The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently reminded bankruptcy trustees, creditors and asset buyers that patent licenses have a limited “shelf life” in Chapter 7 liquidations. When the Chapter 7 trustee did not...more
In a decision rendered on May 16, 2016, in the case of Husky International Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the exception to bankruptcy discharge for debts incurred through actual fraud applies to...more