Criminal Law

MORATORIUM OF PAYMENTS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN (II)
The debtor can offer a composition The nature of a Netherlands Antilles’ moratorium differs substantially from a moratorium under US law and does, in particular, not cause pending proceedings to be stayed...

Two-Year Moratorium on OID Rules Needed Fix Capital Markets
OP-ed in today's Wall Street Journal: Deleveraging Can Save Jobs; A Simple Change in Tax Policy Would Make It Easier for Companies to Retire Debt, by James Barth, Michael Klowden & Glenn Yago (all of the Milken Institute): What's needed...

Cal. Court of Appeals: Development Moratorium a Taking Under Lucas
The California Court of Appeals, Second District (Los Angeles) today struck down a municipal moratorium on development, which in some cases prevented landowners from developing their properties for 30 years:We conclude that the resolution, by implementing the moratorium and continuing...

A Missouri moratorium coming
Back to the regularly scheduled postings.  Missouri considering a moratorium: A State House committee conducted a hearing today on a bill that would place a 2-year moratorium on executions in Missouri...

Conditional use permit (restaurant or tea room or catering service) and subsequent adoption of ordinance pending moratorium: THE GREATER HARRODSBURG/MERCER COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMM. v. ROMERO (COA 3/28/2008)
THE GREATER HARRODSBURG/MERCER COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMM. v. ROMERO ZONING: Conditional use permit (restaurant or tea room or catering service) and subsequent adoption of ordinance pending moratorium 2006-CA-002623 PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING PANEL: THOMPSON PRESIDING; BUCKINGHAM, HENRY CONCUR MERCER COUNTY DATE RENDERED: 3/28/2008 The Romeros purchased property and prepared to open a bed and breakfast, tearoom and catering service...

Connecticut: Simsbury OKs Moratorium On Adult-Oriented Business Applications
Hartford Courant: “The Simsbury zoning commission has unanimously approved a moratorium on all applications concerning adult-oriented businesses to give the town time to rewrite its zoning regulations to restrict where adult entertainment shops can go ...

Wesley A. Snyder et al.
alleging the consultants perpetrated a Ponzi scheme by encouraging borrowers to lend more than they needed.