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Two recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions demonstrate that the corporate attribution doctrine is not a one-size-fits-all approach.

Court approval of a sale process in receivership or Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (“BIA”) proposal proceedings is generally a procedural order and objectors do not have an appeal as of right; they must seek leave and meet a high test in order obtain it. However, in Peakhill Capital Inc. v.

In re RAG East, LP– Case no. 12-04545-CMB (Bankr. W.D. Pa. March 4, 2013)

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The court granted summary judgment in favor of a defrauded lender in a lien priority dispute with subsequent third-party lenders. The court determined that the lien of a purchase money mortgage that was allegedly released pursuant to a fraudulent satisfaction piece nonetheless had priority over the liens held by innocent third parties who provided loans to the debtor without notice of the fraud.

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