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Troutman Pepper

Can I Net Amounts Owed to the Debtor Against Amounts Owed to Me? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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There are two similar but distinct mechanisms through which a creditor might net amounts owed to the debtor against amounts owed by the debtor — setoff and recoupment. Understanding the distinction between them, and how...more

Jones Day

New York Bankruptcy Court: Setoff and Unjust Enrichment Cannot Be Asserted as Affirmative Defenses in Bankruptcy Avoidance...

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In a 2021 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived nearly 100 lawsuits seeking to recover fraudulent transfers made as part of the Madoff Ponzi scheme. In one of the latest chapters in that resurrected...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Third Circuit Eschews Setoff Creativity In Favor Of A Simple Mutuality Test

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On March 19, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its decision in In re Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., 2021 WL 1046485 (3rd Cir. Mar. 19, 2021), affirming lower courts’ decisions rejecting “triangular setoff”...more

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