Legal Opinion
In Re: Combustion Engineering, Inc. First State Insurance Company Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 2, 2004No. 18-2055PublishedCited by 354 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OPINION OF THE COURT 199
I.Overview. 200
A. Combustion Engineering’s Asbestos-Induced Bankruptcy 201
B. Issues Presented on Appeal. 202
II.Background. 203
A. Combustion Engineering. 203
B. The Master Settlement Agreement. 204
C. The Pre-Pack Plan. 205
D. Plan Voting and Approval. 207
E. The Bankruptcy Court Proceedings. 208
F. District Court Proceedings and Plan Confirmation. 211
G. The Consolidated Appeals. 213
III.Standing. 214
A. Background. 214
B. Objecting Insurers and London Market Insurers. 215
C. Insurers. 220
D. Certain Cancer Claimants. 223
IV…
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