December 2, 2019

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Law:

Orrick Matches Associate Bonus Scale, Offers Wellness Perks
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Law firm employee who reported suspected overbilling can’t sue for wrongful discharge, court says
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Oof! The Latest LSAT Administration Was A Nightmare
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Producer prices in the legal services industry after the Great Recession
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Unlimited Vacation Policies Can Be Bad For Associates
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Biglaw Bonus Money Is Definitely Something To Be Thankful For!
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Legal Malpractice—Reducing Your Law Firm’s Exposure
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This Insider Says It's Time for Big Changes in California's Legal Industry
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Business Development Coaching Can Work at Your Law Firm—Here’s How
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The Most Important Law School Exam Advice: Cut Out The Negative Self-Talk
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Lawyers Ruin Everything, Even Your Thanksgiving Menu
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Man In FedSoc In Denial About What FedSoc Is Actually About
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Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page says it’s time to ‘take my power back’ after Trump’s attacks
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US Solicitor Urges Supreme Court to Spurn Grand Jury Secrecy Challenge
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As White House Stonewalls on Ukraine Docs, Wave of FOIA Suits Seek to Pry Them Loose
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Trump’s Other Personal Lawyer: Close to the Right, but Far From Giuliani
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BigLaw partner’s fight against chemical company is chronicled in new film
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Random investigative questions by cops during traffic stops are unconstitutional, state supreme court rules
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Ohio Attorney Suspended for Helping Clients Evade Taxes
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LegalMatch Operates Lawyer Referral Service: California Court
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North Carolina Lawyers Can’t Reward Social Media Engagement
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The AARP Spikes Investigation Into Age Discrimination By The U.S. Government
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Judges:

A Retirement Celebration for the Honorable Kevin J. Carey and the Honorable Kevin Gross
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Passing of retired Bankruptcy Judge Barbosa
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BK NH Closed For Weather BK MD PA (Wilkes-Barre) Closed
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One year after Kavanaugh’s confirmation, reporters reexamine the evidence for and against him
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Appeals court sees lawyer’s reference to ‘attractive’ judge in brief as a ‘teachable moment’ on sexism An Awesome Appellate Benchslap Calling Out Sexism In The Legal Profession
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The Roberts Court Is Here
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Judge Won’t Recuse Over ‘Troll’ Description for Copyright Lawyer
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First Timers Flood Supreme Court Arguments in December Big Law Associate Snags Rare Chance to Argue at Supreme Court
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Wall Street:

US futures point to higher open
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Global stocks rise after China factory activity improves
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US stocks close out half-day session with broad losses
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This is where the Dow would be this year without Apple and Microsoft
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Banking:

November 2019: Unofficial Problem Bank list Decreased to 65 Institutions
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Retailing:

A Look at Retail Restructurings: Forever 21
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Malls may be dying, but the retail Santa business is still thriving, and some retirees are becoming stars
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Thanksgiving is becoming one of the most popular days to shop online
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Religion:

Legal reckoning: New abuse suits could cost church over $4B Key points from new wave of Catholic abuse lawsuits
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Corporate Governance:

US Corporate Governance
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Football:

AFL folds after 32 years Arena Football League Files For Bankruptcy, Ending A 30-Year Struggle For Acceptance Crippled Arena Football League Shuts Down and Files Bankruptcy
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Marketing:

Carlyle’s Acosta Files Bankruptcy as Marketing Budgets Dry Up
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Pharma:

Imerys Considers Sale of Talc Business Linked to J&J Lawsuit
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Economy:

Personal Income increased Slightly in October, Spending increased 0.3%, Core PCE increase 0.1%
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This is how hard it is for average earners to live comfortably in America
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Q4 GDP Forecasts: 0.8% to 2.0%
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Five Economic Reasons to be Thankful
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20 of the best job perks and benefits millennials have that their parents didn't
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China 'insists' on tariff rollbacks as part of 'phase one' trade deal: report Many firms have no contingency plans should US-China trade war worsen, DHL survey says China urges rollback of US tariffs, Huawei exec's release Montana federal farm subsidies for trade wars grow to $114M Trade war: US soybean farmers anxiously await China deal, but Brazil, Argentina exporters hope for ‘no deal’
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How to think about Trump's two big trade deals
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The global elite is old, male, and earns 13 times the national average
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Hotels: Occupancy Rate Increased Sharply Year-over-year due to Timing of Thanksgiving
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‘Tax Cuts 2.0’ could include a rate reduction for the middle class. Here’s who would benefit most
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Surge in food prices may not cause a recession, but it could spark a humanitarian crisis
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The 10 best US states for the middle class to find jobs and buy homes
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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:

Zillow Case-Shiller Forecast: Similar YoY Price Gains in October compared to September
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate decreased slightly in October
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are investing in affordable housing crisis they helped create
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Utilities:

PG&E loses bid to get off the hook for billions in wildfire damages Judge rejects California utility company's bid to overturn law that puts it on the hook for fire damages
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PG&E Falls After Losing Legal Fight Over California Fire Policy
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PG&E Probing Whether Cables at Risk of Failing and Causing Fires
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California utility says blackouts limited fires despite 1 likely failure PG&E says its distribution lines caused no deadly fires in 2019
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Pensions:

How the Teamsters pension disappeared more quickly under Wall Street than the mob
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Climate:

Fierce winter storm disrupts air travel as it moves into Northeast
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UN chief warns climate change ‘point of no return’ looms UN chief urges countries not to surrender on climate fight
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China plans new coal plants, trims support for clean energy
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Why clean-energy innovation isn’t enough to tackle climate change
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Newspapers:

The race to fill local newsrooms
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Personal Finance:

Are you cheap if you split the check by only paying for what you ordered?
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Are you on track? This is how much it costs to retire comfortably in each state
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Should I tip 20% in a restaurant even if I believe the service is mediocre?
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Student Debt:

How Biden helped create the student debt problem he now promises to fix
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This couple’s $161,000 in student-loan debt was forgiven after their applications were rejected — here’s how they did it
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Retailing:

It’s the Last Black Friday for Bankrupt Barneys
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Shoppers have already spent a record $5.4 billion online on Black Friday: Adobe Analytics
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Game on for toy retailers this season
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Toys 'R' Us is back! New store opens in New Jersey with ten more planned
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Hotels:

STR: Hotel RevPAR "Upcycle Over"
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Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (31 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (127 new filings today)
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Avoidance Actions:

First Circuit Holds that Parents’ Tuition Payments for Adult Children Are Fraudulent Transfers
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Politics:

House panel set to vote on impeachment; White House says it won’t join Wednesday hearing Historian says Trump is in ‘deep trouble’ after recent impeachment poll AP Fact Check: Trump's Ukraine defense at odds with facts Trump, the marketer in chief What to expect from the next phase of impeachment Stand and deliver on impeachment, senators
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Biden and Buttigieg see a centrist electorate
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Americans would rather talk about literally almost anything else than Trump this Thanksgiving, and the numbers prove it
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Joe Biden nibbled on his wife's finger in a bizarre campaign stop moment
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Newsweek reporter fired for ‘inaccurate’ story about Trump’s Thanksgiving plans
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It's no longer just Donald Trump questioning what NATO does NATO allies spooked by Trump despite White House soothing
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Autos:

VW electric cars to be built in U.S.
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Nissan's new CEO takes over with long list of problems to fix
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Labor:

How a feud over two jobs tipped the West Coast longshore union toward bankruptcy
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Healthcare:

Democrats double down on health care prices
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UK:

London’s money managers warned: your bonus will be cut next year
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‘A toxic political force’: Westminster wary of Trump’s visit just days before election Trump heads to NATO summit and Britain braces for impact
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Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley settles US legal dispute
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Mark Carney appointed UN envoy for climate change
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Katie Price goes from £45million glamour girl to bankrupt mum Katie Price says she 'hates talking about money' in awkward video before bankruptcy Katie Price begs friends for cash after bankruptcy and promises to make her millions back
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn trade blame over early release of London Bridge attacker
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Canada:

Unions told thousands more job cuts coming to Alberta public service
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N.B. seafood supplier Connors Bros. filed for bankruptcy, selling assets to Taiwanese company
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Hong Kong:

China to suspend U.S. Navy visits to Hong Kong over new law
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Police end Hong Kong pro-democracy march by firing tear gas
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China:

China's factory activity unexpectedly ramps up
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China Steelmaker Defaults on Already Delayed Bond Payment
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India:

Ambit of the insolvency and bankruptcy code expanded to include personal guarantors
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Personal insolvency beginning of a 'new learning': IBBI chief M S Sahoo
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Work on to amend IBC to fix cross-border insolvency: Sahoo
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India’s insolvency code for non-banking finance firms only raises more questions
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MENA:

How the new UAE law will help debt-ridden residents The UAE issues a new Personal Insolvency Law
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Germany:

Germany's Car Jobs Boom Comes to a Screeching Halt
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