Bankruptcy debtors have special rights in contracts or leases where both parties have outstanding obligations, known in legal terms as “executory contracts” or “unexpired leases”. If you are doing ...

The long awaited ruling in Mission Products Holding, Inc. v. Tempnology LLC (In re Tempnology) has simplified the intersection of bankruptcy and trademark law, with the court holding that rejection ...

Most businesses are (reluctantly) required to deal with customers, suppliers and counterparties to agreements that enter bankruptcy proceedings, yet there is a great lack of knowledge as to how the ...

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In an opinion issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dated Aug. 11, in a case styled In re Falcon V, case no. 21-30668, the court held a surety bond is not an executory contract, ...

Anderson Hay is urging a bankruptcy judge not to discriminate against farmers who’ve fulfilled their delivery obligations but ...

No matter how talented and intelligent you are, your job security is only as strong as your employer's financial condition. Even with a rock solid employment contract, it's possible to lose your job ...

The events of the past month and rapid increase of interest rates will put further pressure on certain sectors of the economy, including the real estate sector. While it is difficult to predict where ...

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