Section 548 Bankruptcy code

Starting on September 12, 2017, Peter Kravitz, as Settlement Trustee of the Samson Settlement Trust, filed approximately 293 complaints seeking the avoidance and recovery of allegedly preferential and/or fraudulent transfers under Sections 547, 548 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Samson Resources Corporation and its affiliated debtors filed voluntary petitions for bankruptcy in the U.S.

In the recent decision of Klauder v. Echo/RT Holdings LLC (In re Raytrans Holding, Inc.), Adv. No. 15-50273 (CSS) (Del. Bankr. Aug. 10, 2017), Judge Sontchi granted Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Trustee’s Second Amended Complaint, dismissing the Trustee’s claims in their entirety either under collateral estoppel or the doctrine of res judicata.

In late August, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Committee”) in the Pacific Energy Resources bankruptcy, began filing adversary actions against various creditors.  The complaints filed by the Committee allege the defendants received preferential transfers and/or fraudulent transfers from the Debtor.  Prior to filing the adversary actions,  the Committee filed a motion with the