Jameson J. Watts

Bankruptcy

• Represented debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcies and adversary proceedings.
• Represented debtors and creditors in objections to discharge and nondischargeability proceedings in bankruptcy court.
• Represented purchasers of assets in bankruptcy proceedings through Section 363 sales and pursuant to Chapter 11 plans.
• Represented one of the country's largest private homebuilders after a concrete subcontractor filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy after falling behind on paying its suppliers. The suppliers filed liens on more than 100 houses, which meant that each property lien had to be investigated and considered separately.
• Represented a State Attorney General's Office and a state treasurer in an energy company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed in federal court.
• Represented creditors in defending objections to proofs of claim and preference actions.
• Represented major commercial lenders in various types of workouts, forbearance arrangements and restructuring agreements.
• Assisted Sutter Health in negotiating the acquisition of five radiation oncology centers—arising out of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding—from GenesisCare.

Litigation

• Represented court-appointed receiver in SEC civil action alleging $345 million Ponzi scheme that involved the purchase and sale of fictitious consumer debt portfolios.
• Represented financial institutions in more than 100 cases nationwide defending claims related to mortgage lending practices, including Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, Truth in Lending Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and numerous states' consumer protection statutes.
• Represented general contractor in multiparty arbitration defending claims related to alleged defects in design and construction of five-story, 200,000-square-foot hospital.
• Represented engineering firm in defending property damage claims related to design and construction of municipal waste water system.
• Obtained complete defense verdict in jury trial of claims for malicious prosecution, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress related to pursuit of collection efforts for unpaid debt and missing collateral.
• Represented a water technology provider in a case where a construction rental company failed to pay its bill. The construction rental company went on the offensive attempting to bring down the amount it owed, but the Husch Blackwell team removed the case to federal court, where it was dismissed
• Represented commercial landlord in $2.9 million state court lawsuit for breach of contract and breach of guaranty claims against a spinal surgeon who vacated space, defaulted on the lease prior to its completion and then filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy a few days prior to the start of the trial.
• Represented infusion care provider and specialty pharmacy in dispute with insurance company over wrongful denial and underpayment of insurance claims.
• Represented a water technology provider in a case where a construction rental company failed to pay its bill. The construction rental company went on the offensive attempting to bring down the amount it owed, but the Husch Blackwell team removed the case to federal court, where it was dismissed.
• Prevailed on appeal on behalf of court-appointed receiver in dispute with two investor groups who challenged how the receiver's distribution plan allocated recovered funds among claimants.