Using Correspondent U.S. Bank Can Result in Personal Jurisdiction in U.S. Courts Fleeting passage of money through the U.S. can bestow jurisdiction on U.S. courts. Judge Name - Do not use it. George B. Daniels Read more about Using Correspondent U.S. Bank Can Result in Personal Jurisdiction in U.S. Courts
Second Circuit May Be Trimming Back Doctrine of Equitable Mootness Another circuit joins the trend toward limiting the doctrine of equitable mootness. Read more about Second Circuit May Be Trimming Back Doctrine of Equitable Mootness
Second Circuit Closes Loopholes in ‘Safe Harbor’ to Protect Selling LBO Shareholders Creditors, not just trustees, are barred from suing by Section 546(e). Judge Name - Do not use it. Ralph K. Winter Jr. Read more about Second Circuit Closes Loopholes in ‘Safe Harbor’ to Protect Selling LBO Shareholders
Madoff Investor’s Suspicion of Fraud Does Not Generate Greater Liability The right paper trail helps avoid liability for profiting from a Ponzi scheme. Judge Name - Do not use it. Stuart M. Bernstein Read more about Madoff Investor’s Suspicion of Fraud Does Not Generate Greater Liability
Ruling on Texas Law, New York Judge Upsets Oil and Gas Pipelines Protections for oil and gas pipelines undermined in Sabine Oil reorganization. Judge Name - Do not use it. Shelley C. Chapman Read more about Ruling on Texas Law, New York Judge Upsets Oil and Gas Pipelines
Madoff Trustee Beats Back Another End Run Around $7.2 Billion Settlement Someone who pays $7.2 billion is entitled to a court’s sympathy and protection. Judge Name - Do not use it. Stuart M. Bernstein Read more about Madoff Trustee Beats Back Another End Run Around $7.2 Billion Settlement
Defrauded Customers Make Introducing Broker Eligible for Liquidation under SIPA SIPC steps in to help pay claims of defrauded customers of introducing broker. Judge Name - Do not use it. Robert W. Sweet Read more about Defrauded Customers Make Introducing Broker Eligible for Liquidation under SIPA
Subjective Bad Faith Alone Is Sufficient to Warrant Dismissal District judge reads the tea leaves on Second Circuit standard for dismissal. Judge Name - Do not use it. Michael P. Shea Read more about Subjective Bad Faith Alone Is Sufficient to Warrant Dismissal
Involuntary Dismissed to Prevent Using Court Like a ‘Rented Battlefield’ Manhattan judge won’t allow using the court like a collection agency in two-party dispute. Judge Name - Do not use it. Robert E. Gerber Read more about Involuntary Dismissed to Prevent Using Court Like a ‘Rented Battlefield’
Minimal Activities in Foreign Liquidation Are No Basis for Chapter 15 Recognition Judge Gerber pens a treatise on consequences of bad-faith chapter 15 filing. Judge Name - Do not use it. Robert E. Gerber Read more about Minimal Activities in Foreign Liquidation Are No Basis for Chapter 15 Recognition