Second Circuit Upholds the Madoff Trustee’s Calculation of Fraudulent Transfer Claims
Fictitious profits in account statements don’t represent ‘value’ and give rise to a defense for receipt of a fraudulent transfer with ‘actual intent,’ the Second Circuit rules.
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Fraudulent Transfer Law Doesn’t Victimize Innocent Parties, Judge Wiles Says
Ownership of a bank account isn’t enough by itself to make the account holder the initial transferee of a fraudulent transfer.
‘No Harm, No Foul’ Doesn’t Entitle a Debtor to a Discharge, BAP Says
Advice-of-counsel defense doesn’t work when intent is clearly fraudulent.
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Using a Casino’s ATM Makes the Casino the Initial Transferee, Not a ‘Mere Conduit’
New York judge gives casinos the responsibility for assuring that a gambler’s use of a corporate ATM card is not a fraudulent transfer.
Tenth Circuit Protects Subsequent Recipients of Fraudulent Transfer with a New Defense
In a fraudulent transfer of a contract claim, a subsequent recipient of cash proceeds from the claim has no liability under Section 550(a)(2), according to the Tenth Circuit.
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Beware: Closing a Case Quickly Can Preclude Filing New Avoidance Actions
Judge Thuma describes nonstatutory exceptions to the statutes of limitations in Sections 546(a) and 550(f).
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Supreme Court Allows the Madoff Trustee to Sue Foreign Subsequent Transferees
The denial of ‘cert’ aids the Madoff trustee’s quest to recover 100% of defrauded customers’ cash losses.
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Is Section 363(m) Jurisdictional or Only a Limit on the Power of an Appellate Court?
The belief that Section 363(m) is jurisdictional allowed a buyer to profit from taking a misleading position in bankruptcy court.
Madoff Trustee Granted Another Direct Appeal to the Second Circuit
Overturning District Judge Rakoff a second time will aid the Madoff trustee’s quest to recover 100% of defrauded customers’ net equity claims.
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