June 8, 2018

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Law:

Jones Day’s Notorious Black Box Now Starts At $190K California Biglaw Powerhouse Announces $190K Salary Scale For Associates Of Course This Firm Has Already Raised Associate Salaries Some law firms match Milbank’s $190K starting pay for associates Sorry, Law Students, But Your Starting Salary Will NOT Be $190K Law School Grads: Spend Your $190K Salaries Wisely — Or Else Clients’ Rate Concerns Slow the Spread of Associate Pay Bump More Law Firms Join In On Associate Pay Raises Should Your Firm Match Milbank?
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I Hope In-House Lawyers Are Enjoying These Raises, Since Their Clients Are Going To Be The Ones Paying For Them
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6 Cities Where It Pays To Be A BigLaw Associate
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If You Work At This Biglaw Firm, Be Ready To Bill Your Butt Off
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Fox To Merge with Shaw Fishman, Adding to Presence in Wilmington
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Chicago Law Firm Didn't Honor Parting Pay, Lawyer Says
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Are We Looking At A Texas-Sized Biglaw Merger?
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Growing the Ranks of Women Partners From the Outside
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Women-Led Trial Firm Remakes Old Model
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Advice For Two-Lawyer Couples From Ruth Bader Ginsburg And Marty Ginsburg
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In case alleging discrimination against bankruptcy attorneys, Ninth Circuit asks for Supreme Court help on internet standing issue
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Law Librarians Accuse Lexis of Anti-Competitive Bundling
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Dream of Leaving Big Law to Launch a Litigation Boutique? These Two Lawyers Made it Work
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Ropes & Gray partner campaigns to save daughter's life
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Defending For-Profit Law School Suits, ABA Pushes for Multidistrict Litigation
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Why Yale Law School Isn’t The Number-One Law School (In The ATL 2018 Law School Rankings)
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Lawyer is suspended and forever banned from overseeing law firm financial records
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Apple WWDC for Lawyers
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Ethics Opinion for Attorneys Crossing U.S. Border With Client Data
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Very Unhappy Aging Lawyers - You Can Leave the Money, Do What You Want
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Trump, Cohen Get Pushback in Bid to Seal Privilege Objections Press Demands Sunlight on Trump Privilege Requests Rudy Giuliani: I wouldn't hand over President Trump's phones without preconditions if Mueller asked DOJ to show lawmakers more classified documents on FBI informant: Report Should Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein recuse himself from the Russia probe? The relevant ethics rules say no Schiff to Nunes: Release the Russia probe interviews The Coming Internal Report on Comey Legal Experts: Comey’s Insubordination Charge ‘Highly Concerning’, ‘Rare’ The Man Who Would Be King Senate Investigators May Have Found a Missing Piece in the Russia Probe The Astonishing Tale of the Man Mueller Calls ‘Person A’ With Mueller Closing In, Manafort's Allies Abandon Him
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Former Senate Intel Committee employee arrested on charges of lying to the FBI Ex-Senate Aide Charged in Leak Case Where Times Reporter’s Records Were Seized Ali Watkins: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
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Why Nobody Wants to Work for Sessions
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Lawyers in Stormy Daniels Case Battle Over Attorney-Client Privilege Stormy Daniels claims collusion between her ex-lawyer and Michael Cohen in lawsuit Stormy Daniels’ New Lawsuit Claims Ex-Attorney Tried to Get Her on Hannity to Deny Affair Giuliani's Words Used as Legal Ammunition in Latest Michael Avenatti Filing Stormy Daniels' former lawyer countersues, alleging defamation
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Judge Grapples with Democrats' Standing in Trump Emolument Lawsuit
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Fractured House Republicans emerge from meeting with no final deal to protect young immigrants Senator demands answers to questions about more than 11,000 migrant kids Does law requiring immigration cooperation run afoul of sports betting decision? Judge thinks so 1,600 ICE detainees sent to federal prisons ahead of court hearings Separating asylum-seeking immigrant families violates due process rights, federal judge says Trump Denying Family Separation Policy Exists??? Judge Hits Sessions, Feds on Sanctuary Cities
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After SCOTUS Masterpiece cake ruling, South Dakota lawmaker says businesses should be able to "turn away people of color", apologizes after outcry Tennessee store puts 'No Gays Allowed' sign back up after Supreme Court cake ruling Baker’s case won’t govern gay rights, Ted Olson says
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Sending a flashing GIF to provoke a seizure can constitute battery, federal judge rules
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Sam Zell makes lewd comment about hiring women #MeToo goes to church: Southern Baptists face a reckoning
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Couple Represented By ‘Lawyer Jesus Christ’ Lose In Totally Predictable Fashion
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Heidi Fleiss Reflects
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Police: Uber Driver Hits Passenger With Bat After Being Told He’s Going Wrong Way
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Pizzeria Worker Mixed Rat Poison In Cheese
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Chicago Police Defend Themselves After Arresting Innocent 10-Year-Old Who 'Fit Description'
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Former 'Top Chef' Contestant Allegedly Poisoned Neighbor's Tree Because It Blocked Solar Panels
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Is There A Problem, Officer? Soldier Takes Armored Vehicle For Joyride in Virginia
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TX: Arrest Warrant Issued for Affluenza Mom
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Judges:

To Clerk Or Not To Clerk… It’s Actually Not Much Of A Question
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The recall of the judge who sentenced Brock Turner will end up hurting poor, minority defendants Calif. Judge's Ouster May Presage More Recall Bids
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If Kennedy Retires: A seismic shift?
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How one court preserves judicial independence through strong intergovernmental relations
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Trump Goes on 12-Judge Nominating Spree
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Trump Apparently Threatened to Put Jeanine Pirro on U.S. Supreme Court
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Trump Judge Ripped For Getting Facts From Internet After Saying Plaintiff ‘Trolled the Web’ Federal Judge Tosses Defamation Lawsuit by Pro-Trump Journalist, Saying She ‘Trolled the Web’
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Wall Street:

US stocks expected to drop at the open, as G-7 summit kicks off Dow futures slide 130 points as G-7 leaders feud over trade
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European stocks drop sharply, with G7 tensions ‘unnerving investors’ U.K. stocks slide as trade tensions flare up before the G-7 meets
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Dow closes about 100 points higher, but tech sends Nasdaq lower
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‘Something lurking out there’ will upset the stock market, says Blackstone’s Wien
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Layoffs:

McDonald's plans to lay off workers as it streamlines management
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Toys R Us employees deserve a severance from greedy Wall Street profiteers
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Marijuana:

Cannabis Banking Blues: How Best To Get A Bank Account
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Senators announce bill to protect state pot laws
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Climate:

Carbon dioxide levels hit an all-time monthly high
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Hurricane season 2018: what scientists are predicting
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This May was the hottest on record in the U.S. since 1934
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Maybe Sucking Carbon Out of Air is Affordable Stop Climate Change. Make Gas from Air
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Coal:

Moody's Says Coal Producers Likely to Benefit from Potential Bailout, But Markets Could Suffer

The story of coal in the 21st century, in one amazing map
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Everybody hates Trump’s coal and nuclear bailout plan
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Food/Beverage:

Owners of Canton brewery supply company that left breweries high and dry files for bankruptcy
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Good news for Tops Markets: It was profitable – for a month
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AGT rebuffs bankruptcy rumors
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Corporate Governance:

Ending quarterly earnings guidance won't solve the issue of 'short-term' thinking Forecasting quarterly earnings isn't the issue, it's CEOs Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon think they can solve a huge American problem by treating CEOs like babies
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LLC Directors’ and Managers’ Obligations—Key Principles, Practice Points and the Recent Delaware Decisions
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Pensions:

Kentucky Governor Wants to Oust Judge in Pension Lawsuit
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Corporate Reform:

Mulvaney Further Scales Back CFPB Role As An Aggressive Watchdog
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Why Did the CFPB Fire Us?
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The Government-by-Grift Mentality
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It’s over: CFPB abandons PHH case
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Warren defends regulations amid onslaught from Trump
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Mulvaney Sides With Payday Lenders Asking Court to Block Restrictions
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Mulvaney Disbands All Advisory Boards; Wants to Start Fresh
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Entertainment:

Ryan Kavanaugh Sues Adam Fields Over Fake Harassment Memo Claim
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Gambling:

NJ Legislature Sends Sports Betting Bill To Gov. Murphy
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Electricity:

Regulatory commissions take interest in FirstEnergy bankruptcy
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Credit Repair:

Debt Collector Brings RICO Suit Against Lexington Law
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Economy:

Household wealth tops $100 trillion for first time Fed's Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth increased in Q1
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Why People Aren't Feeling Wealthier
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WSJ Survey: Fed Will Move to Rein In the Economy
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Recent market rumbles could be just the beginning as the age of easy money from central banks comes to an end
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Consumer credit growth slows in April to slowest pace in 7 months Recent Concerning Consumer Credit Trends Carry On Into April
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Most Forecasters See Modest Growth Boost From Bank-Regulation Rollback
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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 222,000
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The dazzling US unemployment rate is blinding Americans to a much darker reality
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Wall Street veteran Byron Wien doesn't see a recession until at least 2021
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Bernanke: Economy Faces Issues in 2020
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The Next Recession Will Be A Disaster Of Our Own Design
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Report: Cities generated nearly all of US job growth in 2017
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Gig economy is smaller than many people thought 1 In 10 Workers Is An Independent Contractor, Labor Department Says
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Trump is 'doing some really brave things' on trade, says billionaire investor Peltz What Trump's Trade War Could Mean for the WTO and Global Trade The Trump-Trudeau argument about steel tariffs and the War of 1812, explained Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces pressure to join trade war against the U.S. Trump hit Mexico with steel tariffs. Mexico is hitting back — and targeting Republicans Trade wars, explained World Leaders Didn’t Take Trump at His Word on Trade. Now They’re in a Pickle American Pork Farmers React To Mexico's Counter Tariffs On U.S. Goods Tariffs threaten America's booming RV industry Trade War Is On: Biggest Winners And Biggest Losers EU Tariffs Strike Where It Hurts Be Wary of Claims that Trump's Trade Policy Is Working Senate Republicans divided on whether, and when, to tie Trump's hands on tariffs Jamie Dimon says Trump should be careful what he wishes for in push for one-on-one trade deals Trump's trade moves: A $1.25 trillion hit to stocks? Trump's Tariffs Worry A Small Steel City In Pennsylvania
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China trade surplus falls, but U.S. gap widens
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Frustration with U.S. setting stage for dysfunctional G7 summit Trump sticks with hard line on trade as showdown looms at G7 Macron calls on G7 members to confront Trump over trade Trudeau, Macron to warn Trump at G7 summit that his tariff plan will backfire Trump Tired of May's School Mistress Tone Trump fires off passive-aggressive tweets against world leaders, one day before he's expected to meet with them Trump lashes out at allies after France threatens to isolate US at G-7 G-7 leaders may need to offer Trump a ‘golden bridge’ of retreat to avert a trade war Trump lashes out at Canada, France over trade — and will bail on G-7 summit early Merkel Urges Europe to Unite in New World Order Trump threatens to escalate trade war, on eve of a G7 summit that he doesn't even want to go to Trump: US is Respected Again. US Allies: Preposterous
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Trump has a deal to save the Chinese tech giant ZTE from crippling sanctions The bipartisan bashing of Trump’s ZTE deal Senators introduce measure to thwart White House's ZTE deal Sen. Mark Warner: We'll 'absolutely' try to block 'awful, awful' deal with China's ZTE ZTE deal sets a bad precedent
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Buffett says economy is feeling strong: 'If we're in the sixth inning, we have our sluggers coming to bat'
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Trump's policies could lead to 2008-era crisis, say economists
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New warnings about cuts to Social Security and Medicare are a reason to worry This is how to truly save Social Security and Medicare
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Millions of Americans are counting on family money to be financially stable
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Obama Treasury chief blasts Trump on economy: ‘You do the hard work, and someone else spends it on their priorities’
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The Class Struggle According to Donald Trump
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Big Rig Truck Orders Hit All Time high
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The federal budget is on an unstable path in the long run and the Trump administration has made things worse
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Trump’s Rescissions Package Will Save Only $1.1 Billion, CBO Says
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Boomers vs. Kids: Federal Spending on Children Is Falling
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The world is less peaceful now than at any point in the past decade
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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:

US homeowners gained $1 trillion in the last year as their housing values jumped
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The housing market is sizzling. Here are 5 cities where homes sold the fastest
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Home flipping activity reaches six-year high
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Homes are selling at a record pace, and the implications for buyers and sellers are significantly different
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In 4 cities, renting long-term can cost you over $2 million
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HUD wants to get the poor working more — by raising rents
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Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate Increases in May
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Las Vegas Real Estate in May: Sales Down 10% YoY, Inventory down 12%
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Housing Market Is Still Sluggish, 10 Years After Crisis
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Hawaiian neighborhoods destroyed as lava rolls into sea
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Bad credit could tack an extra $15,000 onto your mortgage
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Municipalities:

Judge orders information for possible independent Puerto Rico bond investigation
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Democrats Want Independent Report on Hurricane Maria
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Trump must answer for the deaths of thousands in Puerto Rico Trump ignored Puerto Rico death toll, hurricanes at FEMA meeting: report
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Puerto Rico’s problems are years in the making
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Puerto Rico agency dings Paul Hastings compensation request
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Puerto Ricans Pay the Price for Debt Crisis
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CEPR report: Puerto Rico board prioritizes debt repayment amid humanitarian crisis
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A Territory in Limbo
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Puerto Rico gov submits $25B budget amid deal with board
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Amplifies Puerto Rico Fundraising Efforts With Google.org $2M Matching Grant
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Over 9000 Puerto Ricans still without power as hurricane season returns
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Oil/Gas:

Court approves Harvey Gulf’s bankruptcy reorganization plan
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Rejection of Gathering Agreements in Bankruptcy Affirmed by Second Circuit in Sabine Oil & Gas
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Canada pushes Trans Mountain pipeline to sell oil to China far beyond US shores
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American oil fight to heat up as U.S. keeps more for itself
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Mass Torts:

Latest J&J Talc Trial Pits Co. Against 22 Women J&J Battles To Throw Out $117M Verdicts In NJ Talc Case
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Avoca suit seeking $619.3 million moved to federal court
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Energy:

Worley & Obetz files for bankruptcy liquidation, cites up to $100M in debts Worley & Obetz co-owner plans new company in July to 'make things right' with customers Worley & Obetz's shutdown triggers closing of Ranck Plumbing & Heating
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Healthcare:

Cybersecurity and Potential Healthcare Bankruptcy: The Continuing Intersection of Data and Disaster
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Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital meeting Thursday to discuss bankruptcy possibility Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital engages Dykema Law Firm to represent hospital district
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Again, medical bankruptcy is not a myth
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Remote Rural Hospital Puts Its Fate In Hands of Denver Entrepreneur
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Suicide rates are climbing, and the CDC says mental illness isn't the only factor to blame Anthony Bourdain has died in an apparent suicide by hanging at 61 Kate Spade's death was suicide by hanging, New York's medical examiner confirms Kate Spade's death shines light on increase in suicide rates
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The hunt is over. Bezos, Buffett and Dimon find the person they want to fix health care
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Trump administration will no longer defend the Affordable Care Act in court Trump's latest legal threat to the ACA Trump's Justice Department says the ACA is unconstitutional Trump Admin. Backs GOP's Latest Anti-ACA Suit Sweeping new Trump challenge to “Obamacare”
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'Medicare for All' if Dems win House?
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Solar:

Goldman Sachs: Solar industry heading for a downturn after major Chinese policy shift
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Celebs:

From Riches To Rags: 15 Celebrities Who Flamed Out Spectacularly
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Tech:

A Facebook bug made private posts of 14 million users public
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Travel:

United will now charge passengers to check a bag on flights to Europe
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Radio:

IHeart gets bankruptcy court approval for $65.8M in bonuses
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Fraud:

SoCal Lawyer Facing Fraud Case Sentencing Files for Bankruptcy
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At 31, Elizabeth Holmes was worth $4.5 billion. One year later, she had nothing
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Bankrupt Tycoon Can Be Forced to Reveal Assets, Panel Finds
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Traders joked about jail time in SocGen $475 million US settlement case
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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 (15 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

May bankruptcy filings drop 4 percent
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BK MN: Updated Filing Statistics
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Success or Failure in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cases
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Insurance:

D&O Insurance: Company in Receivership, Insurer Can Advance Defense Expense, But Limits Exhausted?
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Sales:

Straight from the Stalking Horse’s Mouth
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IP:

Recent Case Underscores Growing Divide on Treatment of Trademark Licenses in Bankruptcy Proceedings, an Issue Ripe for Supreme Court Review
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Trademark Licensee Retains Rights Post-Rejection
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Avoidance Actions:

Fraudulent Transfers: U.S. Supreme Court Lets an Injustice Stand (Henry v. Weiss)
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Bankruptcy Court Determines Issue of First Impression – Holds That Recovery Under Section 550 is Not Capped by The Amount of Creditor Claims
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Foreign Debtors’ Forum Shopping Warranted Stay of U.S. Avoidance Litigation
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Politics:

The outlook for a blue wave, explained Is the blue wave crashing? 11 experts on Democrats’ chances in 2018 Wave watch: It's Trump vs. the economy
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Time Magazine Puts Trump on the Cover
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Michael Wolff is back with "Fire and Fury" II
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Madison Avenue Seems Wary of Samantha Bee, Despite Apology
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Trump’s bedtime story: “The Book”
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Trump's Approval Ticks Up to 44%
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Romney predicts Trump's re-election in 2020
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Will the Washington Capitals Visit the White House?
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Trump disavowed parts of a $55 billion bill overhauling how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pays for private care just hours after he had praised the "landmark"
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Giuliani maligns p--- stars to explain why Melania Trump, ‘woman of substance,’ doesn’t believe her husband cheated Megyn Kelly: Melania Posed N---, Exploitation Too Stormy Daniels' lawyer says Trump attorney Giuliani 'should be fired' for comments Melania Rebukes Giuliani on Affair Comments
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Scott Pruitt’s strategy for dealing with his scandals looks a lot like Trump’s Toyota offered Pruitt private test drive of new Lexus model, emails show Scott Pruitt did what now? Another mess for Pruitt : Overstaying his White House welcome at lunch Scott Pruitt reportedly used security detail to pick up dry cleaning, search for body lotion EPA Director Pruitt Laughs off Chick-fil-A Controversy as Senior Aide Quits EPA spokesperson calls reporter 'a piece of trash'
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Trudeau and Macron team up on Trump
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Trump’s constant threats and reversals spur investors to see him as boy who cried wolf
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Most Americans don't think NFL's anthem protests are unpatriotic
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Bernie Sanders won't endorse son's congressional run
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Trump: 'I don't think I have to prepare very much' for North Korea Trump shrugs off prep for North Korea summit Pompeo: Kim Jong Un has 'indicated to me personally that he is prepared to denuclearize' Trump Focused on 'Attitude' for U.S.-North Korea Summit Trump may be intentionally trolling experts with his preparation for the Kim Jong Un summit Trump joins dog pile on Senate Democrats over their 'delusional' demands for the North Korea summit
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One Koch Brother Pushed the Other One Out
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Student Debt:

Latest Student Loan Data Paint a Grim Picture
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How To Apply For $350 Million In Student Loan Forgiveness
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36% of colleges are hiding the cost to students
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Funeral Services:

Indianapolis: Stuart Mortuary files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Retailing:

Some Toys R Us landlords escape a bankruptcy blow
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J.C. Penney downgraded amid uncertainty over turnaround
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Best Buy Rising From Ashes To Lead New Retail Paradigm
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Banking:

Wells Fargo Not the Only One w/ Fake Accounts
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Deutsche Bank Wondering Aloud If Anyone Wants To Buy A Totally Healthy Not-At-All Broken German Bank
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UK:

The U.K. government's internal battle over a Brexit "backstop"
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Back the bill, urges UK's May as Brexit law faces crunch test
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PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency Dentons fees for Carillion advice revealed as report forecasts £20m legal costs for insolvency 'We didn’t buy Carillion to do a Freshfields'
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Ince & Co making dozens redundant
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Most Beaufort Securities clients spared insolvency expenses
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House of Fraser CEO: plans to shut 31 stores “last viable” option
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How high streets and shopping malls face a 'domino effect' from major store closures
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PIIGS:

Erdogan Goads Greece as ' Bankrupt , Finished' Country
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Euro Zone Holds Off on One Billion Euro Tranche for Greece Greece's next eurozone bailout tranche postponed
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Irish banker's conviction marks end of long road to justice
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Canada:

U.S.-Canada Trade War: The Provinces (And U.S. States) Most At Risk From The Protectionist Tide
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Crack-smoking mayor's brother is elected leader of Canadian province
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India:

How Videocon fell from grace and into insolvency
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Ailing carrier Air India seeks 10 billion-rupee short-term loan
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Australia:

Trust assets remain at risk to the general creditors of an insolvent trustee
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AAT approves application of non-resident insolvency practitioner to become a registered liquidator
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Germany :

German manufacturing orders slump unexpectedly
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MENA:

Gaza families being pushed deeper into poverty
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A judge blames many parties in the Gulf's biggest-ever corporate scandal
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Argentina:

IMF to Loan Argentina $50 Billion Argentina reaches $50 billion bailout deal with IMF
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Pablo Escobar's widow and son have been charged with money laundering in Argentina
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Venezuela:

Venezuela now world's most dangerous country?
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Japan:

Abenomics may be losing steam just as trade friction escalates
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China:

China: corporate bond defaults could cause market turbulence
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