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Forklift Liquidating Trust v. Custom Tool & MFG. Co. (In re Forklift LP Corp.)

Forklift Liquidating Trust v. Custom Tool & MFG. Co. (In re Forklift LP Corp.)

Ruling
Payments to manufacturer were deemed preferential transfers since the manufacturer failed to show the transfers were made in the ordinary course of business.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff, a chapter 11 bankruptcy debtor's successor in interest, filed an action against defendant, a manufacturer that supplied parts to the debtor, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 547 seeking to avoid alleged preferential transfers made to the manufacturer. The court conducted a bench trial and thereafter issued a memorandum containing its findings of fact and conclusions of law as required under Fed. R. Civ. P. 52.

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opinion summary, case decided on March 31, 2006 , LexisNexis #0406-097