Making Your Leases Work with Your Loan Documents
Among the various reasons for complying with your loan documents, the most compelling is the fact that the typical non-recourse carve-out for unpermitted "transfers" may include leases that are not approved in accordance with your loan documents.
Recoupment: Eighth Circuit Rejects 'Balancing of the Equities' Test
The Eighth Circuit recently held that equitable considerations could not prevent a creditor's recouping amounts owed to it by a Chapter 7 debtor. Ending a three-year battle in three courts, its ruling resulted in a win for a disability insurer over a disabled individual. In reality, however, nobody won.
Bond ' Supersedeas Bond
The Delaware Bankruptcy Court, in <i>In re Tribune Company, et al.</i>, recently granted a motion for a stay pending appeal of its order confirming Tribune's fourth amended joint plan of reorganization, but conditioned the imposition of the stay upon the posting of a $1.5 billion <i>supersedeas</i> bond.
Unfinished Business Claims
Recently, two New York federal district courts reached conflicting decisions in the Coudert Brothers LLP and Thelen LLP bankruptcy cases with respect to "unfinished business.
In the Marketplace
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news.
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Economic Outlook Report
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released the fourth quarter update to its 2012 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, which projects growth in equipment and software investment for 2012 at 6.7%, down from the 2011 growth rate of 11%.
Counterintuitive Strategies for Success in Mediation
Set forth in this article are four strategies that run counter to much conventional wisdom in the dispute resolution world. They may not be traditional, but properly employed, they work.
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Recent Developments in Enforcement of Forum Selection Clauses
This article highlights several practical tips that will increase the probability that a forum selection clause will be enforced to its maximum effect.
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