Legal Opinion
Bernstein v. Donaldson (In Re Insulfoams, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 19, 1995No. 15-20019PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERNARD MARKOYITZ, Bankruptcy Judge.
The chapter 7 trustee in the above bankruptcy case has brought an action against defendants Dennis and Marion Donaldson, who were principals of this debtor when in possession under chapter 11, averring a breach of fiduciary duty. According to the trustee, defendants caused debtor’s plan of reorganization to be confirmed under “false pretenses” and then breached their duty as fiduciaries by causing debtor’s plan to fail by usurping debtor’s business opportunities and diverting certain business contracts to another corporation they owned and…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Feld v. MerriamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Youngblood Group v. Lufkin Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1996
- In Re Trans World Airlines, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2001
- Prostok v. Browning, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
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