The number of false advertising lawsuits, particularly state consumer protection class actions, ... and Nicotine'" to be misleading. There are several different false advertising/consumer protection regimes ... by consumers, including class actions, under state consumer protection laws. Each of these regimes has its own ...

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the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 ("BAPCPA"), 1 which ... it is automatically extended by 20 days. 1 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act ...

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Introduction On April 20, 2005, President Bush signed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (the "Amendments") making sweeping changes to a variety of the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Code" ...

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Editor's Note: Part II of this article will appear in the June issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Introduction On October 17, 2005 (the "Effective Date") the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (the "Act") went into effect. 1 ...

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Editor: Please describe your practice. Magidson: My individual practice primarily involves representing hedge funds and end users in derivative transactions. I negotiate their overall trading relationships and help with any issues they migh ...

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Section III. Amendments Affecting The Formulation Of A Reorganization Plan (continued) B. Amendments Affecting Relationships with Creditors' Committees The majority of businesses operating under chapter 11 protection have a credi ...

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Editor's note: Parts I, II and III of this article appeared in the February, March and April issues of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, respectively. "One of the prime purposes of the bankruptcy law has been to protec ...

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"One of the prime purposes of the bankruptcy law has beento protect creditors from one another." - Mr. Justice Black in Young v. Higbee Co., 324 U.S. 204 (1945). Claims Of Taxing Agencies And Governmental Units ...

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Editor's note: Part I of this article appeared in the February issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel . Parts III and IV will appear in the April and May issues, respectively. "One of the prime purposes of the bankruptcy la ...

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Bernstein and Dana B. Rosenfeld, two of the country's preeminent consumer protection experts, have joined Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.Both will advise clients across the spectrum of privacy and consumer ... as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, General Counsel ...

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