On February 25, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of avoidance actions brought by Irving Picard, the trustee (Trustee) for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff...more
3/9/2019
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Avoidance ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Bernie Madoff ,
Comity ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debtors ,
Dismissals ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Feeder Funds ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
International Litigation ,
Liquidation ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Split of Authority ,
Trustees ,
Vacated
Since the Delaware Supreme Court held in CML V, LLC v. Bax that creditors of a Delaware LLC lack standing to pursue derivative breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, even if the LLC is insolvent or near insolvent, bankruptcy courts...more
9/26/2018
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Breach of Duty ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 7 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Debtors ,
Derivative Suit ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
LLC Act ,
Standing