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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

I Would Prefer Not to – a Scriveners Tale – Not Bartleby

On March 5, 2024, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, ruled that an obvious scriveners error in a guaranty, exempting a guarantor from full recourse liability for the loan’s debt, could be corrected to impose personal...more

Troutman Pepper

Colo. Bankruptcy Ruling Clarifies Debt Collection Rules

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On April 24, the Colorado Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in U.S. Bank National Association v. Silvernagel. The decision made Colorado the latest state to recognize that a borrower’s bankruptcy...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Risk of Personal Liability Despite Incorporation

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One of the fundamental principles of corporate law is that the owners, directors and officers of a corporate entity generally are not personally responsible for the entity’s debts. Without this insulation from personal...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

A Guaranty for Every Need: An Overview of the Variety of Loan Guaranties-and How to Select the Right One

Underwriting a commercial credit facility is a process of weighing various risk mitigators until the lender is satisfied that the potential for loss is within its tolerance. By evaluating collateral value, credit history,...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

SCOTUS Declines Hearing Madden: Are Industry Repercussions Limited?

In a disappointing move, the Supreme Court today denied the petition by Midland Funding to hear the case Madden v. Midland Funding. But could the inaction by the Supreme Court be much ado about nothing?...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Fourth Circuit: Business Judgment Rule May Not Protect Bank Officers in FDIC Action

Why it matters - Bank officers may be liable in a lawsuit brought by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) while the directors escaped liability, in a new ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals interpreting...more

Baker Donelson

New York’s Lichtenstein Decision Highlights Conflicts of a Carve-Out Guarantor

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The recent New York case of Lichtenstein v. Willkie Farr addresses a borrower's conflict caused, in part, by a loan covenant. The covenant invoked personal liability of the members in the event the entity files a voluntary...more

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