Distressed Debt Weekly Links of Interest

What we're reading this weekend at Distressed Debt Investing:

David Merkel's fantastic chart on where we are at in terms of the volatility historical range [Aleph Blog]

Weil's Bankruptcy Blog discusses new legislation in the House that could limit forum shopping by Chapter 11 debtors (forum shopping is essentially choosing whichever bankruptcy court you'd like...Delaware for instance is VERY debtor friendly) [Weil Bankruptcy Blog]

Interview with quant and blackjack legend Edward Thorp [found via Abnormal Returns]

Harry and David's [HNDUS] Memorandum of Law regarding their emergence from bankruptcy - specifically the pension related discussion [HNDUS Bankruptcy Docket]

Fantastic commentary from Kramer Levin's bankruptcy blog on the application of the Second Circuit's recent decision in Enron regarding settlement payment [Kramer Levin Bankruptcy Blog]