Supreme Court to Hear Two More Bankruptcy Cases This Term
The high court will decide whether a real estate tax foreclosure can violate the Takings Clause and whether Section 106 abrogates sovereign immunity as to Native American tribes.
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Bartenwerfer Argument Invites the Supreme Court to Depart from ‘Plain Meaning’
Will the Supreme Court add words to Section 523(a)(2)(A) to yield a result that the justices find more palatable?
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Supersized Eye on Bankruptcy with Bill Rochelle
Placing Title Jointly with a Spouse May Be Avoidable if the Spouse Gave No Consideration
In South Carolina, taking title to property jointly with a spouse can be an avoidable gift under the Statute of Elizabeth.
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No Interlocutory Appeal from Madoff Rulings on Suits Against Feeder Fund Customers
Subsequent transferees of Madoff’s fraudulent transfers won’t have an interlocutory appeal from denial of their motions to dismiss.
Madoff Fraud Makes More Law: The Safe Harbor’s Application to Foreign Liquidators
District judge holds that the safe harbor in Section 546(e) applies to lawsuits by foreign liquidators aiming to avoid transactions abroad under foreign law.
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Sixth Circuit Holds that Tax Foreclosure Violates the Takings Clause of the Constitution
If tax foreclosures violate the Takings Clause, it stands to reason that they are also fraudulent transfers.
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New Jersey Construction Company Operator Indicted for Tax Crimes and Bankruptcy Fraud
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