July 10, 2019

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Law:

In-House Attorney Sues Tech Giant Over ‘Gender Discrimination Of The Worst Kind’
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Lawyer awarded $229K in pregnancy bias suit after judge slams defendant law firm for slow discovery
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Cullen and Dykman Expands With Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights’ Attorneys Thomas Slome and Jil Mazer-Marino
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Babies And The Bar Exam: A Balancing Act
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The Truth Behind What It’s Really Like In Biglaw
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Night Of The Living Auditors: The Things That Keep In-House Counsel Up At Night
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A GC’s First 90 Days—A Five-Step Health Check of the Law Department
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BigLaw partner leaves firm after reprimand for DWI and alleged nose punch
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Trump dossier author Steele gets 16-hour DOJ grilling, DOJ finds testimony "credible and surprising"
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House Democrats to target Trump administration with subpoenas for 12 Mueller witnesses After hours of testimony, House panel presses ex-Trump partner for more detail on Moscow project Government no longer wants Michael Flynn to testify against ex-partner DOJ Watchdog's Verdict on Russia Probe
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We hired the author of 'Black Hawk Down' and an illustrator from 'Archer' to adapt the Mueller report so you'll actually read it
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William Barr Reveals He Recused Himself from Jeffrey Esptein Case. Here's the Reason He Gave Barr won’t recuse himself from Jeffrey Epstein case, despite earlier comments Kirkland Lawyers in Spotlight Amid New Epstein Criminal Case In Cringeworthy 'Senior Moment,' Epstein’s Attorney Makes Major Mistake During Hearing Congresswoman reverses course, will donate campaign contributions from accused child molester Jeffrey Epstein Donald Trump defends Acosta role in Epstein plea deal Shouldn't He Feel Bad for Epstein's Victims? Acosta defends plea deal for Epstein Mulvaney Presses Trump to Dump Acosta Why Alex Acosta is "public enemy No. 2" in the Jeffrey Epstein case Graham open to investigating Acosta-Epstein plea deal Bill Clinton 'not telling the truth' about Jeffrey Epstein, says investigative journalist who first revealed allegations in 2010 Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, explained After arrest, Epstein challenges victims in Florida court Inside Epstein’s $56 Million Mansion: Photos of Bill Clinton, Woody Allen and Saudi Crown Prince Jeffrey Epstein's legal woes pile up amid new charges Trump says he was 'not a fan' of Jeffrey Epstein, despite past comments Trump hosted an exclusive party with Jeffrey Epstein at his Mar-a-Lago estate, a new report claims. It was just the 2 of them and '28 girls' Where are Epstein's Accomplices Now? If you flew Epstein's 'Lolita Express' private jet, the feds would like a word Is 'Epstein's madam' cooperating with FBI? Epstein kept on as Leon Black's family foundation sole director after scandal Jeffrey Epstein's Case Isn't All That Unique Epstein built a network of powerful defenders Here is Jeffrey Epstein's Little Black Book A look inside multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein's real-estate portfolio, where sex trafficking reportedly took place and a $77 million Manhattan mansion may have been acquired for $0 Does Jeffrey Epstein Herald a New Era of Accountability for the Wealthy? How Trump Kept Tabs on Jeffrey Epstein
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DOJ is Now the President's Private Law Firm
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US appeals court says Trump cannot block Twitter followers Trump’s blocking of Twitter critics violates First Amendment, 2nd Circuit rules Opinion President Who Governs By Tweet Can No Longer Block Critics On Twitter AOC sued after Trump court ruling for blocking Twitter Ruling against Trump blocking his Twitter critics is bad news for local politicians too
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Federal judge rejects administration's bid to swap out lawyers for Census case on citizenship question A “Screaming Siren” Went Off at the DOJ over Trump’s Census Citizenship Question
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Mar-a-Lago Wants More Foreign Workers
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UN human rights chief is “deeply shocked” by US treatment of migrants Migrant children in Arizona report abuse from CBP officers Border arrests drop as Mexico crackdown appears to cut crossings The Horrors of ICE’s ‘Trans-Pod’
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Police say man cut Arizona teen's throat because rap music made him feel unsafe
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A mom was arrested after she left her child in a hot car as punishment for misbehaving
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Father who called 911 on black man in his building explains his actions, apologizes
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US Customs just seized a ship owned by JPMorgan after authorities found $1 billion worth of drugs on it
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The Biggest Criminal Cases Against Lawyers: Midyear Review
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Judges:

Memorial Tribute to the Honorable Paul M. Glenn Memorial service for Judge Paul Glenn is Saturday
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Expiration of Term of Incumbent Bankruptcy Judge Helen E. Burris, District of South Carolina
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Public Notice U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Vacancy - Northern District of Texas at Dallas
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Trump's Running Against Courts in 2020
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Trump Pick for Largest Appeals Court Confirmed
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SCOTUS Sets Stage for Next Decade’s Redistricting Fights Over Four Key Issues
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Ex-Judge Suspended For Pressing Staffer To Be 'Friend'
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The Clarence Thomas Effect
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Wall Street:

Stock futures point slightly lower ahead of testimony by Fed’s Powell
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US stocks close mostly higher
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Goldman Sachs warns investors that a Fed rate cut won’t do much for the stock market
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Layoffs:

Ex-Laser Surgery Chain Workers Win Cert. In Layoffs Suit
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Federal judge certifies class action lawsuit against Laser Spine Institute
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Deutsche Bank is being slammed for paying $52 million 'golden parachutes' to fired execs while thousands got the axe
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Wyoming Miner Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Blackjewel
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Healthcare:

Judge orders Hahnemann to stay open, but hospital will stop delivering babies as of Friday
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Researchers studied the health of 400,000 Americans and found that bad bosses may actually be giving you heart disease
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California first U.S. state to offer undocumented migrants health care
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Appeals court skeptical Obamacare can survive Appeals judges question whether ACA can stand without insurance penalty Oral Argument Audio
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Aviation:

Boeing again reports no new orders for 737 Max as planes remain grounded
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Attorneys Skeptical of Boeing's Promise of $100M to Address 737 Max 8 Plane Crashes
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Politics:

Poll: Biden Extends Lead in Democratic Primary, Trump Closes the Gap in the General Election Biden earned more than $15 million after leaving White House
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Trump is beating Elizabeth Warren and several other top Democratic candidates in a new 2020 poll
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Trump reportedly enraged by US soccer fans insulting him Megan Rapinoe: 'I held up my end of the bargain' after back-and-forth with Trump Megan Rapinoe: Trump is excluding Americans with his "MAGA" message US women's soccer team will be celebrated in a ticker tape parade in New York
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Senate bill would block federal funds for 2026 World Cup until USWNT gets equal pay
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Trump attacks 'Radical Left' for boycotting, a tactic he has repeatedly advocated
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Billionaire anti-Trump activist Tom Steyer enters 2020 race with pledge to spend $100 million
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Trump complains that Fox is now worse than watching CNN and MSNBC
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BET Founder Praises Trump, Slams Dems
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Gun debate ends abruptly in Virginia as GOP-controlled legislature adjourns after 90 minutes
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What Ross Perot Got Right About America Ross Perot’s Warning of a ‘Giant Sucking Sound’ on NAFTA Echoes Today We’re All Living in the World Ross Perot Made
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Economy:

A critical recession indicator used by the Fed just hit its highest level since the financial crisis
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Fed chief faces tough task in congressional testimony: 'Walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls' Trump has no plans to fire Fed Chair Powell 'at the present time,' Kudlow says
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Trump's top economic advisor claims the US's record $22.5 trillion national debt is 'quite manageable' and not 'a huge problem right now at all' Kudlow: Deficits Don't Matter Make America's Deficits Great Again
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How the United States' $19.5T GDP is distributed
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AP-NORC Poll: Many feeling vulnerable despite economic gains
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Fed Chair to Make the Case for a Rate Cut
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$15 Minimum Wage Hurts Workers Who Need Help Most
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Perceived credit risk for the U.S. at lowest level in 40 years
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Mexican-made autos stream across border at record rate in first half of 2019
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Donald Trump exaggerates turnaround on US car plants, ignores closures
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Kudlow: US May Not Get a Trade Deal w/ China Trump Threatens Trade Conflict With India, but It's Already Happening Debunking Trump's tariff claims Lighthizer, Mnuchin spoke with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Tuesday
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Trump Can't Stop Offshoring of Jobs
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Why so many households find it difficult to cover a $400 emergency expense
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Midwestern millennial couple needs help making ends meet on $500,000 a year
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Foxconn plant so far not even big enough to qualify for state incentives
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The longer the U.S. Treasury yield curve stays inverted, the better it predicts recession, analysts say
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Economy is bouncing back, award-winning forecaster says
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PepsiCo CFO Hugh Johnston: ‘We don’t see any sign of a consumer slowdown’ in the US
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US job openings fall in May, amid declines in construction and transportation BLS: Job Openings "Mostly Unchanged" at 7.3 Million in May Job openings dip to 7.32 million in May, but cling near record high even as hiring slows US job openings fell 0.7% in May
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Americans slashed their charitable deductions by $54 billion after Trump’s tax overhaul
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Here’s what 2020 Democratic candidates have said about universal basic income
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Why don't Americans talk about child care?
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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:

The housing market is about to shift in a bad way for buyers
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased in Latest Weekly Survey
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Fannie Mae: Home buying sentiment falls as more Americans say now is not a good time buy
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Stearns Lending declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Blackstone and Pimco Tussle as Mortgage Lender Goes Bankrupt Blackstone digs in against Pimco with mortgage lender bankruptcy
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Las Vegas Real Estate in June: Sales down 11% YoY, Inventory up 89% YoY
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Americans haven't been this good at paying their mortgages in more than 20 years
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Appetite for jumbo loans increasing as jumbo credit availability rises to 8-year high
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Housing supply and buyer demand mismatch is pushing buyers out of the market
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Municipalities:

First Circuit Provides ‘Guidance’ on Challenging Puerto Rico’s Debt Restructuring Statute
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Puerto Rico's bankruptcy will make hurricane recovery brutal here's why
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Puerto Rico lawmaker: Fiscal board member should not be confirmed by Senate
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Some Municipal Balance Sheets Raise Concerns, but Most Cities Are Okay
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Oil/Gas:

Texas dominates U.S. oil production
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Student Debt:

Just Because They Will Let You Take Out Student Loans Does Not Mean It’s a Good Idea
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Nearly half of students at five top MBA programs borrow at least $100,000 to finance their degree
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Student Loans May Not Die If You Do - Here's How To Prepare Your Family
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Survey: Student loan debt tops graduates' list of regrets
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Student debt hinders teacher diversity, report says
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Cannabis:

Hawaii has decriminalized marijuana
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Hedge Funds:

Platinum Partners Execs Found Guilty
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Accounting:

Massachusetts Accountants Liable If They Miss Client Fraud
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Retailing:

Sears Reneged On Purchase Agreement, New Owner Says
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Debt Settlement:

CFPB Inks $25M Deal With Debt Settlement Co.
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Fraud:

Jury finds Platinum Partners founder guilty in fraud trial
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Tech:

Netflix has now lost two of its most popular shows as old media companies flex their muscle
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Pharma:

Senate considering big changes to how Medicare pays for drugs
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Travel:

Woman barred from American Airlines flight unless she 'covered up' denies receiving refund
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Passengers were praying as Delta flight made emergency landing
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Environmental:

Pollution is up nearly 14 percent under the Trump administration.
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Biofuels:

US Refiners Push EPA on Biofuel Waivers
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Climate:

Trump's Climate Change Boast
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How Corporate America Is Addressing Climate Change Risks
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Antarctica Melting May Be Irreversible
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (20 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Buffalo: Slight drop in bankruptcy filings during first half of the year
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Mediation:

A Mediator/Arbitrator Malpractice Lawsuit: Haven’t Seen This Before!
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Automatic Stay:

The Automatic Stay: Even Pre-Petition Seizures May Be Covered
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Trustees:

BK ND TX and BK ED TX Seek Ch. 7 Trustees
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Property of the Estate:

Would ‘Big Little Lies’ Renata Klein really lose her wedding ring in a bankruptcy filing?
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UCC:

Strict Liability for Ineffective UCC-1: Guidance for Secured Creditors
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Sales:

CFIUS reviews and the effect on bankruptcy 363 sales
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Intercreditor:

Poor Foresight on an Intercreditor Agreement Waterfall Provision
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Asset Protection:

Florida Man Blows IRA Bankruptcy Protection
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UST:

UST Seeks AUSAs In OR and NE
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D&O:

PE Leaders' Many Hats Complicate D&O Policies
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Food/Beverage:

How Bashas' Supermarkets Bounced Back From Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy beckons for Colorado-based restaurant supply company
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Big Perkins franchisee files for bankruptcy protection Operator of 27 Perkins family restaurants files for bankruptcy


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Restaurants Unlimited on the Bankruptcy Auction Block
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With the sale market dry, more chains turn to bankruptcy
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Personal Finance:

3 in 4 older parents make this financially disastrous mistake
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Coal:

Coal left Appalachia devastated. Now it's doing the same to Wyoming.
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Blackjewel seeking funds to reopen Wyoming coal mines
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Bankrupt coal company Blackjewel hit with class action lawsuit
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Coal union invites Democratic 2020 hopefuls, at least half say 'Yes'
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Eastern Kentucky coal miners face struggle after company's abrupt bankruptcy
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Seven Bombshells in the Blackjewel Bankruptcy
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Fashion:

Strenesse files for bankruptcy again
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Agribusiness:

Not Good. Only 8% of US Corn is Silking
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Guns:

Ellett Brothers Facing July 24 Deadline To Find A Buyer
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Electricity:

A San Francisco Bid to Buy PG&E Is Facing a Setback in Fire Bill
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California’s Fire ‘Bailout’ for PG&E, Edison Clears Hurdle
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PG&E Begins Notifying Stakeholders of Bar Date Deadline and Process for Filing Claims
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Wildfire liability bill zooms through California Senate Wildfire-Related Utilities Fund Bill Heads to State Assembly Amended Wildfire Fund plan still has huge flaws
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UK:

Can't Touch This: UK Supreme Court Declines Invitation to Overturn Archaic English Restructuring Law
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Insolvency advisory firm reveals jump in annual profit as UK business failures rise
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Bury: Creditors ask for more time to consider the Shakers' rescue plan
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Trump: 'Wacky' UK ambassador a 'very stupid guy' U.K.'s Hunt accuses Trump of disrespect, fueling diplomatic row Kim Darroch, UK ambassador to US, resigns after Trump cables leak
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PIIGS:

Greece's new prime minister faces a difficult battle with creditors Greece's Creditors Rejected the New Government's Appeals for Alleviations
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Canada:

Is executive fraud behind the bankruptcy of Vistacare Communications?
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MENA:

Dubai Makes Moves Toward International Best Practices with New Insolvency Law
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Israeli education minister calls intermarriage rate of U.S. Jews "second Holocaust”
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Venezuela:

Bondholders propose Venezuela debt restructuring plan
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China:

Debt Loads Hobble Chinese Firms
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China's Loans to Rest of World Worth $6T
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Default Isn't a Bad Word. Recovering $0, That's Scary
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India:

Delhi high court refuses to allow Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal to go abroad
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