by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings
Equity Planning Corp. v. Westfield Ins. Co. Case Digest COVID-19-related damages cases are making their way through state and federal courts. Plaintiffs typically are businesses that have suffered economic losses because of various mandatory shutdowns. They file...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Uncategorized, Valuations
The key issue in the bankruptcy proceedings involving a debtor entity that owned two hotels was the value of the hotels, which would control the amount of the main creditor’s secured and unsecured claims. The valuation date was October 2020, a point when the effect of...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Uncategorized, Valuations
Derek Scott Williams PLLC v. Cincinnati Ins. Co. Summary In this business interruption case resulting from mandatory shutdowns to control COVID-19, the court declined to grant a motion to dismiss the claim of the plaintiff as to coverage for loss of business income...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings
Companies Estate of Warne v. Commissioner In a gift and estate tax dispute, the estate and Internal Revenue Service agreed to apply discounts for lack of control and marketability to the majority interests in several real estate holding companies. The U.S. Tax Court...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Hartman v. BigInch Fabricators & Construction Holding Co., Inc In 2020, the Indiana Court of Appeals overturned the trial court and found for the selling shareholder when it decided discounts were inappropriate in any compulsory, closed-market sale. The court did...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Oudheusden v. Oudheusden The Connecticut Supreme Court clarified this jurisdiction’s approach to double counting (or double-dipping in a recent decision). The court acknowledged that it had never been asked to determine whether the rule against double counting applied...
