Legal Opinion
Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Aguiar (In Re Waterman Steamship Corp.)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 16, 1993No. 93 Civ. 4849PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
STANTON, District Judge.
This appeal from the decision of the Bankruptcy Court, 141 B.R. 552 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y.1992), involves the question of adequate notice to seamen, who had been exposed to asbestos on Waterman vessels, of their need to file claims in Waterman’s bankruptcy proceedings. The factual and procedural background is set forth in the published opinion of the Bankruptcy Court.
DISCUSSION
Under § 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code, the confirmation of a chapter 11 plan of reorganization discharges the debtor from any debt that arose prior to confirmation, unless the debt is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- In Re Piper Aircraft Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1994
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