Lewis v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor, whether the creditor's claim arose before or after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred, if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation: ... (b) Without receiving a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transfer or obligation, and the debtor: (I) Was engaged or was about to engage in a business or transaction for which the remaining assets of the debtor were unreasonably small in relation to the business or transaction; or (II) Intended to incur, or believed or reasonably should have believed that he would incur, debts beyond his ability to pay as they became due.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Weinman v. Crowley (In re Blair)

2. “deplet[ed] the debtor's assets under the guise of a profitable business.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kelley v. Kanios

3. “not every Ponzi scheme lacks a legitimate source of earnings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kelley v. Kanios