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Fifth Circuit Rejects “Futility” Defense in a State-Law Fraudulent Transfer Action

Fraudulent transfer law allows creditors and bankruptcy trustees, under certain circumstances, to sue transferees to recover funds received where a debtor’s transfers to the transferees actually or constructively defrauded...more

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Golf Channel Finds the Fairway in Fraudulent Transfer Litigation – Good News for Vendors in Ponzi Scheme Cases

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In some good news for commercial vendors, the Supreme Court of Texas recently ruled that payments for ordinary services provided to an insolvent customer are not recoverable as fraudulent transfers, even if the customer turns...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

$5.9 Million in Payments to Golf Channel Declared Out of Bounds

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision that should make defendants in Ponzi cases shiver in their boots. The court said that the defendant, the Golf Channel, had to return nearly $6 million and that it...more

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Two Recent Decisions Potentially Expand Fraudulent Transfer Exposure in Ponzi Schemes

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Two recent decisions from the Fifth Circuit and Eighth Circuit could expand the fraudulent transfer exposure of unknowing third parties that provide goods, services, or funding to companies operating Ponzi schemes. ...more

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