Legal Opinion

Hechinger Investment Co. v. Fleet Retail Finance Group

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided February 20, 2002No. Bankruptcy Nos. 99-2261 to 99-2283. Civ.A. No. 00-840-RRMPublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

McKELVIE, District Judge.

This is a bankruptcy adversary proceeding raising claims for fraudulent conveyance, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and equitable subordination. All the claims arise from a series of transactions that culminated in the leveraged buyout (“LBO”) of the Debtor, Hechinger Company. The suit is brought by the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Hechinger Investment Company of Delaware and its affiliated debtors 1 (collectively, the “Committee”) against certain former directors and controlling shareholders of Hechinger and certain…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Bonded Financial Services, Inc., Debtor-Appellant v. European American BankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Schrob v. CattersonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991

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