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Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #28

We are pleased to present the 28th edition of the Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter. This month, we highlight cases that address cloud-computing contacts as the basis for jurisdiction, clarification...more

Recoupment Affirmative Defense Not Extinguished by Debtor’s 363(f) Sale

On March 30, 2012, Judge Sidney H. Stein of the District Court for the Southern District of New York held that a claimant’s affirmative defense of recoupment was not extinguished by the debtor’s section 363(f) sale. Hispanic...more

New York Bankruptcy Court Rejects Comity Based on Public Policy Exception to the Grant of Comity to Non-U.S. Orders

In re Dr. Jurgen Toft, Case No. 11-1049 (ALG) (S.D.N.Y. Bank. Ct. 2011), a typically sound and erudite decision by the Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, is something of a close-to-must read for the...more