrest of Woman at Center of Florida Love Triangle
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Nancy Grace Goes off the Rails over Anthony Weiner Sentence
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Full Federal Court to Hear ‘Making a Murderer’ Appeal
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DEA chief to leave amid reported dismay over Trump
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Judges:

Judge Sánchez: From Baseball Diamond to the Bench
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Posner says he is open to litigating on behalf of pro se litigants, defends book
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Justice Clarence Thomas Is Finally Recognized At Museum Of African American History
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Ex-Court Clerk Gets More Than 11 Years for Fixing Cases
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Judges Sent to Border, Many w/ Nothing to Do
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Federal Judges Torch Wisconsin Prosecutor During Brendan Dassey Arguments
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Wall Street:

U.S. stocks set to open higher • US futures point to a higher open after the Fed’s hawkish tone; Trump to speak on tax reforms
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U.S. stocks close little changed as Yellen hints at hike
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How Congress could start that stock market pullback everyone's been waiting for
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Layoffs:

WARN Act Claims after Spokeo v. Robins
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Retailer to ax 700 positions at Sam's
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Dura-Bond plans to lay off 180
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WEF warns of 'vast numbers of jobs' being disrupted by automation and robots
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Daimler to Test Smart Truck Platoons in US
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Cisco Cutting About 310
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Conshohocken steel plant to lay off 150
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Credit Reporting:

Equifax Dumps CEO in Wake of Damaging Data Breach • After breach, Equifax CEO leaves with $18 million pension • Equifax dumped CEO to get ahead of ‘brutal’ grilling from Sen. Warren next week: Analyst • Former King & Spalding Lawyer Takes Helm at Beleaguered Equifax • After the Equifax breach, consumers were advised to freeze their credit — but almost no one did it • San Francisco City Attorney sues Equifax over massive data breach • How Equifax Can Get Hacked Multiple Times, Lose Over 143 Million Records and Still Make a Profit
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Politics:

Trump, at war with everyone, mocks McCain, McConnell
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Trump trashes the NFL's ratings but praises Dallas Cowboys' anthem display as 'big progress' • The Magical World Of Unions, Or Why Colin Kaepernick’s Kneel Isn’t About Free Speech • Are NFL Players Simply Acting Uppity? • Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen gives a passionate explanation on why every football fan should support athletes taking part in protests • How the National Anthem Got Tangled Up With American Sports • When Obama criticized the Redskins, Trump in 2013 Trump said Obama “needs to focus on his job!” • Why Trump Wants Boycott of the NFL • John Kelly said he was 'appalled' by NFL players who knelt during the national anthem • Back into the Trump vortex America goes, where the president fuels a divisive debate • No, NFL Rules Do Not Say Players Who Protest Anthem Will Face Discipline • Behind the NFL’s Frantic Scramble to Hit Back at Trump • Yes, Trump's True Aim Is to Inflame Racial Tensions • America Slammed Ali's Protest Too • Trump urges NFL to ban players kneeling during anthem • Ex-CIA Director: Put Me Down with Kaepernick • Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Kneels On House Floor In Support Of NFL Players • Football is life in Texas. Then along came Trump vs. the NFL. • Nielsen: Football ratings off 11 percent this year
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Trump to visit Puerto Rico after criticism of crisis response • Trump addresses criticism over Puerto Rico disaster response: 'It's out in the ocean — you can't just drive your trucks there' • Here's what Trump could actually do to help Puerto Rico • Puerto Rico is being treated like a colony after Hurricane Maria • Trump needs to own the Puerto Rico response • How Puerto Rico Is Becoming Trump's Katrina • Trump touts administration's 'amazing job' in Puerto Rico • Trump Rates His Hurricane Relief: ‘Great.’ ‘Amazing.’ ‘Tremendous.’
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Here's a glimpse at what fake-news readers look like — on the right and the left
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Top Trump confidant points to dubious report to justify conversation with Russian cyber spy
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Bannon continues torching Republican leaders from outside the White House by attacking a Senate candidate Trump supports at a wild rally • Roy Moore: Meet the controversial Alabama Republican poised to upset the Trump-backed establishment • In A Democracy, Oftentimes, Other People Win • Roy Moore beats Luther Strange in Alabama GOP Senate primary runoff • Roy Moore wins Alabama's Republican Senate primary, defeating Trump-backed candidate • After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018 • Moore's Win Spells Trouble for GOP in 2018 • How Roy Moore's Win Roils Republicans
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Mark Cuban Teases a 2020 Presidential Run
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HHS Sec. Tom Price blames liberals for blowing his $400,000 jet habit out of proportion • Price Took Gov't Jet to Have Lunch with Son
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How Fake News Turned a Small Town Upside Down
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Trump raises millions for Republicans at a bankrupt restaurant that is taking a leaf from his book
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Perceived Need for Third Major Party Remains High in U.S. • Republican Party Favored to Keep U.S. Safe, Prosperous
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Retailing:

Child urges bankruptcy judge to prevent Toys 'R' Us chain from closing • Toys "?" US's Curious Bankruptcy Venue • Can Toys 'R' Us retain vendors? • #ToyCrisis Isn't a Crisis. It's a Wake Up Call • Why the Toys R Us Bankruptcy Proves Consumers Like to Shop Small • Toys R Us is being crushed by a problem it can't solve • Toys R Us Bankruptcy Brings Potential Tax Gift to Vornado Realty Trust • Why Toys R Us went bankrupt — and what it means for the holidays • Toys '?' China
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Under Armour, Foot Locker Plunging Furthest From 52-Week Highs
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Retail Bankruptcies Likely to Increase
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Here's how to pick retail companies that will survive the meltdown
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Distressed Investing:

That High-Yield Loan Is Now Basically Just a Junk Bond
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Asset Protection:

Consulting With An Asset Protection Attorney Is Proof Of Intent To Defeat Creditors Says 9th Circuit
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Celebs:

Judge throws out Livan Hernandez’s bankruptcy case
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Coal:

Understanding Arch Coal’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Fraud:

4 assistant NCAA basketball coaches accused of accepting bribes • Witness at center of NCAA basketball bribe scandal is disgraced investment advisor, business manager • The FBI Is Doing the NCAA's Dirty Work
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2nd Circuit cites SCOTUS decision in overturning conviction of ex-NY Senate leader Skelos and son
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Zacks Analysts Accused Of Insider Trading But The Real Crime Here Is Stupidity
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Rothstein's 50-Year Sentence Stands as Government Says He Violated Plea Terms
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Ex-Hunton Williams atty avoids jail for wine-fueled insider trading
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Jury shown attorney's boastful emails in $2 billion payday loan fraud trial
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Economy:

Impact from unprecedented hurricane season could wipe out U.S. job growth for two months
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U.S. consumer confidence slips; new home sales hit eight-month low • US consumer confidence takes a hit from hurricanes
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Gallup: U.S. Economic Confidence Index Holds Steady at +5
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US: 40% of Adults Struggle to Pay Bills
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By age 3, inequality is clear: Rich kids attend school. Poor kids stay with a grandparent
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The United States of Money in a 3D Map
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Yellen says Fed should be ‘wary’ of raising rates ‘too gradually’ • Yellen Says Imprudent to Stay On Hold Until Inflation at 2% • Yellen says Fed may have erred on employment and inflation, which would mean easier policy ahead • Yellen: Economic outlook highly uncertain • Yellen: "Inflation, Uncertainty, and Monetary Policy" • Fed chair Yellen defends need for December rate hike
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Fed’s Bostic, in first speech, says he’s skeptical of common excuses for low inflation
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Bank Card Default Rate Shows Significant Decline
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Infrastructure: Trump Calls Public-Private Infrastructure Partnerships 'More Trouble Than They're Worth' • Trump Backs Off Infrastructure Pledge • Trump backs off vow that private sector should help pay for infrastructure package
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Trump's tax plan would actually raise the lowest tax rate — but there's a catch • GOP tax plan could trash the value of two popular tax breaks • The GOP’s $5 Trillion Tax Squeeze • These companies are headed for a big tax break on their overseas cash, Goldman says • Republicans to unveil broad tax cuts, put off tough decisions • Trump says standard tax deductions would nearly double under GOP plan • GOP tax plan will skip details on how to pay for it • McConnell: Graham-Cassidy is dead, moving on to tax reform • Conservatives are drawing a red line that could doom the GOP's tax reform efforts • Trump Will Let Congress Decide on Tax Rate for Top Earners • The GOP's Hypocrisy on Deficits • Some Republicans fear their health-care losing streak could carry over to tax reform • Half of Americans think President Trump’s tax plan will favor the wealthy • There's a way Republicans could bring back Obamacare repeal — but it could wreck their tax plan • The tax fight is about to get real • Stacking Up U.S. Tax Revenue as Trump, GOP Ready Reform • Trump stands behind Big Six tax framework, sources say • With New Framework Imminent, GOP Turns to Tax Reform • GOP tax reform effort up against one hurdle after another • Wilbur Ross: Done right, tax reform could boost economy by 1%
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Trump has self-serving reasons to reappoint Janet Yellen as Fed chair — but probably still won’t
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Everything that could cause the next financial crisis, according to Deutsche Bank
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U.S. to impose 220% tariff on new jets from Canada’s Bombardier • US slaps high duties on Bombardier jets after Boeing complaint, potentially spurring a trade war
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Theresa May 'bitterly disappointed' as 220% US tariff puts thousands of Northern Irish jobs at risk
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Wilbur Ross: China doesn't need 'preferential treatment' on trade anymore
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Pence to Speak at Manufacturer That Sent Jobs to Mexico in 2009
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'Look, I can quit': Why Target is giving workers a big raise
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Millennial investors are either very confident... or very cocky
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The 12 most competitive countries in the world • The United States is now the world’s second-most ‘competitive’ economy
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Trump to Set Refugee Cap at 45,000 • The incredible shrinking refugee cap, in one chart
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The Fall, Rise and Fall of Creative Destruction
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Each county in the United States, ranked by economic distress
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

'Hero' Judge Urged by Homeowners to Nix $45 Million BofA Penalty
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New home sales decrease to new 2017 low in August • New Home Sales decrease to 560,000 Annual Rate in August • A few Comments on August New Home Sales
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Real House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in July
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Home Prices in 20 US Cities Increase More Than Forecast • Case-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 5.9% year-over-year in July • US Home Prices Jumped in July Even as Sales Level Off • Case Shiller contradiction: Home prices pick up speed despite fewer sales • Seattle home price growth is nearly double any other US city
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Apartment Vacancy Rate Increased in Q3 2017 • Rate increased in Q3 to 4.5%
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Stop sugarcoating the housing market: Economist warns that buyers face increasing troubles
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Kushner Companies revive plans for problem-plagued towers at One Journal Square
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Home Builder Lures Millennials With Offer to Help Pay Their Student Loans
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The FBI is reportedly looking into practices of largest lender of PACE home-improvement loans
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Bankrupt Flushing condo building sells for $25M at auction
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The mortgage industry is going through all kinds of headaches
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Finnito: Developers file for bankruptcy after Beverly Hills project unravels
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Rebuild efforts dented by labor shortages in Hurricane Harvey aftermath
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Municipalities:

Reversing the District Court, the First Circuit Says PROMESA Provides for an “Unconditional Right to Intervene,” Deepening Circuit Split on Applicability of 11 U.S.C. § 1109(b) in Adversary Proceedings
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Puerto Rico bonds sink to all-time low, post-hurricane trading picks up • Puerto Rico bonds plunge again as investors face lower recovery than expected • Puerto Rico creditors jockey for position in Hurricane Maria aftermath
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Trump's Puerto Rico tweets prove that Wall Street is deep in his head • Trump finally responds to Puerto Rico crisis: Island has 'massive debt' • Trump Reminds Disaster-Stricken Puerto Rico It Holds “Massive Debt ” • San Juan Mayor Responds To Trump: ‘You Don’t Put Debt Above People’ • Humanitarian crisis takes precedence over Puerto Rico fiscal recovery, debt restructuring • Feds rush aid to Puerto Rico as Trump tweets about its problems • US to pick up tab for Puerto Rico debris removal • Trump’s failed golf course in Puerto Rico helped the island go bankrupt • No, Donald Trump’s Puerto Rico golf course isn’t bankrupt because of him • Pentagon boosts troop numbers in Puerto Rico • Trump praises disaster relief in Puerto Rico, discounting complaints • Trump will go to Maria-ravaged Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico's Bankruptcy Delayed, Moved to New York Following Hurricane Maria • Puerto Rico Had a Financial Plan Before Hurricane Maria. Now It May Have to Start Over
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The Law Strangling Puerto Rico
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Mass Exodus From Puerto Rico Feared After Hurricane and Debt Crisis
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Puerto Ricans’ Plea for Aid From Uncle Sam: We’re Americans, Too • US will pay for Puerto Rico one way or another
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‘This Is Chaos’: Sweltering Puerto Rico on Day 6 Without Power • People in Puerto Rico describe devastation after 6 days without basic resources • ‘People are dying’: plea for more aid to Puerto Rico • In Puerto Rico, another desperate plea for help • 44 percent of Puerto Ricans lack clean drinking water • FEMA chief: Puerto Rico relief is an unprecedented challenge • Power blackout leaves darkened Puerto Rico isolated and paralyzed • Puerto Rico Rushes to Patch Up Health-Care System Ravaged by Hurricane Maria
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Puerto Rico's American Dream Is Dead
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Failing Puerto Rico dam that endangers thousands not inspected since 2013
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There was once a bridge here: A devastated Puerto Rico community deals with isolation after Maria
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Massive amount of goods are piling up at San Juan port because truckers don't have fuel
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The Latest On The Increasingly Dire Situation In Puerto Rico, And How To Help
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Mark Cuban lent the Mavericks team plane to a Puerto Rican player to bring relief supplies to his home country
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Jennifer Lopez Donates $1 Million to Puerto Rico Relief Effort
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Hartford TV Reporter Visits Detroit to See If His City is Ripe for Bankruptcy
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Detroit business leaders say Hartford bankruptcy wouldn't ruin its reputation
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How does the state capital of Connecticut file for bankruptcy except by purposeful design?
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Hartford's rating sinks deeper into junk; agencies cite possible default • Standard & Poor's Lowers Hartford's Bond Rating • City of Hartford sent deeper into junk on warnings of possible default
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America's Most and Least Distressed Cities
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Oil/Gas:

Oil prices fall from 26-month high on profit-taking
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$60 Oil Enters The Realm Of Possibility • Shell CEO van Beurden says oil prices will be around $60 by the end of the decade
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The Oil Ghost Towns of Texas
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Seadrill Bankruptcy : Applying Ocean Rig Liquidation Scenario
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Permian Basin could yield 70 billion oil barrels in coming decades, IHS says
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In World's Hottest Oil Patch, Jitters Mount That a Bust Is Near
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Ocean Rig group completes $3.7 billion restructuring
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Trying to stay just ahead of the next oil crisis
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Personal Finance:

7 skills recruiters don't want to see on your résumé
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Woman's explicitly detailed grocery list leaves little room for error for husband
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Rich parents are fine with their kids being entitled — as long as they don't act like it
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Accounting:

New rule could radically change how some companies recognize revenue
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Taxis:

Lawsuit Calls for NYC Taxi King to Return $12 Million Borrowed From Companies
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Student Debt:

VA Attorney General Demands That Education Secretary Devos Stop Rolling Back Critical Protections For Student Borrowers
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Currency:

Mt Gox Bankruptcy Claimants Are Not Happy With Possible Distribution Outcome
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Weather:

Southern California wildfire forces 1,500 people to flee their homes
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Debt Collection:

Bill proposed by lawyer would exempt lawyers from debt-collection liability
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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 (12 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 Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Trucking Bankruptcies 2017
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Ch. 13:

Debtor -Filed Proof of Claim in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case Leads to Modification of Lien on Principal Residence
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Quick Reference Guide To 2017 Changes To The FRBP Affecting Chapter 13 Cases ©Beverly M. Burden, Chapter 13 Trustee EDKY
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Mediation:

Mediator vs. Early Neutral Evaluator: A Confusion of Roles
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Trustees:

BK ED CA (Redding) Seeks Ch. 7 Trustee
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Litigation:

Wait, No Go. Wait, No Go. Striking The Balance On When To Incur Costs For eDiscovery.
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Defeating In Pari Delicto on a Motion to Dismiss
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Lex Machina Launches Bankruptcy Appeals Analytics Module
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Cybersecurity:

SEC’s Clayton Criticized by Both Parties Over Hack Response
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Awards:

Nortel Networks Bankruptcy Named Grand Prize Winner, Disputes, in Global Legal Awards
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2017 Global Legal Award Winners
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Autos:

JPMorgan scores partial win in $1.5 billion GM bankruptcy dispute
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California May Ban Gas Powered Vehicles
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Agriculture:

Florida’s Orange Industry, Symbol of a State, Is Dying
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Robot farmers have successfully planted and harvested barley by themselves
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Tech:

The rebirth of Quirky
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Travel:

A new era in air travel has some Americans tweeting mad
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Gambling:

What happens in Vegas . . . the messy bankruptcy of Caesars Entertainment
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Brides:

Alfred Angelo auction brings $245,000 for creditors of failed bridal dress retailer
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Healthcare:

Senate won’t vote on last-ditch Obamacare repeal bill • 10 lessons from the GOP’s failed effort to kill Obamacare • ObamaCare Repeal Dead, but Damage is Done
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Here's the real reason Obamacare repeal got crushed
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The No. 1 city facing shockingly high out-of-pocket healthcare costs is …
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Mail:

Probes estimate billions of delayed mail to facilities and point to Postal Service ‘manipulation’ by a few employees
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Nuclear:

Lawmakers ask police to probe SCE&G over V.C. Summer nuclear plant
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Hedge Funds to Buy Scana's $2 Billion Toshiba Penalty
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Food/Beverage:

Le Cirque Is Taking Bankruptcy Tips From Trump
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Corporate Reform:

Senate to soon vote to rescind new CFPB arbitration rule
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Banking:

JP Morgan Hit for $4 Billion Over Mishandled Estate
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How Big Banks Became Our Masters
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U.S., EU fines on banks' misconduct to top $400 billion by 2020: report
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Pensions:

Nobody Will Escape The Coming Pension Storm -- It Will Be Every Man For Himself
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Newspapers:

Next chapter: Rogoff tumbles into Chapter 7 bankruptcy • Alaska Dispatch now in Chapter 7 to liquidate remaining assets
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UK:

One in three firms facing heightened insolvency risk
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Second ranking charges – No assets, no charge?
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The Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims comes into force on 1 October 2017
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Oxford University stabber avoids jail because of her ‘extraordinary’ potential
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Insolvency risk rising in all major East of England sectors, trade body R3 says
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Former bosses of collapsed London-listed oil company Afren charged with $400 million fraud
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A hard Brexit will hit Britain's GDP twice as hard as the EU's, economists warn
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PIIGS:

Greece to start stress tests in February
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Greek central bank dismisses Anonymous hacking claim
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Spain to deploy police to prevent secession vote
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Canada:

Starved for Capital, Canada Oil Patch Puts Exploration on Pause
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North Korea:

Treasury announces sanctions targeting North Korean financial networks
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North Korea is so confused by Trump it’s reportedly asking US experts for help
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Uganda:

Children sacrificed to end drought
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MENA:

Women in Saudi Arabia will soon be able to drive legally
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Fallen Israeli Tycoon's 'Bankrupt' Family Accused of Moving $453m to Dutch Company
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Brazil:

Brazil soy trader offers assets to CHS, Bunge in bankruptcy case
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Abengoa's sugar unit in Brazil files for bankruptcy protection • Another Brazil Ethanol Producer Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
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Asia:

SMEs and Insolvency: Towards a New Approach in Asia
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Germany:

Eyeing Air Berlin, Lufthansa board backs extra investment for Eurowings
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China:

China's Curbs, Debt Woes Bring Developers Crashing Back to Earth
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Australia:

Avoiding bankruptcy by attacking the ‘judgment debt’
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G+T snags restructuring partner from NRF
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Isle of Man:

No change in insolvency laws yet
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Russia:

Hundreds of Chinese Tourists Stranded in Moscow by Debt-Ridden Airline
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Venezuela:

From 172 to 115 Pounds: The Faces of Venezuelan Hunger
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