Spotlight on Financial Services- Consumer bankruptcy
What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Options Beyond Contract Termination or Default
Commercial Recovery
SDNY Chooses “Time Approach” to Calculating Lease Termination Damages Collectible Against a Bankrupt Estate
Cannabis and Bankruptcy, Ep. 2: Considerations for Businesses [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 54]
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Miami Terminates FTX’s Naming Rights Deal for NBA Arena
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Miami Terminates FTX’s Naming Rights Deal for NBA Arena
Recent Tenth Circuit Decision in John Q Hammons Fall Following SCOTUS’ Decision in Siegel v. Fitzgerald Could Result in Significant Refunds for Certain Chapter 11 Debtors
The Critical Nature of Bankruptcy Dates and Deadlines
Consensual Third-Party Releases
Breaking Down the Latest Decision in the Purdue Pharma Case
AGG Talks: U.S. Bankruptcy Basics for Foreign Investors
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 132: 2021 Business Bankruptcy Trends with Ori Katz
Out-of-Court Restructuring Alternatives in the European Union, Germany and the United States
Straddle-Year Tax Debts in Bankruptcy: Does the King Get Paid First? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 14]
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
Using Prepackaged Plans to Speed Through Bankruptcy Courts by Veronica Polnick
Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Issues, Venue, and Jurisdiction by Kristhy Peguero and Jennifer Wertz
ADR's Big Moment
Bankruptcy Basics and Recent Developments
While 2024 saw more stability in the financial markets than 2023, many challenges arose in 2024 for franchised businesses, manufacturers and retail chains, including bankruptcies of many large restaurant and retail chains,...more
The restructuring landscape in 2024 demonstrated dynamic shifts, with courts across jurisdictions issuing pivotal rulings that helped reshape bankruptcy law....more
In a recent decision of interest, the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan held that a non-compete clause within a franchise agreement as well as confidentiality agreement could not be rejected as an...more
A Michigan bankruptcy court held that a debtor-franchisee seeking to reject a franchise agreement for an auto repair center could not reject either a stand-alone confidentiality agreement with the franchisor or the...more
The rejection of agreements under 11 U.S.C. § 365 isn’t always as straightforward as you might think. In an opinion issued in In re Empower Cent. Michigan, Inc., No. 23-31281-JDA, 2024 WL 1848504, (Bankr. E.D. Mich. Apr. 26,...more
A Michigan bankruptcy court recently granted debtor/franchisee Empower Central Michigan Inc.’s motion to reject a franchise agreement as an executory contract but found that a non-compete clause and a related confidentiality...more
A Minnesota bankruptcy court granted Fantastic Sams summary judgment and enjoined a former franchisee from violating the post-termination noncompete in its franchise agreements after the franchisee rejected the agreements in...more
Can a debtor discharge a debt arising out of a deliberate or intentional act that causes injury to you? A recent article addressed the general issue of discharging debts in bankruptcy and various grounds for excepting...more
In In re Muhs, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit was called upon to decide whether “the meaning of ‘willful and malicious’ under Alaska law is identical to the meaning of ‘willful and malicious’ under...more