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The Scope of Indemnification in DIP Financing Agreements
This article examines the typical DIP financing indemnification provision and the less frequently seen pre-petition indemnification provision, and examines the effect of pre-petition indemnifications on the bankruptcy estate.
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Con Ed Reversal Ends LILO/SILO Saga ' And Then Some
In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit handed down its decision in <i>Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. v. United States.</i> The decision reverses the only lower court case that had decided a LILO or SILO transaction in favor of the taxpayer, and likely ends the decade-long litigation of these contentious leveraged lease cases.
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News Briefs
Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.
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Discovery in Arbitration Proceedings
This article marks the debut of an occasional column that will provide franchise attorneys with practical advice about conducting arbitrations.
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Franchised Employees Might Be Employees of Franchisor
In a troubling development for franchisors, a Missouri federal district court has conditionally certified a class of plaintiffs in a collective action brought against Hotshots Sports Bar & Grill under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and Missouri's wage and hour laws. The ruling in <i>White v. 14051 Manchester, Inc.</i> is concerning because it holds, at least preliminarily, that employees of independently owned franchises may be considered employees of the franchisor under the FLSA, based on a common form of control exercised in most franchisor-franchisee relationships.
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Franchisee Bankruptcies and Receiverships: What You Don't Know Might Surprise You
Franchisors do not want to be associated with insolvent or bankrupt franchisees; it's not good for the brand. Therefore, franchisors carefully craft provisions in franchise agreements designed to allow termination in the event of a franchisee's bankruptcy or the appointment of a receiver as a result of a foreclosure action, typically initiated by the franchisee's lender
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Stacking Policy Limits in Continuous Injury Losses in CA
Absent policy language stating otherwise, "stacking" of policy limits is now the rule in California.
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In the Marketplace
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
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The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court in a Nutshell
On Dec. 11, 2012, European Union Ministers in charge of competitiveness issues endorsed a legal package to create a Unitary Patent, which provides uniform legal protection in 25 European countries. On the same day, the Members of the European Parliament approved the European Union patent package including a Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court.
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Court Watch
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
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