20 Cited authorities

  1. Butner v. United States

    440 U.S. 48 (1979)   Cited 4,394 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, except where it specifically overrides state law, the Bankruptcy Code enforces applicable property rights created by state law
  2. Barnhill v. Johnson

    503 U.S. 393 (1992)   Cited 838 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a transfer is defined by federal law and, in the absence of federal law, property interests are "creatures of state law"
  3. In re Sharp Intern. Corp.

    403 F.3d 43 (2d Cir. 2005)   Cited 637 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiff must satisfy specific pleading requirements of Rule 9(b) to state actual fraudulent transfer claim under New York law
  4. In re Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC

    654 F.3d 229 (2d Cir. 2011)   Cited 158 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Affirming the use of Trustee's proposed Net Investment Method, endorsed in Antecedent Debt Decision
  5. Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. v. Gredd (In re Manhattan Investment Fund Ltd.)

    397 B.R. 1 (S.D.N.Y. 2007)   Cited 161 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a transfer must "further a Ponzi scheme" for the presumption to apply
  6. Foley v. Transocean Ltd.

    272 F.R.D. 126 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)   Cited 95 times
    Rejecting challenge that Danish pension fund would "saddle the class with unnecessary and additional costs"; "courts in this District and others have routinely appointed foreign investors as lead plaintiff"
  7. Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. v. ALFA, S.A.B. DE C.V.

    651 F.3d 329 (2d Cir. 2011)   Cited 92 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that early redemption payments of commercial paper are “settlement payments” within the meaning of § 741 and thus protected by the safe harbor provision of § 546(e) and that nothing in the text of § 741 or the Bankruptcy Code support a purchase or sale requirement
  8. In re Resorts International, Inc.

    181 F.3d 505 (3d Cir. 1999)   Cited 115 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding payment for securities made in conjunction with leveraged buyout is settlement payment, regardless of whether clearing agency was involved
  9. In re Adler, Coleman Clearing Corp.

    263 B.R. 406 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2001)   Cited 102 times
    Concluding that transferee's "actual fraudulent intent may be ascribed to" transferor corporation where transferee "dominated or controlled [transferor's] disposition" of its property
  10. Picard v. Katz

    462 B.R. 447 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)   Cited 61 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Finding that section 546(e) “precludes the Trustee from bringing any action to recover from any of Madoff's customers any of the monies paid by Madoff Securities to those customers except in the case of actual fraud”
  11. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 489,827 times   693 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
  12. Section 101 - Definitions

    11 U.S.C. § 101   Cited 26,770 times   214 Legal Analyses
    Defining "securities clearing agency" by reference to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  13. Section 548 - Fraudulent transfers and obligations

    11 U.S.C. § 548   Cited 6,526 times   84 Legal Analyses
    Seeking to avoid constructively fraudulent transfers
  14. Section 546 - Limitations on avoiding powers

    11 U.S.C. § 546   Cited 2,238 times   70 Legal Analyses
    Granting an administrative expense priority claim
  15. Section 78fff-2 - Special provisions of a liquidation proceeding

    15 U.S.C. § 78fff-2   Cited 142 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Allowing customers to participate in the distribution of the general estate if customer property does not satisfy their net equity claims