New York bankruptcy court breaks with precedent and endorses time approach for calculating lease termination damages over rent amount approach, resulting in smaller claims for landlords.
Time approach limits, and often...more
“Can an unsecured creditor be better off when the debtor defaults rather than paying off the debt? Yes: Law can be stranger than fiction in the Preference Zone.”—Ninth Circuit
Untimely payment by tenants and other obligors...more
8/20/2020
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Illinois Governor’s Executive Order prohibiting sale of food or beverages for on-premises consumption held to partially excuse restaurant tenant’s rent payment obligations.
Bankruptcy Court finds that Executive Order...more