Articles from Shenwick & Associates

A new law may fix student loan debt when filing for bankruptcy

It's almost impossible to get rid of student loan debt when filing for bankruptcy, but help may be on the way
From: Business Insider
By: Mike Brown,LendEDU
https://www.businessinsider.com/loan-debt-student-borrowers-bankrupcy-relief-act-2019-11

Taxi medallion owners win class-action status as reported in Cranes New York Business

"A lawsuit charging that the city sold 400 taxi medallions under false pretenses about their worth and then breached its contract by letting ride-hail operators enter the market and undermine medallion values has been certified as a class-action suit.

The suit, brought by five medallion owners and filed in early October, could now apply to more than 150 medallion owners, according to Daniel Ackman, one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs. The decision in State Supreme Court in Queens County was delivered late last week.

Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019

MISSOURI CONGRESSMAN CLAY INTRODUCES STUDENT LOAN DEBT REFORM PACKAGECongressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri has introduced two new bills to tackle America’s student loan debt crisis. From: blackstarnews.comhttp://www.blackstarnews.com/education/education/missouri-congressman-clay-introduces-student-loan-debt-reform 

The Failed or Closed Restaurant and its Lease

Continuing our blog posts about failed or closed restaurants,
when client’s contact us about a failed or closed restaurant, we
ask them to prepare and bring us an Income Statement and a Balance
Sheet for the restaurant.

The purpose of the Income Statement or Profit and Loss Statement is to
show the revenue and expenses for the restaurant for the current year and
to determine the profitability of the restaurant, if any.

The Closed Restaurant and Guarantees and Good Guy Guarantee of the Restaurant Lease


In our continuing series of posts on failed or closed restaurants, many clients have asked us to review the custom and practice and the law regarding guarantees and  good guy guarantees for restaurant leases.
 Most restaurants in New York are owned by a limited liability company (“LLC”) or a Subchapter S corporation. That entity will set up and run the restaurant and the LLC  or S corporation stock will be owned by an  individual.

Student Loan Change

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