On May 14, Outfox Hospitality LLC, the parent company of the retail chain Foxtrot Market, along with its affiliates, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, with the...more
A Baltimore Homeowner’s Saga - Baltimore Resident and single mother Deanna Woodward paid off her mortgage 18 years ago. After that, she paid her real estate taxes. So, imagine her surprise when she recently learned that...more
1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - Taggart v. Lorenzen standard applies to stay violation in a corporate case. The debtor sold assets prepetition. After the petition date, the buyer demanded payment of certain...more
The Washington State Legislature has enacted several new laws that will impact the workplace in 2022. In addition, increases to minimum wage and earning thresholds took effect on Jan. 1. This Holland & Knight alert...more
The Uniform Commercial Code was established to provide predictability and conformity in commercial transactions. Certain states have adopted nonstandard UCC provisions, which create an unreliable and unpredictable market for...more
• 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
Agricultural liens are a very powerful but often overlooked tool available to those that aid in the growing or harvesting of crops or raising animals or those who sell their agricultural products. These liens attach not only...more
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Hearsay/Business Records: trial court abused its discretion by excluding the mortgage records, which included records from a prior servicer, where plaintiff’s witness demonstrated...more
Acme Bank has a problem. Acme loaned $480,000 for the purchase of a beach house on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, securing the debt with a recorded mortgage. Six months ago, the bank received a letter from the county tax...more
While secured creditors are entitled to special rights in bankruptcy, those rights may differ depending on whether creditors have a statutory or consensual lien on their collateral. This is primarily because section 552(a)...more
Under the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act, M.G.L. c. 152, § 1, et seq., particularly § 15, an employee who is injured in a work-related incident due to the acts of an unrelated third party may seek redress of that...more
In the current environment of depressed prices for oil, natural gas and related liquids, oil and gas wells, leases and properties are coming on to the market for sale. These assets typically are made available through either...more
The Best Protection - Safeguards in Purchasing Distressed Oil and Gas Assets - In the current environment of depressed prices for oil, natural gas and related liquids, oil and gas wells, leases and properties are coming...more