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Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
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News Briefs
Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.
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Franchise Litigation: 10 Cases That Changed the Landscape in the Past Decade
The authors conclude their analysis of 10 highly significant decisions in the past decade that affected the franchising industry.
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Spring Leasing Seminars and Conferences
2005 ELA Legal Forum: May 15-17, 2005, Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, FL. Sponsor: Equipment Leasing Association of America, 1300 N. 17th Street,…
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In The Marketplace
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
FASB Finalizes Its Decisions on Rerunning Leveraged Leases
As reported last month by Bill Bosco, the Financial Accounting Standards Board planned to, and did in fact, meet on March 2 to finalize its decisions on the issue of recalculating a leveraged lease in the event of changes in timing of tax benefits. The Board affirmed its tentative conclusions that a change in timing of the realization of tax benefits should require a recalculation of the leveraged lease and a re-evaluation of the classification of the leveraged lease.
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A Senior Secured Lender's Guide to the Risks Posed By Junior Secured Debt
The author continues her analysis of the elements of the senior-junior-borrower relationship that should be addressed with specificity in an intercreditor agreement.
Come 'Hell or High Water' NorVergence Causing a Stir over Documentation
So-called "hell or high water," "waiver of defense" and lessor favorable "submission to jurisdiction" clauses have long been cornerstones of equipment finance documentation. But, the unfolding debacle over the last year involving a company called NorVergence has cast an unfavorable light on these important provisions and, in doing so, entangled most of the top players in the leasing industry.
Case Briefs
Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.
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New York: Moving to a 'Prejudice' Standard for Late Notice?
New York has long been known as a state in which a direct liability insurer need not prove prejudice in order to prevail on a defense that the policyholder provided late notice of an occurrence or a claim. New York ranks among the minority of states following the "no prejudice" rule. According to Ostrager, Barry R. and Newman, Thomas R.: Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes, approximately 80% of the states require a liability insurer to prove prejudice to prevail on the late notice defense, while the remainder either follow a straight "no prejudice" rule or adopt different rules for different types of insurance policies.
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