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Collateral
Collateral may refer to:
- Collateral (finance) in finance means a security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay. Can also be an exchange for voting rights.
- Collateral (film), a 2004 film starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.
Collateral Consequences?
HealthSouth was often in the news during the trials of former company CEO Richard Scrushy. One trial ended with not-guilty verdicts, while the other found Scrushy guilty of charges of mail fraud, conspiracy, and bribery...
That Other Collateral Damage of War
For those who believe feminism is dead, I offer the following account.Multiple men, who are US government contractors working in Iraq, allegedly gang-raped, Jamie Leigh Jones, a female co-worker...
The Collateral Cost
Check out Tom Kirkendall of Houston Clear Thinker's post on the Human Cost of Questionable Prosecutions. He remarks on the void in "US mainstream media" on the many collateral consequences of prosecutions, especially prosecutions lacking validity...
"Collateral Misinformation":
From the Urban Dictionary, via GeekPress:...
What is Cash Collateral?
Cash collateral is usually only an issue in business bankruptcy cases. Cash collateral is defined as “cash, negotiable instruments, documents of title, securities, deposit accounts, or other cash equivalents,” 11 U...
Collateral Estoppel
Collateral Estoppel and Unreviewed Appellate Arguments is an interesting Nov. 5, 2008 New York Law Journal article. Download 121641-1...















