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Post date: Posted on: September 9, 2014

At JD Supra, a number of attorneys, including Sam's and my former colleague Glen Trudel, ask "

Tags: Bankruptcy, Commercial Transactions, Creditor / Debtor Law, Legal Opinions, Structured Finance, Uniform Commercial Code
Post date: Posted on: August 28, 2014

Some types of business entities (most famously, corporations) offer limited liability to their managers, owners, and officers. That is, under most circumstances such parties will have no personal liability for debts incurred (through tort or contract) by the business entity.

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Commercial Litigation, Contracts, Corporations, Courts, Creditor / Debtor Law, Equity / Chancery, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Real Estate / Real Property, Torts
Post date: Posted on: April 23, 2013

"Whoever takes goods (on credit) and becomes bankrupt, then again takes goods and again becomes bankrupt, then takes goods again and yet again becomes bankrupt is to be put to death after the third time."

Tags: Bankruptcy, Comparative Law, Creditor / Debtor Law, Legal History, Legal Theory, Structured Finance

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