Even when you win, you lose: Threatening bankruptcy as a means of settling civil litigation
Speaker: Howard M. Levine
Event Name: FBA February Lunch - Even when you win, you lose: Threatening bankruptcy as a means of settling civil litigation
Event Location: Mark O. Hatfield US Courthouse, Jury Assembly Room - 1000 SW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97204
Event Date: 02/20/2020
Event Time: 12 PM - 1 PM
Howard Levine will be a panelist in this presentation that will cover when and how litigation defense counsel should threaten bankruptcy as a means of forcing settlement, how to examine voidable transfers by defendants to put pressure on non-party relatives and insiders to contribute to settlements, whether confidentiality is of concern for parties' financial statements, and the ethics of threatening bankruptcy in any litigation. This lunch should be of interest to all FBA members, regardless of their familiarity with bankruptcy law. We hope to see you there!
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