A Survey of State Law Regarding Forum-Selection Clauses
Introduction Often companies that contract with parties in various states are faced with litigation across various forums. Being sued in federal and state courts across the United States can be...
View ArticleAre Law Firms Keeping Pace With The Rate Of External Change?
Today, the Washington Post is reporting that the venerable law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf has inched at least one step closer to bankruptcy. Click here for the Post article. If the firm cannot...
View ArticleFiduciary Duties of Members of Colorado LLCs
The limited liability company (LLC) enabling statutes in some states expressly set forth affirmative duties that LLC members owe to one another. Other state LLC enabling statutes expressly negate such...
View ArticleBuyer Beware: The Utility of Acquired Claims May be Limited by the Purity of...
The American Bankruptcy Institute recently published Mr. Glasser's summary of a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit BAP. Click here to view the original article. Citation: Beal Bank USA v. Windmill...
View ArticleRestoration Construction: Navigating the New Rules in Colorado
On June 6, 2012, Colorado fundamentally altered the rules that apply to roofers and restoration contractors handling losses on residential property. Governor Hickenlooper signed into law a bill1 that,...
View ArticleFee Awards Are Only Non-Dischargeable Only if the Applicable Statute...
Citation: Kaplan v. Wasko, Case No. CC-12-1118-PaMkBe (9th Cir. B.A.P. Mar. 6, 2013) (unpublished). Ruling: The Ninth Circuit B.A.P. remanded this case and directed the bankruptcy court to apply the...
View ArticleRevisiting Fiduciary Duties of Members of Colorado LLCs
The law governing limited liability companies (“LLCs”) and their members is relatively undeveloped, and it continues to evolve. One important question, for example, is whether the members of an LLC...
View ArticleAssessing CAPP, Part I: Impact on the Motion to Dismiss Strategy
By E. Job Seese The following is the first in a forthcoming series of blog posts looking at the CAPP Rules and their practical impact on litigation strategy. CAPP’S INTRODUCTION Effective January 2012,...
View ArticleDoes LaFond Address Common Law Fiduciary Duties of LLC Members?
By Reid J. Allred and Maral Shoaei The Colorado Supreme Court, in a recent opinion, LaFond v. Sweeney, addressed the duties of a manager or member of a limited liability company (“LLC”) under Colorado...
View ArticleReid Allred Presentation for the Colorado Microbusiness Alliance
Chipman Glasser partner, Reid Allred, will be giving a presentation for the Colorado Microbusiness Alliance on two nights next week—September 8, 2015 in Parker, Colorado and September 9, 2015 at...
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