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The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2018 features Affordable Price Points & Expedited Process
The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2018 features affordable price points and expedited process for small businesses with a debt load of $2.5 million or less. The goal is to encourage and facilitate the rebuilding and retooling of small businesses in our turbulent yet very entrepreneurial economy. The proposed law provides incentives for owners who…
Read MoreITT Tech Student Loans Settle in Bankruptcy versus other Government Loans
ITT Tech student loans settle in bankruptcy and will be paid out assuming that ITT’s bankruptcy estate has sufficient funds. The settlement that will erase nearly $600 million that 750,000 students owed ITT Technical Institute. The agreement will also refund $3 million that students paid the for-profit chain. The students asserted a $1.5 billion claim…
Read MoreBitcoin Mining Pioneer GigaWatt Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
Bitcoin mining pioneer, GigaWatt, seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Spokane, Washington. The filing is the latest twist in an entrepreneurial saga stretching back to the early days of bitcoin and may be connected to efforts by three of the company’s majority shareholders to sell GigaWatt. One of its co-founders, David Carlson, a former Microsoft…
Read MoreUpdate: Attention Brides! David’s Bridal has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
A Chapter 11 bankruptcy case has been filed in Delaware by Conshohocken PA based wedding gown retailer David’s Bridal Inc. A Chapter 11 plan was filed with its Chapter 11 petition, so that this “pre-packaged bankruptcy case” should go through a speedier approval process than a regular bankruptcy case, as all major creditors have already agreed…
Read MoreCan the Taste of Cheese be Copyrighted?
Can the taste of cheese be copyrighted? The European Union’s highest court has ruled: No. A Dutch cheese company tried to argue that the taste of its spreadable cheese could be copyrighted. The EU Court of Justice found that taste cannot be protected by law because it is “an idea” not an “expression of an…
Read MoreWBLA’s Inaugural Trek to NY Law Firms!
I am so excited to help launch the Wharton Business Law Association’s first trek to visit New York law firms! Thanks and kudos to my sister network Women Owned Law hostess attorneys — Wendy Schwartz of Binder & Schwartz, Nancy Mertzel of Mertzel Law PLLC and Helene Pangalos of The Law Office of Helene Pangalos —…
Read MoreSEC launches “FinHub” for Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, AI & Tech Companies
The SEC launch of its “FinHub” or Fintech Hub is a recent breakthrough for all innovators who engage in the Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, AI & Tech spaces. It will bring the SEC’s existing services to a single access point and provide an easier way for companies to communicate with the public, as well as a platform…
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