The high-stakes case Coan et al. v. Dunne et al., began when debtor Sean Dunne transferred millions of assets to his now ex-spouse, Gayle Killilea, and others to sidestep claims of creditors. In May 2019, after nearly a decade of diligence and rigorous trial preparation, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Trustee and found that Dunne had engaged in fraudulent transfers and Killilea bore some responsibility therefor, including the multimillion-dollar estate in Ireland called “Walford.” However, Killilea believed she was not liable for Dunne’s actions, requested a new trial, and endeavored to argue that the Court’s instructions to the jury, regarding Walford, were erroneous. U. S. District Court Judge, Jeffrey Alker Meyer, found that Killilea failed to meet her burden that the jury instructions were in error and that they affected her substantial rights. Therefore, he denied her motions. The Court ordered Killilea to; post $5.6 million in security for the Judgment, sell her $4 million home in Greenwich, Ct, and turn over $12.5 million from the sale of the Walford property in Ireland. On June 24, 2024, the United States Supreme Court declined the petition to review, filed by Sean Dunne and Gayle Killilea, thereby securing the victory for the Chapter 7 Trustee, Coan and Thomas H. Curran Associates, LLC.
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