Legal Opinion
Picard v. Fairfield Greenwich Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 8, 2014No. Docket Nos. 13-1289, 13-1392, 13-1785PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SACK, Circuit Judge:
Irving H. Picard (the “Trustee”), trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (“BLMIS”) and of the bankruptcy estate of Bernard L. Madoff, initiated adversary proceedings seeking to block the settlement of three lawsuits, none of which involved BLMIS or the Madoff estate as a party. The suits in question were brought by and on behalf of investors in so-called “feeder funds”— funds that channeled investments to Ma-doffs Ponzi scheme — against the funds themselves and other persons and entities affiliated with them. The Trustee asserts that the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- A.H. Robins Co. v. PiccininCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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- Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Note Holders, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas v. Large Private Beneficial OwnersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016
- Picard v. Avellino (In re Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2016
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