Law:
Biglaw Firm Under Attack (Again) By Law School Students Who’ve Had Enough With Mandatory Arbitration
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A curmudgeon’s tips for making it in BigLaw
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Robinson+Cole Continues to Expand National Bankruptcy Practice and Grow Wilmington Presence
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Sidley Adds Restructuring Partner Sam Newman to Its Global Restructuring Group
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Let’s Hope The Law School Class of 2022 Doesn’t Graduate In The Middle Of A Recession
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MoFo Answers Pregnancy Bias Suit, Touts Support of Women, Moms
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Law school median and mean debt loads, 2015-2017
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Law Schools Should Hire More Adjunct Professors
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A Professor's Murder in Tallahassee Was a Contract Hit, Prosecutors Say
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How a private equity boom fueled the world’s biggest law firm
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Proof This Biglaw Firm May Be Gone, But Isn’t Forgotten
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Small Firms Keep Ignoring eDiscovery To Their Peril
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Dentons jump in revenue but with a little less PEP
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Lawyers At The Peak Of Their Careers: A 30-Year Longitudinal Study Of Job And Life Satisfaction
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20-Year-Old 3L Has Advice For Future Teenage Law Students
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How To Make It In-House
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Clients more concerned about robots than lawyers, says legal AI chief
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HHS cuts funds for detained unaccompanied minors' education, recreation • Program cuts for unaccompanied immigrant children could violate settlement, lawyer says
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2019 already has the highest number of migrant arrests in a decade • More than 55,000 children caught at border in May • No, more people will not enter the United States illegally than be born here in a year • US troops stationed at the Mexico border will spend 30 days painting Trump's steel barrier • Guatemala says it is working with US to tighten borders, break up migrant caravans • Key findings about U.S. immigrants
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Barr promised to convene civil rights leaders to discuss police reform. It didn't go as planned.
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Hundreds of ABA Members Call for Nixing Atlanta Meeting Due to Abortion Law • How Fetal Personhood Emerged as the Next Stage of the Abortion Wars • WI: Senate Passes 4 Anti-Abortion Bills • A majority of Americans think abortion will still be legal in 30 years, but with some restrictions • North Carolina GOP attempt to override anti-abortion bill veto fails
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Legal experts question deputy's arrest over Parkland tragedy
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Legal aid lawyers seeking pay hike moonlight as bartenders and Uber drivers
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Lawyer admonished after he’s caught on mic saying he has prosecutor in his pocket
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Taco Bell customer calls cops after restaurant runs out of taco shells
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Thieves Steal Entire Bridge Without Anyone Noticing for Months
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Former O.J. Simpson lawyer F. Lee Bailey claims prosecutor Marcia Clark 'hit on everybody'
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Politically Ruined Orie Sisters Take Fight to Third Circuit
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Judge Dismisses Charges Against 3 Supremacists
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A New Surveillance Tool Is Coming to U.S. Skies
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Ohio Doctor Accused of Killing Dying Patients with Fentanyl Charged with 25 Counts of Murder
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Cop Accused of Baselessly Searching Black Motorist's 'F------ A-- C----' Will Get No Immunity
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Woman Told Cops She Stabbed Herself Three Times Because, "I'm Tired Of Living In Trump's Country"
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27-Year-Old Woman Found Guilty of Drowning Her 2-Year-Old Daughter as Punishment
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Prosecutor won't use domestic violence laws to protect gay people, calls Islam 'evil belief system'
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Judges:
BK MN: Judge Michael Ridgway designated Chief Bankruptcy Judge
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Janet E. Bostwick is Selected For the United States Bankruptcy Court In Boston, Massachusetts • Longtime Boston Lawyer To Fill Bankruptcy Court Vacancy
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Young Conaway Partner Appointed Delaware Bankruptcy Court Judge
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BK MD FL Seeks Term Law Clerk
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Judge: Citizenship Question Docs Alarming • Will new documents sway the Supreme Court on census citizenship question?
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Claims of Anti-Catholic Bias Spill Into Former Jones Day Associate's Confirmation Hearing
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Trump ‘Rocket Docket’ Pick Noted for Creative Sentencing
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Senators Spar on Religion Questions at Trump Judge Pick Hearing
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Ex-NY Supreme Court Justice Reveals He Was Abused 60 Years Ago at Rockefeller University
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Judge Was Bad Judge Of Character
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U.S. Marshal Joked About Shooting Federal Judge During Firearms Briefing. It Didn’t Go Over Well.
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Wall Street:
Dow futures higher as Wall Street's rally looks set to continue
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Stocks close higher as investors weigh conflicting economic data, rising hopes of Fed rate cut
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Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google are flashing a warning signal for the entire stock market
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‘Greed and Lies on Wall Street’ Is Opening Argument in Bond-Marking Trial
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Layoffs:
Amazon shows off its new warehouse robots that can automatically sort packages
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Philadelphia Inquirer offers buyouts, citing revenue decline
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Aviation:
Boeing’s rocky road to win back trust after deadly 737 Max crashes: ‘We know we have work to do’
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US airlines are bumping more travelers as Boeing 737 Max planes stay grounded
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Electricity:
PG&E in talks with lawmakers on $11 billion fund • PG&E to Plan $11 Billion Fund to Settle Wildfire Claims
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San Francisco explores buying PG&E's local distribution assets
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California Lawmakers Debate Wildfire Liability Reform
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How a town destroyed by fire is trying to make itself fireproof
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Fraud:
Recent college grad is charged with running a Ponzi scheme out of his frat house
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Investigators look into whether USC great Pat Haden was involved in college admissions scheme
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Rugby:
The $10m Israel Folau demand that could bankrupt Rugby Australia
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Autos:
Automakers wait and worry as opposition to tariffs on Mexican goods mounts
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Fiat-Renault's Failure Exposes Lots of Ugly Truths
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Chrysler Sales Head Files Whistleblower Suit
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GM CEO defends plan to sell Ohio plant to startup
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Agribusiness:
Low prices, floods and trade wars plague American farmers, putting their survival at risk
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Mass Torts:
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Economy:
These charts show how Fed Chair Jerome Powell is the most important thing to the market now
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Goldman Sachs and UBS execs warn: Markets are ‘overpricing’ Fed rate cuts
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Job growth screeches to a near halt in May, with private payrolls up just 27,000 • ADP: Private Employment increased 27,000 in May • The economy is slowing, but not as bad as Wednesday’s private payrolls report suggests
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Why the U.S. economy is worse than it seems
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Fed's Beige Book: Economic Growth "Modest", Labor Market "Tight"
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BofA CEO Warns of Leveraged-Loan ‘Carnage’ If Economy Slumps
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ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 56.9% in May
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This yield curve expert with a perfect track record sees recession risk growing
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Donald Trump’s ‘genius,’ explained in one economist’s tweet
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Global investment is at its worst level for 3 years thanks to Trump's trade wars, World Bank says • Trump Threatens China With More Tariffs • Trump threatens China with tariffs hike of "at least" another $300B • Fed says business are worried about Trump’s trade war despite economic growth • Trump's 'Great Patriot' Farmers Follow Him Into a Trade War • China and Russia Close Ranks Against the US • US-China Trade War Could Cost $455 Billion
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Jay Powell Gives President Trump Handy Roadmap To Lower Interest Rates
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America's top leveraged loans banker is worried about corporate debt
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The corporate bond market is firing a 'warning shot’ for stock investors
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The average 401(k) soared 466% over the past 10 years
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Traffic Jams Are a Sign of Income Inequality
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Wells Fargo’s Tim Quinlan discusses the current state of the US economy
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Trump tariffs on Mexican goods could cost Texas and California thousands of jobs, a new study says • US-Mexico negotiators fail to reach a deal on tariffs and immigration; talks to continue • Tariffs on Mexico could cost America 400,000 jobs, a new report says • Toyota Warns Mexico Tariffs Could Cost $1Bn • Navarro says Trump’s new tariffs ‘may not have to go into effect’ depending on US-Mexico talks • Tariffs would cripple Mexico’s ability to deal with migration, former US ambassadors say • Trump's hardline trade advisor says Mexico can avoid the looming tariffs if it meets 3 demands • McCarthy: GOP should support Trump's tariff threat to avoid tariffs • Fitch Downgrades Mexico
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Trade tensions have had a ‘significant’ impact on China, IMF says • Trade war could wipe $455 billion off global GDP next year, IMF warns
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Why Trump’s pivot to using tariffs as a political weapon is so dangerous for the economy
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5 reasons why income inequality has become a major political issue
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Walmart CEO says Congress should fix the ‘lagging’ federal minimum wage
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Poll: Americans view fake news as a bigger problem than terrorism
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One in Five Americans Don't Know Whether They Have Credit Card Debt
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Education Spending and Revenue by State
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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:
Fourth Circuit Provides Relief to Chapter 13 Debtors for Some Underwater Mortgages
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Mortgage Applications Increased in Latest Weekly Survey • Economic uncertainty slows purchase application growth
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CFPB finds Freedom Mortgage intentionally reported inaccurate HMDA data
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After bankruptcy, what comes next for the Mountain of Beverly Hills?
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Century III Mall in West Mifflin is boarded up; future of empty property unknown
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Most consumers overestimate what it takes to get a mortgage
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Municipalities:
Oversight board certifies its own fiscal plan for University of Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico's Debt Battles: The Oversight Board Goes on a Suing Spree
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Puerto Rico retiree advocates: Money to pay pensions is in judge’s courtroom
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New search warrants in Flint water crisis probe raise serious and urgent questions
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Chicago: Bankruptcy is “a reasonable thing for Mayor Lightfoot to think about”
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"Several cities in CT also need to consider the bankruptcy option"
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How watchdog whitewashed FEMA disaster reports
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How Hackers Hold a City Hostage
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Oil/Gas:
The Backlash to Plastic Has Oil Companies Worried
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AusTex Oil Hits Ch. 11 Amid $32M Shareholder Suit
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Crude inventories spike again as oil slumps toward $50
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Tech:
Dark Clouds Gather: Fusion Connect Files Bankruptcy
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Student Debt:
How the Democrats Got Radicalized on Student Debt
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Chegg says it wants to pay off employees' student debt
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Warren's student debt-forgiveness plan could save homebuyers money and time
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Sen. Sinema introduces bill to eliminate federal student loan fees
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Religion:
Buffalo Diocese pays millions to clergy abuse victims
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W.Va. Catholic diocese releases more accused priests' names
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Iowa bishops to cooperate with attorney general’s request for abuse records
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Number of Franciscan Priests Accused of Abuse Grows
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Cardinal Pell back in prison while judges consider appeal
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Church could face eviction. Bank says Greater Cleveland Avenue is stalling on property turnover
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Crypto:
Feds Investigating Bankrupt Quadriga's $195M Crypto Mystery
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Liquidation of New Zealand crypto exchange reaches NYC bankruptcy court
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Crypto Exchange Blockport Declared Bankrupt After Failed STO
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SEC Sues Over ICO That Messaging App CEO Described As ‘Hail Mary’ Cash Grab
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SEC Adds Fraud Charges Against Purported Cryptocurrency Company Longfin, CEO, and Consultant
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Healthcare:
Hospital settles $3.6 million civil suit
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Assisted-living facility operators seek bankruptcy protection in San Antonio
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Government to start posting list of troubled nursing homes
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Life Expectancy Is Associated With Segregation in U.S. Cities
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Entertainment:
Ryan Kavanaugh Wants to Move on From Relativity
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Bicycles:
Fewer kids are riding and buying bicycles, and the industry is worried
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Pharma:
Opioid Maker Insys Admits To Bribing Doctors, Agrees To Pay $225 Million Settlement
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Cannabis:
Marijuana-Related Debtors' Case Survives Dismissal in Ninth Circuit
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Flowers:
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Music:
The British Music Industry Bands Together to Help PledgeMusic Artists
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Gambling:
Illinois Is Poised to Become the Gambling Capital of the Midwest
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Food/Beverage:
Munchery CEO’s compensation package gets haircut in bankruptcy court
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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 (14 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (18 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Third Party Releases:
'Aegean Marine': Non-Consensual Releases in Bankruptcy
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IP:
Mission Product: Trademarks? Yes. Mootness? No
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Trademark Licenses Survive Bankruptcy, Says the Supreme Court
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SCOTUS Rules Rejection of Trademark License in Bankruptcy Does Not Terminate Right to Use Mark
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Avoidance Actions:
Avoiding Mortgages: Local Rules Rule
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Discharge:
Supreme Court Adopts Objective Standard for Bankruptcy Discharge Violations
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Climate:
Biden and Warren want new federal agencies to fight climate change
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Photos and videos from devastating Midwestern floods
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Planet Savior Or Horror Show? Green New Deal Inflames Debate
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Does Trump understand how global warming works?
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Carnival Cruises Pollutes More Than EU Cars
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If Climate Goals Aren’t Met, Extreme Heat Will Kill Thousands in U.S. Cities
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Retailing:
More than 20,000 clothing stores need to close by 2026, according to analysts
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Tiffany hit by lower-spending tourists
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Amazon says drones will be making deliveries ‘in months’
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Barnes & Noble Balance Sheet Bust: True Book Value May Be Below $1
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Charlotte Russe – retail’s latest comeback kid
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GameStop stock plunges nearly 40 percent as gamers brace for new era of consoles • GameStop's turnaround pressures mount as sales drop 13%
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Michaels' stock tumbles toward record low after sales miss, profit guidance lowered
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Politics:
‘I Have a Plan’: Warren Gains on Sanders With Policy Focus
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Tucker Carlson on Elizabeth Warren: "She sounds like Donald Trump at his best"
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Donald Trump Blows As Much Taxpayer Money On Golf As Richest Pro Golfer Tiger Woods Earns Golfing
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RNC Chair Slammed for Saying D-Day Is a Chance to Celebrate Trump
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Trump's Job Approval Trending Back Down, Now 40%
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Pelosi: I'd Love to See Trump in Prison
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How Payday Lenders Spent $1 Million at a Trump Resort — and Cashed In
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Trump’s incredibly empty Cabinet
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Elizabeth Warren Just Joined a Longtime Republican Cause
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Trump is 'making up' for not serving in Vietnam with increased defense funding, he says
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Joe Biden says he still supports ban on federal funding of abortions, after apparent reversal • Joe Biden’s Tell on Abortion • On abortion, Biden shows he is out of step with his party • Warren rebukes Biden's stance on an abortion amendment
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Biden just blasted Trump on one of his biggest weaknesses. More will follow.
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Booker proposes capping rent paid by Americans at 30 percent of their income
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What Hollywood Boycotts Would Really Do to Georgia
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AOC calls for $10 trillion to address climate crisis
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Steve King is latest Republican to compare criticism of conservatives to lynching
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Banking:
There’s a drawback to the Fed rate cuts the market so craves: It could wreck bank earnings
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Publishing:
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UK:
It Appears That Northern Rock Wasn’t Bankrupt- The BoE Should Have Supported It
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Up in the Air….? Proposed changes to airline travel and insolvencies
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'Bad bank' repays £50bn bailout loan
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Insolvency of LLPs – liability and risk for partners
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Arcadia future on hold as crucial creditors' meeting adjourned • Sir Philip Green's fashion empire hangs by a thread • Sir Philip Green: Will landlords fight his rescue deal?
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FactCheck: The United Kingdom is "our largest (trading) partner."
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Trump, Irish prime minister differ on Brexit, meeting venue
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Trump: Irish Border Brexit Wall Will Work
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Few Trump Fans in the United Kingdom
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Ford to Close British Engine Factory
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PIIGS:
EU wary on budget impact of Greece's new benefits, tax cuts
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There's Only One Way to Fix Italy's Mess
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Stefanel shares suspended as fashion brand struggles to survive
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Croatia:
Croatian court postpones hearing on launch of bankruptcy proceedings for 3 Maj shipyard
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China:
China to encourage more private firms to do debt-to-equity swaps
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China’s New Financial Court
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Brazil:
Odebrecht Creditor to Plan Triggering Debt Cross-Default
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MENA:
Palestinian prime minister says PA is on brink of collapse, bankruptcy • Greenblatt rejects Shtayyeh's warning of a collapsing Palestinian Authority
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Senators launch bipartisan bid to block Saudi arms sales • ‘Now Is Not the Time’: Lindsey Graham Breaks with Trump on Saudi Arms Sale
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Israel’s Economic Miracle
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India:
Revival Of Corporate Debtors Under The Companies Act
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Why $190 bn bank loan clean-up is the only way to revive India's growth • A $190 billion clean-up needed as PM Narendra Modi looks for growth booster
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DHFL sneezes and debt funds catch the cold
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Creditors can expect 100 per cent recoveries under IBC
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DoT may have some more bad news for Anil Ambani
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Malaysia:
Malaysia Airlines' future still up in the air
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Thailand:
'Debt Jubilee' a stop-gap for demand ills
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Australia:
A PPSA Priority Reminder
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Toys ‘R’ Us relaunch faces uphill battle in hotly contested retail market. Will it succeed?
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