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ABI Journal

2nd Circuit

Setoff Doesn’t Apply to Mutual Debts and Credits in Agricultural Commodities

Second Circuit interprets PACA to preclude setting off debts and credits from the sale of perishable agricultural commodities.

A Pending Sale Contract Doesn’t Obliterate a Homestead Exemption in Chapter 7

New York court delves into issues covered by the Fifth Circuit in Hawk and DeBerry.

Insurance Rehabilitation in Curaçao Given ‘Foreign Main’ Recognition in New York

Court supervision and participation by creditors aren’t required for recognition under chapter 15.

Tuition Payments for Adult Children Squarely Held to Be Constructively Fraudulent

New York judge allows insolvent parents to pay for a minor child’s expensive education.

Foreign Main or Nonmain Status Doesn’t Necessarily Follow Foreign Citizenship

Judge Chapman delves into the murky realm of an individual’s ‘COMI’ and ‘establishment.’

Safe Harbor Given Extraterritorial Effect to Benefit Madoff Feeder Funds Customers

Will the avoiding powers and the safe harbor both have extraterritorial effect? Stay tuned!

Loss of Voting Rights Must Be Expressly Stated to Be Enforceable, District Judge Says

MPM Silicones makes law again, this time on subordination of junior secured lenders.

Tuition Payments by Insolvent Parents (Likely) Constitute Fraudulent Transfers

District judge in Brooklyn overturns the bankruptcy court and again exposes colleges and universities to the receipt of fraudulent transfers when insolvent parents pay their childrens’ tuition.

Second Circuit Seems Primed to Give Extraterritorial Effect to Avoiding Powers

A reversal in the Second Circuit would mean that trustees can recover from subsequent recipients of fraudulent transfers, even if the subsequent transfers were made abroad.

New York Judge Dismisses an Involuntary Petition Against a CDO

Judge Vyskocil denounces an involuntary petition as an attempt by senior, fully secured noteholders to profit at the expense of subordinate noteholders.