Douglas F. Mann, Petitioner v. LSQ Funding Group, L.C.
Case Number:
23-425
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Firms
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January 08, 2024
Justices Reject Ch. 7 Trustee Bid For Ponzi Case Clawback
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the case of a Chapter 7 trustee who was rebuffed in his efforts to get $10.3 million from LSQ Funding Group LC, a creditor of a bankrupt staffing agency, after the trustee argued that he was not required to show harm to the estate to justify the clawback where fraud was involved.
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October 25, 2023
Ch. 7 Trustee Asks High Court To Hear Ponzi Clawback Case
The Chapter 7 trustee for a temporary staffing agency run as a Ponzi scheme asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his $10.3 million fraudulent transfer clawback suit, saying in a filing made public Wednesday the Seventh Circuit erred in finding that the estate must have suffered economic harm in order for the court to unwind the transfer.