Legal Opinion

Oregon Ex Rel. SAIF Corp. v. Harmon (In Re Harmon)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 25, 1995No. BAP No. OR-93-2179-VHAs. Bankruptcy No. 392-35798-H7. Adv. No. 93-3422PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

YOLINN, Bankruptcy Judge:

OVERVIEW

Appellant, State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation (SAIF), is liable to the debtor for compensation for a permanent partial disability she suffers due to a work-related injury. SAIF seeks to reduce the amount of the award by a sum equal to an excess of temporary disability payments which SAIF overpaid to the debtor on her claim. 1 On cross-motions for summary judgment, the bankruptcy court determined that the over-payments could not constitute a setoff under 11 U.S.C. § 553, 2 nor could SAIF deduct the overpayments by way of recoupment. It entered a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lee v. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  3. In Re B & L Oil Company, Debtor, Ashland Petroleum Company v. Garry R. Appel, Trustee for B & L Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
  4. Thompson v. Board of Trustees (In Re Thompson)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
  5. Pieri v. Lysenko (In Re Pieri)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  2. Folger Adam Security, Inc. v. Dematteis/Macgregor, JvCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  3. In Re Straightline Investments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. Consumer Health Services of America, Inc. And Roger Schlossberg, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  5. Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc. v. Madigan (In Re Madigan)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2001

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