Legal Opinion
Bard v. Sicherman
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 15, 2002No. Nos. 01-3006, 01-3029PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Per curiam
The debtors, Ann and Clifford Bard, appeal from a decision of the district court affirming a bankruptcy court determination that the Chapter 7 trustee should be allowed, on behalf of the debtors, to enter into a compromise settlement of employment claims that Ann Bard had made against her former employer, Firstar Bank. The bank cross-appeals the decision of the district court denying its request to function as an appellee in the appeal from the bankruptcy opinion. For the reasons set out below, we conclude that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in approving the settlement.…
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