Law:

Discontent With Firm’s Opaque Bonus Model
(DBN)

Biglaw Firm Wows With New Parental Leave Policy For All Employees
(DBN)

Debevoise And Cleary Consider Massive Character-Altering Changes
(DBN)

Bosses Shouldn’t Send Unnecessary Emails Over Weekends Or Holidays
(DBN)

Explaining Christmas To Lawyers
(DBN)

Lawyers Doing Good — Christmas Movie Edition
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Jealousy at Ivy League level: How a law professor views Tenth Commandment
(DBN)

A Look at the Top In-House Legal Hires of 2019
(DBN)

U.S. Adoption of Legal Tech Lags Behind Europe, But Set to Grow
(DBN)

How TV Taught America Bad Constitutional Law
(DBN)

Trump Won't Rule Out Roger Stone Pardon
(DBN)

WH Doesn't Want Courts to Rule on McGahn
(DBN)

Attorney Leaving Indicted Giuliani Associate Because 'Ability to Fund' Defense Has 'Diminished' • Giuliani associate Parnas unable to pay both lawyers, Christmas Eve filing shows
(DBN)

Trump, Trump Campaign Sued by Former Staffer for Pregnancy and Sex Discrimination
(DBN)

Jeffrey Epstein Raped Two Young Girls in the '80s and '90s, New Court Docs Say • Jeffrey Epstein’s Brother Afraid for His Own Life
(DBN)

Bill Barr’s DOJ Tells the Courts and Congress to Get Lost
(DBN)

McCabe: DOJ is Withholding Evidence
(DBN)

Avenatti Was Deep in Debt Before Extortion
(DBN)

SCOTUS Takes Church-State Separation Case • Supreme Court to decide scope of exemption from bias laws for religious schools
(DBN)

Lawmaker Wants Christian Alternative Gov't
(DBN)

The (Legal) War Against Nonbelievers
(DBN)

Nunes, Depp lawsuits in Virginia seen as threats to free speech and press
(DBN)

A leaked State Department memo opposes a bill that would resettle Syrian refugees in the US
(DBN)

Undocumented woman marks a year inside Maryland church
(DBN)

As lawyers brace for a surge in divorce cases in January, new research highlights the financial benefits of splitting up
(DBN)

Study on 'abortion reversal' had to be halted because of hemorrhaging
(DBN)

Who Let Elon Musk’s Babysitters Take Off Early For Christmas?
(DBN)

First Amazon CFO Killed by Amazon Truck
(DBN)

Woman Allegedly Murdered Her Retired Cop Father to Take Over His House
(DBN)

Bevin Faces Backlash for Pardons • Kentucky Lawmaker Under Impression That Investigation of Bevin's Pardons Is 'Ramping Up' • FBI is Questioning Bevin's Pardons
(DBN)

Attorney convicted of shooting fellow club patron sentenced to prison
(DBN)

Woman who drove into girl for being 'a Mexican' hit a black child the same day, Iowa police say
(DBN)

Georgia Attorney Disbarred for Abandoning Client
(DBN)

California Disbars Attorney, But Nevada Declines Same Discipline
(DBN)

Nonstop violence as Baltimore nears record homicide rate
(DBN)

New Yorkers respond to survey finding them the country’s rudest: ‘Screw those people’
(DBN)

Colleges are turning students' phones into surveillance machines, tracking the locations of hundreds of thousands
(DBN)

Witness: Bank robber throws money on the street, yells 'Merry Christmas!'
(DBN)

Kentucky woman accused of dragging dog behind car
(DBN)

This Holiday Movie Should End In Serious Jail Time
(DBN)

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Judges:

Bankruptcy judge thrust into spotlight in Purdue Pharma case
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Judge Openings Coming In BK SD NY and BK ED NY
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Judge Confirmed To Southern District Bench • Bankruptcy Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil named to U.S. District Court bench
(DBN)

Harvard Law School Students Are Uninterested In Clerking For Trump Appointed Judges
(DBN)

Have We Entered An Age Of Partisan Judges?
(DBN)

Trump Is Locking In Judicial Homophobia For A Generation
(DBN)

Senate Republicans were laser-focused on confirming judges in 2019 — even the unqualified ones
(DBN)

Cuomo blocks Trump judges from officiating weddings • In Slap at Trump, Cuomo Vetoes U.S. Judges Performing Weddings
(DBN)

Trump Plans to Nominate Two State Court Judges to Federal Bench
(DBN)

Judge Arrested in $47,000 Fraud Scheme, Attorney General's Office Says
(DBN)

2 judges back on bench following fight-related suspensions
(DBN)

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Wall Street:

Stocks set to open slightly higher as year-end rally continues
(DBN)

S&P 500 closes little changed, Nasdaq inches higher to a record in shortened session
(DBN)

Global stock markets gained $17 trillion in value in 2019 • How the market has performed a year after the worst Christmas Eve plunge in history
(DBN)

Wall Street Leveraged Debt Desks Set to Dial Up Risk in New Year
(DBN)

Trump’s stock market rally is far outpacing past US presidents
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Layoffs:

Marciano Foundation Worker Files Suit Claiming Mass Layoffs Were Illegal
(DBN)

Automakers Closing Plants, Firing Thousands
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Celebs:

Elon Musk says he'll go bankrupt if Tesla, SpaceX do • Elon Musk fact-checked Wikipedia and said he'd go bankrupt if his companies failed. He could be right — and it shows how complicated CEO compensation has become.
(DBN)

‘RHOA’ Divorce Drama! Kenya Moore’s ‘Messy’ Money Woes Caused Marriage Troubles!
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Politics:

House Counsel: Trump Could be Impeached Again • WaPo Columnist: Impeaching Trump Second Time 'Might Be Absolutely Necessary' • House Democrats say in court filings new impeachment charges possible • Impeachapalooza • Mitch McConnell Accepts The Premise Of Pelosi/Tribe Argument, Won’t Move Until Articles Are Delivered • Sen. Van Hollen: Republicans are "deathly afraid" of impeachment fact witnesses • Sen. Roy Blunt: Impeachment trial is "not a trial in any classic sense" • Trump is not actually impeached yet, lawyer who testified for Democrats says • House Democrats Want to Use Mueller Grand Jury Materials for Trump’s Impeachment Trial • Impeachment in, and beyond, the Beltway • Trump lashes out at Pelosi, Democrats after exchanging holiday greetings with troops • Analysis: Trump more negative, prolific on Twitter amid Democratic impeachment inquiry • Mar-a-Limbo: With Senate trial on hold, Trump faces uncertainty during Florida vacation • Sen. Lisa Murkowski 'disturbed' by McConnell's vow of 'total coordination' with White House over impeachment
(DBN)

The genial general counsel who speaks for the speaker
(DBN)

Poll: 55% Want trump removed
(DBN)

Giuliani Touts Personal Facebook Page That Falsely Identifies Him as ‘Former Attorney General of the United States’ • Giuliani says federal prosecutors in N.Y. are ‘idiots’ and ‘a—holes’ if they’re investigating him • Rudy Giuliani Provides ‘Another Priceless Admission’ in Latest Bonkers Interview • Crazy Rudy: I'm More of a Jew Than Soros, Who Survived The Holocaust • Make your mind up, Rudy! Giuliani attends midnight mass at St Patrick's in NYC one day after saying he was 'more Jewish' than Holocaust-survivor George Soros
(DBN)

Ukrainian Gas Company's Executives Recently Spoke with Prosecutors in Giuliani Probe
(DBN)

President Trump and the First Lady's Christmas message
(DBN)

The Tulsa Massacre Warns Us Not to Trust History to Judge Trump on Impeachment
(DBN)

Warren embraced the high-dollar fundraiser circuit for years - until just before her presidential campaign • Warren's Oklahoma homecoming: It's complicated
(DBN)

‘We’ve never seen spending like this’: Bloomberg, Steyer saturate airwaves
(DBN)

Sanders FactCheck: I am very proud that I am the only candidate in the Democratic primary to have voted against all of Trump's defense budgets.
(DBN)

The nuanced political impact of wine cave fundraisers, explained
(DBN)

The problem with Buttigieg's work at McKinsey isn't his clients. It's McKinsey.
(DBN)

Pentagon Exodus Leaves Critical Gaps
(DBN)

80 Environmental Regulations Rolled Back • U.S. government ‘retires’ (read removes) detailed pollution map from internet
(DBN)

Trump's War Against LED Lightbulbs
(DBN)

Trump rails against windmills: 'I never understood wind' • President Trump lashes out at an old enemy: Windmills • Future generations will look back on Trump’s latest wind turbines rant in awe and horror • Trump attacks on wind turbines, low-flow toilets and LED lightbulbs set up campaign clash with Democrats
(DBN)

Inside the Epic Fantasy That Drives Trump
(DBN)

Christian Publication Editor Quits Over Trump • Editor in Chief Christianity Today Explains • Christianity Today Pops Trump Again • Christianity Today Slammed by Evangelicals • The cost of criticizing Trump: Journalist leaves evangelical publication • Franklin Graham says his dad would have disagreed with magazine's call for Trump's ouster
(DBN)

Republicans Leaving the House at Record Rate
(DBN)

Trump Invites Disgraced SEAL to Mar-a-Lago
(DBN)

4 false claims in under 30 words: Kevin McCarthy’s IG report tweet is an exercise in gaslighting
(DBN)

Team Trump's new website wants you to own the 'liberal snowflakes' at your family Christmas party
(DBN)

North Korea never halted efforts to build powerful new weapons, experts say
(DBN)

Krugman: The Cruelty of a Trump Christmas
(DBN)

Are we on the road to civilization collapse?
(DBN)

Taxpayers Out $118M on Trump's Golf Games
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Pensions:

The only way out of our pension crisis is through bipartisan compromise
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Religion:

Newspaper publishes secret report on former W.Va. bishop
(DBN)

Pope Francis at Christmas Eve mass: God loves even the worst of us • Pope offers hope against darkness in Christmas Day message • Pope says not to wait for Church 'to be perfect' at Vatican Christmas Eve mass
(DBN)

Crop duster spreads 100 gallons of holy water
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Sports:

Do Defunct Sports Teams Have an Afterlife?
(DBN)

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Consumer Finance:

Young People Are Payday Lenders’ Newest Prey
(DBN)

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Agribusiness:

One more year on the farm: A narrative of one family's fight to save its land
(DBN)

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Taxis:

A $750,000 taxi medallion, a driver's suicide and a brother's guilt
(DBN)

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Delivery:

FedEx investors face ‘numerous risks,’ Argus says in downgrade
(DBN)

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Festivals:

Bangor City Council forgiving all debt owed by now defunct American Folk Festival
(DBN)

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Trucking:

Celadon drivers stranded at Waxahachie terminal after company files for bankruptcy
(DBN)

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Economy:

Richmond Fed: Manufacturing Activity Slowed in December
(DBN)

Lenders Expect Long-Term Downturn in U.S. Economy, Report
(DBN)

Chicago Fed "Index points to a rebound in economic growth in November"
(DBN)

Orders for US Made Goods Drops
(DBN)

Why Trump isn't getting credit from voters for good economic news
(DBN)

After a decade of bad predictions, here are 6 recession red flags to look for
(DBN)

FactCheck: Real wages "went up last year 1.1%.
(DBN)

Roubini: Make China Great Again
(DBN)

The Crisis of 2020
(DBN)

How is Unemployment Rate Measured?
(DBN)

Birth of a Manufacturing Plant
(DBN)

New Law Could End Gig Economy As It is Now
(DBN)

The Homeless Uber Driver Living in Her Car
(DBN)

China’s November soybean imports from US rise as tariff-free cargoes arrive • Trump Said He'll Sign China Trade Deal
(DBN)

Individuals Paid 8 Times More Total Tax Than Corporations Thanks To Trump Tax Cut Loopholes
(DBN)

24 States to Raise Minimum Wage in 2020
(DBN)

Why the US is one of only a few countries with no paid time off
(DBN)

"Chemical Activity Barometer Is Stable In December"
(DBN)

Here's the income you need to live comfortably in every state in the US
(DBN)

Meet the average American millennial, who has an $8,000 net worth, is delaying life milestones because of student-loan debt, and still relies on parents for money
(DBN)

One in four Americans say credit card debt is their biggest financial regret of the decade
(DBN)

Desperate workers have allegedly left notes inside holiday cards, jacket pockets, and purses for years, begging for Western shoppers to send help
(DBN)

How to Raise More Than $1 Trillion for Social Security
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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:

New Home Sales at 719,000 Annual Rate in November • A few Comments on November New Home Sales • New Home Sales Since 1963
(DBN)

These cities have the strictest regulations for building new homes — and the highest property prices
(DBN)

Home sale prices increased over 5% in the last month
(DBN)

The hottest housing markets of 2020 are far from the coasts
(DBN)

Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate increased slightly in November
(DBN)

Site of South Philly refinery shuttered by explosion will attract heavy interest, report says
(DBN)

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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico Economy Shows Some Weakness at the End of 2019
(DBN)

Puerto Rico’s sputtering economy shows risk of fiscal plan
(DBN)

History provides lessons as austerians battle fiscal crises
(DBN)

Why California Still Doesn’t Have 40 Million People
(DBN)

Flint gets $300K from state for emergency manager legal fees
(DBN)

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Oil/Gas:

Texas Bankruptcy Court – Applying Oklahoma Law – Concludes That Gathering Agreements Created Covenants Running With the Land and Cannot be Rejected by the Alta Mesa Resources Debtors
(DBN)

As Fracking Companies Face Bankruptcy, U.S. Regulators Enable Firms to Duck Cleanup Costs
(DBN)

Texas Court Undercuts Sabine, Holding Gathering Agreements Cannot Be Rejected
(DBN)

We Are Off and Running (With the Land) Again
(DBN)

Permian Gas Problem Getting Worse
(DBN)

Why Chevron’s $10 Billion Impairment Matters
(DBN)

Bourbon Offshore Sold to Creditors
(DBN)

Natural gas production headed for a slow-down in 2020
(DBN)

2020 set to be year of the electric car, say industry analysts
(DBN)

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Aviation:

Boeing Releases Disturbing 737 Documents
(DBN)

Boeing Fires Its CEO • Months of tumult preceded Boeing CEO's firing • How 737 Max Design Cost Boeing CEO His Job • Fired Boeing CEO Might Get $60 Million • Boeing's firing of CEO is seen as move to 'to restore confidence' in wake of 737 Max crisis
(DBN)

Boeing 737 Max Suppliers, Customers Make Big Moves As Crisis Drags On
(DBN)

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Healthcare:

Health Care Restructurings—The Growth of Private Credit in a Growing Industry
(DBN)

The health care debate we ought to be having
(DBN)

FactCheck: If you're a black woman, you're 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth
(DBN)

Her Head Cold: $25,865 in Medical Charges
(DBN)

How the 2010s changed health care
(DBN)

Report: Half of American Adults Will Be Obese by 2030
(DBN)

Women now outnumber men in medical schools
(DBN)

Eagle Rock church erases $5.3 million in medical debt for poor L.A. area families
(DBN)

U.S. diabetes patients turn to 'black market' for medications, supplies
(DBN)

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Labor:

Amazon Workers Walked Off Job in Protest
(DBN)

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Corporate Governance:

CEO Sent to Prison After 35 Commit Suicide
(DBN)

CEO of major company draws praise for handwriting over 9,000 holiday cards a year for his employees
(DBN)

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Taxis:

Uber gets judge to toss taxi authority anti-congestion rule
(DBN)

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Coal:

Congress Saves Coal Miner Pensions, but What About Others?
(DBN)

The Trump administration just snuck through its most devious coal subsidy yet
(DBN)

Why Australia's prime minister just defended coal, even though the country is 'on fire' and voters fear climate change
(DBN)

South African coal price surge, while others languish, is troubling
(DBN)

Wave of institutional divestment from coal mining, generation develops in 2019
(DBN)

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Personal Finance:

A new study shows dogs can process numbers, and they're counting their treats
(DBN)

A Harvard professor says most of us overlook a simple way to be happier because it costs money
(DBN)

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Museums:

Glittering symbol of press, Newseum set to close its doors
(DBN)

Marciano Art Foundation Sued in Wake of Abrupt Closure and Mass Layoffs
(DBN)

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Steel:

London-based firm says it's buying Louisiana steel mill • St. John Parish residents optimistic about proposed buyout of Bayou Steel • Bayou Steel could restart steel-making in LaPlace by 2021 under potential new owner
(DBN)

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Private Equity:

First Circuit Finds Co-Investing Private Equity Funds Did Not Bear Liability for Bankrupt Portfolio Company's Pension
(DBN)

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Tech:

Software issues force bankruptcy for Champaign's EP Technology
(DBN)

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Bicycles:

Performance bankruptcy dominates BRAIN news in 2019
(DBN)

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Distressed Investing:

Moody’s report criticizes U.S junk bonds as risky
(DBN)

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Pensions:

Over 100 Multiemployer Pension Plans May Fail Within 20 Years
(DBN)

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Utilities:

PG&E Says Elliott, Pimco Don't Deserve $5 Billion 'Windfall'
(DBN)

All Eyes on Newsom, PG&E and Creditors’ War Intensifies
(DBN)

Who has the sweetest deal for PG&E takeover? Hedge funds courting Gov. Newsom say they do • Hedge funds hoping to take over PG&E court Gov. Newsom
(DBN)

An alternative to hedge fund ownership of PG&E
(DBN)

Protecting the most vulnerable from PG&E power outages
(DBN)

Gov. Newsom issues executive order for communities recovering from wildfires
(DBN)

Investors Purchase Large Volume of PG&E Put Options
(DBN)

Deadline approaching for filing fire claims
(DBN)

PG&E Settlement Passes on Wildfire Costs Increases to Ratepayers
(DBN)

How Blackouts are Changing Calif. Way of Life
(DBN)

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Crypto:

How Chapter 11 can Keep Your Crypto Wallet from Being Drained
(DBN)

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Telecoms:

Seaborn Networks Puts U.S.-Brazil Undersea Cable in Bankruptcy
(DBN)

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Student Debt:

Trump’s New Plan To Make Student Loans Great Again
(DBN)

600,000 student loan borrowers getting nowhere
(DBN)

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Food/Beverage:

A Tale of Milk, Tuna and Ch. 11
(DBN)

Landry's wins $40M bid for Houlihan's assets; final price may fall
(DBN)

Company Poised to Purchase NORPAC's Facilities
(DBN)

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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (23 new filings today)
(DBN)

Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 new filings today)
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
(DBN)

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
(DBN)

Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1) • (2) • (3) •(4)• (5) • (6) • (7) • (8)
(DBN)

Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Q4 League Tables: Law Firms • Financial Advisers • PR Firms • Restructuring Advisers • Claims Agents
(DBN)

Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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The 13 biggest tech company failures in the last 10 years
(DBN)

13 once-beloved companies that disappeared in the past decade
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D&O:

D&O Insurance: A Crisis of Complexity
(DBN)

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Tax:

What To Do When No One Supports A Rule The U.S. Supreme Court Wants to Decide: Rodriguez v. FDIC
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Litigation:

Are Emotional Arguments Helpful or Harmful in Mediating Commercial Disputes?
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Safe Harbors:

Second Circuit Finds That Tribune Qualifies as Financial Institution Under Bankruptcy Code Safe Harbor Provision
(DBN)

It’s (Still) Alive! The Second Circuit Throws the 546(e) Safe Harbor a Lifeline Post Merit Management
(DBN)

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Third Party Releases:

Just “Released” by the Third Circuit: In re Millennium Lab Holdings II Key Takeaways
(DBN)

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Appeals:

Appeal divests the trial court of jurisdiction – mostly anyway
(DBN)

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Avoidance Actions:

Perhaps Preferential Transfer Litigation is Not Worth the Cost- two tiny adjustments in that direction.
(DBN)

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Advisors:

Alvarez & Marsal Hires Lisa Price as Managing Director in North American Restructuring & Turnaround Group
(DBN)

Riveron Acquires Conway MacKenzie, Enhancing Turnaround, Restructuring and Operational Improvement Capabilities
(DBN)

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UST:

UST Openings In OH, OK, VA, WV, PA
(DBN)

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Debt Buybacks:

Yadav on Dodgy Debt Buybacks
(DBN)

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Climate:

Another Lost Decade on Climate Change
(DBN)

The geoengineering question
(DBN)

Eastern states draft pact to cut emissions from cars and trucks
(DBN)

Climate movement is gaining momentum in spite of Trump
(DBN)

Coal Is Dirty. Amid Protests, Why New England Is Still Burning It For Power
(DBN)

Australia wildfires' devastating impact on iconic wildlife
(DBN)

Wildfires cause turmoil in CA property insurance market
(DBN)

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Agribusiness:

Inside the secret food bank that keeps farmworkers from going hungry
(DBN)

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Corporate Reform:

This was supposed to be the decade of tougher consumer protections. Why that didn’t happen
(DBN)

Corporatism is an American, Bipartisan Scourge
(DBN)health

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Fraud:

A New Electronic Era of Health Care Fraud
(DBN)

Apparently You Can Steal, Like, A Whole ETF
(DBN)

Malaysia Will Settle For Either $8 Billion Or Goldman’s Entire Asia Leadership Team In Jail
(DBN)

Former Athletics Officials: Government Must Drop ‘Varsity Blues’ Charges Because Alleged Bribes Didn’t Hurt Anyone
(DBN)

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History:

Five professors request corrections for New York Times' 1619 Project, NYT stands by the story
(DBN)

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Retailing:

Debt-Laden Merchants Face Reckoning Amid Retail Apocalypse
(DBN)

Store closures pass 9K in 2019
(DBN)

GameStop downgraded as it faces challenges in near and long term
(DBN)

Retail Sales Inch Up Ahead of Holidays, But Analysts Warn of Record Online Returns
(DBN)

Saturday was Single Day Sales Record
(DBN)

Amazon warehouse workers doing “back-breaking” work walked off the job in protest
(DBN)

Sears Sells Die Hard Brand for $200 Million
(DBN)

The perils of online Christmas shopping
(DBN)

Blockbuster, Borders, Sports Authority, and more: The biggest retail bankruptcies of the past decade
(DBN)

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Pharma:

Sacklers Ditch Bid to Make Public Their Purdue Defense Report
(DBN)

FactCheck: From 2010 to 2016, every major drug that was introduced came out of" National Institutes of Health funding
(DBN)

FactCheck: Last year, 36 million Americans didn’t have a prescription filled because they couldn’t afford it.
(DBN)

How the opioid epidemic evolved
(DBN)

Crisis Looms in Antibiotics as Drug Makers Go Bankrupt
(DBN)

CT lawsuit against Purdue Pharma paused until spring
(DBN)

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Lithium:

SoftBank-backed Nemaska Lithium files for bankruptcy protection
(DBN)

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UK:

HMRC asked courts to liquidate more businesses in the last year than at any point over the past four years
(DBN)

Post Brexit UK Welcome Back Into the EU
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Greece plans to keep selling new debt despite no financing needs
(DBN)

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Canada:

Q4 League Tables: Canada Law Firm
(DBN)

Insolvencies in Alberta spike 15 per cent over last year
(DBN)

Celadon Leaves Former Drivers Hanging Without Bankruptcy Filing In Canada
(DBN)

Money Moves Back to Canadian Oil Pits
(DBN)

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MENA:

How the UAE's insolvency law changes the outlook for The Debt Panel
(DBN)

Hinrichsen on Iraq’s Debt Restructuring
(DBN)

Khashoggi Murder Trial a Mockery of Justice • Washington Post publisher blasts 'sham trial' in Khashoggi murder after top officials get off
(DBN)

Iran to Conduct Naval Exercises With Russia and China
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

A look inside socialist Venezuela's chaotic embrace of the free market
(DBN)

After Collapse of Venezuela’s State Oil Company, Maduro Weighs Privatization
(DBN)

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France:

Unmerry Christmas as French transport strike enters fourth week
(DBN)

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India:

India's bad loans highest among emerging markets: RBI
(DBN)

IMF Set to Further Downgrade India’s Growth Forecast • IMF says India in midst of significant economic slowdown, calls for urgent policy actions • IMF calls out India's 'growth' rate which did not translate into jobs
(DBN)

The cabinet approves the ordinance to further amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Law • Union Cabinet clears ordinance to amend insolvency law
(DBN)

Ring-fencing bidders: Ordinance to amend insolvency law soon
(DBN)

World's cheapest, biggest telecom market faces life-threatening crisis
(DBN)

AI Pilots: 'Pay Dues Immediately, Allow Us To Quit Without Notice Period' • Air India sale: Roadshows abroad get tepid response
(DBN)

Jet Airways’ resolution professional calls for fresh bids
(DBN)

Debt-ridden man kills wife, then hangs self
(DBN)

IBC Second Amendment Bill, 2019: Finishing Touches To The Indian Restructuring Landscape
(DBN)

India should avoid fiscal stimulus and reduce public debt, IMF says
(DBN)

Banks’ NPAs decline for first time in seven years
(DBN)

2019: Worst of times, best of times for Indian finance
(DBN)

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China:

China Takes a Risk on GenZ’s Love Affair With Debt
(DBN)

Defaults in Asia set to rise with hot spots in China, India
(DBN)

HNA Narrowly Avoids First Public Bond Default, Sources Say
(DBN)

Founder’s Creditors Agree to Reprieve on $285 Million Bond
(DBN)

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Argentina:

Argentina chose the right person at the right time to rebuild the economy
(DBN)

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Hong Kong:

Tracking recent Hong Kong bankruptcy judgments
(DBN)

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Japan:

Japan's population falls by 500,000 amid low births, aging society
(DBN)

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