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A Trustee’s Dilemma: Charity Avoidance Actions in §§ 548 and 550

May 2025

Bankruptcy Code
548(a)(1)(A)
550(a)
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Claims
Fraud

For Fraudulent Transfers, Retailers Needn’t Police Who Receives Value from the Purchase

Judge Peter Henderson declined to adopt an interpretation of Section 548 that would turn innocent retailers into recipients of fraudulent transfers when someone buys goods but turns the goods over to someone else.

7th Circuit
Illinois
Illinois Central District

Judgment Liens Based on Nondischargeable Debts May Be Avoided as ‘Impairments’

A homestead can be protected from collection of a nondischargeable debt, limiting the judgment creditor to attaching nonexempt property.

9th Circuit
Arizona

Betting on a Fresh Start? Gambling Debt Dischargeability in an Era of Online Sports Betting

March 2025

Bankruptcy Code
523
727
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Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Fraud
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Commercial Fraud

Debt Held Nondischargeable as to Someone Who Didn’t Commit a Defalcation

Bartenwerfer held to make a debt nondischargeable as to someone who was neither a partner nor an agent.

9th Circuit
Hawaii
Friday, January 3, 2025
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Corporate Governance
Fraud
Finance and Banking
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Thursday, January 2, 2025
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Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Fraud
Business Reorganization
Finance and Banking
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Monday, December 30, 2024
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Corporate Governance
Fraud
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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Business Reorganization
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
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Consumer Bankruptcy
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