Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP February 13 2026 A new court decision confirms that receivers cannot be sued for decisions made in the exercise of their judgment, even if those decisions later prove to be wrong. In Semaan v. Mosier, G064385, (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 5, 2026), a California case of first impression, the […]
USA July 24 2025 In EpicentRx, Inc. v. Superior Court, Case No. S282521, 2025 WL 2027272 (Cal. July 21, 2025), the California Supreme Court held that forum selection clauses may be enforced against California plaintiffs even when the selected forum — such as the oft-selected Delaware Court of Chancery — would not afford plaintiffs a […]
Troutman Pepper Locke USA July 10 2025 Consignments may be governed by either common law or Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), the latter of which requires the consignor to comply with various procedures in order to perfect its security interest in the consigned good. A consignor who properly perfects its security interest […]
Click here to listen to the audio On September 24, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB-1286 which expands California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (California FDCPA) to apply to certain commercial financial products. Lenders, servicers, and those collecting on their behalf – including attorneys – should pay careful attention to the requirements of the […]
An assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) is a process by which a financially distressed company (referred to as the assignor) transfers its assets to a third-party fiduciary (referred to as the assignee). The assignee is responsible for liquidating those assets and distributing the proceeds to the assignor’s creditors, pursuant to the priorities established […]
June 28 2024 On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States jettisoned the Chevron doctrine, overruling a 40-year-old case that had long served as the foundation for American administrative law. In the consolidated opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, the Supreme Court declared […]
June 28 2024 On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 603 U.S. ____ (2024) holding that the Bankruptcy Code does not allow for the inclusion of non-consensual third-party releases in chapter 11 plans. This decision settles a long-standing circuit split on the propriety of such releases […]
May 30 2024 Section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code offers powerful protection for good-faith purchasers in bankruptcy sales because it limits appellate review of an approved sale, irrespective of the legal merits of the appeal. Specifically, it provides that the reversal or modification of an order approving the sale of assets in bankruptcy does not […]
May 30 2024 A debtor’s non-exempt assets (and even the debtor’s entire business) are commonly sold during the course of a bankruptcy case by the trustee or a chapter 11 debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) as a means of augmenting the bankruptcy estate for the benefit of stakeholders or to fund distributions under, or implement, a chapter 11, […]
May 30 2024 Sales pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code have become commonplace in bankruptcy cases as a mechanism to liquidate a debtor’s assets and maximize value for creditors. Selling the debtor’s assets to a third party provides a new go-forward business partner for the debtor’s vendors and customers, and likely provides continuity […]