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March 20, 2024

The Seventh Circuit adopted a broad reading of the Section 546(e) safe harbor to dismiss a fraudulent transfer suit attacking a sale of nonpublic securities.

March 15, 2024

Alleging that a debtor realized an ‘impossibly high’ rate of return in a Ponzi scheme isn’t enough to state a claim of nondischargeability for ‘actual fraud.’

March 8, 2024

The debtor’s payment on a personal guarantee was no fraudulent transfer because the debtor had received reasonably equivalent value in the forms of salary and ownership in a business that ended up being worth nothing.

January 25, 2024

The Fifth Circuit answered one of the two questions being posed at this year’s Duberstein Moot Court Competition.

December 21, 2023

A D&O policy covering securities claims doesn’t provide coverage for a claim resulting from a fraudulent transfer, the Delaware Supreme Court rules.

December 15, 2023

Invoking Supreme Court authority, the Tenth Circuit says that inferences from the evidence are reviewed for clear error just like findings of fact themselves.

December 13, 2023

The standard for defeating equitable disgorgement is lower than the proof required to fend off receipt of a fraudulent transfer.

November 9, 2023

The Madoff case makes more law: A claim against a bankrupt estate can’t be set off against liability for receipt of a fraudulent transfer because one arose before bankruptcy and the other arose after.

November 2, 2023

The fraudulent intent of an individual who controls a corporation can be imputed to the corporation itself, even if the board is unaware of fraud.

October 20, 2023

An alter ego may be of the same ilk as a partnership or agency, so there may be no inconsistency between the Fifth Circuit opinion and the Bartenwerfer concurrence.

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