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Debtors Franchisors Bankruptcy Court

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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Settlement Agreement Obtained Under Threat of Criminal Prosecution

It is widely known that federal law criminalizes certain bad acts in connection with bankruptcy cases. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 151—158. For example, 18 U.S.C. § 152 makes it a crime to, among other things, conceal bankruptcy estate...more

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Franchisor Bankruptcy Case Dismissed as a Bad Faith Filing

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The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware recently issued an opinion discussing the tension between using bankruptcy as a legitimate tool to maximize value versus using bankruptcy merely as a litigation...more

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