Circuit Court of Appeals Cases from Last Week

6th Circuit Court of Appeals, February 05, 2009
McMillan v. LTV Steel, Inc., --- F.3d ----, 2009 WL ------- (6th Cir 2009)(bankruptcy court's denial of a claim seeking administrative expense priority status to former employee affirmed)

6th Circuit Court of Appeals, February 06, 2009
Hyundai Translead, Inc. v. Jackson Truck & Trailer Repair, Inc., --- F.3d ----, 2009 WL ------- (6th Cir 2009)(derivative standing of a party seeking to recover funds that it alleges were fraudulently transferred from debtor to a third party is affirmed)

9th Circuit Court of Appeals, February 06, 2009
In re John M. Costas, --- F.3d ----, 2009 WL ------- (9th Cir 2009)(disclaimer of trust benefits under Arizona law is not a transfer of an interest of the debtor in property)

11th Circuit Court of Appeals, February 03, 2009
Midwest Holding #7, LLC v. Anderson, --- F.3d ----, 2009 WL ------- (11th Cir 2009)(lease termination agreement constituted a transfer "for or on account of an antecedent debt" and is avoidable as a preference)

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