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Teaching Bankruptcy Valuations To Law Students And Other Unnatural Acts, Jack F. Williams
Teaching Bankruptcy Valuations To Law Students And Other Unnatural Acts, Jack F. Williams
Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal
We often measure that which we can as opposed to that in which we are most interested, and fail to appreciate the difference between the two. Experts may aid a trier of fact in measuring fair market value, fair value, investment value, or some other measure of value; however, courts make determinations with regard to a legal standard, not a financial standard. For example, “fair valuation” may be used for determinations of insolvency or the “fair and equitable” rule may be used for determinations of chapter 11 cramdown plan confirmation disputes. Other measures of value may be used in determining …