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Vegan Chain Planta Seeks Relief Through Reorganization

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The recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Planta, a well-known vegan restaurant chain, reflects the mounting financial challenges facing the restaurant sector, particularly for specialty and plant-based establishments. While...more

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“ToMAYto, ToMAHto”: District Court Holds That Differences in State Law Determine Whether Unpaid Annual Pension Contributions...

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On March 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California affirmed a bankruptcy court’s dismissal of the San Benito Healthcare District’s chapter 9 bankruptcy petition on the grounds that the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

California Enacts New Requirements Related to Collection of Commercial Debt in Amounts Less Than $500,000

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On September 24, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Senate Bill 1286 that will impact the collection of "covered commercial debt" and "covered commercial credit" in the state after July 1, 2025 (the law's...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CA DFPI Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under the Debt Collection Licensing Act

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On February 9, 2024, the Commissioner of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI” or “Department”) announced a proposed rulemaking limited to certain requirements related to reporting and...more

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California Licensed Debt Collectors Required to Submit Annual Reports to DFPI by March 15, 2024

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In its December 2023 Bulletin, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ("DFPI") announced that debt collectors licensed prior to January 1, 2024, will be required to file an annual report by March 15,...more

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California Cannabis ABCs

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California’s cannabis industry continues to struggle in this seemingly unending shake out period. Namely, hundreds of licensed cannabis companies are getting stiffed on A/R with an overwhelming inability to collect as those...more

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California Court Ruling Could Potentially Open Up a Pathway to Bankruptcy for Cannabis-Related Businesses

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A California court recently confirmed a plan for a cannabis-related business to sell its equity assets in a Canadian cannabis company and distribute the proceeds to creditors, a milestone ruling that may open a new path for...more

Snell & Wilmer

The Implications of California’s Departure From Judgments by Confession

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Traditionally, California permitted judgments by confession are subject to certain limitations, such as requiring an independent attorney to examine the proposal and advise the debtor on the waiver of rights and defenses. As...more

Allen Matkins

Creditor Stung By Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Bylaws

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When a judgment creditor sought delivery of her debtor’s Oscar statuette, under the Enforcement of Judgments Law (EJL). (Code Civ. Proc., § 680.010 et seq., the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ("AMPAS")...more

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Finance Lenders: It's Time To Pay Your Annual Assessment

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The California Financing Law requires each licensed lender, broker, and program administrator licensee to pay its pro rata share of all costs and expenses of the administration of the law, as estimated by the Commissioner,...more

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Court: OTC Company Has The Capacity To Protect Its Own Interests

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Notably, California has a constitutional limitation on interest rates (Cal. Const. Art. XV, Section 1).   Section 25118 exempts certain evidences of indebtedness that meet specified conditions.  One of these conditions is...more

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Blurred Immunity: California Cannot Escape Adversary Proceeding on Grounds of Sovereign Immunity

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In 2018, the liquidating trustee for Venoco, LLC and its affiliated debtors (collectively, the “Debtors”) commenced an action in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware seeking monetary damages from...more

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Can a State Law Tax Foreclosure Sale Be Avoided in Bankruptcy?

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Preference actions have been vexing creditors for as long as the Bankruptcy Code has been around. Indeed, a creditor who receives a pre-petition transfer in violation of the preference statute may have to give the transferred...more

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