Showing 2 posts from September 2017.
Can Same-Sex Couples Own Real Property as Tenants by the Entirety in Michigan?
Two years have passed since the United States Supreme Court passed down a 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges which held that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry under both the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Read More ›
Categories: U.S. Supreme Court, Zoning & Land Use
Share
Supreme Court to Address Circuit Split Regarding Debt Re-Characterization Claims
On June 26, 2017, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in PEM Entities v. Levin to decide whether bankruptcy courts should apply a federal multi-factor test or an underlying state law when deciding whether to re-characterize a debt claim as equity. The Court’s decision to grant cert in this case should resolve a circuit split and clarify the law as it relates to re-characterizing corporate debt as equity. Read More ›
Categories: 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Chapter 11, U.S. Supreme Court
Categories
- Chapter 11
- Financing
- 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Western District of Michigan
- Landlord-Tenant
- Personal Property Tax
- Estate Planning
- Property Tax
- Case Law Updates
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Zoning & Land Use
- Eastern District of Michigan
- Fraud & Abuse
- Did you Know?
- Chapter 7
- Billing/Payment
- Alerts and Updates
- Collections
- Chapter 13