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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

No Cutting the (Priority) Line!: Incidental Beneficiaries to Assumed Contracts and Leases Cannot Assert Cure Claims Against...

In rejecting an incidental beneficiary’s cure claim, the Second Circuit reasoned that affording a non-party administrative priority “would let it cut the line and stand in front of even secured creditors in exchange for...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Addresses Perfecting Construction Liens in Bankruptcy Proceedings

In a recent decision, the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the 9th Circuit clarified an important step that construction lienholders must take to perfect their liens when the debtor has filed a bankruptcy petition...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

The Check Is(n’t) In The Mail: The Cause Of Action Of ‘Account Stated’

You are a homeowner who hires a contractor to come regularly to your property for routine maintenance. At first, everything seems to be going fine. Your contractor dutifully shows up on the first of every month and leaves an...more

Saul Ewing LLP

New Bankruptcy Case Limits Assertion of Post-Bankruptcy Construction Liens

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On March 30, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a decision that curtails the rights of suppliers to lien non-debtor third-party property following the bankruptcy filing of a construction...more

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NLRB Imposes New "Indirect Control" Joint Employer Standard in Browning-Ferris

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On August 27, 2015, the last day of Harry Johnson, III's term as a Board member, the National Labor Relations Board issued its long-awaited decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. The Board voted 3-2 to...more

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