A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has unanimously held that the debt exchange undertaken by Serta Simmons Bedding did not qualify as an "open market purchase" under the terms of Serta's...more
In this "Counsel That Cares" podcast episode, bankruptcy attorney Phillip Nelson is joined by special guests Ron Winters and Allan Shaw from Gibbins Advisors, a management consulting firm focused in the healthcare sector. The...more
• In Mission Product Holdings Inc. v. Tempnology LLC, the U.S. Supreme Court holds that rejection through U.S. Bankruptcy Code Section 365 does not terminate a trademark licensee's right to use a licensed trademark. The...more
5/28/2019
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Bankruptcy Code ,
Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debtors ,
Exclusions ,
Executory Contracts ,
IP License ,
Mission Product Holdings Inc v Tempnology LLC ,
Rescission ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 365 ,
Split of Authority ,
Trademark Licenses ,
Trademarks ,
Trustees
• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has upheld a controversial ruling by a U.S. District Court in a case involving special revenue bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Highway Transportation Authority (PRHTA).
• The...more
4/10/2019
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Automatic Stay ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Chapter 9 ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Municipal Bankruptcy ,
Municipal Bonds ,
Municipalities ,
Popular ,
Puerto Rico ,
Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) ,
Statutory Liens ,
Subrogation