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Second Edition

CASE LAW COMPENDIUM

What I t ’s Worth

BUSINESS VALUATION & BANKRUPTCY

Excerpt from

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Case Law Compendium

2ND EDITION

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

CHAPTER 1. TEN CURRENT—AND CONTROVERSIAL—ISSUES IN BANKRUPTCY VALUATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

By Robert F. Reilly, CPA

CHAPTER 2. TRADITIONAL VALUATION APPROACHES ARE ONLY THE STARTING POINT WHEN VALUING A COMPANY IN DISTRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

By Bernard Pump, CPA, ABV, CFF

CHAPTER 3. DETERMINING A DISTRESSED DEBTOR COMPANY’S DISCOUNT RATE . . . . . . . 23By Michael D. Pakter

CHAPTER 4. CASE STUDIES REVEAL HOW BV AND BANKRUPTCY ISSUES ARE INTERTWINED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

CHAPTER 5. DIVIDEND RECAPITALIZATIONS: A NEW MARKET FOR VALUATION OPINIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

By Patricia J. Luscombe, CFA, and Jeffrey A. McNamara

COURT CASE SUMMARY TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

COURT CASE DIGESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Adelphia Recovery Trust v. FPL Group, Inc. (In re Adelphia Corp.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Alberts v. HCA, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60In re Alta+Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63American Classic Voyages Co. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64American Classic Voyages Co. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66In re American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (I). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67In re American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69In re American HomePatient, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71In re: American Suzuki Motor Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73Antioch Co. Litig. Trust v. Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76ASARCO v. Americas Mining Corp. (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79ASARCO v. Americas Mining Corp. (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85In re Bachrach Clothing, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87In the Matter of Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Bakst v. United States of America (In re: Kane & Kane) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93In re Bartomeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96In re Boston Generating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97Boyer v. Crown Stock Distribution, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99In re Capmark Financial Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102In re Certified HR Service Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105In re Chemtura Corp. (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109In re Chemtura Corp. (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113In re Chrysler LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115In re Civic Partners Sioux City, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

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In re Colonial Realty Company; Hirsch v. Steinberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122In re Coram Healthcare Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124Crane v. Morris (In re Morris) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126In re CSC Industries, Inc. (Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. Kathryn A. Belfance, Trustee) . . . . . . .127In re DAK Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129Sandra Davis v. Thomas Cullen Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132In re DBSD North America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132Dietz v. Jacobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136In re Doctors Hospital of Hyde Park, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139In re Eastman Kodak Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142EBCI, Inc. v. America Online, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146In re Edgewater Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149In re John Joseph Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150In the Matter of Elizabeth Ann Evert (debtor): Marsha G. Milligan, Trustee v. Elizabeth Ann Evert . . . . . . . . .151In re Fairvue Club Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152In re Flashcom, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153In re Frezzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157In re Global Technovations, Inc. (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158In re Global Technovations, Inc. (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160In re Glueck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162In re Greater Southeast Community Hospital Corp. (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164In re Greater Southeast Community Hospital Corp. (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165In re Greater Southeast Community Hospital Corp. (III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171In re Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175In re Haskell Dawes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176In re Healthco International, Inc.; Brandt v. Hicks, Muse & Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177In re Hechinger Investment Co. of Delaware, Inc. (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179In re Hechinger Investment Co. of Delaware, Inc. (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181Heilig Meyers Co. v. Internal Revenue Service (In re Heilig Meyers Co.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182Holber v. M&T Bank (In re Scheffler) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184In re Integra Realty Resources, Inc.: Jeffrey A. Weinman v. Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund . . . . . . . . . .188In re Jonatzke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190In re Joy Recovery Tech. Corp.; Daley v. Chang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192In re Jumer’s Castle Lodge, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195In re Kim; Ardmor Vending Co. v. Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196Kool, Mann, Coffee and Co. v. L. Coleman Coffey (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197Kool, Mann, Coffee and Co. v. L. Coleman Coffey (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198Kumho Tire Company v. Carmichael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200LaSalle Nat’l Bank Assn. v. Paloian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202In re Lason, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206In re Leskosky; Tidwell v. Leskosky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207Lippe v. Bairnco Corp. (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208Lippe v. Bairnco Corp. (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211Lippe v. Bairnco Corp. (III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211In Re: LMR, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213In re Louis Frey Company, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217In re Lyall; Monticello Arcade LP v. Lyall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221In re Magna Cum Latte, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222In re Mahoney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224Makula v. Sanwa Business Credit Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226In re McCook Metals v. Lynch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227McDuffie v. O’Neal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227In re Med Diversified, Inc. (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

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In re Med Diversified, Inc. (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231Mercury Companies, Inc. v. FNF Security Acquisition, Inc. (In re Mercury Companies, Inc.). . . . . . . . . . . . .240Miller Bros. Coal v. Consol of Kentucky, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243In re The Minnelusa Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244Monsanto Co. v. Roeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245Mungo v. Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247In re Nanovation Technologies, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248In re Nellson Nutraceutical (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251In re Nellson Nutraceutical (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253Nelson v. Walnut Investment Partners, LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256In re Nesser; Boston Restaurants v. Nesser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258In re Oglesby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259Joseph D. Olsen, Trustee of Huntley Ready Mix, Inc. v. Gary A. Floit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261In re Oneida Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263Paloian v. LaSalle Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265In re Parnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269In re Pegasus Agency, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269Peltz v. Hatten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270Pension Benefits Guaranty Corp. v. CF&I Fabricators (In re: CF&I Fabricators) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273Pereira v. Dow Chem. Co. (In re Trace Int’l Holdings, Inc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274In re PieceGoods Shops Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275In re Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276In re Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278Pryor v. Tiffen (In re TC Liquidations LLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279In re PWS Holding Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282In re Residential Capital, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284In re Resorts International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287Samson v. Western Capital Partners LLC (In re Blixseth) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288Scott v. Universal Fidelity Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292In re South Canaan Cellular Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292In re Spansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294In re Spielfogel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297In re Structurlite Plastics Corporation: SPC Corporation v. Robert E. Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298Superior Offshore International, Inc. v. Schaefer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299In the Matter of TCI 2 Holdings, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300In re Terrestar Networks, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304In re Texans CUSO Insurance Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305In re TOUSA, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307Trans World Airlines v. Trans World Airlines Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313In re Tribune Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315In re Tronox Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319In re UDC Homes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325United Airlines, Inc. v. Regional Airports Improvement Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326U.S. Bank N.A. v. Verizon Communications Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328In re Mary Beth Usery (Ewing B. Gourley v. Mary Beth Usery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332In re Valley-Vulcan Mold Co. (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334In re Valley-Vulcan Mold Co. (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335In re Stephen L. Vecchitto (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336In re Stephen L. Vecchitto (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336VFB LLC v. Campbell Soup Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337In re Village at Camp Bowie I, L.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339Villaje del Rio, Ltd. v. Colina del Rio, L.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342Vision-Park Properties v. Seaside Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343Whyte v. C/R Energy Coinvestment II, L.P. (In re SemCrud) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346

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In re Wallace G. Wilkinson, Jr., debtor: Charles J. Lisle, Trustee v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .350Waller v. Pidgeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351In re Washington Mutual, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353In re Westpointe (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357In re Westpointe (II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357In re White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359In re Susan E. Wick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361In re Winstar Communication, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363In re Yellowstone Mountain Club, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366In re Young Broadcasting, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369

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INTRODUCTION

As I reflect upon the numerous business cycles I have witnessed since the late 1980s during my career as a bankruptcy practitioner, I am surprised by both the similarities and the uniqueness in each of those cycles. Lax lending standards, an overextension of credit, and departures from basic principles of finance always seem to accompany peaks prior to a downturn in the business cycles. Yet the combination of catalysts and drivers and the severity of each economic downturn has made each one unique.

Financially distressed and bankrupt businesses have always behaved in erratic and unpredictable ways. Such behavior adds to the challenges of developing logical and supportable conclusions of value. The unique elements of each economic downturn add further complexity to valuing such businesses. In response to such complex issues, more robust and sophisticated methods are con-stantly being developed to address the challenges of assessing the value of business interests and assets in context of financial distress and bankruptcy.

Valuation issues are at the heart of virtually every bankruptcy case and arise at almost every stage as the case proceeds. Whether in connection with adequate protection, plan confirmation, or the assessment of solvency in the context of avoidance actions, bankruptcy matters and valuation is-sues are always connected.

In an effort to help valuation experts stay abreast of case law and specialized methods and tech-niques that apply to the valuation of financially distressed businesses and assets, Business Valuation Resources has published this second edition of BVR’s Business Valuation & Bankruptcy: Case Law Compendium. This new edition offers abstracts of some 130 bankruptcy-related court decisions, as well as several articles that provide insights about the challenges of valuing financially distressed businesses. The articles take up recent issues in bankruptcy valuation, consider methods for de-veloping discount rates for distressed businesses, and highlight the opportunities for valuation engagements in the context of dividend recapitalizations.

Paul N. Shields, Director Berkeley Research Group, LLC

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