Fraudulent Transfers

Discharge Revocation Deadline is NOT Jurisdictional, Ninth Circuit Holds

Ninth Circuit is hesitant to make bankruptcy time deadlines jurisdictional.

Bankruptcy Settlement Provided No Protection from Criminal Forfeiture

Criminal forfeiture and bankruptcy protect different interests, district judge says.

Nuts & Bolts Survey of Avoidance Issues in Bankruptcy

Ethics: Fraudulent Transfers, Pre-Bankruptcy Planning Workshop

Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Equitable Defenses to Fraudulent Transfer Claim

Madoff trustee racks up two victories in one day.

Diligence by Itself Won’t Justify Invocation of Equitable Tolling

Houston judge doesn’t excuse delay in identifying John Doe defendants.

Split Brewing on Trustee’s Ability to Use the IRS’ Longer Statute of Limitations

Florida and Idaho Judges Disagree with Fifth Circuit and a New Mexico Judge.

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Using a ‘Mere Conduit’ Invokes the 546(e) ‘Safe Harbor’

Justices to rule on a narrow issue regarding the ‘safe harbor’ and leveraged buyouts.

Justice Gorsuch May Be the Deciding Fourth Vote on Certiorari in Tribune

The ‘safe harbor’ protecting sellers in LBOs comes to the Supreme Court again.

Benchnotes June 2017

June 2017