In Re Mercury Finance Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ERWIN I. KATZ, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on appeal from the award of arbitrator Nicholas J. Bua regarding the claims of various claimants who are members of Class 7B as defined in Mercury Finance Company’s plan of reorganization, filed and approved under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et. seq. (hereinafter the “Code”). For the reasons that follow, the award is affirmed.

JURISDICTION

The Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 9, 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 1334. This matter is a core…