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By Evan T. Miller, Esq.
Determining the proper bookends when establishing a Historical Period for an ordinary course of business defense (“OCOB”) can be highly contentious in preference litigation.  The same can be said for determining which methodology is most appropriate for analyzing preference period transfers and even when to apply a given defense.  Thankfully,

By Evan T. Miller, Esq.
Bankruptcies involving logistics management companies inherently involve unique issues with respect to avoidance actions, be it the tripartite nature of the transactions (customer/debtor/carrier), the contentious dispute over what constitutes property of the estate, and so on.  Chief Judge Ferguson (Bankr. D.N.J.) recently tackled some of these issues at the motion

By Evan T. Miller, Esq.
Bankruptcies involving logistics management companies inherently involve unique issues with respect to avoidance actions, be it the tripartite nature of the transactions (customer/debtor/carrier), the contentious dispute over what constitutes property of the estate, and so on.  Chief Judge Ferguson (Bankr. D.N.J.) recently tackled some of these issues at the motion

By Evan T. Miller, Esq.
Addressing an issue of first impression, Judge Kevin Carey (Bankr. D. Del.) ruled that a preference action defendant could use their allowed administrative expense claim as a setoff against any preferential transfer exposure.  In so deciding, the Court rejected the plaintiff’s arguments that such a position (i) is inapposite to

By Evan T. Miller, Esq.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Second Circuit”) recently affirmed the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (the “District Court”) in John Nagle Co. v. McCarthy (In re The Cousins Fish Market, Inc.), 2016 WL 3854277 (2d

By Evan T. Miller, Esq.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Second Circuit”) recently affirmed the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (the “District Court”) in John Nagle Co. v. McCarthy (In re The Cousins Fish Market, Inc.), 2016 WL 3854277 (2d