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2nd Circuit

IRA Withdrawals Aren’t Protected from Madoff Fraudulent Transfer Judgments

Madoff defendant socked with $280,000 in prejudgment interest for relitigating issues decided long ago.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

Filing Chapter 15 as a ‘Litigation Tactic’ Didn’t Bar ‘Foreign Main Recognition’

Bankruptcy Judge Garrity didn’t impose a good faith filing requirement onto foreign main recognition of a chapter 15 case.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

The Pleading and Proof Required for Claims Against a Subsequent Transferee

Read Judge Grossman’s opinion as though it were a final exam question to see how many issues you spot and whether you come up with the correct answers.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Eastern District

Judge Glenn Explains When Structured Dismissals and Comfort Orders Are Ok

Jevic didn’t ban structured dismissals when there is no violation of the rules of priority and the alternatives would create greater administrative insolvency.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

Treble Damages for ‘Willfulness’ Won’t Automatically Result in Nondischargeability

The lack of specific findings of fact by the arbitrator meant that a treble damage award for willful breach of contract was dischargeable.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Eastern District

Circuits Are Now Split on the Constitutionality of the 2018 Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees

The Second Circuit split with the Fourth and Fifth Circuits by holding that the increase in fees for the U.S. Trustee system was unconstitutional because it was not imposed simultaneously in the two states with bankruptcy administrators.

2nd Circuit

U.S. Suit Dismissed After German Defendant Files Insolvency in Germany

Filing a chapter 15 petition wasn’t required for a U.S. district court to dismiss a civil action against a German company undergoing insolvency in Germany.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

Brooklyn Decision Shows Why Litigation Finance Is Risky if the Plaintiff Files Bankruptcy

At least in New York, a litigation finance agreement can’t be written to remove all of the lender’s exposure to the borrower’s bankruptcy.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Eastern District

Unusual Facts Permit Selling Property Free and Clear of Judicial Liens

Long Island’s Judge Grossman explores the intricacies of selling property free and clear for less than the amount of liens.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Eastern District

New York Judge Declines (for Now) to Enforce an Indonesian Plan in the U.S.

Manhattan’s Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane requires a record in the foreign proceeding showing that third-party releases are in accord with foreign law.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District
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