Law:

Cravath announces associate bonuses of up to $100K; Paul Weiss quickly announces a match • The First Firm To Blow Cravath Bonuses Out Of The Water • The Firm That Brought The $190K Salary Scale To Biglaw Has Announced Bonuses • Biglaw Firm Gets In On The Associate Bonus Action • NY Boutique Holwell Shuster Quick to Follow Cravath Bonus Scale • Another Biglaw Firm Gives Associates Bonuses To Be Thankful For • Another Firm Matches The Cravath Bonus Scale • Biglaw Bonus Season Came Early… But Not As Early As It Used To • Enjoy Your Bonuses Before The Associate Compensation Bubble Bursts And Biglaw’s Bottom Falls Out • Biglaw Giant Rolls Out Bonuses — With Extra Cash Available For Senior Associates • Biglaw Firm Offers 30 Percent Premium Over Scale For Top Billers!
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6-carat diamond ring up for auction as lawyer is sentenced for hiding it in bankruptcy
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Get ready for Black Friday and Cyber Monday with our 2018 gift guide for lawyers (gallery)
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Akerman's Succession Plan Appears to Falter as Former Firm CEO Smulian Returns to Top Job
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Amid 'Innovation' Buzz, Surveys Point to Law Firm-Client Mismatch
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The Turkeys In-House Attorneys Deal With Every Year
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Law Student Gets Reward Of Less Debt For Stopping Shooting
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Legal challenges piling up against Trump's acting attorney general could mean problems for Mueller • Matthew Whitaker's Financial Disclosures Show CNN, Consulting Income • Schumer asks for probe into Whitaker's White House contacts • The drama over Trump answering Mueller’s questions, explained • Ken Starr: Mueller May Indict Trump Later • Trump's lawyer says he won't answer Mueller's obstruction of justice questions • Giuliani predicts Mueller won't subpoena Trump
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Trump's business dealings could still face a Southern exposure
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Trump Wanted DOJ to Persecute His Enemies • Trump’s Yearning to Prosecute His Political Enemies • Trump reportedly wanted to order the DOJ to prosecute Comey and Clinton
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Federal judge halts Trump asylum ban • Trump Calls Judge's Asylum Ruling Absurd • Feds have paid undercover informants in migrant caravan • Several white evangelical leaders reject anti-immigrant rhetoric. Why do their flocks embrace it? • Military Backpedals on Border Deployments • Number of Migrant Kids Held in US Soars • Judge orders Trump administration to release Iraqis jailed by ICE
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White House issues news conference rules as it restores Acosta’s press pass
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GOP senators battle McConnell for vote on criminal justice reform
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Judge Denies White House Bid to Delay Census Suit, Saying 'Enough Is Enough'
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Michael Avenatti accuser Mareli Miniutti says he dragged her, left her with marks on skin • Who is Mareli Miniutti? • Avenatti's Lawyers Speaks on His Arrest
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What are the ‘Ghost Face Gangsters?’ Feds indict 43 linked to white supremacist gang • More than 40 members of Ghost Face white supremacists gang indicted in eastern Georgia
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Former Nazi camp guard denies being aware of killings
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82-year-old armed with BB gun robs bank
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Does ‘Making a Murderer Part 2’ live up to its predecessor?
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Judge takes first step to decide whether Happy the elephant should be released from Bronx Zoo
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More Mexican leaders are being implicated in the Sinaloa cartel's dirty dealings during 'El Chapo' Guzman's trial
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Law student gets $30K financial award after fighting off yoga studio shooter with vacuum and broom
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Judges:

Judge who told litigant he ‘symbolizes everything that’s wrong with the world’ is tossed from case
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Ex-judge who got reduced sentence in wife beating is arrested in her stabbing death
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President Trump Is Packing the Courts With Law Firm Partners
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PACER: As Federal Courts Urge Caution On Docket Services, Vendors Respond
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Wall Street:

S&P 500 set to claw back from worst start to Thanksgiving week in nearly 40 years • U.S. stock futures, oil prices up after market meltdown Tuesday • Dow set to rise 150 points as tech shares rebound from big sell-off
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Dow drops more than 450 points, erases 2018 gains as Target drags down retail • Stock-market gains for 2018 vanish — Dow industrials plummet nearly 500 points • Dow drops 500 points and all 30 components fall, led by Apple’s stock • Dow off its lows but trading down more than 350 points
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Dow Falls 950 Points, Or 4 Percent, In 2 Days
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As the stock market and economy are set to skid, Goldman says cash will be king
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Ray Dalio says it’s just like the 1930s for investors right now
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Lockstep Pain Grips Markets as Credit Calls Tune in Equity Rout
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Jeffrey Gundlach says stocks still haven’t hit a ‘panic low’
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Layoffs:

Bain and KKR establish a severance fund for Toys R Us workers • Stanton Works Bain Capital's Fund for Fired Toys "R" Us Workers • Toys R Us workers finally get severance: $660 • How Laid-Off Toys R Us Workers Came Together To Fight Wall Street
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Reports: Syniverse lays off 15 percent of its global workforce
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Ikea to slash 7,500 jobs in restructuring • Ikea was once touted as one of the best places to work. Now workers are fleeing over a policy they say has backfired spectacularly.
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Cryptocurrency:

As bitcoin nosedives, regulators said to be investigating whether it was propped up illegally
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Bitcoin plunges 16% to below $4,250, a new low for the year
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Victims of bitcoin insanity are quickly piling up
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Crypto-mining host Giga Watt files for bankruptcy
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So You Bought Bitcoin at $18,000?
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Student Debt:

Her student loan bill was $1,500 a month — then she got cancer
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Gov't Questions Unfair Student Loan Practices
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Here are the colleges doing away with student loans, by state
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Apparel:

LuLaRoe is facing mounting debt, layoffs, and an exodus of top sellers, and sources say the $2.3 billion legging empire could be imploding • LuLaRoe's CEO tearfully addresses inventory problems in leaked audio
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Banking:

Deutsche Bank handled $150B of flows to Danske
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Climate:

Zinke calls current forest management principles "unacceptable" • Trump administration calls for more logging to reduce wildfire danger
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Wildfires Show Snowballing Effect of Climate Change: Study
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The Earth has been warmer than average for 406 months in a row
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In photos: Before and after the fury of a California wildfire
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NYC: Coldest Thanksgiving in 100 Years
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Bill could shield utilities from California wildfire costs
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Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe
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Movie Theaters:

Class-action lawsuits and 'F' ratings from the Better Business Bureau: Customers should be wary of MoviePass and Sinemia
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Solar:

What made solar panels so cheap? Thank government policy.
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Economy:

There's a $9 trillion corporate debt bomb 'bubbling' in the US economy
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Is Demand for US Debt Drying Up?
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The Cracks in Credit Markets Are Growing Deeper
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Trump says he would like to see the Federal Reserve lower interest rates
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Cramer: 'You'll wish you sold at these prices' if the Fed hikes rates in December
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Powell is doing a better job than Trump, even if rates rising: CNBC CFO survey
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Trade War: US Crops Rot as Storage Costs Soar • Goldman Sachs on 2019: Raise cash, get defensive and look out below if more tariffs happen • Huge U.S. trade deficit with China may prevent Trump and Xi from year-end deal • Crops are rotting in fields as Trump’s trade war bites US farmers • China has failed to alter 'unfair, unreasonable' trade practices, says US trade representative
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Larry Kudlow says there's no recession in sight
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Global growth will slow from here, say Nomura’s economists
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Global Economic Agency: GDP Has Peaked
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Hedge-fund boss who predicted ‘87 crash says get ready for some ‘really scary moments’
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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:

‘I Can Be the Bank’: Individual Investors Buy Busted Mortgages
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Mortgage refinance applications hit 18-year low • MBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased Slightly in Latest Weekly Survey
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US homebuilding rose in October on a rebound in multifamily housing projects • Housing starts rebound in October but single-family drought lingers • Housing Starts Increased to 1.228 Million Annual Rate in October • Comments on October Housing Starts
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John Burns: Builder Confidence "Feels more like a 50 to me"
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Housing Inventory Tracking
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American homeownership increases again as housing market looks for balance
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Salvaging Risky Mortgages
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Municipalities:

The COFINA Agreement, Part 2: Profits for the Few
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Puerto Rico seeks more funds, help from Congress post-Maria
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Detroit launches new redemption of bankruptcy-related bonds
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Oil/Gas:

Pacific Drilling Emerges from Bankruptcy
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Bondholders push back on Mercuria Energy’s DIP proposal for Aegean
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Big Oil Asks GOP to Kill EV Tax Credits
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Oil prices plunge 7% as Trump says he'll stick by Saudis after Khashoggi killing • U.S. oil benchmark sinks 7%, poised for lowest finish in over a year • Oil prices plunge as stock market slides • Oil pauses sharp plunge as U.S. inventories fall, but Saudi output under close watch
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UAE: OPEC Very Likely To Agree To Oil Production Cuts
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A death cross is forming in U.S. oil, underlining the unraveling of crude prices
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Why plunging oil prices now hurt—yes hurt—the U.S. economy
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Tech:

Stocks wipe out 2018 gains as FAANG stocks slide into a bear market • Tech's 'FAANG' stocks have lost more than $1 trillion and counting from highs amid tech rout • A second 'FAANG' stock just went red for the year as popular tech trade dies • Goldman Sachs downgrades Apple for 2nd time this month, warns Apple may have 'miscalculated' iPhone XR pricing strategy • Goldman slashes Apple price forecast, sees stock going nowhere for a year • Why the bad news on Apple keeps on coming • Apple’s stock tumble makes it unanimous — the FAANG bull market has ended
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Retailing:

Ex-Toys R Us Employees Getting $20M In Financial Assistance • Toys ‘R’ Us Gave Private Equity a Bad Image. Can $20 Million in Assistance Help? • For jobless Toys ‘R’ Us workers, $20 million is nowhere near enough
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Toys ‘R’ Us Asia aims to expand in the region after divorce from American parent
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Cyrus's Last-Minute Change to Debt Sale May Cost Sears Millions • Sears investors claim hedge fund Cyrus improperly influencing credit market: letter
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These charts show which stores depend the most on holiday sales
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Target shares take a beating after investments take a toll on margins • Target CEO Brian Cornell says 'no sign' consumer spending is slowing ahead of holidays • Target stock price target cut to $80 from $93 at Stifel Nicolaus • Target's stock rallies 2.1% premarket, after tumbling 11.3% on Tuesday
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Lowe's price target slashed to $97 from $105 at CFRA
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Kohl's shares sink 9% as growth slows
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Red Tuesday for retailers, as Target’s stock suffers worst stretch since the financial crisis • The stock market rout spreads to big box retail
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Barnes & Noble trims losses but sales fall
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Gap's comparable sales miss as its namesake brand struggles
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Struggling S. Illinois shopping mall to close on Dec. 16
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'They treat us like disposable parts': An Amazon warehouse worker is waging war on working conditions in a new anonymous newspaper column
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Gas stations and convenience stores could be hit hard as AVs roll out
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The future of malls could look more like towns
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Food/Beverage:

Fish Farm Company Files for Bankruptcy • Awash in $100M debt, VeroBlue files for Chapter 11, sues top management
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Electricity:

Ex-utility execs emotional over South Carolina nuke failure
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PG&E climbs as California lawmaker plans fire-relief legislation • California Lawmaker Plans Wildfire Relief Bill • Clearway Seeks To Emerge From Camp Fire Fallout
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Advertising:

Visto Announces Bankruptcy, Conditional Sale to Zeta Global
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Autos:

California Car Dealers Abruptly Close Without Warning, but Massive SEC Fraud Probe Offers Hint
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Nissan and Renault Chair Carlos Ghosn Was Reportedly Planning to Merge the Two Before His Downfall • Carlos Ghosn set to remain as Renault CEO as probe into alleged wrongdoing expands • Carlos Ghosn to be detained for another 10 days • Ghosn scandal could trigger a series of crises for Nissan, Renault, Mitsubishi • Renault board meets after arrest of CEO Ghosn in Japan • Japan's Mitsubishi CEO says tough to manage car alliance without Ghosn • Renault names Ghosn stand-ins amid tension over Nissan probe • Carlos Ghosn’s arrest stirs anger and dismay among Nissan employees
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GM Culture Could be Tested by Buyouts
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Maritime:

Bunker fuel supplier Aegean to continue payments during Chapter 11 process
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Bondholders push back on Mercuria Energy’s DIP proposal for Aegean
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Aviation:

World Aircraft Repossession Index
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Healthcare:

Average Weight of Americans Since the 1970s
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Fraud:

Goldman Sachs downgraded by Morgan Stanley until Malaysian 1MDB scandal is 'resolved'
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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 (27 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

BK MN: Updated Filing Statistics
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Bankruptcy Rules:

ABA committee rejects bankruptcy rule change seeking to impose Rule 2004 proportionality requirement
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Litigation:

Hate missing deadlines? Here’s what you ought to know about court-rules-based calendaring software
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Venue:

Okla. Cancer Center Told To Justify Filing For Ch. 11 In Del.
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Mediation:

How a Mediator’s Failure to Disclose a Prior Mediation Creates Problems
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Politics:

Walmart asks GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for donation back because of hanging comment furor
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An economic downturn could ruin the one thing voters really like about Trump
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Ivanka Trump’s email use prompts call for probe as ex-administration official says it ‘certainly looks bad’ • House Oversight will investigate Ivanka Trump's use of personal email • Ivanka Trump 'was the worst offender in the White House': Ivanka reportedly discussed government affairs using her personal email address • Trump Defends Ivanka's Use of Private Email • Ivanka Trump Isn't Fooling Anyone
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Right Now It's Vicious in the West Wing
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All the times Trump has snubbed the military
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Trump's hyped claim that he called for rubbing out bin Laden in 2000 • The Military Has Become Trump’s Favorite Prop
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Trump's proclamation comes true: Rep. Mia Love loses re-election bid in Utah
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Democrats are putting too much focus on corruption — it's not America's biggest issue. The real problems are much more serious.
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Obama Trashes Trump: ‘Confused, Blind, Shrouded with Hate ... Mommy Issues’ • Obama Says Trump ‘Obviously’ Doesn’t Share His Vision of America
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House Democrats Don't Know What to Make of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Russia 'will send missiles to Cuba'
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Trump Isn't Crazy to Question Mike Pence's Loyalty
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Trump's Base Isn't Enough
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Personal Finance:

Millennials who live at home with their parents pay higher car-insurance premiums
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Hosting Thanksgiving costs hundreds of dollars — 5 ways to limit the damage
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Men are more likely to leave jobs if their boss is a woman
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Anonymous Couple Candidly Share Why They’re Drowning In Debt
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Follow these credit-card hacks to rack up major savings while holiday shopping
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7 awesome things you can get for FREE this Thanksgiving and Black Friday
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Moving back in with your parents can affect your mental health
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Weddings:

David’s Bridal files for bankruptcy — it’s a timely reminder to get wedding insurance
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David's Bridal is king of the wedding industry. How did it go bankrupt?
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Bankrupt David's Bridal to Brides: REMAIN CALM
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The decline of David’s Bridal says a lot about millennial attitudes toward weddings
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Magazines:

Glamour kills print mag
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Conglomerates:

If The PBGC Pressures General Electric, The Stock Could Crater
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UK:

Britain Enters the Greek Fallacy Brexit Phase
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Broker reveals devastating cost of Alpha deal
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This poll shows the attempted coup against Theresa May has badly backfired
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PIIGS:

ECB Official Warns QE Exit Could Spell Trouble for Italy's Debt
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EU begins disciplinary procedures against Italy after rejecting its controversial budget plans
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MENA:

Trump just released a big statement about sticking with Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi's killing • Read Trump’s bizarre statement on Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi • Trump says Saudi crown prince may not have known about Khashoggi killing • Why the US won’t break up with Saudi Arabia over Jamal Khashoggi’s murder • Where is Trump's Khashoggi Report? • GOP Leaders Slam Trump Over Khashoggi • Trump: Make Saudi Arabia Great Again • Trump's manic statement letting Saudi Arabia off the hook for Khashoggi reveals a dark US secret • Everlasting History of the US-Saudi Alliance • Michelle Wolf responds to Trump trashing her comedy with a taunt about Khashoggi: 'I bet you'd be on my side if I had killed a journalist' • The Brutal Truth Behind Trump's Love Affair With Saudi Arabia • 'Saudi Arabia First, not America First:' Even top GOP allies of Trump are railing against his defense of Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi's brutal murder
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Trump gives U.S. business a free pass on Saudi Arabia
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Venezuela:

A former US ambassador to Venezuela lays out what could be ahead for the crisis-ridden country
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India:

No bail-out for Jet Airways, management needs to run airline smoothly: Minister
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China:

One of China’s Biggest Defaulters Has a Scary $10 Billion Plan
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