The Date of Service of a Writ of Garnishment Is the Date of Transfer of a Preference
Circuits are split on the date of transfer resulting from a garnishment.
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To Avoid U.S. Trustee Fees, Court Liberally Allows Closing a Case After Confirmation
Pending adversary proceedings don’t preclude a finding that the chapter 11 case has been ‘fully administered,’ thus allowing entry of a final decree and cutting off further fees owing to the U.S. Trustee Program.
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Rifle Held Exempt as Household Goods in Georgia but Not in Connecticut
Claiming a firearm is owned for defense of the household raises the odds that the gun will be exempt as household goods.
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Connecticut Joins New York on Fraudulent Transfers for Children’s Tuition
Student’s entitlement to a refund determines whether a parent’s tuition payments are constructively fraudulent transfers.
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Colleges Beat Back Another Fraudulent Transfer Suit Aimed at Tuition Payments
Federal student loan proceeds were never the parents’ property and thus could not be recovered by a trustee.
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Connecticut Judge Takes Sides in a Circuit Split on Trademark License Rejection
A ‘cert’ petition is in the works to resolve the circuit split from Lubrizol regarding the rejection of trademark licenses.
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Connecticut District Judge Allows ‘Chapter 20’ to Strip Off Subordinate Lien
Second Circuit primed to agree or split with three circuits on ‘chapter 20’ lien stripping.
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Subjective Bad Faith Alone Is Sufficient to Warrant Dismissal
District judge reads the tea leaves on Second Circuit standard for dismissal.
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