Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc. v. Madigan (In Re Madigan)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARLAR, Bankruptcy Judge.
INTRODUCTION
In this equitable recoupment ease, we are asked to determine if there is a “logical relationship” between two long-term disability (“LTD”) claims which were separated by an intervening bankruptcy petition. The debtor asserted that the insurer had violated his discharge injunction by adjusting his postpetition benefits in order to recover its prepetition overpayments. The bankruptcy court denied recoupment to the insurer, holding that the two claims were different transactions. We AFFIRM.
FACTS
Debtor John Clifford Madigan, Jr. was employed by Boeing…
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