November 20, 2019

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Law:

Former LeClairRyan Shareholder Can Collect $1 Million From Firm's Insurance
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The Insider Guide To What In-House Lawyers Want  
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The State With The Poorest Lawyers
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Wachtell Partner Knows The Exact Right Lawsuit-Related Barb To Drop
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Miami Firm Appeals Bankruptcy Judge's Ruling That 50% Contingency Fee Is 'Clearly Excessive'
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Despite Historic Gift, T14 Law School Will Get To Keep Its Name — For Now
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These Law School Professors Are Really Knocking It Out Of The Park
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Litigation Leaders: Latham's Michele Johnson on Client Service, Team Culture and Playing to Win
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From Two Lawyers in Houston to 4,000 Worldwide — Fulbright Turns 100
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How Not to Get a Continuance
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How You Talk In A Crisis Can Make Or Break Your Career
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George Conway: Devin Nunes Is 'Pure Garbage'
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Is 'Self-Censorship' Keeping Big Law Conservatives on the Sidelines?
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How Democrats Would Tax High-Income Professionals
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Snubbing Trump, Lawyers Doling More Cash to Democrats
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These Attorneys Beat Trump's Census Citizenship Question in Court. DOJ Agreed To Pay Them Millions
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Judge Moves Summer Zervos Defamation Lawsuit Forward, Setting Up Trump Deposition
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New Testimony Puts Focus on WH Lawyer John Eisenberg's Role in Ukraine Affair
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Whistleblower Lawyer Slams Jim Jordan
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Judge intends to rule by Monday on House subpoena to McGahn
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The Trump lawsuit testing the limits of presidential immunity, explained
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‘Person Familiar with Thinking’ of NSC Lawyer at Center of Ukraine Scandal Throws WH Counsel Under the Bus
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Trump floated the idea of holding migrants in Guantanamo Bay and it 'mortified' advisers, according to a new book
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DOJ Slams Former FBI Agent Strzok, Accuses Him of Committing ‘Security Violations’
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The 2 officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night of his suicide have been arrested Head of Bureau of Prisons: FBI Probe of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Examining Possibility of ‘Criminal Enterprise’ Epstein Jail Guards Browsed Internet for Furniture, Motorcycle Sales
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How Prince Andrew's voluntary decision to do a prime-time interview about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has set his reputation on fire Organizations distance themselves from Prince Andrew after interview defending relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
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Piglets become the latest animals to file cases in court
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Suit seeks to block prosecutor from excluding black jurors
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White supremacist manifesto shared at Syracuse University library, students say
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Lawyer accused of showing up with gun to law office that fired her
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White teen girl detailed plan for racist attack on black churchgoers in notebook, police say
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Oft-quoted money laundering expert is himself charged with the crime
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Trump pardons 2 military service members and reverses demotion of third Navy to Eject Sailor Pardoned by Trump
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Better NOT Call This Saul Impersonator
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Lawyer who made news with smoldering courtroom pants faces possible discipline
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Judge Says No Way To Billionaire's Pro Se In Sex Battery Trial, Storms Out Of Court
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Judges:

Building Diversity on the Bankruptcy Bench
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Manhattan Court Moves To Trimmed Down Schedule Over Judge Shortage
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Senate Votes in Favor of 2 Judicial Nominees as Trump Nears Flipping 11th Circuit
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Collins Won’t Back Judicial Pick Over Anti-Abortion Concerns
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Disbarred attorney accused of leaving threatening message on judge’s voice-mail
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SCOTUS ranks dead last for transparency on Fix the Court list; how did other courts fare?
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Wall Street:

US futures point to lower open
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Nasdaq closes at new high; Dow, S&P retreat from records on earnings and doubts about China trade deal
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Layoffs:

Sports Illustrated’s new bosses defend why they bought a brand and not a company
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Spot Reports For Work
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Waymo’s Austin closure was sudden and affected about 100 contractors, workers say
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Lenders, bankruptcy trustee set aside funds for laid off Colortree workers
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Politics:

Ukraine expert Vindman ends opening statement in impeachment hearing with a message to his father: 'Do not worry, I will be fine for telling the truth' Republicans tried to smear Alexander Vindman by implying the US military officer has dual loyalty to Ukraine Trump Claims He Doesn't Know Vindman Former NYPD Commissioner, a Convicted Felon, Calls Lt. Col. Vindman a ‘D---’ Watch Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s powerful opening statement in the impeachment hearings Vindman Blasts Attacks On Witnesses Army Reportedly Ready to Move Vindman Family Onto Base if They’re in ‘Physical Danger’ After Impeachment Testimony Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams testify in impeachment hearing Vindman and Williams testify that Biden-Ukraine allegations lack credible evidence Vindman refuses to answer questions amid fear of outing whistleblower Trump’s latest impeachment defense is fabricating Pelosi quotes Devin Nunes used all his time in the impeachment hearing to try to out the Ukraine whistleblower ‘Reprehensible and Craven’: Attorneys Condemn House GOP Lawyer for Questioning Loyalty of Purple Heart Recipient Fox News' primetime shows are framing impeachment as a win for Trump and a 'disaster' for Democrats Andy Card to Trump: Don't Meddle with Probe White House's official Twitter account attacks Vindman as he testifies Kurt Volker testifies that he didn't know Burisma was code for Bidens Volker Rejects Trump Conspiracy Theories One of the Republicans’ witnesses confirmed a quid pro quo on TV All eyes turn to Sondland in impeachment probe Using grab bag of arguments, Republicans stick together against impeachment Even Republicans' preferred witnesses are implicating Trump White House unleashes attacks on its own employee during impeachment testimony
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Americans Already Made up Their Minds About Impeachment
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Poll: 70% Think Trump Was Wrong on Call
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How Not to Plot Secret Foreign Policy: On a Cellphone and WhatsApp
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U.S. Diplomat: 'Someone Named Giuliani' Claimed to Be Adviser to Mike Pence Ukraine Exec Cooperating in Probe of Giuliani
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The United States lets wealthy donors like Gordon Sondland become ambassadors. Not so elsewhere.
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Tillerson on Trump: It's Wrong, He Knowx It
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Two-Thirds of Americans Say New Info Won't Change Minds on Impeachment
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Two Senators--from Both Parties--Recently Widened Inquiry Into IRS Whistleblower's Complaint
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A Bloomberg 2020 run could take big donors off the board for Biden, other Dems
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The Divide in Yakima Is the Divide in America
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Poll: Support for impeachment inquiry ticks down
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Georgia at ‘turning point’? Debate signals Democratic hopes
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Dump Pence for Haley Was Discussed
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Massive Dark Money Group Boosted Democrats
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Economy:

In meeting with Fed's Powell, Trump protested against 'too high' interest rates
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What the Fed meeting minutes could say about interest rates that Powell didn’t say
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Trump threatens higher tariffs if China doesn’t make a trade deal Beijing tariff demands may expand U.S.-China 'phase one' trade deal significantly
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Many Americans Over 65 Face Economic Insecurity, Even If They’re Healthy
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“OK boomer” isn’t just about the past. It’s about our apocalyptic future
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114,000 Students in N.Y.C. Are Homeless. These Two Let Us Into Their Lives.
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House has the votes to avoid a government shutdown, sending funding bill to Senate House passes short-term spending bill to avert shutdown
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Here’s where the unemployment rate stands in the states that will decide Trump’s 2020 fate
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Lloyd Blankfein on battling Elizabeth Warren: ‘I would just bury the hatchet’
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Outdated poverty data funneled millions to wealthy neighborhoods in D.C., states
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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:

Weekly mortgage applications fall despite rates crossing back below 4%
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is placing a big bet against struggling mall owners, report says
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Renting a single-family house just got more expensive
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US housing starts rebound; building permits at highest level in over 12 years Housing Starts increased to 1.314 Million Annual Rate in October
Comments on October Housing Starts
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Sacramento Housing in October: Sales Up 7.1% YoY, Active Inventory DOWN 25% YoY
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Phoenix Real Estate in October: Sales up 9.3% YoY, Active Inventory Down 20.7% YoY
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WeWork's Legal Floodgates May Have Opened
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Former Palm House owner’s appeal of judge’s sale order to be heard Thursday
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico Government Bets on Acts 20 and 22
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Detroit City Council approves pay raises for members, mayor
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Oil/Gas:

Growth In U.S. Natural Gas Production Should Slow In 2020
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Is the Shale Boom Going Bust?
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Retailing:

Kohl's plummets after slashing its profit forecast for the 2nd time this year
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Target shares surge after company crushes earnings and raises forecast
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Lowe’s shares jump after earnings top estimates despite revenue shortfall, raises 2019 forecast
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Here’s what heavy discounts in September mean for retailers this holiday season
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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon: ‘We could go away at any minute’
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Short sellers get early holiday gift from US retail sell-off     
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Climate:

Climate Impact to Cost $7.9 Trillion by 2050
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The climate war over cars intensifies
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The state of U.S. energy-related carbon emissions
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How climate change threatens Superfund sites
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Earth Headed Towards 2nd Warmest Year
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Aviation:

NTSB calls on Boeing to redesign 737s after deadly 2018 Southwest accident
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Boeing to Fix Engines on 7,000 Jets
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Coal:

One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the Western US has just closed for good
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Media:

LBI Media Names New General Counsel After Emerging From Bankruptcy
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Toys:

International Toy Company Files In BK ND CA - First Day Dec On the 363 Auction Block: Imperial Toy LLC
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Autos:

GM doesn't have to pay punitive damages for defect that killed dozens, court rules GM not liable for punitive damages in ignition switch cases: U.S. appeals court
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The new Ford Mustang is electric. But battery-powered cars raise complicated questions for workers.
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E-Cigarettes:

Juul wanted to revolutionize vaping. It took a page from Big Tobacco's chemical formulas
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Celebs:

Towanda Braxton Accused of Fraud in $76K Bankruptcy Case
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Judge: Musk Must Stand Trail for Defamation
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Education:

Minority-serving colleges dealt another blow in funding fight
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Republican leader backs restrictions that could end for-profit colleges' aggressive recruitment of veterans
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Taxis:

Taxi medallion owners win class-action status
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Gett Announces Closure of Juno and Strategic Partnership With Lyft First Day Dec
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Student Debt:

Democrats will avoid the real causes of the student loan crisis at Wednesday’s debate
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Movie Theaters:

Luxury movie theater chain iPic finds buyer after bankruptcy
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Resorts:

Timberline Resort on auction block
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (31 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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Avoidance Actions:

First Circuit: Only the Trustee may Pursue Causes of Action Against Ponzi Scheme Net Winners
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Mediation:

Empirical Studies and the Mediator’s Proposal — A Portal to Decision
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Newspapers:

Local newspaper giants face cold winter
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The Bad News Never Seems To Stop At McClatchy
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Gannett plays down fears of massive layoffs as deal closes
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Pharma:

31 biopharmas at high risk of bankruptcy in 2020 Bankrupt biopharmas are rare. 2019 has some worried that’s changing The running list of 2019 biopharma bankruptcies
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to pay states' lawyers, urged to help victims
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Fake doctors, misleading claims drive OxyContin China sales
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Pharmacy chains face October 2020 trial over their role in the opioid crisis
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Inside Purdue Pharma’s Media Playbook: How It Planted the Opioid “Anti-Story”
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Private Equity:

Private equity on defense in Washington Progressive Democrats ramp up attacks on private equity
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Hedge Funds:

Highland Filing Shows Benefits Of Ch. 11 For Hedge Funds
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Fraud:

Fox News Judicial Analyst: ‘Too Late’ for Lori Loughlin to Get Plea Deal That Doesn’t Include New Charges
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Dan Abrams: Judge in Lori Loughlin Case Is 'Most Critical' Factor, 'We Now Know Exactly What He's Thinking'
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Utilities:

PG&E: Some Fire Victim Claims, Including One for 500-Pound Emerald, Seem ‘Suspicious’
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California's PG&E customers face new round of mass outages PG&E reduces number of customers who may lose power PG&E Moving Forward With Shutoffs for About 375,000 in Northern, Central California Customers feel distrust with PG&E following power shut offs
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PG&E’s latest attempt to weaken strict fire liability has its day in court
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PG&E struggles to find a way out of bankruptcy
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PG&E Raises Costs for Electric Cars by 25%
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Healthcare:

Bankrupt operator of Philadelphia hospitals files settlement proposal
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The Startlingly High Cost Of The ‘Free’ Flu Shot
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The furor over Medicare-for-all ignores a key question
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Mass Torts:

State Laws Opening Windows for Sex Abuse Claims a Challenge for Plaintiffs in Lawsuits Against Boy Scouts
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Food/Beverage:

As Madison Woman Gets Fired, She Saves Cream Liquor From Bankruptcy
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CoBank to forgo foreclosing on NORPAC's assets until Dec. 10
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UK:

Katie Price wears a hazmat suit as she prepares to clean her house
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EU:

How a pan-EU insolvency regime could advance banking union
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Thailand:

Could Thai Airways Be The Next Airline To Go Bankrupt? Airline In Crisis Says President
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MENA:

New UAE insolvency law means no jail for bounced cheques: Ministry Insolvency law: debtors unable to resolve liabilities must liquidate assets How the new UAE law will help debt-ridden residents Bounced cheques in UAE remain criminal offence despite new insolvency law
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India:

Essar Steel India Limited: Supreme Court Reinforces Primacy Of Creditors Committee In Insolvency Resolution
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Jet Airways insolvency: Synergy Group may get time till December 16 to submit bid
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Insolvency overkill
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Bankruptcy law comes of age
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Personal guarantor insolvency under IBC from December 1
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Relative priority rule in Indian insolvency law
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Easy money is papering over big cracks in India
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India is Entering a New Dark Age
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Australia:

What insolvency practitioners need to know about revised APES 330
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Hong Kong:

Former British consulate worker tells of torture by China over Hong Kong
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Hong Kong protesters, police enter final phase of showdown as China slams U.S.
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Brazil:

Bid by U.S. fund Amerra for Brazil sugar mill fails to win creditor approval
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