In Salyersville Nat’l Bank v. Bailey (In re Bailey), 664 F.3d 1026 (6th Cir.
Earlier this month, Tri-Valley Corporation and various affiliates (collectively "Tri-Valley" or "Debtors") filed chapter 11 petitions for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. This post will look briefly at Tri-Valley's business, why the company filed for bankruptcy as well as Tri-Valley's objectives while in bankruptcy.
As San Bernardino became the third California city to file for municipal bankruptcy within one moth, Micheal Sweet appeared on the Lang and O'Leary Exchange to discuss the reasons so many U.S. cities are struggling.
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In a recent contested matter in the case Home Valley Bancorp., Inc., Case No.
The ongoing financial peril of Knight Capital provides an opportunity to reflect on steps investors should consider whenever a financial intermediary or counterparty encounters financial difficulties.
In RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank, the United States Supreme Court addressed the issue of “whether a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan may be confirmed over the objection of a secured creditor pursuant to 11 U.S.C.
An issue of potential concern for any licensee of intellectual property is the possibility of losing that license if its licensor files for bankruptcy protection. For a bankrupt licensor, its intellectual property may be a significant asset that could be sold or otherwise licensed as part of a dissolution or restructuring. But any license on such intellectual property essentially acts as an encumberance on that property that may reduce the value of the asset to a potential purchaser.