Source: https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/handle/2346/72464/browse?type=dateissued
Timestamp: 2019-01-17 01:07:12
Document Index: 113884124

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 365', '§ 9', '§ 551', '§ 551', '§ 157', '§ 157']

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Keeping Up with the Times: A Proposed Change to Medicare and Medicaid Non-Assignment Clauses for Secured Financing ﻿
Brumfield, Cameron (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article discusses how the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) has evolved to include healthcare insurance receivables, while leaving out Medicare and Medicaid payments. Next, the article discusses the effects of secured ...
Free Money Gone Bad: Issues that Arise when Participants Do Not Take (or Cash) Distributions Due Them ﻿
Hedgpeth, Patti (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article focuses on missing participants in contribution plans. The article discusses forfeiture of benefits in an ongoing plan, uncashed distribution checks, and escheat. Finally, the article concludes that the U.S. ...
The Bankruptcy Code’s Rejection of Trademark Under § 365(n) and the Motley Consequences when a Debtor Rejects a High-Tech Trademark License ﻿
Enright, Jason (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article discusses the inconsistencies in rejection of intellectual property licenses in bankruptcy. The article first reviews the three main areas of intellectual property: copyright, patent, trademark. The article ...
The Jobs Act: A Well-Intended Step Forward? ﻿
Merchant, Adnan S. (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article discusses the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), aimed at reducing regulatory burdens for small businesses reaching out to the public to raise capital. The article analyzes securities regulations ...
The Application of Till to Chapter 11 Cases in the Fifth Circuit ﻿
Ellison, Ry (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article discusses the general policy rationale for Chapter 11 reorganization. The article provides a procedural and factual analysis of the US Supreme Court decision in Till v. SCS Credit Corp. Finally, the article ...
“Can You Force Me to Sell My Natural Gas Pipeline?” and Other Interesting Questions that Remain Unanswered by the Bankruptcy Code ﻿
Warman, Lynnette; Kinvig, Cameron (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article discusses the potential for bankruptcy courts to misinterpret Section 363(h)(4) of the bankruptcy code, under which a court can force a sale of the entire property unless it is used for production or distribution ...
A Dying Consideration: A Study of Partnership Estate Planning Confusion and How Reformation Can Bring Partnership Estate Protection Back to Life ﻿
Anders, Jordyn (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article discusses problems associated with the distribution of partnership property and dissolution of partnership upon the death of a business partner. The article discusses asset-protection methods and resolving ...
Allieviating Insecurities when Reporting Unlawful Activities in Securities: Whistleblower Reporting Requirements Under Dodd-Frank ﻿
Urbanic, Frank (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article discusses the Dodd-Frank whistleblower anti-retaliation protection and its effect on an individual who reports a securities violation to the employer and then is terminated prior to reporting the violation to ...
A Missed Opportunity to Improve Collateral Valuation Doctrine ﻿
Pan, Jason (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article discusses the two ways to realize the value of a business in light of the 2009 Chrysler reorganization. The article analyzes the use of Chapter 11 to negotiate a plan for restructuring a distressed business. ...
The Value of a Per Se Rule Against Enforcing Noncompetition Agreements ﻿
Pierce, Michael (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This articles discusses noncompetition agreements and how courts have traditionally enforced them based on their reasonableness. The author briefly looks at the current reasonableness doctrine, severance, the common law ...
The Impact of Your Partner’s Bankruptcy on Your Joint Venture ﻿
Duran, Sara G.; Rigby, Aaron J. (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article examines the effect of assumption or rejection on the non-filing joint venture members when a joint venture’s operating agreement is characterized as an executory contract and subject to assumption or rejection ...
Why on Earth Do People Use Bitcoin? ﻿
Christopher, Catherine Martin (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
Bitcoin is making near-daily headlines, whether about its volatile exchange rate, the regulatory issues it raises, or its criminal associations. As the public becomes familiar with the idea of virtual currencies, many ...
Expanding Foreign Creditors’ Toolkit: The Presumption Against Extraterritorial Application ﻿
Bergmann, Craig R. (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article discusses the administration of Bernie Madoff’s estate and the trustee’s attempt to commence adversary proceedings against a foreign investor to recover distributions it received from a foreign feeder. The ...
More Clarification, Less Litigation: Why Requisite Authorization is Necessary to Terminate Liens and Should be Codified into UCC § 9-513 ﻿
Neerhof, Ashley (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This comment discusses a recent split of authority in court rulings regarding the filing of UCC-1 financing statements and UCC-3 termination statements. The comment recommends three changes to resolve the legal ambiguity: ...
Section 551 of the Bankruptcy Code: Avoiding the Perils of the Useless Avoidance of Liens ﻿
Pecan, Lawrence E. (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2014)
This article discusses the purpose and applicability of § 551 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The article analyzes various avoidance actions and the purpose of liens preserved under § 551. Finally, the article cautions that ...
Is Consent Enough? 28 U.S.C. § 157(C)(2) and the Fifth Circuit Jurisdictional Limbo ﻿
Gould, Wesley (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2015)
The scope of this article addresses the constitutionality of 28 U.S.C. § 157(c)(2), how the Fifth Circuit is dealing with the issue of consent, and how courts should address the issue. The author provides a brief overview ...
Crossed Signals: Using Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc. to Untangle the Analysis of Software Copyright Protection ﻿
Killian, Robert (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2015)
This comment discusses the fundamentals of assigning copyright to software and the inconsistencies between circuits. The comment provides a brief overview of Java and the Oracle America, Inc. v. Google, Inc. decision as ...
The Effect of Bankruptcy Law on Roman Credit Markets ﻿
Herz, Zachary (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2015)
This article discusses the effect of bankruptcy law on Roman credit markets and the importance of Roman credit law to our modern ideas of lending. The article focuses on one aspect of the Roman credit economy – how late ...
Ten Years After BAPCPA: Continuing Questions in Cramdowns of Individual Chapter 11 Plans ﻿
Lumber, David J. (Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2015)
This article discusses the Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), enacted to reduce serial bankruptcy filings and reduce the perceived manipulation and exploitation of the bankruptcy system to the ...