New Hampshire Supreme Court Affirms in Part and Vacates in Part and Remands Divorce Trial Court—Husband Fails to Provide Support for Expenses
In re Hebert, 2024 The New Hampshire Supreme Court, in this divorce case appeal, vacated the trial court’s property division and alimony awards but affirmed the trial court’s findings regarding the value of the husband’s business, Microelectrodes Inc., the value of...
U.S. District Court Overturns Jury Award for Consequential Damages
Rhode Island Supreme Court Affirms Value of Interest in Medical Practice Per Shareholder Agreement and Equitable Distribution of Assets in a Divorce Case
Cronan v. Cronan, 2024 In this Supreme Court of Rhode Island appeal of a divorce case decision from the family court, the supreme court, among other decisions, held that the marital estate was properly distributed, the husband’s interest in the medical imaging...
Nevada Appellate Court Affirms Value of Husband’s Business and His Separate Property Value in the Business
Mamone v. Mamone, 2023 Shane Mamone appealed from a district court order in a domestic matter. Shane incorporated his own construction company, SCM, in Las Vegas. He put forth significant effort to grow SCM, including making trips to Asia where he was able to obtain...
Bankruptcy Court Decides on Debtor Qualification as a ‘Small Business’ Under Chapter 11
In re Hillman, 2023 In this bankruptcy, ULM challenged the filing by the debtor, Michelle Corbin Hillman, that “the Debtor is ineligible to elect to proceed with her case under Subchapter V of Chapter 11 … because she is not a ‘person engaged in commercial or...
Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Valuation of Marital Business
In re Rozdolsky, 2024 In this complex Illinois divorce case, the appellate court wrestled with nine items of appeal from the husband. Included was an appeal by the husband of the value the trial court determined of the husband’s business, Harbortown Industries Inc....
U.S. District Court (New York) Rules Interest Rates on Loans Are Not Usurious
Golock Capital, LLC v. VNUE, Inc., 2023 “Golock Capital, LLC (Golock) and DBW Investments, LLC (DBW; together, Plaintiffs) issued seven loans in the form of convertible promissory notes to VNUE, Inc. (VNUE). Golock and DBW have sued VNUE for breach of its...
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Denies Employee Members of ESOP Claims Against Debtors
Bennetti v. Oxford Restructuring Advisors LLC 2023 The Bankruptcy Court did not err in disallowing claims against debtors based on rights in an ESOP. The ESOP, an S corporation, was only obligated to provide ESOP members with the right to have distributions in cash....
Bankruptcy Appeals Panel Affirms Confirmation of Chapter 11 Plan Despite Objection of Largest Unsecured Creditor
Albaad USA, Inc. v. GPMI, Co. (In re GPMI, Co.), Bankr This case involved an appeal by a creditor in a bankruptcy case that objected to the approval by the Bankruptcy Court of the debtor’s (GPMI) Chapter 11 plan. Finding no error, the Bankruptcy Appeals Panel (BAP)...
U.S. District Court Overturns Jury Award for Consequential Damages
Endless River Techs. LLC v. Trans Union LLC, 2023 The parties had entered into a development agreement and contract for services for “the joint development and commercialization of a method for providing insurers on-line, real time comparison price quotes to...