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· 10/7/1999

Finanz Ag Zurich v. Banco Economico S.A.

Citations

  • 192 F.3d 240
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 24977
  • 1999 WL 958509

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting, in a non-§ 304 proceeding, that \[w]e review a district court's decision to extend or deny comity to a foreign proceeding for abuse of discretion\
  • the Second Circuit has “repeatedly noted the importance of extending comity to foreign bankruptcy proceedings.”
  • “Comity is inappropriate in this case, because the Claims Recognition Ruling and the Concurso Approval Order did not disallow the Restructuring Fee.”
  • requirement in Brazilian bankruptcy proceeding that creditor’s claims must be converted into local currency might be fundamentally unfair if it rendered the claim valueless or unenforceable
  • judicial proceedings may receive comity to the extent that the \foreign court had proper jurisdiction and enforcement does not prejudice rights of United States citizens or violate domestic public policy\
  • “We have repeatedly noted the importance of extending comity to foreign bankruptcy proceedings.”

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Judges: Cabranes, Straub, McCurn

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