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In the Marketplace Image

In the Marketplace

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.

Features

Ten Commandments for a Successful Loan Workout Image

Ten Commandments for a Successful Loan Workout

Andrew Flame

Businesses of all sizes will find themselves having difficult discussions with their lenders regarding loans in default or which will be maturing and for which the real estate and other collateral provide questionable value as security. This article provides "rules" that should help.

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New Contract Requirements in Louisiana

Sharon Morris

Recently, Louisiana enacted legislation to regulate automatic renewal clauses in contracts to provide that any contract that automatically renews if the consumer fails to cancel it must disclose the automatic renewal clause clearly and conspicuously and include clear and conspicuous language describing how to cancel the contract.

Features

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What's New in the Law

Robert W. Ihne

Highlights of the latest equipment leasing law.

When Is a Lease of Personal Property a 'True Lease'? Image

When Is a Lease of Personal Property a 'True Lease'?

Alan M. Christenfeld & Barbara M. Goodstein

Just because a document is labeled a lease may not make it so under commercial law. One of the more heavily contested issues under the Uniform Commercial Code is whether an agreement transferring use and possession of personal property from one party to another is actually a lease as opposed to a sale subject to a security agreement.

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Arbitration Awards: What Is the Standard of Review?

Craig R. Tractenberg

In <i>Paul Green School of Rock v. Smith</i>, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided a franchise-related case on Aug. 2 that addressed judicial review of arbitration awards.

Features

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Underground Maintenance Formulas in New York

Carrie Lee Weremblewski & David B. Smith

Attorneys throughout New York State regularly utilize informal mathematical formulas to determine maintenance payments. Individual attorneys, judges and various regions apply different formulas, several formulas or, worse yet, no formula at all.

Features

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Wolf Block Moves for Stay of Legal Malpractice Suit

Gina Passarella

Wolf Block and a number of former partners are seeking a stay of a legal malpractice lawsuit brought against them by car dealership owner Alan Potamkin over the firm's drafting of a prenuptial agreement.

Features

Ontario, Canada, Court of Appeal Affirms Quiznos and Midas Decisions Image

Ontario, Canada, Court of Appeal Affirms Quiznos and Midas Decisions

Jennifer Dolman & Andraya Frith

Two important decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal involving class action franchise disputes were released this summer.

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