by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Sherwood Invs. Overseas Ltd. v. Royal Bank of Scot. N.V. (In re Sherwood Invs. Overseas Ltd., Inc, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136096 (Sept. 30, 2016) A bankruptcy proceeding makes clear that, if an expert hopes to support a client’s position, he or she has to know more...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
In re Marriage of Cheng, 2016 Wash. App LEXIS 2854 (Nov. 22, 2016) A double-dip decision out of Washington State prompted a reader’s request for comment from veteran valuator Jim Alerding (Alerding Consulting), who frequently deals with divorce-related valuation...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, IRS Regulation
The U.S. Supreme Court adjourned for its summer recess at the end of June. Here are five recent cases from its 2016 term that may be of interest to business owners and managers. 1. Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton (S. Ct. No. 16-74, June 5, 2017) Generally,...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Divorce Litigation, Valuations
Baumbouree v. Baumbouree, 2016 La. App. LEXIS 1388 (July 13, 2016). In a Louisiana divorce case, the trial court applied the value stated in a stock agreement the physician owner-spouse had entered into with his firm in the context of partition. In her appeal, the...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
In re Sunedison, Inc., 2016 Bankr. LEXIS 2959 (Aug. 11, 2016). When a company declares bankruptcy, investors often question the accuracy of post-petition valuations offered by other stakeholders. But, as a recent ruling in a major bankruptcy case shows, investors...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Divorce Litigation, Valuations
Lacoste v. Lacoste, 2016 Miss. App. LEXIS 460 (July 19, 2016) A recent Mississippi divorce case highlights the complexity of valuing a small family business as well as the importance of an accurate valuation to achieving an equitable distribution of marital assets....
