Articles Posted in Maddoff Trustee to Bring Claw Back Against Action Victims

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On Wednesday, November 10, 2010, Judge Lifland approved an order outlining the procedures for the soon to be filed Madoff clawback lawsuits.  Lax & Neville, LLP, along with other law firms, opposed the Trustee’s motion and asked the Court to stay all proceedings until the Second Circuit ruled on the Net Equity issue.  Judge Lifland denied the request. In anticipation of that result, Lax & Neville, LLP, again working with other firms, negotiated with Baker & Hostetler to modify the procedures proposed by the Trustee to better protect the rights of victims.  Those procedures were approved by Judge Lifland.

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Today an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal (“WSJ”) indicating that the Trustee for the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities liquidation, Irving Picard, intends to sue 1,000 Madoff victims in clawback actions. The clawback actions will be brought through an adversarial proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court before the Honorable Judge Lifland. Mr. Picard stated that he will likely sue what he has incorrectly described as “net winners.” A copy of the article is available with an online subscription to the WSJ here. You can also find some commentary on the story here.

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