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Fraud in the Oil Patch the Modern Way

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Once upon a time a good way to commit oil patch theft was to back a truck up to the tank battery in the middle of the night, fill ‘er up, and drive off into the darkness. In re: Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations LLC shows...more

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“Clearing” the constructive trustee’s legal title: The doctrinal and practical considerations

The court in Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC v. 1776 Energy Partners, LLC, 672 S.W.3d 391 (Tex. 2023) explained that “constructive trusts, being remedial in character, have the very broad function of redressing wrong or...more

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Understanding Your Role as a Trustee for Your Family

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Part 1 of our Serving as a Trustee series - Being asked to serve as a trustee is an honor. It demonstrates respect for your skills, honesty, judgment and character. When asked, your first inclination likely is to accept,...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Rental of Art Between Related Parties: Applying the Resale Exclusion to the N.Y. Sales Tax

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“Yes” to Art, “No” to Tax- Private patronage of the arts. For centuries, artists, museums, and galleries have depended, in no small part, upon the largesse of wealthy families. Today, as in the past, many of these...more

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Selling Your S Corporation’s Business? What If It’s Not an S Corporation?

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Haste Makes Waste? How many of you are suffering from Build Back Better Fatigue? Seriously, it’s a thing. Sure, the House passed its version of the President’s tax and spending bill on November 19, and the Senate...more

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Third Circuit Clarifies the Inner Workings of Foreclosure on Repo Collateral

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In the fifth opinion involving the repo liquidation saga of HomeBanc, the Third Circuit addressed several crucial issues involving the liquidation and valuation of repo collateral in bankruptcy. In re HomeBanc Mortg....more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Sowing the Seeds of Marijuana Bankruptcy: a Look at Garvin v. Cook

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In a recent post, we discussed the ongoing personal bankruptcy case In Re Adair, in which a a United States Trustee is seeking to have the court dismiss a Chapter 13 plan of an individual that is employed by a...more

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California Courts Can Excuse Trustee Who Acts in Good Faith

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A California trustee can be excused from liability for breaches of trust if a judge determines that it would be equitable to do so. We see many situations where a family member trustee strays from the requirements of the...more

Troutman Pepper

Good Faith Deposit: Who Gets To Keep the Cash?

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Lawrence v. Commonwealth of Ky. Transportation Cabinet (In re Shelbyville Road Shoppes, LLC), 775 F.3d 789 (6th Cir. 2015) – A chapter 7 trustee sought return of a “good faith” deposit made prior to bankruptcy in connection...more

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Court Grants in Part and Denies in Part DB Structured Products’ Motion to Dismiss Trustee Repurchase Action

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On August 28, Justice Marcy S. Friedman of the Supreme Court of the State of New York granted in part and denied in part DB Structured Products, Inc.’s motion to dismiss repurchase claims brought by HSBC, as Trustee for the...more

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Why infect the law of trusts with good faith doctrine?

The law’s good faith principle has traditionally regulated legal relationships, such as the contractual relationship. Equity’s more intense fiduciary principle has generally regulated equitable relationships, such as the...more

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Wealth Management Update - December 2013

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The December § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 2.0%, which is unchanged from last month. The December applicable federal rate ("AFR") for use with a sale to a defective...more

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