As spring rolls into summer, bankruptcy lawyers await the Supreme Court's decision in Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkinson. With the Supreme Court's term ending June 30, 2014, some wonder if the Court will, in fact, declare bankruptcy […]
It's generally known that Bankruptcy Code section 547(b)(4)(A) provides that for non-insider creditors, a preferential transfer is one made "on or within 90 days before the date of the filing of the petition." The calculation of the 90-day "preference […]
Employers must treat severance payments to involuntarily terminated employees as taxable wages. In an 8-0 opinion, the Supreme Court held that such payments are "remuneration for employment" for which taxes much be withheld and paid under the Federal […]
On August 5, 2014, Jason Binford and John Kane spoke at the annual meeting of the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives in San Diego, California. They presented on their law review article, Farmer Favoritism: Statutory Protections for Creditors […]
On June 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued the decision Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkinson, Trustee of the Estate of Bellingham Insurance Agency, Inc., which deals with the constitutional limits on bankruptcy judges. The Bellingham […]
First, think back to October 2013—the federal government had just experienced a 16-day shutdown and the internet only had 22 generic Top-Level Domains ("gTLDs"). Of these 22 gTLDs, there were less than a handful of gTLDs which were […]
It is unfortunate, but true: a commercial tenant may someday be required to deal with a bankrupt landlord. Any bankruptcy filing can be complicated and chaotic. But, a tenant faced with a landlord's is more than just a creditor who is […]
Environmental Site Assessments (“ESA”) assist potential purchasers acquiring an interest in commercial real estate with determining a baseline for certain environmental conditions of the property and potentially establishing statutory protections […]
It may be time to reassess what are widely considered to be standard provisions in your severance agreements. One of the EEOC’s latest initiatives is to target fairly routine provisions in severance agreements, including non-disparagement, non-disclosure […]
Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC (KRCL) is proud to announce that, for the sixth consecutive year, Chambers has selected the firm for recognition in America’s Leading Lawyers for Business Guide. Chambers recognized two of KRCL’s practice groups […]
Employers have several things to consider when deciding whether to pursue an employee for violating her non-compete agreement. Among the legal considerations is whether the employer will be able to recover its attorneys' fees. When an employee breaches […]
BJ primarily focuses on construction defense and represents general contractors and subcontractors in complex, multi-party construction defect and personal injury litigation, arbitration, and OSHA investigations. He also has experience in commercial […]