August 06, 2014
A group of investors in a feeder fund of jailed attorney Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme on Tuesday fought back against hedge fund managers who say that their $32 million deal with Rothstein's bankrupt law firm bar the investors' state court claims.
July 14, 2014
The federal government struck a deal Monday with the trustee charged with liquidating Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's law firm, reaching a deal that will hand over more than $28 million in restitution in an "unprecedented" payout to the scheme's victims.
April 10, 2014
The trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's law firm on Tuesday settled his fraudulent transfer claims against an alleged funder of the $1.2 billion scheme for $471,000.
August 26, 2013
A Miami investor who recently settled with the bankrupt law firm of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein asked a Florida bankruptcy court on Friday to reject bids by Conrad & Scherer LLP and Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton PA to collect millions of dollars in contingency fees through a charging lien.
July 31, 2013
The head of Florida-based Akerman Senterfitt LLP's bankruptcy and reorganization practice group has been tapped as the trustee to oversee the liquidation of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's law firm, which is nearing the end of a contentious Chapter 11 proceeding.
July 17, 2013
A Florida bankruptcy judge approved the Chapter 11 liquidation plan for the law firm of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein on Wednesday, after signing off on a $54 million settlement between victims of the scheme and TD Bank NA that resolved months of disputes over the plan.
July 11, 2013
A Florida bankruptcy judge on Thursday confirmed the Chapter 11 liquidation plan of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's law firm after objections from victims of the $1.2 billion scheme were resolved in a $54 million settlement with TD Bank NA.
July 09, 2013
Victims of Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme urged a Florida bankruptcy court to allow further hearings on $30 million in fee and reimbursement applications filed by attorneys overseeing the liquidation of Rothstein's law firm, saying they worked inefficiently and provided vague invoices.
July 03, 2013
Victims of Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme who are accusing TD Bank NA of aiding Rothstein urged a Florida bankruptcy court to deny confirmation of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan for Rothstein's law firm that would block further litigation against TD Bank.
June 27, 2013
TD Bank NA, which was hit with a $67 million jury verdict last year on claims it aided Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, earned two rare victories in a Florida bankruptcy court on Wednesday in an ongoing discovery battle against creditors seeking to derail a confirmation plan.