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 <li>1 <a>Motion argues no legal basis for fraudulent transfer claims.</a></li>
 <li>2 <a>Suit alleges $100K gifts and property purchases aimed at hiding assets.</a></li>
 <li>3 <a>Latest courtroom wrangling in sprawling post-FTX fallout.</a></li>
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Lawyers representing the parents of Sam Bankman-Fried filed court motions this week urging the dismissal of a high-profile FTX lawsuit aiming to claw back assets from the collapsed crypto exchange’s founder through family and associates. They argue the complaint lacks reasonable claims on recipients receiving ordinary financial gifts rather than intentionally hiding funds.
The filings mark the latest chapter in lengthy legal entanglements emerging from FTX’s epic November implosion. While victims continue targeting parties viewed as aiding and abetting alleged wrongdoing, tenuous legal positions now undergo testing on recovery justifications. The proceedings kick off by determining how parties beyond Bankman-Fried himself fare on attempted clawbacks.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="strong-parents-dispute-firm-basis-strong">Parents Dispute Firm Basis</h2>
Attorneys acting for Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, parents of disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, submitted motions contending no legitimate grounds justify naming them in accusations of fraudulent asset transfers.
The case centers on allegations they improperly benefitted from $100,000 checks gifted by their son, which are now being clawed back to repay creditors. But absent demonstrable intentions of defrauding specific parties, parent lawyers argue that merely receiving family financial presents normally carries no receiver liability.
Questioning conveyance chronologies, legal experts reviewing filings consider the dismissal motions to impart meaningful arguments against maintaining accusations as framed. With collecting rightful damages representing the objective, litigation risks overextending beyond reasonable bounds.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="strong-property-purchases-also-contested-strong">Property Purchases Also Contested</h2>
The request dismissing FTX’s parent lawsuit also spotlights separate disputed real estate transactions flagged as concerning in light of the exchange’s funding trauma. They claim no concrete evidence demonstrates illicit motives behind their clients lawfully acquiring certain high-value Bahamas properties.
Documents list<a href="https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2024/01/16/atom-price-bullish-trend-broken-what-is-next-for-atom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> FTX paying </a>around $16.5 million toward various resort townhouses eventually deeded to Bankman’s father, Joseph, through an irrevocable trust. Attorneys for the parents insisted full value gets exchanged absent signs of illegitimate desperation conveying assets secretly. Beyond familial relationships, facts still support above-board business purchases rather than civil suits.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="strong-ongoing-post-ftx-legal-morass-strong">Ongoing Post-FTX Legal Morass</h2>
The parent lawsuit dismissal attempt represents the latest courtroom wrangling in the tangled FTX aftermath. Trustee John Ray III continues targeting people and entities suspected as accomplices aiding Sam Bankman-Fried and conspiring to hide money.
FTX already filed, pretending to receive hundreds of millions laundered through political initiatives and offshore property buys. Prior executives also stand criminally accused of abetting fraudulent business operations. Civil recoveries intend to reimburse billions somewhere lost to investors.
As proceedings advance, apart from SBF pleading not guilty to facing criminal fraud charges, associated figures push back against legal allegations tied to FTX’s sins, implying their active perpetuation. Judgments await scores beyond center stage liable for recompensing damage from the implosion, but those decisions likely take time based on surfacing objections.
With big numbers bounding possible clawbacks and lawsuits, the coming months promise intensifying battles.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Conclusion</h4>
The pursuit of recovering FTX assets persists through legal actions naming former leader Sam Bankman-Fried’s relationships, including family members. But his parents now issue court challenges dismissing lawsuits allegations of receiving ill-gotten gifts.&nbsp;
With no criminal charges against parents filed, the accused claimed ordinary intergenerational financial support was improperly tied to the exchange’s troubles in these civil complaints.&nbsp;
Their dismissal requests kick off wider fights about how far liability and liquidation recoveries overextend beyond a company’s core stewardship hierarchy down into peripheral personal realms underneath.

Parents of Sam Bankman-Fried Seek Dismissal of FTX Lawsuit

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