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Average Recovery Rate of a Collection Agency

Nexa Collect

Debtors are less likely to pay when they feel threatened. Their debt collectors must be located in multiple time zones in order to work with debtors nationwide. Quality of your own debt: If you primarily serve a lower income group, or if your state debt laws are favorable for debtors, then the recovery rate will be lower.

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Bankruptcy Court Won’t Dabble in Case Concerning a Marijuana Business

PBWT

“[E]nsnared between his involvement in a business that is legal under the laws of Arizona but illegal under federal law,” one debtor’s chapter 13 petition was recently dismissed due to his undisputed violations of the Controlled Substances Act. ” Facing significant debt, Mayer filed a chapter 13 petition in the U.S.

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Dudley Resources – Your Funding Source for Debtor Payments and Settlements

Collection Industry News

Our comprehensive services cater to businesses dealing with debtor companies or surplus inventory. Case Study: Machinery and Equipment Liquidation At Dudley Resources, we understand the urgency businesses face when dealing with debtor companies and the need for rapid machinery and equipment liquidation.

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Throwing Shade At Sunbeam: Following Lubrizol And Not The Seventh Circuit, The First Circuit Leaves Another Trademark Licensee Rejected And Out Of Luck

In the Red

Chicago American Manufacturing, LLC , 686 F.3d The Sunbeam court held that rejection is a breach by the debtor and does not terminate the agreement or “vaporize” the rights of the non-breaching party. 3d 382 (7th Cir. The Bankruptcy Court’s Decision. In re Tempnology, LLC, 541 B.R. The Equitable Treatment Discussion.

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Rejection Time: On February 20th The Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument On The Big Question In The Tempnology Case — Does A Trademark Licensee Lose Its Rights Upon Rejection?

In the Red

What is the effect of rejection of a trademark license by a debtor-licensor? Here’s the question on which the Supreme Court granted certiorari : Whether, under §365 of the Bankruptcy Code, a debtor-licensor’s “rejection” of a license agreement—which “constitutes a breach of such contract,” 11 U.S.C. The Big Question.

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In A Major Victory For Trademark Licensees, Supreme Court Holds That Rejection Of A Trademark License Does Not Terminate The Licensee’s Rights

In the Red

After dividing the courts for a number of years, we finally have the answer to the big question of whether rejection of a trademark license by a debtor-licensor deprives the licensee of the right to use the trademark. Chicago American Manufacturing, LLC , 686 F.3d After various disputes over the Agreement, Tempnology filed Chapter 11.

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Releases: How Did We Get Here and What is Next?

PBWT

As a result of Purdue Pharma’s proposed plan of reorganization, and the ongoing opioid epidemic that continues to grip the nation, the debate over non-consensual third-party releases has gone mainstream despite being a popular tool for debtors for decades. In that case, the plan provides for a $2.7 20-10343, ECF No. 9114 at ¶ 206.

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