Fisker Takes Trustee Avoidance Powers Overseas

By Chad Dale, Margaret Westbrook, A. Lee Hogewood III and Matthew Houston (July 27, 2017, 1:30 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware recently granted in part and denied in part dismissal in favor of the defendant car manufacturer in a fraudulent transfer adversary proceeding brought by the Chapter 11 trustee in Emerald Capital Advisors Corp. ex rel. FAH Liquidating Trust v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft ("BMW") (In re FAH Liquidating Corp.).[1] In its order, the court concluded that transactions occurring predominately outside the United States may nonetheless be subject to the trustee's power to avoid fraudulent transfers under the United States Bankruptcy Code. In doing so, the court joined a growing number of courts reaching a similar conclusion. Thereafter, the court allowed the plaintiff to proceed with its fraudulent transfer claim against BMW, but reduced the amount at issue from approximately $32.5 million to $793,761.87 because the majority of the transfers at issue occurred outside the two-year fraudulent transfer period under 11 U.S.C. § 548. However, the court allowed the liquidating trust's alternative unjust enrichment claim to proceed in the full amount of nearly $32.5 million....

Law360 is on it, so you are, too.

A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions.


A Law360 subscription includes features such as

  • Daily newsletters
  • Expert analysis
  • Mobile app
  • Advanced search
  • Judge information
  • Real-time alerts
  • 450K+ searchable archived articles

And more!

Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!