Filing a business interruption claim has become one of the go-to moves for businesses as they try to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. A discussion of two cases that were adjudicated just before the COVID-19 crisis came into relief...
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The Indiana Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court recently issued noteworthy rulings on the appropriateness of discounts in valuing minority interests. The contexts in which the issue arose were different, but, in both cases, there was...
COVID-19-related business interruption cases are winding their way through the court system, and one state court, in a matter of first impression, recently issued a decision. A Michigan court dismissed a restaurant owner’s suit against the insurance company that...
How do you resolve a divorce case during COVID-19, when many businesses in all kinds of industries are coping with significant losses and continuing uncertainty over future performance? This was the topic of an excellent panel discussion that was...
A recent article in the New York Times extols the virtues of employee ownership through employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). And trade groups for employee-owned businesses have noted bipartisan Congressional support for ESOPs. But ESOP experts (trustees and appraisers) worry that… Click here...
Lately there has been chatter about the demand for experienced business valuation forensic litigation services (BVFLS) exceeding the supply of such people. Over 4 million Americans quit their jobs in August 2021. It appears that some of these people left...
Lately there has been chatter about the demand for experienced business valuation financial litigation specialists (BVFLS) exceeding the supply of such people. Over 4 million Americans quit their jobs in August 2021. It appears that some of these people left...
Complicated as the year 2020 was, it was not boring. The past year offered a wealth of lawsuits dealing with business valuation and economic damages issues. The list below shows our Top 10. Some of the cases are notable...
Last year, in a compelled buyout, the Court of Appeals sided with the departing minority shareholder when it found discounts did not apply in a closed-market sale. In a freshly minted decision, the Indiana Supreme Court reversed the Court...
In the long-running litigation between the estate of the late megastar Michael Jackson and the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Tax Court recently issued its opinion on the value of Jackson’s image and likeness, as well as the value...