Legal Opinion
In re Hous. Reg'l Sports Network, L.P.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 31, 2019No. CASE NO: 13-35998Published
1Opinion of the Court
Marvin Isgur, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
The question that must be answered on remand from the Fifth Circuit is:
"Was the Affiliation Agreement between Comcast and the Network of inconsequential value as of the petition date, based on the proposed use or disposition of the Affiliation Agreement under the confirmed Plan?"
Background 1
In October 2010, Comcast and two of Houston's professional sports teams-the Astros and the Rockets ("the Teams")-formed the Houston Regional Sports Network ("the Network") to produce telecasts of the Teams' games and related content for broadcast in the Houston…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Associates Commercial Corp. v. RashSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Chase Manhattan Bank USA NA v. StembridgeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Hous. SportsNet Fin., L.L.C. v. Hous. Astros, L.L.C. (In re Hous. Reg'l Sports Network, L.P.)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- In re Houston Regional Sports Network, L.P.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2014
- In re Hous. Reg'l Sports Network, L.P.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2018