Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC

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Case Number:

1:08-ap-01789

Court:

New York Southern

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  1. July 10, 2019

    Madoff Trustee's Legacy Capital Suit Must Go To Trial

    A New York bankruptcy judge has denied the court-appointed trustee of Bernie Madoff's investment company summary judgment in his attempt to claw back nearly $213 million from Legacy Capital Ltd., sending the 9-year-old case to trial.

  2. May 06, 2019

    Bernie Madoff's Wife Settles With Trustee For $600K

    The court-appointed trustee of Bernie Madoff's investment company has reached a deal to claw back nearly $600,000 from the wife of the convicted securities swindler, according to a Friday New York bankruptcy court filing.

  3. June 13, 2018

    Madoff Trustee Recovers $280M In Ezra Merkin Settlement

    The trustee for Bernie Madoff's defunct investment firm Wednesday asked a New York bankruptcy court to approve a $280 million settlement of his claims that disgraced financier J. Ezra Merkin received fraudulent transfers from Madoff's fund.

  4. March 09, 2018

    BNP, Trustee Argue Due Diligence In Madoff Clawback Suit

    BNP Paribas SA and the bankruptcy trustee for Bernie Madoff's investment company argued Friday before a New York bankruptcy judge over whether the French bank was a negligent steward or merely an innocent dupe as they contested an attempt to make BNP and its affiliates pay $156 million for accepting money from Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

  5. December 18, 2017

    Trustee Ready To Distribute $584M To Madoff Customers

    The liquidation trustee for Bernard Madoff's failed securities firm told a New York federal bankruptcy court Monday that he's ready to distribute more than $584 million to investors who fell victim to Madoff's Ponzi scheme, bringing the total amount that will have been paid out so far to about $11.4 billion.

  6. October 26, 2017

    BNP Paribas Says Madoff Trustee's $156M Suit Must Fail

    French bank BNP Paribas SA on Wednesday urged a New York bankruptcy judge to refuse a motion by the bankruptcy trustee for Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff's investment company to make the bank and its affiliates pay $156 million for accepting funds from the scheme, saying they were fooled by Madoff like everyone else.

  7. October 17, 2017

    Madoff Relative Must Hand Over Some Docs In Clawback Case

    A Bernie Madoff relative at the center of a Chapter 11 clawback suit waived attorney-client privilege over an email he received from his lawyer by forwarding it to the incarcerated Ponzi schemer, a New York bankruptcy judge said Tuesday in an opinion that shielded other case files sent to Madoff.

  8. September 18, 2017

    Madoff Trustee Blasts Merkin's 'Double Recovery' Claims

    The trustee for Bernie Madoff's defunct investment firm on Friday slammed efforts to prevent him from both seeking $280 million from disgraced financier J. Ezra Merkin and subordinating Merkin's claims against the estate at an upcoming trial over Ponzi scheme proceeds, saying this "double recovery" concern is off-base and premature.

  9. September 06, 2017

    Thema International To Pay $687M In Madoff Recovery

    An Irish fund that sent investor money to Bernie Madoff starting in 1996 will pay $687 million to the bankruptcy trustee for the Ponzi schemer's investment company, which is tasked with recovering funds for his victims, according to a settlement agreement filed in New York federal court Wednesday.

  10. August 31, 2017

    Madoff Trustee Seeks $156M From BNP Paribas, Upping Ante

    The bankruptcy trustee for Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff’s investment company asked a New York federal court on Wednesday to make BNP Paribas SA and its affiliates pay $156 million for allegedly “turning a blind eye” to obvious signs of fraud in a thirst for profits.