David Goodrich Chairs OCBF CLE Panel on Issues in the Retail Industry
Member David Goodrich is a Program Chair...
Monthly News Archives: June 2016
SulmeyerKupetz Files Successful Opposition to Sports Authority’s Proposal to Abandon Consigned Goods at 112 Locations
On the evening of June 15, Sports Authority (SA) submitted an emergency request to the bankruptcy court presiding over its chapter 11 case in Delaware. SA proposed to abandon consigned goods of certain suppliers located at 112 stores that would be closing within a few days. SA requested that the court order the suppliers to retrieve the goods at the supplier’s expense and subject …
Webinar Now Available! When Litigation Turns to a Threat of Bankruptcy
It’s nothing new. You’re representing a plaintiff in a contentious case, and it’s getting ready to go to trial. You believe your case is a slam dunk, and a big recovery for your client and your firm is within sight when the defendant’s counsel tells you that their client will file for bankruptcy if you don’t accept an insultingly low offer. The natural tendency is …
Jason Balitzer Selected for Inclusion on 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
SulmeyerKupetz is pleased to announce that Jason Balitzer has been selected for inclusion on the 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Mr. Balitzer has been named a Rising Star since 2014. Super Lawyers is a rating service that lists outstanding lawyers from a wide range of practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process …
High Court’s Trump Denial Puts Labor on Defensive in Ch. 11: Law360 Speaks to David Kupetz
The Supreme Court recently refused to consider an appeal challenging Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc.’s ability to shed employee benefits through Chapter 11. The end of this appeal comes a few weeks after a federal judge allowed the bankrupt coal company Walter Energy to retain its ability to terminate collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with its employees, and to use the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to end …
Asa S. Hami Interviews Judge Meredith A. Jury for Insolvency Law Committee’s Fourth Judicial Profile
Asa S. Hami, Co-Vice Chair of the State Bar’s Insolvency Law Committee (ILC), interviewed the Honorable Meredith A. Jury, United States Bankruptcy Judge in the Central District of California, for the fourth judicial profile in the ILC’s ongoing profile series. The profile shares Judge Jury’s history as a litigator, her transition from private practice to the bench, her dual roles serving as a bankruptcy …