You represent several troubled companies and need to explore whether an assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) is a viable non-bankruptcy alternative for your clients. Practical Guidance allows you to compare ABC statutes in several states with...

Developing and implementing a plan for customer outreach is an important component of merger investigations. The FTC and DOJ often request, or parties can produce voluntarily, a list of each party's top 10 customers for overlapping products along...

The petitioner, a Negro, concededly qualified to receive the professional legal education offered by the State, applied for admission to the School of Law of the University of Oklahoma, the only institution for legal education supported and maintained...

The contractor alleged that he fully performed for the client the work required of him under a contract for improvements to real property but that the client refused to pay the contract price for his services. On appeal of the dismissal of his action...

The park operator's facilities included mechanical rides and an ice skating rink, which were purchased outside the state but were then permanently affixed to the property. The mother took her two children to the park; once the attendant learned that...

At trial, the witness testified that all she saw of the robber was his black hair and "puffy" cheeks. The witness also looked at the photo array for approximately one minute before selecting the defendant’s picture. Defendant was convicted...

Defendant was arrested and charged with a sexual battery. At first appearance, the trial court set bond at $7,500. At the subsequent arraignment, the trial court granted the State's motion to increase bond, setting it at $50,000. However, Defendant...

Mississippi brought an original action against Tennessee for damages related to the pumping of groundwater by the City of Memphis from the Middle Claiborne Aquifer. Mississippi expressly disclaims any equitable apportionment remedy, arguing that the fundamental...

The couple built a house on the wife's mother's property with her permission and with the understanding that she would donate the property to them upon completion of the house. In exchange, the couple took care of the wife's grandmother and...

During defendant's trial on a charge of armed robbery, the defense called defendant's sister, who testified that there had never been a gun in the house she shared with defendant. This was the first time that the sister had ever made this claim...