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§ 548(a)(1)

Securities Investor Prot. Corp. v. Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Sec. LLC

Ruling
Trustee in SIPA liquidation litigation could avoid and recover fictitious profits received bydefendant as a result of Ponzi scheme investment from defendant’s IRA. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on July 02, 2021 , LexisNexis #0821-067

Berndt, In re--Dymarkowski v. Berndt

Ruling
Trustee could not avoid transfer for which it failed to establish that debtor received less than"a reasonably equivalent value." (Bankr. N.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 24, 2021 , LexisNexis #0821-040

Mack Indus., In re--Peterson v. Premier Elec. Servs.

Ruling
Payments by debtor to defendant for electrical work it performed were not constructivelyfraudulent regardless of who owned the properties. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 19, 2021 , LexisNexis #0721-041

Cambrian Holding Co. v. Alliance Prime Assocs.

Ruling
Facts alleged in the complaint were accepted as true and allowed a reasonable inference thatdefendants were plausibly liable under the litigating trustee's state and federal fraudulenttransfer claims. (Bankr. E.D. Ky.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 04, 2021 , LexisNexis #0621-062

Essential Fin. Educ., In re--Sherman v. OTA Franchise Corp.

Ruling
Trustee was granted summary judgment on all elements of his actual fraudulent conveyanceclaims except for intent to defraud. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 03, 2021 , LexisNexis #0621-061

Fox Ortega Enters., In re--Kasolas v. Nicholson

Ruling
Trustee was entitled to recover the value of wine defendant purchased from debtor whodefrauded purchasers through a Ponzi scheme. (Bankr. N.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on April 23, 2021 , LexisNexis #0621-042

Genter, In re--Reed v. Genter

Ruling
Transfer of a 49% interest in a successful business to debtor's father for no consideration wasfraudulent. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 22, 2021 , LexisNexis #0521-039

Genter, In re--Reed v. Genter

Ruling
Transfer of a 49% interest in a successful business to debtor's father for no consideration wasfraudulent. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 22, 2021 , LexisNexis #0521-039

Wyman, In re--Renneker v. Wyman

Ruling
Trustee was denied summary judgment to avoid the transfer because a material issue of factexisted as to the husband's intent in transferring the vehicle approximately one week priorto the petition date. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 15, 2021 , LexisNexis #0521-012

Thompson, In re--Gold v. Shelton

Ruling
Attorney's representation of a mother and her daughter required disqualification of theattorney and his firm from representing the daughter as the Chapter 7 Trustee did not consentto the dual representation. (Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 23, 2021 , LexisNexis #0421-014