Law:
Schulte Roth & Zabel Announces Addition of Leading Corporate Restructuring Lawyer
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Meet the Apple Lawyer Who Also Crushes Spartan Races
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Report Finds Steady Pace Continuing for Law Firm Mergers
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McDermott reportedly plans to hire about 50 DLA Piper lawyers • Biglaw Firm Swipes ~50 Lawyers From DLA Piper, Adds $100 Million In Revenue
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Brings Together 2 Leaders, 2 Firms
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Seven Changes in the Legal Job Market Impacting New Lawyers
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Holland & Knight's $35M Malpractice Loss Nixed On Appeal
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Law Firms Struggle to Understand Financial Value of Legal Technology
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11th Circ. Revives Bankruptcy Client's Claims Against Attys
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Law Firms Versus Corporations: What Counts As Work
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Data-Driven Client Retention Program Wins Fans at DLA Piper
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Facebook’s Problems Spotlight Elevated Role of In-House Lawyers
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5 Signs You Are Going To Fail The Bar Exam
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Law Students Benefit From 'Brain Training,' Study Finds
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Law School Applicants From Top Colleges Decreased 7% In 2017, Down 45% Since 2008
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Law School Rankings By Student Quality (LSAT And UGPA)
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Lindsay Lohan Punks Harvard Law School
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Lincoln Law School of San Jose files antitrust suit against California Bar, others
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‘I have two law degrees, now I sell juice made from wonky fruit for a living’
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The hacked emails at the center of Mueller’s Russia investigation, explained • Roger Stone’s claim of a Julian Assange meeting draws scrutiny • Trump's claims were 'false and utterly absurd': The wife of fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe says the president's attacks turned their lives upside down • McCabe Says He’s ‘Overwhelmed’ by Donations to Legal Fund, Says He’ll Stop Collecting Money • Rep: Andrew McCabe Lied Four Times • Mueller's team 'informally met' with a consulting firm on its work with the UAE, report says • What Went Wrong With ‘What Went Wrong at the FBI’ • Mueller Found a Very Dishonest Way to Shroud His Investigation in Secrecy
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The definitive guide to the Stormy Daniels scandal • Trump's lawyers trying to make Stormy Daniels' case go to arbitration, miss her day in court • Is Returning The Money Enough To Rescind An NDA? • Actor Seth Rogen Said He’s Known about Trump and Stormy for a Decade • Stormy Daniels' lawyer vows to 'boil' Trump 'like a frog in a saucepan'
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Gun Culture Is My Culture. And I Fear for What It Has Become • Guns are responsible for the largest share of U.S. homicides in over 80 years, federal mortality data shows • Everything Wrong With The Parkland Kids And Why You Should Support Them Anyway
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Law Firms Are Getting Caught Up in the Gun-Control Debate
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Why America’s next census is controversial • The U.S. Census Bureau Gave Up Names of Japanese-Americans in WW II
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American colleges have a massive r--- problem, with no clear solution in sight
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Snubbing Trump DOJ, Big Law firms back Hawaii amici in SCOTUS travel ban case
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Punk rock drummer-turned-doctor performs CPR on potential juror in his med-mal trial
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Peeps in Law diorama contest
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Leader of Justice Department unit is demoted after questions about bias
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Attorney Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against Critic, Ethics Grievant
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Jared Fogle Sues Prosecutors, Judges for $57 Million
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Judges:
BK CD CA: Judge Meredith Jury Retiring In June
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Federal Judiciary Misused PACER Fees, Judge Says in Class Action Ruling • Judge Declares Some PACER Fees Illegal • Courts Improperly Spent $200M In PACER Fees, Judge Rules • Pacer fees shouldn’t have been spent on courtroom technology, federal judge says • PACER Shouldn't Fund Court Tech, Judge Rules
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The Battle for the 9th Circuit Court Falls Silent
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Immigration judges face new quotas in bid to speed deportations • Justice Department imposes quotas on immigration judges, provoking independence concerns • Trump’s New Quota System for Immigration Judges Could Backfire Big Time
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Pardon Her French: Sotomayor Voices Frustration With Her Colleagues
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Judge Arrested After Allegedly Breaking Into Former Intern’s House To Steal Panties
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks poised for a higher, but nervous, start after tech-driven selloff • US futures point to a mixed open as concerns over tech and trade weigh
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European stocks slump, as techs follow U.S. lead lower
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Stocks open lower after China slaps new tariffs on US goods • Dow plunges more than 500 points as Trump picks on Amazon and trade-war fears return • Dow plunges more than 700 points as Amazon tumbles • Dow, S&P 500 set for lowest close since November • Tech Stocks Plunge in Growing Backlash • U.S. markets slump from trifecta of tech rout, tariffs and a miss on manufacturing reports • Tech stocks dive into negative territory for 2018 amid trade-war fears • Stocks shatter key level in sell-off that signals potential for bigger correction
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White House trade adviser: Market isn't reacting to Trump agenda
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10-year Treasury yield nears 2.70% as investors rush to haven assets
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Wall Street's 'fear index' jumps 20% amid stock selloff
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Wall Street bonuses are back to pre-crisis levels
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This warning flag is signaling more pain for stocks to come
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Autos:
Vilas Capital CEO Sees Possible 3 to 6 Months Tesla Bankruptcy • This could be the most critical week in Tesla's history • Elon Musk Is Trying to Laugh His Way Out of Tesla's Worst Month in 7 Years • Elon Musk Is Back to Sleeping at the Factory • Musk's Joke Falls Flat Amid Tesla Model 3 Output Risk, Cash Burn • Tesla's dumb, awful weekend • Tesla shares drop 7% after its big Model S recall and more questions about Autopilot • Musk's Jokes Aside, Tesla's Tumult Continues • Can Elon Musk avoid the fate of John DeLorean? Tesla CEO may need to 'rethink' strategy • Options Investors Brace For Plunge in Tesla Stock • Tesla is making over 2000 Model 3s a week, as crucial deadline approaches • Tesla shares plunge after regulator's rebuke over fatal crash • Tesla's Savior Could Be Arriving Shortly • Elon Musk's Tesla Bankruptcy Joke Shows 1 Way to Overcome Fear • Tesla Faces Bond Decisions as Debt Woes Worsen • The Cult of Elon Musk Amid Tone-Deaf Tweets • Elon Musk fires back at report that a Tesla Model 3 shakeup is underway • Elon Musk takes charge of Tesla Model 3 production from former Apple executive
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Tesla's Very Bad Week Could End Up Costing Elon Musk His $2.6 Billion Bonus
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Storm clouds for the electric vehicle market: EPA & Tesla
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CA. will allow Full driverless Vehicles Test on Roads
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Politics:
Trump slams Democrats, calls for 'nuclear option' to stop caravan of Central American immigrants •
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12 surprising people Donald Trump has been friends with over the years
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Trump finally gives Obama a nickname
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The Kushners Saw Redemption in the White House. It Was a Mirage.
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Cuban: More likely he'll run for president if Dems lose midterms
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Kasich on Trump presidency: “I continue to be disappointed"
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GOP lawmaker: Republicans 'would be well-advised to get ready' for Dem wave in midterms • What will happen if Democrats retake the House?
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Trump congratulates Egypt's al-Sisi for victory in sham election
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White House investigates EPA chief Pruitt over sweet rental deal • Pruitt’s rough patch
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Donald Trump Won't Be Mentioned Again on 'Roseanne'
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Tech:
Fitbit shares plunge 9% after Morgan Stanley downgrades: 'Hard to see a floor'
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Student Debt:
A second chance for student loan forgiveness
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Agriculture:
Tyson Foods shares drop the most in 17 months on China's retaliatory tariffs
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Will Trump Crash the Farm Economy?
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Economy:
ISM manufacturing slows in March; construction spending ticks up in February • ISM Manufacturing index decreased to 59.3 in March
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Manufacturing Jobs Are Still Pretty Good Jobs
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How Does Your Pay Stack Up?
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Inflation Could Help Ease the U.S.'s Debt Burden
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Stocks on track for worst start to April since the Great Depression
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New York just became the first state to try to help people dodge a big change in the new GOP tax law — and it could backfire • Gov. Cuomo tries shielding New Yorkers from GOP tax law, in possible model for Democratic-controlled states
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Trump will take his trade war to China's tech sector this week • U.S. industry giants rebel against possible trade war • US Keeps Hammering China With New Trade Barrier Findings • U.S. Trade Dependency with China (by State) • China Whacks $3B Of US Goods • Wine, Pork, Pipes: China Slaps Tariffs on 128 U.S. Products • China Tariffs US Ethanol Exports • The full list of 128 US products targeted by China’s retaliatory tariffs • Some companies may reduce their reliance on the US after Trump's trade moves • China’s tariffs on American goods hit hard at areas that voted for Trump • Here's How Trump Is Expected to Retaliate Against China's New Tariffs • China tariffs could be 'tip of the iceberg' in a 'long, entrenched trade war' • US-China trade war is a 'very low probability,' says top market strategist • The US is set for a trade war with China's economy — you should know what it's up against
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Who’s going to win? Chinese workers or robots?
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Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro: If we hit all points of Trump's agenda 'the market will go up'
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Trump reportedly wants a NAFTA overhaul deal within two weeks
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Why We Haven't Noticed Our Tax Cuts
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15 major companies that are investing their tax savings in employees, jobs, and communities • McDonald's uses tax cuts to boost employee tuition benefits
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Rising Rates Sounding Alarm Bells for Debt-Laden U.S. Consumers
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7 ways millennials' lives are no different than their parents' at their age
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For the first time ever, young Americans are less optimistic than their parents
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McDonald’s Workers Say the Company Is Breaking Its Minimum Wage Pledge
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US Trucking Prices Are About to Rise Even More
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Market Selloff Hits Little-Watched Consumer Discretionary Sector
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Trump Says DACA Is ‘Dead,’ and Calls for Action by Mexico • Koch-backed groups aren’t happy with Trump’s “DACA is dead” tweet • Trump wants Congress to 'act now' on immigration, but that's unlikely to happen • The White House is working on a new immigration package
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Construction Spending increased 0.1% in February
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The Problem a Balanced Budget Amendment Can’t Fix
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This is the best city to find a job right now
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Americans Have an Urge to Splurge
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:
Dear Mortgage Lenders – This New Law is for You!
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"Mortgage Rates Begin April Near 2-Month Lows"
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Homeowners are sitting on $5.4 trillion in ready cash, the most ever • J.D. Power: Time to prepare for upcoming HELOC boom
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Serious Delinquency Rate for Mortgages Decreased Slightly in February
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Why you won’t get rich flipping homes
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New York's luxury real estate market is in a correction • Manhattan Home Sales Tumble Most Since 2009 as Buyers Push Back
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico governor slams congressman over 'dictatorial' letter
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Puerto Rico governor defies board, rejects reform, pension cuts
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Head Of PR House: No Pension Cuts Or Civil Service Salary Cuts
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Puerto Rico bond rally, Hartford bailout
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Puerto Rico's New "Education Reform" Paves Way for Charters, Vouchers
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Wave of teachers' wildcat strikes spreads to Oklahoma and Kentucky • Why teachers’ strikes are becoming a nationwide movement • Teachers on Strike in 2 More States: ‘It Really Is a Wildfire’ • Teachers' Revolt at Oklahoma State Capitol • Pay Teachers What They're Worth
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Oil/Gas:
Oil prices tank nearly 3% as geopolitical anxiety 'comes racing out of the market'
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In the Oil Patch, Bigger Is No Longer Better
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Oil futures decline as investors flee risky assets
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EV Energy Partners Files for Chapter 11 to Implement Debt Restructuring and Files Its Form 10-K for 2017 • EV Energy Partners: Credit Facility Covenants Prompt A Restructuring
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Biofuels:
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Coal:
US power producers: coal hearted
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Electricity:
Why FirstEnergy Subsidiaries Seek Bankruptcy for Merchant Power Business
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Power generator FirstEnergy Solutions files for Chapter 11
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FirstEnergy Solutions in a hurry at bankruptcy court, will keep power plants operating for now
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FirstEnergy Seeks Corporate Fossil Fuel Bailout Amidst Bankruptcy
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Murray Energy Fears FirstEnergy Solutions Bankruptcy Could Have Ripple Effect
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Appalachia Natural Gas Surplus Cited in FirstEnergy Bankruptcy Filing • Lights to stay as FirstEnergy Solutions cites fracking as a leading cause of bankruptcy
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Currency:
Bitcoin's market value should fall by more than a third before year-end, Swiss researchers say
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Plastics:
Judge OKs bankruptcy sale of M&G's Corpus Christi plant
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Media:
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Mass Torts:
Cleaning Up The Asbestos Litigation Mess: A Role For The Department Of Justice?
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Fraud:
The SEC Isn't Happy When Pastors Fleece the Elderly
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Debt Collection:
FDCPA Caselaw Review for February
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Corporate Reform:
Trump wants to curb the CFPB
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Radio:
iHeartMedia Bankruptcy: How the Chapter 11 Will Work
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Cumulus noteholders object to Ch. 11 plan's proposed distribution
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Sports:
Astros, Leslie Alexander could owe Comcast $54 million or more
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Hotels:
Bankruptcy settlement would mean new owners for Embassy Suites in Loveland
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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 (49 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (33 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Q1: 14 Ch. 11s Over $1B
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Q1 Bankruptcy Flash Report: No Rx for Healthcare or Retail – The Deal Power Rankings • Q1 Restructuring Flash Report: A Reprieve for Energy
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Discharge:
Bankruptcy court ruling a victory for all journalists, attorney says
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Plan Confirmation:
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Arbitration:
Second Circuit Court Declines to Enforce Arbitration Clause
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Litigation:
A model of efficiency: Case expense financing for law firms
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Taxis:
Crickets as taxi lender opens medallion bidding at $200K
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Entertainment:
Weinstein Accusers Face Uncertain Path In Ch. 11 Case • ‘Hotel Mumbai’ Producers Want Film Left Out of Weinstein Co. Bankruptcy Sale
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Food/Beverage:
Who will own Southeastern Grocers?
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Retailing:
Charlotte Russe Restructuring: Turnaround Blueprint or Retail Anomaly?
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Trump Tweet Sends Amazon Shares Tumbling: But What Does He Mean About The Post Office? • FactCheck: "Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed." • Here's how Amazon will win the tax war with Trump • Trump hits Amazon yet again Monday: Claims post office losing 'a fortune' and other retailers pay more in taxes • Trump continues his Twitter war with Amazon and the stock is sinking • ‘It’s war’: Trump reportedly seeking ways to hurt Amazon
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The Rise and Fall of Toys "R" Us
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Toys R Us to sell its Asian unit
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Toys R Us slammed for refusing gift card of crying little girl, 3, for Little Mermaid toy
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Babies 'R' Us Registry Is Closing: What Will Members And Gift Givers Do Now?
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Bankrupt retailer A'Gaci cancels auction
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FTI to advise on restructuring as Claire's files for bankruptcy
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These investors are sticking with retailers despite the ‘apocalypse’
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Mall Vacancies Reach Six-Year High as Retail Slump Batters Local Economies
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Is Retailmageddon Impacting Shopping Centers?
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Bon Voyage For Bon-Ton?
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Celebs:
Anthony Bourdain was 10 years behind on his taxes—here's what happens if you don't pay yours
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Healthcare:
Buffalo: CCS Oncology files for bankruptcy • CCS Oncology vows to keep serving patients
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Senate Examines 1,400% Price Spike for 40-Year-Old Drug
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What It’s Like Living Without Health Insurance in America
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Interactive Chart: 35 Years of US Deaths
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Personal Finance:
1 in 5 workers admit to stealing a colleague's lunch
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This is the worst financial mistake a grandparent can make
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35 things you should know about money by the time you’re 35
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Building Materials:
Geo. V. Hamilton, Inc. Exits Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Golf:
NV: Bankrupt golf course in Henderson may close by this fall
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Aviation:
Lack of pilots shuts down US regional Great Lakes Airlines
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UK:
Facebook reveals its gender pay gap for UK staff
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Wife's £3.5M gambling debt left Christopher Forte homeless and bankrupt
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Don’t be a victim of ‘Insolvency Service’ telephony scam
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UK government to examine airline insolvency procedures
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The U.K. Finance Gender Pay Gap Isn't Bad. It's Worse
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India:
India pushes state banks to find own funding sources after $32 billion bailout
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India's stressed bank loans tick up to $146 billion in December, RBI data shows
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NCLAT Allows Parties To Settle Dispute Over Binani Cement Sale
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Insolvency cases: Banks make third list for NCLT
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Crisil’s big warning for Indian banks, says NPAs to peak mid-way in FY19
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Jeweler to the Stars Flees as India Seethes Over Bank Fraud
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South Korea:
Household debt growth seen accelerating in March ahead of tougher rules
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Croatia:
Agrokor trustee to meet with suppliers on settlement deal
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Australia:
$500 million Surfstitch saga escalates
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Oroton has passed a key decision
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China:
China's CDB holds creditors meeting to discuss CEFC debt
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MENA:
Saudi Crown Price: Israelis Have a Right to Their Own Land
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