· 2/26/1997
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Official Unsecured Creditors' Committee of Spaulding Composites Co. (In Re Spaulding Composites Co.)
Citations
- 207 B.R. 899
- 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3482
- 97 Daily Journal DAR 8534
- 37 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1610
- 1997 Bankr. LEXIS 533
- 1997 WL 229132
How courts have described this case
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- holding that when a debtor stipulates to representation by a creditors’ committee the relevant consideration is whether the litigation is necessary and beneficial to the estate
- bankruptcy court may confer derivative standing on committee based upon agreement of debtor-in-possession and committee
- a debtor in possession may consent to an unsecured creditors’ committee pursuing litigation “so long as the bankruptcy court exercises its judicial oversight and verifies that the litigation is indeed necessary and beneficial.”
- debtor in possession’s stipulation effective to confer standing on unsecured creditors’ committee
- stipulation authorizing unsecured creditors committee to pursue avoidance actions
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Judges: Russell, Meyers, Jones
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