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Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies Disclosure Duties Between Creditors and Sureties

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In a recent opinion, the Supreme Court of Ohio definitively held that a creditor does not have an affirmative duty to disclose facts that materially increase risk to a surety—and nor does a surety have a duty to disclose to...more

Allen Matkins

Court Finds Failure To Obtain Finance Lenders' License Does Not Render Commercial Loan Unenforceable, Illegal Contracts

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The California Financing Law provides that “[n]o person shall engage in the business of a finance lender or broker without obtaining a license from the commissioner.”   Cal. Fin. Code § 22100(a).  The CFL further provides...more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Tale of 2 Rulings: Serta, Mitel Cases Remind Why Contract Language Matters in Debt Documents

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A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has unanimously held that the debt exchange undertaken by Serta Simmons Bedding did not qualify as an "open market purchase" under the terms of Serta's...more

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Commercial Foreclosures in Pennsylvania: How Deal Formation Impacts Litigation

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The fact that commercial transactions can very easily become complex is not a novel statement. When financial institutions lend money to commercial entities, the basic documentation required to evidence the loan, promise to...more

Gray Reed

Could Corporate Convertible Loans be Subject to Criminal Usury Laws in New York?

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In Adar Bays, LLC v. GeneSYS ID, Inc., the New York Court of Appeals (the “Court”) held that the conversion price in a convertible option could be classified as interest thereby potentially falling under the territory of New...more

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Finding the Unicorn in Lender Liability Litigation

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Investors frequently talk in terms of trying to find the next unicorn, that small start-up company that is going to turn into a billion dollar valuation. Lawyers are like that as well, always looking for that new decision...more

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Missouri Appellate Court Clarifies MUFTA After Complicated Lawsuit

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A recent court case – May v. Williams, WD 79651, 2017 WL 3253046 (Mo. Ct. App. Aug. 1, 2017) – heard by Missouri’s Western District Court of Appeals provided insight on the proper procedures and application for piercing...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Debt Dialogue: June 2017 - Refusing to Fund Into a Bankruptcy: Lessons From Lyondell for Lenders

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In the May 2017 issue of Debt Dialogue, we discussed the recent decision by Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York with respect to the actual and constructive fraudulent...more

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Debt Dialogue: April 2017 - Creditor Barred from Bringing a Derivative Action Against an Insolvent Delaware Limited Liability...

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In a recent ruling, Trusa v. Nepo (Del. Ch. April 13, 2017), consistent with prior case law, Vice Chancellor Montgomery-Reeves of the Delaware Chancery Court held that a creditor cannot bring a derivative action against a...more

Stinson LLP

Emerging Trends Newsletter - Q4

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The Volcker Rule Under the Trump Administration - The so-called Volcker Rule—named after Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board—was part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...more

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Flipping the Script: Court holds that a Lender can sue a Borrower for Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices

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Recently, in Makadia v. Continental Waste Management, LLC, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina considered a matter that may have caused a double-take. The case involved a dispute...more

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