BMO Harris Must Faces $3.5 Billion Trial Over Ponzi Scheme
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To Impair an Exemption, Judicial Lien Must Attach to Property the Debtor Already Owns
A judicial lien may be avoided under Section 522(f) only if the lien attached after the debtor acquired the property.
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District of Columbia Rejects the Jewel Doctrine, Joining California and New York
Lawyers leaving a bankrupt firm are not required to pay over profits on hourly matters they take to their new firms.
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Fraudulent Transfer Damages Limited to Creditors’ Total Claims
Delaware’s Judge Owens won’t allow perpetrators of a fraudulent transfer to benefit from avoiding the transfer.
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Four-Year Statute of Limitations Can Stretch to at Least Seven Years, Judge Owens Says
The one-year discovery clause in UFTA allows a debtor or trustee to file an avoidance suit even if the ordinary four-year statute has elapsed.
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Circuit Judge Questions Applicability of Veil Piercing and Alter Ego to Trusts
Sixth Circuit upholds dismissal of claims for reverse veil piercing and reverse alter ego.
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Preference, Earmarking and Fraudulent Transfer Law: Making Progress Together for Future Bankruptcies
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