Please join Elizabeth Rose of Caiola & Rose LLC, Jason Binford of the Texas Office of the Attorney General, and me, John Gotaskie, on July 14th for a 90 minute
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The 90 day Franchise Bankruptcy Solution
The CARES Act has amended the Bankruptcy Code to provide an expedited and easier version of a business bankruptcy proceeding. We now have “Subchapter 5” for small business and individual
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Tempnology: Rejection of Executory Contract is Not Rescission
The long awaited ruling in Mission Products Holding, Inc. v. Tempnology LLC (In re Tempnology) has simplified the intersection of bankruptcy and trademark law, with the court holding
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Lease Termination as Fraudulent Transfer?
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in a unanimous decision written by Judge Posner, recently ruled that a landlord
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Have You Made Full Disclosure? U.S. Bankruptcy Courts May Want to Know.
Struggling franchisors who violate state franchise disclosure laws should not assume that the filing of bankruptcy by the franchisor will bring relief from the claims of wronged franchisees. A Bankruptcy
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Good News: Trademark Use after Licensor’s Bankruptcy
Contributed by Michael Viscount and Brian Isen.
What is the impact of a bankruptcy filing on the ability of a franchisee to continue utilizing the trademarks of the franchisor?
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