A recent regression from credit recovery trends calls into question whether the momentum from early this year can be regained.
July 27, 2010James D. Decker and James S. Hadfield
As tax revenues have declined in the face of falling incomes, sales and property values, more cities small and large have disclosed that resort to Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code, the municipal bankruptcy law, has made it onto their agendas.
July 27, 2010Richard Lapping and Sarah TrumWho's doing what; who's going where.
July 27, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.
July 27, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
July 27, 2010Alexander G. TuneskiAt the "Ask the Regulators" session at the IFA's 2010 Legal Symposium, representatives of three registration states offered suggestions about how to make the franchise state-registration process run more smoothly.
July 27, 2010Kevin AdlerHighlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
June 30, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |On April 14, 2010, the federal district court reviewing the Clark Contracting decision overturned the bankruptcy court and gave effect to the language in SB1592 that indicated that the legislation was a clarification of existing law rather than a change to the law.
June 30, 2010Michael D. JewessonIn a decision that could have wide-ranging consequences for secured lenders and the distressed debt market, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that secured creditors do not have an absolute right to credit bid the value of their loans in Chapter 11 plan-based sales of assets.
June 30, 2010Sam J. Alberts and and David Lee TaymanTraditional Chapter 11 reorganizations have proven to be costly and disruptive for corporate debtors. Section 363 sales have largely supplanted traditional Chapter 11 reorganizations because they are faster and more cost efficient. Though not a new concept, parties have recently opted to pursue "pre-packaged" bankruptcy filings or "pre-packs.
June 30, 2010Michael P. Richman, Mark Salzberg and David G. Mayer