· 1/14/2003
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors v. Asea Brown Boveri, Inc. (In Re Grand Eagle Companies, Inc.)
Citations
- 288 B.R. 484
- 49 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 900
- 2003 Bankr. LEXIS 43
- 2003 WL 172528
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a plain “simplistic reading of § 546(e
- noting that the term “settlement payment” has been characterized as a technical word or term of art which requires reference to the industry usage of the term at the time of enactment
- noting that the term settlement payment has been characterized as a technical word or term of art which requires reference to the industry usage of the term at the time of enactment
- noting that the term settlement payment has been characterized as a technical word or term of art which requires reference to the industry usage of the term at the time of enactment
- “At best, [section 546(e) ] provides [defendant] with an affirmative defense that it may assert should [plaintiff] prevail on the claims it has raised.... ”
- “reflexive aspect of this provision, i.e., defining the meaning of ‘settlement payment’ by listing a variety of types of ‘settlement payments,’ requires the reader to consider extrinsic information and the final modifying phrase”
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Judges: Marilyn Shea-Stonum
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