Rochelle's Daily Wire

Ownership of a bank account isn’t enough by itself to make the account holder the initial transferee of a fraudulent transfer.

Even though the price and terms were ‘entirely fair,’ Bankruptcy Judge Garrity disapproved DIP financing that would have locked in the right of controlling shareholders to purchase new stock at a 20% discount.

Bankruptcy Judge Glenn hints that the lenders and the debtor should mediate tough questions about the enforceability of a $150 million ‘sale’ of future credit card receivables.

Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn imposed civil contempt sanctions for ignoring court orders over five years.

New York district judge differs with the Third Circuit on a bankruptcy court’s constitutional power to issue nondebtor, third-party releases.

New York judge gives casinos the responsibility for assuring that a gambler’s use of a corporate ATM card is not a fraudulent transfer.

Courts are divided on discharging fines in a corporate chapter 11 case when the government itself was not defrauded.

Is Taggart just a defense that can be waived, or must a debtor plead and prove ‘no objectively reasonable basis’ in a motion for contempt of discharge?

The expansive definition of a ‘financial institution’ allows fraudulent transfers to be structured so that no one will ever be held liable.

More important law from Madoff: Filing a claim waives the right to a jury trial in district court even if the claim is denied or withdrawn, district judge rules.