A look at the Land America bankruptcy, in which approximately 450 individual exchangers suddenly lost legal possession of their exchange proceeds when Land America filed for bankruptcy.
May 25, 2010Emil Hirsch And Thomas Lynch
In 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.
May 25, 2010Sam J. Alberts And David Lee TaymanDeclining to overrule a 19-year-old precedent, the Court of Appeals narrowly held on May 4 that a same-sex partner who has not adopted her partner's biological child cannot assert visitation rights under New York law.
May 05, 2010Joel StashenkoWhen municipalities enact zoning ordinances that restrict the location of adult uses, they must take care to assure that adequate alternative sites remain available.
April 29, 2010Stewart E. SterkRecent rulikngs of interest to you and your practice.
April 29, 2010Law.com Staff
