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§ 550(a)

Sec. Inv’r Prot. Corp. v. Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Sec., LLC

Ruling
Trustee was entitled to avoid more than $3 million in fraudulent transfers that were made withactual intent to defraud. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 21, 2019 , LexisNexis #0120-017

Generation Res. Holding Co., In re

Ruling
Trustee was allowed to recover proceeds of fraudulently-transferred property. (Bankr. D. Kan.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 14, 2019 , LexisNexis #1019-041

Jireh Produce Sales, In re

Ruling
Trustee could not recover from alleged fraudulent transferee who did not receive any interestin the property sold by debtor. (Bankr. W.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 02, 2019 , LexisNexis #1019-016

Blast Fitness Group, In re

Ruling
Motion to dismiss denied where trustee asserted a plausible claim that debtor's principal wasa beneficial or a subsequent transferee. (Bankr. D. Mass.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on April 30, 2019 , LexisNexis #0719-039

Connolly Geaney Ablitt & Willard v. Durham Commer. Capital Corp., In re

Ruling
Trustee was entitled to summary judgment where he established the elements for avoidanceof fraudulent transfers and entitlement to recovery against defendants. (Bankr. D. Mass.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on February 27, 2019 , LexisNexis #0419-039

Wolf, In re--Reid v. Wolf

Ruling
Court concluded that a money judgment would be entered against a son of debtor based onhis liability as an initial transferee of 51 percent of certain corporate stock. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 19, 2018 , LexisNexis #0119-020

Green Field Energy Servs., In re--Halperin v. Moreno

Ruling
Trustee could not recover any portion of preferential transfers from debtor's CEO as he failed to establish that he was an ultimate beneficiary where there was no evidence that CEO received an actual benefit from the transfers or that he had access to the transfers. (Bankr. D. Del.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred Property.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 12, 2018 , LexisNexis #1018-105

Peregrine Fin. Grp, Inc., In re--Bodenstein v. Univ. of N. Iowa

Ruling
Trustee failed to prove that university is an entity from whom he can recover fraudulenttransfer as the university could not be held liable as an initial transferee because it was a mereconduit for a foundation that the CEO had made a pledge to donate to. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred Property; Recovery From Initial Transferee.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on July 11, 2018 , LexisNexis #0818-077

Walldesign, Inc., In re--Henry v. Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors of Walldesign, Inc.

Ruling
Corporate president could not be considered as an initial transferee as he did not havedominion over the funds in a personal capacity. (9th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred Property; Recovery From Initial Transferee.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 02, 2017 , LexisNexis #1117-057

Matson v. Rescue Rangers, LLC (Rescue Rangers, LLC)

Ruling
Causes of action for aiding and abetting fraudulent transfers and conspiracy to fraudulentlytransfer shall be dismissed if not supported by the allegation that the defendants received theproperty transferred or that they actually benefotted from the said transfer. (Bankr. E.D. Va.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred Property.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 29, 2017 , LexisNexis #1117-018