September 14, 2021

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Law:

Coming To A Biglaw Firm Near You: COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
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Firms Delay Office Returns, Raising Fear of ‘Irreparable Harm’
(DBN)

A Guide To Law School Tips, Tricks, And Drama Your Mentors Wont Give You
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Emory Law School Professors Diversify The Slurs They're Willing To Say In The Classroom
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Do lawyers make simple things difficult?
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Ex-Bankruptcy Lawyer Launches Diversity-Focused Consulting Firm
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Lawyer Murdered In Texas By Guy Blaming Her For Conducting 'Abortions By The Manner Of Magic'
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Bankruptcy Trustee Seeks $1.3M From Avenatti's Ex-Partner Michael Eagan
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Day Pitney lawyers for gunmaker seek report cards, disciplinary records of slain Sandy Hook children
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Legal Expert Doubts That Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Will Survive ‘This Supreme Court’
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Conservative Legal Group Challenges New York's Mandate, Calling COVID-19 Vaccines 'Abortion Connected'
(DBN)

Police to reinstall fence around U.S. Capitol ahead of pro-Capitol riot rally Capitol rally seeks to rewrite Jan. 6 by exalting rioters
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Capitol Police arrest man with knives outside of DNC headquarters
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Rudy Giuliani Is Not A Raving Drunkard. Just Ask Him, He'll Tell You.
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Federal Task Force Says Up to 2,000 Families Still Separated by Trump-Era Border Policy Biden administration expanding efforts to reunite separated migrant families
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House Panel Backs Legal Path for Some Undocumented Immigrants
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Biden starts clemency process for inmates released due to Covid conditions
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Anti-abortion group blocked from suing Planned Parenthood under Texas law
(DBN)

Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic Warns Supreme Court That 'Chaos Would Ensue' if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
(DBN)

Providers urge Supreme Court to reject 15-week abortion ban
(DBN)

Texas governor signs bill requiring cash bail for suspects in violent crimes
(DBN)

A 14-Year-Old Boy Stands Accused of Murdering an 84-Year-Old Former Teacher by Stabbing Her 43 Times. Now He's Seeking a Plea Deal.
(DBN)

'He Was Irking Me': NYC Man Charged with Murdering Girlfriend’s Crying 1-Year-Old Baby Is Also Accused of Sexual Abuse
(DBN)

Mother Shot and Killed 12-Year-Old Son over a Memory Card: Prosecutors
(DBN)

Virginia Giuffre’s Lawsuit Against Prince Andrew, Explained Federal Judge Skewers Lawyer for Prince Andrew for Making Service 'More Complicated' Than It Is Prince Andrew Hires Armie Hammer’s Lawyer to Argue Against Virginia Giuffre’s Sex Abuse Lawsuit
(DBN)

Steve Bannon Reportedly Coached Jeffrey Epstein on How to Respond to Sex Abuse Allegations
(DBN)

Man Caught on Shocking Ring Doorbell Video Opening Fire at Sheriff’s Deputy Is Sentenced to Prison
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Judges:

María de los Ángeles González- Hernández Selected as New Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Puerto Rico
(DBN)

Barrett Concerned Republican-Packed Supreme Court Seen As Partisan We're Not 'Partisan Hacks,' Says Partisan Hack At Partisan Event After Being Introduced by Mitch McConnell at an Event, Justice Barrett Worries People See SCOTUS as Political Institution
(DBN)

Breyer Says High Court Expansion Could Weaken Public Confidence
(DBN)

Judge accused of eating evidence apparently kills himself before FBI agents enter home for arrest
(DBN)

Federal judge fights to clear his name after he’s ordered to take a psychiatric exam
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Wall Street:

Dow futures are little changed ahead of key inflation report
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Layoffs:

Ford to lay off nearly 1,300 Lima workers
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Oil exploration company acquisition, layoffs take shape
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Coal:

When Wall Street came to coal country: how a big-money gamble scarred Appalachia
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Theatre:

Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown.
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Nightlife:

Shotgun Willie’s ends bankruptcy case because stripping profitable again
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Student Debt:

Why does New York state sue its college students?
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Discharging Student Loan Debt: The ABA Takes a Stand
(DBN)

5 Reasons Why Congress Hasn’t Canceled Student Loans
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Healthcare:

After Biden announcement, Fauci predicts 'many, many' more vaccine mandates to compel enough Americans to get COVID-19 shots
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Vaccine Mandates Crash Into America’s ‘Don’t Tell Me What To Do’ State
(DBN)

Our Most Reliable Pandemic Number Is Losing Meaning
(DBN)

September 13th COVID-19: Data reported on Monday is always low, and will be revised up as data is received
(DBN)

COVID-19 Vaccination Required For Staff In Most Healthcare Settings
(DBN)

A Georgia hospital that's stretched beyond capacity with COVID-19 patients has asked for help from firefighters and the sheriff's office
(DBN)

Vaccine experts: COVID-19 booster shots aren't needed now FDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan
(DBN)

COVID-19 Vaccines For Those Under 12 Could Come Before End Of Year, Says CDC Head
(DBN)

5 California Children, Including Newborn, Orphaned After Parents Die Of COVID-19 2 Weeks Apart
(DBN)

West Virginia hits record for daily COVID-19 cases
(DBN)

LAPD employees sue city over vaccine and mask mandates
(DBN)

Trump blames Democrats, not Republicans, for vaccine hesitancy
(DBN)

New measles case leads to another pause on Afghan evacuation flights
(DBN)

DeSantis: Local governments will face $5K fines for imposing vaccine mandates
(DBN)

Just 0.5 percent of UK's COVID-19 fatalities were breakthrough deaths: research
(DBN)

Japan Overtakes U.S. on Vaccination After Starting Months Later
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Economy:

Dodd, Frank urge Biden to reappoint Powell
(DBN)

Seven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
(DBN)

From zippers to glass, shortages of basic goods hobble U.S. economy
(DBN)

Will employer vaccine mandate survive? OSHA would act under little-used statutory provision
(DBN)

Producer prices are still moving up as inflation concerns linger
(DBN)

A leaked tax plan draft shows how Democrats want to raise $2.9 trillion from wealthy Americans and big corporations, rolling back Trump-era tax cuts U.S. House Democrats aim to hike top corporate tax rate to 26.5%
(DBN)

Biden’s Allies Shy From Taxing Rich, Eroding Inequality Promise
(DBN)

Democrats brace for battle on Biden's $3.5 trillion spending plan Six moderate Democrats raise concerns about spending bill's energy measures Durbin Says $3.5 Trillion is Starting Point for Economic Plan
(DBN)

High Earners In New York City, California To See Steep Tax Hike Under Democrats' Tax Proposal
(DBN)

Democrats' new tax proposal takes aim at corporations and wealthy Americans
(DBN)

House Democrats Shy Away From Biden Tax Plan
(DBN)

Europe's record-high gas and electricity prices are a taste of what's in store for global commodity markets, Goldman Sachs says
(DBN)

Adapt or else: Downtown businesses cope with new reality
(DBN)

Three in five back Biden vaccine requirement for businesses
(DBN)

Half the War on Terrorism Money Went to Private Firms
(DBN)

This is what work will look like in 2030, and it isn’t pretty
(DBN)

US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

MBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 3.08%"
(DBN)

Housing Inventory Sept 13th Update: Inventory Down 1.4% Week-over-week, Up 41% from Low in early April
(DBN)

Shopping center operator, lender fight over bankruptcy filing
(DBN)

The Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers
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Oil/Gas:

Is Oil Really Doomed?
(DBN)

USA Rig Count Almost Doubles
(DBN)

Pandemic led to bankruptcies in energy sector: Fitch
(DBN)

Danish Energy Trader Files for Bankruptcy as Turmoil Bites
(DBN)

Oil Glut That Covid Built All But Gone on Resurgent Demand
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Crypto:

Further Thoughts on Coinbase: Two Mysteries
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Fraud:

The Theranos "rich investor" defense
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Movies:

AMC Entertainment: The Numbers Don't Add Up
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Celebs:

'Not Going to Work' RHOBH’s Erika Jayne hits back at trolls ‘trying to f**k me over’ as she’s accused of flaunting wealth amid fraud scandal
(DBN)

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Nursing Homes:

Louisiana Department of Health was aware of plans for nursing homes to use warehouse for evacuation site
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Sports:

Players seek San Antonio bankruptcy court's approval of settlement over football league's collapse
(DBN)

Hoeness: "The fact is, Barcelona are bankrupt..."
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Awards:

Nominations for the Barbara J. Rom Award for Bankruptcy Excellence
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Pharma:

Judge Approves Purdue Pharma’s $7M Executive Bonus Plan
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Climate:

Climate change could spark migration of 216M people: World Bank
(DBN)

‘We will have a really long, long memory’: Greens calling businesses’ bluff on climate change
(DBN)

Energy Crunch Should Spur Green Shift, EU Climate Chief Says
(DBN)

World Faces Growing Risk of Food Shortages Due to Climate Change
(DBN)

Barclays to Deutsche Bank Dubbed Hypocrites by Climate Lawyers
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Politics:

Allegations fly as recall vote looms for California’s Newsom
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GOP 2024 hopefuls tread carefully around Trump
(DBN)

Trump is showing just how divisive a new White House run would be
(DBN)

Homeland Security chief of staff abruptly resigns
(DBN)

Ocasio-Cortez fires back at Manchin after he refers to her as 'young lady' Manchin responds to Ocasio-Cortez tweet: 'Continue to divide, divide, divide'
(DBN)

Former aide sees Melania Trump as 'the doomed French queen': book
(DBN)

Without drastic changes, Democrats are on track to lose big in 2022
(DBN)

Trump knocks Bush over 9/11 comments on domestic extremism: 'He shouldn't be lecturing anybody!' George W. Bush just threw a whole lot of shade at Donald Trump
(DBN)

Trump endorses backer of election fraud claims for Arizona secretary of state
(DBN)

Poll: 68 percent consider it a big problem that the U.S. military left behind billions of dollars of military hardware in Afghanistan
(DBN)

Many New Yorkers Still Don’t Know Who Governor Kathy Hochul Is
(DBN)

Melania Trump: Let Them Eat Cake
(DBN)

The Rush to Redistrict States is On
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(8 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (15 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 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:

Wilmington firms saw 2020 bankruptcy boom, and they may again
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

The Texas Two-Step and How Corporations May Use it to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Discharge:

Mazzara v. Provencher Illustrates Dischargeability in the Era of Social Media
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Aviation:

US will give aircraft companies $482 million for pandemic
(DBN)

All Those Business Travel Chickens That Airlines Were Counting? They Aren’t Hatching; Undercutting Forecasts
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Delta Air Lines says its $200 monthly healthcare surcharge motivated one-fifth of its unvaccinated workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 within 2 weeks
(DBN)

America’s Pandemic Travel Bans No Longer Make Sense
(DBN)

What's different about Jalan Kalrock consortium's Jet Airways? Jet to commence operations next March as legal issues continue to plague airline
(DBN)

LATAM garners over $5bn in bankruptcy exit financing offers
(DBN)

Australia Plans Digital Border Pass for Vaccinated Travelers
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Education:

About 1 million kids return to in-person school in New York City Nation's largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning An uneasy return to the classroom in New York City
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Utilities:

Judge digs deeper into PG&E’s suspected role in Dixie Fire PG&E Judge Asks Why Power Wasn’t Cut on Line Linked to Fire
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Mass Torts:

Biles, other star gymnasts to testify Wednesday at Nassar Senate hearing
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Personal Finance:

How to respond when a job interviewer says “Tell me about yourself”
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Religion:

Pope Francis expresses 'shame' over Holocaust victims
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Sovereigns:

The IMF's role in sovereign debt restructurings
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UK:

Insolvency 'resembles Wild West'
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Swindon council briefed on bankruptcy over £18m shortfall last year
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End Of Temporary Government Insolvency Rules Prompts Call For Action
(DBN)

Insolvency Service plans technology modernisation
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What directors need to think about as Government protections to prevent insolvency wind down
(DBN)

UK approves vaccines for 12-15s, aims to avoid lockdowns
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U.K. Delays Brexit Border Checks on EU Food as Shortages Hit
(DBN)

City of London Staff Return in Largest Numbers Since March 2020
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U.K. Payrolls Hit Pre-Pandemic Level With Record Vacancies
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EU:

Relentless Energy Price Surge Prompts EU Governments to Step In
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Japan:

Japan's COVID-induced business failures up 49% in August
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MENA:

US families step up to welcome Afghan refugees in their homes UN rights chief slams Taliban over broken promises Blinken to defend Biden on Afghanistan at hearing Blinken testifies on Afghanistan: "We inherited a deadline, but not a plan" The War on Terror Was Corrupt From the Start For some Afghan women, the U.S. and the Taliban are a problem Taliban ‘Conundrum’ Is Forcing Strange Bedfellows on Afghanistan Taliban Takeover to Reshape the Middle East
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Long-Secret FBI Report Reveals New Connections Between 9/11 Hijackers and Saudi Religious Officials in U.S.
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China:

A Chinese Property Giant Warns of ‘Tremendous’ Financial Pressure China's Lehman Brothers moment? Investors mob HQ of failing Chinese property conglomerate with $300 billion of debt to demand their money back - amid fears giant company could collapse and hit the world economy Evergrande denies bankruptcy, reorganization rumors Evergrande: Shares in cash-strapped China property giant plunge Embattled Evergrande warns of growing default risks as pressures mount Chinese property giant Evergrande falls deeper into crisis Embattled Evergrande warns of growing default risks as pressures mount Evergrande Stock Traders Are Facing Increasing Liquidity Risk Why Evergrande’s Endgame Will Be Like the Hunger Games China Evergrande’s snowballing debt crisis Once Worth More Than Ford, Evergrande NEV Slumps on Parent Woes China Hires Its Own Evergrande Advisers as Restructuring Looms
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China locks down city of 4.5 million as Delta surges again
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India:

Committee of creditors’ resolution plan irrevocable: SC
(DBN)

Don’t let judicial delays fail IBC: Supreme Court
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Liquidation as a going concern is an effort to maximize value & save firms under insolvency
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Insolvency Law in Review – July 2021
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Criticism of India's bankruptcy code is unwarranted
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Sweden:

Sweden Inflation Posts ‘Massive’ Surprise Ahead of Riksbank Meet
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Malaysia:

Malaysia to Ease More Virus Curbs as Pandemic Fatigue Worsens
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