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Fotochrome, Inc. V. Copal Company Limited, Theresa Lawler
Fotochrome, Inc. V. Copal Company Limited, Theresa Lawler
Maryland Journal of International Law
No abstract provided.
Case Digest, Journal Staff
Case Digest, Journal Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
1. ACT OF STATE DOCTRINE
Hickenlooper Amendment Inapplicable to Oil Drilling Concession Granted by Foreign Government
2. ADMIRALTY
Shipowner is Entitled to Indemnification from Tortfeasor when a Covenant of Workmanlike Performance by the Tortfeasor can Reasonably be Implied
Judicially-Created Maritime Wrongful Death Cause of Action Applies Retroactively as Exclusive Remedy Time-Charterer Not Entitled to Indemnification for Litigation Expenses when not Obligated to Provide Seaworthy Vessel
Claims within Scope of the Public Vessels Act Cannot be Brought under the Terms of the Suits in Admiralty Act
Lumber Employee Working on Saltwater Pond Held Not Engaged in Maritime Employment and Not Covered …
Baankruptcy-Usury-Plaintiff's Claim For Compound Interest Ruled Usurious; Simple Interest Disallowed To Give Effect To State's Deterrence Policy, Gerald Bohm
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Usury is the charging of interest for the use of money as a rate in excess of that permitted by statute. The Bankruptcy Act allows the trustee-in-bankruptcy to plead the defense of usury to a creditor's claim. A debtor-in-possession in a Chapter XI proceeding, who has all the rights and powers of the trustee, may also assert the defense of usury. There is, however, no federal usury statute and the Bankruptcy Act defines neither usury nor its effect. To resolve the usury issue the bankruptcy court has to look to the law of the jurisdiction in which the loan arose. …
Municipal Bankruptcy Under The 1976 Amendments To Chapter Ix Of The Bankruptcy Act, Kenneth W. Bond
Municipal Bankruptcy Under The 1976 Amendments To Chapter Ix Of The Bankruptcy Act, Kenneth W. Bond
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This articles examines the new Chapter IX of the Bankruptcy Act, particularly its effectiveness in providing insolvent or financially distressed municipalities with a simpler and more efficient method of obtaining financial relief. The articles discusses the differences under the new Chapter IX as compared to the old Chapter IX and argues that the new Chapter IX, although not designed to accomplish more than its predecessor, is a better tool for financially distressed municipalities because it simplifies the bankruptcy process while increasing the changes of a successful reorganization of debt.