Legal Opinion
Lippe v. Bairnco Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 13, 1998No. 96 Civ. 7600 (DC)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
In this case, the Trustees of Keene Creditors Trust, acting on behalf of the now bankrupt Keene Corporation (“Keene”), allege that the defendants engaged in a massive fraudulent scheme to shield Keene’s assets from asbestos creditors by conveying profitable Keene divisions to subsidiaries of a holding company, Bairnco Corporation (“Bairn-eo”).
Twenty-one defendants were originally named in the complaint. Twenty moved to dismiss and/or for summary judgment. I dismissed the claims against four defendants in an Opinion dated February 6, 1998. See Lippe v. Bairnco…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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- Sarah B. Shields, Individually and as Representative of All Others Similarly Situated v. Citytrust Bancorp, Inc., George F. Taylor and Irwin EngelmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Mills v. Polar Molecular Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Morris v. New York State Department of Taxation & FinanceNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Strother v. HarteDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Lippe v. Bairnco Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2003
- Lippe v. Bairnco Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2003
- Lippe v. Bairnco Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Official Committee of Asbestos of G-I Holding, Inc. v. HeymanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
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