Legal Opinion

In Re Delta Air Lines

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York

Decided March 23, 2006No. 19-10345PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION DENYING MOTION FOR SETOFF

ADLAI S. HARDIN, JR., Bankruptcy Judge.

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (“GOAA”) has brought this motion for relief from the automatic stay in order to set off under 11 U.S.C. § 553 certain credits in favor of Delta Air Lines, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors” or “Delta”) against rejection damages under 11 U.S.C. §§ 365(g) and 502(g) stemming from a lease with GOAA which Delta has rejected.

As amplified below, I conclude that (1) as a matter of law rejection damages under Sections 365(g) and 502(g) may not be set off against a…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. CDI Trust v. U.S. Electronics, Inc. (In Re Communication Dynamics, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2008
  2. Kapila v. H.J. Heinz Co. (In Re Trafford Distributing Center, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2009
  3. Feltman v. Noor Staffing Group, LLC (In re Corporate Resource Services, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2017
  4. Ferguson v. Garden Ridge Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 2008
  5. Subranni v. Navajo Times Publishing Co. (In re Group Communications, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 2016

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