Since the time of our last post on August 24, 2015, Alan D. Halperin, the Trustee of the FBI Wind Down, Inc. Liquidating Trust has filed 94 additional preference complaints seeking to avoid and recover alleged preferential transfers pursuant to Sections 547 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Defenses to a Preference Action
Preference actions are a form of litigation specifically provided for by the Bankruptcy Code which are intended to recover payments made by the Debtor within the 90 days prior to declaring bankruptcy. Recognizing that these payments aren't always made for inappropriate reasons, the Bankruptcy Code provides creditors with many defenses to preference actions. Included among these are the "ordinary course of business defense" and the "new value defense." For reader's looking for more information concerning claims and defenses in preference litigation, attached is a booklet that we have prepared on the subject: "A Preference Reference: Common Issues that Arise in Delaware Preference Litigation."
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