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You may recall Rudy Giuliani’s recent legal woes. First, he lost a defamation lawsuit and faced a judgment of $148.1 million. Then, after he filed for bankruptcy protection, he faced an adversary proceeding to determine his...more
Over the last 15 years, private equity (“PE”) firms have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in the healthcare sector, infiltrating every corner of the industry from emergency rooms and labs to billing providers and...more
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas recommended that the district court largely deny cross motions for summary judgment in an action by the liquidating trust for Fresh Acquisitions,...more
In a decision likely to have a knock-on effect for future fraudulent transfer defense and valuation litigation, the Delaware bankruptcy court recently ruled that the price agreed in the sale of an oil and gas company closed...more
Here we go again. Precisely one hour and thirty-nine minutes after the dismissal of the bankruptcy filing of LTL, Johnson & Johnson’s artificially created talc-liability subsidiary, the company was right back at it again with...more
On December 16, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio held that a settlement of a fraudulent transfer suit was not covered under the settling defendant’s insurance policies. Huntington National Bank...more
Fraudulent Transfer Act Allan v. Allan, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga Nos. 110177, 110179, 2022-Ohio-1488- In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District reversed the trial court’s decision under the Fraudulent Transfer Act case to...more
In one of the first applications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the scope of section 546(e) in Merit Management, Delaware Bankruptcy Court Judge Carey found that section 546(e)’s safe harbor did not apply to fraudulent...more
In In re Beach v. Beach, the Fifth Circuit elaborated on its standard of review for adversary litigation settlements. No. 17-10481 (5th Cir. May 16, 2018). In this case, Debtor, a Dallas oil-and-gas businessman, formed a...more