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April issue in PDF format

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

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In the Marketplace

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.

Recovering the Value of Preferential Transfers of Goods or Equipment: Seller Beware Image

Recovering the Value of Preferential Transfers of Goods or Equipment: Seller Beware

Norman N. Kinel & Timothy A. Solomon

Imagine you are an equipment manufacturer. You sell $45 million in goods to a reliable customer on credit, shipping them to a third-party warehouse to be held for the customer to pick up when needed. Months later, unable to pay and sliding toward bankruptcy, the customer returns the unused equipment. The next thing you know, the customer, having filed for bankruptcy, sues YOU to recover not only the $45 million value of the returned equipment, but also an additional $55 million in cash payments the customer had made.

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Truck Leasing in a Down Economy: How to Prepare

Edward Castagna

The apparent downturn of the economy is currently most prevalent in the trucking sector, which saw a dramatic increase in repossessions and liquidations in the past year. This article discusses strategic options for lessors.

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Business Incentives in the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008: A Welcome Boost for the Leasing Industry Image

Business Incentives in the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008: A Welcome Boost for the Leasing Industry

Bill Bosco

This article explains the terms of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 that impact the leasing industry, explains how the terms in the act are likely to affect leasing companies, and explains how leasing companies can benefit from them.

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April issue in PDF format

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News Briefs

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

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Movers & Shakers

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

News about lawyers and law firms in the franchising industry.

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Court Watch

Charles G. Miller & C. Griffith Towle

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

Features

Termination Notice Traps: How to Avoid Common Mistakes Image

Termination Notice Traps: How to Avoid Common Mistakes

Daniel S. Kaplan

Often, franchisors assume there is a 'one size fits all' termination notice and that their notice will, in fact, terminate the relationship. All too often, however, a poorly drafted or ill-conceived termination notice provides ammunition for a wrongful termination claim, justification for the unenforceability of post-termination provisions, or even rescission of the franchise agreement.

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