In Re GunnAllen Financial, Inc.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ON MOTION TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT PROVIDES FOR ISSUANCE OF BAR ORDER

MICHAEL G. WILLIAMSON, Bankruptcy Judge.

Prior to its bankruptcy filing, the Debtor was a broker-dealer engaged in the business of effectuating transactions on behalf of customers for the purchase and sale of securities. The Liquidating Agent, who serves as estate representative under the Debtor’s confirmed plan of liquidation, has filed a motion seeking approval of a settlement with American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company (“AISLIC”), one of the Debtor’s…