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September 1, 2020, California – Recently, the plaintiffs in the bankruptcy case of Verity Health System of California Inc., et al ( the “Debtors”) initiated more than 300 adversary proceedings against several defendants to set aside and recover alleged “preferential transfers” for the benefit of the Debtors’ estate. According to …
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August 14, 2020, New York – Last week, Hooper Holmes, Inc. Liquidation Trust (the “Plaintiff” or the “Trust”) initiated more than twenty (20) adversary proceedings in the Hooper Holmes, Inc. d/b/a Provant Health, et al. (the “Debtors”) bankruptcy case. Hooper Holmes, Inc. is a national health risk assessment provider in …
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August 11, 2020, New York – Last week, the former shareholders, officers and directors of a bankrupt footwear and apparel company, Nine West Holdings Inc., (“Debtor”) filed a motion to dismiss to end a $1.5 billion lawsuit initiated by the Nine West litigation trust, pursuant to the safe harbor of …
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August 6, 2020, Western District of Texas – Little River Healthcare Holdings LLC, the operator of two rural hospitals in Texas and other healthcare-related centers recently initiated more than 80 lawsuits against several creditors seeking to recover preferential transfers of property that occurred during the ninety (90) day period before …
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August 3, 2020, Northern District of Texas – Dennis Faulkner, the trustee of the Reagor Dykes Auto Group Creditors Liquidating Trust for the Debtors Reagor Dykes Motors, LP, et al recently initiated a lawsuit against Defendant AimBank in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Northern Texas. The Trustee …
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August 1, 2020, Central District of Illinois – Defendant, a radiologist, is a former employee and shareholder of a Debtor. The Defendant began working for the Debtor in 2003. He became a shareholder in 2005 and remained a shareholder until April 2012, at which time he sold his shares in …
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April 6, 2020, Southern District of Texas, Houston – Joshua Searcy, the Plan Administrator of the estate of Debtor EMAS Chiyoda Subsea, Inc. (“EMAS Subsea”) brought an adversary proceeding against Defendant Pharma-Safe Industrial Services, Inc. (“Pharma-Safe”) to avoid and recover a $39,168.32 payment under 11 U.S.C. §§ 547 and 550. Pharma-Safe …
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April 2, 2020, Southern District of New York – Bernie Madoff investor, James Greiff urged a New York bankruptcy court to stay an upcoming trial on whether the Madoff trustee can clawback $2.8 million that Grieff allegedly received from the convicted scammer. The investor requested for a stay on the …
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March 6,2020, Southern District of New York – Recently, William K. Harrington, the United States Trustee for the Barney’s New York estate (“Debtors”) filed an objection to the request made by a liquidator of the Debtors’ assets regarding its standing to clawback payments made by the bankrupt retail chain. The …
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March 1, 2020, New York – Yesterday, Irving H. Picard, Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) announced the commencement of eleventh pro rata interim distribution from the customer fund to eligible BLMIS customers. The SIPA Trustee is distributing approximately …
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