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Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Orders Fee Examiners for 'Larger Chapter 11 Cases' Image

Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Orders Fee Examiners for 'Larger Chapter 11 Cases'

Dan Roe

A rise in bankruptcies involving fraud and mass tort litigation is causing more bankruptcy lawyers to face scrutiny over their billing practices.

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Delaware District Court Could Guide Supreme Court Purdue Pharma Decision Image

Delaware District Court Could Guide Supreme Court Purdue Pharma Decision

Michael L. Cook

A bankruptcy court properly held that derivative claims based on "piercing the corporate veil theory of liability [were] released under" a confirmed reorganization plan, but that direct "claims for negligent undertaking" were not released and "could be asserted" in state court against the debtors' equity sponsors.

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Court Caps Landlord's Bankruptcy Claim Against Lease Guarantor Image

Court Caps Landlord's Bankruptcy Claim Against Lease Guarantor

Andrew C. Kassner & Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

A big issue in real estate and retail bankruptcies, among others, involves the disposition of commercial real estate leases, given the potential magnitude of landlord damage claims under state law resulting from a tenant's default under a long-term lease.

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When Is A Pretext By A Municipality A Bar To Land Use Approvals? Image

When Is A Pretext By A Municipality A Bar To Land Use Approvals?

Steven M. Silverberg

Recently, there have been several instances in which municipalities have been challenged by property owners claiming that the municipal boards have utilized delaying tactics and other actions as a pretext to prevent development of their properties.

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Court of Appeals Addresses Pretext By Municipalities As A Bar to Land Use Approvals? Image

Court of Appeals Addresses Pretext By Municipalities As A Bar to Land Use Approvals?

Steven M. Silverberg

Recently, there have been several instances in which municipalities have been challenged by property owners claiming that the municipal boards have utilized delaying tactics and other actions as a pretext to prevent development of their properties.

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Co-Ops and Condominiums

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Housing Discrimination Claim Dismissed Co-Op Did Not Breach Shareholder's Guaranty Agreement Co-Op Not Exempt from Lead Paint Mandate

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rejects Equity Holder's Challenge to Revoke Confirmation Order Image

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rejects Equity Holder's Challenge to Revoke Confirmation Order

Lawrence J. Kotler

The equity owner asserted that the confirmation order previously entered by the court should be revoked based on the equity owner's claim that value was lost due to improper sale and marketing efforts by the debtors and its professionals both pre- and post-bankruptcy and, as such, they should have been "in the money" and entitled to a distribution under the confirmed plan.

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Court Caps Landlord's Bankruptcy Claim Against Lease Guarantor Image

Court Caps Landlord's Bankruptcy Claim Against Lease Guarantor

Andrew C. Kassner & Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

Given that landlord damage claims could overwhelm other creditor claims in a tenant's bankruptcy case, the Bankruptcy Code includes a provision that limits a landlord's claim, which presents challenges for landlords as creditors in bankruptcy cases.

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Development

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Environmental Group Has Standing But Loses On the Merits of Challenge to Subdivision Approval Applicant Entitled to Permit For Small Wireless Facilities

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Due Diligence Commercial Leasing Best Practices In New Jersey Image

Due Diligence Commercial Leasing Best Practices In New Jersey

Zachary Rosenberg

Due diligence for CRE loans involves a comprehensive review and analysis of the various conditions and risks associated with the property being mortgaged, with the goal of mitigating such risks to the greatest possible extent before closing the loan.

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