· 4/10/1996
Bitters v. Networks Electronic Corp. (In Re Networks Electronic Corp.)
Citations
- 195 B.R. 92
- 35 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1307
- 96 Daily Journal DAR 8607
- 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3416
- 1996 Bankr. LEXIS 452
- 29 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 1
- 1996 WL 224569
How courts have described this case
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- holding that “[o]nce the bankruptcy court determined that the state court judgment resulted from breach of an employment contract, that claim was subject to the application of an exception to allowance provided in the Bankruptcy Code ... § 502(b)(7
- saying that the 502(b)(7) “cannot readily be analogized to 502(b)(6)”
- capping damages based on § 507(b)(7) where the claimant’s lawsuit included both tortious and contractual claims, but the jury verdict was based only on violations of the employment agreement and damages caused by that violation
- \the bankruptcy court has sole jurisdiction and 10 discretion to allow or disallow the claim under federal law.\
- \the bankruptcy court has sole jurisdiction and -12- 1 discretion to allow or disallow the claim under federal law.\
- “the bankruptcy court has sole jurisdiction and discretion to allow or disallow the claim under federal law.”
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Judges: Ollason, Volinn, Jones
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