January 29, 2026

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Law:

U.S. Legal Industry Revenue Surges 12.6% in 2025 Amid Rising Demand and Billing Rates
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‘Spiderman’ actor Tobey Maguire testifies at US lawyer’s tax evasion trial
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Big Law Firms Leverage Rising Billing Rates to Drive Revenue Growth Amid Economic Pressures
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Am Law 50 Firms Report Robust Financial Growth Amidst Rising Operational Costs
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The End Of An Era: Stroock Dissolves After Nearly 150 Years
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Mass tort lawyer suspended for 3 years for lying to clients
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Regional Law School Explores Long-Distance Merger
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law back in compliance with ABA standard
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Local Prosecutors Join Forces to Bring Charges Against Federal AgentsNew videos show Alex Pretti scuffle with federal officers in Minneapolis 11 days before his deathTrump's Minnesota de-escalation lasts less than 48 hoursDHS review does not mention Pretti brandishing gun: ReportsPhiladelphia DA Sparks Outrage After Vowing to ‘Hunt’ ICE Agents: ‘The way they hunted down Nazis’Arlington County Board chair says if ICE is in Arlington, call 911Inside the movement challenging—and disrupting—ICE ICE agents caught using sonic weapons at close range against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis Immigration agents have become Donald Trump’s personal posseThe silence of the ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ crowd is deafening on ICEExperts say the divide between Minnesota and federal authorities is unprecedentedICE’s impunity is a formula for more violenceThe Height of Close-Combat Weaponry Is on This Woman’s DoorstepI was a Marine in Afghanistan. ICE’s tactics are strategically incoherent. Disabled man, 30, dies alone after his solo caregiver dad is detained by ICETrump signals interest in easing tensions, but Minneapolis sees little change on the streetsGOP mayor from California says ICE is 'being rejected' by communities across U.S.Maine governor on ICE surge: ‘We will not be intimidated’I own a restaurant in Maine and trained my staff to prepare for ICE raids. We're all terrified. Springsteen Releases ‘Streets of Minneapolis,’ a Song Protesting ICETwo federal agents involved in Alex Pretti shooting placed on administrative leaveICE: Getting The Scrutiny It DeservesI Legally Carried A Concealed Handgun At A Minnesota Anti-ICE ProtestCatholic Church emerges as a bulwark of resistance
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Minneapolis: One city, three monuments against police brutality in the United States
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Law firms in Minneapolis are helping lawyers, staff navigate unrest
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Appeals court won’t reconsider Habba disqualification, paving way to Supreme Court
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Florida US Attorney at Risk of Sanction Over Immigrant Detention
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Senior DOJ Official And Right-Wing Lawyer Get In Hilariously Bitchy Twitter Slapfight
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Man arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump postsTrump claims without evidence Omar ‘probably had herself sprayed’Suspect's brother labels him 'right-wing extremist'Republicans speak out on Omar attack: ‘Completely unacceptable’
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White biologist sues Cornell, alleging illegal race-based hiring
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New York State May Allow “Dancing by Default”
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Woman who begged for her vape after unloading 9 mm into her housemate learns her fate
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Man stabbed parents to death as they slept, then killed sister 'when she found them': Cops
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Elementary school assistant principal steals from Walmart 98 times in 2 months, cops say
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Woman who thought she was buying puppy was ambushed by trio who shot her to death: Sheriff
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Ex-Marine livestreamed aftermath of killing dad, stepmom in front of 11-year-old sister
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Pizzeria supervisor 'fixated' on female worker killed male employee he thought liked her
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Son mad over father's finger-pointing stabs him 26 times and steals his classic car: Cops
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Dad teaching 3 young sons to ride their bikes fatally stabbed 'in front of them': Police
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'Where's the internet?': Son upset over Wi-Fi router being moved goes on shooting rampage
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Central Florida man caught getting busy with vacuum, deputies say
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'She ran without paying me': Hairstylist dragged teenage girl across salon, used scissors to cut out the work she'd done because she wasn't sent payment
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Judges:

New Jersey Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan on Bankruptcy Practice – Pragmatism, Feasibility, and the Realities of Chapter 11
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Christopher A. Call Named Clerk Of U.S. Bankruptcy Court For Eastern District Of Tennessee
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Minnesota judges hit breaking point with ICE
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‘Don’t Hide the Ball,’ Judge Puts DOJ’s Lawyers on Blast
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US judge blocks Trump policy targeting Minnesota's refugees
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Judge torches Trump admin for 'unlawfully' detaining high school student
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Chemerinsky: The Fourth Amendment comes back to the Supreme Court
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Reinstatement of retired judge reversed by state supreme court
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Federal judge faces trial on charges of being ‘super drunk’ while driving
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Supreme Court Has Made It Difficult to Sue Immigration Agents
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Exploring AI in the Courtroom: Judges Evaluate Benefits and Challenges
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Judge urged to bar Trump admin from 'gratuitous' ICE response in Oregon
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Wall Street:

Stock futures tick higher as investors weigh tech giants’ earnings
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S&P 500 tops 7,000 for the first time ever
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Layoffs:

Layoffs are piling up, heightening worker anxiety
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Unions sue to block thousands of staffing cuts at FEMA
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Expedia announces new round of layoffs impacting 162 tech roles
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Home Depot announces hundreds of layoffs, company to simplify its corporate operationsSays corporate employees will return to office 5 days a week
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UPS to cut additional 30,000 jobs
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Dow to cut about 4,500 jobs as emphasis shifts to AI and automation
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Retailing:

Amazon, LVMH and Chanel Added to Key Saks Bankruptcy Committee
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Why Saks couldn’t scale its way out of irrelevance
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Why Saks Global’s bankruptcy wasn’t just about the debt
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How shopping chatbots might transform retail
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Climate:

As the U.S. Reels From Weekend Storm, Forecasters Warn Another May Be Brewing
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US East Coast bomb cyclone could bring heaviest snow in decades to North Carolina
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Worries deepen in US South after days of grappling with snow, ice and widespread outages
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Sports:

Judge makes new rulings in bankruptcy case of Deion Sanders' son Shilo
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Clamor is growing in Europe to boycott Trump’s World Cup
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Economist believes Grand Slam Track revival unlikely with some athletes owed millionsThe ruinous business of Michael Johnson with Grand Slam Track: a multimillion-dollar hole
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Crypto:

US Banks Fight Crypto's Push Into Main Street
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Illicit crypto flows surge to record $158bn
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Environmental:

Did Utah buy US Magnesium for the water or the minerals?
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Radio:

High Plains Finds Backup Buyer After Earlier Bankruptcy Sale Craters.
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Golf:

Previous landowners enter fight to control bankrupt Summit County golf course
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Economy:

Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump continues to press for lower ratesFederal Reserve may keep rates unchanged for months as economy shows signs of healthFed keeps rates steady amid Trump backlash, criminal probeFed holds rates steady, signaling patience despite Trump pressureFed Holds Rates Steady, Nods To Stabilization In Jobless Rate
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Employee engagement slips from 2020 high: Gallup
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It's a feel-bad job market for high-earning professionals
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Termites are slowly feasting away at the foundations of the dollar’s dominanceThe economy's pressure relief valve: the U.S. Dollar
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Younger Americans see U.S. dominance slipping to China
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3 months after rapidly scheduled arguments, Supreme Court slow-walks Trump tariff decision
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Partial federal shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand major changes to ICEThune: Government shutdown hinges on talks between White House, DemocratsFEMA could still support winter storm response in a shutdown, despite administration warningsDemocrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won’t meet demands for ICE reformBody cameras, warrants top list of Democrats' ICE demandsTrump, Democrats make some progress in talks to avert shutdownRepublicans consider escape hatch as Congress careens toward deadline
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U.S. Population Growth Slows Due to Historic Decline in Net International Migration
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Get $2,200 a month to do ‘nothing’ – welcome to an AI future where nobody works
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The 3 groups lagging most in America's post-COVID rebound
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

In some states, a push to end all property taxes for homeowners
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Inflation Adjusted House Prices 2.4% Below 2022 Peak
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How the Saks Global bankruptcy could affect restaurant real estate
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Office Properties Income Trust Denied Access to $125 Million Bankruptcy Loan
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Signa Crisis Intensifies: Concerns About “Bankruptcy Within Bankruptcy” Due to Billion-Dollar Ruling in Paris
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Filing Alert: Whitefish Yards Developer Chapter 11
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Filing Alert: South Town by 4M
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Ann Arbor mass timber project files for bankruptcy — but expects to continue
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Latest Brandon Chasen bankruptcy hearing turns heated
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Tenants rush to court as Leland House in Detroit faces potential March auction
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Municipalities:

Americans are still ditching New York and L.A. at alarming rates, but Miami’s on the list now, too
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Mamdani Pushes For Tax Hikes On Wealthy New Yorkers To Fill Budget Gap
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Oil/Gas:

$3.1 Million Legal Fee Sparks New Dispute Among Creditors in Long-Running Citgo Sale Litigation Over Venezuelan Debt
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Assisted Living:

Senior living and care bankruptcies climb as most other healthcare sectors see decline
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Autos:

First Brands Bankruptcy Kills Three Major Auto Parts Companies
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First Brands lenders weigh scrapping firm after Cleveland trip
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US car retailer Carvana attacked by short seller Gotham City ResearchCarvana shares fall 14% following short-seller accusations
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Luminar sale approved despite last-minute mystery bid
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What tariffs? Toyota hits record sales in 2025, despite Trump’s auto levies
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Politics:

Nervous Allies and Fox News: How Trump Realized He Had a Big Problem in Minneapolis
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Republicans sound the alarm on fleeing Hispanics and come for Stephen Miller: 'I'm not afraid of you'
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Vance FactCheck: "Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws."
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House Democrats told by leadership not to go to Minnesota
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Trump's fire-free zone
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Republicans are waking up to the awful optics in Minneapolis
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Trump’s approval rating on his favorite issue just dropped to a record lowTrump approval among independent voters hits new low: Poll
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Donald Trump Rattled: 4 ways strongman act is over - Heckled, ridiculed and embarrassed
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At the Center of the ICE Uproar, a Familiar Figure: Corey Lewandowski
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachmentCollins declines to call for Noem’s ouster amid talks on ICE operationsGOP on defense over Noem’s future as Congress nears shutdown deadlineHouse Republicans fume at Kristi Noem as impeachment push looms
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For ICE in Minneapolis, there’s a new sheriff in town
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More ‘No Kings’ protests planned for March 28 as outrage spreads over Minneapolis deaths
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Nicki Minaj says she’s probably Trump’s ‘No. 1 fan’
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Apple Workers Are Livid that Tim Cook Saw “Melania” Movie Hours After CBP Killed PrettiApple CEO scrambles to save face after partying with Melania
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'Not so great!' CNN data guru floored by soaring odds 'Melania' doc flopsJimmy Kimmel Savages ‘Melania’ Documentary as a “$75 Million Bribe” to Jeff BezosAmazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives
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FBI searches Fulton County elections office in Georgia
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Greenland minister: Trump push to acquire bases as sovereign US territory a ‘red line’Rubio contradicts Leavitt on Trump’s ‘Iceland’ remarks in Davos: ‘He meant to say Greenland’Denmark lauds constructive talks with U.S. over Greenland: ‘Now we are back on track’
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Young Americans are asking old questions. It’s valid — and frustrating.
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With the Midterms Looming, Trump Keeps Pushing for His Republican Critics to Lose Their Seats
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Rubio defends Trump on Venezuela while trying to allay fears about Greenland and NATO
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Threats against members of Congress skyrocketed in 2025
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More Epstein files coming soon, DOJ says, a month past deadline
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Democratic Sen. Klobuchar says she’s running for Minnesota governor after Gov. Walz dropped out
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Accounting:

Pay for mid-tier accounting partners soars to record level against Big Four
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Tech:

Zuck's vision for an AI-powered workforce
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Zuckerberg, Musk vie for AI supremacy with $155 billion splurge
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Tesla plots $20 billion splurge to support Musk’s AI future
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Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X, converting Fremont factory lines to make Optimus robots
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Hotels:

Shilo Inn Bend is one 3 Oregon locations which abruptly closed due to bankruptcy
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Music:

Native Instruments Enters Insolvency Proceedings After Failed Private Equity SaleNative Instruments enters Insolvency, but your plugins aren’t going anywhere… (for now)
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Packaging:

Clearlake-owned Pretium Packaging files for bankruptcy
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Fraud:

SEC sues ex-ADM CFO, alleges accounting fraud
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  New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (84 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Mass Torts:

Pete Gallivan joins survivors speaking in court about Buffalo Diocese abuse‘These were crimes against children’: Clergy sex abuse survivors in Buffalo Diocese share their stories
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Discharge:

Citibank’s Legal Setback: Bankruptcy Court Denies Dismissal of Class Claims Over Discharge Orders
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Aviation:

Safety Board Heaps Blame on F.A.A. Over Potomac Plane-Helicopter Crash
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SpaceX weighs June IPO timed to planetary alignment and Elon Musk’s birthday
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Healthcare:

California county OKs emergency plan to stabilize hospital
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MaineCare transport company emerges from bankruptcy, but faces other challengesMaineCare ride provider exits bankruptcy in 'incredibly strong' shape, officials say
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County supervisors approve loan for ER at bankrupt Blythe hospital
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A bad week for health insurers
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The share of Americans medically obese is projected to rise to almost 50% by 2035
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Nonprofit hospitals face credit headwinds as ACA subsidies expire: Fitch
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Michigan May Soon Limit How Creditors Can Come After Unpaid Medical Debt
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IVF company’s eugenics tool lets couples pick ‘best’ baby, discard the rest
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Texas Sues Delaware Nurse Practitioner for Mailing Abortion Pills to the State
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Trump administration on alert as deadly virus with no cure sparks COVID-era quarantines
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Trump and allies at odds over COVID shots
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RFK Jr. taps vaccine critics for federal autism advisory panel
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Food/Beverage:

Bankrupt restaurant chain's CEO looted funds for trips, jets, lenders allege
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Popeyes franchisee closes 17 restaurants in bankruptcy. See the full list of doomed locations
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98-year-old Primorose Candy Company files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Bad candy: 80% of sweets tested have elevated levels of arsenic
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Denny's franchisee files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Texas-based 'breastaurant' chain breaks silence amid bankruptcy filing
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Andy Wiederhorn made a big bet on Fat Brands. It did not pay off
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Stoli, 88-year-old vodka, whiskey brand navigates Chapter 7 liquidation
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History:

Talk About U.S. Failures, Too, Most Americans Say
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Finance:

Who’s the real cockroach: bankers, lawyers or private equity?
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Newspapers:

Inside the Washington Post’s existential meltdown
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Utilities:

Power Grid for 67 Million on Edge as Dire Cold Follows Storm
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Pasadena Jewish Temple sues Edison for igniting Eaton fire
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Sovereigns:

Low Inflation, High Debt: Why Zimbabwe’s Creditors Are Knocking Again
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UK:

Business financial pressures highlighted by over 28,000 insolvencies recorded in 2025
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Unpaid invoices in motor finance sector surged by 78%
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Travel firm with 30-year history collapses as all holidays canceled
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UK vehicle output hits lowest since 1950s as companies weigh defence shift
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KPMG’s UK partner pay tops EY and PwC for first time in a decade
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Poundland owner buys LK Bennett out of administration but job losses loom
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EU:

Europe would lose more than the US in a trade war, research finds
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Canada:

'Nothing Normal' In Dealing With US, Carney Tells Canada Parliament
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Singapore:

MinLaw makes SIP 2.0 permanent with $2m threshold for simpler insolvency
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MENA:

Key Gulf Allies Say They Won’t Aid U.S. in an Iran Strike, Limiting Trump’s Options
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Threat of US-Iran war escalates as Trump warns time running out for deal
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Trump warns Iran 'time is running out' for nuclear deal as US military builds up in GulfDonald Trump’s ‘beautiful armada’ underlines US threat to Iran
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Saudi and Israeli officials visit D.C. to discuss possible U.S. strikes on Iran
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EU's Kallas expects terror organization designation for Iran's IRGC
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Turkey:

Turkey Plans to Tighten Bankruptcy Rules After Rise in Filings
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Russia:

Footage shows Putin troops surrendering to Ukrainian robot
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The West and Ukraine are capsizing Russia’s shadow fleet
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India:

IBC has been a game-changer, transformed the insolvency landscape: DFS secretary
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Extended insolvency timelines can trigger value erosion: Economic Survey
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NCLTs will take nearly 10 years to clear pending cases at current rate: Economic Survey of India
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Budget 2026: India’s insolvency law faces its biggest upgrade in a decade
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India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code struggling to deliver as backlog nears 30,600 cases: Economic survey
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Cuba:

Cuba has ‘15 to 20 days’ of oil left as Trump turns the screws
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Germany:

Germany must pursue reform amid 'creative destruction' of bankruptcies, says economic institute chief
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Germany cuts growth forecast as recovery slower than hoped
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China:

China builders ceased reporting ‘three red lines’ years ago
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