News Category: case law & expert testimony


Tales From the Trenches Episode No. 2—Who Wrote the Report?

In a very contentious litigation, I was called to testify as to the reasonable compensation for a receiver. A limestone quarry company had been involved in a family dispute over ownership, and the court had appointed a receiver to operate the company and conduct a sale of the company. Read more >>

Supreme Court Unanimously Includes Life Insurance Proceeds Intended for Redemption of a Shareholder in the Value of the Corporation in the Estate

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on June 6, 2024, that “[a] corporation’s contractual obligation to redeem shares is not necessarily a liability that reduces a corporation’s value for purposes of the federal estate tax.” Let's take a closer look at this ruling. Read more >>

2020 Top Business Valuation and Damages Cases

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. Read more >>

2019 Key Business Valuation and Damages Cases

At the end of every year, BVLaw takes stock of valuation and damages cases that have dominated the conversation among financial experts by making law or influencing in some other way attitudes on key valuation issues. Here is our selection of 2019 cases by Sylvia Golden, Esq., BVR’s executive legal editor. Read more >>

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